{"id":23271,"date":"2022-11-18T11:55:06","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T11:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=23271"},"modified":"2026-03-06T16:32:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T00:32:58","slug":"science-technology-society","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/ias\/undergraduate\/majors\/science-technology-society","title":{"rendered":"Science, Technology &amp; Society"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"top\"><a id=\"major\" name=\"major\"><\/a>BACHELOR OF ARTS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-highlight-paragraph-grey-background\"><a id=\"top\" name=\"top\"><\/a>On this page: <a href=\"#major\">Major Description<\/a> | <a href=\"#learning-objectives\">Learning Objectives<\/a> | <a href=\"#degree\">Degree Planning<\/a> | <a href=\"#faq\">FAQ<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left is-style-highlight-paragraph has-gold-200-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f0bcc391bc25500dce05ce7ccf4d69a7\" id=\"major\"><em>Do courses like&nbsp;Digital Cultures,&nbsp;Bioethics, or&nbsp;Race, Gender, Science, and Medicine&nbsp;sound interesting to you? Do you want to explore a career in Data Governance, Science Communications, or Policy?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>Science, Technology &amp; Society<\/strong>&nbsp;major (STS) at the University of Washington Bothell offers students the opportunity to bridge their passions across topics like politics, science, law, artificial intelligence, democracy, data, philosophy, and more. Academic and other learning experiences enhance students\u2019 ability to think critically about the production of scientific and technological knowledge, and increase their skills in strategic communication, cultural analysis, and research methods.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\n    <div class=\"responsive-embed widescreen\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UW Bothell Science, Technology and Society Program\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mQlWr_YjVTo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-h-3-font-size\">PURPOSE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-highlight-paragraph-grey-background\">Students in the&nbsp;Science, Technology &amp; Society&nbsp;major are passionate about science discovery and technological advancement and want to understand how this knowledge impacts society.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-h-3-font-size\">PRACTICE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-highlight-paragraph-grey-background\">Courses allow students to investigate the ways in which scientists and engineers influence the world, and interpret the effects of technology on societies and individuals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-h-3-font-size\">PROFESSION<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-highlight-paragraph-grey-background\">Graduates communicate about scientific discoveries and advancements. Career options include work in policy and project management roles, and graduate study in law or medicine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"learning-objectives\"><a id=\"objectives\" name=\"objectives\"><\/a>Learning objectives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">The Science, Technology, and Society curriculum advances the five core IAS <a href=\"\/ias\/undergraduate\/learning-objectives\">learning objectives<\/a>. Students taking courses and\/or majoring in Science, Technology, and Society:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Think critically and creatively about social and cultural representation and practice in science and technology.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Develop and communicate sophisticated arguments about how people experience power and difference in relation to scientific and technological development.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Critically examine how scientific knowledge is produced and analyze scientific and technological practices in applied, interdisciplinary contexts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recognize the social and political conditions in which science and technology have value.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Conduct collaborative research that integrates quantitative and qualitative knowledge using interdisciplinary methods of inquiry.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-purple-400-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9e73dea63534060cbdcad7b8f9f537bc is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"faculty\" name=\"faculty\"><\/a>Contacts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/ias\/faculty-and-staff\/adam-romero\">Adam Romero<\/a><br> Faculty Coordinator<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"mailto:nghi@uw.edu\">Nia Lam<\/a><br>Research Librarian<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-highlight-paragraph-grey-background has-purple-400-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9bcf63c0d84002b942e9689c830d57e4\">Please contact the Science, Technology &amp; Society Faculty Coordinator if you have any questions, concerns or ideas about the Science, Technology &amp; Society major.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"degree\"><a id=\"requirements\" name=\"requirements\"><\/a>Plan your degree<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"faq\"><a id=\"faq\" name=\"faq\"><\/a>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:37px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:37px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Plan your career<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BACHELOR OF ARTS On this page: Major Description | Learning Objectives | Degree Planning | FAQ Do courses like&nbsp;Digital Cultures,&nbsp;Bioethics, or&nbsp;Race, Gender, Science, and Medicine&nbsp;sound interesting to you? 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