Careers

How to Put the STS Major to Work

The STS Major prepares students for jobs which require scientific and technological literacy as well as a broad perspective on science and technology and an ability to write and argue from this perspective. Such jobs include those in science and tech law, journalism, business, public interest advocacy, and public policy making.  In sum, the STS Major opens opportunities for writing- and argument-intensive science-and technology-related careers.

In some STS-related fields, it is possible to get an entry level jobs without post-undergraduate education, an example being in geographic Information Systems (GIS) (the GIS Minor is one of the Qualifying Foundation in Science and Technology programs for STS).

However, in many cases STS-related careers require further education after receiving an undergraduate degree. To see what sorts of jobs and graduate programs are available to those interested in STS-related careers, look at information about example STS-related graduate and law programs in the following links (the examples are meant to make opportunities clear, and they are not intended to be recommendations).

Karina Shah presenting ADIST project at AI Hackathon

STS major Karina Shah leading her 2025 AI Hackathon team's presentation of AI-Driven Interactive System for Transparent Learning (ADIST)