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Dear colleagues,

We are currently accepting applications for our two Master's programs in
STS at the TU Munich. We would be grateful if you could please
disseminate this information to potential applicants among your current
and former students. Thank you very much!

Best wishes,
Michael Penkler
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Now accepting applications:
Two unique Master’s programsat the intersection of science,
technology, society and politics at TU Munich

·Master of Arts: Science and Technology Studies (STS)

·Master of Arts: Responsibility in Science, Engineering and Technology
(RESET)

Application deadline May 31, 2018.

The Munich Center for Technology in Society (MCTS) at TU Munich
welcomes applications for its two full-time Master’s programs M.A.
Science and Technology Studiesand M.A. Responsibility in Science,
Engineering and Technology. Both programs are offered in English and
are free of tuition fees. The application period is from January 1 to
May 31, 2018. Please consider submitting your application as early as
possible in favor of smooth procedures (visa, travel, accommodation etc.).

Master of Arts: Science and Technology Studies (STS)

The M.A. STS is a unique Master’s program that puts the relations and
interactions between science, technology, society and politics front and
center. From bio-technology to energy transitions, from automated
mobility to data security - the big challenges society is facing today
are inseparably scientific, technical and social. In today’s highly
technologized societies, STS tackles questions such as: How can we
understand scientific and technological change? How do science,
technology and society influence and shape each other? Which inter- or
transdisciplinary forms of knowledge production are necessary?

The M.A. STS offers a research-oriented graduate education in the
flourishing field of Science and Technology Studies for students
interested in a comprehensive social science perspective on today’s
highly technologized societies. Students will gain in-depth exposure to
interdisciplinary approaches to urgent questions about the ever-changing
interplay between science, technology and society. As a full-time study
program, STS offers empirical research methods and analytical skills
to study the conditions and consequences of contemporary science and
technology. In addition, the STS Master’s program offers specializations
in the Philosophy of Science and Technology or the History of Science
and Technology. STS graduates will be able to work in a range of fields
including academic research (such as a PhD program) as well as careers
in science and technology policy, communication, journalism and management.

More information is provided on our website
. If you have
any questions, please email

sts@mcts.tum.de

Master of Arts: Responsibility in Science, Engineering and Technology
(RESET)

RESET is a unique Master’s program that puts questions of responsibility
front and center in our thinking about science, technology and
innovation. Responsibility has become a key concern in current
discussions around governance, economic growth, sustainable development
and social progress – captured, for example, by the frameworks of
Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) or Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR). In an environment of increasing economic and
political uncertainty, RESET takes serious challenges such as: How can
we anticipate and govern the social, ethical or environmental impacts of
scientific and technological change? What is sustainable, reflexive or
democratic innovation? Which inter- or transdisciplinary forms of
knowledge production enable responsibility? How do notions of
responsibility differ across regulatory, cultural and policy contexts?
How should expert knowledge and technical possibilities shape
democracies, markets and societies? Conversely, how can we democratize
expertise and technology development?

RESET offers a professionally and practice-oriented graduate education
for students interested in /both /the technical and social aspects of
responsibility in today’s highly technolog*ized
societies.Supported by mentors, students will gain in-depth exposure to
an area of technical specialization in collaboration with science and
engineering departments at TU Munich. The program draws its
interdisciplinary strength and symmetry from a diverse student body –
including backgrounds in science, engineering, medicine, social science,
the humanities and law – and specifically targets students with previous
work or research experience. While a full-time study program, RESET
offers a flexible program structure to accommodate candidates seeking to
combine graduate studies with part-time work, internships or parallel
studies/research in science and engineering. Graduates will be able to
work in a range of fields including government institutions,
international organizations, innovative firms (both established
companies and start-ups), NGOs, think tanks, research and higher
education management, consulting, or they can pursue a career in academia.

The RESET program is funded by the Elite Network of Bavaria which offers
students a range of networking and support opportunities.

More information is provided on our website
.If you have
any questions, please email reset@mcts.tum.de .

Please forward this information to any candidates who might be
interested in obtaining a Master’s degree in Science and Technology
Studies (STS) or Responsibility in Science, Engineering and Technology
(RESET).

--
Dr. Michael Penkler
Postdoctoral Researcher - Science & Technology Policy

Technical University of Munich
Munich Center for Technology in Society

Augustenstraße 46
80333 München, Germany

+49 (89) 289 - 29228
http://www.mcts.tum.de
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