Minoring in STS
Students from any academic area–engineering, humanities, social sciences, or natural sciences–may elect to minor in STS. Minoring in STS makes excellent sense for students planning careers in many technical and non-technical fields, including business, engineering, law, science, medicine, education, journalism, and public affairs.
The STS Minor requires successful completion of six courses of three or more units each, satisfying the following five requirements:
- Foundational Course: STS 101 or STS 101Q
- Three Disciplinary Analysis Courses, one from each of the following categories:
- Philosophical/Ethical/Aesthetic Perspectives
- Historical Perspectives
- Social Scientific/Policy Perspectives
- Two Advanced Courses from one or two of the above three categories, building in some way on courses taken under requirements 1 and 2
- At least one of the courses taken under Requirements 1-3 should incorporate weekly small-group discussion.
- The six courses taken to fulfill requirements 1-3 should be chosen so as to realize a measure of intellectual coherence and interreleatedness.
For further information, see the STS Minor Requirements and Curriculum Form (PDF).
