MA in History - Science Technology,Environment and Medicine in Cleveland United States | Case Western Reserve University

Four decades ago when it was founded, the graduate program in the History of Science and Technology initially shared facilities and staff at CWRU with the newly established Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) and its publication, Technology and Culture. Over subsequent years, alumni and faculty from the program have held key positions including secretaries of both SHOT and the History of Science Society, editors of Technology and Culture, and presidents of SHOT and the International Committee for the History of Technology (ICOHTEC). They've also earned prestigious awards like the Dexter Prize, da Vinci Prize, and numerous other distinctions in both technology and science history.

Today's Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine (STEM) track offers specialized focus areas including the sociocultural history of technology, science and technology policy, environmental history and policy, post-Renaissance physical sciences, gender studies in technology and science, and medical history.

In their first full academic year, students enroll in core graduate literature surveys, selecting three from six available courses: HSTY 378, 402, 427, 451, 452, and 495. All students must complete History 470: Historiography, Method, and Theory. The master's degree requires a minimum of 30 semester credit hours (ten courses), with specific course selections made in consultation with either the Director of Graduate Studies or the student's thesis advisor.