2005/06 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

HPSC2105 Introduction to Scientific Texts in Context

10 creditsClass Size: 100

Module manager: Greogry Radick/Geoffrey Cantor

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2005/06

Pre-requisites

20 credits of HPSC level 1 modules

This module is mutually exclusive with

HPSC2101 Scientific Texts in Context HPSC2140 Scientific Texts in Context

Module replaces

HPSC2140

This module is approved as an Elective

Objectives

On completion of this module students will be able to:

(i) interpret the arguments in a classic text from the history of science;
(ii) relate those arguments to the author's life and work generally;
(iii) relate those arguments to the wider intellectual, cultural, social and material contexts in which the text was written.

Syllabus

A single text, e.g. Charles Darwin, Descent of Man, and selection in relation to sex (1871) will be examined in detail and its contents related to contemporary debates and issues in context.

Teaching methods

11 x 1.5 hour seminars

Private study

6 hours reading per seminar
17.5 hours essay preparation
Background reading

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Through seminar preparation and comments on essay plan submitted for written feedback by module leader.

Methods of assessment

1 x 2000 word essay

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 20/09/2006

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