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History and Philosophy of Science at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ is an interdisciplinary program that aims to provide students with an understanding of science through the study of both its historical development and of some of the fundamental philosophical principles upon which it rests.

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Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration History and Philosophy of Science(18 Credits)

    Offered by:Philosophy
    Degree:Bachelor of Arts

Program Requirement:

History and Philosophy of Science at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ is an interdisciplinary program that aims to provide students with an understanding of science through the study of both its historical development and of some of the fundamental philosophical principles upon which it rests. For more information about the program and events, please visit .

Complementary Courses (18 credits)

18 credits with a maximum of 9 credits at the 200 level selected as follows:



    Philosophy of Science

    6-12 credits of courses focused on the Philosophy of Science with no more than 6 credits at the 200 level chosen from the following:



      Communication Studies (COMS)


      • COMS 210 Intro to Communication Studies 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
        • Winter
        • Summer


      History and Philosophy of Science (HPSC)


      • HPSC 300 Indpend St: Hist & Phil of Sci 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
        • Winter
        • Summer

      • HPSC 500 Interdisc Sem:Hist&Phil of Sci 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
        • Winter
        • Summer


      Philosophy (PHIL)


      • PHIL 210 Intro to Deductive Logic 1 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
        • Winter
        • Summer

      • PHIL 221 Intro to Hist & Phil of Sci 2 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
        • Winter
        • Summer

      • PHIL 306 Philosophy of Mind 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
        • Winter
        • Summer

      • PHIL 310 Intermediate Logic 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
        • Winter
        • Summer

      • PHIL 311 Philosophy of Mathematics 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
        • Winter
        • Summer

      • PHIL 341 Philosophy of Science 1 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
        • Winter
        • Summer

      • PHIL 350 Hist & Phil of Ancient Sci 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
        • Winter
        • Summer

      • PHIL 411 Topics in Phil of Logic & Math 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
        • Winter
        • Summer

      • PHIL 441 Philosophy of Science 2 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
        • Winter
        • Summer

      • PHIL 453 Ancient Metaphys&Naturl Phil 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
        • Winter
        • Summer






          History of Science

          6-12 credits of courses focused on the History of Science with no more than 6 credits at the 200 level chosen from the following:



            Anthropology (ANTH)


            • ANTH 359 Hist of Archaeological Theory 3 Credits
                Offered in the:
              • Fall
              • Winter
              • Summer


            Biology (BIOL)


            • BIOL 210 Perspectives of Science 3 Credits
                Offered in the:
              • Fall
              • Winter
              • Summer


            History (HIST)


            • HIST 249 Health&the Healer in West Hist 3 Credits
                Offered in the:
              • Fall
              • Winter
              • Summer

            • HIST 319 The Scientific Revolution 3 Credits
                Offered in the:
              • Fall
              • Winter
              • Summer

            • HIST 335 Science and Medicine in Canada 3 Credits
                Offered in the:
              • Fall
              • Winter
              • Summer

            • HIST 350 Science and the Enlightenment 3 Credits
                Offered in the:
              • Fall
              • Winter
              • Summer

            • HIST 356 Medicine in the Medieval West 3 Credits
                Offered in the:
              • Fall
              • Winter
              • Summer

            • HIST 410 Topics in History of Science 3 Credits
                Offered in the:
              • Fall
              • Winter
              • Summer

            • HIST 452 Topics in Pre-Modern Medicine 3 Credits
                Offered in the:
              • Fall
              • Winter
              • Summer

            • HIST 457 Topics in Medical History 3 Credits
                Offered in the:
              • Fall
              • Winter
              • Summer

            • HIST 558 Modern Medicine: Seminar 3 Credits
                Offered in the:
              • Fall
              • Winter
              • Summer

            • HIST 559 Modern Medicine: Research 3 Credits
                Offered in the:
              • Fall
              • Winter
              • Summer

            • HIST 567D1 Seminar: Medieval Medicine 3 Credits
                Offered in the:
              • Fall
              • Winter
              • Summer

            • HIST 567D2 Seminar: Medieval Medicine 3 Credits
                Offered in the:
              • Fall
              • Winter
              • Summer


            History and Philosophy of Science (HPSC)


            • HPSC 300 Indpend St: Hist & Phil of Sci 3 Credits
                Offered in the:
              • Fall
              • Winter
              • Summer

            • HPSC 500 Interdisc Sem:Hist&Phil of Sci 3 Credits
                Offered in the:
              • Fall
              • Winter
              • Summer


            Mathematics (MATH)


            • MATH 338 History & Philosophy of Math 3 Credits
                Offered in the:
              • Fall
              • Winter
              • Summer


            Psychology (PSYC)


            • PSYC 403 Modern Psych in Hist Persp 3 Credits
                Offered in the:
              • Fall
              • Winter
              • Summer


            Complementary Courses

            Students complete 18 credits of complimentary courses with a maximum of 9 credits at the 200Ìýlevel from the two groups: Philosophy of Science, and History of Science.Ìý

            If you find a course that you believe fits into the program, but is not listed in the two groups below as part of the Complimentary Courses, do not hesitate to contact the Program Director to see if you can get special approval to take it! Obtain a course syllabus (if possible), or a prospective, and send it along with a rationale as to which group you believe the course would fit into to the Program Director, and we will be happy to evaluate it for you.

            The Independent Research courseÌýHPSC 300 is offered by special arrangement between students in Arts or Science and a professor in either an Arts, Science, or Social Science Department. The purpose is to enable a student to undertake for credit the study of a special topic in the History or the Philosophy of Science.

            Both HPSC 300 and HPSC 500 can be counted toward either theÌýPhilosophy of Science or History of Science group.

            History of Science

            • 6-12 credits of courses focused on the History of Science with no more than 6 credits at the 200 level chosen from the following:

            Anthropology (ANTH)

            ANTH 359 Hist of Archaeological Theory 3 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

            Biology (BIOL)

            BIOL 210 Perspectives of Science 3 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

            Computer Science (COMP)

            COMP 280 Hist and Phil of Computing 3 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

            History (HIST)

            HIST 249 Health&the Healer in West Hist 3 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

            HIST 319 The Scientific Revolution 3 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

            HIST 335 Science and Medicine in Canada 3 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

            HIST 350 Science and the Enlightenment 3 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

            HIST 356 Medicine in the Medieval West 3 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

            HIST 410 Topics in History of Science 3 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

            HIST 452 Topics in Pre-Modern Medicine 3 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

            HIST 457 Topics in Medical History 3 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

            HIST 558 Modern Medicine: Seminar 3 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

            HIST 559 Modern Medicine: Research 3 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

            HIST 567D1 Seminar: Medieval Medicine 3 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

            HIST 567D2 Seminar: Medieval Medicine 3 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

            History and Philosophy of Science (HPSC)

            HPSC 300 Indpend St: Hist & Phil of Sci 3 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

            HPSC 500 Interdisc Sem:Hist&Phil of Sci 3 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

            Islamic Studies (ISLA)

            ISLA 345 Science&Civilization in Islam 3 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

            Mathematics (MATH)

            MATH 338 History & Philosophy of Math 3 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

            Psychology (PSYC)

            PSYC 403 Modern Psych in Hist Persp 3 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

            Philosophy of Science

            • 6-12 credits of courses focused on the Philosophy of Science with no more than 6 credits at the 200 level chosen from the following:

            Communication Studies (COMS)

            COMS 210 Intro to Communication Studies 3 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

            History and Philosophy of Science (HPSC)

            HPSC 300 Indpend St: Hist & Phil of Sci 3 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

            HPSC 500 Interdisc Sem:Hist&Phil of Sci 3 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

            Philosophy (PHIL)

            PHIL 210 Intro to Deductive Logic 1 3 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

            PHIL 221 Intro to Hist & Phil of Sci 2 3 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

            PHIL 306 Philosophy of Mind 3 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

            PHIL 310 Intermediate Logic 3 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

            PHIL 311 Philosophy of Mathematics 3 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

            PHIL 340 Course not available
            PHIL 341 Philosophy of Science 1 3 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

            PHIL 350 Hist & Phil of Ancient Sci 3 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

            PHIL 411 Topics in Phil of Logic & Math 3 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

            PHIL 440 Course not available
            PHIL 441 Philosophy of Science 2 3 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

            PHIL 453 Ancient Metaphys&Naturl Phil 3 Credits
              Offered in the:
            • Fall
            • Winter
            • Summer

            Religious Studies (RELG)

            RELG 340 Course not available

            Sociology (SOCI)

            SOCI 338 Course not available

            Degree Audits

            Degree audits are a tool utilized to see if a requirement has or has not been fulfilled, or if it is in progress. It is a self assessment, and we highly recommend doing them regularly. For a detailed description and links to the History and Philosophy of Science program degree audit, see the Arts InterdisciplinaryÌýForms & Resources page.

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