History of Science - BMEGT41M300

The aim of the course is to develop a comprehensive picture of the fundamental changes and approaches of science and philosophy, the nature and significance of science and philosophy.

1. 1. Knows the basics and methodology of the history of science.
2. 2. Knows the connections between science, education, society and the media, the different manifestations of this relationship and their consequences.
3. 3. Knows the broader system of her field, recognizes the relationships with related disciplines, uses the opportunities provided by the wider system and the contexts related to the system.
4. 4. Possesses adequate and sufficient knowledge to orient herself in the various mechanisms of social decision-making.

1. 1. Confidently uses the vocabulary and the basic scientific concepts of the profession, and the elements of the special vocabulary based on them.
2. 2. Possesses the ability to gain a new perspective, she is able to approach science and its environment with an interdisciplinary approach.
3. 3. In solving her professional tasks, she is able to independently analyze, evaluate, and synthesize conclusions and explanations.
4. 4. She is able to apply a wide range of well-established techniques for the critical analysis and processing of information.
5. 5. She is able to participate in the process of lifelong learning.
6. 6. Identifies special professional problems with an interdisciplinary approach, explores and articulates the detailed theoretical and practical background needed to solve them.
7. 7. Using the learned theories and methods, she explores, systematizes and analyzes facts and basic connections, formulates independent conclusions, critical remarks, and decision-making proposals, and makes decisions in routine and partly unknown - domestic and international - environments.

1. 1. Accepts and consistently embraces the diversity of social scientific thinking and credibly represents its conceptual foundations in her narrower and wider environment.
2. 2. Open to critical self-reflection, various forms of professional development, self-improvement methods of intellectual worldview and strives for self-development in these areas.
3. 3. Possesses a problem-centric perspective and problem-solving thinking.

1. 1. In her own professional environment, she develops a historically and politically coherent individual position, which helps the development of herself and her environment.
2. 2. She is independent, constructive and assertive in forms of cooperation inside and outside the institution.
3. 3. Carries out her work independently with a critical evaluation and continuous correction of her activity.
4. 4. Participates responsibly in the development and justification of her professional views.
5. 5. Responsible for her analyzes, conclusions and decisions.

lectures

• Tankönyvek / Textbooks
• A tárgyhoz kapcsolódó jegyzet és a bemutatott slide-ok letölthetőek a tantárgy hivatalos elektronikus felületéről / Lecture notes and PPT-slides available on Moodle.
• Dear, Peter. 2019. Revolutionizing The Sciences, 3rd edition, Red Globe Press.
• Grant, Esward. 1996. THE FOUNDATIONS OF MODERN SCIENCE IN THE MIDDLE AGES: THEIR RELIGIOUS, INSTITUTIONAL AND INTELLECTUAL CONTEXTS, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS: CAMBRIDGE.
• Lindberg, David C. 1992. The Beginnings of Western Science: The European Scientific Tradition in Philosophical, Religious and Institutional Context, 600. B.C. to A.D. 1450, University of Chicago Press: Chicago.

The assessment of the learning outcomes (enlisted in point 2.2) are done through two midterm exams, one written assignment (homework) and (optional) through active participation in class.

1. Summative learning assessment: two midterms during the semester or during the exam period. 2. Written assigntment (homework): writing an essay about a topic previously discussed with and approved by the lecturer. The essay should be in Times New Roman, font size 12, with line spacing 1,5 and should be 3-5 pages in length.

• obligatory: 33
• obligatory: 33
• obligatory: 34

One midterm can be (re)done on the retake week, before the exam period.

Consulted with the Faculty Student Representative Committee, approved by the Vice Dean for Education, valid from: 08.05.2023.

A 2.2. pontban megfogalmazott tanulási eredmények eléréséhez a tantárgy a következő tematikai blokkokból áll. Az egyes félévekben meghirdetett kurzusok sillabuszaiban e témaelemeket ütemezzük a naptári és egyéb adottságok szerint.