Study plan Bachelor's Degree in Science, Technology and Humanities - UAB/UAM/UC3M

Basic skills

  • Students must have and understand knowledge of an area of study built on the basis of general secondary education, and while it relies on some advanced textbooks it also includes some aspects coming from the forefront of its field of study.
  • Students must be capable of applying their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional way and they should have building arguments and problem resolution skills within their area of study.
  • Students must be capable of collecting and interpreting relevant data (usually within their area of study) in order to make statements that reflect social, scientific or ethical relevant issues.
  • Students must be capable of communicating information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
  • Students must develop the necessary learning skills to undertake further training with a high degree of autonomy.

Specific skills

  • Recognise the political, social and cultural dimensaion of the development of science and technology in different historical periods.
  • Identify the different philosophical, ethical and sociological conceptions of science and technology and recognise their evolution over time.
  • Construct discourses on scientific and technical knowledge using the linguistic resources of argumentation.
  • Analyse the relations between nature and culture using the concepts of anthropology, philosophy and history.
  • Analyse questions related to science and technology in society applying the basic and essential forms of mathematical and statistical reasoning.
  • Describe the fundamental forces of nature in relation to the configuration of the universe and the structure of matter.
  • Explain the fundamental concepts related to life, its origin and evolution, and in particular those referring to health and illness over time.
  • Relate earth dynamics and the time variable in terrestrial, atmospheric and climatic processes and identify the problems generated by human use of natural resources.
  • Describe the interactions between art, literature and science as a driver of complex creative processes and the diffusion of knowledge.
  • Recognise and interpret the elements that make up the material and visual culture of science and technology in the different stages of their development.
  • Explain the capacities of human intelligence and cognition for the construction of languages and symbolic systems.
  • Apply knowledge of the ethics of science in society and determine the impact of technological changes affecting people and the human condition.
  • Draw up and communicate orally and in writing the objectives and results of research projects on science, technology and society using management techniques for scientific information.
  • Draw up content and proposals that integrate scientific, technological and humanistic knowledge for audiovisual media and educational environments.
  • Draw up and evaluate interdisciplinary projects that integrate scientific, technological and humanistic knowledge and promote public participation in questions related to science and technology in society.

Transversal skills

  • Make critical use of digital tools and interpret specific documents.
  • Demonstrate capacity for organisation and planning which allows adaptation to problems and new situations.
  • Work collaboratively in teams.
  • Carry out effective written work and spoken presentations adapted to the appropriate register in different languages.