Duration
Philosophy of the human sciences and practices of philosophy : 24h Th
Sustainability and transition course : 12h Th
Faculty activity : 10h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Philosophy of the human sciences and practices of philosophy : Grégory Cormann
Sustainability and transition course : Mathilde Mergeai, Sybille Mertens de Wilmars, Julien Perrez
Faculty activity : Mathilde Mergeai, Julien Perrez
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Philosophy of the human sciences and practices of philosophy
Theoretical part: the cours aims to familiarize students with contemporary work in philosophical anthropology and social sciences. Practical part: they will be asked to carry out, in a short format, a critical reading of one of these works.
Sustainability and transition course
This part of the course aims to provide students with a scientific knowledge base from a full range of disciplines pertaining to the environmental and social issues of sustainability and transition.
Faculty activity
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Philosophy of the human sciences and practices of philosophy
To enable students to critically read the scientific theories in human sciences, in order to pinpoint the multiple stakes that determine the theoretical and methodological choices. Deal with the specificity of human and social sciences in the more general domain of epistemology.
Sustainability and transition course
At the end of this course, and on the basis of the scientific content presented, students will be able to:
- Describe, differentiate and question the dynamics and interactions of the different spheres of the Earth system;
- Describe and analyse the interactions between the human and the Earth systems;
- Demonstrate the importance of considering the issues of sustainability and transition from a systemic point of view;
- Develop a critical and reflective mindset that enables them to analyse current issues;
- Use the scientific knowledge base to combat feelings of eco-anxiety;
This knowledge and these skills will be developed by combining an interdisciplinary approach, essential for understanding and appropriating the various topics, with a disciplinary approach enabling students to relate their own discipline to the issues of sustainability and transition.
Faculty activity
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Philosophy of the human sciences and practices of philosophy
None.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Sustainability and transition course
Contents learned autonomously include:
- Videos.
- Video transcripts.
- Additional resources (optional)
Faculty activity
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Philosophy of the human sciences and practices of philosophy
Face-to-face course
Further information:
The course is organized in the form of 2-hour lessons. These lessons will be organized either on Monday from 9 a.m. tu 11 a.m. or from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., or on thursday after 2 p.m.
The final course schedule will be communicated to students by the end of the first term.
Sustainability and transition course
Remote course
Further information:
The teaching method is distance learning. The course is made up of several videos and recommends optional reading material.
Faculty activity
Face-to-face course
Further information:
- séance introductive (deux heures): deuxième semaine de la rentrée du Q2
- activité facultaire : mercredi 09 et jeudi 10 avril 2025
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Philosophy of the human sciences and practices of philosophy
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- MyULiège
Further information:
A bibliography will be provided to students.
Recommended reading : Michael Foessel, Le temps de la consolation, Paris, Seuil, 2015.
Sustainability and transition course
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
Videos, optional reading material and guidelines will be provided via the eCampus platform.
Faculty activity
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
Assessment methods and criteria
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
- Remote
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )
Written work / report
Continuous assessment
Further information:
See specificities of each learning activity
This teaching unit ("Unité d'enseignement," or UE) is subject to the principle of the "note absorbante," which means that the student obtaining a mark of 7/20 or less for one of the learning activities ("activités d'apprentissage," or AA) will receive a failing grade for the entire unit and will have to retake the failed AA in the second session regardless of the mathematical average of the respective AA grades.
Philosophy of the human sciences and practices of philosophy
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
- Remote
written exam
Written work / report
Further information:
The work required for the final evaluation of the course will be a brief written work, which will then be discussed orally from a formative perspective.
Sustainability and transition course
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- Remote
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )
Further information:
The course must be completed by 11 May for the second term, and September 1 for the second session. This part of the course is for 20 % of the global note.
Faculty activity
Written work / report
Continuous assessment
Other : Assessment based on student participation
Further information:
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Faculty activity
Contacts
Philosophy of the human sciences and practices of philosophy
Contact : Grégory.Cormann@uliege.be
Sustainability and transition course
Prof. Sybille Mertens and Florianne Fassotte/Elise Pirenne (durabilite.transition@uliege.be)
Faculty activity
Coordinators: Mathilde Mergeai (m.mergeai@uliege.be) & Julien Perrez (julien.perrez@uliege.be)