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

Course Schedule