Structure: History and Philosophy of Science

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Structure

50 credit points

Duration: 6 months full-time / 1 year part-time

Program Requirements -

Total 50 points

Please note: students can only take 12.5 points of elective subjects at first-year level

12.5 points

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
HPSC40016	History and Philosophy of Science	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

37.5 points

Please note: no more than 12.5 points can be taken at first-year level

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
HPSC20002	A History of Nature	Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
HPSC20009	Technology & Contemporary Life	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
HPSC20015	Astronomy in World History	Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
HPSC20020	God and the Natural Sciences	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
HPSC20025	Breeding Better Humans? A History	Not available in 2023	12.5

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
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	The Dynamics of Scientific Change	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
HPSC30037	Thinking about Science: Past and Present	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
HPSC20026	Philosophy of Science	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
GEND30005	Gender Diversity in the Workplace	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
HPSC20023	Sex and Gender in the Sciences	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
HPSC20024	Debating Science in Society	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
HPSC30038	Being Online	Not available in 2023	12.5

Last updated: 3 May 2024