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Science, Technology and Innovation Studies

SCQF Level 08 (9 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
STIS08006 Data, Design and the City Not delivered this year 20
STIS08010 SV1 Environmentalism: past and present Semester 1 20
STIS08001 History of Medicine 1 Not delivered this year 20
STIS08005 History of Science 1 Not delivered this year 20
STIS08009 SV1 History of Western Medicine Semester 1 20
STIS08008 SV1 Investigating Science in Society Semester 1 20
STIS08007 SV1 Science, Nature and Environment Semester 2 20
STIS08002 Technology in Society Not delivered this year 20
STIS08011 Themes and Perspectives in the History of Science Not delivered this year 20

SCQF Level 10 (18 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
STIS10019 SV1 Care and Sustainability Semester 1 20
SSPS10014 SS1 Cases in Sustainable Development Semester 1 20
STIS10018 Citizens and Science: public participation in science and technology Not delivered this year 20
STIS10009 SV1 Controversies in Medicine, Technology and the Environment Semester 2 20
STIS10016 SV1 Dissertation in Sustainable Development (Science, Technology and Innovation Studies) Full Year 40
STIS10008 SV1 Energy Policy and Sustainability Semester 2 20
STIS10004 Gender Science and Technology Not delivered this year 20
STIS10012 Gender and Environment Not delivered this year 20
STIS10011 Investigating Energy Consumption & Policy Not delivered this year 20
STIS10010 SV1 Knowledge, Expertise and Policy Semester 2 20
STIS10014 SS1 Research Design for Science, Technology and Innovation Studies (STIS) Semester 2 20
STIS10017 Sociology of Disability and Chronic Illness Not delivered this year 20
STIS10013 SV1 Sociology of Medicine Semester 1 20
STIS10001 SV1 The Internet and Society Semester 1 20
STIS10006 The Responsible Researcher Not delivered this year 10
STIS10015 Topics in the History of Modern Science and Medicine Not delivered this year 20
SCAN10083 SS1 Anthropology and Sociology of Medicine Dissertation Full Year 40
SCAN10082 SS1 Understanding Medicine: Social Science Perspectives Semester 1 20

SCQF Level 11 (37 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
PGSP11331 SV1 Biobusiness Semester 2 20
STIS11002 SV1 Data, Sport & Society Semester 2 20
PGSP11569 SV1 Delivering the Circular Economy and the Bioeconomy Semester 1 20
PGSP11624 Delivering the Circular Economy and the Bioeconomy Not delivered this year 10
PGSP11499 SS1 Dissertation (DSTI - SSPS) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PGSP11354 SS1 Dissertation (MSc Science and Technology in Society Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PGSP11338 SV1 Dissertation (MSc in Management of Bioeconomy, Innovation and Governance) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PGSP11097 SV1 Dissertation MSc by Research Science & Technology Studies (60 credit) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PGSP11099 SV1 Dissertation MSc by Research Science and Technology Studies (100 credit) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 100
PGSP11098 SV1 Dissertation MSc by Research Science and Technology Studies (80 credit) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 80
PGSP11133 SV1 Energy Policy and Politics (10 credit version) Semester 2 10
PGSP11132 SV1 Energy Policy and Politics (20 credits) Semester 2 20
PGSP11625 Energy Systems and Technologies Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11534 Foundations in Responsible Research and Innovation Not delivered this year 10
STIS11005 SV1 Fundamentals of Energy Systems and Technologies Semester 1 20
PGSP11558 SV1 Innovation Systems and Risk Management Semester 1 20
PGSP11400 SV1 Innovation in Sustainable Food Systems Semester 2 20
PGSP11116 SV1 Internet, Society and Economy Semester 2 20
PGSP11547 SS1 Placement-Based Dissertation (MSc Science and Technology in Society) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PGSP11544 SV1 Placement-Based Dissertation (MSc in Management of Bioeconomy, Innovation and Governance) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PGSP11393 SV1 Regulation and Governance of New Therapies Semester 2 20
PGSP11352 SV1 Science, Knowledge and Expertise Semester 1 20
STIS11001 SV1 Social Dimensions of Astrobiology and Space Exploration Semester 2 20
PGSP11476 SV1 Social Dimensions of Systems and Synthetic Biology Semester 2 20
STIS11004 SV1 Social Dimensions of Systems and Synthetic Biology Semester 2 10
PGSP11389 SV1 Social Shaping of Digital Research Block 3 (Sem 2) 10
SCSU11006 Supervised Reading in Science and Technology Studies (20 credits) Not delivered this year 20
STIS11003 Technologies of Civic Participation Not delivered this year 10
PGSP11484 SV1 Understanding Data Visualisation Semester 2 20
PGSP11353 SV1 Understanding Technology Semester 1 20
PGSP11371 Advanced Theory in Science and Technology Studies Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11467 SV1 Controversies in the Data Society Semester 2 20
PGSP11401 Engaging with Digital Research Not delivered this year 10
PGSP11391 Managing Digital Influence Not delivered this year 10
PGSP11390 Technologies of Civic Participation Not delivered this year 10
PGSP11388 The use and evolution of digital data analysis and collection tools Not delivered this year 10
PGSP11483 Understanding Data Visualisation (on-campus) Not delivered this year 20
Key
Available to all students - SV
Not available to visiting students - SS
Part-year visiting students only - VV
 
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