History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science and Physical Chemistry

The stream leaders for this combination are:

History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science	Dr Simon Lock	simon.lock@ucl.ac.uk
Physical Chemistry	Prof Matt Powner	matthew.powner@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

CHEM0009	Basic Physical Chemistry	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

Select one module

CHEM0008	Basic Organic Chemistry	15 credits	T2
CHEM0013	Basic Inorganic 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

(Physical Chemistry)
Choose at least 45 credits

Core modules

CHEM0019	Physical Chemistry	30 credits	T1~3
CHEM0021	Chemical Dynamics	15 credits	T2

Choose 0-15 credits

CHEM0015	Inorganic Chemistry for Physical Science !Pre-requisites: CHEM0013	15 credits	T1&2
CHEM0012	Chemistry of Materials	15 credits	T1
CHEM0017	Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry !Pre-requisites: CHEM0008	15 credits	T1&2
CHEM0099	Data Analytics for Chemistry	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	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

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

Core modules

CHEM0037	Advanced Topics in Physical Chemistry	15 credits	T1&2
CHEM0028	Concepts in Computational Chemistry	15 credits	T1

Core module for major stream

CHEM0025	Instrumental and Computational Techniques in Chemistry	15 credits	T1&2

Option modules

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

CHEM0039	New Directions in Materials Chemistry !Pre-requisites: CHEM0013	15 credits	T2
CHEM0031	Inorganic Rings, Chains and Clusters	15 credits	T2	[*]
CHEM0100	Symmetry and Spectroscopy	15 credits	T2

[*] CHEM0013 is a pre-requisite however it is fine to take this module without as long as you do some self-study
Contact natsci if you wish to look at other modules

(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

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

(Physical 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

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