Requirements

1. Introductory Course. One (1) course:
   • HPSC-X 102 Revolutions in Science: Plato to NATO i
   • HPSC-X 104 Science and Culture i
   • HPSC-X 200 Scientific Reasoning i
   • HPSC-X 451 Scientific Understanding i
2. Core Course. One (1) course:
   • HPSC-X 340 Scientific Methods: How Science Really Works i
   • HPSC-X 411 Science and Values i
3. Research Ethics. Document with the Department of History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine that you have completed the following no-credit courses/workshops through the IU Office of Research Compliance:
   • Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)
   • Human Subject Research
4. Tool Skill. One (1) course:
   • Any of the following Statistics courses:
     • CJUS-K 300 Techniques of Data Analysis i
     • ECON-E 370 Statistical Analysis for Business and Economics i
     • ECON-S 370 Statistical Analysis for Business and Economics: Honors i
     • POLS-Y 395 Quantitative Political Analysis i
     • PSY-K 300 Statistical Techniques i
     • SOC-S 371 Statistics in Sociology i
     • STAT-K 310 Statistical Techniques i
     • STAT-S 301 Applied Statistical Methods for Business i
     • STAT-S 303 Applied Statistical Methods for the Life Sciences i
   • ANTH-A 403 Introduction to Museum Studies i
   • AST-A 305 Modern Observational Techniques i
   • AST-A 453 Topics in Astrophysics i
   • BIOL-L 113 Biology Laboratory i
   • BIOL-M 255 Microbiology Laboratory i
   • COGS-Q 260 Programming for the Cognitive and Information Sciences i
   • COGS-Q 320 Computation in the Cognitive and Information Sciences i
   • COGS-Q 350 Mathematics and Logic for the Cognitive and Information Sciences i
   • COGS-Q 370 Experiments and Models in Cognition i
   • MSCH-C 213 Introduction to Media Psychology i
   • PSY-P 211 Methods of Experimental Psychology i
   • PSY-P 421 Laboratory in Social Psychology i
   • PSY-P 426 Laboratory in Behavioral Neuroscience i
   • PSY-P 429 Laboratory in Developmental Psychology i
   • PSY-P 433 Laboratory in Neuroimaging Methods i
   • PSY-P 435 Laboratory in Human Learning and Cognition i
   • PSY-P 472 Laboratory in Brain Electrical Activity i
   • PSY-P 473 Laboratory in Molecular Neuroscience i
   • Other courses may be selected in consultation with the student's academic advisor and with approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies
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5. Elective. One (1) course:
   • HPSC-X 108 The Science of Sex and Race: Theories of Biological Differentiation, 1776 to the Present i
   • HPSC-X 123 Perspectives on Science: Social and Historical i
   • HPSC-X 125 Critical Medical Humanities: An Introduction i
   • HPSC-X 205 Introduction to Medical History i
   • HPSC-X 206
   • HPSC-X 207 The Occult in Western Civilization i
   • HPSC-X 227 Computers Limited: What Computers Cannot Do i
   • HPSC-X 229 History and Philosophy of Modern Physics i
   • HPSC-X 235 From Sick Care to Health Care i
   • HPSC-X 240 Engaging Science: Communication and Public Understanding of Scientific Research i
   • HPSC-X 245 The Senses: Body, Brain, Environment i
   • HPSC-X 305 History and Philosophy of Medicine i
   • HPSC-X 306 Understanding Pictures: Aesthetics and Science i
   • HPSC-X 308 History of Biology i
   • HPSC-X 406 Survey of History of Science up to 1750 i
   • HPSC-X 407 Survey of History of Science since 1750 i
   • HPSC-X 424 Neuropsychological Pathography i
   • HPSC-X 451 Scientific Understanding i
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6. Capstone. One (1) course:
   • HPSC-X 433 Capstone in Science Literacy and Responsible Research i
7. Minor GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
   1. Minor GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the minor—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
   2. Minor Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the minor.
   3. Minor Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300–499 level.
   4. Minor Residency. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.