6 EC
Semester 2, period 4, 5
5512HOBH6Y
| Owner | IIS honoursprogramma |
| Coordinator | Esther Quaedackers |
| Part of | Instituut voor Interdisciplinaire Studies (algemeen), honoursvakken, year 1 |
The course will offer an integrated overview of the history of the cosmos, Earth, life and humanity, using the best available empirical evidence and scholarly methods. Special attention will be paid to general patterns and mechanisms that seem important in different phases of big history, and to unexpected connections that can be discovered between such different phases. The course will be concluded with a reflection on what knowledge about big history means for our own worldview and for ideas about the short and long term future.
Students will learn to reflect on their own position in space and time, as seen from an unusually broad perspective that covers the history of everything, from the big bang until today.
Seminars consisting of interactive lectures, discussions and, in-class exercises.
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Hoorcollege | 26 |
Zelfstudie | 142 |
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The 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' applies to this course. This will be monitored carefully. Upon suspicion of fraud or plagiarism the Examinations Board of the programme will be informed. For the 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' see: www.student.uva.nl
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The schedule for this course is published on DataNose.
For a quick impression of big history, watch David Christian’s TED talk at
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