The Department of Technology, Culture and Society (TCS) supports research and educational programs that investigate how technology and science shape – and are shaped by – broader social and cultural issues. Our faculty use humanities and social science perspectives and methods to examine critical questions about the role of technology and science in ethics, art, city building, and other domains.
SUE students engage the community along with their coursework.
We offer interdisciplinary degree programs in Integrated Digital Media (IDM), Science and Technology Studies (STS), and Sustainable Urban Environments (SUE). These programs give students the knowledge to understand and engage with the technological and scientific society and culture in which they live and the skills that will lead to successful and rewarding careers.
TCS students take advantage of NYU’s Global University and local internships.
The Department of Technology, Culture and Society offers elective courses in the humanities and social sciences to meet the General Education requirement for Poly undergraduate students. The cluster curriculum helps today’s engineers and scientists make thoughtful decisions about the values that are implicit in technological options, to understand how human beings see themselves and the natural and social worlds, to think critically, and to communicate effectively.
The Department of Technology, Culture and Society is home to NYU-Poly's Brooklyn Experimental Media Center (BxMC). It also sponsors the Technology and Society lecture series. This fall, Chris Hables Gray and Ahmed Salah spoke to students regarding democracy and technology in the context of Wikileaks and the Egyptian revolution.
For high school students, the department is sponsoring two essay competitions. “Planning for a New Future: What Will New York City Look Like in 2050?” is related to our program in Sustainable Urban Environments, and “Contexts: How Does the Public Interact with Science or Technology?” is related to our Science and Technology Studies program.
Department Head: Professor Kristen Day
The Department of Technology, Culture and Society is home to NYU-Poly's Brooklyn Experimental Media Center (BxMC).
