HPSC2100 The Birth of Modern Science (University of Sydney): rated 2.6/5 overall across 6 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
HPSC2100 is a University of Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Science in History and Philosophy of Science Academic Operations. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 现代科学的诞生
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: History and Philosophy of Science Academic Operations
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
Modern culture is a culture of science and modern science is the outcome of a historical process of 2,500 years. In this course we investigate how traditional knowledge gradually acquired the characteristics of 'science': the social structure, contents, values and procedures we are familiar with.
HPSC2100 has 6 scored reviews: overall 2.6/5 · usefulness 2.3 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 3 StudentVIP reviews (average 2.3 stars); 3 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.8/5).
On Reddit: "No, the class is not easy. The material is extremely subtle, and the people running it take their stuff very seriously. Many people fail every year by not putting in the effort to "get" the material, and trying to bullshit their way through the essays. There are no lecture recor…"
On Reddit: "I would avoid it, I got like, 58 in it which was by far my worst performance. The lecture series is terrible with bad explanations and little information to refer to - no lecture recording and the slides have no information except a few vague pictures. To put it into perspective…"
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Q: Is HPSC2100 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 6 reviews: usefulness 2.3/5, overall 2.6/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches HPSC2100, and when is it offered?
A: HPSC2100 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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