Introduction

The Science and Technology Studies program provides students with the opportunity to study the place of modern science and technology in human culture and society from an integrated, critical and interdisciplinary perspective. The program, housed in both the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Science and Engineering, includes courses dealing with the history, philosophy and sociology of the mathematical, physical, biological and social sciences, as well as the social, cultural and intellectual contexts which both shaped and were shaped by thinking in those fields. Themes and areas of concentration include: 1) science, technology and social change; 2) history and philosophy of science, technology and the social sciences; 3) science, technology and humanistic thought; and 4) science, technology and the arts.

Students who graduate from the Science and Technology Studies program will be especially qualified to pursue graduate work in graduate programs in history and philosophy of science, as well as their congruent disciplines. For the Science students, the Science and Technology Studies program equips them with a broad interdisciplinary education while allowing them to specialize in one of the many fields of science (biology, chemistry, physics etc.). As a result, career opportunities in science and elsewhere are readily available. All graduates of this program are well equipped for further studies in law, medicine, education, journalism and environmental policy.

Offers programs in:

Science & Technology Studies (BSc)

^{Please note: Degrees not offered through the Faculty of Science & Engineering are not included in this list.}