Overview

Drawing upon the demonstrated expertise of a wide range of faculty across the York University, the Science and Technology Studies Program provides highly qualified students with a unique opportunity to do specialized academic work in Science and Technology Studies (STS).

Features

Research in STS applies the methods and theories of the social sciences, humanities, and cultural studies to contemporary and historical examinations of scientific knowledge and governance, technological change and constroversies, and innovation policy and political economy.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

Our faculty regularly publish books with international presses like MIT Press, Duke University Press, University of Chicago Press, Oxford University Press, etc.

Our faculty are or have been editors and editorial board members on prominent STS journals like Science, Technology, & Human Values, Social Studies of Science, Science as Culture, Isis, Scientia Canadensis, Canadian Bulletin of Medical History, Catalyst: Feminism, Theory, Technoscience, etc.

Our faculty currently play leading roles, or have done so in the past, in learned societies like the Society for the Social Studies of Science (4S), History of Science Society, Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science (CSHPS), etc.

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

Duolingo English Test

135

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TOEFL^® IBT

100

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PTE Academic

76

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IELTS

7.5

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Toronto, Canada

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

Duolingo English Test

135

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TOEFL^® IBT

100

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PTE Academic

76

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IELTS

7.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

3 recommendation(s)

Statement of interest

Writing Sample (approx. 3,000 words)

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

12000 CAD / year

≈ 12000 CAD / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

2870 CAD / year

≈ 2870 CAD / year

Living costs

Toronto

Canada

1502 - 2563 CAD / month

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Overview

Features

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Living costs

Toronto

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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