Technology and Society Certificate Program

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Certificate code CTTECH

College of Arts and Sciences
Economics Department
Bentley Annex 360
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: 740.593.2040
http://www.ohio.edu/economics

Rosemary Rossiter, contact person
rossiter@ohio.edu

Program Overview

The certificate will provide a framework for studies which integrate a broad knowledge of technological opportunities with the needs and desires of society. Students who earn this certificate will acquire specific technical and analytical skills which will allow them to critically analyze the interdependence between technologies and societies and broaden their career possibilities.

Admissions Information

Freshman/First-Year Admission

Criteria for admission to the program is that a student is an undergraduate student in good standing. Students may be from any college or any major.

Change of Program Policy

Students should register for the certificate with the College of Arts and Sciences. Students should also schedule an appointment with the Department of Economics, which will administer the program.

External Transfer Admission

No requirements beyond University admission requirements.

Opportunities Upon Graduation

Students earning the certificate will be prepared for any career opportunity open to a liberal arts students. In addition, students will have acquired specific analytical skills which will allow them to critically analyze the interdependence between technologies and society, which will broaden career opportunities.

Requirements

Certificate Hours Requirement

The Technology and Society Certificate program requires a minimum of 15 hours.

Required Course

Complete one of the following courses:

CAS 2600 - Tech Matters Credit Hours: 3
HIST 2905 - Technology in World History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3500 - Science and Society in the Modern World Credit Hours: 3

Humanities, Social Science and Management

Complete two coureses from the following:

CAS 2405 - Knowing What We Know Credit Hours: 4
COMM 3260J - Virtual Reality Critical Analysis and Evaluation Credit Hours: 3
ECON 3080 - Behavioral Economics Credit Hours: 3
ECON 3130 - Economics of the Environment Credit Hours: 3
ECON 3350 - Economics of Energy Credit Hours: 3
ECON 3510 - Agricultural Development Credit Hours: 3
ENG 3490 - History of Books and Printing Credit Hours: 3
ENG 3860 - Composing in New Media Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3550 - The Age of Darwin: 1800 - Present Credit Hours: 3
MDIA 2012 - Media, Communication and Social Change Credit Hours: 3
MDIA 2113 - Social Media Introduction Credit Hours: 3
MGT 3700 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship Credit Hours: 3
MGT 3720 - Technology Commercialization Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 2350 - Business Ethics Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 3200 - Symbolic Logic I Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4730 - Animal/Human/Machine Credit Hours: 3
PSY 2110 - Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences Credit Hours: 4

Technical Literacy

Complete a minimum of six hours from the following courses:

CE 2000 - Civil Engineering Fundamentals Credit Hours: 1
CHE 1000 - Introduction to Chemical Engineering Credit Hours: 1
COMM 1200 - Understanding Virtual Reality Technology Credit Hours: 3
CS 1400 - Fundamentals of Computing Credit Hours: 3
CS 2300 - Computer Programming in JAVA Credit Hours: 4
CS 2400 - Introduction to Computer Science I Credit Hours: 4
ECON 3070 - Economic Data Analysis Credit Hours: 3
EE 1024 - Introduction to Computer Engineering Credit Hours: 4
ET 2800 - Engineering and Technology - Overview Credit Hours: 3
ETM 1030 - Enterprise Computer Methods Credit Hours: 3
ETM 1100 - Introduction to Manufacturing Processes Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 2680 - Introduction to GIS and Mapping Sciences Credit Hours: 4
ISE 1100 - Introduction to Computers and Industrial Engineering Credit Hours: 3
ITS 2140 - Introduction to Information and Telecommunication Systems Credit Hours: 3
ME 1010 - Mechanical Engineering - Gateway Course Credit Hours: 3
QBA 1721 - Introduction to Information Analysis and Design (Nonmajor) Credit Hours: 3
MIS 2021 - Business Information Systems Nonmajor Credit Hours: 3
PBIO 2050 - Biotechnology: From the Lab to Daily Life Credit Hours: 3
VICO 3010 - Communicating with Data Visualization Credit Hours: 3
VICO 2561 - Introduction to Basic Web Design Credit Hours: 3

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