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                Dear colleagues,
<br>
<br>We are currently accepting applications for our two Master's programs in 
<br>STS at the TU Munich. We would be grateful if you could please 
<br>disseminate this information to potential applicants among your current 
<br>and former students. Thank you very much!
<br>
<br>Best wishes,
<br>Michael Penkler
<br>**
<br>
<br>*Now accepting applications:
<br>Two unique Master’s programs**at the intersection of science, 
<br>technology, society and politics at TU Munich*
<br>
<br>·Master of Arts: Science and Technology Studies (STS)
<br>
<br>·Master of Arts: Responsibility in Science, Engineering and Technology 
<br>(RESET)
<br>
<br>Application deadline May 31, 2018.
<br>
<br>The *Munich Center for Technology in Society (MCTS)* at TU Munich 
<br>welcomes applications for its two full-time Master’s programs *M.A. 
<br>Science and Technology Studies*and *M.A. Responsibility in Science, 
<br>Engineering and Technology*. Both programs are offered in English and 
<br>are free of tuition fees. The application period is from January 1 to 
<br>May 31, 2018. Please consider submitting your application as early as 
<br>possible in favor of smooth procedures (visa, travel, accommodation etc.).
<br>
<br>*Master of Arts: Science and Technology Studies (STS)*
<br>
<br>The M.A. STS is a unique Master’s program that puts the relations and 
<br>interactions between science, technology, society and politics front and 
<br>center. From bio-technology to energy transitions, from automated 
<br>mobility to data security - the big challenges society is facing today 
<br>are inseparably scientific, technical and social. In today’s highly 
<br>technologized societies, STS tackles questions such as: How can we 
<br>understand scientific and technological change? How do science, 
<br>technology and society influence and shape each other? Which inter- or 
<br>transdisciplinary forms of knowledge production are necessary?
<br>
<br>The M.A. STS offers a *research-oriented graduate education in the 
<br>flourishing field of Science and Technology Studies for students 
<br>interested in a comprehensive social science perspective on today’s 
<br>highly technologized societies*. Students will gain in-depth exposure to 
<br>interdisciplinary approaches to urgent questions about the ever-changing 
<br>interplay between science, technology and society. As a full-time study 
<br>program, *STS* offers empirical research methods and analytical skills 
<br>to study the conditions and consequences of contemporary science and 
<br>technology. In addition, the STS Master’s program offers specializations 
<br>in the Philosophy of Science and Technology or the History of Science 
<br>and Technology. STS graduates will be able to work in a range of fields 
<br>including academic research (such as a PhD program) as well as careers 
<br>in science and technology policy, communication, journalism and management.
<br>
<br>More information is provided on our website 
<br>. If you have 
<br>any questions, please email
<br>
<br>sts@mcts.tum.de 
<br>
<br>*Master of Arts: Responsibility in Science, Engineering and Technology 
<br>(RESET)*
<br>
<br>RESET is a unique Master’s program that puts questions of responsibility 
<br>front and center in our thinking about science, technology and 
<br>innovation. Responsibility has become a key concern in current 
<br>discussions around governance, economic growth, sustainable development 
<br>and social progress – captured, for example, by the frameworks of 
<br>Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) or Corporate Social 
<br>Responsibility (CSR). In an environment of increasing economic and 
<br>political uncertainty, RESET takes serious challenges such as: How can 
<br>we anticipate and govern the social, ethical or environmental impacts of 
<br>scientific and technological change? What is sustainable, reflexive or 
<br>democratic innovation? Which inter- or transdisciplinary forms of 
<br>knowledge production enable responsibility? How do notions of 
<br>responsibility differ across regulatory, cultural and policy contexts? 
<br>How should expert knowledge and technical possibilities shape 
<br>democracies, markets and societies? Conversely, how can we democratize 
<br>expertise and technology development?
<br>
<br>RESET offers a *professionally and practice-oriented graduate education 
<br>for students interested in /both /the technical and social aspects of 
<br>responsibility* *in today**’s highly technolog**ized 
<br>societies.*Supported by mentors, students will gain in-depth exposure to 
<br>an area of technical specialization in collaboration with science and 
<br>engineering departments at TU Munich. The program draws its 
<br>interdisciplinary strength and symmetry from a diverse student body – 
<br>including backgrounds in science, engineering, medicine, social science, 
<br>the humanities and law – and specifically targets students with previous 
<br>work or research experience. While a full-time study program, RESET 
<br>offers a flexible program structure to accommodate candidates seeking to 
<br>combine graduate studies with part-time work, internships or parallel 
<br>studies/research in science and engineering. Graduates will be able to 
<br>work in a range of fields including government institutions, 
<br>international organizations, innovative firms (both established 
<br>companies and start-ups), NGOs, think tanks, research and higher 
<br>education management, consulting, or they can pursue a career in academia.
<br>
<br>The RESET program is funded by the Elite Network of Bavaria which offers 
<br>students a range of networking and support opportunities.
<br>
<br>More information is provided on our website 
<br>.If you have 
<br>any questions, please email reset@mcts.tum.de .
<br>
<br>*Please forward this information to any candidates who might be 
<br>interested in obtaining a Master’s degree in Science and Technology 
<br>Studies (STS) or Responsibility in Science, Engineering and Technology 
<br>(RESET).*
<br>
<br>-- 
<br>Dr. Michael Penkler
<br>Postdoctoral Researcher - Science & Technology Policy
<br>
<br>Technical University of Munich
<br>Munich Center for Technology in Society
<br>
<br>Augustenstraße 46
<br>80333 München, Germany
<br>
<br>+49 (89) 289 - 29228
<br>http://www.mcts.tum.de
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