Energy and Society
GPHY 320
300-Level Courses
3 Units
In-person
3
one-way Exclusions
Lecture, private study
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Course Description
A broad overview of human history from the earliest hunter-gatherers through the Industrial Revolution as seen through the lens of energy. Considered will be methods of energy generation, and conversion, ranging from the human body to the internal combustion engine, and the interaction of these methods with other aspects of society and economy.
Learning Outcomes
- Identify the principal forms of energy generation and conversion throughout human history.
- Analyze sources, whether written or visual, for the development of energy systems in human history.
- Discuss the influence of energy on the development of human civilization.
- Critically assess contemporary scholarship on the interaction between energy and various historical processes.