ATS3995 Science, society and culture in European history
Faculty of Arts
ATS3995 Science, society and culture in European history is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts. It isn't offered in 2023. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2023
- Other periods
- Prato
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS3995
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS3995
No unit lists ATS3995 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: ATS2995
Overview
Held in Prato, the unit aims to introduce students to the history of science, medicine, and technology in Europe. Far from value-free, knowledge and practice is everywhere and always embedded in a social, political, economic, and cultural context. We will probe these entwined historical experiences through an analysis of written texts, visual sources, and material artefacts. We traverse the premodern/modern divide to illuminate continuity and change across time and space in ways that re-contextualise transformative moments such the Renaissance, the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment. With a focus on the relationship between knowledge and power, topics may include sanitation and public health; medical technology; urban planning and design; global comparisons and knowledge transfer; technology and empire. This unit will be of interest to students in Science, Medicine, Engineering, as well as Arts.
Offerings in 2023
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Trimester 3 | Prato | Block off |
Assessment
- JournalAssignment20%
- Participation20%
- Presentation20%
- Research projectProject40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Explain current debates within the field of Science, Medicine, and Technology Studies;
- 2
Critically assess scientific and medical texts, images, historical objects, built and natural environments;
- 3
Discuss and reflect upon the ways in which historians can inform critical discussion about contemporary medical and scientific practices;
- 4
Communicate research on relevant topics orally and in writing.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Where it fits
ATS3995 is part of 4 areas of study in the 2023 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Guy Geltner
- Unit Coordinators
- Professor Guy Geltner
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS3995?
ATS3995 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS3995 offered?
ATS3995 has no offerings listed in the 2023 handbook.
How much work is ATS3995?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS3995 have an exam?
No. ATS3995 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS3995?
ATS3995 is part of Health humanities and History.