科学，技术与社会科学学士学位

科学，技术和社会学位提高了学生理解社会，文化，法律和健康的能力，以及他们如何受到媒体，科学和技术的影响。该学位提供广泛而灵活的文科教育。前往医学院的STS学生除了生物学或生物医学工程学以外，通常还拥有科学，技术和社会双学位。前往法学院的学生通常会攻读科学，技术，社会和管理或信息技术双学位。通过观察科学和技术的历史分析社会变化，批判性地思考当代社会问题，认识各种因素（经济，技术因素） ，生物物理，文化等）来解决问题并限制解决方案，培养全球视野和对文化差异的理解，分析和回应多种观点，创造性地获取，解释和使用研
Students pursuing the B.S. in Science, Technology, and Society investigate the social and historical dimensions of science, engineering, and medicine. This interdisciplinary program facilitates dual majoring with design, engineering, life sciences, sustainability, physics, and more. Detect patterns, analyze contradictions, dig deep to probe what others skim, and learn to ask better questions about where we are and how we got here. Connects the past, present, and future through the lenses of history, anthropology, sociology, political science, and design studies.<br><br>The STS major is designed for intellectually curious, socially conscious, and self-motivated students who seek a well-rounded education. STS provides students with an interdisciplinary curriculum in history, philosophy, anthropology, sociology, political science, and design studies.<br><br>Outstanding students at Rensselaer have the option to complete a dual major, for a distinctive career profile. These combinations of degree programs - for example, Computer Science and STS - are designed so that you can complete the requirements for both majors in just four years.