Appointments

• Mo 09:15 - 12:30, Einzel, at 27.10.2025, Findet im LG10 / R 113a statt.
• Mo 09:15 - 12:30, Einzel, at 17.11.2025, Findet im LG10 / R 113a statt.
• Mo 09:15 - 12:30, Einzel, at 20.10.2025, Findet im LG10 / R 113a statt.
• Mo 09:15 - 12:30, Einzel, at 01.12.2025, Findet im LG10 / R 113a statt.
• Mo 09:15 - 12:30, Einzel, at 19.01.2026, Findet im LG10 / R 113a statt.
• Mo 09:15 - 12:30, Einzel, at 08.12.2025, Findet im LG10 / R 113a statt.
• Mo 09:15 - 12:30, Einzel, at 12.01.2026, Findet im LG10 / R 113a statt.

Course content

Please refer to the module description for course content.

Appointments

• Mi 11:30 - 13:00, A/B week, 15.10.2025 to 04.02.2026, Lehrgebäude 3B / 305
• 10:00 - 17:00, Block+SaSo week, 03.02.2026 to 07.02.2026

Study paths

• Betriebswirtschaftslehre Bachelor (4. - 6. )
• Städtebau und Stadtplanung Bachelor / Examination regulations 2019
• Soziale Arbeit Bachelor
• Stadt- und Regionalplanung Bachelor / Examination regulations 2016
• Kultur und Technik Bachelor (1. - 6. ) / Examination regulations 2017
• fachübergreifend

Course content

In dieser Veranstaltung wird Technik als Theorie und Praxis untersucht. Zunächst werden wir einen Blick in die Geschichte der Technikphilosophie werfen und uns ansehen, wie „Technik“ ins Verhätlnis gesetzt wurde zu Natur, zu Kunst, zu Wissenschaft und zum Handwerk. Im nächsten Schritt beschäftigen wir uns mit Vorstellungen von Technik in den Natur- und Ingenieurswissenschaf-ten, welche Rolle der Technik beim wissenschaftlichen Experimentieren zugeschrieben wird und wie die Materialität wissenschaftli-cher Gegenstände und ihre technische Hervorbringung begrifflich gemacht wird. Wir werden uns mit verschiedenen Wissensformen von Technik als Praxis beschäftigen und was "thing knowledge“, "tacit knowledge“ oder "somatic knowledge“ bedeuten. Abschlies-send geht es um visuelle und konzeptuelle Aspekte der Repräsentation technischer Dinge, etwa in Modellsammlungen oder Museen. 

Lernziele: 
Die historische und systematische Reflexion auf Technik in Theorie und Praxis soll die Studierenden in die Lage versetzen, verschiedene Wissensformen unterscheiden zu können und auf ihre Grenzen zu reflektieren. Es wird die Fähigkeit gefördert Texte zu analysieren, Argumente zu entwickeln und diese in mündlicher wie schriftlicher Form darzustellen.

Arbeitsumfang und Prüfungsleistung: 
Die Teilleistungen werden erbracht durch einen kleinen wissenschaftlichen Aufsatz (max. 6 Seiten) zu einem ausgewählten technischen Objekt oder Begriff, Einzelpräsentationen von Texten (1, max. 20 min), sowie durch die Bearbeitung von Aufgaben (2, max. 3 Seiten).

Literature

Kornwachs, Klaus (2013). Philosophie der Technik. München: C.H. Beck.
Mitcham, Carl (1994). Thinking through Technology. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.

Appointment

Mi 13:45 - 17:00, A/B week, 15.10.2025 to 04.02.2026, LG 10 Raum 113
(vorwiegend in Präsenz)+ kleines Studyprojekt

Study paths

• fachübergreifend
• Digitale Gesellschaft Bachelor (3. - 6. ) / Examination regulations 2022
• Kultur und Technik Bachelor (4. - 6. ) / Examination regulations 2017
• Bau- und Kunstgeschichte Bachelor / Examination regulations 2022
• Stadt- und Regionalplanung / Examination regulations 2023

Course content

Please refer to the module description for course content.

Appointments

• Di 17:30 - 20:30, A/B week, 14.10.2025 to 03.02.2026, Zentrales Hörsaalgebäude / SR 1
• Mi 11:30 - 13:00, A/B week, 15.10.2025 to 04.02.2026, LG 10 / Raum 113 (vorwiegend in Präsenz)
  Workshop und Exkursion

Study paths

• Digitale Gesellschaft Bachelor / Examination regulations 2022
• Transformation Studies Master (1. - 3. ) / Examination regulations 2024
• Kultur und Technik Master / Examination regulations 2017
• Environmental and Resource Management Bachelor (3. ) / Examination regulations 2005
• fachübergreifend
• World Heritage Studies Master / Examination regulations 2008
• Environmental and Resource Management Bachelor (3. ) / Examination regulations 2015

Course content

Please see further information in Moodle.  
 
“How to talk about nature?” is closely linked to the question of what “nature” is, how it is construed and in which way we act with, in or against it. It is a question that is ontological and epistemological at the same time, it is about how we imagine nature “to be” and how we conceive of knowledge about nature. The ideas about this entwinement are manifold over time and in space, different cultures have developed different ways of thinking and also practices of how to deal with a culture/nature distinction. Another important conceptual issue is how nature and technology are related, in contemporary debates for instance, "nature" is often identified with "environment" and as such inescapably entangled with its cultural, political, and technological context. Is the use of technology in “nature” then a threat or an opportunity to build a genuinely sustainable world? 
This course seeks to answer these and other questions, by approaching “nature” with variously grounded historical and contemporary theoretical approaches. For example, the concept of “nature” was differently interpreted in ancient times, compared to modern contemporary cultures. We will probe the different usage, the scope of historical and cross-cultural depth, the semantics, the images/imaginaries, and finally, the logical coherence of “nature” concepts. This variety of topics means that the assigned readings will draw from a wide range of sources. With respect to handle current ecological and technocultural problems, a conscious reflection about “nature” seems to be required. Thus, the course should be also seen, in part, as a way to gain insight into contemporary reading, writing, and visual practices about “nature”.
 
At the beginning of the module an educational field trip will be announced. 
 
Goals 
After passing the course, students should:
·       interrogate the concept of “nature” and to expose its numerous ideological and cultural    manifestations.
·       understand main philosophical theories of “nature” and their cross-cultural and political dimensions.
·       identify the main ethical dimensions of “nature” in relation to ecological/environmental justice. 
·       apply philosophical positions to historical, contemporary, and new emerging issues about “nature”. 
·       gain insight into reading, writing, and visual practices about “nature” and understand the power of narratives and storytelling to shape our environmental present and future.

Requirements
•    Article Review 2000-3500 words (35%)
•    Reciprocal Reading or plant/animal journal 1500-2000 words (35%)
•    Oral presentation (or alternative assignment based on answers to two readings) (15%)
•    Short essay “My wilderness” 600-700 words (15%)
  

Further information

Link zum Moodle-Kurs

Appointment

Fr 10:00 - 13:00, A/B week, 17.10.2025 to 06.02.2026, LG 10 Raum 113a oder online

2 wöchig, nach Bedarf

Study paths

• Environmental and Resource Management PhD / Examination regulations 2017
• World Heritage Studies Master / Examination regulations 2008
• fachübergreifend
• Kultur und Technik Master (2. - 3. ) / Examination regulations 2017

Course content

Termine werden nach Bedarf vergeben.
Ort: LG 10, R113a.
Im Kolloquium werden Arbeiten vorgestellt und diskutiert, die im Interdisziplinären Forschungsprojekt entstanden sind. Bachelorar- beiten, Masterarbeiten oder Theoriearbeiten können hier ebenfalls zur Diskussion gestellt werden. Die Veranstaltung ist vor allem gedacht für Arbeiten im Bereich Technikphilosophie, STS oder Kulturwissenschaften, die am Fachgebiet Allgemeine Technikwis- senschaft oder in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Fachgebiet entstehen.
Lernziele
Entwicklung von Projekten, Darstellung der eigenen Projektfragen, -methoden und -ergebnisse, insbesondere Diskussion der Problematik interdisziplinärer Zusammenhänge.
Zur Präsentation im Kolloquium melden Sie sich bitte mit Ihrem Thema und Terminwunsch: fg-technikwissenschaft@b-tu.de

Further information

Link zum Moodle Kurs

Appointments

• Mi 09:00 - 15:00, Einzel, at 28.01.2026
• Mi 11:30 - 13:00, A/B week, 15.10.2025 to 04.02.2026, Lehrgebäude 3B / 101, A/B,+Work-shop, Exk.
  IBZ
  In Präsenz
  
  
  

Study paths

• Bau- und Kunstgeschichte Bachelor / Examination regulations 2022
• Stadt- und Regionalplanung / Examination regulations 2023
• Kultur und Technik Master (2. - 3. ) / Examination regulations 2017
• fachübergreifend
• World Heritage Studies Master / Examination regulations 2008

Course content

In the last three decades, a lively traffic in theories of material culture has developed. A so-called "material turn" occurred, which crossed various disciplines such as anthropology, archaeology, cultural geography, or science and technology studies (STS). Accordingly, the question of what material culture actually is has preoccupied scholars in various fields of research and has given rise to a theoretical perspective known as "new materialism." It promotes a new kind of understanding of matter that invites critical questions about human relations to nature and the environment through technology, and it offers new ways to theorize and question the separation between matter and discourse, or nature and culture. 
 
Course objectives
The course provides an introduction to New Materialism and its basic thesis, critically reflects on its methodological implications, and explores its applications through a variety of practices. A range of object and "New Materialism" theories are discussed in detail, while putting them into practice through individual small-scale projects that focus on different aspects of a larger overarching theme shared by all participants.
 
Requirements
The final grade will be composed of three partial assignments, as follows: 
Project outline (20%) 
Presentation (20%, one day block seminar)
Written contribution (60%)
Attending Half Day Excursion (not graded)
 
The written contribution includes different parts, such as a literature review section, an explanation of the theoretical framework that guided the project, a comment on its selection, a photo documentation or field notes. The written part should not exceed 5000 words (about 10 pages), including cover page, images and reference list.

Further information

Link zum Moodle Kurs

Appointment

Di 13:45 - 20:30, A/B week, 14.10.2025 to 16.12.2025, online

Study paths

• World Heritage Studies Master / Examination regulations 2008
• Kultur und Technik Master (2. - 3. ) / Examination regulations 2017
• fachübergreifend
• Environmental and Resource Management Bachelor (3. ) / Examination regulations 2015
• Heritage Conservation and Site Management Master / Examination regulations 2015
• Transformation Studies Master (1. - 3. ) / Examination regulations 2024

Course content

Bitte beachten Sie die Hinweise zu Präsenzveranstaltungen in Moodle. / Please refer to Moodle for information about face-to-face events. 

Sprachen: Deutsch, Englisch

Contemporary society and global governance are significantly shaped by modern projects of disciplining knowledge. The disciplining of knowledge shaped sciences and technologies. However, recent crises have led to significant transformations of the organisation of science, technology and epistemic practices and of the relations between science, politics and the economy. Intersecting with this kind of un/disciplining of knowledge, the imaginary of knowledge as a monolithic object has been questioned increasingly. Concepts and institutional structures have been developed to practice other modes of knowing in transdisciplinary or interdisciplinary projects, and to focus more on scientific practices and experimental settings. All of this results in analysing knowledge in the plural – knowledges. This course traces the transformation of knowledges exemplarily in sustainability studies as well as museum & heritage studies. These fields are analysed to introduce and discuss critical theories and issues of empirical knowledges, un/disciplining and their intersections with science, technology and society.
 
Before the semester’s first meeting, students have to have read the subsequent four prerequisite texts (available on Moodle) and formulate two questions or theses on this literature for a discussion in the first meeting of the semester.



Gibbons, M. (1999). Science's new social contract with society. Nature, 402(6761), C81-C84.
Mittelstrass, J. (2018). The order of knowledge: From disciplinarity to transdisciplinarity and back. European Review, 26(S2), S68-S75.
Turner, S. (2017). Knowledge formations: An analytic framework. Chap. 2 in The Oxford handbook of interdisciplinarity, edited by Frodeman, R., et al., 9–20. Oxford: Oxford University Press.



Prüfungsleistung: MCA
• Presentation – 20%
• Scientific article , draft  (max. 2250 words + references) – 25%
• Revised article (max. 4000 words + references) – 55%

Ziele
By the end of the module students should be able to develop a research question within the academic field of Science and Technology Studies and create and present a research design, as well as identify and make use of appropriate sources of empirical material for their analysis, furthermore to identify, select and compare appropriate concepts and methods, applying these on an interdisciplinary research field, and analyse changes in fields of science and technology with respect to knowledge forms.

Further information

Link zum Moodle-Kurs