Science and Technology Studies
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Science and Technology Studies majors take 128 credits, divided into four parts:
1. General Education Requirement (13 courses, 52 credits)
EN 1014 or 1034 Writing and the Humanities I
EN 1204 or 1234 Writing and the Humanities II
HI 2104 Modern World History
General Tech Elective*
General Math Elective*
General Science Elective 1*
General Science Elective 2*
HuSS Elective 1
HuSS Elective 2
HuSS Elective 3
Free Elective 1
Free Elective 2
Free Elective 3
*STS majors may satisfy the math, science, and technology requirements with the following:
Math Elective: MA1114 Conceptual Mathematics
Science Electives: PL2114 Philosophy of Relativity and PL2124 Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics
Tech Elective: PL2014 Symbolic Logic
These courses cannot simultaneously satisfy both the general education and the STS electives requirement.
2. Technology/Science Requirement (28 credits)
This requirement gives STS majors the equivalent of a minor in a particular field of technology/science, as well as non-trivial exposure to other fields. All classes must be completed with a minimum GPA of 2.0, unless otherwise indicated.
(A) Introduction to Engineering
EG 1004 - Intro to Engineering and Design (purpose: basic exposure to engineering discipline).
(B) Technology/Science Elective Courses
24 Technology/Science credits taken from any of the following general fields. At least 16 credits of which must be from the same field (unless otherwise indicated by minor requirements specific to a given department and/or approved by the advisor).
- Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Digital Media (practice)
- Engineering
- Mathematics
- Physics
3. Liberal Studies Requirement (6 courses, 24 credits)
All HuSS majors sit for the LA seminars. The implementation of the LA project courses is major-specific.
(A) LA Seminar Courses
LA 1014 - Introduction to History and Philosophy of Technology
LA 1024 - Technology, Computers and Values
LA 2014 - Technology and the Human Condition
(B) LA Project Courses
LA 3014 - Directed Study (purpose: exposure to research methods in major field).
LA 4014 - Internship/Study Abroad (purpose: exposure to life outside Ivory Tower).
LA 4024 - Capstone Project (purpose: significant original research in major field).
4. STS Requirement (6 courses, 24 credits)
All courses must be completed with a minimum GPA of 2.5.
(A) STS Anchor Seminar
STS 3014 - Science and Technology Studies.
(B) STS Elective Courses
5 STS Electives chosen from the list of STS Electives Courses.
STS Elective Courses
STS electives come from: Science and Technology Studies (STS), History (HI), Philosophy (PL), Psychology (PS), Technical Communication (TC), Liberal Studies (LA), English Literature (EN), Media Studies (MS), and Civil Engineering (CE).
CE 4043 Sustainable Cities
CE xxxx History of the New York City Subways
EN 3234 Science, Tech and Literature
HI 2214 Introduction to History of Science
HI 2224 Science and Industry in the Modern World
HI 2504 Introduction to Urban History
HI 2514 History of the City of New York
HI 3034 History of Urban Infrastructure
HI 3214 Early Modern Science
HI 3224 Science and Ethics in the 20th Century
HI 3234 Biology and Society
LA 3024 Design of Cities
MS 2164 Media Studies 1
MS 3163 Media Studies 2
MS 4163 Media Studies 3
PL 2064 Ethics and Technology
PL 2084 Science and Society
PL 2094 Space and Spacetime
PL 2104 Magic, Medicine and Science
PL 2114 Philosophy of Relativity
PL 2124 Phil of Quantum Mechanics
PL 3064 Philosophy of Technology
PL 3094 Philosophy of Science
PS 2714 It’s About Time
PS 3444 Reconstructing Dinosaurs
PS 3314 Social Psychology
PS 3424 Environmental Psychology
PS 3704 Humans and their Environment
STS 325x Special Topic in STS
STS 440x Independent Study in STS
TC 2224 Introduction to Communication
TC 2324 Human Factors
TC 3324 Writing for New Media
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Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in STS
