Overview
About the program
The Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology is the expression of long-standing interests at the University of Toronto in the humanistic study of science and technology.
Over its half-century, the Institute's faculty have played transformative roles in shaping the field. Today’s IHPST is more committed than ever to carrying out leading-edge historical and philosophical research and teaching that shapes our understanding of science, technology, and medicine.
It adds to that interdisciplinary mission an ongoing commitment to engage deeply with contemporary political and social issues, including in the areas of technology and ethics, science and race, and medicine and social justice.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Philosophy of Science and Religion
- Slavery, Medicine, and Science in Historical Perspective
- Social Epistemology
- The Scientific Revolution: Galileo to Newton
- Body, Medicine, and Society in Early Modern Europe
- Cognitive Technologies: Philosophical Issues and Debates
- The Rise of Eugenics: A Comparative History
- Postcolonialism and the Global Turn in Science and Technology Studies
- Feminist Approaches to Science and Technology Studies
- Brave New Worlds: Science + Fiction
- Computing and Information from Babbage to AI
- The Technological Underground: New Methods in History of Technology
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 48 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Disciplines
History Philosophy View 19 other PhDs in Philosophy in CanadaAcademic requirements
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- A University of Toronto master's degree in History and Philosophy of Science and Technology or its equivalent from a recognized university with an average grade of at least an A– in the applicant's program and with no individual grade less than B+.
- While the majority of accepted students exceed this standard, the very broad scope of the field and the variety of fruitful approaches to it also imply that many different backgrounds are appropriate. Accordingly, grades are only one criterion used to judge applicants.
- Applications must be accompanied by a 300- to 500-word statement of interest indicating the applicant's areas of interest in history and/or philosophy of science and technology at the graduate level. A writing sample of no more than 3,000 (not to exceed 20 pages) words is required.
Tuition Fee
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6390 CAD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 6390 CAD per year during 48 months. -
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6390 CAD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 6390 CAD per year during 48 months.
Living costs for Toronto
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