Science and technology affect our lives in a wide variety of ways. Our environment, institutions, and interpersonal relationships are deeply influenced by scientific research and technological innovation. At the same time, science, engineering, and medicine are themselves reciprocally influenced by environmental, social, and cultural factors. Science, Technology, and Society (STS) is an interdisciplinary field that studies and attempts to enhance the ties that link science, technology, and social life.

Penn State STS offers both undergraduate and graduate minors and courses and research expertise in the following areas:

• history of science and technology
• social interactions in the scientific and technical fields
• science and the environment
• globalization and multiculturalism in STS
• philosophy of technology
• bioethics and medical humanities*
• disability studies*
• peace and conflict studies*

* minors administered by STS