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MSc History and Philosophy of Science

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    MSc 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

Course Description

This programme offers breadth across a wide range of historical and philosophical themes. It also encourages intensive investigation and specialisation: a survey of nearly 3,000 years of scientific ideas and communities, and an exploration of the inner workings of science’s methods and theories.

The programme provides broad-based training in the history of science, the philosophy of science, and an integrated history and philosophy of science. The historical coverage is broad, from antiquity to the present, while the philosophical coverage spans causality and the philosophy of medicine as well as the metaphysics of chemistry and computer science.

Who this course is for

The programme is suitable for students with first degrees in a variety of subjects including natural sciences, social sciences, history, philosophy, other humanities, engineering and medicine. It can serve as a foundation for PhD research, or as preparation for a career in teaching, mass media, science and technology, policy, museums or scientific societies.

Entry Requirements

A minimum of a second-class Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

UCL offers a range of financial awards aimed at assisting both prospective and current students with their studies.

Student Destinations

Our programme provides essential training for students wishing to pursue PhD level study in related fields. It also provides appropriate training for those pursuing careers in education, museum and archival curatorship, or governance and policy-making.

Graduates have gone on to roles in sectors including; health and social care, performance and creative arts, and education.

Employability

During the course of this programme, students will develop a wide range of transferable skills sought by employers, including research, critical thinking, communication skills and working in collaboration with others. Most graduates of this programme go on to follow careers that engage with the substance of the degree, including in the museum sector, or in academia. This programme provides an excellent opportunity to develop the specialist skills and professional connections for these sectors, including include basic curatorial skills, and opportunities to develop professional and intellectual connections with contacts in London museums and key thinkers in the field.

Module Details

Compulsory modules

  •  Introduction to Science and Technology Studies
  •  Research Project

Optional modules

  •  Science, Art and Philosophy
  •  Early Modern Science
  •  Science in Antiquity
  •  Causality, Mechanism and Evidence in Science
  •  Knowledge, Explanation and Classification in Science
  •  Science in the Twentieth Century and Beyond
  •  Science and the Global System
  •  Curating Science and Technology
  •  Science, Technology and Identity
  •  Responsible Science and Innovation
  •  Science Policy in an Era of Risk and Uncertainty
  •  Sociology of Science and Technology
  •  Science Journalism
  •  Research Methods in Data Analysis in Science and Technology Studies
  •  Engaging the Public with Science
  •  Health, Difference and Inequality
  •  Science Technology and International Development

Please note that the list of modules given here is indicative. This information is published a long time in advance of enrolment and module content and availability are subject to change.

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