Includes: History, philosophy and social studies of science and Technology

Science & Technology Studies (STS) is an interdisciplinary program that seeks to expand our understanding of science and technology by exploring their social, cultural, philosophical and material dimensions. Courses focus on specific scientific ideas, as well as addressing broader topics such as science and gender, science and religion, and technology and cultural values. Students are encouraged to draw connections across traditional boundaries as they seek an intellectual appreciation for the sciences and technology as powerful means for understanding, embodying and shaping the world and ourselves. You will learn to analyze complex ideas about science and technology, and to discover how to trace the origins and implications of events and patterns of thought in the past and present. As one of York’s smaller programs of study, but with a high number of professors in the field, STS gives you the opportunity of a strong mentoring relationships with professors. Students have the opportunity to work on research projects with faculty, or join the editorial office of the internationally renowned research journal in the history of science, Isis.

Careers: Science Journalism, Science Policy, Museums, Science and Technology-based Commerce, Professional Studies, Teaching