Great subject that makes you more critical and open-minded about science. The subject examines topics like astrology, string theory, forensic evidence, and intelligent design — one topic per week, with lectures and well-selected readings that complement each other. There are more assessments than other typical subjects (which usually have 2 to 3 assessments with heavy percentages): you have to summarise four readings and write two short papers, which are good opportunities to garner points and boost your grade before the final essay. For the final essay, sample papers were given out as references. The available questions were quite broad so it gave you complete freedom to choose a direction you wanted to go in — could be good for some, but for those who prefer to work on essays with clear rubrics and recommended structures, it could be difficult. Overall, it’s an amazing subject but it does seem to lean more towards scientific philosophy than history.

Very pretty interesting but each week very different from the last which meant it felt very fragmented. Found I was able to skip some weeks where the topic didn't interest me without it affecting any assessments.

Wasn't the best of subjects. Readings weren't the most interesting.

The subject is a little vague and each week of the course feels a little self contained. The assessment during the semester is straightforward enough, though the final essay is a bit challenging in trying to draw together a semester of study that was a bit fragmented when taught.