USC Schedule of Classes

Fall 2021

Technology & Social Change

Section 64201

  • Note: This course focuses on how technology both shapes and is shaped by society. In our writing we will analyze claims about technological innovation and develop original arguments about the promises, problems, ethics, and ideologies of this fundamental condition of modern life. Areas for exploration include technological determinism, ethical challenges to technology, political responses to technology, utopianism, and technology's impact of various social systems, ranging from the military to commerce to the family.
  • Session Dates (session code 001)
    First day of classes:
    Monday, August 23, 2021
    Last day to add:
    Friday, September 10, 2021
    Last day to change to Pass/No Pass:
    Last day to drop without a mark of "W" and receive a refund:
    Friday, September 10, 2021
    Last day to withdraw without a “W” on transcript or change pass/no pass to letter grade:
    Friday, October 8, 2021
    Last day to drop with a mark of "W":
    Friday, December 3, 2021
    Last day of classes:
    Friday, December 3, 2021
    End of session:
    Wednesday, December 15, 2021