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Plan of Study

Steps For Success

All students will begin the POS with the required ANTH 21000 - Technology And Culture (UCC: STS), which will serve as a foundational course and a common baseline experience. This course is offered every semester, and is listed on the UCC (STS category) and the Cornerstone Certificate plan of study (Science and Technology Theme).
Students will then complete 9 credit hours of coursework from a pool of STS related courses. In order to encourage a maximize breadth of topics, students may only use 1 course from a single department to count toward the certificate. See the current list of classes by department in the "Eligible STS Related Courses" section below.

For the final 3 units, students enroll in a hands-on practicum, internship, or research experience on an STS topic in their home department that will result in a research product that will be submitted to the year-end Undergraduate Research Symposium. Projects will be developed within their home major, but in consultation with the STS Certificate Advisory Committee. 

Project Requirements

Eligible STS Related Courses