The required one semester study abroad at a cooperating partner institution underscores the international character of the Master's Program in "History, Philosophy and Sociology of Science". The semester abroad should be spent during the third semester. The credit points acquired abroad can be transferred to the major module (HM) in Bielefeld.
Overview of the cooperating institutions and possible special areas:
| Master | Einrichtungen | Modulangebote (Hauptmodule in HPSS) |
| Máster oficial en Historia de la Ciencia: Ciencia, Historia y Sociedad | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona | Wissenschaftsgeschichte (HM 3), Wissenschaftssoziologie (HM 1, HM 4) |
| Programm Wissenschaftsforschung | Universität Basel | Wissenschaft in der Gesellschaft(HM 1, HM 4) |
| MA Logique, Philosophie, Histoire, Sociologie des Science (LoPHiSS) | École Normale Supérieur Paris Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne Université Paris IV Sorbonne Université Paris VII Denis Diderot | Histoire et sociologie des sciences (HM 3); Philosophie des sciences (HM 2); Philosophie et histoire de la physique (HM 2/3); Philosophie et histoire de la biologie (HM 2/3) |
| Graduate Program History and Philosophy of Science | Reilly Center for Science, Technology and Values, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA | Human Dimensions of Science & Technology (HM2/3); Science, Technology and Ethics (HM2/4); Science, Technology and Public Policy (HM 4) |
| MPhil in Philosophy: Specialization into scientific research | Faculty of Philosophy, Tilburg University, The Netherlands | Philosophy of science & philosophy of minds (HM2); The history of philosophy, notably from the Middle Ages to German idealism (HM2) |
| Masterprogramm | Department of History of Science and Ideas Uppsala |
Wissenschaft und Technik (HM3) |
| Forschungsbereich Wissenschaftstheorie | Universität Wien | Wissenschaftstheorie (HM2) |
| Master Geschichte und Philosophie des Wissens | ETH Zürich, Kompetenzzentrum “Geschichte des Wissens” | Wissenschafts- und Technikgeschichte (HM 3) sowie Wissenschafts- philosophie (HM 2) |