History of Science, Medicine and Technology

Catalog description

This course introduces students to the history of science, medicine, and technology and the ways in which these areas overlapped in the past. The objective of this course is to apply methods of inquiry that investigate social behavior. Topics examined may include the foundations of scientific knowledge; spaces and practices through which authoritative knowledge and “truth” are made; the interactions of machines, humans, nature, and technological systems; social and scientific constructs of race, class, and gender, and public engagement with medicine, science, and technology. Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer