Technical, Literature and Communication
Creative Arts Profile
300.A1
Application Deadline
March 1st for the Fall Semester
Prerequisites
Secondary 5 Technical and Scientific Mathematics Option
OR Secondary 5 Science Mathematics Option
OR Mathematics 526
This Program is for you if…
- You like to discuss, debate, and express your opinions
- You are interested in current events
- You are interested in human realities and the challenges facing humanity
- You want to think about solutions for the challenges facing humanity
- You want to go to university
- You like different perspectives and want to learn more about the disciplines of ancient civilizations, history, geography, economics, political science, psychology, and sociology
- You would like to do a cross-cultural project
Program Description
The Social Science Program is an exciting pre-university program that provides students with a balanced education involving general and scientific learning in a variety of disciplines, thereby making it possible for them to understand and analyze human realities. This training will equip students with the necessary knowledge, regardless of profile, to pursue university studies in hundreds of different programs (certain prerequisite courses may be required).
Students may choose from one of five profiles: Criminology, Psychology and Society, Commerce, Global Studies, and Sports and Leisure.
The Psychology and Society, Commerce, Global Studies with Math, and Sports and Leisure with Math Profiles are all linked to specific university prerequisites and are intended to prepare students for those particular fields of study.
Objectives
Goal
Integrate and apply skills and knowledge acquired in the Social Science Program to study human phenomena from a trans-disciplinary approach.
- Recognize, compare, and integrate different fields of knowledge in the social sciences.
- Differentiate between and apply various theoretical and methodological frameworks particular to the disciplines of the social sciences.
- Explain the main concepts, theories, laws, models, and schools of thought (past and present) in the disciplines of the social sciences.
Profile Description
Commerce Profile
- You like to discuss, debate, and express your opinions
- You are interested in current events
- You are interested in human realities and the challenges facing humanity
- You want to think about solutions for the challenges facing humanity
- You want to go to university
- You like different perspectives and want to learn more about the disciplines of ancient civilizations, history, geography, economics, political science, psychology, and sociology
- You would like to do a cross-cultural project
The Comprehensive Assessment
The Graduate Exit Profile constitutes the local interpretation of the general aims and goals of the Social Science Program. It is defined by sixteen attributes students graduating from the program are expected to possess. The Graduate Profile figures prominently in the formulation of the criteria according to which the Program evaluates students’ Comprehensive Assessment. The essential attributes of the Graduate Exit Profile are:
Academic Knowledge
Goal
Integrate and apply skills and knowledge acquired in the Social Science Program to study human phenomena from a trans-disciplinary approach.
- Recognize, compare, and integrate different fields of knowledge in the social sciences.
- Differentiate between and apply various theoretical and methodological frameworks particular to the disciplines of the social sciences.
- Explain the main concepts, theories, laws, models, and schools of thought (past and present) in the disciplines of the social sciences.
Scientific Research
Goal
Integrate and apply skills and knowledge acquired in the Social Science Program to study human phenomena from a trans-disciplinary approach.
- Recognize, compare, and integrate different fields of knowledge in the social sciences.
- Differentiate between and apply various theoretical and methodological frameworks particular to the disciplines of the social sciences.
- Explain the main concepts, theories, laws, models, and schools of thought (past and present) in the disciplines of the social sciences.
Citizenship
Goal
Integrate and apply skills and knowledge acquired in the Social Science Program to study human phenomena from a trans-disciplinary approach.
- Recognize, compare, and integrate different fields of knowledge in the social sciences.
- Differentiate between and apply various theoretical and methodological frameworks particular to the disciplines of the social sciences.
- Explain the main concepts, theories, laws, models, and schools of thought (past and present) in the disciplines of the social sciences.
Academic Knowledge
Goal
Integrate and apply skills and knowledge acquired in the Social Science Program to study human phenomena from a trans-disciplinary approach.
- Recognize, compare, and integrate different fields of knowledge in the social sciences.
- Differentiate between and apply various theoretical and methodological frameworks particular to the disciplines of the social sciences.
- Explain the main concepts, theories, laws, models, and schools of thought (past and present) in the disciplines of the social sciences.
The Comprehensive Assessment
The Comprehensive Assessment will serve to evaluate each graduating student’s attainment of the goals outlined in the Graduate Exit Profile and will be completed within the 300-400-LE Integrative Course). Within the scope of the Integrative Course, students will carry out a major original project, such as an academic research project or equivalent major assignment. This project will integrate the perspectives of three social science disciplines and will involve publicly sharing the results.
Students will also critically reflect on the effects of their social science training on their role as students and citizens. The research project and associated reflections will serve as the basis of their Comprehensive Assessment, the purpose of which is to ensure that students have integrated the knowledge and skills required of the Social Science Program.
The following Learning Outcomes of the Social Science Exit Profile will be assessed by the Comprehensive Assessment
- Differentiate between and apply various theoretical and methodological frameworks particular to the disciplines of the social sciences.
- Explain the main concepts, theories, laws, models, and schools of thought (past and present) in the disciplines of the social sciences.
- Use technology as a research tool in qualitative and quantitative data interpretation.
- Use scientific methods in the social sciences to examine human phenomena at different scales from multiple disciplines.
- Evaluate important contemporary issues with special emphasis on the Quebec context and on the realities and perspectives of the First Nations and Inuit.
- Use effective life skills to improve and maintain mental and physical well-being.
