History and Philosophy of Science
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Unit of study table (Table A)
History and Philosophy of Science major |
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| A major in History and Philosophy of Science requires 48 credit points from this table including: | ||
| (i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units | ||
| (ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level core units | ||
| (iii) 6 credit points of 3000-level core units | ||
| (iv) 6 credit points of 3000-level interdisciplinary project units | ||
| (v) 12 credit points of 3000-level selective units | ||
History and Philosophy of Science minor |
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| A minor in History and Philosophy of Science requires 36 credit points from this table including: | ||
| (i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units | ||
| (ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level core units | ||
| (iii) 12 credit points of 3000-level units drawn from core, interdisciplinary project and selective units | ||
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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1000-level units of study |
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Core |
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| HPSC1000 Bioethics |
6 | N HPSC1900 This Junior unit of study is highly recommended to Intermediate and Senior Life sciences students. |
| HPSC1900 Bioethics (Advanced) |
6 | A (ATAR 90 or above) or equivalent N HPSC1000 |
| HPSC1001 What is This Thing Called Science? |
6 | N HPSC2101 or HPSC2901 or HPSC1901 |
| HPSC1901 What is This Thing Called Science? (Adv) |
6 | A (ATAR 90 or above) or equivalent N HPSC2101 or HPSC2901 or HPSC1001 |
2000-level units of study |
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Core |
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| HPSC2011 Science, Ethics and Society |
6 | A Students should be familiar with introductory material in Philosophy of Science, Ethics or Sociology N HPSC3107 |
| HPSC2100 The Birth of Modern Science |
6 | P 12 credit points from (1000-level units or 2000-level units) N HPSC2900 |
| HPSC2900 The Birth of Modern Science (Advanced) |
6 | P An average mark of 75 or above in (12 credit points of 1000 or 2000 level units of study) N HPSC2100 |
3000-level units of study |
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Core |
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| HPSC3011 Knowing the World: Indigenous Knowledge and Science across Cultures |
6 | P 12 credit points from (2000-level units or 3000-level units) |
Interdisciplinary Project |
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| HPSC3888 HPSC Interdisciplinary Project |
6 | A Students should have demonstrated the ability to explain topics and concepts in HPS at an intermediate level P 12 credit points of HPSC2XXX |
| SCPU3001 Science Interdisciplinary Project |
6 | P 96 credit points C ANAT3888 or ANSC3888 or AVBS3888 or AMED3888 or BCMB3888 or BIOL3888 or CHEM3888 or COMP3888 or COMP3988 or DATA3888 or ENVI3888 or FMAT3888 or FOOD3888 or GEGE3888 or GEOG3888 or GEOL3888 or HPSC3888 or IMPA3888 or INFD3888 or MARS3888 or MATH3888 or MATH3888 or MEDS3888 or MCHM3888 or MICR3888 or MICR3988 or NUTM3888 or PCOL3888 or PHYS3888 or PHSI3888 or AGRI3888 or PLNT3888 or PSYC3888 or SOFT3888 or SOIL3888 or STAT3888 or SUST3888 or WILD3888 N HSBH3026 |
Selective |
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| HPSC3002 Hist and Phil of the Biomedical Sciences |
6 | P (HPSC2100 or HPSC2900) or (HPSC1001 or HPSC1901) or PHIL2XXX or (BIOL1006 or BIOL1906 or BIOL1996) |
| HPSC3016 The Scientific Revolution |
6 | P (HPSC2100 or HPSC2900) |
| HPSC3023 Psychology and Psychiatry: History and Phil |
6 | P (12 credit points of HPSC2XXX or 12 credit points of PSYC2XXX) or (6 credit points of HPSC2XXX and 6 credit points of PSYC2XXX) |
| HPSC3108 Evidence, Knowledge, and Methods in Science |
6 | P HPSC1X01 or HPSC2X01 or PHIL2XXX |
