History and Philosophy of Science (Honours) | ||
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| Honours in History and Philosophy of Science requires 48 credit points from this table as follows: | ||
| (i) 18 credit points of 4000-level Honours coursework selective units from List 1, and | ||
| (ii) 6 credit points of 4000-level Honours coursework selective units from List 1 or List 2, and | ||
| (iii) 24 credit points of 4000-level Honours research project units |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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Honours Coursework Selective | ||
List 1 | ||
| HPSC4101 Philosophy of Science | 6 | A Relevant background in history and philosophy of science P 12 credit points of HPSC3XXX or PHIL3XXX or HSTY3XXX |
| HPSC4102 History of Science | 6 | A Relevant background in history and philosophy of science P 12 credit points of HPSC3XXX or PHIL3XXX or HSTY3XXX |
| HPSC4103 Sociology of Science | 6 | A Relevant background in history and philosophy of science P 12 credit points of HPSC3XXX or PHIL3XXX or HSTY3XXX |
| HPSC4104 Recent Topics in HPS | 6 | P 12 credit points of HPSC3XXX or PHIL3XXX or HSTY3XXX |
| HPSC4105 HPS Research Methods | 6 | A Relevant background in history and philosophy of science P 12 credit points of HPSC3XXX or PHIL3XXX or HSTY3XXX |
| HPSC4108 Core Topics: History and Philosophy of Sci | 6 | P 12 credit points of HPSC3XXX or PHIL3XXX or HSTY3XXX |
List 2 | ||
| SCIE4001 Science Communication | 6 | A Completion of a major in a science discipline. Basic knowledge of other sciences is beneficial. Experience in communication such as delivering oral presentations and producing written reports. An awareness of science in a societal context, e.g., of disciplinary applications P 144 credit points of units of study and including a minimum of 24 credit points at the 3000 or 4000-level and 18 credit points of 3000 or 4000-level units from Science Table A or Medicine and Health Table A Mid-year honours students would take this unit of study in S1 (their second semester of study). |
| SCIE4002 Experimental Design and Data Analysis | 6 | A Completion of units in quantitative research methods, mathematics or statistical analysis at least at 1000-level P 144 credit points of units of study and including a minimum of 24 credit points at the 3000 or 4000-level and 18 credit points of 3000 or 4000-level units from Science Table A or FMH Table A N ENVX3002 or STAT3X22 or STAT4022 or STAT3X12 |
| SCIE4003 Ethics in Science | 6 | A Successful completion of a Science major P 144 credit points of units of study and including a minimum of 24 credit points at the 3000- or 4000-level and 18 credit points of 3000- or 4000-level units from Science Table A or FMH Table A N HSBH3004 or HPSC3107 |
Honours Core Research Project | ||
| HPSC4201 HPS Honours Research Project A | 6 | A (HPSC2100 or HPSC2900) and (HPSC2101 or HPSC2901) |
| HPSC4202 HPS Honours Research Project B | 6 | A HPSC3011 or HPSC3002 or HPSC3106 or HPSC3023 or HPSC3108 C HPSC4201 |
| HPSC4203 HPS Honours Research Project C | 6 | A HPSC3011 or HPSC3002 or HPSC3106 or HPSC3023 or HPSC3108 C HPSC4202 |
| HPSC4204 HPS Honours Research Project D | 6 | A HPSC3011 or HPSC3002 or HPSC3106 or HPSC3023 or HPSC3108 C HPSC4203 and SCIE4999 |
| SCIE4999 Final Honours Mark | 0 | |
