Academic Catalog

STPS501 HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Course Code:	8310501
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):	3(3-0)
ECTS Credit:	8.0
Department:	Science And Technology Policy Studies
Language of Instruction:	English
Level of Study:	Graduate
Course Coordinator:	Prof.Dr. MEHMET TEOMAN PAMUKCU
Offered Semester:	Fall Semesters.

Course Content

The study of the genesis and historical trajectory of the modern science and technology. A comparative approach at two fronts: preindustrial western and non-western civilizational complexes and cosmologies. Modes of knowledge production and practical application of knowledge. Ethical-political considerations guiding pre-modern and modern approaches to reality. Particular emphasis on the history of scientific progress since the Industrial Revolution; transformation from industrial to post-industrial/information society.