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Approved Program Core Courses
All STS majors must complete both Program Core and Concentration Core requirements. This page describes the Program Core. Concentration Core requirements are available under each concentration.
STS Program Core Requirements:
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Gateway Requirement: STS 1 (strongly recommended prior to declaring)
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Disciplinary Requirement: Should include at least one Writing in the Major (WIM) course and one STS Global course.
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Social Science and Humanities Program Core (PC) Courses. Must complete 4 courses.
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Engineering and Science Program Core (PC) Courses. Must complete 2 courses.
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Senior Requirement:
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STS 200: Senior Capstone (4 or 5 units) or
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STS 299: Honors Program (10+ units)
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Unit/Grade Requirement: 26+ units; 8 course minimum with C grade minimum
STS Program Core Courses:
- Employ analytical approaches commonly used in STS
- Expose students to topics, theories, methods, and ways of thinking important in STS, including (but not limited to) sociotechnical systems, infrastructure, path dependence, social constructivism, ethics, constitutionalism, ethnography, actor-network theory, or history and politics of science, technology, and medicine
- Cannot be substituted or petitioned
Gateway Requirement: STS 1 (strongly recommended prior to declaring)
Title
Instructor
Quarter
Day, Time
Mullaney, T. (PI)
Martinez, N. (PI)
Martinez, N. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Winter
Tuesday Thursday
9:30 AM
10:20 AM
Disciplinary Requirement: Social Science and Humanities (Program Core) - 4 Courses
Title
Instructor
Quarter
Day, Time
Getz, T. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Autumn
Tuesday Thursday
10:30 AM
11:50 AM
Kessler, E. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Winter
Tuesday Thursday
3:00 PM
4:20 PM
Jain, S. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Autumn
Tuesday Thursday
3:00 PM
4:20 PM
Kohrman, M. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Winter
Tuesday Thursday
1:30 PM
2:50 PM
Hansen, T. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Winter
Monday Wednesday
9:00 AM
10:20 AM
Fullwiley, D. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Spring
Tuesday Thursday
1:30 PM
2:50 PM
Shanks, M. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Autumn
Monday Wednesday
9:30 AM
10:20 AM
Turner, F. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Winter
Tuesday Thursday
3:00 PM
4:20 PM
COMM 135W
Units:
3-5
Fishkin, J. (PI)
Kim, Y. (TA)
Lozano, I. (TA)
Kim, Y. (TA)
Lozano, I. (TA)
2026 - 2027
Winter
Tuesday
4:30 PM
7:20 PM
2026 - 2027
Spring
Tuesday Thursday
9:00 AM
10:50 AM
Li, X. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Autumn
Monday Wednesday
1:30 PM
2:50 PM
Li, X. (PI)
Deb, A. (TA)
Han, B. (TA)
Deb, A. (TA)
Han, B. (TA)
2026 - 2027
Winter
Monday Wednesday
1:30 PM
2:50 PM
DATASCI 154
Units:
5
Allcott, H. (PI)
Nobles, M. (PI)
Nobles, M. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Spring
Tuesday Thursday
3:00 PM
4:20 PM
ENGLISH 106A
Units:
5
Elam, M. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Winter
Tuesday Thursday
1:30 PM
2:50 PM
HISTORY 44Q
Units:
4
Schiebinger, L. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Winter
Monday Wednesday
1:30 PM
2:50 PM
HISTORY 140
Units:
5
Jazra, F. (PI)
Proctor, R. (PI)
Haviland, C. (TA)
Proctor, R. (PI)
Haviland, C. (TA)
2026 - 2027
Spring
Monday Wednesday
9:00 AM
10:20 AM
Riskin, J. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Winter
Tuesday Thursday
1:30 PM
2:50 PM
HISTORY 144
Units:
4-5
Schiebinger, L. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Winter
Monday Wednesday
10:30 AM
11:50 AM
Mullaney, T. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Winter
Wednesday
9:00 AM
11:50 AM
Proctor, R. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Autumn
Monday
9:30 AM
12:20 PM
HISTORY 243G
Units:
4-5
Proctor, R. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Autumn
Monday
1:30 PM
4:20 PM
HISTORY 244F
Units:
4-5
Schiebinger, L. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Spring
Thursday
1:30 PM
4:20 PM
HUMBIO 146
Units:
3-5
Luhrmann, T. (PI)
Hopes, A. (PI)
Wal, T. (PI)
Arora, P. (PI)
Smidstrup, M. (PI)
Mason, D. (PI)
Hopes, A. (PI)
Wal, T. (PI)
Arora, P. (PI)
Smidstrup, M. (PI)
Mason, D. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Spring
Monday Wednesday
10:30 AM
11:50 AM
Ryckman, T. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Winter
Tuesday Thursday
10:30 AM
11:50 AM
Mastro, O. (PI)
Kahl, C. (PI)
Kahl, C. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Winter
Monday Wednesday
10:30 AM
11:50 AM
Kieschnick, J. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Winter
Monday Wednesday Friday
10:30 AM
11:20 AM
STS 51D
Units:
4-5
2026 - 2027
Winter
Char, D. (PI)
Martinez, N. (PI)
Hollander, S. (PI)
Martinez, N. (PI)
Hollander, S. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Winter
Monday Wednesday
1:30 PM
2:20 PM
Hellman, J. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Winter
Tuesday Thursday
1:30 PM
2:50 PM
Sato, K. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Winter
Tuesday Thursday
10:30 AM
11:50 AM
Disciplinary Requirement: Science and Engineering (Program Core) - 2 Courses
Title
Instructor
Quarter
Day, Time
BIO 179
Units:
1-3
Daily, G. (PI)
Wolny, S. (PI)
Wolny, S. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Autumn
Wednesday
1:30 PM
4:20 PM
BIOE 122
Units:
2-5
Trounce, M. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Winter
Monday Wednesday
12:30 PM
2:20 PM
Altman, R. (PI)
Magnus, D. (PI)
Stowell, C. (TA)
Mkrtchyan, G. (TA)
Misra, M. (TA)
Ho, D. (TA)
Reyes, S. (TA)
Bot, V. (TA)
Edozie, B. (TA)
Reese, D. (TA)
Brown, E. (TA)
Magnus, D. (PI)
Stowell, C. (TA)
Mkrtchyan, G. (TA)
Misra, M. (TA)
Ho, D. (TA)
Reyes, S. (TA)
Bot, V. (TA)
Edozie, B. (TA)
Reese, D. (TA)
Brown, E. (TA)
2026 - 2027
Spring
Monday Wednesday
4:30 PM
5:50 PM
Kopperud, R. (PI)
Paavola, D. (TA)
Olsen, J. (TA)
Wells, A. (TA)
Paavola, D. (TA)
Olsen, J. (TA)
Wells, A. (TA)
2026 - 2027
Winter
Monday Wednesday Friday
1:30 PM
2:20 PM
Fischer, M. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Autumn
Tuesday Thursday
12:00 PM
2:50 PM
Woodward, J. (PI)
Gragg, D. (PI)
Stasio, K. (PI)
Gragg, D. (PI)
Stasio, K. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Autumn
Monday Wednesday Friday
10:30 AM
11:50 AM
Woodward, J. (PI)
Gragg, D. (PI)
Stasio, K. (PI)
Carmody, A. (TA)
Clark, A. (TA)
Gragg, D. (PI)
Stasio, K. (PI)
Carmody, A. (TA)
Clark, A. (TA)
2026 - 2027
Spring
Monday Wednesday Friday
10:30 AM
11:50 AM
Swisher, J. (PI)
Lovins, A. (PI)
Muhlbauer, A. (TA)
Lovins, A. (PI)
Muhlbauer, A. (TA)
2026 - 2027
Winter
Wednesday
1:30 PM
4:20 PM
Sahami, M. (PI)
Reich, R. (PI)
Reich, R. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Winter
Monday Wednesday Friday
3:00 PM
4:20 PM
CS 283
Units:
3
Reich, R. (PI)
Persily, N. (PI)
Koyejo, S. (PI)
Persily, N. (PI)
Koyejo, S. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Autumn
Monday Wednesday
2:15 PM
3:45 PM
Frank, Z. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Autumn
Tuesday Thursday
10:30 AM
11:50 AM
EARTHSYS 114
Units:
3
2026 - 2027
Spring
Hayden, T. (PI)
Sellfors, B. (TA)
Sellfors, B. (TA)
2026 - 2027
Spring
Monday Wednesday
12:30 PM
2:20 PM
Hayden, T. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Autumn
Monday Wednesday
3:00 PM
4:20 PM
Wong-Parodi, G. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Autumn
Tuesday Thursday
1:30 PM
2:50 PM
Lepech, M. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Autumn
Lepech, M. (PI)
Yepez, S. (TA)
Yepez, S. (TA)
2026 - 2027
Spring
Harrison, K. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Spring
Tuesday Thursday
3:00 PM
4:20 PM
Jaffe, D. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Winter
Tuesday Thursday
4:30 PM
5:50 PM
Park, S. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Autumn
Monday Wednesday
1:30 PM
3:20 PM
Tabor, H. (PI)
Hirsch, K. (PI)
Hirsch, K. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Spring
Tuesday Thursday
1:30 PM
2:50 PM
Drell, P. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Winter
Monday Wednesday
1:30 PM
2:50 PM
Nation, J. (PI)
Crane, D. (PI)
Crane, D. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Autumn
Tuesday Thursday
9:30 AM
11:20 AM
Senior Requirement: Senior Capstone
Title
Instructor
Quarter
Day, Time
Hellman, J. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Autumn
Tuesday Thursday
10:30 AM
11:50 AM
Mullaney, T. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Winter
Wednesday
9:00 AM
11:50 AM
STS 200N
Units:
4-5
Banks, A. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Spring
Wednesday
4:30 PM
7:20 PM
Jain, S. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Autumn
Tuesday Thursday
12:00 PM
1:20 PM
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ANTHRO 41
Tagged for:
Innovation and Organization Socio-Cultural, Life Sciences and Health Socio-Cultural, Core Social Science and Humanities, Innovation and Organization Core, Core Social Science and Humanities - Global, Life Sciences and Health Core
ANTHRO 111
Tagged for:
Core Social Science and Humanities, Life Sciences and Health Socio-Cultural
ANTHRO 186
Tagged for:
Life Sciences and Health Socio-Cultural, Core Social Science and Humanities, Core Social Science and Humanities - Global, Life Sciences and Health Core
ANTHRO 198B
Tagged for:
Communication and Media Socio-Cultural, Core Social Science and Humanities, Politics and Policy Core, Politics and Policy Socio-Cultural, Social Dynamics of Data and Information Core, Social Dynamics of Data and Information Socio-Cultural, Communication and Media Core
CEE 64
Tagged for:
Core Engineering and Science, Core Engineering and Science - Global, Catastrophic Risks and Solutions Socio-Cultural
CEE 107S
Tagged for:
Core Engineering and Science, Nature and Environment Technical
CEE 130R
Tagged for:
Politics and Policy Socio-Cultural, Catastrophic Risks and Solutions Socio-Cultural, Innovation and Organization Socio-Cultural, Core Engineering and Science
COMM 137W
Tagged for:
Politics and Policy Socio-Cultural, Core Social Science and Humanities - WIM, Core Social Science and Humanities, Communication and Media Socio-Cultural
COMPLIT 207B
Tagged for:
Catastrophic Risks and Solutions Socio-Cultural, Core Social Science and Humanities - Global, Core Social Science and Humanities
COMPLIT 376
Tagged for:
Politics and Policy Socio-Cultural, Catastrophic Risks and Solutions Socio-Cultural, Core Social Science and Humanities, Catastrophic Risks and Solutions Core, Politics and Policy Core
CS 181W
Tagged for:
Core Engineering and Science, Core Engineering and Science - WIM
CS 339H
Tagged for:
Social Dynamics of Data and Information Socio-Cultural, Core Engineering and Science
ECON 106
Tagged for:
Politics and Policy Socio-Cultural, Core Social Science and Humanities, Core Social Science and Humanities - Global, Politics and Policy Core, Catastrophic Risks and Solutions Socio-Cultural
EDUC 120
Tagged for:
Innovation and Organization Core, Innovation and Organization Socio-Cultural, Life Sciences and Health Socio-Cultural, Politics and Policy Socio-Cultural, Core Social Science and Humanities, Communication and Media Socio-Cultural, Communication and Media Core, Life Sciences and Health Core, Politics and Policy Core
ENGLISH 261E
Tagged for:
Communication and Media Socio-Cultural, Social Dynamics of Data and Information Core, Communication and Media Core, Core Social Science and Humanities
HISTORY 79C
Tagged for:
Core Social Science and Humanities, Catastrophic Risks and Solutions Core, Catastrophic Risks and Solutions Socio-Cultural, Core Social Science and Humanities - Global
HISTORY 179C
Tagged for:
Core Social Science and Humanities, Catastrophic Risks and Solutions Core, Catastrophic Risks and Solutions Socio-Cultural, Core Social Science and Humanities - Global
HISTORY 200B
Tagged for:
Core Social Science and Humanities - Global, Core Social Science and Humanities
HISTORY 235D
Tagged for:
Innovation and Organization Socio-Cultural, Innovation and Organization Core, Communication and Media Socio-Cultural, Communication and Media Core, Politics and Policy Socio-Cultural, Politics and Policy Core, Core Social Science and Humanities
HISTORY 239T
Tagged for:
Core Social Science and Humanities, Catastrophic Risks and Solutions Socio-Cultural, Catastrophic Risks and Solutions Core, Communication and Media Core, Communication and Media Socio-Cultural, Politics and Policy Core
MUSIC 147R
Tagged for:
Core Social Science and Humanities, Communication and Media Socio-Cultural, Innovation and Organization Socio-Cultural
PHIL 60
Tagged for:
Core Social Science and Humanities, Life Sciences and Health Socio-Cultural
SOC 114
Tagged for:
Innovation and Organization Socio-Cultural, Core Social Science and Humanities, Innovation and Organization Core
STS 200Y
Tagged for:
STS Senior Capstone