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Degree Programme Table: Science and Technology in Society (MSc) (Part-time) (PTMSCSCTSO1P)

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Year 1 Academic year: 2021/22, Starting in: September

Notes:
Course choices should be confirmed with your Programme Director or Personal Tutor.

Not all electives may run in a given year and places may be limited.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Science, Knowledge and Expertise
PGSP11352 20 credits
Innovation Systems and Risk Management
PGSP11558 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Recommended Electives - Pathway 1: Energy and Environment

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These courses are recommended by the Programme Director and will have priority enrolment for students on this programme.

Students should take at least 40 credits of these courses across the 2 year programme (one course in each year of study).
Energy Policy and Politics (20 credits)
PGSP11132 20 credits
Innovation in Sustainable Food Systems
PGSP11400 20 credits
OR

Recommended Electives - Pathway 2: Life Sciences/Bioeconomy

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These courses are recommended by the Programme Director and will have priority enrolment for students on this programme.

Students should take at least 40 credits of these courses across the 2 year programme (one course in each year of study).
Biobusiness
PGSP11331 20 credits
Social Dimensions of Systems and Synthetic Biology
PGSP11476 20 credits
OR

Recommended Electives - Pathway 3: Data Science

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These courses are recommended by the Programme Director and will have priority enrolment for students on this programme.

Students should take at least 40 credits of these courses across the 2 year programme (one course in each year of study).
Internet, Society and Economy
PGSP11116 20 credits
Controversies in the Data Society
PGSP11467 20 credits

Year 2 Academic year: 2021/22, Starting in: September

Notes:
Course choices should be confirmed with your Programme Director or Personal Tutor.

Not all electives may run in a given year and places may be limited.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Understanding Technology
PGSP11353 20 credits

Course options

Dissertations - Science and Technology in Society

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be passed at 50%
Dissertation (MSc Science and Technology in Society
PGSP11354 60 credits
Placement-Based Dissertation (MSc Science and Technology in Society)
PGSP11547 60 credits
AND

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Recommended Electives - Pathway 1: Energy and Environment

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These courses are recommended by the Programme Director and will have priority enrolment for students on this programme.

Students should take at least 40 credits of these courses across the 2 year programme (one course in each year of study).
Energy Policy and Politics (20 credits)
PGSP11132 20 credits
Innovation in Sustainable Food Systems
PGSP11400 20 credits
OR

Recommended Electives - Pathway 2: Life Sciences/Bioeconomy

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These courses are recommended by the Programme Director and will have priority enrolment for students on this programme.

Students should take at least 40 credits of these courses across the 2 year programme (one course in each year of study).
Biobusiness
PGSP11331 20 credits
Social Dimensions of Systems and Synthetic Biology
PGSP11476 20 credits
OR

Recommended Electives - Pathway 3: Data Science

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These courses are recommended by the Programme Director and will have priority enrolment for students on this programme.

Students should take at least 40 credits of these courses across the 2 year programme (one course in each year of study).
Internet, Society and Economy
PGSP11116 20 credits
Controversies in the Data Society
PGSP11467 20 credits
AND

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Additional Electives - Science and Technology in Society

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Analysing Qualitative Data
PGSP11110 20 credits
Energy Policy and Politics (20 credits)
PGSP11132 20 credits
Qualitative Methods and Ethnographic Fieldwork
PGSP11188 20 credits
Research Design
PGSP11208 20 credits
Global Environmental Politics
PGSP11299 20 credits
Biobusiness
PGSP11331 20 credits
Social Dimensions of Systems and Synthetic Biology
PGSP11476 20 credits
AND

Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
Courses in this collection can only be taken with permission from the Programme Director.
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