Science Fundamentals / Science Foundations - SCIF1101

   
   
   
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4
 
 
Equivalent: HPSC1400, SCOM1011
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description


What is science and how is it used? What is it to be a scientist? The political uses of expertise. The status and authority of science. Is technology applied science? This course brings together elements from History and Philosophy of Science, graduate skills development and project work, to enhance study skills, graduate attribute awareness, self reflection, scepticism and critical thinking, while contextualising these for students' own career development.