| 1 | To provide a sociological perspective. |
| 2 | To understand the social conditions in which scientific knowledge is produced. |
| 3 | To understand the relationships of scientists with the society in which they live. |
| 4 | To teach alternative methods of acquiring knowledge to science. |
| 5 | To provide students with an understanding of the relationships between science and society, science and power, science and the economic level, and science and politics. |