STS 4500

STS and Engineering Practice

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Course Description

This course engages students with the idea that success in posing and solving engineering problems requires attention to the social dimensions of professional endeavors and practice. STS theories and methods are applied to student thesis projects. Students produce a prospectus for the undregraduate thesis project. Students must be in residence to take this course. Students are not permitted to take STS 4500 and STS 4600 simultaneously. Prereq: STS 2600 and STS 2000 or STS 3000 level (or writing requirement equivalent) course. 4th Year Engineering or by instructor permission for early graduation.

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Fall 2026 Last 5 Years

STS 4500

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Instructors

Coleen Carrigan

William Davis

Joshua Earle

Rider Foley

MC Forelle

Pedro Francisco

Benjamin Laugelli

Sean Murray

Karina Ripley

Bryn Seabrook

Kent Wayland

Caitlin Wylie

Peter Norton

Kathryn Neeley

Karina Rider

Travis Elliott

Gerard Fitzgerald

To Announced

Richard Jacques

Alice Fox

Catherine Baritaud

Sean Ferguson

Adarsh Ramakrishnan

Hannah Rogers

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