Research Areas for the Master’s Degree Program of Philosophy in Science and Technology

 

●　 Philosophy in Science

1、Objectives: study on the methodology, epistemology and theories of value in science and technology, aiming at obtaining innovative achievements.

2、Major research directions：

1. Scientific
2. Scientific Language Philosophy
3. Philosophy in Scientific Disciplines
4. Other areas of Philosophy in Science

3、Source of the Research Program（national assignment、provincial assignment、self defined）

1. National Social Sciences Fund
2. Social Sciences Fund of the Ministry of Education
3. Shanxi Provincial Social Sciences Fund
4. Social Sciences Fund of the Shanxi Provincial Education Commission
5. Other funds

 

• History of Scientific Ideology

1、Objectives:  theoretical study on the development and change of scientific ideology in the history of science, aiming at innovative achievements.

2、Major research directions：

1. Historical Study of Scientific Theories;
2. Study on Scholastic Schools in the History of Science;
3. Study on the Humanism Trends in the History of Science;
4. Study on the Ideology of Scientists;
5. Study on the Scientific Ideology of China;
6. Comparative Study of the Oriental and Occidental Scientific Ideologies;
7. Other Studies

3、Source of the Research Program（national assignment、provincial assignment、self defined）

1. National Natural Sciences Fund
2. Social Sciences Fund of the Ministry of Education
3. Shanxi Provincial Social Sciences Fund
4. Social Sciences Fund of the Shanxi Provincial Education Commission
5. Shanxi Provincial Human Sciences Fund
6. Other funds

 

 

• Science, Technology and Society（STS）

 

1、Objectives:  Study on the relations among science, technology and society, aiming at innovative achievements.

2、Major research directions:

1. Fundamental theories of STS;
2. Science and Technology Policies and Management;
3. Ethics in Science and Technology;
4. Innovation in Science and Technology;
5. Study on Sustainable Development;
6. Other studies on Science, Technology and Society.

3、Source of the Research Program（national assignment、provincial assignment、self defined）

1. National Social Sciences Fund
2. National Natural Sciences Fund
3. Social Sciences fund of the Ministry of Education
4. National Human Sciences Fund
5. Shanxi Provincial Human Sciences Fund
6. Other funds sponsored by ministries and　commissions
7. Other funds

 

Research Areas for the Master's Degree Program of History in Science and Technology

 

• Fundamental Theoretical Study on the History of Science and Technology

1、Objectives：understanding and mastering the theories and methodology of History of Science and Technology, obtaining an insight of historical development in the research field of History of Science and Technology both in the domestic and overseas research societies.

2、Major research directions：

1. Theories of History of Science;
2. Methodology of History of Science;
3. Study on the Historians of Science;
4. Comprehensive History of Science

3、Source of Research Program（National、Provincial、Self-defined）

1. National Natural Sciences Fund
2. Natural Sciences Fund of the Ministry of Education
3. Shanxi Provincial  Social Sciences Fund
4. Social Sciences Fund of the Shanxi Provincial Education Commission
5. Others

• History of Scientific Disciplines

1、Objectives: Understanding of the fundamental knowledge of one to two natural sciences disciplines with an insight to their historical development.

2、Major contents:

1. History of Physics
2. History of Chemistry
3. History of Biology
4. 4. History of Mathematics

3、Source of Research Program（National、Provincial、Self-defined）

1. National Natural Sciences Fund
2. Natural Sciences Fund of the Ministry of Education
3. Shanxi Provincial  Social Sciences Fund
4. Social Sciences Fund of the Shanxi Provincial Education Commission
5. Others

 

• Local Specific History of Science and Technology

1、Objectives: understanding of the scientific and technological development of one particular country or area, acquiring the competence of continued research on one subject or one particular assignment.

2、Major contents：

1. World Local History of Science and Technology
2. General History of Science and Technology of China
3. Local History of Science and Technology of China
4. History of Science and Technology of Shanxi Province

3、Source of Research Program（National、Provincial、Self-defined）

1. National Natural Sciences Fund
2. Natural Sciences Fund of the Ministry of Education
3. Shanxi Provincial  Social Sciences Fund
4. Social Sciences Fund of the Shanxi Provincial Education Commission
5. Human Sciences Fund of Shanxi Province

1. Others