Science and Technology Studies

Is there any part of your world that is not transformed and challenged by science and technology?

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Featured Courses

STS 101: Data and Society

Data is a powerful tool for making claims about the world. STS 101 examines the social forces that impact the availability, structure, and governance of data, as well as the forms of ethics, activism, and advocacy that emerge around data. STS 101 provides students with skills in ethical data analysis and interpretation. By learning core techniques of data science, students also learn to think critically about what a data set represents and how it functions in different contexts.

STS 140: Science and Race

This course examines race and racial formations in science, technology, and medicine. It addresses the history of racial thought in scientific and medical research; colonial and decolonial modes of knowledge production; and the racialization of technology. It also covers intersectional approaches to technoscience, social justice, environmental justice, and health care equity.

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Gerardo Con Diaz

Associate Professor

Colin Milburn

Professor and Gary Snyder Chair in Science and the Humanities

Real World

STS prepares students for careers at the interface of science, technology, and society. STS students can pursue careers in healthcare and medicine; law and public policy; high-tech business; science education; science journalism; environmental studies; data and information technologies; and new media industries. STS students can also pursue advanced research careers in the sciences, the humanities, and the social sciences. STS students learn crucial skills for today's fast-changing world while engaging with the broader implications of scientific and technological developments.

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