Thematic Concentration:
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
2011-2012 Course List
Study of the natures, key concepts, theories, bodies of knowledge, practices, histories, and evolving relationship of science and technology in society, with attention to pertinent influential internal and external factors and contexts.
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| Foundational Courses |
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CEE 64: Air Pollution and Global Warming: History, Science, and Solutions (3, W) |
CLASSGEN 133: Invention of Science (3-5, S) |
EARTHSYS 145: The Environmental History of North America (4-5, S) |
HISTORY 40/140: World History of Science, Technology and Medicine (3-5, W) |
HISTORY 130A: The Rise of Scientific Medicine in the United States, 1825-Present (4-5, S) |
HISTORY 140A: The Scientific Revolution (5, NO) |
PHIL 60: Introduction to Philosophy of Science (5, W) |
PHIL 61: Science, Religion, and Birth of Modern Philosophy (5, NO) |
POLISCI 116: History of Nuclear Weapons (5, S) |
A three- or four-quarter sequence of courses in biology, chemistry, physics, or engineering |
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| Advanced Courses |
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HISTORY 242G: Einstein: Science, Technology, and Culture (4-5, W) |
HISTORY 243C: 18th-Century Colonial Science and Medicine (4-5, S) |
HISTORY 243G: Tobacco and Health in World History (4-5, A) |
HISTORY 243S: Human Origins: History, Evidence, and Controversy (4-5, NO) |
HISTORY 244C: The History of the Body in Science, Medicine, and Culture (4-5, NO) |
PHIL 163H: The History of Scientific Methods, Pythagoras to Popper (4, S) |
PHIL 164/264: Central Topics in the Philosophy of Science: Theory & Evidence (4, NO) |
PHIL 165/265: Philosophy of Physics (4, S) |
PHIL 167A/267A: Philosophy of Biology (2-4, NO) |
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Note 1: The above mentioned sequence of technical courses counts as a single foundational course; therefore the Thematic Concentration must contain at least 4 science- or technology-related courses of an historical or philosophical nature other than these courses.
Sample Concentration:
- HISTORY 140A [Foundational]
- PHIL 61 [Foundational]
- HISTORY 243C [Advanced]
- HISTORY 243G [Advanced]
- HISTORY 244C [Advanced]
Center of Gravity: History
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