To. All GSST students

From. Toshihiro Ihara

Director of Global Joint Education Center for Science and Technology

Announcement of Lectures in English

Global Joint Education Center for Science and Technology (GJEC) will offer the following intensive course in English.

【Title】 The Origins of Modern Science & Technology

【Instructor】　Josep-Lluis Barona-Vilar ( Universidad de Valencia)

【Schedule】

・December 1th (Monday) 3rd ~ 4th Periods

12:55 – 14:25 Presentation. Nature, science and myth in the Antiquity

14:40 – 16:10 Medieval Science

・December 2th (Tuesday) 3rd ~ 5th Periods

12:55 – 14:25 Renaissance and Scientific Revolution (I)
14:40 – 16:10 Renaissance and Scientific Revolution (II)
16:25 – 17:55 Enlightenment and 19th century

・December 3th (Wednesday) 3rd ~ 4th Periods

12:55 – 14:25 Darwinism. A Scientific Revolution
14:40 – 16:10 Technoscience in the 20th century.

・December 4th (Thursday) 2nd Period

10:25 – 11:55 Forum and evaluation report

【Place】

December 1th (Mon)･･Conference room, 2nd floor in Academic Commons Kurokami Bldg.1

December 2th (Tue)･･Rm203, 2nd floor in Academic Commons Kurokami Bldg. 1

December 3th (Wed)･･Conference room, 2nd floor in Academic Commons Kurokami Bldg.1

December 4th (Thu)･･Rm203, 2nd floor in Academic Commons Kurokami Bldg. 1

MAP URL https://ewww.kumamoto-u.ac.jp/en/about/access/campus/

Kurokami South W3 (Academic Commons Kurokami Bldg. 1)

【Credit】　　１　Credit

【Code】　　※For students who enrolled in or after 2018 (Master) 49181 (Doctor) 79181

【Category】 Ⅲ(Book: English, Language: English)

【Abstract】

The intensive course on the Origins of Science and Technology offers a historical perspective on the birth and evolution of scientific thinking. The lectures are conceived using the social-historical method, discussing the interactions between science, technology and society. It includes an introductory approach to the historical origins of science and technology, followed by a presentation of its evolution in accordance to historical periods.

【Add and Drop】

Please complete the course registration individually through SOSEKI if you wish to enroll.

【Registration Period/ Registration Deletion Deadline 】

Registration : Until 1:00 p.m.  November 25 (Tue)

【Note】

Be sure to do the cancellation procedure if you do not take this course after the registration, otherwise your grade will be processed as registered.

GJEC HP･･･https://www.fast.kumamoto-u.ac.jp/gjec/en/

【Inquiry and Registration】Academic/International Affairs Section of GSST

TEL:096-342-3013