The course seeks to introduce students to the history of Science from the ancient to the modern era. It will also enable students to appreciate the development of Science Education in Ghana from the pre-colonial era to the present dispensation.

The course covers science from the Greek period up to the present: Origin and Development of Science, Transition from mythical to rational thought; The shaping of Platonic and Aristotelian approaches to the study of nature; Roman practicality and indifference to science, resurgence of magic and alchemy in the renaissance; Hippocratic doctors and itinerant teachers era; Indigenous science in pre-colonial Ghana; Science Education in Ghana in colonial era; and Science Education reforms in Gold Coast and Ghana.