Science and Technology Studies
STS MINOR
The minor in Science and Technology Studies is open to all majors. For engineering or natural science majors, benefits of an STS minor include:
- An understanding of the conceptual, historical, and cultural foundations of your major field.
- Grounding in a rigorous humanistic education essential to the practice of science and engineering in our global society.
- Writing and communication skills that employers seek.
For other majors, benefits of an STS minor include:
- Exposure to key subjects in science and engineering fields and their impact on society.
- Exposure to the problem-solving techniques and practices that scientists and engineers engage in.
- Critical reasoning and analytical skills that employers seek.
The minor in STS requires 17 credits consisting of:
1. Seminar Requirement. STS 3014 - STS Seminar (4 credits).
2. Project Requirement. STS 4401 - Independent Study (1 credit): a written or oral presentation planned in consultation with an STS faculty advisor. This presentation analyzes the student's own senior project in their major from an STS perspective (such as social, philosophical, political, aesthetic).
3 Elective Requirement. Remaining credit requirements (12 credits) must be satisfied by courses chosen from the STS electives list and/or the STS core courses LA1014, LA1024, LA2014.
The STS seminar and project (requirements 1 and 2) and one of the STS electives (requirement 3) must be taken at NYU-Poly; the remaining elective requirements may be met with transfer credits.
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Minor in STS
