Accelerated Degree
BS/BA in History and MS in Science, Technology & Society
BS/BA in Political Science and MS in Science, Technology & Society
About the Program
Drexel University Permits undergraduate students in 5-year programs to apply for graduate programs while completing their undergraduate programs, allowing students to complete their master's degrees in a shorter amount of time.
The accelerated-degree program provides an opportunity to simultaneously earn both a BA or BS degree and an MS degree in Science, Technology & Society (two diplomas are awarded) in the time normally required to finish a bachelor's degree alone.
Students entering the program must:
- have and maintain a minimum of 3.0 grade point average throughout the program
- have no fewer than 90 earned credits
- have no more than 120 registered credits
- complete only 2 co-ops if in a BS/MS program.
The Department of History and Politics would especially like to encourage its own majors to consider the accelerated degree program in Science, Technology & Society.
For more information about the accelerated BA-BS/MS program, contact:
Lloyd Ackert
MSTS Program Director
5023 Macalister Hall
lta24@drexel.edu
Recommended Plan of Study
Students should work closely with faculty advisors in the Science, Technology & Society program to schedule an individualized plan of study for their accelerated degree completion.
The following is a sample plan of study for a student starting in pre-junior year, with 108 credit hours completed (based on a 5-year program in which the last co-op was dropped):
Dual Bachelor's Degree & MSTS Degree
222.0 minimum credits
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| Term 7 | ||||
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| Undergraduate courses | 13.0 | |||
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| 2 Science, Technology & Society courses* | 6.0 | |||
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| Total credits | 19.0 | |||
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| *HIST 501 recommended as the first course. | ||||
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| Term 8 | ||||
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| Undergraduate courses | 13.0 | |||
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| 2 Science, Technology & Society courses | 6.0 | |||
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| Total credits | 19.0 | |||
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| Term 9 | ||||
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| Undergraduate courses | 10.0 | |||
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| 2 Science, Technology & Society courses | 6.0 | |||
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| 1 graduate elective* | 3.0 | |||
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| Total credits | 19.0 | |||
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| Term 10 | ||||
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| Undergraduate courses | 10.0 | |||
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| 2 Science, Technology & Society courses | 6.0 | |||
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| HIST 696 | Seminar in Science, Technology, and Society | 3.0 | ||
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| Total credits | 19.0 | |||
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| Term 11 | ||||
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| Undergraduate courses | 13.0 | |||
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| 1 graduate elective* | 3.0 | |||
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| HIST 697 | Practicum: Science and Technology in Action | 3.0 | ||
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| Total credits | 19.0 | |||
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| Term 12 | ||||
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| Undergraduate courses | 10.0 | |||
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| 1 graduate elective* | 3.0 | |||
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| HIST 698 | MS Thesis | 6.0 | ||
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| Total credits | 19.0 | |||
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| **Graduate electives may be taken as graduate-level courses in History-Politics or from other departments/Colleges within the University | ||||
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