History and Culture
Interested in the ways in which technological changes have been embedded in past and present lives?
From practical heritage work with the University’s Museum of the History of Science, Technology and Medicine to the critical analysis of the role of technology in social change, this sub-theme offers much scope for reflection.
A major emphasis is on the deep historical analysis of rapid technological change, and on the philosophical analysis of what technologies mean for the nature of human existence.
"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home": Ken Olson (President, Chairman and Founder of Digital Equipment Corporation) at the Convention of the World Future Society in Boston in 1977
History and Culture modules:
12 modules available.
This information is for the 2024/25 academic year.
IF YOU ARE AN INCOMING YEAR ONE STUDENT, YOU SHOULD ONLY CHOOSE LEVEL 1 MODULES.
| Module Code | Module Title | Level |
|---|---|---|
| HPSC1070 | Living with Technology | 1 |
| HPSC1080 | History of Modern Medicine | 1 |
| LLLC1412 | Exploring the Digital World | 1 |
| LUBS1125 | Economic Institutions (Labour) | 1 |
| LUBS1755 | Business and Society (Combined) | 1 |
| LUBS1760 | Business and Society (Organisation Theory) | 1 |
| LUBS1765 | Business and Society (Social Theory) | 1 |
| LDES2500 | Medical Technology Futures | 2 |
| LUBS2000 | Management, Work and Organisations | 2 |
| LUBS2065 | Managing Innovation in Business | 2 |
| HPSC3200 | Science Communication: History & Theory | 3 |
| SLSP3500 | Gender, Technologies and the Body | 3 |