136-465 Institutions of Australian Science

Formerly available as 136-503, 136-621, 136-345 and 136-051. Students who have completed 136-503, 136-621, 136-345 or 136-051 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Usually admission to the postgraduate diploma or fourth-year honours, or a postgraduate coursework program.

This subject offers an in-depth study of selected key themes in the history of Australian science, using case studies to set scientific ideas and practices within a context of social and economic development. Issues discussed may include the tyranny of distance; colonial versus metropolitan science; the nature of scientific authority; science and development; science and the political order; and science in peace and war.