HPSC20020 God and the Natural Sciences (University of Melbourne): rated 4.7/5 overall across 11 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
HPSC20020 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Arts in History and Philosophy of Science. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 上帝与自然科学
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: History and Philosophy of Science
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
Recent popular debates over the relationship between science and religion have too often degenerated into shouted polemics between religious fundamentalists and new atheists. Yet many of the really important historical, philosophical and theological questions call for more careful scholarly atten.
HPSC20020 has 11 scored reviews: overall 4.7/5 · usefulness 4.9 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 7 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.9 stars); 4 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.5/5).
On Reddit: "God and the Natural Sciences (HPSC20020). Awesome subject that I felt was able to really un-package the relationship between science and religion in a non-biased way. Highly recommend it if you want to get a more holistic view of your faith/atheism."
On Reddit: "It's much more balanced. It's taught by both a professor from philosophy of science and a practicing priest who from memory had both science and philosophy degrees. It's very interesting content wise and covers lots of history that is very interesting and relevant to debates abo…"
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Q: Is HPSC20020 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 11 reviews: usefulness 4.9/5, overall 4.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches HPSC20020, and when is it offered?
A: HPSC20020 is taught by the Faculty of Arts. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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