Astrophysics and History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science

Astrophysics and History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science#

The stream leaders for this combination are:

Astrophysics	Dr Pavlo Zubko	p.zubko@ucl.ac.uk
History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science	Dr Simon Lock	simon.lock@ucl.ac.uk

Year 1

Term 1

Core modules


PHAS0011	Modern Physics, Astronomy and Cosmology	15 credits	T1
HPSC0009	Introduction to History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science	15 credits	T1
NSCI0010	Science and Society	0 credits	T1
NSCI0005	Mathematics for Natural Sciences A	15 credits	T1

Choose an additional foundation module


CHEM0005	Chemical Foundations	15 credits	T1~3
BIOS0019	Life Sciences Foundation	15 credits	T1
GEOL0007	The Earth	15 credits	T1
STAT0002	Introduction to Probability and Statistics	15 credits	T1

Term 2

Core modules


PHAS0006	Thermal Physics and the Properties of Matter	15 credits	T2
NSCI0027	Linear Algebra and Vector Calculus	15 credits	T2

Select two modules


HPSC0004	Philosophy of Science 1	15 credits	T2
HPSC0010	History of Modern Science	15 credits	T2
HPSC0008	Science Communication and Public Engagement	15 credits	T2

Year 2

Choose one module

(Astrophyics)
Choose at least 45 credits

Core modules


PHAS0003	Practical Skills 1A	15 credits	T2
PHAS0018	Astrophysical Processes: Nebulae to Stars	15 credits	T2

Choose 15-30 credits


PHAS0025	Mathematical Methods III	15 credits	T1
PHAS0019	Planetary Science	15 credits	T1
PHAS0024	Statistical Physics of Matter	15 credits	T2
PHAS0022	Quantum Physics	15 credits	T1

(History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science)
Choose at least 45 credits

Choose 15-45 credits


HPSC0105	Sociology of Science and Technology	15 credits	T1
HPSC0017	Science and Ethics	15 credits	T2
HPSC0139	History of Science 2	15 credits	T2
HPSC0013	Science in Popular Culture	15 credits	T2

Choose 0-30 credits


HPSC0012	Policy Issues in the Life Sciences	15 credits	T1
HPSC0036	Engaging the Public with Science	15 credits	T2
HPSC0124	Science in Government	15 credits	T1
HPSC0037	Missing info
HPSC0014	Philosophy of Science 2	15 credits	T1

Year 3

Core modules


NSCI0004	Literature Project for Natural Sciences BSc/MSci Programme	15 credits	T1&2

(Astrophysics)
Major stream select 60-75 credits; Minor stream select 30-45 credits

Core Modules

Major stream select all modules; Minor stream select 30-45 credits


PHAS0043	Practical Astronomy 1 - Technique	15 credits	T1
PHAS0037	Physical Cosmology	15 credits	T2
PHAS0036	The Physics of Stars	15 credits	T1

Major stream select 15-30 credits

(History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science)
Major stream select 60-75 credits; Minor stream select 30-45 credits

Option Modules


HPSC0111	Science, Art and Philosophy	15 credits	T2
HPSC0158	Missing info
HPSC0002	Disease in History	15 credits	T2
HPSC0039	Science, Warfare and Peace	15 credits	T2
HPSC0110	Medicine, History and Society	15 credits	T1
HPSC0042	Advanced Sociology of Science	15 credits	T1
HPSC0067	Science in the Ancient World	15 credits	T2
HPSC0044	Science and the Publishing Industry	15 credits	T2
HPSC0107	Science Journalism	15 credits	T2
HPSC0034	Special Topics in Science and Society	15 credits	T2
HPSC0065	Missing info

Year 4

Choose the relevant research project


PHAS0097	Physics and Astrophysics project	45 credits	T1&2
HPSC0145	MSci Research Project in Science and Technology Studies	60 credits	T1&2

(Astrophysics)
Major stream select 45-75 credits; Minor stream select 0-30 credits

Option Modules


PHAS0065	Galaxy Dynamics, Formation and Evolution	15 credits	T1
PHAS0068	Physics of Exoplanets	15 credits	T2
PHAS0067	Advanced Physical Cosmology	15 credits	T2
SPCE0010	Planetary Atmospheres (SS4)	15 credits	T2
SPCE0011	Solar Physics (SS6)	15 credits	T2
SPCE0005	Space Plasma and Magnetospheric Physics (SS109)	15 credits	T2
SPCE0012	High Energy Astrophysics (SS7)	15 credits	T1

(History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science) Major stream select 30-60 credits; Minor stream select 0-30 credits

Option modules


HPSC0157	Science Technology and International Development	15 credits	T2
HPSC0092	Responsible Science and Innovation	15 credits	T1
HPSC0089	Curating Science and Technology	15 credits	T2
HPSC0126	Research Methods in Data Analysis in Science and Technology Studies	15 credits	T1
HPSC0080	Early Modern Science	15 credits	T1
HPSC0093	Science Policy in an Era of Risk and Uncertainty	15 credits	T2
HPSC0084	Causality and Evidence in Science	15 credits	T2
HPSC0127	Public Engagement for Social Justice	15 credits	T1