Integrate Technical, Social, and Cultural Dimensions of Science and Technology. Incorporate technical scientific knowledge with analytical thinking from a social perspective. Focus on developing a broad understanding of the technical, historical, and social dimensions of science and technology. Curriculum options include engineering, the natural sciences, computer science, information sciences, business, the social sciences, and/or humanities. Take an interdisciplinary approach to explore the significance, challenges, and effects that science and technology present to society. Contact us today to discuss your academic pathway! Explore the Ways that Science and Technology Affect Our World Today! Gain an understanding of how science and technology interact with the social world: Effectively blend technical knowledge with communication capabilities to adapt technical information to non-technical situations Analyze information using both quantitative and qualitative skills Apply critical and analytical thought processes to examine the interaction of social and cultural conditions with science and technology Easily adapt from a technical environment to a business environment Blended Schedule Advising Appointment prostudies@uah.edu Phone: 256.824.6673 Bachelor of Arts/Science in Professional Studies Program of Study — Technology, Science, and Society Concentration (120 hours) Charger Foundations (General Ed - 41 Hours) AGSC Area Hours I Freshman Composition 3-6 II1 Fine Arts 3 Humanities (literature) 3 Humanities (literature or non-literature) 3 Humanities/Fine Arts 3 III Mathematics 3-4 Natural Sciences (lab) 8 IV1 History 3 Social & Behavioral Sciences (non-history) 6 History/SBS 3 1Take either 1 EH (Literature) + 2 HY (History) or 2 EH (Literature) + 1 HY (History). Take no more than six hours in a single discipline in Area II or Area IV. General Electives2 (27-34 Hours) Choose any course at any level, not required to be major-related. 2Up to 34 hours technical credit may be accepted as electives. Interdisciplinary Core (18 Hours) PRO 301 Theories & Practices of Adult Learning (waived w/permission) 7 week term 3 PRO 310 Academic Writing for Professional Studies 7 week term 3 PRO 320 Interdisciplinary Perspectives & Critical Thinking 7 week term 3 PRO 325 Interdisciplinary Research & Applications 7 week term 3 PRO 498 Inquiry & Learning 10 week term 3 PRO 499 Capstone Experience: Research Thesis/Project Full term 3 Interdisciplinary Concentration - Technology, Science, and Society (30 Hours) PRO 322 Technology Science and Society for Interdisciplinary Studies 3 Science, Engineering, and/or Technology Related Courses 12-21 Arts, Humanities & Social Science Related Courses 9-18 Total Degree Requirements 120 View/Print Program of Study PDF