USC Schedule of Classes

Spring 2024

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Technology & Social Change

Section 64820

  • 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, January 8, 2024
    Last day to add:
    Friday, January 26, 2024
    Last day to change to Pass/No Pass:
    Friday, January 26, 2024
    Last day to drop without a mark of "W" and receive a refund:
    Friday, January 26, 2024
    Last day to withdraw without a “W” on transcript or change pass/no pass to letter grade:
    Friday, February 23, 2024
    Last day to drop with a mark of "W":
    Friday, April 5, 2024
    Last day of classes:
    Friday, April 26, 2024
    End of session:
    Wednesday, May 8, 2024