Duration
15h Th, 10h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in chemistry (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits | |||
| Master in chemistry (60 ECTS) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The cours "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
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)
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)
Assessment methods and criteria
Continuous assessment of the seminars. The oral examination will be based on a key-text of the history of science, chosen by the student.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
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