Society, Technology, and Management (Minor)

Overview

The Society, Technology, and Management minor is offered through Parsons School of Design.

Society, Technology, and Management enables undergraduate students to examine technological innovation in the context of social impact and social justice. This transdisciplinary minor is situated at the intersection of the humanities, the social sciences, design, technology, and management. Students develop the knowledge and skills needed to lead and manage technological innovation in their area of interest. They investigate technology as an integral part of social relations, exploring the extent to which the technologies we create change the way we think about social engagement, material production, information generation and circulation, and many other aspects of our lives. 

In addition to learning about the critical technical systems of diverse industries, students develop an understanding of threats to human welfare posed by technology and its systems that are not managed well. Students also investigate issues concerning the deregulation and misregulation of digital spaces, platform monopoly, and increasingly sophisticated data processing, which have the potential to endanger democratic society now and in the future. 

Curriculum

This minor requires successful completion of 18 credits. Students generally select one course from each of the subject areas in the chart below.   

Course availability may vary from semester to semester. Some courses may be in development and offered at a later time. Students seeking to pursue alternative coursework in other subject areas to fulfill the minor should consult with their advisors.

Subject Area	Required Courses	Credits
STM Core: Required Courses	At least two of the following: NMGT 2000 Introduction to Management, Leadership, and Entrepreneurship (Students with a major in Management, Leadership, and Entrepreneurship or a minor in Management and Leadership can substitute an STM context or elective.) NMGT 3032 Technology, Knowledge, and Information Systems Management NMGT 3310 Introduction to Managing Socio-Tech Innovation Processes	6–9
STM Context	One or two of the following: NMGT 2423 Leadership in Context NMGT 4110 Strategic Management for the 21st-Century Organization NMGM 5202 Systems Approach to Management and Organizations NMDS 5338 Big Tech and Society NMDS 5333 Technology, Power, and Social Change NHIS 3430 History of Women and Communications NCOM 3305 Social Media Mashup LCOD 2227 Digital Equity, Infrastructure, and Access LSOC 2115 Digital Inequalities LCST 2234 Radical Software LCST2454 Digital Media Off the Grid (4 credits) LANT 3205 Gods, Designers, and Games LHIS 3091 Science, Technology, Medicine, and Society LPHI 3122 Philosophy of Science LPOL 3009 Techno-Social Imaginaries and Conceptual Change LVIS 2054 Black Secret Technology LVIS 2206 Art After the Computer Age: Race, Sex, and Technology PLAH 2013 Futurism: Art and the Future COPA 2105 Creative Technologies	3–6
STM Electives	One or two of the following: NMGT 2112 Big Data: Consumer Research NMGT 4110 Strategic Management NMGT 3030 Social Entrepreneurship NMGT 3031 Project Management NMGT 2140 Entrepreneurship NMGM 5103 Adaptive Facilitation NCOM 3026 Beyond iCelebrities: Social Networking and Social Activism NCOM 3200 Introduction to Digital Design LLSJ 3505 Visualizing Data LCOD 2422 Coding Natural Language LCST 4044 Generative Media and Artificial Intelligence: Digital Theories of Autonomy and Alienation LSCT 2784 Digital Media and Race LCST 2787 Media Tool Kit LMUS 2053 Contemporary Music Technologies LMUS 3050 Live Electronics for Interactive Music COPA 3107 Advanced Creative Technologies: Production Design PAFC 1500 Futures: Fashion Communication PGTE 5582 Computational Craft PGTE 5566 Creative Coding PSAM 1028 Communication Design Foundations: Interaction PSAM 1085 Digital Tools for Layout and Imaging PSAM 2060 Communication Design Studio: Stories and Platforms PSAM 3274 Digital Development PSAM 5020 Machine Learning PSAM 5060 Performance and Technology PSAM 5170 Data as Material	3–6
Total Credits		18 credits

Learning Outcomes

A student who has completed this undergraduate minor will be able to demonstrate:

• Foundational management knowledge on using disruptive and incremental technological innovation so as to harness its efficiency, speed, and scalability and benefit individuals, communities, and organizations by delivering social goods and social impact and advancing social justice
• The ability to critically examine the role and impact of technology in a globalized society and balance the needs of multiple stakeholders, including workers, customers, and society
• An understanding of how social entrepreneurs employ technological innovation to develop and deliver social goods and social impact
• The management and communication skills critical to leading technology-driven initiatives and projects that deliver social goods and social impact

Eligibility

The Society, Technology, and Management minor is available to undergraduate degree students across The New School.

Students can retroactively apply successfully completed courses toward a minor upon declaring or applying. After a student successfully completes a minor's requirements, the minor will appear on the student's academic transcript at graduation.

For questions about this minor, please contact Latha Poonamallee, chair, at poonamallee@newschool.edu.