The borders between the arts and sciences are blurring as the dramatic changes to society and the planet that have resulted from the industrial and information revolutions have made the implications of science more obvious. These new inter-faculty and interdisciplinary first-year subjects explore the creation of scientific knowledge, the nature of science and its meaning for society and for the rest of the natural world, both locally and globally. They present an interdisciplinary perspective, combining scientific approaches with those of the humanities and social sciences.
This subject offer students an insight into current approaches to the evolution of the human species, the concept of ´race' and the impact of science on society.
This
subject explores the concepts of health, illness and disease and how different
interpretations of them affect our understanding of the biological and
psychological manifestations of sexual difference.
* STUDENTS CAN COMPLETE BME1111 AND BME1122 AS ONE OF THEIR FIRST-YEAR ARTS
SEQUENCES. THE SCHOOLS OF GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HISTORICAL
AND GENDER STUDIES WILL ACCEPT A FIRST-YEAR SEQUENCE IN BME SUBJECTS AS PART OF
A MINOR OR MAJOR SEQUENCE IN GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND HISTORY.
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