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HPSC2900: The Birth of Modern Science (Advanced)
2025 unit information
The topics covered in 'The Birth of Modern Science' will be covered in more depth, in a special tutorial set aside for advanced students.
Unit details and rules
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Science
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | History and Philosophy of Science Academic Operations |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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An average mark of 75 or above in (12 credit points of 1000 or 2000 level units of study) |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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HPSC2100 |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. identify and discuss some major chapters in the history of science from antiquity through the scientific revolution
- LO2. read and try to interpret primary historical material from these periods (in English translation)
- LO3. appreciate and discuss some of the particular philosophical and methodological challenges involved in the historiography of science.
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