OPEN HOUSE IN WASHINGTON DC Professional Science Master's in Science and Technology Policy http://sciencepolicy.asu.edu
Monday, April 18th, 2011 from 5 - 6 pm ASU Washington DC Center 1834 Connecticut Ave, NW, Washington DC 20009 Do you want to make a difference in the world, applying your knowledge and skills to meeting real-world challenges? Do you want to help solve complex problems like energy, climate change, public health, or national security? Are you interested in a career in business, government, or the non-profit sector with a focus on policy and/or communication? Gain essential skills, knowledge and methods for analyzing innovation, expertise, and large-scale technological systems. Examine the political and societal impacts of science and technology. Learn how to write effectively about science and technology and their interconnections with human lives, community development, or global transformation. Work alongside scientists, engineers and elected officials to find creative solutions to many of today's most complex challenges - risk, sustainability, health, energy, development, security, information, infrastructure, democracy. Click here to download our program tri-fold for DC area students or visit http://sciencepolicy.asu.edu/files/PSMSTP_DC.pdf Join us for refreshments, to meet our faculty, and explore graduate opportunities in Science and Technology Policy! Wish to sample more of the program's synergistic offerings? Please join us for our seminar series immediately following the open house. At 6 PM journalist and science writer Eric Roston will discuss "Errors, Accidents, and Unavoidables: What the Deepwater Horizon and Fukushima Daiichi Incidents Teach Us About Risk". Eric will be sharing insights from his recent role as a senior analyst for the National Commission on the BP Oil Spill. PLEASE RSVP TO: Travis Doom at [email protected] indicating whether you wish to attend the open house and the seminar. Additional information follows. Professional Science Master's in Science & Technology Policy sciencepolicy.asu.edu Why this degree program? The one-of-a-kind, comprehensive and hands-on science and technology policy program in the country is now available to D.C. area students and professionals. The curriculum has been developed within one of the largest centers for research, education and outreach on the societal aspects of emerging science and technologies: the Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes (CSPO) at Arizona State University (ASU). . Receive individually tailored guidance from nationally recognized faculty and complete your program in just one year (full-time) or two years (part-time). . Learn to apply cutting edge ideas, tools, and methods including: anticipatory governance, real time technology assessment, and decision making under uncertainty. . Network with practitioners who fund, regulate, shape, critique and publicize science and technology. . Join the ranks of a new kind of science and technology professional: o Analysts who can work alongside elected officials, business leaders, and scientists and engineers to solve real world problems in innovation, expertise, and technological systems; o Managers who can advance scientific and technological research and development while also improving governance, promoting justice, and creating better lives and livelihoods for people all over the world; o Writers & communicators who can convey the social stories wrapped up in technical issues Degree Requirements The program requires 30 credits of coursework: . 6 credits of required core courses, . 6 credits of restricted electives, . 6 credits of applied policy analysis courses . 3 credits of internship, and . 9 credits of free electives Classes Courses are taught at ASU's Washington DC Center by DC based faculty and also by Arizona based faculty using video teleconferencing technology. The science and technology policy program is part of a larger ASU presence in Washington, D.C. that feeds into and benefits from critical decisions and policy making at our nation's capital. This includes initiatives undertaken by the law school, journalism school, and various other departments. Students will have access to growing opportunities including our ongoing workshops, speaker series, and projects. Questions? . Clark Miller, Program Chair (480) 965-1778; [email protected] . Andra Williams, Program Assistant (480) 727-9498; [email protected] . Mahmud Farooque, Program Contact in D.C. (202) 446-0397; [email protected]
