Minor Requirements
The minor in Science, Technology and Society consists of 18
hours of STS courses, plus 10 hours of courses in science or
technology disciplines. In addition, minors must participate in
three designated co-curricular activities.
Science/Technology Courses
For their 10 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 minor, 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
Minors in Science, Technology and Society must complete 18 hours
of STS courses. Two of 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
Minors must participate in at least three 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.