Undergraduate Course: History of Science 1 (SCSU08002)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Introductory survey of the development of scientific thought from Ancient Civilizations into the Twenty First Century. Paying attention to developments in astronomy, mathematics, physics, biology, chemistry, space and computer science, the course discusses major shifts in thinking, e.g. Greek philosophy, the Scientific and Industrial Revolutions, and the role of science in the wars of the Twentieth Century. The course aims to show how non-scientific factors, like religion and politics, have had a profound effect on the development of science and its methods, as well as considering the impact of science on society in modern times. The course is appropriately combined with History of Medicine 1h.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 33,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
163 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
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. |
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Describe the main stages in the changing nature and organisation of Western science, from Ancient Civilizations into the early Twenty First Century
- Discuss the dominant idea about the nature of the physical world in different historical periods, and appreciate how these ideas change over time
- 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
- Critically evaluate the use of historical evidence in historical argument
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Niki Vermeulen
Tel: (0131 6)51 7112
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Course secretary | Miss Amy Wilson
Tel: (0131 6)50 8253
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