BSc History and Philosophy of Science
Entry requirements
A level: AAB IB: 36 points (A total of 17 points in three higher level subjects, with no higher level score below 5.)
About this course
BSc in History and Philosophy of Science, a history and philosophy degree focused on the past and present of science, technology and medicine. Core topics include Research Methods. Students can take the course with the option of an additional year studying abroad in another country. The first year covers foundational ideas through modules such as History of Science: Antiquity to Enlightenment, Philosophy of Science 1, Science Policy, and Investigating Sociology and Politics of Science. The second year builds on this with compulsory study in Philosophy of Science 2, Science and Ethics, Science and Empire, and Researching History and Philosophy of Science, alongside optional modules like Science and Religion, History of Life Sciences, and Thinking about Technology. The final year centres on a compulsory Dissertation, complemented by optional studies in Disease in History, Evolution in Science and Culture, and Philosophy of Natural Sciences.
Modules
- History of Science: Antiquity to Enlightenment
- Philosophy of Science 1
- Science Policy
- Investigating Sociology and Politics of Science
- Introduction to History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science
- History of Modern Science
- STS Perspectives on Big Problems
- Science in Popular Culture
- Philosophy of Science 2
- Science and Ethics
- Science and Empire
- Researching History and Philosophy of Science
- Science and Religion
- History of Life Sciences
- Thinking about Technology
- Sociology and Politics of Medicine
- Realising Utopia Science and Technology for a Better World
- Dissertation
- Disease in History
- Evolution in Science and Culture
- Special Topics in History and Philosophy of Science
- Special Topics in Science and Society
- Science, Warfare and Peace
- Advanced Sociology of Science
- Science and the Publishing Industry
- Science in the Twentieth Century
- History of Astronomy and Cosmology
- Philosophy of Natural Sciences