(08-26-2017 10:40 AM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(08-25-2017 10:22 PM)Bailiff_Lingo_Bingo Wrote:  

(08-25-2017 04:50 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  Anybody know what a "science, tech, and society" major entails?

That's actually my area of research. And it's basically exactly what it sounds like: the connections between science and society (for example: how political or cultural factors affect funding or confidence placed in science), technology and society (for example: how technologies change how people interact), and all possible permutations thereof

It's almost as if as your school grows in size you can offer more and more specialized courses and fields of study...

I do wonder if that major falls under say a school of science or humanities. I imagine humanities?

- True, though not that many schools, even large ones, have STS (science and technology studies) depts
- Typically in humanities. It's a mix of sociology, philosophy, history, anthro