Program:Science & Technology Studies
Program | Science & Technology Studies | Faculty | Faculty of Science |
Credential | BA, BSc | Duration | 4 Years |
Starting Month | Fall, Winter and Summer | Available for | Full-Time and Part-Time |
Program Description:
Science & Technology Studies (STS) is an interdisciplinary program that seeks to expand our understanding of science and technology by exploring their social, cultural, philosophical and material dimensions. Offered by Faculty of Science, you’ll find an impressive depth of scholarly and teaching experience, making our program one of the largest of its kind anywhere in the world.
You will learn to analyze 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. You will be encouraged to draw connections across traditional boundaries as you seek an intellectual appreciation for the sciences and technology as powerful means for understanding, embodying and shaping the world and ourselves.
Admission Requirements:
Chinese High School
BA
· Senior Secondary School Graduation Certificate
o Successful completion of the final year of Senior 3/Grade 12 level of student
· Grade 12 biology or Grade 12 chemistry or Grade 12 physics
BSc
· Senior Secondary School Graduation Certificate
o Successful completion of the final year of Senior 3/Grade 12 level of student
· Grade 12 math
· Grade 12 biology or Grade 12 chemistry or Grade 12 physics
Careers:
· science journalist
· science policy analyst
· environmental policy administrator
· health planning officer
Link to York University Official Website
http://futurestudents.yorku.ca/program/physics-astronomy