Required Units

Total number of units required for major, excluding any required Intensive(s): 10

Required Intensive units, if any: 1.5

Total units required: 11.5

Total Number of Specific Courses Required

• Required STS Course:

• STS 200 - Conceptualizing STS: Theories and Practice

• STS 200 should be completed prior to starting your senior thesis

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• Other Courses:

• SOCI 151 - Introductory Sociology
• ECON 102 - Introduction to Economics

Distributional Content Area Units Required

Three natural science courses from at least two departments. Two of the courses must have a lab component.

Electives

Four additional STS courses. Only one 100-level STS course is allowed and at least one 300-level STS course is required.

Intensives

• STS 303 - Senior Thesis
• STS 304 - Senior Thesis
• STS 301 - Senior Seminar

Additional Information

Students may substitute an Intensive (INT) for one Classroom (CLS) course, excluding STS 200, with permission of the steering committee. Petitions must be made in writing with a clear rationale.