Concept

Social history

Related courses (22)

The course covers the principles of chemical kinetics, including differential rate laws, derivation of exact and approximate integral rate laws for common elementary and composite reactions, fundamentals of collision and transition state theories, and appl ...

AR-226: History of Architecture V/VI

This is a survey course on the history of architecture of the twentieth century. ...

PHYS-314: Quantum physics II

The aim of this course is to familiarize the student with the concepts, methods and consequences of quantum physics. ...

HUM-261: Contemporary Africa

Ce cours devra permettre aux étudiants de développer une réflexion critique autour des grandes questions qui animent l'Afrique d'aujourd'hui. ...

AR-518: The origins of modern domestic space

The course is part of a three-year trajectory dedicated to a comprehensive history of domestic space and its relationship with urban form from its prehistoric origins to Neoliberal times. ...

COM-490: Large-scale data science for real-world data

This hands-on course covers tools and methods used by data scientists, from researching solutions to scaling prototypes on Spark clusters. Students engage with the full data engineering and data science pipeline, from data acquisition to extracting insight ...

DH-405: Foundations of digital humanities

This course introduces the core concepts and methodologies of Digital Humanities, integrating both theoretical and practical perspectives. Students learn to work with large-scale cultural datasets, acquiring the tools and techniques required for their proc ...

ENG-436: Food biotechnology

The course will deliver basic knowledge on the principles of food fermentation and enzyme technology. The course will also present benefits that food biotechnology can bring in terms of Nutrition & Health and Sustainability. ...

AR-225: History of architecture II: 1420-1750

This course is concentrated on the history of Western architecture during the so-called 'long Renaissance,' a period that spans between the 15th and the 19th centuries. ...

CS-451: Distributed algorithms

Computing is nowadays distributed over several machines, in a local IP-like network, a cloud or a P2P network. Failures are common and computations need to proceed despite partial failures of machines or communication links. This course will study the fo ...

HUM-468: Montreux Jazz Memories: Heritage & digitalization I

Dans le cadre du Montreux Jazz Digital Project, ce cours propose de créer et de publier des podcasts (FR/ENG) à partir d'interviews sur les coulisses du festival. Il vise à développer des connaissances critiques et pratiques dans les dynamiques de numérisa ...

AR-686: Bad Books

This is a methodological PhD course focused on the history and close reading of a book that has been important in the history of architecture. The course is the second episode of a cycle of lectures and seminars on the studies of Microhistory. ...

AR-498: The new international architecture in Switzerland

Le cours aborde l'étude de l'architecture produite en Suisse dans le contexte culturel du Mouvement moderne d'entre-deux-guerres et d'après-guerre. Autant les élaborations théoriques (diffusées à travers des publications, des expositions, des congrès, etc. ...

HUM-241: Video games: fiction like any other?

L'objectif du cours est de développer une méthodologie d'analyse du jeu vidéo, en particulier via une démarche empirique originale : le "Let's play". Il s'agira de présenter la manière dont le jeu vidéo peut être utilisé pour éclairer des savoirs et, en re ...

AR-201(o): Studio BA3 (Verschuere)

The studio is conceived as an investigation into the archetypical elements of architecture in light of the challenges of our present age. By imbricating these two issues a framework is set up in which a critical reflection on what architecture might be tod ...

AR-365: Theory and architectural culture

Le cours offre un résumé de la théorie et la culture architecturales depuis 1789 dans le monde occidentale. Le but est de comprendre des textes dans lesquels l'architecture est définie comme une discipline synthétisant une variété de thèmes (sociales, arti ...

AR-366: Theory and architectural culture: exercises

Le cours offre une méthode pour discerner et comprendre les idées, les théories et les valeurs culturelles dans des bâtiments et des projets d'architecture. ...

AR-301(o): Studio BA5 (elii)

Fiction is one of the laboratories that architecture uses for its tests. This should not come as a surprise, since architecture has always been a "science of fiction". The studio holds by elii [architecture office] will work in Madrid on housing, domestici ...

AR-302(o): Studio BA6 (elii)

AR-401(o): Studio MA1 (elii)

Graph Chat

Chat with Graph Search

Ask any question about EPFL courses, lectures, exercises, research, news, etc. or try the example questions below.

DISCLAIMER: The Graph Chatbot is not programmed to provide explicit or categorical answers to your questions. Rather, it transforms your questions into API requests that are distributed across the various IT services officially administered by EPFL. Its purpose is solely to collect and recommend relevant references to content that you can explore to help you answer your questions.