Courses

The following courses from departments and programs around the university will count for credit towards an STS degree. Core STS courses are considered to be foundational for the STS degree. General STS courses weave together multiple themes in the field. Finally, some courses are designated in belonging to one or more of the three Tracks of Study (Track I: Bodies, Health, and Medicine; Track II: Science and the State; Track III: Math, Maps, and Modeling).

The degree information page explains how these categories relate to the degree requirements.

Prerequisites may vary and course sizes may be limited.

Please consult the individual department websites for the most up-to-date information regarding course schedules and modalities.

Virtual: a course that is completely online
Hybrid: a course that can be taken in-person or remote
In-person: a course that requires any attendance in-person/on-campus

Course Number	Course Title & Modality	Instructor
STS Lunch Seminar Series
STS 050	STS Lunch Seminar	Samantha Fried
Core STS
STS 010-01	Reading Lab: Learning	Desen Ozkan
STS 032 / ANTH 032	Introduction to the Anthropology of Science and Technology	Nick Seaver
ANTH 028	Anthropology of the Environment	Alex Blanchette
ANTH 130	Anthropological Thought	Nick Seaver
General
STS 032 / ANTH 032	Introduction to the Anthropology of Science and Technology	Nick Seaver
ANTH 130	Anthropological Thought	Nick Seaver
ANTH 185-05	The End of Work in the United States	Alex Blanchette
PHIL 091-02	Media Ethics	Benedetta Giovanola
PHIL 134	Philosophy of Social Science	Brian Epstein
UEP 286-01 / ENV 286-01	Environmental Ethics	Sheldon Krimsky
HIST 102	Global Environmental History	Alistair Sponsel
I. Bodies, Health, and Medicine Track
ANTH 028	Anthropology of the Environment	Alex Blanchette
ANTH 174	Thinking with Plants: Plants, People, and Society	Tatiana Chudakova
ANTH 176	Advanced Topics in Medical Anthropology	Sarah Pinto
SOC 188-15	Body, Culture and Society	Jill D. Weinberg
ENV 009	Food Systems	Cathy Stanton
CLS 146 / HIST 150	Ancient Greek & Roman Medicine	Joanne Phillips
II. Science and the State Track
ANTH 174	Thinking with Plants: Plants, People, and Society	Tatiana Chudakova
CEE 101	Engineering the Energy Transition	Eric Hines
ENV 009	Food Systems	Cathy Stanton
ENV 135	Environmental Policy: U.S. Challenges and Solutions	Stephen Long
PS 138-03	The Politics of Oil and Energy	Nimah Mazaheri
III. Math, Maps, and Modeling Track
PHIL 038	Rational Choice	Patrick Forber
GIS 101	Introduction to GIS	TBD

To register for a class, go directly to SIS.