3 Science Education Course Programs

This program offers a full semester (27 ECTS credits) taught in English.

Areas of inquiry include: the history and philosophy of science, changes to science and technology over time, and how science works in contemporary contexts; media, design and communication and their relationship with science, including media representations of science; social studies of science and technology, focusing on the use of qualitative and quantitative methods to examine the practice and impact of science and technology. Students acquire an understanding of how science and technology are shaped by social, cultural and political conditions, both historically and in the present and in turn, how science and technology also affect the social, cultural and political contexts of which they are a part. They gain proficiency in applying quantitative and qualitative methods to the study of science and technology; they compare the uses of science and technology and become conversant in the fundamental debates in science and technology studies.

Whether you’re studying stars through a telescope or cells through a microscope, the sciences engage your intellectual curiosity like nothing else. As a general science major, you’ll study at least three of these fields — biology, chemistry, computer science, physics, and psychology — and do advanced work in one of them, plus a year of math. You’ll gain confidence to pursue knowledge and ideas across disciplines, setting you up for professional success. You’ll be well prepared for graduate study in interdisciplinary fields such as biophysics and psychobiology or for a career in teaching, environmental science, medicine, law, or engineering.