A. FACULTY OF ARTS REQUIREMENTS
Students must adhere to the applicable Faculty of Arts requirements in 3.4 Graduation.
B. MAJOR-FIELD REQUIREMENTS
Students must successfully complete a minimum of 8.0 and a maximum of 10.0 full-course equivalents in the Field of History of Philosophy of Science while fulfilling the following requirements:
1. History of Science: 2.0 full-course equivalents from: History 371, 373, 477.01, 477.02, 541 (decimalized course, may be repeated for credit).
2. Philosophy of Science: 1.5 full-course equivalents from: Philosophy 367, 467, 517, 565, 567.
3. Logic: 0.5 full-course equivalents from: Philosophy 279, 377. (This requirement should be satisfied early in the program.)
4. Philosophy: An additional 2.0 full-course equivalents in Philosophy:
(a) With at least 1.0 full-course equivalent from: Philosophy 301, 303, 305, 307, 309, 311, 401, 403, 405, 407, 501, 505, 507.
The remaining one full-course equivalent in Philosophy may be taken from the above list, or from the following:
(b) Philosophy 361, 379, 471, 473, 479, 571.
5. Research Seminar: Philosophy 517 or 595. The particular section of Philosophy 595 taken must be approved by the HPSC advisor.
Note: A course taken to fulfil this requirement may not also be used to fulfil requirement 2.
6. History and Philosophy of Science Options: An additional 1.5 full-course equivalents from the Field of the History and Philosophy of Science.
C. OTHER REQUIREMENTS
1. Science Requirement: 3.0 full-course equivalents from the Faculty of Science or from other courses within the Domain of Science (see 3.2.17) with at least 1.0 full-course equivalent at the 400 level or above.
2. Language Requirement: 1.0 full-course equivalents in a language other than English.
3. At least two full-course equivalents of the eight full-course equivalents required for a Major must be completed at the 400 level or above.
D. DEGREE OPTIONS
The BA in History and Philosophy of Science can be taken with Cooperative Education. See section 3.4.5 Co-operative Education Programs for information and requirements.
Notes:
- History 201 and Philosophy 201 are recommended but are not part of the Major Field.
- Philosophy 517 can be repeated for credit. If a student only takes it once, it cannot be used to count toward satisfying Requirement 2.
- It is recommended that students include 1.0 full-course equivalents in Mathematics as well as 1.0 full-course equivalents in another Science in first year.
- Students may find the following courses of interest: Science, Technology and Society 201, 325, 591.
- For the “Science Requirement,” some courses in Archaeology, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geography, Geology and Geophysics, and Psychology are restricted to majors in those programs or have other enrolment restrictions applied to them. History and Philosophy of Science majors wishing to take restricted courses in these programs may find it advantageous to be registered in a combined degree with a major in the relevant program.
- For the “Science Requirement,” fulfilling all the prerequisites for some 400-level courses in some programs will require the completion of more than three full-course equivalents. Please consult this Calendar and the Schedule of Classes for course prerequisites and restrictions.
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