Literature and Science
Examines interactions between science, technology, and literature within the Literature and Science curriculum.
Summary
Past student reviews · Craig Werner, Julia Horn
The course required significant reading, with one student reporting roughly 200 pages per class, while another noted four papers, a presentation, and two exams alongside weekly documentaries.
What you’ll be able to do
Analyze literary and dramatic works from an interdisciplinary perspective with an emphasis on the role and place of the scientific content therein.
Identify and explain developments in the history of science and their relationship to and place in literary and dramatic works.
Demonstrate an understanding of how literature, art, and science interact.
Critique literary and dramatic representations of scientific issues.
Formulate creative responses to scientific ideas and their representation in dramatic and literary works.
Source: UW Guide
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Prerequisites
Course mapSophomore standing
- Sophomore standing
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- Sophomore standing
Professors
Spring 2027No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
JULIA HORN is recorded teaching in Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Spring 2027Schedule loads here as you scroll.
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Student experience
the class
Past student reviews · Craig Werner, Julia Horn
Students found the readings engaging and the instructors approachable, with many describing the classes as stimulating and interesting despite the volume of material.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.74 GPA, 84.2% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.77 GPA, 86.4% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.70 GPA, 95.7% A/AB (n=23 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Past student reviews · Craig Werner, Julia Horn
The course required significant reading, with one student reporting roughly 200 pages per class, while another noted four papers, a presentation, and two exams alongside weekly documentaries.
Past student reviews · Craig Werner, Julia Horn
Feedback on grading varied; while some students appreciated leniency and extensions, others found expectations unclear and noted that instructors marked even minor errors in papers.
Topics
- Interactions between science, technology, and literature
- History of science and its relationship to literary and dramatic works
- Interaction between literature, art, and science
Skills
- Analyze literary and dramatic works from an interdisciplinary perspective
- Identify and explain developments in the history of science and their relationship to literary works
- Critique literary and dramatic representations of scientific issues
- Formulate creative responses to scientific ideas and their representation in works
Grades
Latest available · Fall 2024— not enough history to project Spring 2027.
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