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Undergraduate Research Seminar in History in Atomic Age Problems

HIST105R

About the Course:

Seminar, with a required research paper, on the relationship between science and technology and society. Topics, one each course, include Hiroshima and Nagasaki, arms race, arms control, science and social responsibility, politics of science, scientific advice to government, civilian uses of nuclear energy. Students conduct historical research in a seminar context, using both primary and secondary source materials, to produce an original and substantial research paper.

Pre-requisites:

History 105A or 105CW or 105Q (may be taken concurrently) and upper division standing.

Documents:

View the course’s Canvas page or the instructor’s page for documents: W. Patrick McCray   

Schedule of Courses

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