M.A. STS
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Semester 2
Semester 3
| Practice & Research | (Mandatory Modules) | |
| seminar | Practicing Research | Michael Penkler |
Semester 4
| Master’s Thesis | ||
| seminar | Master’s Colloquium STS & RESET | Mak Takahashi |
| colloquium | MA Thesis Colloquium of the Professorship of Science & Technology Policy | Ruth Müller |
| exercise | Thesis Writers‘ Workshop (extracurricular) | Jennifer Balton-Stier |
Winter Semester 2020/21
Semester 1
| Additional Basics | ||
| seminar | Basic Theories and Methods of Science & Technology Studies | Bernhard Isopp, Mak Takahashi |
| Basics & Methods | (Mandatory Modules) | |
| 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 et al. |
| exercise | Academic Skills | Maximilian Braun |
Semester 2
| Core Topics |
(Elective Modules) | |
| seminar | Law, Science and Technology: Digital Medicine | Christian Djeffal |
Semester 3
| Practice & Research | (Mandatory Modules) | |
| seminar | Practicing Research [STS] | Andrea Schikowitz |
| Advanced Topics | (Elective Modules) | |
| 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 |
Semester 4
| Master’s Thesis | ||
| colloquium | MA Colloquium STS & RESET | Andrea Schikowitz, Nils Matzner |
Summer Semester 2020
Semester 2
| Methods & MINT | (Mandatory Modules) | |
| seminar | STS Methods 2 (Making a Mess with Methods II) | Michael Penkler |
| seminar | STS-MINT | Ruth Müller et al. |
| Core Topics |
(Elective Modules) | |
| seminar | Bodies & Beings in Biomedicine | Amy Clare |
| 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 | Research Creation: Sensing Extended Realities | Jan-Hendrik Passoth |
| 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 |
Semester 3
| seminar | Practicing Research (STS) | Andrea Schikowitz |
Semester 4
| colloquium | Master’s Colloquium STS & RESET | Sabine Maasen, Andrea Schikowitz |
Winter Semester 2019/20
Semester 1
| Additional Basics | ||
| 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. |
| Basics & Methods | (Mandatory Modules) | |
| 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 |
| exercise | Academic Skills | Rossmann |
| lecture | Lecture Series: Current Research at the MCTS | Bauer et al. |
Semester 2
| Core Topics |
(Elective Modules) | |
| seminar | Law, Science and Technology: Digital Medicine | Christian Djeffal |
Semester 3
| Practice & Research | (Mandatory Modules) | |
| seminar | Practicing Research (STS) | Maasen, Schikowitz |
| Advanced Topics | (Elective Modules) | |
| 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 | Global Histories of Technology | Mauch, Esselborn |
| seminar | Spaces of Participation – Participatory Spaces | Schikowitz |
Semester 4
| Master’s Thesis | ||
| colloquium | MA Colloquium STS & RESET | Maasen, Schikowitz, Sutter |
| Additional Courses | (Extracurricular Modules) | |
| workshop | Thesis Writer’s Workshop | Holohan |
Summer Semester 2019
Semester 2
| Methods & MINT | (Mandatory Modules) | |
| seminar | STS Methods 2 (Making a Mess with Methods II) | Penkler |
| seminar | STS-MINT | Sutter, Müller |
| Core Topics |
(Elective Modules) | |
| seminar | Biomedicine, Society, and Controversy | 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 | Evidence Practices in Environmental Health Research, 1984 – present | Blacker |
Semester 3
| seminar | Practicing Research (STS) | Sutter |
Semester 4
| colloquium | Master’s Colloquium | Sutter, Maasen |
Winter Semester 2018/19
Semester 1
| Additional Basics | ||
| seminar | Basic Ideas and Concepts of Science and Technology Studies | Igelsböck, Guner-Birdal |
| exercise | Basic Methods in Science & Technology Studies | Cuevas |
| Basics & Methods | (Mandatory Modules) | |
| 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 |
| seminar | Academic Skills | Sutter, Sörgel |
| lecture | Lecture Series: Current Research at the MCTS | Sutter |
Semester 3
| Practice & Research | (Mandatory Modules) | |
| seminar | Practicing Research | Maasen, Sutter |
| Advanced Topics | (Elective Modules) | |
| seminar | Questioning Narratives of Change in Organizations, Industry and Innovation | Cuevas, Thiele, Seibt |
| seminar | Ethics of Responsibility: Current Areas of Application | Wernecke |
| seminar | Living in NatureCulture: How to Care in the Anthropocene | Müller |
| seminar | Technologies of Difference: Genetics, Race, and the Making of Diversity | Blacker |
| seminar | Innovation, Society, and Public Policy | Pfotenhauer |
| seminar | Europe by Design: Transnational Infrastructure Projects and the Reconfiguration of Europe | Pollozek, Arms, Passoth, Mendes |
Summer Semester 2018
Semester 2
| Methods & MINT | (Mandatory Modules) | |
| seminar | STS Methods 2 | Penkler |
| exercise | STS in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics | Sutter u.a. |
| Core Topics | (Elective Modules) | |
| 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 |
Semester 4
| colloquium | Master’s Colloquium | Maasen |
Winter Semester 2017/18
Semester 1
| Additional Basics | ||
| seminar | Basic Ideas and Concepts of Science and Technology Studies | Meyer, Igelsböck, Cuevas |
| exercise | Basic Methods in Science & Technology Studies | Müller |
| Basics & Methods | (Mandatory Modules) | |
| seminar | STS 1: Practices and Politics of Science and Technology | Massen, Farias, Müller, Pfotenhauer |
| seminar | Philosophy of Science and Technology | Greif |
| seminar | STS3 – History of Science and Technology | Mauch |
| seminar | Making a Mess with Methods | Penkler |
| seminar | Academic Skills | Sutter, Maasen |
| lecture | Lecture Series: Current Research at the MCTS | Korts et al. |
Semester 3
| Practice & Research | (Mandatory Modules) | |
| seminar | Fields of Practice | Sutter |
| seminar | Practicing Research | Maasen, Sutter |
| Advanced Topics | (Elective Modules) | |
| seminar | Living in NatureCulture Worlds. Or: How to Care in the Anthropocene? | Müller |
| seminar | The Cybernetic Turn. Visions of Communication and Control | Schaupp, Jochum |
| seminar | Innovation, Society, Public Policy | Pfotenhauer |
| seminar | Technoscientific activisms: Collective action with, against, and beyond the burden of proof | Criado |
| seminar | Controlling Flows: Exploring the Past, Present and Future of Logistics in TechnoSocieties | Passoth, Mauch, Pollozek |