Science and Pseudoscience (HPSC10002) // Further information

Further information

• Texts

  Prescribed texts

  Subject readings will be available online and from the bookshop.

  Recommended texts and other resources

  • Alan F. Chalmers, What Is this Thing Called Science? 3rd edition, St. Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 1999.
  • Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch, The Golem: What You Should Know about Science. 2nd edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998.
  • Massimo Pigliucci, Nonsense on Stilts: How to Tell Science from Bunk. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2010.
• Related Handbook entries

  This subject contributes to the following:

  Type	Name
  Informal specialisation	Graduate Diploma in Arts - History and Philosophy of Science
  Minor	Knowledge and Learning
  Major	History and Philosophy of Science
  Informal specialisation	Graduate Certificate in Arts - History and Philosophy of Science

• Breadth options

  This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:

  • Bachelor of Biomedicine
  • Bachelor of Commerce
  • Bachelor of Design
  • Bachelor of Environments
  • Bachelor of Music
  • Bachelor of Science
• Links to additional information

  http://shaps.unimelb.edu.au/history-philosophy-science

• Available through the Community Access Program

  About the Community Access Program (CAP)

  This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.

  Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants

  Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.

Last updated: 6 May 2025