Applications are now open for the STS Undergraduate Minor, with a deadline of April 6, 2026!
Application decisions will be made by the STS faculty committee after this date. Please note that you do NOT have to enroll and/or complete the minor core course, STS C100 / History C182C / HIST C182A / ISF C100G, before applying to the minor. See instructions below, or click here for the application.
As our students enter into a world of accelerating change, it has become ever more important that these future scientists, engineers, computer and data scientists, health care practitioners, social scientists, teachers, policymakers, and more be able to reason about the social and ethical implications of science and technology in their fields and in public life. The Undergraduate Minor in Science, Technology and Society (STS) brings Berkeley undergraduates to the forefront of understanding the global impact of science, technology and medicine-related challenges.
The STS Minor provides students critical thinking skills to effectively contribute to a world shaped by computing and artificial intelligence, environmental change, new medical technologies, and genetic engineering. Students engage with current technoscientific issues in historical context, develop capacities to examine scientific and technical processes, and practice speaking about them effectively to multidisciplinary audiences.
For more information about the STS minor, please refer to https://cstms.berkeley.edu/teaching/undergraduate-minor-sts/
