Masters-level

Professor Joe Cain teaches whole modules (=classes, =courses), individual sessions, and research supervisions for masters-level students. Most of this teaching is undertaken via UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS).

Simulated bookshelf showing HPS reading list. (Credit: NanoBanana)
Masters-level

Reading List for MSc History and Philosophy of Science (HPS) Prep

This post lists a series of books my colleagues and I in UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS) talk about as useful when preparing for MSc-level study in our fields. This list doesn’t identify everything one might want to read in a subject, but it’s […]
HPSC0155 Science Communication Final Project
Masters-level

HPSC0155 Science Communication Final Project

The Master’s degree culminates in a science communication project of the student’s own design. This project is documented by a project proposal in Term 3 and a final product submitted near the end of the […]
HPSC0081 Science in the Nineteenth Century
Masters-level

HPSC0081 Science in the Nineteenth Century (Teaching)

The nineteenth century saw the origin of much of what we might identify as “modern” scientific and technological research and practice. Laboratories, factories explorations, empires – all had scientific significance and all were paramount in […]
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Masters-level

HPSC0097 Dissertation

Postgraduate taught students in UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS) undertake summer research projects resulting in dissertations or research reports. Professor Joe Cain supervises some students in this work, as do all academic […]
HPSC0044 Science and the Publishing Industry
Masters-level

HPSC0044 Science and the Publishing Industry (Teaching)

The publishing industry is enormous. It shapes science communication in fundamental ways. This module investigates publishing. How does it work? How does it enable, constrain, and challenge science communication? The module covers a wide range […]