To illustrate how different students might approach the STS certificate, we offer representative study plans below.
Student A. Focus on cultural and trans-national studies of technology
- Rackham 619: Knowledge/Power/Practice in Science, Technology & Medicine
- History 606: Technology, Knowledge, and Culture (Hecht)
- History 796: Knowledge and Practice
- Information 648/748 - InfoCulture: Theory and Methods in the History and Sociology of Information Technology
- Anthropology 513: Urbanization and Technological Change in Africa
Student B. Focus on environmental science, technology, and politics
- Rackham 619: Knowledge/Power/Practice in Science, Technology & Medicine
- SNRE 574: Sustainable Energy Systems
- SNRE 686: The Politics of Environmental Regulation
- Urban Planning 532: Sustainable Development: Resolving Economic & Environmental Conflicts
- Political Science 761: Global Environmental Change and the State (Jacobson)
Student C. Focus on medical anthropology
- Rackham 619: Knowledge/Power/Practice in Science, Technology & Medicine
- Anthropology 548: Theory and Practice in Medical Anthropology
- Anthropology 416/HBEHED 516 - Global Health: Anthropological Perspectives
- Public Health 655 - Gender and Health: Ethnographic Approaches
- History 620: Studies in the History of Medicine
Student D. Focus on information technology, media, and public policy
- Rackham 619: Knowledge/Power/Practice in Science, Technology & Medicine
- Communications 810: New Media Technology and Public Policy
- Political Science 620: Research in Politics and the Mass Media
- Information 621: Ethics, Values, and Information Dilemmas
- Public Policy 728: Information Technology, Emerging Law, and Applied Policy
