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Graduate Diploma in Arts - History and Philosophy of Science
Structure
Duration: 1 year full-time / 2 years part-time
The Graduate Diploma in Arts in this area of specialisation requires:
- two compulsory subjects (25 points)
- elective subjects (75 points)
Total 100 points
Please note: students cannot take more than 12.5 points at first-year level
Subject Options
Compulsory Subjects
25 points
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| HPSC40016 | Historical Epistemology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| HPSC40017 | Sociology of Science and Technology | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Elective Subjects
75 points
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| HPSC10001 | From Plato to Einstein | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| HPSC10002 | Science and Pseudoscience | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| HPSC10003 | Debating Science in Society | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| HPSC20001 | Darwinism: History of a Very Big Idea | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| HPSC20002 | A History of Nature | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| HPSC20009 | Technology & Contemporary Life | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| HPSC20020 | God and the Natural Sciences | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| HPSC20015 | Astronomy in World History | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| HPSC20022 | Electricity: An Experimental History | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| HPSC30019 | Minds and Madness | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| HPSC30023 | Science and Society | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| HPSC30034 | Magic, Reason, New Worlds, 1450-1750 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| HPSC30035 | Scientific Practice and Human Inquiry | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| HPSC30036 | Forensic Science & the Law: A Case Study | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| PHIL20001 | Science, Reason and Reality | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| PHIL20033 | The Philosophy of Mind | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| PHIL30016 | Knowledge and Reality | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| PHIL30043 | The Power and Limits of Logic | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Links
http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/shaps
Last updated: 4 March 2025