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Schools and Departments

History and Philosophy of Science

An Honours course in History and Philosophy of Science (HPS) is available to students of sufficient merit who have satisfied the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Science with a major in HPS or another relevant area. Students who have obtained the TSP Certificate in HPS are also eligible for the Honours program. The Honours course consists of 48 points of Honours level units of study, which needs to include HPSC4201 HPS Research Project 1, HPSC4202 HPS Research Project 2, HPSC4203 HPS Research Project 3 and HPSC4204 HPS Research Project 4. In their final semester all students also need to enrol in the zero credit point non-assessable unit HPSC4999. Students intending to proceed to Honours or to enrol in the Graduate Diploma in Science (HPS) are strongly advised to contact the department towards the end of the previous academic year to discuss their thesis topic and supervision. Note: Honours level (4000) Units of Study are available only to students admitted to HPS Honours, Graduate Diploma in Science (History and Philosophy of Science) and Graduate Certificate in Science (History and Philosophy of Science), or by special permission. A number of our Honours-level courses are also open to students in the medical humanities and liberal studies.


Honours Coordinator:
Dr Darrel Rutkin
T +61 2 9351 8293
E darrel.rutkin@sydney.edu.au

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

History and Philosophy of Science Honours

All students must enrol in HPSC4999. Honours students must complete 48 credit points from the following units of study:
HPSC4101
Philosophy of Science
6      Semester 1
HPSC4102
History of Science
6      Semester 2
HPSC4103
Sociology of Science
6      Semester 2
HPSC4104
Recent Topics in HPS
6      Semester 1
Semester 2
HPSC4105
HPS Research Methods
6      Semester 1
HPSC4108
Core topics: History and Philosophy of Sci
6      Semester 1
Semester 2
HPSC4201
HPS Research Project 1
6    A (HPSC2100 or HPSC2900) and (HPSC2101 or HPSC2901)
N HPSC4106 or HPSC4107
Semester 1
Semester 2
HPSC4202
HPS Research Project 2
6    A (HPSC2100 or HPSC2900) and (HPSC2101 or HPSC2901)
N HPSC4106 or HPSC4107
Semester 1
Semester 2
HPSC4203
HPS Research Project 3
6    A (HPSC2100 or HPSC2900) and (HPSC2101 or HPSC2901)
C HPSC4202
N HPSC4106 or HPSC4107
Semester 1
Semester 2
HPSC4204
HPS Research Project 4
6    A (HPSC2100 or HPSC2900) and (HPSC2101 or HPSC2901)
N HPSC4106 or HPSC4107
Semester 1
Semester 2
HPSC4999
History and Philosophy of Science Honours
     Semester 1
Semester 2