Santa Clara University

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY

Executive Director: To Be Named

The Center for Science, Technology, and Society offers an interdisciplinary minor in science, technology, and society to provide students an integrated understanding of how science and technology shape society, and how society shapes the trajectory of science and the development of technology. The program introduces students to the ethical dimensions of technology development and application; an understanding of the impact of science and technology on society; and the knowledge of how science and technology can contribute to the common good.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MINOR

Students must complete the following requirements for a minor in science, technology, and society:

• Four courses in the development of science and technology from the approved list:
  ARTS 74, 75, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179
  CENG 5
  COEN 1, 146, 150, 174, 178
  CSCI 10, 61, 164
  ENVS 2, 11, 20
  MKTG 175
  MATH 178
  OMIS 111, 113
• Three courses in the social forces shaping science and technology from the approved list:
  ARTS 70
  COMM 12, 160A, 161B, 162A, 180A, 181A, 182A
  ENGR 19
  ENVS 10, 145
  LBST 75
  MGMT 161
  OMIS 34
  PHIL 80
  SOCI 49, 149, 160
• A minimum of four courses must be upper-division, including at least one upper-division course from each of the two required sections above, and no more than three from the same department
• Students must also attend at least four Center for Science, Technology, and Society symposia or colloquia and write brief critical summaries for a mentoring discussion and pass/no-pass evaluation by their minor advisor