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2025-2026 Catalog
Science, Technology, and Ethics Minor
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In an era of artificial intelligence, climate change, and zoonotic disease, our world requires citizens who understand both the technical and humanistic sides of emerging challenges. Will generative AI solve the problem of online misinformation, or make it worse? How did the scientific consensus on climate change become entangled with partisan politics? What role should scientific and technical expertise play in a democratic society? Students in the Science, Technology, and Ethics (STE) program explore these kinds of questions, bringing a humanistic perspective to science and technology.
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Minimum Requirements
To be awarded a minor in Science, Technology, and Ethics, students must successfully complete at least 20 units. Lower Division Requirement [4 units]
Complete the following course: Upper Division Requirements [16 Units]
Value Theory Requirement [4 units]
Complete one of the following courses: Philosophy of Science and Technology Requirement [4 units]
Complete one of the following courses: One Additional Course [4 units]
One additional course satisfying the “Value Theory” or “Philosophy of Science and Technology” requirement, not already counted. Elective Requirement [4 units]
Complete one of the following courses. Other courses offered in SSHA or by the MIST program with written approval from the Program Director. - Any course satisfying the “Value Theory” or “Philosophy of Science and Technology” requirement, not already counted.
Guidelines Applying to all SSHA Minors
Students should consult an advisor in the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts to officially declare the minor and plan their courses. The following guidelines must be adhered to: - To complete any SSHA minor, students must complete a minimum of five courses, at least four of which must be upper division.
- All courses must be taken for a letter grade.
- All minor course requirements must be completed with a C- or better.
- A minimum overall grade point average of 2.0 (C) in upper division courses is required. The only exception is a Global Arts Studies Minor , for which the minimum GPA in upper division courses is 2.7 (B-).
- At least three of the five required courses must be taken at UC Merced.
- Only one course may be used simultaneously to satisfy requirements for two minors.
- Only one course may be used to satisfy both a minor and a major requirement.
- Students must consult the UC Merced General Catalog for prerequisites to required courses.
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