Study programmeFrançais
Philosophy and Social Sciences
Programme component of Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and Education: General à la Faculty of Psychology and Education
CodeTypeHead of UE Department’s
contact details
Teacher(s)
UP-B1-BAGENE-005-MCompulsory UETROVATO VincentP342 - FPSE - Service du Doyen
  • TROVATO Vincent

Language
of instruction
Language
of assessment
HT(*) HTPE(*) HTPS(*) HR(*) HD(*) CreditsWeighting Term
  • Français
Français3000004.004.00

AA CodeTeaching Activity (AA) HT(*) HTPE(*) HTPS(*) HR(*) HD(*) Term Weighting
P-SEDO-087Philosophy and Social Sciences300000Q2100.00%
Unité d'enseignement

Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

  • Provide clear, accurate, and reasoned information
    • Summarise the contributions of different sources to justify an opinion or decision
  • Collaborate, work in a team
    • Demonstrate active listening and empathy in the context of an interpersonal situation
  • Grow personally and professionally
    • Develop their scientific curiosity and open-mindedness
    • Understand the various means available for documentation, to promote self-learning and lifelong learning
  • Understand the fundamentals related to the scientific approach in psychology or educational sciences
    • Give a critique and argue a point of view as part of a scientific approach

Learning Outcomes of UE

This course is as an introduction to philosophy. It is a long journey undertaken since ancient times, a sort of conquest conducted over the centuries by a handful of thinkers ( explorers ) who discover a new key to making sense of the human condition ... Upset our thinking the course ... is historical ideas, and more precisely a contextual history of ideas : how philosophy could answer the questions of his time, she was confronted with the emergence of new knowledge or political or religious upheavals? To philosophize is to share on the meaning of his life , on his commitments, the possibility of salvation , on the possibility of a better world, about human nature . Four important questions can be a good thread : what do I know ? ; what should I do ? ; that is it may I hope ? ; What is man? Socrates, Aristotle , Descartes, Kant , Nietzsche, and all others are essential references . Their answers are true or false , useful or useless, outdated or current is another matter . At each choice. But they have the power to tag the field of thought , provide concepts, explanatory models...

Content of UE

Examples: Philosophy, what is it ? A lifestyle . The three dimensions of philosophy. The Stoic humanism. Ataraxie . Epicurisme . School happiness. Humanism or the birth of modern philosophy . Descartes. Spinoza . Leibniz. Postmodernity. Contemporary philosophy. Myths - Christian philosophy . Kant. How the major concepts have they succeeded ? Etc. Topics: Knowledge of Self - Happiness - The Passion - Desire - God is dead - Atheism - Death - The Time - Leave the cave - Violence.

Prior Experience

No prior skills . Materials: syllabus ( Presses UMons ) - Books : " Aesthetics of existence" and "The irony of the primate " Vincent Trovato - Editions L'Harmattan . Powerpoint : Moodle .

Type of Assessment for UE in Q1

  • Written examination

Q1 UE Assessment Comments

Philosophical essay (introduction - development - conclusion). Weighting of 20 . The theme will be announced the day of the exam. To better analyze the themes : see Vincent Trovato books .

Type of Assessment for UE in Q2

  • Written examination

Q2 UE Assessment Comments

Idem Q1

Type of Assessment for UE in Q3

  • Written examination

Q3 UE Assessment Comments

Idem Q1

Type of Resit Assessment for UE in Q1 (BAB1)

  • Written examination

Q1 UE Resit Assessment Comments (BAB1)

Idem Q1

Type of Teaching Activity/Activities

AAType of Teaching Activity/Activities
P-SEDO-087
  • Cours magistraux

Mode of delivery

AAMode of delivery
P-SEDO-087
  • Face to face

Required Reading

AARequired Reading
P-SEDO-087Note de cours - Philosophie en rapport avec les sciences humaines - Vincent TROVATO

Required Learning Resources/Tools

AARequired Learning Resources/Tools
P-SEDO-087Books of Vincent Trovato. Powerpoint : Moodle.

Recommended Reading

AARecommended Reading
P-SEDO-087

Recommended Learning Resources/Tools

AARecommended Learning Resources/Tools
P-SEDO-087Not applicable.

Other Recommended Reading

AAOther Recommended Reading
P-SEDO-0872 Books : " Aesthetics of existence " and " ironic primate " Vincent Trovato - Editions L'Harmattan. Syllabus Presses UMons .

Grade Deferrals of AAs from one year to the next

AAGrade Deferrals of AAs from one year to the next
P-SEDO-087Autorisé
Date de génération : 17/03/2017
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