Coming Fall 2026
Science, Technology, and Society Certificate
Science and technology don’t exist in a vacuum. They shape, and are shaped by, culture, politics, ethics, power, and inequality.
The Science, Technology, and Society (STS) Certificate provides students with an interdisciplinary framework to critically examine how scientific knowledge and technological innovation influence social change. Students learn to evaluate emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, biotechnology, cyberwarfare, and digital media through ethical, historical, and sociological perspectives.
This certificate bridges the social sciences and humanities and prepares students to think critically about equity, access, responsibility, and global impact in a rapidly evolving world.
Our new 15-credit STS Certificate brings together courses from Sociology, History, Philosophy, Anthropology, Psychology, Political Science, Communication, and Writing & Rhetoric to help students critically examine how science and technology shape, and are shaped by, society.
Students will explore
- AI and ethics
- Cyberwarfare and global policy
- Digital media and power
- The social impact of scientific innovation
Required Core
- SYP 2422 – Science, Technology, and Society (3 credit hours)
Plus
- 2 Humanities courses (6 credit hours)
- 2 Social Science courses (6 credit hours)
Total: 15 credit hours
For more information:
Dr. Angela Vergara
Undergraduate Director
Angela.Vergara@ucf.edu