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STS 214 Introduction to Science, Technology, and Society
Introduction to the field of Science, Technology, and Society (STS), including most important STS scholars, major schools of thought, and important theoretical and empirical issues in STS.
GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer
Science, Technology, and Society Program
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The department of Integrative Humanities and Social Sciences offers a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Science, Technology, and Society (STS), the only degree program one of its kind in North Carolina. STS is unique among degrees in the ways it allows students to leverage coursework in the sciences with the humanities and social sciences. As a result, students聽analyze connections among science, technology, economics, domestic policy, international relations, the environment, health and medicine, and other crucial areas. By examining how technologies emerge, how they engage with society, how they change through social processes, and how society changes under technological influence, STS students develop critical thinking and research skills that apply to real-world problems. Additionally, STS students learn to analyze聽complex topics from multiple perspectives, present their ideas in a variety of formats, and consider the ethical dimensions of technological development and application.聽 STS students carry these competencies into careers ranging from data or public policy analyst to science educator (science writer, museum curator) to environmental consultant and more.聽
Science, Technology, and Society (Minor)
A Science, Technology, and Society minor is a 15 hour, interdisciplinary minor providing students an opportunity to appreciate and understand better the roles that science and technology play in the larger sociocultural context. A goal of the minor is to help students develop the ability to order and integrate the diverse aspects of their educations. Two essential components of this ability are sensitivity to the moral dimensions of scientific and technological inquiry, as affecting how people may live or want to live, and an appreciation of the practical implications of scientific and technical theory. In addition, the Science, Technology, and Society minor enables students to increase the breadth of their interest in science and technology.聽 No courses for the minor may be taken for S/U credit.
Chemistry (BA)
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...must be selected from ST 311, 350 (or...be selected from ENG 214, 281, 287, 288...