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Science, Technology, and Society (STS) OverviewThe interrelation of scientific and technological systems with social and political life has become perhaps the most pressing concern of modern society. The Science, Technology, and Society (STS) Program provides the technical and social foundation needed to study this crucial area. STS allows for study in fields across academic divisions—such as history and philosophy of science or developmental economics and technology—and promotes scholarship that critically confronts the key issues raised by science and technology in our time.RequirementsStudents in STS must take one two-course sequence in a basic science (AP science courses may count toward this requirement) and two additional courses in the Division of Science, Mathematics, and Computing; two STS core courses, along with two more STS cross-listed courses; and one methodology course, usually in policy analysis or statistics. Reading competence in a foreign language or further science, mathematics, or computing course work is strongly recommended. Students moderating into STS should present a written description at Moderation of a specific plan of study in the Upper College. The Senior Project should address the relation of science, technology, and society, as defined in consultation with the project adviser. STS is establishing paired science and technology courses linked by a common theme and anchored by an introductory science class. An example might be an introductory course in epidemiology, paired with a course in the history or anthropology of disease. These paired courses can be substituted for STS cross-listed courses. CoursesCore courses include: Economics 265, Development from the Ground Up; History 161, History of Economics and Technology; History 172, The History of Medicine and Psychiatry; Science History and Philosophy 222, Physical Science before Newton; Science History and Philosophy 223, Physical Science after Newton.
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