Unit for History & Philosophy of Science
Application Form for Honours
Before completing this form, you must meet with a member of the academic staff in History and
Philosophy of Science to discuss your application to enrol in honours. If you have not already done so,
please contact the honours coordinator, Dr Daniela Helbig at daniela.helbig@sydney.edu.au or the
Unit’s Director, Associate Professor Dominic Murphy at Dominic.murphy@sydney.edu.au . A
brochure on the honours program is available from the Unit for HPS Room 441 on level 4 of the
Carslaw building.
To apply for honours in HPS, in addition to completing this form, you must also complete a Faculty
of Science application form for honours :
http://sydney.edu.au/science/cstudent/ug/course/honours/index.shtml
Please attach a copy of your TRANSCRIPT as well as a SAMPLE OF WRITING of approximately
1000 words which you feel reflects your ability and/or keen interest in HPS. This can be an essay or
excerpt from any of your undergraduate coursework or something written specifically for this
application.
Please return this form to the honours coordinator or to the HPS office in Carslaw 441 on Monday
to Wednesday.
Applications are considered on a rolling basis, until all places are filled.
FAMILY NAME:
FIRST NAME
TITLE:
SID:
DEGREE ENROLLED IN:
MAJOR(S)
ADDRESS:
PHONE:
MOBILE PHONE:
EMAIL:
SIGNATURE:
DATE:
ALTERNATE ADDRESS AND CONTACT IF APPLICABLE:
PLEASE REMEMBER TO ATTACH A COPY OF YOUR TRANSCRIPT AS
WELL AS A SAMPLE OF WRITING OF APPROXIMATELY 1000 WORDS
WHICH YOU FEEL REFLECTS YOUR ABILITY AND/OR KEEN
INTEREST IN HPS
Please list the member(s) of staff with whom you have spoken regarding honours and any comments or
relevant issues to come out of such discussion(s)
Briefly tell us about any ideas you have for a thesis topic:
Briefly tell us your reason(s) for wanting to undertake honours in History and Philosophy of Science:
SIGNATURE:
DATE:
PLEASE REMEMBER TO ATTACH A COPY OF YOUR TRANSCRIPT AS
WELL AS A SAMPLE OF WRITING OF APPROXIMATELY 1000 WORDS
WHICH YOU FEEL REFLECTS YOUR ABILITY AND/OR KEEN
INTEREST IN HPS