Undergraduate Modules

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Professor Joe Cain teaches whole undergraduate modules (=classes, =courses), individual sessions, and research supervisions for undergraduate-level students. This spans across a broad range of subjects in history and philosophy of science, science communication, and science and technology studies. Most teaching occurs at UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS).

This page focuses on modules offered for undergraduate students (BSc, BA, BASc)

This is not the a catalogue of all modules in my remit. For more of that range:

Undergraduate Modules (HPSC)

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HPSC0028 History of Life Sciences
2026-27 Modules

HPSC0028 History of Life Sciences

A historical survey of the biological sciences from the Enlightenment to the present. What are the big names and big ideas? How were they received at the time and appropriated later? Who’s been ignored and […]
HPSC0161 Podcasting as Science Communication
Masters Modules

HPSC0161 Podcasting as Science Communication

Podcasting is a digital media format rapidly growing as a channel for science communication. Audiences are growing in size and reach every year. As a format, podcasting offers many ways to innovate. It also makes […]
HPSC0019 Human Sciences and Society, a course taught by Professor Joe Cain at UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS)
Undergraduate Modules

HPSC0019 Human Sciences and Society

Science plays key roles in solving problems of global and local concern. But science never is the only force at work. Increasingly, science and expertise face stiff competition for influence. This module focuses on science when it is […]
HPSC0070 Eugenics in Science and Culture | ProfJoeCain
Eugenics (historical)

HPSC0070 Eugenics in Science and Culture

Eugenics combined science and politics to create social policies intent on “improving the stock” of some human groups at the expense of others. This module investigates eugenics as a history of science and technology operating […]
HPSC0041 Dissertation
2026-27 Modules

HPSC0041 Dissertation

Undergraduates in UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS) undertake final year projects resulting in dissertations or research reports. Students undertake a research project largely of their own design in the field of science […]
HPSC0070 Zoos in Science and Culture
Teaching

HPSC0070 Zoos in Science and Culture

We once loved zoos. They stood as an important symbol of science at its best. In the 21st century, this changed. Zoos are at the centre of many debates about the role of science in […]
HPSC0069 Science in Nineteenth Century London
Teaching

HPSC0069 Science in Nineteenth Century London

The nineteenth century experienced a tremendous expansion of science. This module explores that expansion through the lens of popularization, public engagement, and presentation. We cover a variety of settings, including museums, lecture halls, publishing devices, […]
HPSC0023 Evolution in Science and Culture, a course taught by Professor Joe Cain at UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS)
Teaching

HPSC0023 Evolution in Science and Culture

Evolution is an idea at the heart of modern society. Everything evolves. This module explores the history of evolution as an idea in science and culture, covering topics from the eighteenth century to the present. […]