Where Science Meets Society
STS 201 provides an overview of science and technology studies, exploring science and technology as central institutions in modern societies.
Summary
Historical reviews of Daniel Williford: Daniel Williford’s sections involve significant work for an elementary credit, with some students finding the volume excessive and grading unclear.
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Prerequisites
Course mapSophomore standing
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- Sophomore standing
Professors
Fall 2026No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews of Sainath Suryanarayanan: Sainath Suryanarayanan is described as passionate and knowledgeable, rigorously demanding specific textual evidence for claims. Reviews highlight his helpfulness and the importance of participation, noting the course is worth the effort despite a decent workload.
ADAM HAYES is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Fall 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
DANIEL WILLIFORD is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
SAINATH SURYANARAYANAN is recorded teaching in Spring 2009, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews of Sainath Suryanarayanan: Sainath Suryanarayanan is praised as passionate and helpful, though he demands strict adherence to readings and rigorous citation support.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.65 GPA, 84.8% A/AB (n=79 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.63 GPA, 83.8% A/AB (n=74 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.51 GPA, 80.4% A/AB (n=51 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Daniel Williford: Daniel Williford’s sections involve significant work for an elementary credit, with some students finding the volume excessive and grading unclear.
Historical reviews of Daniel Williford: Williford’s engaging, story-based lectures help students grasp broad concepts, making attendance useful for understanding the material despite heavy reading loads.
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Grades
Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Fall 2026.
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About this comparison
1283 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.
Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.
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Model & dataset provenance
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