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Nov 26, 2024
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2013-2014 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog (without addenda) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Science and Technology Studies, B.S.
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Bachelor of Science Degree Requirements
STS majors take 122 credits, divided into four parts: 1. General Education Requirement: 40 Credits
(a) Texts, Communication and Social Thought Requirement: 8 courses, 26 Credits
- EXPOS-UA 1 and EXPOS-UA 2 - Writing the Essay and the Advanced College Essay
- Six courses from any of the Humanities and Social Sciences clusters , at least one course at Level 3 and at least one Writing Intensive course.
(b) Quantitative and Scientific Reasoning Requirement: 16 Credits
- General Tech Elective
- General Math Elective
- General Science Elective 1
- General Science Elective 2
2. Technology/Science Requirement: 28 Credits
The minimum cumulative GPA for this requirement must be 3.0. (a) Innovation and Problem Solvin Requirement: 4 Credits
(b) Technology/Science Electives: 24 Credits
24 Technology/Science credits taken from any of the following general fields, at least 15 credits of which must be from the same field (unless otherwise indicated by minor requirements specific to a given department and/or approved by the adviser).
- Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Engineering
- Mathematics
- Applied Physics
3. STS Requirement: 34 Credits
Each class must be passed with a minimum grade of C. (b) Restricted Electives: 24 Credits
8 courses from the Science, Technology, and Society (STS) cluster of Humanities and Social Sciences courses (excluding those taken to fulfill the Core Requirement 3a). These courses include STS-prefixed courses as well as those listed under the STS Cluster in the Humanities and Social Sciences Electives List . 4. Free Electives Requirement: 18 Credits
Typical Course of Study for STS Major, Tech/Sci Concentration Undefined
Fall Semester: 16 Credits
Spring Semester: 15 Credits
Fall Semester: 17 Credits
Spring Semester: 16 Credits
- STS Elective 2 3 Credits
- STS Elective 3 3 Credits
- Tech/Sci Elective 3 4 Credits
- Free Elective 2 3 Credits
- Humanities and Social Science Elective 2 3 Credits
Fall Semester: 16 Credits
Spring Semester: 14 Credits
- STS Elective 6 3 Credits
- Free Elective 3 4 Credits
- Free Elective 4 4 Credits
- Humanities and Social Sciences Elective 4 3 Credits
Fall Semester: 14 Credits
- STS Elective 7 3 Credits
- Tech/Sci Elective 5 4 Credits
- Free Elective 5 4 Credits
- Humanities and Social Sciences Elective 5 3 Credits
Spring Semester: 14 Credits
- STS 4014 Capstone Project 4 Credits
- STS Elective 8 3 Credits
- Tech/Sci Elective 6 4 Credits
- Humanities and Social Sciences Elective 6 3 Credits
Total credits required for the degree: 122
Science and Technology, B.S. Options
Concentrations
Minors
Double Major
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