Technology and Popular Culture

Technology is becoming more and more important and prevalent in all aspects of our culture. Computer activism, hactivism, is impacting our social, economic, and political structures at an increasing rate. Even as students become voracious consumers of technology, they have only a passing notion of how computers actually work, what is possible, and what is still beyond technical limits.

In this focal study, students gain a foundational knowledge in how computers work by taking courses from the first category. Courses from the second category allow students to apply technology to real world problems. Courses from the third category demonstrate technology in a larger context by examining specific examples of how technology is impacting our everyday lives.

Instructions for Focal Study 14

Complete at least three courses and a minimum of 10 credits in this focal study. No more than two of these courses may have the same disciplinary prefix.

Complete one course from each cluster.