ENGR 2Technology and Society
Engineering · 2 units · Undergraduate lower division (0-99)
Introduction of broader societal opportunities, impacts, and challenges associated with technology. Drawing from historical and contemporary examples, consideration of some of ethical, policy, and legal questions spurred by rapid technological change. Development of perspectives to take broad, contextualized view of role of technology in society.
Letter grading.
When it runs
- Fall 2025
- Winter 2026
- Spring 2026
- Summer 2026
- Fall 2026
- Winter 2027
- Spring 2027
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
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