History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science and Inorganic and Materials Chemistry

The stream leaders for this combination are:

History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science	Dr Simon Lock	simon.lock@ucl.ac.uk
Inorganic and Materials Chemistry	Prof Alethea Tabor	a.b.tabor@ucl.ac.uk

Year 1

Term 1

Core modules

CHEM0005	Chemical Foundations	15 credits	T1~3
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

PHAS0011	Modern Physics, Astronomy and Cosmology	15 credits	T1
BIOS0019	Life Sciences Foundation	15 credits	T1
GEOL0007	The Earth	15 credits	T1
STAT0002	Introduction to Probability and Statistics	15 credits	T1

Select one module

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

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

Term 2

Core modules

CHEM0013	Basic Inorganic Chemistry	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

Select one module

CHEM0009	Basic Physical Chemistry	15 credits	T2
CHEM0008	Basic Organic Chemistry	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

(Inorganic and Materials Chemistry)
Choose at least 45 credits

Core modules

CHEM0014	Inorganic Chemistry	30 credits	T1&2
CHEM0012	Chemistry of Materials	15 credits	T1

Choose 0-15 credits

CHEM0017	Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry !Pre-requisites: CHEM0008	15 credits	T1&2
CHEM0022	Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy !Pre-requisites: CHEM0009	15 credits	T1
CHEM0021	Chemical Dynamics !Pre-requisites: CHEM0009	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

(Inorganic and Materials Chemistry)
Major stream select 60-75 credits; Minor stream select 30-45 credits

Core modules

CHEM0030	Advanced Topics in Inorganic Chemistry	15 credits	T1&2
CHEM0031	Inorganic Rings, Chains and Clusters	15 credits	T2

Core module for major stream

CHEM0026	Synthetic Chemistry and Instrumentation	15 credits	T1&2

Option Modules

Major stream choose 15-30 credits; Minor stream choose 0-15 credits

CHEM0039	New Directions in Materials Chemistry	15 credits	T1

If you wish to select another option module which is not listed contact the Chemistry Stream Leader to discuss

(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

CHEM0080	Advanced Chemical Research Project	75 credits	T1~3
HPSC0145	MSci Research Project in Science and Technology Studies	60 credits	T1&2

(Inorganic and Materials Chemistry)
Major stream select 15-45 credits; Minor stream select 0-30 credits

Option modules

CHEM0077	Topics in Modern Chemistry	15 credits	T1&2
CHEM0078	Topics in Modern Chemistry	30 credits	T1&2
CHEM0079	Topics in Modern Chemistry	45 credits	T1&2

Topics to be taught in term one and assessed by end of first week of term 2

(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