BA History of Science and Technology

The Department of the History of Science and Technology in collaboration with the Department of the History of Medicine offers an undergraduate major and minor in the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology. As an interdisciplinary subject that is based in the humanities, our goals are to gain awareness of the historical roots of our culture and other cultures, with particular reference to the development of science, medicine, and technology. Our courses reinforce and illustrate for both science majors and non-majors that science is not merely the manipulation of laws and rules, but a human activity. We hope to instill in students an appreciation of the value of humanistic study as offering a perspective on modern problems relating to science, medicine and technology, which can contribute to modern-day problem-solving.