Undergraduate Course: History of Science 1 (SCSU08002)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Social and Political Science |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 08 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Science Studies Unit |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
Introductory survey of the development of physical and biological thought from the Renaissance to the twentieth century. The course aims to show how non-scientific factors like magic and religion have had a profound effect on the development of science, as well as considering the impact of science on society in modern times. The course is appropriately combined with History of Medicine 1h. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 17:10 - 18:00 | | | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | 17:10 - 18:00 | | | | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 17:10 - 18:00 | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 17:10 - 18:00, Zone: Central. Appleton Tower Lecture Theatre 4 |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students who have successfully completed the course will be able to:
1. describe the main stages in the changing nature and organisation of Western science, from the Ancient Greeks to the early Twentieth Century;
2. discuss the dominant idea about the nature of the physical world in different historical periods, and appreciate how these ideas change over time;
3. discuss how ideas about the natural world and practices associated with those ideas relate to the wider social and cultural context in which they are articulated;
4. critically evaluate the use of historical evidence in historical argument. |
Assessment Information
| Assessed by a short assessment approx. midway through the course (for up to 30% of the overall mark); and a long 2,000 word essay, submitted via WebCT to a deadline date, for the remaining possible 70% of the overall mark. In order to pass the course, the long essay must be passed. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr John Henry
Tel: (0131 6)50 4262
Email: John.Henry@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mr Chris Harper
Tel: (0131 6)51 1306
Email: Chris.Harper@ed.ac.uk |
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