2016 - 2017 Programme
I. To acquire a wide spectrum of practical academic skills and expertise including in an interdisciplinary perspective
At the end of the Programme students will have acquired:
• A wide range of inter-disciplinary expertise by reaching out other disciplines and exploring the connections between them.
In particular, students will have acquired:
All the general and optional courses in the human sciences: Ex : Droit ; Information et communication (Bloc 1), Linguistique générale ; Histoire de la littérature française (Bloc 2); Histoire générale de l’art ; Mutations et politique urbaines contemporaines (Bloc 3)
• Expertise in areas that are complementary to philosophy.
The Programme will give students:
All the courses in the chosen minor (proposed minors: Anglais, Information et communication, Langues et littérature françaises et romanes, Sciences politiques, autre mineure disciplinaire ou orientation multidisciplinaire).
II. To acquire practical academic skills in a range of specialised fields of philosophy
At the end of the Programme students will have acquired:
• A grounding in different specialised fields of philosophy and an understanding the objectives, challenges and stakes of the discipline.
The major disciplines underpinning philosophy (principal theories & concepts, vocabulary, methods, objectives, challenges and stakes) and their practice.
All the thematic courses on the major disciplines of philosophy: Ex : - Philosophie morale (Bloc 1); Epistémologie des sciences humaines (Bloc 2); Philosophie de l’histoire (Bloc 2 ou 3)
All history of philosophy courses. Ex : Histoire de la philosophie de l’Antiquité (Bloc 2); Histoire de la philosophie des Temps modernes (Bloc 3); Philosophie contemporaine (Bloc 3)
• Expertise in the methods of critical text analysis and their application to works of philosophy
The programme will develop students’ ability to:
Séminaire de lecture de textes philosophiques I, II, III; Exercices de philosophie I et II
• The skills to undertake personal research on a question of philosophy, including the proper and effective use of the discipline’s specific research resources and working methods
In particular the programme will develop students’ ability to:
Méthodologie de la philosophie (Bac 1); Séminaire de lecture de textes philosophiques I, II, III; Exercices de philosophie I et II; Travail de fin de premier cycle (9 crédits)
III. To acquire a grounding in the scientific method (‘transferable skills’)
At the end of the Programme students will have acquired:
Critical thinking and scientific reasoning skills
The programme will develop students’ ability to:
All Philosophy BA courses.
• Expertise in the analytical methods for understanding complex reasoning as well as academic reasoning and communication skills
The programme will develop students’ ability to:
All Philosophy BA courses
IV. To develop high-level written and oral communication skills (‘transferable skills’)
At the end of the Programme students will have acquired:
• A grounding in the norms of scientific communication as well as referencing and publication norms
The programme will develop students’ ability to:
Méthodologie de la philosophie (Bloc 1); Exercices de philosophie I et II
• Communication skills in at least one language other than French
This component of the programme will improve students’:
Students may choose between the following languages (9 ECTS): Espagnol usuel; Italien; Allemand usuel; Néerlandais I ou II; Anglais I ou II; Initiation à la langue latine; Textes latins; Initiation à la langue grecque
180 credits