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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2022/2023

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Degree Programme Table: Science and Technology in Society (MSc) (Full-time) (PTMSCSCTSO1F)

Jump to: Year 1

Year 1 Academic year: 2022/23, Starting in: September

Notes:
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
Understanding Technology
PGSP11353 20 credits
Innovation Systems and Risk Management
PGSP11558 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

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 B

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Recommended Electives - Pathway 1: Energy and Environment

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These courses are recommended by the Programme Director and will have priority enrolment for students on this programme.
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 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These courses are recommended by the Programme Director and will have priority enrolment for students on this programme.
Biobusiness
PGSP11331 20 credits
Social Dimensions of Systems and Synthetic Biology
PGSP11476 20 credits
OR

Group B

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Recommended Electives - Pathway 3: Data and Society

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.
Internet, Society and Economy
PGSP11116 20 credits
AND

Additional Electives - Science and Technology in Society

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses
Analysing Qualitative Data
PGSP11110 20 credits
Energy Policy and Politics (20 credits)
PGSP11132 20 credits
Research Design
PGSP11208 20 credits
Biobusiness
PGSP11331 20 credits
Advanced Theory in Science and Technology Studies
PGSP11371 20 credits
Innovation in Sustainable Food Systems
PGSP11400 20 credits
Social Dimensions of Systems and Synthetic Biology
PGSP11476 20 credits
Global and International Social Policy
SCPL11021 20 credits
OR

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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