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This course asks students to use – and develop further - these skills to investigate deeply, assess and present their findings on a chosen issue in the contemporary politics of science.
Investigating Contemporary Science
As a third year module, this course has been designed to make most use of acquired skills and knowledge in a way that moves students towards the world of work. In particular, the kinds of capacities demonstrable in a successful completion course are similar to those needed by an investigative reporter or a researcher for a think tank. Through encouraging critical engagement with the political world, this course contributes to UCL STS’s Global Citizenship programme.
Course Objectives:
STS aims to provide students with the intellectual and other skills to analyse trends in technology and society. This course asks students to use – and develop further – these skills to investigate, analyse, assess and communicate their findings on a particular issue in the contemporary politics of science. As a third-year module, this course has been designed to bring together skills and knowledge in STS acquired to date, in a way that moves students towards the world of work. As such, the course will be focused around a project, based on real-world tasks that might be encountered working as a policy adviser or science communicator. In addition to demonstrating the value of the STS analytical and communication skills gained to date, the output of this project should go on to form a valuable part of students’ portfolio and give something concrete and workplace-relevant to discuss in future job interviews.
Course Syllabus:
- HPSC0057 Investigating Contemporary Science Syllabus
