Master "Philosophy of Science, Technology & Society"

The two-year master of science program

Philosophy of Science, Technology and Society

(PSTS)

The two-year master of science programme Philosophy of Science, Technology and Society (PSTS) is a unique international programme with the aim of understanding and evaluating the meaning of (applied) science and technology in today’s world. The program is open to students with (at least) a bachelors degree in engineering science, natural science, environmental science, life science or information science.

Core program offers students courses like Introduction to Philosophy of Technology, History of Science and Technology and Society, Politics and Technology. The master PSTS offers currently two specialized tracks:

1. Philosophy of Technology 
2. Science, Technology and Society

A third track on ethics and technology is currently being developed, in close collaboration with faculty of the 3TU.Centre for Ethics and Technology.

The PSTS-programme is hosted by the philosophy department of the University of Twente in Enschede, The Netherlands. Our philosophy department is actively involved in the programme; We teach some of the courses and students can also do their master's thesis within our department. Other participants in the program are the philosophy departments of the University of Lancaster in Great Britain, and the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden. If they wish, students can spend time at those two institutions during the second year of the program.

Please visit www.psts.utwente.nl for more information. You can also contact student advisor Jan van Diepen, phone number +31 (0)53 489 4393, or Nienke Nijenhuis, phone number +31 (0)53 489 1017.