Science and Technology Studies (STS)

Should we cycle to uni instead of driving because of climate change? Why are some people concerned about the health risks of mobile phones whilst others see them as a safe and essential way of communicating? What are the issues with using genetic testing to select for particular traits in future children? Science and Technology Studies (STS) provides you with the tools to answer some of these questions and many more. In STS you can study everything from Galileo's conflict with the Church over his sun-centred theory of the cosmos to international law relating to biotechnology regulation and policy responses to climate change.

Science and Technology Studies (STS) is an interdisciplinary program that covers:

• history & philosophy of science, technology & medicine;

• sociology of science & technology;

• science & technology policy;

• environmental history & sociology.

STS's emphasis on building critical analytical skills from an interdisciplinary base is widely recognised by international bodies involved in governance, regulation and policy development as providing graduates with invaluable knowledge and experience for addressing the many complex real-world problems facing humanity in the 21st century. The mix of policy-relevant skills and contextual knowledge about science, technology and the environment to which STS graduates are exposed makes them highly employable upon completion of their degrees.

Whether you are enrolled in an Arts, Science, Engineering, Education or Commerce degree, you can do a minor in STS and get credit points toward your degree program.

Students enrolled in either a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies degree can pursue STS as a single major or in combination with another major.

Major Study

A major in STS consists of a minimum of 52 credit points comprised of STS 100 or STS 112; STS 219 and STS 250; STS 309 and STS 320. Students must complete at least three 300 level subjects from the prescribed list to complete the major.

Arts students are not permitted to undertake 6 CP 200 level subjects in STS.

Minor Study

A minor in STS consists of 28 or 30 credit points from the schedule of the Major. The minor includes one subject at each of the three levels and must include at least three STS subjects. Subjects in the minor may not be cross-counted with any other minor or major.

For non-Arts students STS offers the following 200 level subjects at 6 credit points

Honours

See Bachelor of Arts Honours

Other Information

Further information is available at:
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Email: lha-enquiries@uow.edu.au