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2014-2015 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2014-2015 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HIST 220 - History of Science

(3 credits)
A survey of the history of science covering major developments in European thought and scientific enterprise from the Renaissance through twentieth century. Addresses important themes and debates in the history of science, including expanding knowledge about the natural world through cross-cultural encounter and intellectual exchange, rich and complex interactions between science and religion, and the relationship between science, ideology, state power and the social order.  Spring.