At the STS Department, 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) 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 STS Department Plug-ins allow students of the natural sciences and engineering to learn about concepts and methods of science and technology studies within their curriculum.
Job listings
- 23Aug
2023Open position as research/teaching assistant - 22Aug
2023Post-doctoral researcher (TV-L E13, 100%, 5 years, fixed term) on the Topic “Environmental STS” - 25Oct
2022Open position as research/teaching assistant - 13Oct
2022Student Assistant Position at the Chair of Sociology of Science - 14Sep
2022Open positions as research/teaching assistant for new teaching format - 09Aug
2022Student research assistant position in DFG-funded project - 05Aug
2022Open position as research/teaching assistant - 13Jun
2022Research assistant and PhD candidate (m/f/d) in the field of legal tech, digitization and new technologies - 07Mar
2022Studentische Hilfskraft gesucht - Prof. für Technikgeschichte - 24Feb
2022Position as student research assistant in DFG-funded project - 14Feb
2022Open position as research/teaching assistant - 02Dec
20211 Ph.D. Position in STS on AI & Society at the Technical University of Munich - 20Oct
2021PhD position in STS (m/f/d) - 18Oct
20211 Postdoctoral Researcher Position at the Department of STS, TUM - 18Aug
2021Open position as research/teaching assistant - Extended application deadline! - 10Aug
20211 PhD Position in MCTS at the Technical University of Munich - 06Aug
20213 Lecturer Positions (Akademischer Rat/Akademische Rätin, A13, m/f/d), full-time, 3 years (with 3y renewal option) - 05Jul
2021Six positions (3 postdoc, 3 PhD) in MCTS on mobility & society at TU Munich (3 years) - 24Jun
20212 PhD Positions & 1 Postdoc Position in MCTS at the MCTS - 27May
2021team assistance (m/f/d) in part time 50% - 16Dec
2020Open position as research/teaching assistant - 20Jul
2020Open position as research/teaching assistant - 23Mar
2020Postdoc Position in MCTS at the MCTS (100%, TV-L E13, 3 years)
Summer 2021
seminar | Denken, Erkennen, Wissen | Jörg Wernecke |
seminar | Ethics of Responsibility: An Introduction to Applied Ethics | Jörg Wernecke |
seminar | Modelling and Simulation in the Engineering Sciences | Jörg Wernecke |
seminar | Richard Wagners “Ring der Nibelungen” und Arthur Schopenhauer | Felix Mayer, Jörg Wernecke |
seminar | Robo Ethics: Ethical Challenges of Autonomous Machines | Jörg Wernecke |
seminar | Consumer History | Olga Sparschuh, Karin Zachmann |
lecture/exercise | Ernährung, Innovation und Risiko – Technikgeschichte des Essens in der globalisierten Gesellschaft | Karin Zachmann |
Forschungsprojekte Herausforderungen der Biomedizin | Julia Feiler, Amy Clare, Sophia Rossmann | |
seminar | Herausforderungen der Biomedizin. Soziale, politische und ethische Dimensionen der medizinischen Biologie | Max Braun & Svenja Breuer |
seminar | Mapping Digitization in Highly Regulated Spaces | Christian Djeffal, Eduardo Magrani |
seminar | Technology, Innovation, Society | Stefania Sardo |
colloquium | MA Thesis Colloquium of the Professorship of Science & Technology Policy | Ruth Müller |
colloquium | PhD Colloquium of the Professorship of Science & Technology Policy | Ruth Müller |
Winter 2020/21
MCTS & RESET | ||
seminar | Basic Theories and Methods of Science & Technology Studies | Bernhard Isopp, Mak Takahashi |
seminar | MCTS 1: Practices and Politics of Science and Technology | Anton Schröpfer, Andrea Schikowitz, Zinaida Vasilyeva, Sebastian Pfotenhauer, Sophia Rossmann; Cansu Guner, Nadine Patzelt |
seminar | MCTS 2: Philosophy of Science and Technology | Jörg Wernecke, Samuel Pedziwiatr |
seminar | MCTS 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 [MCTS] | 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 MCTS [RESET] | Michael Penkler, Nils Matzner |
colloquium | MA Colloquium MCTS & RESET | Andrea Schikowitz, Nils Matzner |
seminar | Cognitive Science: Einführung in ein interdisziplinäres Forschungsprogramm | Jörg Wernecke |
seminar | Ethics of Responsibility: An Introduction to Applied Ethics | Jörg Wernecke |
seminar | Ist Mozarts “Zauberflöte” rassistisch und frauenfeindlich? | Felix Mayer, Jörg Wernecke |
seminar | Soziologie der Medien. Theorien, Programme und Anwendungsfelder | Henning Mayer, Barbara Sutter |
lecture | Technik, Natur und Gesellschaft | Karin Zachmann |
lecture | Technik, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft | Karin Zachmann |
seminar | Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft – welche Gesellschaft? | Marc Strotmann |
seminar | Umweltchemikalien und ökologische Gerechtigkeit. Naturwissenschaftliche und umweltethische Einordnung | Jörg Wernecke, Anton Lerf |
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
Seminar | Biotechnologie in der Gesellschaft | Maasen, Klering |
seminar | Ethics in Science and Technology – Introduction to Applied Ethics | Wernecke |
Seminar | Ethik und Verantwortung. Eine Einführung in die Bioethik für Studierende der Naturwissenschaften | Sandmann |
Seminar | Platons Dialog “Phaidros”. Eine Einführung ins philosophische Denken | Jung |
Vorlesung/Übung | Tech-Histories Alive | Ehlers, TUM Ermeriti of Excellence |
Vorlesung | Technik, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft | Zachmann |
Seminar | Technikphilosophie. Texte zur Einführung | Slanitz |
Seminar | Wissen, was wir essen. Wissenschaft, Technologie und Kultur der Ernährung | Trachte |
Seminar | Wissenschaft und Methode – Eine Einführung in die Wissenschaftstheorie | Wernecke |
seminar | Biopolitics: Social, Political and Ethical Aspects of Life Science Economies | Anja K. Ruess |
seminar | Consumer History | Felix Mauch, Karin Zachmann |
lecture | Data/Science/Society | Jan-Hendrik Passoth/N.N. |
lecture/exercise | Ernährung, Innovation und Risiko – Technikgeschichte des Essens in der globalisierten Gesellschaft | Karin Zachmann |
seminar | Herausforderungen der Biomedizin. Soziale, politische und ethische Dimensionen der medizinischen Biologie | Georgia Samaras, Sophia Rossmann |
exercise | Partizipative Technikgestaltung/ Techniken der Partizipation (Übung zum Modul: Technik und Gesellschaft) | Claudia Mendes |
seminar | Prototyping Neuro-Futures through Science/Fiction | Benjamin Lipp, Sabine Maasen |
seminar | Science, Technology, and the City | Alexander Wentland |
lecture/exercise | Technik und Gesellschaft | Michael Clormann |
seminar | Technology, Innovation, Society | Stefania Sardo |
workshop | Digital Media Diss Like | Jan-Hendrik Passoth |
seminar | Digital Media Work Bench | Jan-Hendrik Passoth |
colloquium | MA Thesis Colloquium of the Professorship of Science & Technology Policy | Ruth Müller |
colloquium | PhD Colloquium of the Professorship of Science & Technology Policy | Ruth Müller |
Winter 2019/20
Vorlesung | Lebenswissenschaften & Gesellschaft. Eine Einführung | Rossman, Rueß, Samaras, Schönbauer |
seminar | Who Is Responsible for Food and Health? Social and Cultural Perspective on Food, Health, and Technology | Remter, Rossmann, Samaras, Schönbauer, Clare |
lecture | Ethics in Science and Technology – Part 1 | Sandmann, Wernecke |
Vorlesung | Technik und Demokratie | Clormann |
seminar | Politics, Innovation, and Risks in the Oil & Gas Industry | Sardo, Cuevas Garcia |
Vorlesung | Ernährung, Innovation und Risiko – Technikgeschichte des Essens in der globalisierten Gesellschaft | Ehlers |
lecture | Data/Science/Society | Greif, Meier |
lecture | What is Social about Neuro-Engineering? | Maasen, Lipp, Mayer, Strotmann |
Summer 2019
Seminar | Biotechnologie in der Gesellschaft | Maasen |
Seminar | Denken, Erkennen und Wissen (Eine Einführung in die Erkenntnistheorie) | Wernecke |
Seminar | Ethische Herausforderungen des autonomen Fahrens | Wernecke |
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 |
Seminar | Medien, Internet und Politik | Wernecke |
Seminar | Technikphilosophie. Texte zur Einführung | Slanitz |
seminar | Social Science Hackathon | Passoth, Müller |
Seminar | Wissenschaftstheorie: eine Einführung für Technik- und Naturwissenschaftler | Wernecke |
Vorlesung | Technik und Gesellschaft | Clormann, Mendes |
lecture | Data/Science/Society | Greif, Maier, Arms |
seminar | Herausforderungen der Biomedizin. Soziale, politische und ethische Dimensionen der medizinischen Biologie | Feiler |
seminar | Biopolitics: Social Political and Ethical Aspects of Life Science Economies | Vasilyeva, Felder |
Kolloquium | Fachspezifische Qualifikation in aktuellen Themen der Biologie | Rossmann |
colloquium | MA Thesis Colloquium of the Professorship of Science & Technology Policy | Müller |
seminar | Ethics in Science and Technology – Part 2 | Sandmann |
seminar | Prototyping Neuro-Technology through Science Fiction | Lipp |
seminar | Understanding Regional Innovation Cultures | Wentland, Ruge |
seminar | Food-Environment Relations: the contested terrain of sustenance | Gugganig |
Winter 2018/19
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 |
Seminar | Social Science Hackathon | Passoth, Müller |
Seminar | Ethik und Verantwortung. Eine Einführung in die Bioethik für Studierende der Naturwissenschaften | Sandmann |
Seminar | Einführung in die Angewandte Ethik: aktuelle Problemfelder | Wernecke |
Seminar | Cognitive Science: Einführung in ein interdisziplinäres Forschungsprogramm | Wernecke |
Seminar | Medienphilosophie: mediale Lebenswelten | Wernecke |
Seminar | Modellbildung in den Technikwissenschaften. Eine Einführung in die Wissenschaftstheorie für Ingenieure | Wernecke |
Seminar | Technikphilosophie. Texte zur Einführung | Slanitz |
Vorlesung | Technik, Natur und Gesellschaft | Zachmann |
Vorlesung | Geschichte der Technik in der Moderne 2: Technisierungsprozesse und gesellschaftlicher Wandel im kurzen 20. Jahrhundert | Zachmann |
Seminar | Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft – Welche Gesellschaft? | Maasen, Klering |
seminar | Who is responsible for food and health? Social and cultural perspective on food, health, and technology | Gugganig, Cuevas, Penkler, Samaras, Schönbauer, Trachte |
lecture | Data/Science/Society | Greif, Maier |
seminar | What Future of Mobility? Engaging Technologies, Politics, Economic Scenarios, and Practices (WI001147) | Wentland |
lecture | Ethics in Science and Technology – Part 1 | Sandmann |
Übung | Botanisch Zoologisches Praktikum für Lehramt NB Master | Dawo, Gebhardt, Sandmann |
Seminar | Lebenswissenschaften & Gesellschaft: Eine Einführung | Schönbauer |
Vorlesung | Technologie und Demokratie | Clormann, Mendes |
Seminar | Geschichte und Theorie der Dinge | Zachmann |
Summer 2018
Seminar | Biotechnologie in der Gesellschaft | Maasen, Klering |
seminar | Ethics in Science and Technology – Introduction to Applied Ethics | Wernecke |
Seminar | Ethik und Verantwortung. Eine Einführung in die Bioethik für Studierende der Naturwissenschaften | Sandmann |
Seminar | Platons Dialog “Phaidros”. Eine Einführung ins philosophische Denken | Jung |
Vorlesung/Übung | Tech-Histories Alive | Ehlers, TUM Ermeriti of Excellence |
Vorlesung | Technik, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft | Zachmann |
Seminar | Technikphilosophie. Texte zur Einführung | Slanitz |
Seminar | Wissen, was wir essen. Wissenschaft, Technologie und Kultur der Ernährung | Trachte |
Seminar | Wissenschaft und Methode – Eine Einführung in die Wissenschaftstheorie | Wernecke |
seminar | Biopolitics: Social, Political and Ethical Aspects of Life Science Economies. | Schönbauer |
seminar | City Experiments | Laurent |
lecture | Data/Science/Society | Greif, Maier |
seminar | Ethics in Science and Technology – Part 2 | Sandmann |
Seminar | Fachspezifische Qualifikationen in der Biologie | Müller |
Seminar | Herausforderungen der Biomedizin. Soziale, politische und ethische Dimensionen der medizinischen Biologie. | Samaras |
seminar | Prototyping Neuro-Technology and ‘its’ Society through Science Fiction. A Speculative Introduction to the Sociology and Ethics of Technological Design | Lipp |
Vorlesung | Technik und Gesellschaft | Clormann, Mendes |