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SCIE1001: Sydney Science 2050: Towards the Future
2026 unit information
Sydney Science 2050: Towards the Future is an innovative interdisciplinary course that invites you to explore the multifaceted nature of science. We will explore the ways in which science helps us understand the world by looking at common aspects of scientific practice as well as how science differs across disciplines, cultures and worldviews. Led by a multidisciplinary teaching team, you’ll examine a range of topics that include broader perspectives on mathematics, physics, Indigenous knowledges and biology. By challenging established perspectives, this unit will enable you to develop a deeper and more rigorous approach to scientific inquiry equipping you to tackle the challenges of the future.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Science
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | History and Philosophy of Science Academic Operations |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Apply accurately concepts such as objectivity, evidence, and theory falsification and explain how they are relevant to scientific research
- LO2. Examine the use, misuse and limitations of science, mathematics and statistics in decision making
- LO3. Explain and evaluate the uncertainties inherent in the scientific process and classify ways in which to deal with uncertainty.
- LO4. Analyse the power of science for understanding and manipulating phenomena in the world and demonstrate insight into how this impacts local, global and international communities.
- LO5. Examine critically the influence of social, moral and political contexts on science and demonstrate inclusive insights into knowledge systems that lie outside traditional scientific approaches to understanding the world.
- LO6. Apply technologies and design experiments to collect data on the Camperdown campus and solve simple and complex science problems.
- LO7. Explain the advantages of interdisciplinary perspectives for understanding the world scientifically.
- LO8. Summarize and evaluate features that unify scientific disciplines and distinguish them from other forms of inquiry.
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Semester 1 2026
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney | |
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Semester 2 2026
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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