Major Requirements
The major in Science, Technology and Society consists of 30
hours of STS courses, plus 15 hours of courses in science or
technology disciplines. In addition, majors must participate in six
designated co-curricular activities. For purposes of meeting core
requirements, the STS major is considered a division 3 major.
Science/Technology Courses
For their 15 hours of science or technology courses, students
may select from any of the following disciplines: biology,
chemistry, physics, astronomy, computer science and engineering. It
is recommended but not required that students concentrate their
coursework in a single discipline. Certain courses, principally
those designed as terminal courses to satisfy core requirements for
non-majors, cannot be used to satisfy this requirement. The list of
excluded courses is:
BI100, BI101, BI103, BI104, BI105, PL105, PL152, PL200, AS100,
AS101, CS101, CS241, CH101
The 15 hours of science or technology courses are not understood
to be part of the STS major, and as such they may be counted
towards other requirements--either towards division IV or V core or
towards a minor or major in a science and technology
discipline.
STS Courses
A major in Science, Technology and Society must complete 30
hours of STS courses. The following three courses are required:
- ST310: Social Studies of Science and Technology
- ST320: Philosophy of Science
- ST330: Science, Technology and Rhetoric
The remaining 21 hours may be chosen from a list of STS courses
in various disciplines.
Co-Curricular Requirements
STS majors must participate in at least six designated
co-curricular activities during their time at Butler--typically
public lectures or other events concerned with STS issues. The
Director of STS will publish a calendar of events that can be used
to meet this requirement. Students must submit a report describing
their impression of the event to director of the STS program.