Genetics and Environment and History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science

The stream leaders for this combination are:

Genetics and Environment	Dr Hazel Smith	hazel.smith@ucl.ac.uk
History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science	Dr Simon Lock	simon.lock@ucl.ac.uk

Year 1

Term 1

Core modules

BIOS0019	Life Sciences Foundation	15 credits	T1
HPSC0009	Introduction to History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science	15 credits	T1
NSCI0010	Science and Society	0 credits	T1

Choose an additional foundation module

CHEM0005	Chemical Foundations	15 credits	T1~3
PHAS0011	Modern Physics, Astronomy and Cosmology	15 credits	T1
GEOL0007	The Earth	15 credits	T1
STAT0002	Introduction to Probability and Statistics	15 credits	T1

Choose one module

NSCI0005	Mathematics for Natural Sciences A	15 credits	T1	[*]
NSCI0006	Mathematics for Natural Sciences B	15 credits	T1	[**]

[*] Choose if selecting PHAS0011
[**] Choose if you will not be studying PHAS0011

Term 2

Core modules

BIOL0003	Introduction to Genetics	15 credits	T2
BIOL0006	Methods in Ecology and Evolution	15 credits	T2

Select two modules

HPSC0004	Philosophy of Science 1	15 credits	T2
HPSC0010	History of Modern Science	15 credits	T2
HPSC0006	Science Policy	15 credits	T2

Year 2

Choose one module

NSCI0036	Programming for Scientists	15 credits	T2
NSCI0039	Science Communication	15 credits	T1
NSCI0038	Science for All	15 credits	T2

(Genetics and Environment)
Choose at least 45 credits

Core modules

BIOL0008	Fundamentals of Molecular Biology	15 credits	T1
BIOL0011	Evolutionary Genetics	15 credits	T2

Choose one module

BIOL0014	Fundamentals of Ecology	15 credits	T2
BIOL0013	The Biology of Development	15 credits	T2

Choose 0-15 credits

BIOL0030	Energy and Evolution	15 credits	T2
BIOL0060	Plant Biology	15 credits	T1
BIOL0012	Animal Biodiversity	15 credits	T1
BIOL0010	Introduction to Human Genetics	15 credits	T1
BIOL0029	Computational Biology	15 credits	T1
BIOL0007	Introduction to Field Ecology	15 credits	T3

Other G&E related stream module discuss with Stream Leader

(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	T1

Choose 0-30 credits

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

Year 3

Core modules

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

(Genetics, Evolution and Environment)
Major stream select 60-75 credits; Minor stream select 30-45 credits

Option modules (Group 1)

Major stream choose 45 credits; Minor stream choose 30-45 credits

BIOL0020	Sex, Genes and Evolution	15 credits	T1
BIOL0048	Behavioural Ecology for the Anthropocene	15 credits	T1
BIOL0042	Plant Evolution and Ecology	15 credits	T2
BIOL0025	Regulatory Genomics and Evolution	15 credits	T2
BIOL0022	Biology of Ageing	15 credits	T1

Option modules (Group 2)

Major stream select 0-30 credits

BIOL0027	Diseases of Ageing	15 credits	T2
CELL0001	Mechanisms of Development	15 credits	T1
BIOL0032	Biodiversity Conservation and Ethics	15 credits	T2
BIOL0021	Advanced Human Genetics	15 credits	T1
CELL0013	Functional Genetics of Model Systems	15 credits	T2
ANTH0060	Primate Behaviour and Ecology	15 credits	T1
NEUR0022	Scientific Thinking for Real-World Problems	15 credits	T1

Other GEE related stream module discuss with Stream Leader

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

Option Modules

HPSC0002	Disease in History	15 credits	T2
HPSC0028	History of Life Sciences	15 credits	T1
HPSC0034	Special Topics in Science and Society	15 credits	T2
HPSC0039	Science, Warfare and Peace	15 credits	T1
HPSC0042	Advanced Sociology of Science	15 credits	T1
HPSC0050	Philosophy of Natural Sciences	15 credits	T1
HPSC0061	Governing Emerging Technologies	15 credits	T1
HPSC0065	Philosophy of Information	15 credits	T2
HPSC0110	Medicine, History and Society	15 credits	T1
HPSC0111	Science, Art and Philosophy	15 credits	T2
HPSC0184	Science Technology and Populism	15 credits	T2

Year 4

Choose the relevant research project

BIOS0017	MSci Research Project in Life Sciences	60 credits	T1&2
HPSC0145	MSci Research Project in Science and Technology Studies	60 credits	T1&2

(Genetics, Evolution and Environment)
Major stream select 30-60 credits; Minor stream select 0-30 credits

Option modules

BIOL0035	Vertebrate Life and Evolution	15 credits	T1
BIOL0050	Advanced Computational Biology	15 credits	T2
BIOL0034	Applications in Human Genetics	15 credits	T2
BIOS0021	Science Communications for Biologists	15 credits	T1
BIOS0002	Computational Methods in Biodiversity Research	15 credits	T1

Other GEE related stream module discuss with Stream Leader

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

Option modules

HPSC0080	Early Modern Science	15 credits	T2
HPSC0084	Causality and Evidence in Science	15 credits	T1
HPSC0085	Knowledge, Explanation and Classification in Science	15 credits	T1
HPSC0089	Curating Science and Technology	15 credits	T2
HPSC0091	Science, Technology and Identity	15 credits	T2
HPSC0093	Science Policy in an Era of Risk and Uncertainty	15 credits	T2
HPSC0126	Research Methods in Data Analysis in Science and Technology Studies	15 credits	T1
HPSC0157	Science Technology and International Development	15 credits	T1
HPSC0162	Social Epistemology of Science	15 credits	T1