DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES MSc History and Philosophy of Science
Students must complete 180 credits made of up the following:
Compulsory modules
HPSCGA01 Introduction to Science and Technology Studies (15 credits)
Dissertation (90 credits)
Optional modules (total of 45 credits)
Students select three option modules from our HPS catalogue.
HPS option modules:
HPSCGA20
Medieval Science and Medicine in Global Perspective
HPSCGA21
Material Culture and Science in the Eighteenth Century
HPSCGA22
Early Modern Science
HPSCGA23
Science, Art, and Philosophy
HPSCGA24
Science in the Nineteenth Century
HPSCGA25
Science in Antiquity
HPSCGA26
Models and Facts in Science
HPSCGA27
Causality, Mechanism and Evidence in Science
HPSCGA28
Knowledge, Explanation and Classification in Science
HPSCGA29
Disease in History
HPSCGA39
Special Topics Seminar in HPS
Note: Not every HPS module is taught every year, and these titles are subject to
change.
Some substitutions between HPS and STS options will be considered, subject to
approval by the MSc Tutor
Elective modules (total of 30 credits)
Up to 30 credits can be taken from STS modules or modules from other
departments.
•
•
These choices must be approved by the STS MSc Programme Tutor. Also,
the offering department may require approval.
Ideally, 15 credits will come from additional HPSCGA modules. All credits
may come from HPSCGA modules.
HPS PGT degree requirements 2013 entry.docx
26 August 2014
PG Diploma in History and Philosophy of Science
Students must complete 120 credits made up of the following:
Compulsory modules (total of 45 credits)
HPSCGA01
Introduction to Science and Technology Studies
HPSCGA91
Diploma Research Review
HPSCGA92
Diploma Practical Project
Optional modules
Students must take at least 3 modules (45 credits) from the HPS option catalogue
Elective modules
Up to 30 credits can be taken from STS modules or modules from other
departments.
•
•
These choices must be approved by the STS MSc Programme Tutor. Also,
the offering department may require approval.
Ideally, 15 credits will come from additional HPSCGA modules. All credits
may come from HPSCGA modules.
Diploma Requirements:
By the end of the degree, students must have completed no fewer than 45 credits
among the modules HPSCGA20 – HPSCGA39
PG Certificate in History and Philosophy of Science
Students must complete 60 credits made up of the following:
Compulsory module (15 credits)
HPSCGA01
Introduction to Science and Technology Studies
Optional modules (45 credits)
Students chose options from the HPSCGA catalogue. At least 2 modules (30
credits) must be from the HPS modules
Certificate Requirements:
Students must complete 30 credits among the modules HPSCGA20 –
HPSCGA39.
2