Science and technology studies programs

U niversity of W isconsin —Madison. Expand all Collapse all. All students are expected to take an active part in departmental life, engaging in such activities as a weekly discussion group, a colloquium series, and other special training events and workshops. Peter Robert Dear.

Tarleton Gillespie. Stephen H. Steven Jackson. Stacey A. Christine Leuenberger. Bruce Voss Lewenstein. Paul Nadasdy. The research and scholarly interests of STS faculty cross a wide range of disciplinary boundaries: some rely on fieldwork, others are immersed in historical or governmental archival research, while others develop social and conceptual analyses to answer theoretical or ethical questions.

You will complete 90 credit hours including core requirements, field work, electives, and research. Graduate students in STS come from a wide range of backgrounds including the natural and physical sciences, engineering, numerous professional disciplines, liberal arts and humanities, history, anthropology, sociology, political science, and philosophy.

Graduates emerge with an ability to identify and examine the conceptual, social, cultural, historical, and policy dimensions of science and technology. Our program — administered by the Department of Science, Technology, and Society — has two locations that share faculty and a common curriculum.

Some courses are teleconferenced across campuses. Courses leading to a Ph. Learn more. The STS department has a limited number of graduate assistantships and fellowships available for students applying for full time study on the Blacksburg Campus. Entering students can apply for such funding as part of their admissions application.

No separate application required. Find out what loans are available as a graduate student and other opportunities. Visit this page for information on how to apply, including requirements, deadlines, and application fee.

Download Plan of Study. STS Students. Time Table of Classes. The cloud exists as an assemblage of technologies, infrastructures, and human practices. Seeing how social values are built into technologies can help us build more robust and egalitarian systems.

His dissertation borrows from STS scholars, historians, computer scientists, sociologists, and philosophers. These multiple perspectives provide the tools to understand how the cloud and other technological systems interface with the social world. Science and Technology Studies M.

STS, as practiced in academia today, merges two broad streams of scholarship. This line of work addresses questions like the following: is there a scientific method; what makes scientific facts credible; how do new disciplines emerge; and how does science relate to religion? Driving this body of research are questions like the following: how should states set priorities for research funding; who should participate, and how, in technological decisionmaking; should life forms be patented; how should societies measure risks and set safety standards; and how should experts communicate the reasons for their judgments to the public?