Science Fiction
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Overview
Subject area
ENG
Catalog Number
4760
Course Title
Science Fiction
Department(s)
Description
A type of speculative fantasy that plausibly extrapolates from the reader’s present-day reality, science fiction might depict voyages to other planets, environmental disasters, invasions from another galaxy, failed utopias, devastating pandemics,or similar phenomena. This course will explore multiple examples of the genre, identify its literary features, and specify ways in which its speculation sheds light on social, psychological, political, and scientific issues
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3
Requisites
035521