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Faculty of Science Booklet, Session 2018/2019
Faculty of Science Booklet, Session 2018/2019

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
STUDIES

In the beginning the Department was known as the History and
Philosophy of Science Unit and its administration was under the purview
of the Dean’s Office of the Faculty of Science. The History and
Philosophy of Science Course was introduced as a compulsory
component of the B.Sc. and B.Sc. Ed. Degrees for the term 1975/76 and
it was offered throughout the four years of the undergraduate curriculum.

The Department of Science and Technology Studies began to offer its
own full-fledged degree program upon accreditation and approval by the
University Academic Planning Committee and the Senate of the
University of Malaya.

Henceforth the department began to offer both the Bachelor of Science
Degree (Science & Technology Studies) and Master of Science Degree
(Science, Technology and Sustainability).

Science and Technology Studies Program was offered as two modules
(1) History and Philosophy of Science and (2) Management and Policy
S&T. The Management and Policy S&T module represents a pioneering
program both nationally and regionally and it basically fuses both the
management discipline and policy studies in S&T.

In the present day the program is further enhanced by the introduction of
a newly reviewed curriculum of the Bachelor of Science in Science and
Technology Studies where the students are exposed to an integrated
study of the philosophical aspects of S&T and Management and Policy
Studies in S&T. The new curriculum was developed in reflection of
current and latest advancements in S&T as well as the management of
research and development of S&T that draws upon global awareness of
the Sustainability of the Society and the Community. To add dynamism
and rigor to the program, guest lecturers from government and private
sectors as well as various relevant industries with expert knowledge in
their fields of specialization will periodically join the teaching staff.

Among the main objectives of Science and Technology Studies is to help
expand and enhance the mobility of the intellect of science students. By
offering courses that include the dimensions of history, philosophy, social
science and policy as well as pure and applied science courses in
biology, chemistry, physics, geology and mathematics, students will be
able to attain soft skill, such as critical thinking and life-long learning.
Such skills and the mastery of reflective knowledge in S&T Studies would
prepare the student the necessary character-building as well as the
intellectual and mental energy to assist the nation to formulate and enact
effective policies related to the development of science and technology.
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