Science StudiesOFFICE: 3008 Humanities and Social Sciences Building, Muir College Director, Chandra Mukerji The Science Studies Program at UCSD is a Ph.D. program committed to
working toward a deeper understanding of scientific knowledge and technological
change by means of studies–theoretically structured and empirially
based–of the practice of the sciences and engineering, past and
present. The program offers students an opportunity to integrate the
perspectives developed in communication studies and the history, sociology,
and philosophy of science, while receiving a thorough training at a
professional level in one of the component disciplines. Students enrolled
in the program choose one of the four disciplines for their major field
of specialist studies and are required to complete minor field requirements
in the others. The core of the program, however, is a sequence of two
one-quarter seminars, led by faculty from all three participating departments.
Science studies students are encouraged to select dissertation topics
that offer scope for a cross-disciplinary approach. The Ph.D. will be
awarded in “Communication (Science Studies),” “History
(Science Studies),” “Sociology (Science Studies),” or
“Philosophy (Science Studies).” In special circumstances,
students may be permitted to work for the M.A. degree. |
