Students enrolled in this degree programme will have an interest in issues concerning the history of scientific ideas, the nature of scientific discovery, concepts of scientific progress, foundational issues in science, and methodological issues in the practices of history and philosophy. . . This degree programme consists of a number of separate courses. Under this system, students normally take courses totalling four course units during each of their three years, making a total of 12 course units for their degree.
Students take at least nine course units within the department over three years.
The three other units are chosen from among the rich variety of course options offered by other arts and science departments at UCL. . The first year aims at giving all students a solid foundation in the historical, philosophical and social dimensions of science and technology. Consequently, students in all three degree programmes follow a common first year, designed to provide a solid foundation in the historical, philosophical and social dimensions of science. They also select one course unit worth of ancillary options from other departments at UCL in subjects relevant to their special interests. Normally, these ancillary options are course in a specific science, in history or philosophy, or another specialisation.