HIST 215 - Science & Tech in Modern World History

Credit Hours 3
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
This course surveys significant developments in the history of science and technology since the end of the Middle Ages. Students will examine how global interactions during the European Age of Exploration led to profound reconsiderations of ancient knowledge systems, especially in the biological, physical and astronomical sciences. They will also examine how the Industrial Revolution led to far-reaching developments in the use of machinery, the nature of human labor (especially following the invention of the modern factory), and the manufacturing of consumer goods. The growing interdependency between science and technology will serve as a central theme that ties the course together, culminating in the invention of atomic energy, the rapid expansion of information technology and robotics, as well as our contemporary environmental crises.
Is course repeatable for credit? No
Variable Hour Exist No
Mode of Delivery Traditional
Is this a Human Relations/Diversity Course? No
Is this an International Course? No
Semesters Offered Fall, Spring, Summer