Course Details
Revolutions in Science
3 Mar 2014
Personal Interest
Other
Victoria University Community Continuing Education
This course is only offered in Wellington
After Hours
14 weeks, Mon 3 Mar - Fri 6 Jun (9:00 AM - 5:00 PM NZDT)
14 weeks, Mon 3 Mar - Fri 6 Jun (9:00 AM - 5:00 PM NZDT)
$330.00
Including GST
Including GST
Overview:
Who started the scientific revolution? How did people like Galileo, Copernicus and Darwin challenge ideas about humanity and our place in the universe? What did New Zealand scientists like Ernest Rutherford, Allan Wilson and Beatrice Tinsley do to change the way we think about the world? And did a group of young New Zealand physicists really help to make the first atomic bomb? In this course you will explore these questions via on-line lectures, readings, blogs, and a real-time discussion forum with different experts. This is an exciting opportunity to take part in a mainstream course without having to do any assignments. Participants from all backgrounds are welcome - this makes conversations more interesting!
Target audience:
This is an interdisciplinary course which would appeal to anyone interested in Science or History.
Learning objectives:
By the end of this course, students will:
•be able to put current scientific events in the context of centuries of the history of scientific thought.
Course outline:
This fully online course will provide an overview of major ideas in the history of science, from classical Greek and Medieval science to the European enlightenment to 19th and 20th century revolutions in physics, biology and earth sciences. A module on New Zealand will examine the different worldviews of Maori and Europeans at the time of first contact and look at the changing focus of New Zealand science since that time.
Course format:
Fully online course.
You will need an external email address (ie not a Victoria University email address) and a broadband internet connection capable of streaming video to participate in this online course.
Overview:
Who started the scientific revolution? How did people like Galileo, Copernicus and Darwin challenge ideas about humanity and our place in the universe? What did New Zealand scientists like Ernest Rutherford, Allan Wilson and Beatrice Tinsley do to change the way we think about the world? And did a group of young New Zealand physicists really help to make the first atomic bomb? In this course you will explore these questions via on-line lectures, readings, blogs, and a real-time discussion forum with different experts. This is an exciting opportunity to take part in a mainstream course without having to do any assignments. Participants from all backgrounds are welcome - this makes conversations more interesting!
Target audience:
This is an interdisciplinary course which would appeal to anyone interested in Science or History.
Learning objectives:
By the end of this course, students will:
•be able to put current scientific events in the context of centuries of the history of scientific thought.
Course outline:
This fully online course will provide an overview of major ideas in the history of science, from classical Greek and Medieval science to the European enlightenment to 19th and 20th century revolutions in physics, biology and earth sciences. A module on New Zealand will examine the different worldviews of Maori and Europeans at the time of first contact and look at the changing focus of New Zealand science since that time.
Course format:
Fully online course.
You will need an external email address (ie not a Victoria University email address) and a broadband internet connection capable of streaming video to participate in this online course.
Who started the scientific revolution? How did people like Galileo, Copernicus and Darwin challenge ideas about humanity and our place in the universe? What did New Zealand scientists like Ernest Rutherford, Allan Wilson and Beatrice Tinsley do to change the way we think about the world? And did a group of young New Zealand physicists really help to make the first atomic bomb? In this course you will explore these questions via on-line lectures, readings, blogs, and a real-time discussion forum with different experts. This is an exciting opportunity to take part in a mainstream course without having to do any assignments. Participants from all backgrounds are welcome - this makes conversations more interesting!
Target audience:
This is an interdisciplinary course which would appeal to anyone interested in Science or History.
Learning objectives:
By the end of this course, students will:
•be able to put current scientific events in the context of centuries of the history of scientific thought.
Course outline:
This fully online course will provide an overview of major ideas in the history of science, from classical Greek and Medieval science to the European enlightenment to 19th and 20th century revolutions in physics, biology and earth sciences. A module on New Zealand will examine the different worldviews of Maori and Europeans at the time of first contact and look at the changing focus of New Zealand science since that time.
Course format:
Fully online course.
You will need an external email address (ie not a Victoria University email address) and a broadband internet connection capable of streaming video to participate in this online course.
Overview:
Who started the scientific revolution? How did people like Galileo, Copernicus and Darwin challenge ideas about humanity and our place in the universe? What did New Zealand scientists like Ernest Rutherford, Allan Wilson and Beatrice Tinsley do to change the way we think about the world? And did a group of young New Zealand physicists really help to make the first atomic bomb? In this course you will explore these questions via on-line lectures, readings, blogs, and a real-time discussion forum with different experts. This is an exciting opportunity to take part in a mainstream course without having to do any assignments. Participants from all backgrounds are welcome - this makes conversations more interesting!
Target audience:
This is an interdisciplinary course which would appeal to anyone interested in Science or History.
Learning objectives:
By the end of this course, students will:
•be able to put current scientific events in the context of centuries of the history of scientific thought.
Course outline:
This fully online course will provide an overview of major ideas in the history of science, from classical Greek and Medieval science to the European enlightenment to 19th and 20th century revolutions in physics, biology and earth sciences. A module on New Zealand will examine the different worldviews of Maori and Europeans at the time of first contact and look at the changing focus of New Zealand science since that time.
Course format:
Fully online course.
You will need an external email address (ie not a Victoria University email address) and a broadband internet connection capable of streaming video to participate in this online course.
Teachers:
Lectures by Professor Edwin Mares, Professor Phil Lester, Emeritus Professor Michael Crozier, Associate Professor Gillian Turner, Dr Alexander Maxwell, Professor Shaun Hendy, Dr Rebecca Priestley, and Dr Ocean Mercier
Lectures by Professor Edwin Mares, Professor Phil Lester, Emeritus Professor Michael Crozier, Associate Professor Gillian Turner, Dr Alexander Maxwell, Professor Shaun Hendy, Dr Rebecca Priestley, and Dr Ocean Mercier