Restricted Technical Electives (Summer 2026)

During their junior and senior years, students on the STS curriculum are required to complete one course from each of the 8 Restricted Technical Elective (RTE) categories. Below are the RTE courses that will be offered in the Summer A & B 2026 semesters. Pre-reqs for each course are listed in parentheses (UDS = upper division standing / Junior status). 

Technical & Scientific Communication
EGL 310 – Technical Writing  (EGL 102) [SUM A]
PCM 305 – Media in Communications (EGL 102) [SUM B]
PCM 315 – Research Techniques (UDS) [SUM A]
PCM 320 – Communication in Business (UDS) [SUM A]

Data Science
STS 350 – Data & Society (STS 330 pre/co) [SUM B] 

Geographical Information Science
GEO 322 – Cultural Geography (100-level HIS/POL/GEO) [SUM B] 
GEO 323 – Urban Geography (100-level HIS/POL/GEO) [SUM A]

Organizational Leadership
BUS 311 – Organizational Behavior (BUS 109 or PSY 101) [SUM A & SUM B]
PSY 331 – Industrial/Organizational Psychology (PSY 101) [SUM A & SUM B]
SOC 303 – Sociology of Work and Occupation (SOC 122 & EGL 102) [SUM A]
STS 384 – Insights for Impact: Human-Centered Approaches to Data, Design, and Decision-Making (STS 330) [SUM A]

Impact of Technological Change
HIS 340 – History of Public Healthcare and Medicine (UDS) [SUM B]
HIS 342 – History of Television (100-level HIS or POL) [SUM B]
STS 320 – Tech & Humanity in Cinema (UDS) [SUM B]

Energy, Environment, & Sustainability
GEO 330 – Environmental Interactions (200-level Soc. Sci.) [SUM B]
POL 330 - 21st Century Energy Policy  (200-level Soc. Sci.) [SUM B]

Global Connections
ECO 341 – International Finance (ECO 156 or 157)  [SUM A]
HIS 315 – Imperialism: A Modern History (100-level HIS)  [SUM A]
HIS 341 – Terrorism and the Mod. World (200-level HIS & EGL 102) [SUM A & SUM B]
SOC 350 – Global Social Change (SOC 122 and EGL 102) [SUM B] 

Gender, Race, & Culture
HIS 335 – Gender and Technology from a Historical Perspective (100-level HIS) [SUM A] 
HIS 344 – Sports History Since 1945 (200-level Soc. Sci.) [SUM A]
MLG 300 – International Cinema (EGL 102) [SUM A]
MLG 305 – Hispanic and Latin American Culture and Civilization (EGL 102) [SUM A]
MLG 306 – Italian Culture and Civilization (EGL 102) [SUM A]
MLG 308 – Arabic Culture and Civilization (EGL 102) [SUM A]  
MLG 311 – Italian American Experiences (EGL 102) [SUM B]
MLG 317 – The Arab-American Experiences (EGL 102) [SUM B]
MLG 321 – Chinese Culture and Civilization (EGL 102) [SUM A] 
SOC 309 – Sport in Society (SOC 122 & EGL 102) [SUM A]