Minor in Science, Technology and Society
About the Minor
The minor in Science, Technology and Society (STS) allows students to explore the cultural, ethical, historical, political, and institutional dimensions of science, medicine, and technology. By taking courses in different disciplines, students develop an interdisciplinary approach that empowers them to critically analyze the social dimensions of science, medicine, and technology. STS programs, also called science and technology studies, are growing in the US and worldwide. The ability to critically identify the values and incentives built into scientific knowledge and technology design and use is highly valued in settings such as health care organizations, government agencies, public policy realms, tech industries, and more.
Additional Information
For more information about this program, please contact:
Kristene Unsworth, PhD
Director, Center for Science, Technology and Society
ku26@drexel.edu
215.895.0277
Additional information can be found on Drexel's Center for Science, Technology and Society page. All prospective students should meet with an advisor from the College as soon as possible.
| Select 6 - 8 classes from the list below, with a minimum of 24.0 credits. One class must be SCTS 101. At least 2 different subject areas must be represented among these classes. | 24.0 | |
| Media Anthropology | ||
| Visual Anthropology | ||
| Digital Culture | ||
| Sustainable Built Environment I | ||
| Climate Change and Human Health | ||
| Biotechnology | ||
| New Technologies In Communication | ||
| Strategic Social Media Communication | ||
| Computer Mediated Communication | ||
| Race, Crime, and Justice | ||
| Crime and the City | ||
| Seminar in Justice Informatics | ||
| Crime, Violence, and Climate Change | ||
| Surveillance, Technology, and the Law | ||
| Sex, Violence, & Crime on the Internet | ||
| Technology and the Justice System | ||
| Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System | ||
| Literature & Science | ||
| Environmental Literature | ||
| Science Fiction | ||
| Topics in Literature and Medicine | ||
| Environmental Science and Society | ||
| Global Climate Change | ||
| Community and Ecosystem Ecology | ||
| Sociology of the Environment | ||
| Global Climate Change | ||
| Sustainability: History, Theory and Critic | ||
| Religion, Science, and Medicine in History | ||
| Technology and Identity | ||
| Technology in Historical Perspective | ||
| History of Science: Ancient to Medieval | ||
| History of Science: Medieval to Enlightenment | ||
| History of Science: Enlightenment to Modernity | ||
| Technology and the World Community | ||
| Themes in Global Environmental History | ||
| Disabilities in History | ||
| Advanced History Seminar | ||
| Health-Care Ethics I | ||
| Perspectives on Disability | ||
| Advanced Health-Care Ethics | ||
| Madness, Mental Health and Psychiatry in the Modern West | ||
| Introduction to Ubiquitous Computing | ||
| Social Aspects of Information Systems | ||
| Social and Collaborative Computing | ||
| Technology Management | ||
| Introduction to the History of Public Health | ||
| Global Air Pollution and Health | ||
| Symbolic Logic I | ||
| Symbolic Logic II | ||
| Ethics and Information Technology | ||
| Biomedical Ethics | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Environmental Philosophy | ||
| Philosophy of Technology | ||
| Philosophy of Medicine | ||
| Philosophy of Science | ||
| Environmental Politics | ||
| Technology and Politics | ||
| Politics of Environment and Health | ||
| The Politics of Food | ||
| Science, Technology, & Public Policy | ||
| Animal Politics | ||
| History and Systems of Psychology | ||
| Introduction to Science, Technology, and Society | ||
| Addiction & Society | ||
| Innovation and Social Justice | ||
| Artificial Intelligence and Society | ||
| Medicine and Society | ||
| Sex and Society | ||
| Sociology of Health and Illness | ||
| Sociology of the Environment | ||
| Sex and The City | ||
| Sociology of Global Health | ||
| Environmental Justice | ||
| Sociology of Disasters | ||
| Medicine, Technology and Science | ||
| Politics of Life | ||
| Women & Human Rights Worldwide | ||
| Women's Health and Human Rights | ||
| Total Credits | 24.0 | |
Writing-Intensive Course Requirements
In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.
A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List at the University Writing Program. Students scheduling their courses can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term.