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Subject: Grad Studies in Science & Technology
From: RGINZBERG@eagle.wesleyan.edu (Ruth Ginzberg)
Date: 5 Nov 92 17:49:53 EDT
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This announcement just came through on another science list which I am on.
Although it doesn't mention it here, the Med School at U of M has a 4-yr
integrated degree pgm for folks who want to combine their MD studies with a MS,
MA, or Ph.D. in some other field.  This SST program looks like an interesting
possible combination.

BTW, this was my graduate school, & I thought it was very good.  I knew 2
fellow grad students who combined Ph.D.'s in Phil of Science w. MD degrees.
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Following is a short blurb on our new "STS" program (we call it SST). 
Hope this will be of general interest...


Steve Lelchuk
Principal Secretary
Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science
philosci@vx.cis.umn.edu


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University of Minnesota
Graduate Minor in Studies of Science and Technology

Professor: C. Anthony Anderson (philosophy), Arthur Caplan 
(philosophy, surgery), Ronald N. Giere (philosophy), Keith 
Gunderson (philosophy), William Hanson (philosophy), Geoffrey 
Hellman (philosophy), Sally Gregory Kohlstedt (geology, history 
of science and technology), Edwin T. Layton (mechanical 
engineering, history of science and technology), Arthur L. 
Norberg (computer science, history of science and technology), 
Alan E. Shapiro (physics, history of science and technology), 
Roger H. Stuewer (physics, history of science and technology)

Associate Professor: John Beatty (ecology, evolution and 
behavior, history of science and technology, philosophy), John 
Eyler (history of medicine, history of science and technology)

Assistant Professor: C. Kenneth Waters (philosophy)

Course of  Study--Minor in Studies of Science and 
Technology, applicable to either master's or doctoral program.  

Curriculum--Studies of Science and Technology (SST) deals 
with a rapidly expanding field that seeks to understand the 
conceptual foundations, historical development, and social 
context of science and technology.  SST faculty are drawn from 
six research or teaching units dedicated in whole or in part to 
the history and philosophy of science and technology: 
Philosophy, History of Science and Technology, History of 
Medicine, the Center for Philosophy of Science, the Center for 
Biomedical Ethics, and the Charles Babbage Institute for the 
History of Information Processing.  The SST minor is designed 
for students from any major who desire to gain a deeper 
understanding of the nature and development of science and 
technology.  It should be particularly valuable for students who 
are planning teaching careers in science or engineering, or those 
majoring in philosophy or in history of science and technology.  
It may also be of interest to students majoring history, 
sociology, or other related fields of study.

The SST program provides introductory core courses in 
historiography and philosophy of science, followed by team-
taught research seminars and other elective courses in four main 
research areas: models, theories and reality; physical science; 
biological and biomedical sciences; and science, technology, and 
society.  Topics of the seminars will vary from year to year, 
depending upon faculty and student interest.

Prerequisites for Admission--Admission to the minor in Studies 
of Science and Technology is contingent upon prior admission to 
the Graduate School and to a master's or doctoral program in 
a degree-granting department.  Admission to the minor 
program is by permission of the director of graduate studies in 
SST.

Minor Requirements--Master's students are required to take 12 
credits, which must include HSci 8111, Phil 8650, and one of 
the SST seminars (SST 8100, 8200, 8300, or 8400).  Doctoral 
students are required to take 19 credits, which must include 
HSci 8111, Phil 8605, 3 credits in SST 8000, and two of the 
SST seminars (SST 8100, 8200, 8300, or 8400).  Students may 
not use courses from their major departments to make up the 
remaining 12 or 19 credits.

Language Requirements--None that are specific to the minor 
program.  

For Further Infromation and Applications--Contact the 
Director of Graduate Studies, Studies of Science and 
Technology, 309 Ford Hall, 224 Church Street SE, University of 
Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, or call 612-625-6635.



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Ruth Ginzberg <rginzberg@eagle.wesleyan.edu>
Philosophy Department;Wesleyan University;USA