Course Overview

The course is broken into two parts: first, how disciplines and
knowledges were arranged, from medieval universities to the current
system? Second, does science evolve gradually or through revolutions?

Learning Achievement

Competence

Course prerequisites

- Basic english fluency 
- Computer and internet required for the online course 
- History of Science course (4TPM116U)

Grading Philosophy

- homework (40% of overall mark)
- final exam (3h, 60% of overall mark) 
- in case of failure, the homework grade is kept and another written
exam (3h) or an oral examination is scheduled. 

Course schedule

- Main classifications of science (medieval and modern, including
Bacon, Diderot et d'Alembert, Comte,...). 
- Introduction to the works of philosophers of science (Duhem,
Koyré, Kuhn, Popper, Shapin). 

Course type

- Lectures (online and in the classroom), homeworks. - 18 contact hours (15h lectures, 3h exam), 45 selfstudy (30h online courses, 15h writing assessment -estimated-)

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Other information

- Course is available for “Parcours International”  and ERASMUS
students only.

Duration: 15 weeks

Language of instruction: English
Mode of delivery: 15h in class, about 45h at home (for the online courses, not including homeworks)

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