HNRS 35Scientific Method: Critical Inquiry into Question of Extraterrestrial Life
Honors Collegium · 4 units · Undergraduate lower division (0-99)
Course does not presume to answer question of whether or not there is intelligent life in the universe but rather uses this question as a pedagogic tool to introduce central ideas, techniques, and limitations of the scientific method—what questions would need to be asked, what scientific knowledge would be needed, and what obstacles would have to be overcome just to address this question.
P/NP or letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
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.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.