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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2023/2024
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Science, Technology and Innovation Studies
SCQF Level 08 (9 courses)
Code
Availability
Course Name
Period
Credits
STIS08006
SV1
Data, Design and the City
Semester 2
20
STIS08010
SV1
Environmentalism: past and present
Semester 1
20
STIS08001
History of Medicine 1
Not delivered this year
20
STIS08005
SV1
History of Science 1
Semester 2
20
STIS08009
SV1
History of Western Medicine
Semester 1
20
STIS08008
SV1
Investigating Science in Society
Semester 1
20
STIS08007
SV1
Science, Nature and Environment
Semester 2
20
STIS08002
SV1
Technology in Society
Semester 2
20
STIS08011
SV1
Themes and Perspectives in the History of Science
Semester 2
20
SCQF Level 10 (15 courses)
Code
Availability
Course Name
Period
Credits
SSPS10014
SS1
Cases in Sustainable Development
Semester 1
20
STIS10009
SV1
Controversies in Medicine, Technology and the Environment
Semester 2
20
STIS10008
SV1
Energy Policy and Sustainability
Semester 2
20
STIS10004
Gender Science and Technology
Not delivered this year
20
STIS10012
SV1
Gender and Environment
Semester 1
20
STIS10011
Investigating Energy Consumption & Policy
Not delivered this year
20
STIS10010
Knowledge, Expertise and Policy
Not delivered this year
20
STIS10002
Medical Sociology
Not delivered this year
20
STIS10014
SS1
Research Design for Science, Technology and Innovation Studies (STIS)
Semester 2
20
STIS10014
SV1
Research Design for Science, Technology and Innovation Studies (STIS)
Semester 2
20
STIS10013
SV1
Sociology of Medicine
Semester 1
20
STIS10001
SV1
The Internet and Society
Semester 1
20
STIS10006
The Responsible Researcher
Not delivered this year
10
STIS10015
SV1
Topics in the History of Modern Science and Medicine
Semester 2
20
SCAN10083
SS1
Anthropology and Sociology of Medicine Dissertation
Full Year
40
SCAN10082
SS1
Understanding Medicine: Social Science Perspectives
Semester 1
20
SCQF Level 11 (31 courses)
Code
Availability
Course Name
Period
Credits
STIS11001
SV1
Social Dimensions of Astrobiology and Space Exploration
Semester 2
20
SCSU11006
Supervised Reading in Science and Technology Studies (20 credits)
Not delivered this year
20
PGSP11371
SV1
Advanced Theory in Science and Technology Studies
Semester 2
20
PGSP11331
SV1
Biobusiness
Semester 2
20
PGSP11467
SV1
Controversies in the Data Society
Semester 2
20
PGSP11569
SV1
Delivering the Circular Economy and the Bioeconomy
Semester 1
20
PGSP11624
Delivering the Circular Economy and the Bioeconomy
Not delivered this year
10
PGSP11499
SS1
Dissertation (DSTI - SSPS)
Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
60
PGSP11354
SS1
Dissertation (MSc Science and Technology in Society
Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
60
PGSP11338
SV1
Dissertation (MSc in Management of Bioeconomy, Innovation and Governance)
Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
60
PGSP11097
SV1
Dissertation MSc by Research Science & Technology Studies (60 credit)
Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
60
PGSP11099
SV1
Dissertation MSc by Research Science and Technology Studies (100 credit)
Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
100
PGSP11098
SV1
Dissertation MSc by Research Science and Technology Studies (80 credit)
Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
80
PGSP11133
SV1
Energy Policy and Politics (10 credit version)
Semester 2
10
PGSP11132
SV1
Energy Policy and Politics (20 credits)
Semester 2
20
PGSP11625
SV1
Energy Systems and Technologies
Semester 1
20
PGSP11401
SV1
Engaging with Digital Research
Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
10
PGSP11534
SV1
Foundations in Responsible Research and Innovation
Semester 1
10
PGSP11558
SV1
Innovation Systems and Risk Management
Semester 1
20
PGSP11400
SV1
Innovation in Sustainable Food Systems
Semester 2
20
PGSP11116
SV1
Internet, Society and Economy
Semester 2
20
PGSP11391
SV1
Managing Digital Influence
Block 1 (Sem 1)
10
PGSP11393
SV1
Regulation and Governance of New Therapies
Semester 2
20
PGSP11352
SV1
Science, Knowledge and Expertise
Semester 1
20
PGSP11476
SV1
Social Dimensions of Systems and Synthetic Biology
Semester 2
20
PGSP11389
SV1
Social Shaping of Digital Research
Block 3 (Sem 2)
10
PGSP11390
SV1
Technologies of Civic Participation
Block 2 (Sem 1)
10
PGSP11388
SV1
The use and evolution of digital data analysis and collection tools
Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
10
PGSP11484
SV1
Understanding Data Visualisation
Semester 2
20
PGSP11483
Understanding Data Visualisation (on-campus)
Not delivered this year
20
PGSP11353
SV1
Understanding Technology
Semester 1
20
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