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Academic Programs

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At the MCTS, teaching is multidisciplinary and research-based! Take advantage of our wide-ranging programs:

The Master’s programs Science and Technology Studies (MA STS) and Responsibility in Science, Engineering, and Technology (MA RESET) are directed at students with a scientific interest in the field of Science and Technology Studies.

Wissenschaft ⋈ Technologie ⋈ Gesellschaft (WTG@MCTS) offers an interdisciplinary teaching program for all TUM students. Many of the modules can either be included in the TUM Bachelor and Master programs or be enrolled in as additional subjects.

The MCTS Plug-ins allow students of the natural sciences and engineering to learn about concepts and methods of science and technology studies within their curriculum.

Master's Program STS

Science and Technology Studies (STS) is a unique Master’s Program that puts the relations and interactions between science, technology, and society front and center.
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Master's Program RESET

Responsibility has become a key concern in current discussions around governance, economic growth, sustainable development, and social progress.
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Master's Program WTPhil

Complement your studies in the natural sciences or engineering with the interdisciplinary MA programme in Philosophy of Science and Technology.
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WTG@MCTS

Wissenschaft, Technologie, Gesellschaft - The interdisciplinary teaching program for all TUM students
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January 15, 2021 Application Master’s Programs STS and RESET New Applications Now Welcome for the MCTS Master’s Programs Applications are now open for the full-time master’s programs Science and Technology Studies (M.A. STS) and Responsibility in Science, Engineering and …
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January 13, 2021 euMOVE – Application student projects Are you up for an interdisciplinary student project, mobility innovation and hands-on research experience abroad? The European Mobility Venture (euMOVE) will enter its second round in the summer semester of …
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January 11, 2021 Moving on Student initiative is keen to establish an alumni network at the MCTS Two weeks ago, we left the demanding year of 2020 behind us and greeted the new year. One student initiative is especially excited about 2021 because they have an ambitious …
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December 14, 2020 Coronavirus: Current information for students University operating under restrictions. Since most of our staff has been asked to work from home from December 16, 2020 we kindly ask you to contact us via e-mail: studienbuero@mcts.tum.de …
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July 13, 2020 Law and Governance of Artificial Intelligence The course ‘Law and Governance of Artificial Intelligence’, which is offered within the MCTS master’s programs ‘Science and Technology Studies’ and ‘Reponsibility in Science, Engineering and Technology’ recently welcomed Lisa …
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April 30, 2020 Preparing for a Doctorate – Info Event for Master Students     Dear Students of TUM GOV, MCTS, TUM EDU, Are you considering a doctoral degree? Would you like to learn more about how to find a doctoral position, a …
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Summer 2021

Master's Program

STS & RESET
seminar Between Empowerment and Control: Unpacking Biomedical Approaches towards Life Georgia Samaras
seminar Co-Creation Lab (SCALINGS) Julia Renninger, Federica Pepponi, Carlos Cuevas, Benjamin Lipp, Anja Rueß
seminar Digitalised Media and Publics Nils Matzner
seminar Economic and Political Spaces of Innovation Sebastian Pfotenhauer, Marlise Schneider, Alexander Wentland
seminar Ethics of Responsibility: An Introduction to Applied Ethics (Core Topic MA STS) Jörg Wernecke
seminar Global Histories of Engineering Shehab Ismail
seminar Introduction to Science & Technology Policy (ISPP) Sebastian Pfotenhauer
seminar Law and Governance of Artificial Intelligence Christian Djeffal
seminar Narratives of Industrial Innovation Katrin Hahn
seminar Project Seminar: Applied Ethics of Responsibility Jörg Wernecke
seminar Responsible Research and Innovation in Practice Katrin Hahn
seminar Science in a “Post-Truth” World Bernhard Isopp
seminar Telling Responsible Stories Ruth Müller
seminar Theoretical Reflections on Law and Technology Christian Djeffal
seminar Urban Natures. Landscapes, Infrastructures, Technologies Shehab Ismail
seminar STS Methods 2 (Making a Mess with Methods II) Michael Penkler, Olga Sparschuh, Mallory James, Lucas Brunet
seminar STS-MINT: STS in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Ruth Müller et al.
seminar Practicing Research
exercise STS-STEM Mentorship Bernhard Isopp et al.
seminar Advanced Methods in STS Nils Matzner
project Entering Virtual Museum Worlds via the Dark Side of Science Communication Andrea Geipel, Katharina Bock
workshop Intercultural Communication & Cultural Awareness – Skills for a Mindful and Effective Way to Communicate with Each Other Isabel Reible
workshop Meaningful Project Management Matthias Haberl
workshop Moderation – How to Guarantee Efficient Communication within Groups Ursula Caser
seminar Science Communication Jeanne Rubner
exercise Statistical Literacy: Basics, Scope and Limitations of Standard Statistical Procedures Cornelia Schadler
seminar Practicing Research in STS
seminar Master’s Colloquium STS & RESET Mak Takahashi
exercise Thesis Writers’ Workshop (extracurricular) Jennifer Balton-Stier

Winter 2020/21

Master's Program

STS & RESET
seminar Basic Theories and Methods of Science & Technology Studies Bernhard Isopp, Mak Takahashi
seminar STS 1: Practices and Politics of Science and Technology Anton Schröpfer, Andrea Schikowitz, Zinaida Vasilyeva, Sebastian Pfotenhauer, Sophia Rossmann; Cansu Guner, Nadine Patzelt
seminar STS 2: Philosophy of Science and Technology Jörg Wernecke, Samuel Pedziwiatr
seminar STS 3: History of Science and Technology Felix Mauch
seminar Making a Mess with Methods Michael Penkler; Georgia Samaras, Anja Rueß
lecture Lecture Series: Current Research at the MCTS Victoria Bauer
exercise Academic Skills Maximilian Braun
seminar Practicing Research [STS] Andrea Schikowitz
seminar Ethics of Responsibility: Current Areas of Application Jörg Wernecke
seminar Law and Technology in Action: Current Debates Christian Djeffal
Living in NatureCulture Worlds. Or: How to Care in the Anthropocene? Susanne Schmitt
seminar Technology and History in Capitalism Felix Mauch
seminar What Future of Mobility? Engaging Technologies, Politics, Economic Scenarios, and Practices (WI001147) Sebastian Pfotenhauer; Alexander Wentland
project Immersion Project Bernhard Isopp,
Katrin Hahn, Sophia Knopf, Mak Takahashi, Amy Clare, Svenja Breuer, Antonia Horst, Christina Hitrova, Stefan Esselborn
seminar Technology & Society (Politics, Economics, Ethics, Law, & Media) Sarah Schönbauer, Sebastian Pfotenhauer, Jörg Wernecke, Christian Djeffal
workshop English Writing for Social Scientists C2 Jena Balton-Stier
workshop Moderation – How to Guarantee Efficient Communication within Groups Ursula Caser
seminar Corporate Social Responsibility Marianne Thejls Ziegler
project Entering Virtual Museum Worlds via the Dark Side of Science Communication Andrea Geipel, Katharina Bock
seminar Internship Katrin Hahn, Antonia Horst
seminar Master’s Blog Bernhard Isopp
seminar Science School Katrin Hahn
exercise Practicing Research in STS [RESET] Michael Penkler, Nils Matzner
colloquium MA Colloquium STS & RESET Andrea Schikowitz, Nils Matzner

MCTS Plug-ins

seminar Consumer History Karin Zachmann
lecture Ethics in Science and Technology – Part 1 Eva Sandmann, Jörg Wernecke
seminar Technik und Demokratie Claudia Mendes
seminar Technology, Innovation, Society Stefania Sardo
lecture What is Social About Neuro-Engineering? Benjamin Lipp

Summer 2020

Master's Program

STS & RESET
seminar Bodies & Beings in Biomedicine Amy Clare
seminar Digital Medicine Christian Djeffal
seminar Ethics of Responsibility: An Introduction to Applied Ethics Jörg Wernecke
seminar Introduction to Science & Technology Policy Sebastian Pfotenhauer
seminar Law, Science and Technology: Law and Governance of Artificial Intelligence Christian Djeffal
seminar Politics, Innovation, and Risks in the Oil & Gas Industry Carlos Cuevas
seminar Project Seminar: Applied Ethics of Responsibility Jörg Wernecke
seminar Research Creation: Sensing Extended Realities Jan-Hendrik Passoth
seminar Responsible Research & Innovation in the Making Nils Matzner
seminar Science in a “Post-Truth” World Bernhard Isopp
seminar Telling Responsible Stories – Telling Stories Responsibly. STS, Technoscience and Narrative Culture. Ruth Müller
seminar Urban Natures. Landscapes, Infrastructures, Technologies Felix Mauch
seminar STS Methods 2 (Making a Mess with Methods II) Michael Penkler
seminar STS-MINT Ruth Müller plus 3 mentorships
seminar Practicing Research (STS) Andrea Schikowitz
exercise STS-STEM Mentorship Bernhard Isopp plus mentorships
seminar Corporate Social Responsibility Marianne Thejls Ziegler
workshop Meaningful Project Management. From an Idea to the Implementation of Socially Useful Projects. Matthias Haberl
seminar Science Communication Jeanne Rubner
exercise Practicing Research (RESET) Andrea Schikowitz
colloquium Master’s Colloquium STS & RESET Sabine Maasen, Andrea Schikowitz

Winter 2019/20

Master's Program

STS & RESET
exercise Basic Methods in Science & Technology Studies Isopp, Frahm, Vasilyeva et al.
seminar Basic Ideas and Concepts of Science and Technology Studies Isopp, Frahm, Vasilyeva et al.
seminar STS 1: Practices and Politics of Science and Technology Maasen, Müller, Passoth, Pfotenhauer et al.
seminar STS 2: Philosophy of Science and Technology Greif
seminar STS 3: History of Science and Technology Mauch
seminar Making a Mess with Methods Penkler, Samaras, Felder
lecture Lecture Series: Current Research at the MCTS Bauer (Orga.)
exercise Academic Skills Rossmann
seminar Practicing Research (STS) Maasen, Schikowitz
colloquium MA Colloquium STS & RESET Maasen, Schikowitz, Sutter
seminar Living in NatureCulture: How to Care in the Anthropocene Müller
seminar Innovation, Society, and Public Policy Pfotenhauer
seminar Ethics of Responsibility: Current Areas of Application Wernecke
seminar AT: Media & Digital Cultures Passoth
seminar Global Histories of Technology Mauch, Esselborn
seminar Spaces of Participation – Participatory Spaces Schikowitz
project Immersion Project Pfotenhauer, Pedziwiatr et al.
seminar Technology & Society (Economics, Politics, Ethics, Law, & Media) Müller, Pfotenhauer, Wernecke, Djeffal, Passoth
workshop Interpersonal Communication Skills for Working Internationally Today Crail
workshop Moderation – How to Guarantee Efficient Communication within Groups Caser
workshop English Writing for Social Scientists C2 Balton-Stier
seminar Master’s Blog Isopp
seminar Science School Hahn
seminar Internship Hahn
exercise Practicing Research (RESET) Michi Penkler
WTPhil
Kolloquium Angewandte Philosophie Slanitz

Summer 2019

Master's Program

STS & RESET
seminar Biomedical Controversies Penkler
seminar Ethics of Responsibility: An Introduction to Applied Ethics Wernecke, Bechtold
seminar Fighting Fake Science Pedziwiatr, Wernecke
seminar Industry and Innovation: An Introduction into Concepts and Cases Hahn
workshop Research Creation/Digital Encounters: Technologies of Incompetence Passoth
seminar Telling Responsible Stories – Telling Stories Responsibly. STS, Technoscience and Narrative Culture. Müller
seminar Introduction to Science & Technology Policy (WI001124, WI001172) Pfotenhauer, Sardo
seminar Responsible Research & Innovation Hahn
seminar Project Seminar: Applied Ethics of Responsibility Wernecke
seminar Evidence Practices in Environmental Health Research, 1984 – present Blacker
seminar STS Methods 2 (Making a Mess with Methods II) Penkler
seminar STS-MINT Sutter, Müller
seminar Practicing Research (STS) Sutter
exercise STS-STEM Mentorat Greif, Schönbauer, Mayer, Pöchhacker
exercise How to Make and Break Statistics – The Basics of Doing, Making and Reviewing Statistics Müller, Pöchhacker
workshop Interpersonal Communication Skills for Working Internationally Today Crail
workshop Meaningful Project Management. From an Idea to the Implementation of Socially Useful Projects. Haberl
exercise Practicing Research in STS (RESET) Sutter
colloquium Master’s Colloquium STS & RESET Sutter, Maasen
WTPhil
Kolloquium Angewandte Philosophie Slanitz
Kolloquium Wissenschaft in der Praxis. Praktikumskolloquium Slanitz

Winter 2018/19

Master's Program

STS & RESET
seminar Basic Ideas and Concepts of Science and Technology Studies Igelsböck, Guner-Birdal
exercise Basic Methods in Science & Technology Studies Cuevas
seminar STS 1: Practices and Politics of Science and Technology Maasen, Müller, Passoth, Pfotenhauer
seminar STS 2: Philosophy of Science and Technology Greif
seminar STS 3: History of Science and Technology Mauch
seminar Making a Mess with Methods Penkler, Passoth
lecture Lecture Series: Current Research at the MCTS Rossmaier u.a.
exercise Academic Skills Sutter
seminar Practicing Research Maasen, Sutter
seminar Living in NatureCulture: How to Care in the Anthropocene Müller
seminar Ethics of Responsibility: Current Areas of Application Wernecke
seminar Innovation, Society, and Public Policy Pfotenhauer
seminar Questioning Narratives of Change in Organizations, Industry and Innovation Cuevas, Thiele, Seibt
seminar Technologies of Difference: Genetics, Race, and the Making of Diversity Blacker
seminar Science & Technology Studies Approaches to Science Communication Davies
seminar Europe by Design: Transnational Infrastructure Projects and the Reconfiguration of Europe Pollozek, Arms, Passoth, Mendes
project Immersion Project Pfotenhauer, Pedziwiatr u.a.
seminar Technology & Society: Economics, Politics, Ethics, Law, Media Müller, Pfotenhauer, Wernecke, Eisenberger, Passoth
workshop English Writing for Social Scientists C2 Balton-Stier
workshop Moderation – How to Guarantee Efficient Communication within Groups Caser
workshop Interpersonal Communication Skills for Working Internationally Today Crail
seminar Internship Vasilyeva, Felder
seminar Master’s Blog & Science School Pepponi
exercise Practicing Research (RESET) Maasen, Sutter
WTPhil
Kolloquium Angewandte Philosophie Slanitz
Kolloquium Wissenschaft in der Praxis. Praktikumskolloquium Slanitz
Workshop Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten in der Wissenschafts- und Technikphilosophie, Teil 2: Praxis Slanitz
Kolloquium Forschungskolloquium: Modellbildung in den Technikwissenschaften Wernecke

WTPhil

Kolloquium Angewandte Philosophie Slanitz
Kolloquium Wissenschaft in der Praxis. Praktikumskolloquium Slanitz
Workshop Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten in der Wissenschafts- und Technikphilosophie, Teil 2: Praxis Slanitz
Kolloquium Forschungskolloquium: Modellbildung in den Technikwissenschaften Wernecke

Summer 2018

Master's Program

STS & RESET
seminar Governing The Body. Biomedicine, Health and Justice in the 21st Century Felder
seminar On What There Is Greif
seminar A Moral Proposal. How to Gain the Power of Judgment in Science and Technology Wernecke, Sandmann
seminar Innovation & Organization. Sociological Perspectives Meyer
seminar This Ain’t No Knowledge Society. Revisiting Theories of Classical/Post/Late Modernity in Digitized Societies Pöchhacker, Passoth
seminar Introduction to Science and Technology Policy Pfotenhauer, Wentland
seminar Political Objects, Political Subjects. Rethinking Democratic Ordering with STS Laurent
seminar Evidence Practices in Environmental Health Research, 1984 – Present Blacker
seminar STS Methods 2 Penkler
exercise STS in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Sutter u.a.
colloquium Master’s Colloquium Maasen
seminar Methods in STS Cuevas
exercise STS-STEM Mentorat Pedziwiatr, Sutter
workshop Meaningful Project Management. From an Idea to the Implementation of Socially Useful Projects. Haberl
seminar Statistics. The Basics of Doing, Making and Reviewing Statistics Müller
WTPhil
Seminar Denken, Erkennen und Wissen (Eine Einführung in die Erkenntnistheorie) Wernecke
Seminar Ludwig Wittgensteins “Tractatus logico-philosophicus”. Eine Einführung Jung
Seminar Medien – Informatik – Internet. Philosophie der “Netzkulturen” Wernecke
Seminar Ethik und Verantwortung II: Risikoethik Wernecke
Seminar Ethik und Verantwortung II: Tierethik und Ethik der Biotechnologie Sandmann
Kolloquium Angewandte Philosophie Slanitz
Kolloquium Wissenschaft in der Praxis. Praktikumskolloquium Slanitz