# 2025-2026 General Catalog

**Source**: https://catalog.ucdavis.edu/departments-programs-degrees/science-society/science-society-minor/
**Parent**: https://catalog.ucdavis.edu/departments-programs-degrees/#programsanddegreestext

[Office & Contact Information](https://catalog.ucdavis.edu/departments-programs-degrees/science-society/)

## The Program

Science & Society is an interdepartmental teaching program administered by the College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences that offers students throughout the campus the opportunity to discover the connections that link the social, biological, and physical sciences with societal issues and cultural discourses. Course work examines discovery processes in relation to societal values, public policy and ethics, including issues associated with cultural diversity. Whenever possible, opportunities outside the classroom are included as part of the learning experience.

The Science & Society teaching program serves students of all majors and interests. It can allow lower division students who have not yet declared a major a meaningful context for exploring diverse subject matters. The minor for the program includes, in addition to Science & Society courses, upper division courses from both the College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences and the College of Letters & Science in the areas of history and philosophy of science, policy & decision making, communication of science, and culture, ethics and applications.

### Related Courses

See [ARE 120](https://catalog.ucdavis.edu/search/?P=ARE%20120 "ARE 120"), [ARE 147](https://catalog.ucdavis.edu/search/?P=ARE%20147 "ARE 147"), [CMN 140](https://catalog.ucdavis.edu/search/?P=CMN%20140 "CMN 140"), [CRD 118](https://catalog.ucdavis.edu/search/?P=CRD%20118 "CRD 118"), [CRD 142](https://catalog.ucdavis.edu/search/?P=CRD%20142 "CRD 142"), [CRD 162](https://catalog.ucdavis.edu/search/?P=CRD%20162 "CRD 162"), [AVS 013](https://catalog.ucdavis.edu/search/?P=AVS%20013 "AVS 013"), [ESP 160](https://catalog.ucdavis.edu/search/?P=ESP%20160 "ESP 160"), [ESP 165](https://catalog.ucdavis.edu/search/?P=ESP%20165 "ESP 165"), [FPS 110](https://catalog.ucdavis.edu/search/?P=FPS%20110 "FPS 110"), [HIS 185A](https://catalog.ucdavis.edu/search/?P=HIS%20185A "HIS 185A"), [HIS 185B](https://catalog.ucdavis.edu/search/?P=HIS%20185B "HIS 185B"), PLP 140, [POL 175](https://catalog.ucdavis.edu/search/?P=POL%20175 "POL 175"), [WFC 010](https://catalog.ucdavis.edu/search/?P=WFC%20010 "WFC 010").

### Minor Advisor

D.M. Rizzo

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