Master in Science and Technology Studies for students starting in September, 2006

Semester 1  Semester 2  Sociology of Science and Sociology of Science  Elective (10 EC)  Markets, Sciences and the Dynamics of Technological Innovation  Research Skills (5 EC)  Science, Publics and Governance  Thesis (15 EC)    Recommended Electives:

Master in Science and Technology Studies for students who started the programme in September 2005 or before

Semester 1      Sociology of Science and Social Theory (8 EC)     Science, Publics and Governance (8 EC)     Markets, Sciences and the Dynamics of Technological Innovation (8 EC)     Research Skills, Methods and Techniques (6 EC) Semester 2     Elective (10ECTS)     Thesis (20ECTS) Thesis (20 EC)     Recommended Electives:     The Self-organization of Knowledge-based Communication (10 EC)     Medicine, Science and The Commodification of Health (10 EC)     Science and media: managing public understanding of science and technology ( EC)

For the three recommended electives, no special permission from the Examination Committee is required. If a student wants to take a non-recommended elective, he must motivate his choice in a letter to the examination committee (to be submitted to the study adviser). The examination committee will then take a decision on this request.