HIS 281 - Science and Society

4 credits (Fall or Spring)

This course focuses on the rise of modern science in Europe and the Americas from roughly 1650 to 1900, exploring how revolutionary developments in the physical, biological and human sciences were connected to profound changes in the social and political world, such as the Enlightenment, the industrial revolution, new forms of imperialism and statecraft, work and leisure, democratic politics, and the growing emphasis on racial and sexual difference.

Prerequisite: HIS 100, or second-year standing.
Note: Plus-2 option available. Not offered every year.
Instructor: Guenther