Master Epistemologies of Science and Technology (EST) (944 [3] - Version 2022)
M1 Basics (15 ECTS)
If the study programme of your admission was a BA in Philosophy:
M1.1 Basics of History/Science- and Technology-Studies (15 ECTS)
M1.1.1. Courses from BA/MA History (5-10 ECTS)
- 070029 EX Field Trip - Viennese Sites in the History of the Social Sciences - Wiener Schauplätze der Geschichte der Sozialwissenschaften
- 070038 KU Methods of Historical Research and Writing
- 070098 SE BA-Seminar - The managed environment
- 070116 PS BA-Proseminar - Medicine, Biosciences and Sex/Gender in the 20th Century - 1752 - 1819
- 070122 SE BA-Seminar - Right of Nature -Water Law
- 070125 UE Guided Reading History of Science - Insect Histories
- 070126 UE Guided Reading Global History - Writing history
- 070265 UE Readings in the History of Historiography
- 070283 VO History of Science
- 070314 VO Introduction to History of Science - Social History of Quantification
M1.1.2 Courses from STS (mandatory) (5 ECTS)
- 233020 VO [ en ] Science, Technology, Society (STS): Key Questions and Concepts
- 233021 KO [ en ] Discussion Class Key-questions and Concepts
M1.1.3 Courses from STS (optional) (5 ECTS)
- 233001 UK Wissenschaft, Öffentlichkeit, Demokratie
- 233002 UK Nature, Risk, Society - Science, technology and nature in the Anthropocene
- 233003 UK Values and Evaluations in Science - Werte und Bewertungen (in) der Wissenschaft. Ambivalenzen der Beziehung von Wissen und Werten
If the study programme of your admission was a BA in History:
M1.2 Basics of Philosophy/Science- and Technology-Studies (15 ECTS)
M1.2.1 Courses from BA Philosopy (6-10 ECTS)
- 180012 VU Arguing in philosophy
- 180021 VO Introduction to Epistemology
- 180022 VO Introduction to Philosophy of Science
M1.2.2 Courses from STS (5-9 ECTS)
- 233001 UK Wissenschaft, Öffentlichkeit, Demokratie
- 233002 UK Nature, Risk, Society - Science, technology and nature in the Anthropocene
- 233003 UK Values and Evaluations in Science - Werte und Bewertungen (in) der Wissenschaft. Ambivalenzen der Beziehung von Wissen und Werten
- 233020 VO [ en ] Science, Technology, Society (STS): Key Questions and Concepts
- 233021 KO [ en ] Discussion Class Key-questions and Concepts
If you were admitted based on any other BA studies:
M1.3 Basics of History/Philosophy/Science- and Technology-Studies (15 ECTS)
M1.3.1 Courses from BA/MA History (5 ECTS)
- 070029 EX Field Trip - Viennese Sites in the History of the Social Sciences - Wiener Schauplätze der Geschichte der Sozialwissenschaften
- 070038 KU Methods of Historical Research and Writing
- 070098 SE BA-Seminar - The managed environment
- 070116 PS BA-Proseminar - Medicine, Biosciences and Sex/Gender in the 20th Century - 1752 - 1819
- 070125 UE Guided Reading History of Science - Insect Histories
- 070126 UE Guided Reading Global History - Writing history
- 070265 UE Readings in the History of Historiography
- 070283 VO History of Science
- 070314 VO Introduction to History of Science - Social History of Quantification
M1.3.2 Courses from BA Philosopy (5 ECTS)
- 070055 VO Women's and Gender History
- 180047 SE [ en ] IVC Philosophy of Science Colloquium
- 180176 SE [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Philosophy of Science
- 180212 KU "Sex" Hormones
- 180221 KU Biotechnology, the Body, and the Politics of Control
M1.3.3 Courses from STS (5 ECTS)
- 233020 VO [ en ] Science, Technology, Society (STS): Key Questions and Concepts
- 233021 KO [ en ] Discussion Class Key-questions and Concepts
M2 Core, EST Colloquia (30 ECTS)
Introductory Colloquium (5 ECTS)
- 180097 SE [ en ] Introductory Colloquium
Methods Colloquium (10 ECTS)
Materials Colloquium (10 ECTS)
- 070296 SE Material Colloquium (History of Science)
Master Colloquium (5 ECTS)
- 180169 SE-MA Seminar for Master Candidates
- 180170 SE-MA Seminar for Master Candidates
- 180181 SE-MA ( PH-NÖ ) Seminar for Masters' Thesis - Focus on Teacher Education and Science Communication
- 180206 SE-MA Seminar for Master Candidates
M3 Individual Focus (35 ECTS)
M3.1 Individual Focus I (35 ECTS)
Philosophy of Science and Technology
- 040049 SE [ en ] Philosophy and Economics (MA) - Can we actually appraise how-possibly explanations?
- 180082 KU [ en ] Responsibility in the Information Age
- 180084 KU [ en ] The Epistemology of Perception and Memory
- 180088 VO-L [ en ] Introduction to Philosophy of LLMs
- 180138 KU [ en ] Ethics of Technology: Selected Topics
- 180139 VO-L [ en ] Ethics of Technology: Privacy, Attention, and Agency
- 180147 SE [ en ] Introduction to Cognitive Science I
- 180151 KU [ en ] LLMs and the Future of Writing
- 180156 SE [ en ] Realism in Science
- 180164 SE [ en ] Philosophy of Logic - Logical Consequence
- 180165 SE Wittgenstein: "Philosophical Investigations"
- 180183 VO-L Philosophy and History of Science in Psychoanalytic Research - Part 1 - Early Research Explorations
- 180187 SE Fichte - Foundations of the Science of Knowledge
- 180218 VO-L [ en ] Cognitive Science - Introduction and Basic Concepts
History of Science and Technology
- 070026 UE Workshop on Methodology - Inequality in numbers: History and practices of measuring wealth and income
- 070098 SE BA-Seminar - The managed environment
- 070111 UE Guided Reading Further Approaches - Historische Dimensionen des Anthropozäns
- 070116 PS BA-Proseminar - Medicine, Biosciences and Sex/Gender in the 20th Century - 1752 - 1819
- 070283 VO History of Science
- 070314 VO Introduction to History of Science - Social History of Quantification
- 070315 UE Reading Course History of Science - Population: (Kolonial)geschichte eines Konzeptes von Malthus bis Kuczynski
Science and Technology Studies
- 233030 VO [ en ] Politics of Innovation and its Institutional Dimensions: Central Issues, Questions and Concepts - Central Issues, Questions and Concepts
- 233031 KO [ en ] Discussion Class Politics of Innovation and its Institutional Dimensions
- 233041 SE [ en ] STS and feminism(s)
- 233042 SE [ en ] Technology Assessment: Speaking (STS-)Truth to Power?
- 233043 SE [ en ] Technoscience, Power, and Justice - Exploring contemporary science and technology in/as neocolonial capitalism
- 233044 SE [ en ] Outer Space: imaginaries, infrastructures and global politics
- 233045 SE [ en ] Expanding the toolbox - Student led seminar on experimental methods for STS data gathering, analysis and/or communication
- 233046 SE [ en ] Digital: words, people, objects, systems
- 233050 SE [ en ] Introducing interviewing - Thinking and practicing qualitative interviews
M3.2 Individual Focus II (35 ECTS)
Philosophy of Science and Technology
- 040049 SE [ en ] Philosophy and Economics (MA) - Can we actually appraise how-possibly explanations?
- 180082 KU [ en ] Responsibility in the Information Age
- 180084 KU [ en ] The Epistemology of Perception and Memory
- 180088 VO-L [ en ] Introduction to Philosophy of LLMs
- 180147 SE [ en ] Introduction to Cognitive Science I
- 180156 SE [ en ] Realism in Science
- 180164 SE [ en ] Philosophy of Logic - Logical Consequence
- 180165 SE Wittgenstein: "Philosophical Investigations"
- 180183 VO-L Philosophy and History of Science in Psychoanalytic Research - Part 1 - Early Research Explorations
- 180187 SE Fichte - Foundations of the Science of Knowledge
- 180218 VO-L [ en ] Cognitive Science - Introduction and Basic Concepts
History of Science and Technology
- 070026 UE Workshop on Methodology - Inequality in numbers: History and practices of measuring wealth and income
- 070098 SE BA-Seminar - The managed environment
- 070111 UE Guided Reading Further Approaches - Historische Dimensionen des Anthropozäns
- 070116 PS BA-Proseminar - Medicine, Biosciences and Sex/Gender in the 20th Century - 1752 - 1819
- 070122 SE BA-Seminar - Right of Nature -Water Law
- 070283 VO History of Science
- 070314 VO Introduction to History of Science - Social History of Quantification
- 070315 UE Reading Course History of Science - Population: (Kolonial)geschichte eines Konzeptes von Malthus bis Kuczynski
Science and Technology Studies
- 233030 VO [ en ] Politics of Innovation and its Institutional Dimensions: Central Issues, Questions and Concepts - Central Issues, Questions and Concepts
- 233031 KO [ en ] Discussion Class Politics of Innovation and its Institutional Dimensions
- 233041 SE [ en ] STS and feminism(s)
- 233042 SE [ en ] Technology Assessment: Speaking (STS-)Truth to Power?
- 233043 SE [ en ] Technoscience, Power, and Justice - Exploring contemporary science and technology in/as neocolonial capitalism
- 233044 SE [ en ] Outer Space: imaginaries, infrastructures and global politics
- 233045 SE [ en ] Expanding the toolbox - Student led seminar on experimental methods for STS data gathering, analysis and/or communication
- 233046 SE [ en ] Digital: words, people, objects, systems
- 233050 SE [ en ] Introducing interviewing - Thinking and practicing qualitative interviews
M4 Additional Specialisation (10 ECTS)
- 180082 KU [ en ] Responsibility in the Information Age
- 180084 KU [ en ] The Epistemology of Perception and Memory
- 180088 VO-L [ en ] Introduction to Philosophy of LLMs
- 180138 KU [ en ] Ethics of Technology: Selected Topics
- 180139 VO-L [ en ] Ethics of Technology: Privacy, Attention, and Agency
- 180151 KU [ en ] LLMs and the Future of Writing
- 180164 SE [ en ] Philosophy of Logic - Logical Consequence
- 180165 SE Wittgenstein: "Philosophical Investigations"
- 180187 SE Fichte - Foundations of the Science of Knowledge
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