Inorganic & Materials Chemistry and History, Philosophy & Social Studies of Science

In this stream combination, currently students study:

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

Students also 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

Students also choose a mathematics module

NSCI0005	Mathematics for Natural Sciences A	15 credits	T1	If studying PHAS0011
NSCI0006	Mathematics for Natural Sciences B	15 credits	T1	If you will not be studying PHAS0011

Term 2

Core modules

CHEM0013	Basic Inorganic Chemistry	15 credits	T2

Students choose two History, Philosophy & Social Studies of Science modules

HPSC0004	Philosophy of Science 1	15 credits	T2
HPSC0010	History of Modern Science	15 credits	T2
HPSC0008	Science Communication and Public Engagement	15 credits	T2

Students choose one Chemistry module

CHEM0009	Basic Physical Chemistry	15 credits	T2
CHEM0008	Basic Organic Chemistry	15 credits	T2

Students choose one core Natural Sciences module

Inorganic and Materials Chemistry - Students can choose two or three modules

Core modules

CHEM0014	Inorganic Chemistry	30 credits	T1&2
CHEM0012	Chemistry of Materials	15 credits	T1

Students can choose one of the following modules

CHEM0017	Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry !Pre-requisites: CHEM0008	15 credits	T1&2
CHEM0022	Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy !Pre-requisites: CHEM0009	15 credits	T1
CHEM0021	Chemical Dynamics !Pre-requisites: CHEM0009	15 credits	T2

History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science - Students can choose three or four modules

Students should choose one to three of the following modules

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	T2

Students can choose zero to two of the following modules

HPSC0012	Policy Issues in the Life Sciences	15 credits	T1
HPSC0036	Engaging the Public with Science	15 credits	T2
HPSC0124	Science in Government	15 credits	T1
HPSC0014	Philosophy of Science 2	15 credits	T1

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