Learning to classify sciences and the essence of science; To trace the development of science from Antiquity to the present day.

Getting to know the positivist understanding of science, introduction to the history of science. Science in Egypt and Mesopotamia, Science in Ancient Greece. Philosophy, medicine and mathematics in the Hellenic period, Science in the Hellenistic period and Rome, Science in the Middle Ages/Science in Christian Europe, Science in the Islamic World: The Development of Astronomy, Physics, Medicine and Mathematics.