History and Philosophy of Science // Structure

History and Philosophy of Science is available as a 100 point major and a 75 point minor in the BA, comprising two level one subjects, one sequence of level 2 and 3 subjects and one or two subjects from the list of elective subjects.

Major

Level 1

25 points comprising of the following:

• One

  Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  Arts Foundation Subject		No longer available

  : MULT10016 Reason is recommended but not required, and HPSC10001 From Plato to Einstein, HPSC10002 Science and Pseudoscience, or HPSC10003 Debating Science in Society

Level 2

• 37.5 points of level two HPS subjects

Level 3

• 37.5 points of level three HPS subjects including the capstone subject: HPSC30035 Scientific Practice and Human Inquiry

Total 100 points

Minor

Level 1

25 points comprising of the following:

• One

  Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  Arts Foundation Subject		No longer available

  : MULT10016 Reason is recommended but not required, and HPSC10001 From Plato to Einstein, HPSC10002 Science and Pseudoscience, or HPSC10003 Debating Science in Society

Level 2

• 25 points of level two HPS subjects

Level 3

• 25 points of level three HPS subjects

Total 75 points

Students are recommended to take one of the following subject sequences within their major or minor:

• Methodological Approaches to History and Philosophy of Science
  PHIL20001 Science Reason and Reality (level 2)
  HPSC30023 Science and Society (Level 3)
  HPSC30034 Magic, Reason, New Worlds, 1450-1750 (Level 3)
  HPSC30035 Scientific Practice and Human Inquiry (Level 3)
• History of Science
  HPSC20015 Astronomy in World History (Level 2)
  HPSC20001 Darwinism: history of a very big idea (Level 2)
  HPSC20022 Electricity: An Experimental History (Level 2)
• Science, Technology and Society
  HPSC10003 Debating Science in Society (Level 1)
  HPSC20009 Technology and Contemporary Life (Level 2)
  HPSC30023 Science and Society (Level 3)
• Life Sciences
  HPSC20002 A History of Nature (Level 2)
  HPSC20001 Darwinism: History of a very big idea (Level 2)
• Minds, Belief and History
  HPSC20015 Astronomy in World History (Level 2)
  HPSC20020 God and the Natural Sciences (Level 2)
  HPSC30019 Minds and Madness (Level 3)
  HPSC30036 Forensic Science & the Law: a case study (Level 3)
  HPSC30034 Magic, Reason, New Worlds, 1450- 1750 (Level 3)
• Philosophy of Science
  PHIL20001 Science, Reason and Reality (Level 2)
  HPSC20020 God and the Natural Sciences (Level 2)
  HPSC30035 Scientific Practice and Human Inquiry (Level 3)

In addition to a sequence, students completing a major must also complete two electives and students completing a minor one elective from the list below.