2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

HIST 4236 HISTORY OF ALCHEMY

THE HISTORY OF ALCHEMY AND THE ORIGINS OF MODERN SCIENCE: HISTORY OF SCIENCE II COURSE NUMBER: HIST 4236 SEMESTER HOURS: 3 PREREQUISITES: 30 TYPES OF COURSE: ELECTIVE CATALOG DESCRIPTION THE MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE ORIGINS OF MODERN SCIENCE COVERED BY STUDYING THE HISTORY OF ALCHEMY. EMPHASIS ON PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF ALCHEMY'S ORIGINS, PERFORMANCE AND THE GOALS OF ITS PRACTICE ALONG WITH THE ISLAMIC, JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN COMPONENTS OF ALCHEMICAL PHILOSOPY AND ITS CONTRIBUTIONS OF SCIENCE. PREREQUISITES: SIX (6) CREDITS OF HISTORY OR PERMISSION OF THE INSTRUCTOR

Credits

3

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FALL EVEN YEARS