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Description

History and Philosophy of Science (HPS) the discipline which examines the past, present and future of science, technology, society and medicine from various 'meta' perspectives. As well as the history, philosophy and sociology of science technology and medicine, at UNSW the field incorporates science and technology policy and important aspects of environmental studies.

HPS is not a natural science field, but an area of study within the arts and social sciences and therefore requires no previous background knowledge of science or mathematics. Instead, it involves analysing and assessing the nature, the history, and the social and cultural consequences of science and technology.

The study of HPS is relevant to graduate destinations such as science and technology policy, knowledge management, environmental policy and management, high school and university education, computing, engineering, journalism and electronic media, museum and archival work, among many others.

Studying History and Philosophy of Science at UNSW

The School of History and Philosophy offers HPS as a major sequence in the Bachelor of Arts program, the Bachelor of Science program and related combined degree programs. Science students may also choose to minor in HPS.



Cognitive Science can be studied in the following Programs 

Program Code & Name At the Level of Plan
4760 Arts / Law Major HPSCB14760
   

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Hist & Philosophy of Scie can be studied in the following Programs 

Program Code & Name At the Level of Plan
4812 Fine Arts/Arts Major HPSCE14812
   

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Hist & Philosophy of Science can be studied in the following Programs 

Program Code & Name At the Level of Plan
3400 Arts Major
Combined Honours
Honours
HPSCA13400
HPSCAC3400
HPSCAH3400
3402 Media and Communications Major HPSCA13402
3403 Arts Minor
Major
HPSCA23403
HPSCE13403
3420 Social Science Honours
Major
HPSCAH3420
HPSCD13420
3427 Music/Arts Major HPSCE13427
3428 Media (Media Production) Minor HPSCA23428
3429 Media (Comms & Journalism) Minor HPSCA23429
3433 Media (Screen & Sound) Minor HPSCA23433
3525 Commerce/Arts Minor
Major
HPSCA23525
HPSCE13525
3526 Economics/Arts Minor
Major
HPSCA23526
HPSCE13526
3841 Arts/Medicine Major HPSCE13841
3930 Science/Arts Major HPSCE13930
3931 Advanced Science/Arts Major HPSCE13931
3933 Advanced Mathematics/Arts Major HPSCE13933
3935 Science/Social Science Major HPSCD13935
3936 Adv Science/Social Science Major HPSCD13936
3970 Science Major
Minor
HPSCA13970
HPSCA23970
4035 Social Work/Arts Major HPSCE14035
4760 Arts / Law Major HPSCE14760
4761 Social Science / Law Major HPSCD14761
4806 Art Theory/Arts Major HPSCE14806
4807 Art Theory/Social Science Major HPSCD14807
   

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