STS programs: Canada
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University of Toronto
PROGRAM NAME: History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
PROGRAM TYPE: Graduate programs of study
URL: http://www.hps.utoronto.ca/
DEGREES OFFERED: MA, PhD
DESCRIPTION: The Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (IHPST) is a graduate studies and research institute offering MA and PhD degrees. The main areas of faculty expertise are: history of medicine and biological sciences, history of mathematics and physical sciences, history of technology, general philosophy of science, philosophy of biology, philosophy of medicine, philosophy of physics and philosophy of mathematics.
- Faculty: http://www.hps.utoronto.ca/people.htm#core_faculty
- Contact info: http://www.hps.utoronto.ca/contact.htm
St Thomas University (Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada)
PROGRAM NAME: Science and Technology Studies (STS)
PROGRAM TYPE: Undergraduate department
URL: http://w3.stu.ca/stu/sites/sts/index.html
DEGREES OFFERED: B.A.
DESCRIPTION: "Science and Technology Studies at St Thomas University is an interdisciplinary programme that examines the interactions between science and technology and society and the complicated array of social, legal and ethical issues that arise from them.
The STS Programme is a programme that prepares students for life and work in a technoscience-based society. A person cannot be considered well-educated, nor can they make the best decisions about the future, without substantial knowledge of what science and technology are and how they both influence and are influenced by society. STS courses give students in the social sciences and humanities the opportunity to understand and engage in debates about the impact of science and technology on today’s world."
FACULTY: Don Robinson (Director), Jane Jenkins, James Whitehead - http://w3.stu.ca/stu/sites/sts/faculty.htm
CONTACT: Science and Technology Studies,
McCain Hall
St. Thomas University
51 Dineen Drive
Fredericton, NB
Canada, E3B 5G3
Tel: 506-452-0528 (secretary)
http://w3.stu.ca/stu/sites/sts/contact.htm
Université du Québec à Montréal (Québec, Canada)
PROGRAM NAME: Science, technologie et société (STS) PROGRAM TYPE: Undergraduate department URL: http://www.sts.uqam.ca/
DESCRIPTION: "Science, technologie et société (STS), c’est une domaine d’études en sciences humaines qui s’intéresse aux aspects humains et sociaux des sciences et des technologies. Les changements climatiques, les grandes percées biotechnologiques comme le clonage, les organismes modifiés génétiquement (OGM) ont des origines et des impacts importants sur la société qu’il est important de comprendre. Le programme STS a été développé pour répondre aux problématiques entraînées par le développement rapide des sciences et des technologies... L’UQAM est la seule université canadienne à offrir une formation complète en STS. Quatre programmes existent : le baccalauréat, la mineure, le certificat et la concentration de premier cycle en STS."
- Faculty: http://www.sts.uqam.ca/formation/formation.asp?p=profs
- Contact info: http://www.sts.uqam.ca/accueil/accueil.asp?p=contact
York University
PROGRAM NAME: Science and Technology Studies PROGRAM TYPE: Undergraduate and Graduate programs of study URL: http://www.yorku.ca/sts/ DEGREES OFFERED: BA, BSc, MA, PhD
DESCRIPTION: "Science and Technology Studies (STS) is an interdisciplinary program that offers courses of study leading to BA, BSc, MA or PhD degrees. Its purpose is to expand our understanding of science and technology by exploring their social, cultural, philosophical and material dimensions. To achieve that purpose, the program draws upon the disciplines of the humanities and social sciences to offer courses treating specific scientific ideas, as well as courses addressing broader topics such as science and gender, science and religion, and technology and cultural values. Students are encouraged to draw connections across traditional boundaries as they seek an intellectual appreciation for the sciences and technology as powerful means for understanding, embodying and shaping the world and ourselves. Students will learn to analyse complex ideas about science and technology, and to discover how to trace the origins and implications of events and patterns of thought in the past and present."
- Faculty: http://www.yorku.ca/gradsts/faculty.html
- Contact info: http://www.yorku.ca/sts/revised-sts-calendar-2006.html#contacts
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