Duration
15h Th, 10h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in chemistry (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course "History of Science and of Chemistry" will deal with two main topics:
- General history of sciences and evolution of the ideas from the antiquity to nowadays
- More specific aspects of the history of chemistry
The historical journey will be done in 5 stages:
1. From prehistory to the end of the ancient world
2. The centuries of alchemy. From scholastics to the beginnings of modern science: From the Middle Ages to the Renaissance and the dawn of the Enlightenment (6th century - 17th century)
3. The Birth and Development of Modern Science: From the Dawn of the Enlightenment to the Turn of the 20th Century (1642-1900)
4. The chemical industry: Some examples (19th -20th century)
5. A short journey into the long 20th century. From the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 21st century: scientific and techno-scientific revolutions
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Be able to recognize the epistemic characteristics of chemistry and have an overview of the evolution of this discipline and of its links with neighbour fields.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Nihil
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
- Theoretical lectures by the lecturer
- Literature search and seminars given by the students
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Face-to-face and personal projects
Recommended or required readings
Histoire des Sciences: de l'Antiquité à nos jours (sous la direction de P. de La Cotardière), Editions Tallandier (2012)
Textes clés de l'histoire des sciences. Méthodes, styles et controverses (sous la direction de J.-F. Braunstein), Editions Vrin (2008)
Y. Gingras, Histoire des Sciences, Collection Que sais-je?, Presses Universitaires de France (2018)
T.H. Levere, Transforming Matter: A History of Chemistry from Alchemy to the Buckyball, Johns Hopkins University Press (2001)
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Additional information:
The students will present an individual or group seminar on a selected topic linked to the history of science and chemistry.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
The course will be held on Thursdays from 3.45pm to 5.45pm from 5 October 2023 to 14 December 2023, in room 2.71 of the B6c building.
Contacts
Bernard Leyh Department of Chemistry, Building B6c (Office R77 and lab S72), B-4000 Liège 1 (Sart Tilman) Phone: +32/(0)4/366.34.25 - E-mail : Bernard.Leyh@uliege.be