{"id":10065,"date":"2026-08-05T08:47:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T12:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/sociology\/?page_id=10065"},"modified":"2026-08-17T12:15:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T16:15:28","slug":"science-technology-and-society-sts-certificate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/sociology\/science-technology-and-society-sts-certificate\/","title":{"rendered":"SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY (STS) CERTIFICATE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Explore how science and technology shape society, and how culture, politics, ethics, institutions, and inequality shape technological change in return.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Science, Technology, and Society (STS) Certificate<\/strong> is a 15-credit interdisciplinary program bringing together perspectives from the social sciences and humanities. Students examine contemporary issues including artificial intelligence, biotechnology, digital media, cyberwarfare, scientific innovation, ethics, and inequality.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-lg-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h3>15 Credit Hours<\/h3>\n<p>One required STS core course and four approved electives.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-lg-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h3>Interdisciplinary<\/h3>\n<p>Courses span sociology, history, philosophy, anthropology, political science, psychology, communication, and writing.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-lg-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h3>Fully Online<\/h3>\n<p>The certificate can be completed fully online, although individual elective offerings may vary.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p style=\"margin-top: 24px;margin-bottom: 36px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/registrar.ucf.edu\/change-of-major\/\"><strong>Declare the Certificate<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/degree\/science-technology-and-society-sts-undergraduate-certificate\/\"><strong>Official UCF Program Information<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/sociology\/undergraduate\/advising\/\"><strong>Undergraduate Advising<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading-underline\">Certificate Requirements<\/h2>\n<p>The certificate requires 15 credit hours, including one required core course and four approved electives.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3 credit hours in the required core course<\/li>\n<li>12 credit hours in approved restricted electives<\/li>\n<li>Minimum 2.0 GPA in certificate coursework<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 38px;margin-bottom: 16px\">Required Core Course | 3 Credit Hours<\/h3>\n<p><strong>SYP 2422<\/strong> \u2013 Science, Technology, and Society (3)<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 32px\">Restricted Electives | 12 Credit Hours<\/h3>\n<p>Complete at least two approved Humanities courses (6 credit hours) and two approved Social Science courses (6 credit hours).<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-lg-6\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h4>Humanities | 6 Credit Hours<\/h4>\n<p>Complete at least two approved courses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>HIS 3470 \u2013 History of Technology, Society and Affluence (3)<\/li>\n<li>ENC 3417 \u2013 Literacy and Technology (3)<\/li>\n<li>ENC 3455 \u2013 Writing about Science and Technology (3)<\/li>\n<li>HIS 3462 \u2013 History of Science (3)<\/li>\n<li>LIT 4433 \u2013 Literature of Science and Technology (3)<\/li>\n<li>ENG 3861 \u2013 Digital Humanities Approaches to AI (3)<\/li>\n<li>PHI 3626 \u2013 Advanced Ethics in Science and Technology (3)<\/li>\n<li>PHI 4400 \u2013 Philosophy of Science (3)<\/li>\n<li>WST 3610 \u2013 Gender and Technology (3)<\/li>\n<li>HUM 4381 \u2013 Race and Technology (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-lg-6\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h4>Social Science | 6 Credit Hours<\/h4>\n<p>Complete at least two approved courses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ANT 3082 \u2013 New Frontiers: Anthropology of Space (3)<\/li>\n<li>ANT 4535 \u2013 Scientific Prejudice and Anthropology (3)<\/li>\n<li>COM 4332 \u2013 Communication, Technology, and Change (3)<\/li>\n<li>RTV 4403 \u2013 Electronic Media, Technology, and Society (3)<\/li>\n<li>CPO 4705 \u2013 Politics of Artificial Intelligence (3)<\/li>\n<li>INR 4764 \u2013 Cyberwarfare Policy (3)<\/li>\n<li>SYO 3530 \u2013 Social Power and Inequality (3)<\/li>\n<li>SYP 3323 \u2013 Video Games in Society (3)<\/li>\n<li>EXP 3604 \u2013 Cognitive Psychology (3)<\/li>\n<li>EXP 3404 \u2013 Basic Learning Processes (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<h2 class=\"heading-underline\" style=\"margin-top: 40px\">What You&#8217;ll Learn<\/h2>\n<p>Students completing the STS Certificate will be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Analyze how social, political, and economic forces shape scientific and technological development<\/li>\n<li>Evaluate the ethical and policy implications of emerging technologies<\/li>\n<li>Apply interdisciplinary perspectives from sociology, history, philosophy, anthropology, political science, psychology, and communication<\/li>\n<li>Communicate complex technology-related issues clearly across academic and public audiences<\/li>\n<li>Critically engage with questions of power, inequality, global diversity, and representation in science and technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"heading-underline\" style=\"margin-top: 40px\">Additional Program Requirements<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>No foreign language requirement<\/li>\n<li>No credit by examination, including TSD or military credit<\/li>\n<li>Internship, Independent Study, and Independent Research credits may not be applied to the certificate<\/li>\n<li>At least 12 of the 15 credit hours must be earned at UCF<\/li>\n<li>Course substitutions require approval from the Department of Sociology Undergraduate Program Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 28px\">Interdisciplinary by Design<\/h3>\n<p>STS coursework draws from Sociology, History, Philosophy, Writing &amp; Rhetoric, Anthropology, Psychology, Political Science, and Communication.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading-underline\" style=\"margin-top: 40px\">Ready to Add the STS Certificate?<\/h2>\n<p>The STS Certificate can be added to your academic program through myUCF. Before declaring the certificate, students may wish to review the requirements above and consider how the approved courses fit into their existing degree plan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;margin-bottom: 30px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/registrar.ucf.edu\/change-of-major\/\"><strong>Declare the STS Certificate<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/sociology\/undergraduate\/advising\/\"><strong>Talk with Undergraduate Advising<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/sociology\/\"><strong>Department of Sociology<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Questions About the Certificate?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Dr. Angela Vergara<\/strong><br \/>\nSociology Undergraduate Program Director<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Angela.Vergara@ucf.edu\">Angela.Vergara@ucf.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Explore how science and technology shape society, and how culture, politics, ethics, institutions, and inequality shape technological change in return. 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