Science, medicine, and technology all play important roles in modern society. Several different populations of students would be interested in studying Science, Medicine, and Technology in Culture (SMT):
- Science or engineering majors who want to place their interests in a social context
- Humanities or social sciences majors who want to include science, engineering, and their social consequences in their education
- Students who want to study science and engineering at a meta-level (philosophy of science, sociology of science, history of science, etc.).

