Science and Technology Studies (STS) – Technische Universität München · Pyxis

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Core Topic: Biomedicine & HealthNo ratings for this module yet.You learn how biomedical research and innovations change concepts such as health, disease, body, environment, and self. By the end you will be able to explain central theoretical approaches and empirical methods for studying the relationship between biomedicine and society and critically analyze the social, political, and ethical implications of new biomedical technologies.5 ECTSno date this semesterWZ8110 Core Topic: Co-Construction of Technology & UsersNo ratings for this module yet.You learn how technology and its users shape each other: based on historical case studies and central theories, you examine how production, use, and attribution of meaning interact. In the end you can historically analyze cases of co-construction of technology and user action and clearly present your results.5 ECTSno date this semesterED0358 Core Topic: Epistemology & OntologyNo ratings for this module yet.You will receive an introduction to central questions of epistemology (What is knowledge? How is scientific knowledge justified? Where are its limits?) and of ontology (Which entities do we take as existent? To what extent are scientific facts constructed?). In the end you will be able to name fundamental terms and positions, analyze important debates, and present your own position on them with justification.5 ECTSno date this semesterED0349 Core Topic: Ethics & ResponsibilityNo ratings for this module yet.You engage with ethical questions at the interface of technology and society. In the end you will be able to recognize central conflicts of applied ethics, assess various argumentation strategies, and present your own well-founded positions.5 ECTSno date this semesterMCTS0031 Core Topic: Gender & DiversityNo ratings for this module yet.You engage with historical-sociological and philosophical perspectives on gender and diversity in the context of science and technology. You learn how technologies and scientific institutions shape gender and diversity relations and how this gives rise to research questions about inequality and difference.5 ECTSno date this semesterMCTS0051

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Core Topic: Industries & InnovationNo ratings for this module yet.You learn how technoscientific innovations arise within and between industries and what role organizational and institutional conditions play. In the end you will be able to apply theoretical approaches from industrial and organizational sociology as well as Science & Technology Studies to concrete cases and present well-structured arguments on questions of industry and innovation.5 ECTSno date this semesterMCTS0042 Core Topic: Information and SocietyNo ratings for this module yet.5 ECTSno date this semesterSOT45501 Core Topic: Infrastructures & DesignNo ratings for this module yet.You learn how built environments, technical systems and digital infrastructures are designed and which political, social and material forces shape them. By the end you will be able to analyze infrastructures as complex sociotechnical structures and critically assess how users are negotiating design and interface decisions.5 ECTSno date this semesterAR30385 Core Topic: KnowledgeCultures & InstitutionsNo ratings for this module yet.You learn how scientific knowledge is understood and studied as a social process. The module conveys central concepts of Science and Technology Studies (STS) and also covers how science governance and institutional frameworks shape research and knowledge production. In the end you can analyze and evaluate historical, social and institutional influences on scientific practices.5 ECTSno date this semesterWZ8114 Core Topic: Law and Digitization in Action (MA RESET/STS)No ratings for this module yet.You learn how legal techniques are applied to questions of science and digital technologies. The focus is on new digital technologies such as artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things. In the end you can analyze concrete legal problems related to a current digital topic and discuss regulatory solutions with reference to fundamental constitutional principles.5 ECTSno date this semesterPOL60805 Core Topic: Law, Science and Technology (MA RESET/STS)No ratings for this module yet.You deal with legal questions surrounding science and technology. Based on a current topic you learn how the law regulates specific technical situations, develop arguments for solutions and reflect on these with regard to constitutional principles such as the rule of law, human rights or transparency.5 ECTSno date this semesterPOL60801 Core Topic: Media & Digital CulturesNo ratings for this module yet.You will learn central terms and debates on digital technologies and their effects on society and culture. You can situate the technical, historical and political contexts and critically assess the cultural as well as normative dimensions of digital transformations.5 ECTSno date this semesterMCTS0030 Core Topic: NatureCultures & SustainabilityNo ratings for this module yet.In this module you will learn key questions about nature, culture and sustainability from the perspective of Science and Technology Studies (STS). You will critically engage with concepts such as “nature”, “culture” and “sustainability” and examine the role of science and technology in relation to the environment and society. By the end you will be able to discuss these concepts, analyze technological influences and evaluate social, political as well as ethical aspects.5 ECTSno date this semesterWZ8111 Core Topic: Normativity and Technology (MA RESET/STS)No ratings for this module yet.You engage with jurisprudence, legal theory, and legal philosophy and their linkage with Science and Technology Studies. You will learn to analyze current and traditional questions of law and technology and apply legal discourse to concrete technology- and society-related questions. In the end you will be able to classify various theoretical positions, assess them critically, and apply them in legal arguments to concrete issues.5 ECTSno date this semesterPOL60807 Core Topic: Politics & GovernanceNo ratings for this module yet.You will receive an advanced, graduate-level introduction to central questions at the interface of science, technology and policy. You will learn how science and technology influence policy processes and, in turn, how they are steered politically, and you will apply concepts from Science and Technology Studies (STS) and Public Policy to systematically analyze complex cases and justify normative positions.5 ECTSno date this semesterWI001172 Core Topic: Risk & SecurityNo ratings for this module yet.You engage with risk and safety as central topics of highly technological societies. You will learn historical and societal perspectives on technologies, their promises of security, and the ambivalences of modern security cultures. In the end you will be able to explain central terms such as risk, safety, innovation and failure and discuss them critically in relation to technological developments.5 ECTSno date this semesterED0348 Core Topic: Technoscience & Narrative CulturesNo ratings for this module yet.You engage with storytelling practices in science, technology and society (STS) and analyze how narratives negotiate responsibility, sustainability and justice. In the end you will be able to critically examine narrative formats (e.g., podcasts, blogs, videos) and, in small groups, create and publish your own responsible narrative.5 ECTSno date this semesterMCTS0059 Publics & ParticipationNo ratings for this module yet.You learn how science and technology create challenges for modern democracies and which forms of participation have been developed to democratize these processes. In the end you will be able to assess various participation procedures and design a participatory process for a controversial question yourself.5 ECTSno date this semesterAR30372