HPSC0009
Using contemporary scientific issues as its canvas, the focus of this module is to encourage students to develop their skills as interdisciplinary and publicly engaged scholars.
Revealing Science
This course is intended as a foundation and sampler for later courses in science and technology studies.
An engaging introduction to history, philosophy, and social studies of science, including key concepts in science and technology studies, public engagement with science, and science policy.
The aim of this course is to provide students with an overview of foundational concepts, debates and methodologies in the field of Science and Technology Studies. Combining content and skill-building, the course will equip students with conceptual and methodological foundations to pursue further studies in history, philosophy, and social studies of science.
Course Objectives:
- Understand and apply fundamental concepts in History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science
- Analyse a scholarly text, identifying and assessing its key thesis
- Research independently, locating literature and case studies and evaluating their relevance in relation to a specific research question
- Build a sound argument, justifying its main claims through evidence from the literature
- Test the validity and limitations of HPS/STS concepts against independently researched historical or contemporary case studies
- Understand and apply the difference between academic and popular writing, tailoring arguments to different kinds of audiences.