Directed Study

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2015:

170 hours

Admission to the honours degree or postgraduate diploma in the discipline of the History and Philosophy of Science

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

The content of this subject is dependent on the interests and expertise of the student. This subject functions to provide students with the opportunity to do supervised research on a topic not normally treated in the undergraduate curriculum. The student should gain skills in independent research and acquire the ability to apply historical, philosophical and social forms of analysis to a piece of scientific work of particular personal and intellectual interest.

Students who successfully complete this subject will

• gain skills in independent research.
• acquire the ability to apply historical, philosophical and social forms of analysis to a subject matter of particular interest to him or her.

Written work totalling 5000 words 100% (due during the examination period).

Texts will be determined in consultation with the coordinator.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

Students who successfully complete this subject will

• develop skills in written and oral communication.
• conduct independent research.
• make appropriate use of primary and secondary sources in mounting an argument.
• form defensible judgements based on a critical evaluation of conflicting arguments.