Physics and History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science

The stream leaders for this combination are:

Physics	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

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

(Physics)
Choose at least 45 credits

Core modules

PHAS0022	Quantum Physics	15 credits	T1
PHAS0025	Mathematical Methods III	15 credits	T1

Choose one module

PHAS0023	Atomic and Molecular Physics	15 credits	T2
PHAS0024	Statistical Physics of Matter	15 credits	T2

Choose 0-15 credits

PHAS0021	Electricity and Magnetism	15 credits	T1
NSCI0033	Classical Mechanics and Electromagnetism	15 credits	T2

(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

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

Core modules

PHAS0042	Quantum Mechanics	15 credits	T1

Core for major stream

PHAS0054	Practical Physics 3 (For Natural Sciences)	15 credits	T2

Choose one module

PHAS0040	Nuclear and Particle Physics !Pre-requisites: PHAS0023	15 credits	T2
PHAS0041	Solid State Physics !Pre-requisites: PHAS0024	15 credits	T2

Choose 0-30 credits

PHAS0038	Electromagnetic Theory	15 credits	T1
PHAS0049	Theory of Dynamical Systems	15 credits	T1
PHAS0050	Climate and Energy	15 credits	T2
PHAS0053	Lasers and Modern Optics	15 credits	T2
PHAS0055	Materials and Energy Materials	15 credits	T2
PHAS0056	Practical Machine Learning for Physicists	15 credits	T2
PHAS0057	Physics of the Earth	15 credits	T1

(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

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

Option Modules

PHAS0105	Atom and Photon Physics	15 credits	T1
PHAS0069	Advanced Quantum Theory	15 credits	T1
PHAS0072	Particle Physics	15 credits	T1
PHAS0061	Advanced Topics in Statistical Mechanics	15 credits	T2
PHAS0070	Quantum Computation and Communication !Pre-requisites: PHAS0069	15 credits	T2
PHAS0058	Physics of Advanced Materials	15 credits	T2
PHAS0059	Theoretical Condensed Matter	15 credits	T1
PHAS0099	Molecular Physics	15 credits	T2
PHAS0073	Quantum Field Theory !Pre-requisites: PHAS0069	15 credits	T2
PHAS0075	Symmetry and Phase Transitions	15 credits	T2
PHAS0102	Techniques of High-Performance Computing	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