Undergraduate Coursework

Undergraduate students in the Program in History and Philosophy of Science and Technology do their coursework either in the Department of History, through its interdisciplinary major in History, Science and Medicine, or in the Department of Philosophy, through its major in History and Philosophy of Science. The interdisciplinary structure of requirements also allows students to do coursework in other departments that house the humanistic and social study of science, such as Anthropology, Classics, English, Political Science and in scientific disciplines.

UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR IN HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND MEDICINE WITHIN THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT

Faculty Coordinator: Jessica Riskin

The History, Science and Medicine major is a collaboration of the Department of History with the Program in the History and Philosophy of Science. The major is designed for students interested in both sciences and humanities, and in the interactions between the two. It is also especially useful for students contemplating medical school, since it allows them to study the history of medicine, biology, and allied sciences in conjunction with fulfilling the pre-med science requirements. The requirements for the major are listed within the History section of the bulletin under the subsection: History of Science and Medicine. (The student's advisor must approve his/her choice of courses for each cluster).

UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR IN HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE WITHIN THE PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT

Faculty Coordinator: Michael Friedman

History & Phil of Science

Bulletin information about the major supercedes this information, consult Stanford Bulletin, Philosophy section

Undergraduates may major in Philosophy with a degree field in History and Philosophy of Science under the Department of Philosophy. Each participating student is assigned an adviser who approves the course of study. A total of 61 units are required for the sub-major, to be taken according to requirements 1 through 5 below. Substitutions for the listed courses are allowed only by written consent of the under-graduate adviser for History and Philosophy of Science. Students are encouraged to consider doing honors work with an emphasis on the history and philosophy of science. Interested students should see the description of the honors thesis in Philosophy and consult their advisers for further information.

1. Three science courses (for example, biology, chemistry, physics) for 12 units.
2. The following Philosophy (PHIL) core courses must be completed with a letter grade by the end of the junior year:
1. one from 50 (formerly 57), 150 (formerly 159), 151 (formerly 160A), 154 (formerly 169)
2. 60 or 61
3. 80
3. Three history of science courses.
4. Three philosophy of science courses, of which one must be PHIL 164.
5. Three additional courses related to the major, in philosophy or history, to be agreed on by the adviser.
6. At least six courses in the major must be completed at Stanford with a letter grade.
Units for Tutorial, Directed Reading, or The Dualist (196, 197, 198) may not be counted in the requirement. No more than 10 units completed with grades of "satisfactory" and/or "credit" may be counted in the requirement.
7. Transfer units must be approved in writing by the Director of Undergraduate Study at the time of declaring a major. Transfer courses are strictly limited when used to satisfy major requirements.

2015-2016 Courses offered in the area of History and Philosophy of Science

See the official Stanford Bulletin for the latest course updates

Introductory Courses

HPS/PHIL 60	Introduction to Philosophy of Science, Longino	5 units
PHIL 15N	Freedom, Community, and Morality, Friedman	Not offered 15-16
HPS 61	Philosophy and the Scientific Revolution, Friedman	5 units

Science in History

This sequence is designed to introduce students to the history of Science from antiquity to the 20th century. Students are advised to take most or all of this sequence as a core foundation.

CLASSGEN 22N	Technologies of Civilization: Writing, Number, and Money, Netz	Not offered 15-16
HISTORY 40A/140A	Scientific Revolution, Riskin	3 units
HISTORY 40/140	World History of Science, Proctor	3 units
HISTORY 46N	Science and Magic in History, Riskin	Not offered 15-16
OSPFLOR 44	The Revolution in Science: Galileo and the Birth of Modern Scientific Thought, Findlen	Not offered 15-16
HISTORY 44/144	Women and Gender in Science, Medicine and Engineering, Schiebinger	3-5 units
205A/305A	The History of Information, Mullaney	4-5 units
HISTORY 240/340	The History of Evolution, Riskin	4-5 units
HISTORY 241K/341K	Technology in Modern American Culture, Haring	4-5 units
HISTORY 244C	The History of the Body in Science, Medicine, and Culture, Schiebinger	Not offered 15-16
HISTORY 332G	When Worlds Collide: The Trial of Galileo, Findlen	Not offered 15-16
HISTORY 342	Darwin in the History of Life, Proctor	Not offered 15-16
HISTORY 344F	Gender Methods in History, Medicine, and Technology, Schiebinger	4-5 units
HISTORY 202B/302B	Coffee, Sugar, and Chocolate: Commodities and Consumption in World History, 1200-1800, Findlen	4-5 units
HISTORY 431	Early Modern Things, Findlen	Not offered 15-16

Medicine in History

This sequence is designed to introduce students to the history of medicine from antiquity to the 20th century.

HISTORY 243C/343C	People, Plants, and Medicine: Atlantic World Amerindian, African, and European Science, Schiebinger	4-5 units
HISTORY 243G/343G	Tobacco and Health in World History, Proctor	4-5 units
HISTORY 130A	In Sickness and In Health: Medicine and American Society, 1800-Present, Horn	5 units
HISTORY 40	World History of Science, Proctor	3 units
HISTORY 41Q	Mad Women: Women and Mental Illness in U.S. History, Horn	3 units
HISTORY 156G/ AMSTUD 156H	Women and Medicine in US History: Women as Patients, Healers and Doctors, Horn	5 units
CLASSGEN 149	Ancient and Modern Medicine, Netz	Not offered 15-16
HISTORY 244C	The History of the Body in Science, Medicine, and Culture, Schiebinger	Not offered 15-16
HISTORY 264G	The Social History of Mental Illness in the United States, Horn	5 units

Philosophical Perspectives on Science, Medicine, and Technology

This sequence is designed to introduce students to the philosophy of science. Students are advised to take HPS 60 Introduction to Philosophy of Science above as a starting point, and combine a number of the electives listed below in conjunction with courses in the other concentrations that address their specific interests.

PHIL 162/262	Philosophy of Mathematics, Donaldson	4 units
PHIL 163/263	Significant Figures in Philosophy of Science, Ryckman	Not offered 15-16
PHIL 164/264	Central Topics in the Philosophy of Science: Theory and Evidence, Ryckman	4 units
PHIL 164A/264A	Central Topics in the Philosophy of Science: Causation	Not offered 15-16
PHIL 165/265	Philosophy of Physics, Ryckman	4 units
PHIL 167A/267A	Philosophy of Biology, Longino	Not offered 15-16
PHIL 167B/267B	Philosophy, Biology, and Behavior, Longino	Not offered 15-16
PHIL 224	Kant's Philosophy of Physical Science, Friedman	Not offered 15-16
PHIL 224A	Mathematics in Kant's Philosophy, Friedman	Not offered 15-16
PHIL 165/265	Philosophy of Physics, Ryckman	4 units
PHIL 324	Kant's System of Nature and Freedom, Friedman	Not offered 15-16
PHIL 348	Evolution of Signaling, Skyrms	2-4 units
PHIL 361	Seminar in Social Dimensions of Scientific Knowledge, Longino	Not offered 15-16
PHIL 365	Seminar in Philosophy of Science, Ryckman	4 units

Advanced Course Sequences

Contemporary Perspectives on Science, Medicine and Technology

The following courses focus on contemporary cultural and social science approaches to science, technology, and medicine.

HPS 199	Directed Reading	1-15 units
HPS 299	Graduate Individual Work	1-15 units
ANTHRO 180	Science, Technology, and Gender, Jain	Not offered 15-16
HISTORY 44Q	Gendered Innovations in Science, Medicine, and Engineering, Schiebinger	4-5 units
HISTORY 203C/303C	History of Ignorance, Proctor	5 units
HISTORY 204DC/304D	Advanced Topics in Agnotology, Proctor	4-5 units