History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science and Molecular and Cell Biology

The stream leaders for this combination are:

History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science	Dr Simon Lock	simon.lock@ucl.ac.uk
Molecular and Cell Biology	Dr Harry-Luke McClelland	h.mcclelland@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
CELL0008	Introduction to Cell Biology	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

(Molecular and Cell Biology)
Choose at least 45 credits

Core modules

BIOL0008	Fundamentals of Molecular Biology	15 credits	T1
CELL0009	Intermediate Cell Biology: Cell Structure and Function	15 credits	T1
CELL0010	Intermediate Cell Biology: Cell Signalling and Regulation	15 credits	T2

Choose 0-15 credits

BIOC0006	Essential Protein Structure and Function	15 credits	T2
BIOL0013	The Biology of Development	15 credits	T2	[*]
INIM0005	Immunology	15 credits	T2	[†]
BIOL0029	Computational Biology	15 credits	T1	[**]
BIOC0035	Eukaryotic Metabolism and Regulation	15 credits	T2
BIOL0010	Introduction to Human Genetics	15 credits	T1

[*] should be taken if students want to take more advanced development courses e.g. CELL0012, CELL0001
[**] appropriate for students interested in computational approaches. BIOS0030 cannot be taken with NSCI0036
[†] required for INIM00030, INIM0031 and INIM0011
If you wish to discuss your module choices speak to the 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	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

(Molecular and Cell Biology)
Major stream select 60-75 credits; Minor stream select 30-45 credits

Core modules

CELL0017	Interdisciplinary Cell Biology	15 credits	T1

Major stream choose 45-60 credits; Minor stream choose 15-30 credits

BIOS0040	Advanced statistics and Machine Learning for Biosciences	15 credits	T1	[*]
ANAT0026	Cancer: Insights from Embryonic Development	15 credits	T2	[**]
BIOC0016	Computational and Systems Biology !Pre-requisites: BIOC0006	15 credits	T2
BIOC0017	Cancer Biology	15 credits	T2	[**]
BIOC0020	Molecular Mechanisms of Gene Expression and Regulation	15 credits	T2
BIOC0030	Advanced Molecular Biology of Protein Regulatory Networks	15 credits	T1
BIOC0033	Membrane Trafficking and Mechanisms of Disease	15 credits	T1	[†]
BIOL0021	Advanced Human Genetics	15 credits	T1
BIOL0025	Regulatory Genomics and Evolution	15 credits	T2
BIOS0040	Advanced statistics and Machine Learning for Biosciences	15 credits	T1
CELL0001	Mechanisms of Development	15 credits	T1
CELL0003	Cellular and Developmental Neurobiology	15 credits	T1
CELL0012	Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine	15 credits	T2
CELL0013	Functional Genetics of Model Systems	15 credits	T2
CELL0016	Advanced Molecular Cell Biology	15 credits	T1	[†]
CELL0026	Cancer: Cause to Cure	15 credits	T2	[**]
BIOS0058	Missing info

[*] suitable for students interested in computational approaches
[**] only 1 of these modules can be taken
[†] modules go well together
Other MCB related modules speak to Stream Leader

(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

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

(Molecular and Cell Biology)
Major stream select 30-60 credits; Minor stream select 0-30 credits

Option modules

CELL0018	Research Techniques in Cell Biology	15 credits	T1	[*]
GENE0006	Understanding Bioinformatics Resources and Their Application	15 credits	T1
BENG0040	Industrial Synthetic Biology	15 credits	T1
INIM0034	Molecular Virology	15 credits	T1
CELL0013	Functional Genetics of Model Systems	15 credits	T2
CELL0012	Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine	15 credits	T2
INIM0018	Infectious Diseases in Resource Poor Settings	15 credits	T2
INIM0011	The Immunological Basis of Autoimmune Disease - From Experimental Models to Clinical Practice !Pre-requisites: INIM0005	15 credits	T2
INIM0031	The Immune System, Cancer, and its Treatment !Pre-requisites: INIM0005	15 credits	T2
INIM0030	Immunodeficiency and Therapeutics !Pre-requisites: INIM0005	15 credits	T2

[*] can only be taken if given permission by module organiser
Other MCB related modules speak to Stream Leader

(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