The Social Science program is intended to enable students to pursue university studies in the broad areas of social science, law, education and administration through scientific learning based on the integration of knowledge and methods acquired in various Social Science discplines.
Goals of the program
Distinguish the main facts, notions and concepts related to the object of study, i.e.: the human phenomena, from a disciplinary and transdisciplinary perspective
Explain theories, laws, models and schools of thought in relation to their authors and concrete situations
Situate various issues related to citizenship within the context of globalization
Demonstrate the qualities associated with scientific intellect and critical thinking as well as the skills required to apply the qualitative and quantitative methods used in the field of Social Science
Use the necessary research and methods in order to pursue one’s studies
Use appropriate technologies to process information
Convey ideas clearly and correctly in the language of instruction
Read and understand basic Social Science documents conveyed in one’s second language
Integrate the learning acquired throughout the program
Each Cégep determines the ways in which the educational aims, common competencies, goals, objectives and standards are implemented. Each discipline chosen by the educational institution as being part of this program can use its own vocabulary and logic. This does not mean that students in a college must follow common courses. Each course may contribute to the full or partial achievement of these elements. The important thing is that all of these elements are taken into consideration in one or more courses and that they become specific focuses of teaching and learning, since they have been recognized as essential to the pursuit of university studies in Social Science and that the Diploma of College Studies (DEC) attests that these goals have been met.
Program-specific component
Common objectives for all students in the program
Explain the foundations of human behaviour and mental processes (psychology)
Recognize, from a historical perspective, the fundamental characteristics of Western civilization (history)
Explain the economic foundations of society (economics)
Apply statistical tools to the interpretation of data related to contexts of study in the field of Social Science (mathematics and/or various disciplines)
Apply the scientific approach used in the field of Social Science to empirical research (various disciplines)
Identify the contribution of knowledge related to Social Science disciplines to the understanding of the human phenomena (various disciplines)
Thoroughly analyze a human phenomenon (various disciplines)
Apply concepts related to Social Science disciplines to the understanding of human phenomena in concrete situations (various disciplines)
Demonstrate, on an individual basis, that the learning achieved during the program has been integrated (various disciplines)
Objectives and standards based on chosen profile
Produce a project that contributes to the enrichment of disciplinary knowledge (various disciplines)
Explain the cellular and systemic regulation and the reproductive system of the human organism (biology)
Apply advanced statistical tools, based on the probability theory, to decision making in contexts of study in the field of Social Science (mathematics)
Apply methods of differential calculus to the study of functional models in the field of Social Science (mathematics)
Apply methods of integral calculus to the study of functional models in the field of Social Science (mathematics)
Apply methods of linear algebra and vector geometry to the study of various phenomena of human activity (mathematics)