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History and Philosophy of Science and Technology program requirements

What the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology Major and Minor require, as the 2026-2027 Arts & Science Calendar states it, and every course they name.

History and Philosophy of Science and Technology Major

  • Arts program
  • 7.0 credits
  • Open enrolment
  • ASMAJ0667

Enrolment

This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.

Completion requirements

Students are encouraged to meet with the Director of Undergraduate Studies prior to registering for this program.

(7.0 credits)

First Year (recommended): 0.5 credit from any HPS 100-level courses; up to 1.0 credit at the 100 level will count towards the major.

Higher Years (required): Additional HPS courses, to a total of 7.0 credits and meeting the following two conditions:

1At least 1.0 credit at the 200+ level.

2At least 2.0 credits at the 300+ level, 0.5 of which must be at the 400-level.

JHE353H1, JHE355H1, JPH311H1, PHL245H1, PHL355H1, PHL356H1, or PHL357H1 may also be used in meeting the above two conditions.

Courses these requirements name

  • JHE353H1History of Evolutionary Biology
  • JHE355H1History and Philosophy of Evolutionary Biology
  • JPH311H1From Universal Gravity to Quantum Information: The Making of Modern Physics
  • PHL245H1Modern Symbolic Logic
  • PHL355H1Philosophy of Natural Science
  • PHL356H1Philosophy of Physics
  • PHL357H1Philosophy of Biology
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History and Philosophy of Science and Technology Minor

  • Arts program
  • 4.0 credits
  • Open enrolment
  • ASMIN0667

Enrolment

This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.

Completion requirements

(4.0 credits)

1Recommended: 0.5 credit from any HPS 100-level courses. Up to 1.0 credit in HPS courses at the 100-level will be counted towards the minor.

2Recommended: at least 0.5 credit from any HPS 200-level courses.

3Additional HPS courses to a total of 4.0 credits, with at least 1.0 credit at the 300+level. JHE353H1, JHE355H1, JPH311H1, PHL245H1, PHL356H1, or PHL357H1 may also be used to fulfill this requirement.

Courses these requirements name

  • JHE353H1History of Evolutionary Biology
  • JHE355H1History and Philosophy of Evolutionary Biology
  • JPH311H1From Universal Gravity to Quantum Information: The Making of Modern Physics
  • PHL245H1Modern Symbolic Logic
  • PHL356H1Philosophy of Physics
  • PHL357H1Philosophy of Biology
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