{"id":568,"date":"2022-05-27T11:15:35","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T15:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/stsdev\/?page_id=568"},"modified":"2025-08-12T11:27:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T15:27:17","slug":"ba-honours-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/sts\/sts-major\/ba-honours-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"BA Honours Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:48px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>To graduate in an Honours program<\/strong>:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Requires successful completion of all Faculty requirements and departmental required courses and a minimum cumulative credit-weighted grade point average of 5.0 (C+) over all courses completed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Major Credits<\/strong>:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Students will take at least 48 credits in science, technology and society, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The STS major program core (24 credits) The program core for the STS major is defined as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>SC\/STS 1411 3.0<\/strong>: Introduction to Science, Technology and Society<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SC\/STS 2411 3.0<\/strong>: Exploring Science, Technology and Society<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SC\/STS 2010 3.0: <\/strong>History of Modern Science (cross-listed to AP\/HIST 2810 3.0)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SC\/STS 2210 3.0:<\/strong> Technology in the Modern World (cross-listed to AP\/HIST 2822 3.0)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SC\/STS 2222 3.0<\/strong>: Exploring Gender in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SC\/STS 2333 3.0<\/strong>: Science, Technology and Racial Social Justice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SC\/STS 4501 6.0<\/strong>: Capstone: Science, Technology and Society Seminar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>24 additional credits chosen from the science, technology and society list of courses, including at least six credits at the 4000 level<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Note:<\/strong> at least 12 credits in the major at the 4000 level.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Upper-level credits:<\/strong> at least 36 credits at the 3000 or higher level, of which 18 credits are at the 4000 level.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Credits outside the major:<\/strong> at least 18 credits. 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