HIS 3785 - Science and Technology in World History

Credits: 3

Prerequisite(s): ENG 1009 or ENG 1010 or equivalent with a grade of D or better, and any course with HIS prefix or that is crosslisted with HIS prefix, or permission of instructor

Description: This course explores the role of science and technology in World history. Themes will include the relationship between the divine and empirical understandings of the natural world, the production of scientific knowledge and its practical application, the influence of culture on the production of scientific and technological knowledge, and the globalization of scientific and technological authority and practices. The goal of the course is to learn about the past from the perspective of ideas about nature within diverse social and cultural contexts while focusing on how this past has shaped our own understanding of nature and our place in it.

General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences, Global Diversity