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HPSC1020 Science in the Modern World: Darwin, Germs and The Bomb

10 creditsClass Size: 150

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2005/06

This module is approved as an Elective

Objectives

To introduce selected major topics in the historical development of European Science from 1750 to the present.

Syllabus

Darwin and the Darwinian Revolution; Pasteur and the Germ; the Atomic Bomb and its legacies.

Teaching methods

11 lectures plus 5 tutorials.

Methods of assessment

50% coursework (1 essay of 1500 words), 50% 1 hour exam at end of semester.

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 20/09/2006

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