The master's programme in Science-Technology-Society equips students with the necessary competences to contribute to a critical understanding of the increasingly important relations between science, technology and society on the basis of empirical research. Key elements of the master’s programme are a) a strong orientation towards research, b) internationality in terms of teaching as well as with regard to students’ countries of origin, c) a clear social scientific approach with deliberate openness towards students’ different disciplinary backgrounds, and d) a focus on skills that are essential in today’s world of academia and other contexts of knowledge work.

In its respective specialisations, the MA in Science-Technology-Society provides a comprehensive and critical approach to analysing

• how (techno)sciences and society communicate and interact;
• the cultures and contexts in which knowledge and innovations are produced and used;
• how politics frames and is framed by science and technology.

After Graduation

Graduates of the master’s programme are qualified for a career at the interface between science, technology and society in a variety of different contexts. They are well-prepared for an academic career in the context of Austrian and international PhD programmes and have excellent job opportunities in the following fields:

• research communication
• national and international research funding organisations, research policy and research management
• as well as companies and NGOs that work at the interface between science, technology and society