Department of History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine
Certificate in History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine
Students on Summer 2018, Fall 2018, or Spring 2019 requirements CSMACRT
The Certificate in the History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine aims to give both undergraduates majoring in the sciences and undergraduates majoring in the humanities a unique opportunity to bridge the ever-widening gap between the notorious "two cultures." The program is organized and administered within the Department of History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine, but it also involves a wide spectrum of other units across the university, such as the Departments of Anthropology, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, English, History, Journalism, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physics, Psychological and Brain Sciences, Religious Studies, and Sociology; and the Schools of Business, Education, Informatics and Computing, and Public and Environmental Affairs. The program involves several different tracks that integrate the sciences and the humanities in a variety of ways: (1) Life Sciences; (2) Physics, Computation, and Cognition; (3) Science, Society, and Culture; and (4) the Nature of Science.
Requirements
The certificate requires at least 25 credit hours (at least 12 credit hours must be at the 300–499 level), including the requirements listed below.
- Introductory Course. One (1) course:
- HPSC-X 102 Revolutions in Science: Plato to NATO
- COLL-C 103 Critical Approaches to the Arts and Humanities (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- COLL-C 104 Critical Approaches to the Social and Historical Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- COLL-C 105 Critical Approaches to the Natural and Mathematical Sciences (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- COLL-S 103 Freshman Seminar in Arts and Humanities (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- COLL-S 104 Freshman Seminar in Social and Historical Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- COLL-S 105 Freshman Seminar in Natural and Mathematical Sciences (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
HPSC-X 102 Revolutions in Science: Plato to NATO
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- An introduction to the formative steps in the scientific tradition. The course will survey in a chronological sequence aspects of the Aristotelian worldview, the Copernican revolution, the mechanical philosophy, the chemical and Darwinian revolutions, and the rise of twentieth-century science.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourse
COLL-C 103 Critical Approaches to the Arts and Humanities
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Specific topics will vary by section and over time, but all versions of COLL-C 103 will meet the objectives of the College of Arts and Sciences Critical Approaches curriculum. The curriculum is intended for freshmen and sophomores, who will learn how scholars from the arts and humanities Breadth of Inquiry area frame questions, propose answers, and assess the validity of competing approaches. Writing and related skills are stressed.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of COLL-C 103 or COLL-S 103.
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- Fall 2024CASE CAPPcourseSummer 2024CASE CAPPcourse
COLL-C 104 Critical Approaches to the Social and Historical Studies
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Specific topics will vary by section and over time, but all versions of COLL-C 104 will meet the objectives of the College of Arts and Sciences Critical Approaches curriculum. The curriculum is intended for freshmen and sophomores, who will learn how scholars from the social and historical studies Breadth of Inquiry area frame questions, propose answers, and assess the validity of competing approaches. Writing and related skills are stressed.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of COLL-C 104 or COLL-S 104.
- Fall 2024CASE CAPPcourseSummer 2024CASE CAPPcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourse
COLL-C 105 Critical Approaches to the Natural and Mathematical Sciences
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Specific topics will vary by section and over time, but all versions of COLL-C 105 will meet the objectives of the College of Arts and Sciences Critical Approaches curriculum. The curriculum is intended for freshmen and sophomores, who will learn how scholars from the natural and mathematical sciences Breadth of Inquiry area frame questions, propose answers, and assess the validity of competing approaches. Writing and related skills are stressed.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of COLL-C 105 or COLL-S 105.
- Fall 2024CASE CAPPcourseSummer 2024CASE CAPPcourse
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COLL-S 103 Freshman Seminar in Arts and Humanities
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Freshman standing
- Description
- Introduction to college-level projects chosen from arts and humanities fields. Students will learn how scholars frame questions, propose answers, and assess the validity of competing approaches in a small-class experience with a faculty member. Writing and related skills are stressed. Topics will vary.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of COLL-C 103 or COLL-S 103.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE CAPPcourseSummer 2024CASE CAPPcourse
COLL-S 104 Freshman Seminar in Social and Historical Studies
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Freshman standing
- Description
- Introduction to college-level projects chosen from social and historical studies fields. Students will learn how scholars frame questions, propose answers, and assess the validity of competing approaches in a small-class experience with a faculty member. Writing and related skills are stressed. Topics will vary.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of COLL-C 104 or COLL-S 104.
- Fall 2024CASE CAPPcourseSummer 2024CASE CAPPcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourse
COLL-S 105 Freshman Seminar in Natural and Mathematical Sciences
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Freshman standing
- Description
- Introduction to college-level projects chosen from natural and mathematical science fields. Students will learn how scholars frame questions, propose answers, and assess the validity of competing approaches in a small-class experience with a faculty member. Writing and related skills are stressed. Topics will vary.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of COLL-C 105 or COLL-S 105.
- Fall 2024CASE CAPPcourseSummer 2024CASE CAPPcourse
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- Track. One (1) of the following tracks:
- Life Sciences. Choose from the following in consultation with the Director of Undergraduate Studies:
- Advanced Elective. One (1) course:
- HPSC-X 305 History and Philosophy of Medicine
- HPSC-X 308 History of Biology
- HPSC-X 320 Topics in Science: Humanistic (approved topic: "Human Nature")
- HPSC-X 323 Topics in Science: Social and Historical (approved topic: "Perception and Observation")
- HPSC-X 326 Topics in Science: Natural and Mathematical (approved topic: "Anatomy and Physiology on William Harvey and His Century")
- HPSC-X 424 Neuropsychological Pathography
HPSC-X 305 History and Philosophy of Medicine
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The history of public health and medicine from ancient to modern times. Addresses a selection of historical, philosophical and ethical problems including medical understandings of the body; ideas about the nature and causes of disease, from "airs" and "humors" to germs to genetic predispositions; assessment of risks and liabilities.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourseSummer 2024CASE NMcourse
HPSC-X 308 History of Biology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: Knowledge of modern biology or European or American history
- Description
- Advanced undergraduate survey of key figures and pivotal moments in the history of biology that have re-defined its scientific character by either opening new lines of inquiry and explanation, developing new kinds of instruments, practices, and institutions, or changing the social role of the biological scientist.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HPSC-X 308 or HPSC-X 408.
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HPSC-X 320 Topics in Science: Humanistic
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- Departmental flyers, available at registration time, will discuss each section in detail
- Description
- Specialized topics and themes in the history and philosophy of science.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HPSC-X 323 Topics in Science: Social and Historical
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Specialized topics and themes relating to the intellectual, cultural, and social impact of science in historical perspective. Engages primary source material and the debates about how such material ought to be understood.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a total of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourse
HPSC-X 326 Topics in Science: Natural and Mathematical
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Specialized topics and themes relating to the logic and methods of the natural and mathematical sciences, with a view toward understanding those methods and the role they play in scientific theorizing. Students will engage with actual philosophical debates about the proper understanding of an application of such methods in science.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a total of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourseSummer 2024CASE NMcourse
HPSC-X 424 Neuropsychological Pathography
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- How do people conceptualize and write about their mental trauma and psychological distress? Personal narratives of depression, aphasia, head injury, and other forms of neurological damage and emotional affliction are examined from a variety of perspectives and considered for their contribution to clinical science, rehabilitative services, and popular understanding of limits to human experience.
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- HPSC Electives. Two (2) courses:
- Additional course from the Life Sciences Track Advanced Elective list
- HPSC-X 205 Introduction to Medical History
- HPSC-X 223 Issues in Science: Social and Historical (approved topic: "Environmental History")
- HPSC-X 226 Issues in Science: Natural and Mathematical (approved topics: "The Origins of Darwinism"; "History of Physiology from 18th Century–20th Century")
- HON-H 226 Interdepartmental Colloquia (approved topic: "Memoirs of Madness")
HPSC-X 205 Introduction to Medical History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- From primitive humans to the present: survey of medical concepts, systems of health care, and the social relations of physician and patient.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourse
HPSC-X 223 Issues in Science: Social and Historical
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examination of an issue concerning the intellectual, cultural, and social impact of science in historical perspective. Designed to investigate the evidence and arguments related to different interpretations of or approaches to the central theme or issue of the course.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a total of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourse
HPSC-X 226 Issues in Science: Natural and Mathematical
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Individual sections will vary in the central issue to be discussed, but all will engage in an examination of some issue concerning the logic and methods of the natural and mathematical sciences, with a view toward understanding those methods and the role they play in scientific theorizing generally. Designed to investigate the evidence and arguments related to different positions on the role or value of such methods in science.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a total of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourseSummer 2024CASE NMcourse
HON-H 226 Interdepartmental Colloquia
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Consent of Hutton Honors College
- Description
- Honors seminar focusing on topics in the arts and humanities.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
- Non-HPSC Electives.
- Four (4) courses for at least 12 credit hours outside of the Department of History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine, approved by the HPSC Director of Undergraduate Studies
- At least one (1) of the courses must be at the 300–499 level
- Advanced Elective. One (1) course:
- Physics, Computation, and Cognition. Choose from the following in consultation with the Director of Undergraduate Studies:
- Advanced Elective. One (1) course:
- HPSC-X 306 Understanding Pictures: Aesthetics and Science
- HPSC-X 326 Topics in Science: Natural and Mathematical
- HPSC-X 327 The Computer: A Biography
HPSC-X 306 Understanding Pictures: Aesthetics and Science
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines cultural, historical and philosophical issues involving the use of still and moving images in science. Are pictures necessary? For what? How do pictures represent? How do they get designed, used and understood? What can pictures represent or communicate? Can they equally represent facts and values? How do they work as evidence, or as tools for thinking? What is the role of film in science and science in film?
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HPSC-X 326 Topics in Science: Natural and Mathematical
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Specialized topics and themes relating to the logic and methods of the natural and mathematical sciences, with a view toward understanding those methods and the role they play in scientific theorizing. Students will engage with actual philosophical debates about the proper understanding of an application of such methods in science.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a total of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourseSummer 2024CASE NMcourse
HPSC-X 327 The Computer: A Biography
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The history and philosophy behind the development of the digital computer. Focuses on major landmarks in the history of computing machines to illustrate the interrelatedness of computer science, mathematics, and physics to modern society. Discussion of philosophical questions ("Do human beings compute?") and ethical concerns such as the Internet's impact on privacy.
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- HPSC Electives. Two (2) courses:
- Additional course from the Physics, Computation, and Cognition Advanced Elective list
- HPSC-X 206 Boom! Who's Afraid of Nuclear Power and Radiation? (approved topic: "The Atomic Bomb: Modern Physics, Manhattan Project, and History of Nuclear Weapons")
- HPSC-X 227 Computers Limited: What Computers Cannot Do
- HPSC-X 229 History and Philosophy of Modern Physics
- COGS-Q 240 Philosophical Foundations of the Cognitive and Information Sciences
HPSC-X 206 Boom! Who's Afraid of Nuclear Power and Radiation?
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Studies the history of the discovery of radioactivity through the development of the first atomic bomb. Weighs risks and benefits of nuclear power and radioactivity in the age of climate change, alternative power sources and medical technology. Emphasizes the methodological, political, and moral challenges of judging risks and making decisions about human health and environmental safety.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourse
HPSC-X 227 Computers Limited: What Computers Cannot Do
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Acquaints learners with the logical limits of computation and with their migration into physics from the framework of the foundations of mathematics within which they were originally conceived.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourseSummer 2024CASE NMcourse
HPSC-X 229 History and Philosophy of Modern Physics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to foundational concepts in statistical mechanics, quantum mechanics, special relativity and general relativity. Discussion of philosophical issues concerning the nature of the material world and the process of scientific inquiry. Emphasis on developing writing skills and the ability to present complex ideas clearly and critically.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourseSummer 2024CASE NMcourse
COGS-Q 240 Philosophical Foundations of the Cognitive and Information Sciences
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Foundational introduction to the cognitive and information sciences. The primary themes are: (1) causal issues such as functional and computational architecture (e.g., modularity, effectiveness, and implementation, analog/digital), neuroscience, and embodied dynamics; and (2) semantic issues such as meaning, representation, content, and information flow. The role of both themes in logic, perception, computation, cognition, and consciousness. Throughout, an emphasis on writing, analysis, and exposition.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
- Non-HPSC Electives.
- Four (4) courses for at least 12 credit hours outside of the Department of History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine, approved by the HPSC Director of Undergraduate Studies
- At least one (1) of the courses must be at the 300–499 level
- Advanced Elective. One (1) course:
- Science, Society, and Culture. Choose from the following in consultation with the Director of Undergraduate Studies:
- Advanced Elective. One (1) course:
- HPSC-X 306 Understanding Pictures: Aesthetics and Science
- HPSC-X 320 Topics in Science: Humanistic (approved topic: "Cultural History of Astrology")
- HPSC-X 326 Topics in Science: Natural and Mathematical (approved topic: "Anatomy and Physiology: William Harvey and His Century")
- HPSC-X 420 Advanced Seminar in the History and Philosophy of Science (approved topic: "Victorian Science, Philosophy, and Culture ")
HPSC-X 306 Understanding Pictures: Aesthetics and Science
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines cultural, historical and philosophical issues involving the use of still and moving images in science. Are pictures necessary? For what? How do pictures represent? How do they get designed, used and understood? What can pictures represent or communicate? Can they equally represent facts and values? How do they work as evidence, or as tools for thinking? What is the role of film in science and science in film?
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HPSC-X 320 Topics in Science: Humanistic
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- Departmental flyers, available at registration time, will discuss each section in detail
- Description
- Specialized topics and themes in the history and philosophy of science.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HPSC-X 326 Topics in Science: Natural and Mathematical
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Specialized topics and themes relating to the logic and methods of the natural and mathematical sciences, with a view toward understanding those methods and the role they play in scientific theorizing. Students will engage with actual philosophical debates about the proper understanding of an application of such methods in science.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a total of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourseSummer 2024CASE NMcourse
HPSC-X 420 Advanced Seminar in the History and Philosophy of Science
- Credits
- 3–4 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- This seminar offers specialized topics and themes in history and philosophy of science. Weekly meetings and reports on weekly reading assignments. Consult departmental flyers available at registration time for seminar topic and structure.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated once with a different topic for a maximum of 8 credit hours.
- HPSC Electives. Two (2) courses:
- Additional course from the Science, Society, and Culture Advanced Elective list
- HPSC-X 206 Boom! Who's Afraid of Nuclear Power and Radiation?
- HPSC-X 207 The Occult in Western Civilization
- HPSC-X 223 Issues in Science: Social and Historical (approved topic: "Environmental History")
- HPSC-X 226 Issues in Science: Natural and Mathematical (approved topic: "The Origins of Darwinism")
HPSC-X 206 Boom! Who's Afraid of Nuclear Power and Radiation?
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Studies the history of the discovery of radioactivity through the development of the first atomic bomb. Weighs risks and benefits of nuclear power and radioactivity in the age of climate change, alternative power sources and medical technology. Emphasizes the methodological, political, and moral challenges of judging risks and making decisions about human health and environmental safety.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourse
HPSC-X 207 The Occult in Western Civilization
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Critical and historical evaluation of a wide range of occult topics: superstitions, magic, witchcraft, astrology, the Cabala, psychic phenomena (mesmerism, spiritualism, ESP), and UFOs.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HPSC-X 223 Issues in Science: Social and Historical
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examination of an issue concerning the intellectual, cultural, and social impact of science in historical perspective. Designed to investigate the evidence and arguments related to different interpretations of or approaches to the central theme or issue of the course.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a total of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourse
HPSC-X 226 Issues in Science: Natural and Mathematical
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Individual sections will vary in the central issue to be discussed, but all will engage in an examination of some issue concerning the logic and methods of the natural and mathematical sciences, with a view toward understanding those methods and the role they play in scientific theorizing generally. Designed to investigate the evidence and arguments related to different positions on the role or value of such methods in science.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a total of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourseSummer 2024CASE NMcourse
- Non-HPSC Electives.
- Four (4) courses for at least 12 credit hours outside of the Department of History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine, approved by the HPSC Director of Undergraduate Studies
- At least one (1) of the courses must be at the 300–499 level
- Advanced Elective. One (1) course:
- Nature of Science. Choose from the following in consultation with the Director of Undergraduate Studies:
- Advanced Elective. One (1) course:
- HPSC-X 323 Topics in Science: Social and Historical (approved topic: "Perception and Observation")
- HPSC-X 326 Topics in Science: Natural and Mathematical (approved topics: "Instruments and Experiments"; "The Art of Science: History and Philosophy of the Use of Images in Science")
- HPSC-X 406 Survey of History of Science up to 1750
- HPSC-X 407 Survey of History of Science since 1750
- HPSC-X 451 Scientific Understanding
- HPSC-X 452 Modern Philosophy of Science
HPSC-X 323 Topics in Science: Social and Historical
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Specialized topics and themes relating to the intellectual, cultural, and social impact of science in historical perspective. Engages primary source material and the debates about how such material ought to be understood.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a total of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourse
HPSC-X 326 Topics in Science: Natural and Mathematical
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Specialized topics and themes relating to the logic and methods of the natural and mathematical sciences, with a view toward understanding those methods and the role they play in scientific theorizing. Students will engage with actual philosophical debates about the proper understanding of an application of such methods in science.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a total of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourseSummer 2024CASE NMcourse
HPSC-X 406 Survey of History of Science up to 1750
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance, and Enlightenment.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourse
HPSC-X 407 Survey of History of Science since 1750
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Junior standing or consent of instructor.
- Notes
- R: at least one course sequence in Western history (such as HIST-H 103 and HIST-H 104)
- Description
- Growth of quantitative methods in physical science and experimental methods in physical science and experimental methods in natural history. Gradual separation of science from philosophy and theology.
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HPSC-X 451 Scientific Understanding
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Junior standing or consent of instructor
- Notes
- R: one course in philosophy or philosophy of science
- Description
- Science claims to tell us what the world is like, even the part of the world we cannot see, and to explain why things happen the way they do. But these claims are controversial. This course examines competing models of scientific explanation and the ongoing debate over whether scientific theories should or even can be interpreted realistically.
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HPSC-X 452 Modern Philosophy of Science
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Junior standing or consent of instructor
- Notes
- R: one course in philosophy or philosophy of science
- Description
- Examines the origin and character of twentieth-century philosophy of science by investigating the historical development--in interaction with parallel developments within the sciences themselves--from 1800 to the early twentieth century. Hermann von Helmholtz, Ernst Mach, Henri Poincare, Moritz Schlick, and Rudolf Carnap.
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- HPSC Electives. Two (2) courses:
- Additional course from the Nature of Science Track Advanced Elective list
- HPSC-X 110 Scientists at Work: from Frankenstein to Einstein
HPSC-X 110 Scientists at Work: from Frankenstein to Einstein
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to the study of science as a cultural phenomenon. Exploration of the individual and collective behavior of scientists in historical and contemporary contexts using materials from history, biography, sociology, journalism, fiction, drama, poetry, and film.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourse
- Non-HPSC Electives.
- Four (4) courses for at least 12 credit hours outside of the Department of History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine, approved by the HPSC Director of Undergraduate Studies
- At least one (1) of the courses must be at the 300–499 level
- Advanced Elective. One (1) course:
- Life Sciences. Choose from the following in consultation with the Director of Undergraduate Studies:
- Capstone. One (1) course:
- HPSC-X 333 Capstone Project in History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine
HPSC-X 333 Capstone Project in History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine
- Credits
- 1
- Prerequisites
- Completion of at least 18 credit hours of coursework that applies to the certificate
- Description
- Students must attend at least one talk in the Department's colloquium series and then perform a research project or produce a research paper relevant to the topic of one of the presenters.
- Certificate GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- At least 9 credit hours in the certificate must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
- At least 9 credit hours in the certificate must be completed at the 300–499 level.
- Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the certificate.
- A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the certificate—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
- Exceptions to certificate requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.