Department of Science, Technology, and Society
The graduate program in science and technology studies at Virginia Tech prepares students to be productive and publicly engaged scholars, advancing research and making a difference. This program — administered by the Department of Science, Technology, and Society — has two locations that share faculty and a common curriculum. Some courses are teleconferenced across campuses. Both locations offer the master’s in science (M.S.) and the Ph.D.
The Department also offers a set of undergraduate minors and courses that can provide a supplement to a range of majors from across the University for students who are looking to engage with the social context and relevance of science and technology.
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NEWS AND STORIES SPOTLIGHT
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Category: campus experience Textiles that testify: Colombian scholar shows how communities respond to conflict with craft , articleTania Pérez-Bustos examines how textiles become instruments of political struggle, memory-making, and collective healing among Colombian communities. As a visiting scholar at Virginia Tech, she will lead three events March 19–21 to share her research.
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Category: research What a magic school bus taught us about science education , articleMatthew Wisnioski, associate professor in Virginia Tech’s Department of Science, Technology, and Society, received a National Science Foundation grant to explore the history of “The Magic School Bus,” and to better understand how multimedia, educational entertainment experiments transformed science education.
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Category: impact Expert shares insight on 30 years of ‘The Magic School Bus’ , articleMatt Wisnioski, associate professor in the Department, Technology, and Society, shares how the series forever changed children's science education.
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction Swiss higher education delegation visits Virginia Tech to discuss partnerships and research , articleA delegation of Swiss higher education faculty and administrators visited the Virginia Tech Research Center — Arlington to learn about the university's public/private partnerships, innovative research, and potential for collaboration.
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Category: research Grant unites humanities and health sciences for infectious disease coursework , articleFaculty from the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences are teaming up with colleagues in the College of Science and the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine to create courses centered around the human dimensions of infectious disease.
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Category: research Virginia Tech researcher questions sending more humans to space , articleVirginia Tech researcher and Ph.D. student, Savannah Mandel, is a proponent of unmanned exploration. But she wants systemic change in the industry before we send more humans to outer space.
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Blacksburg, Virginia
The main campus in Blacksburg offers the best fit for students interested in full-time graduate study at Virginia’s largest research university.
NCR Falls Church, Virginia
The Falls Church campus offers the same program, but with evening courses to accommodate part-time students with careers in Northern Virginia and the Washington, D.C. area.
