What are the advantages of an Honors STS double major or STS minor?

The Honors STS double major or STS minor can help you improve your prospects for a career, graduate or professional school by demonstrating a broad understanding of both your primary major and its social, historical, economic and political ramifications, and showing that you have strengths beyond technical expertise, such as:

• Analytical and synthetic skills

• Writing

• Communication

• Teamwork

All STS courses are Honors, giving you a sure-fire way to meet your Honors course requirements.

Who is eligible?

All students in the Albert Dorman Honors College are eligible to participate in the STS Honors major or minor.

How does the Honors STS double major work?

The STS major consists of three main components: core courses, specialization courses, and the senior seminar.

1. Core: 34 credits covers the program's core requirements. Because there is a great deal of overlap between these course and the GUR, the number of additional courses is minimal.

2. Specialization: choose one track from those below. Many of these courses can overlap with your major requirements.

• Technology, Public Policy, and Globalization

• Media, Aesthetics, and Culture

• Environmental Studies

• Ethics and Philosophy of Technology

• Science Education

• A custom-designed track, approved by the STS advisor, which may consist partly or entirely of courses from your primary major

3. Senior seminar: All students in the STS Honors Program are eligible for track-specific sections of HSS 491, the required Honors Humanities Senior Seminar. These sections tie together faculty-specific expertise with the ongoing work of your senior thesis.

What are the requirements for the Honors STS minor?

1. STS 307 (Fundamentals of Research in STS)

2. Two 300-level STS courses

3. STS 490 and STS 491, two linked courses that result in a senior thesis or project

In addition, students in the Honors STS minor are eligible for track-specific sections of HSS 491, the Honors Humanities Senior Seminar.

What will I have to show for my work?

Participants will contribute to disciplinary and thematically-based wikis and blogs, which will be in your control and your responsibility to maintain. All students will also create a web-based portfolio of documents and projects that reflect the depth and breadth of the multi-disciplinary work they have completed at NJIT.

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