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WHAT IS AN EXCHANGE STUDY PACKAGE? Exchange Study Packages are balanced, coherent, well-structured, and self-contained sets of courses at a final Bachelor year academic level. Choosing one of these packages means you do not have to worry about selecting the right courses or managing your calendar to fit all of your classes. Simply apply for a package that suits your academic background and interest to be ensured of a well-balanced exchange programme, often consisting of 30 EC. These packages are generally accessible to students who have successfully completed the first two years of their Bachelor programme. EXCHANGE STUDY PACKAGE EXCHANGE STUDY PACKAGE WWW.UTWENTE.NL/GO/EXCHANGE PHILOSOPHY AND GOVERNANCE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY In this package consisting of 2 modules of 15 EC each students will develop an understanding of how science and technology influence the human being and society, focusing on human behaviour, knowledge and values, and on evaluating and governing social change. They will do so using insights and perspectives from philosophy, from science and technologies studies and governance studies, and by applying those to projects in which students will work on concrete examples of technical and social innovations in collaboration with the UT science and technology institutes. Learning Goals • Basic knowledge of philosophical theories and methods and of important approaches within philosophy of science and technology. • Acquiring skills in analysing and evaluating scientific and technological issues and problems by applying insights from philosophy and the field of science, technology, innovation and governance studies. • Basic knowledge of important patterns and dynamics in innovation processes and sociotechnical change, and of the possibilities and means of governing innovation. • Ability to apply this knowledge to concrete cases of innovations and to derive strategic implications for policy and innovation actors. Content Philosophy of Science and Technology (15 EC) This module teaches students to critically analyse and assess the influence of science and technology on humans and society from a philosophical perspective. It does so by acquainting students with the main approaches and theories in the history of philosophy, focusing on science and technology and their social roles. But rather than merely studying the philosophical tradition in itself, or aiming to understand technology in general, the focus will be on developing the ability to make philosophical analyses of specific technologies
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WHAT IS AN EXCHANGE STUDY PACKAGE?Exchange Study Packages are balanced, coherent, well-structured, and self-contained sets of courses at a final Bachelor year academic level. Choosing one of these packages means you do not have to worry about selecting the right courses or managing your calendar to fit all of your classes. Simply apply for a package that suits your academic background and interest to be ensured of a well-balanced exchange programme, often consisting of 30 EC. These packages are generally accessible to students who have successfully completed the first two years of their Bachelor programme.
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PHILOSOPHY AND GOVERNANCE OFSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
In this package consisting of 2 modules of 15 EC each students will develop
an understanding of how science and technology influence the human
being and society, focusing on human behaviour, knowledge and values,
and on evaluating and governing social change. They will do so using
insights and perspectives from philosophy, from science and technologies
studies and governance studies, and by applying those to projects in which
students will work on concrete examples of technical and social innovations
in collaboration with the UT science and technology institutes.
Learning Goals• Basic knowledge of philosophical theories and
methods and of important approaches withinphilosophy of science and technology.
• Acquiring skills in analysing and evaluating scientificand technological issues and problems by applyinginsights from philosophy and the field of science,
technology, innovation and governance studies.• Basic knowledge of important patterns and dynamics
in innovation processes and sociotechnical change,and of the possibilities and means of governinginnovation.
• Ability to apply this knowledge to concrete cases ofinnovations and to derive strategic implications forpolicy and innovation actors.
Content
Philosophy of Science and Technology (15 EC)This module teaches students to critically analyse andassess the influence of science and technology onhumans and society from a philosophical perspective. Itdoes so by acquainting students with the mainapproaches and theories in the history of philosophy,focusing on science and technology and their socialroles. But rather than merely studying the philosophicaltradition in itself, or aiming to understand technology ingeneral, the focus will be on developing the ability tomake philosophical analyses of specific technologies
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and technological practices. The module will reflect onthe ways in which technological artefacts and practicesgive shape to, and are themselves shaped by, our society and culture. It will also study normative aspects oftechnologies and their correlated social and cultural impacts. The module combines perspectives and insightsfrom philosophy with technical disciplines in a so-calledPhilosophy of Technology Lab, a formula which hasproved itself fruitful in the PSTS master programme. Governance of Innovation and Socio-Technical Change (15EC)In this module students learn about typical patterns ininnovation processes, they learn how society andtechnology affect each other, and how policy and othersocietal actors may actively intervene in theseprocesses. These questions are addressed from aninterdisciplinary social science perspective combininginsights from science and technology studies, policystudies and history.The module consists of four thematic componentswhich build on each other. In parallel, students work ona project in which they apply the gained insights to aparticular innovation or innovation field. The last twoweeks are dedicated to finishing the project.
Course CodePhilosophy of Science and Technology - 201500067Governance of Innovation and Socio-Technical Change -201500063 SemesterFall, block 1 + 2
Students will develop anunderstanding of howscience and technologyinfluence the human
being and society.
To be paid at home institution.
ADMISSION CRITERIA120 EC finished, relevant domain-specific priorknowledge
STUDY LOAD30 EC
STARTFall Semester
For more information about this Exchange StudyPackage, contact the Departmental ExchangeCoordinator of the Faculty of Behavioural,Management and Social Sciences.utwente.nl/go/exchange-coordinators
