HIST 2220 — History of Technology
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath DDNUpath SIusually offered: fall, springtypical days: M/W/ThBostonTraditional
Offers an interdisciplinary survey of the global history of science and technology. Explores how scientific and technical knowledge, processes, and innovations developed and circulated. Examines how science and technology both shaped and responded to society, culture, ethics, and thought.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 51 | 51 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 46 | 49 | 94% | 3.0 |
| Summer A 2024 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 64% | 9.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 47 | 48 | 98% | 1.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 2 | 96 | 96 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 2 | 73 | 73 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 2 | 69 | 73 | 95% | 2.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 94% · T 10% · W 94% · Th 81% · F 6%
Common patterns: MWR (77% of sections), MW (13% of sections), TF (6% of sections), MTWR (4% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Malcolm Purinton (85% of students) · reviews
- Tiffany Nichols (15% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Jessica Linker (33% of students) · reviews
- Tiffany Nichols (23% of students) · reviews
- Scott Knowles (22% of students)
- Malcolm Purinton (22% of students) · reviews
Summer A
- Alicia Svenson (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (HIST course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All HIST courses · Plan it at numap.app