{"id":2,"date":"2020-06-24T15:04:51","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T19:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science-stsdev\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-03-25T10:51:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T14:51:27","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/sts\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to STS - Science, Technology and Society Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is STS?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><meta charset=\"utf-8\">Complex issues face our world today such as digital surveillance and information manipulation, environmental degradation and climate change, technological transformations related to AI and robotics, ethics and genomics, pharmaceutical governance, and sustainable food production.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><meta charset=\"utf-8\">STS scholars use a range of interdisciplinary approaches to deal with these important issues. Our research helps inform social decision-making by recognizing that solutions to complex contemporary challenges have multiple interacting natural, social and technical features. We assign high priority to communicating our expertise and understanding of these complex issues to science and non-science academics and students, policy makers as well as the public at large.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><meta charset=\"utf-8\">Our aim is to educate future scientists, engineers, politicians, business executives, computer programmers and responsible citizens to integrate scientific and technical competence with critical thinking, human values, and social and environmental responsibility.\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading text-uppercase h5\">Quick Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/registrar.yorku.ca\/enrol\/dates\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/registrar.yorku.ca\/enrol\/dates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Important Dates<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/natsci.info.yorku.ca\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/natsci.info.yorku.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Natural Science (NATS)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group border-lg border-primary p-4\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.3%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"STS(Science, Technology and Society) - Testimonial video by a major\" width=\"1778\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tSENQt2FMn8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.6%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Student Spotlight<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>STS helps students view the world through a smarter, more critical lens.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sophia, a 2nd-year student, shares her experience in the\u00a0Science, Technology, and Society (STS) program at York University. With interactive classes and supportive faculty, Sophia has found a welcoming space to\u00a0learn about real-world challenges - and solutions - involving science, technology and society. Watch this video to see how the ST&amp;S major continues to inspire her.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:48px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\">Train for Your Career Path in<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #810001; padding-bottom: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left; padding: 20px 0px 0px 20px;\"><i class=\"fas fa-school\"><\/i><\/h3><p style=\"font-size: 1.1rem; padding: 0px 20px;\">Professional and Graduate Schools<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color: #810001; padding-bottom: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left; padding: 20px 0px 0px 20px;\"><i class=\"fas fa-user-md\"><\/i><\/h3><p style=\"font-size: 1.1rem; padding: 0px 20px;\">Medicine and Public Health<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color: #810001; padding-bottom: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left; padding: 20px 0px 0px 20px;\"><i class=\"fas fa-laptop\"><\/i><\/h3><p style=\"font-size: 1.1rem; padding: 0px 20px;\">Computer\/User Design<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color: #810001; padding-bottom: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left; padding: 20px 0px 0px 20px;\"><i class=\"fas fa-tasks\"><\/i><\/h3><p style=\"font-size: 1.1rem; padding: 0px 20px;\">Museum Management<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #810001; padding-bottom: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left; 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padding-bottom: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left; padding: 20px 0px 0px 20px;\"><i class=\"fas fa-tree\"><\/i><\/h3><p style=\"font-size: 1.1rem; padding: 0px 20px;\">Green Entrepreneurship<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color: #810001; padding-bottom: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left; padding: 20px 0px 0px 20px;\"><i class=\"fas fa-building\"><\/i><\/h3><p style=\"font-size: 1.1rem; padding: 0px 20px;\">Non-Profits and NGOs<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color: #810001; padding-bottom: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left; padding: 20px 0px 0px 20px;\"><i class=\"fas fa-pen\"><\/i><\/h3><p style=\"font-size: 1.1rem; padding: 0px 20px;\">Science, Medical and Technical Writing<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color: #810001; padding-bottom: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left; padding: 20px 0px 0px 20px;\"><i class=\"fas fa-briefcase\"><\/i><\/h3><p style=\"font-size: 1.1rem; padding: 0px 20px;\">Consulting<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:48px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why STS?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-css-opacity has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h6 text-uppercase text-primary\"><strong>DISTINGUISH YOUR DEGREE<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>York Science is the only place in Canada that offers a minor program in Science, Technology and Society. STS students learn about the larger impact science and technology have on society in areas like digital surveillance and information manipulation, environmental degradation and climate change, AI and robotics, ethics and genomics, pharmaceutical governance, and sustainable food production<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-css-opacity has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h6 text-uppercase text-primary\"><strong>SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN ACTION<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A degree in STS allows you to better communicate the \"real life\" impact and social repercussions that science and technology have on different groups in society.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow 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