Courses

Spring 2025 Course Info on SIS Pre-approved Courses Archives

Course Descriptions

The list below includes descriptions of all courses that originate through the Science, Technology, and Society (STS) program. For a full list of courses that count toward the STS program, including many originating through other departments and programs, please view the "Pre-approved Courses" list above. For up-to-date descriptions for courses that do not originate with STS (e.g. from ANTH, PHIL, SOC, and more), schedules, room locations and registration, please visit the Student Information System (SIS). Visit the requirements page for course requirements for specific programs.

STS 10 Reading Lab.  Reading- and discussion-only course, intended to complement courses outside the STS curriculum. Discussion of readings from a list organized around rotating topics of interest. Topics vary by semester and may include energy, life, information, classification, power, and models. See SIS detail view for semester-specific information. Course but not topics may be repeated for credit.

STS 50-01 STS Lunch Seminar Series. Weekly speaker series featuring scholars and experts that engage critically and culturally with STS topics. Talks are open to the greater Tufts and Boston STS community. Visit the STS Lunch Seminar Series website for upcoming series details and a list of past speakers. All STS majors and minors are required to take at least one semester of the lunch seminar for credit. However, the 1-Credit lunch seminar does not count toward the total course requirement. Students may take Lunch Seminar more than once.

STS 50-xx Topics in STS. This course rotates through topics across Science, Technology, & Society. Most recently, topics have included Automation & AI in Historical Context, and Technology in Surveillance Society.