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U-GSP-C - Science and the Public Certificate

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Science & Society

Program Summary

Requirements

Free Form Requisites

Undergraduate students must complete five courses and two research experiences, (at least one of which is credit bearing):

  • Science & Society 256-01 (core course) must be taken by the end of the junior year.

  • Three elective courses (see current listings at scienceandsociety.duke.edu/learn/undergraduate-programs/ss-certificate), including at least one course with an ethics, law, or policy component.

  • Two approved research experiences consisting of either two semester long independent study courses or one semester long independent study course plus one approved summer research experience.

  • Science & Society 498S-02 capstone course to be taken in the spring of senior year.

At least one elective and at least one research experience must have a science component, and at least one elective must have an ethics, law, social science, and/or policy component. No more than three courses may originate in any one department; only two courses may be used to satisfy the requirements for any major, minor, or other certificate; and at least half of the courses must be taken at Duke.

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