INF STD 30Internet and Society
Information Studies · 5 units · Undergraduate lower division (0-99)
Introduction to key historical and sociotechnical developments that have given rise to today's Internet and related information and communication technologies, from networked computing and telecommunications in 20th century to contemporary digital networks and platforms. Focus on economic, political, and cultural consequences of those developments and technologies in society today.
Letter grading.
When it runs
- Spring 2026
- Fall 2026
- 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.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.