Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Academic, social and cultural skills.
• Behave in an appropriate social and cultural manner in schools and society, including in the context of transformation, integrating diversity and developing citizenship practices for greater social cohesion.
• Understand the ethical issues and respect the ethical and regulatory frameworks of the profession in a democratic and responsible manner.
• Learning organisation skills applicable within a collective dynamic.
• Share the knowledge gained from ongoing training, or the skills developed as a result of such training or experience, with the teaching team.
• Skills for organising and supporting learning in an evolving dynamic.
• Understand the subject content, its epistemological foundations, its scientific and technological development, its didactics and teaching methodology.
• Understand written and spoken French in order to teach and communicate adequately in the various contexts and disciplines related to the profession.
• Reflective practitioner skills.
• Critically read the results of scientific research in education and didactics and draw inspiration from them for their teaching activities, all the while drawing on various disciplines in human sciences to analyse and act in professional situations.

Learning Outcomes of UE

To explain the role of societal and psychological factors in the evolution of sciences; To identify the interactions between sciences, technology, and natural resources and limits, and how these interactions influence the evolution of human societies and populations; To evaluate the potential of transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary research to solve the current challenges for the society.

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

Many beliefs in scientific models, in the role of technological advances, our dreams and expectations, are related to "visions of the world", which we inherit and continue building throughout life. As a result of these dynamics, visions change. Here, we explain how different scientific "visions of the world" emerged with time, and how they influenced the society. Then, we expose an ecological interpretation of the success of Mankind, which relativizes the role of technological and social advances: we follow the human being in his conquest of natural resources, and of the knowledge necessary to use them; we analyze the nature and properties of growth, and the possible consequences for the future of Mankind; we analyze the energetic and climatic constraints that are present in our society. We then expose possible evolution of the scientific research to solve current challenges, via transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches.

Prior Experience

Not applicable