Details
Code 23487
Level of study Third/Final year
Credit value 20
Semester 1+2
Module description
In the first semester students will develop a critical knowledge of contemporary theories of the relationship between technology and the evolution of human society. In the second semester these theories will be applied to contemporary questions regarding the relationship between 'the human' and 'the technological' including topics such as the ethics of new genetic technologies; technology and the environment; and new bio-medical technologies.
Teaching and learning methods
Assessed Presentation, Assessed essay, 2 hour Exam