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: |
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| 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.
