2021-2022 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
HSC 201 - The Scientific Revolution
What are the origins of modern science? This course explores the emergence of scientific ideas and institutions during the Scientific Revolution (1450-1800) by examining how scientists built on the work of earlier thinkers, how their work was fostered and/or constrained by religion and politics, and why their ideas endured. Fulfills Foundations - Historical Perspectives. Fulfills Cultures - Global Perspectives. Offered fall, winter, and occasional spring/summer semesters. Offered for SWS credit during the spring/summer semester.
Credits: 3