Intro. to Human Sciences Course description .pdf

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University
Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences
Department of English
Dhar El Mehraz, Fez

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‫ﻛﻠﯾﺔ اﻵداب و اﻟﻌﻠوم اﻹﻧﺳﺎﻧﯾﺔ‬
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Intro. Human Sciences
Semester: I
Group: 2 & 4
Prof: Nidal Chebbak

Course Description
The course “Introduction to Human Sciences” endeavors to introduce students to a range and
multitude of disciplines that deal with the value of human experiences. This includes
Humanities such as: archaeology, philosophy, literature, religion, theatre, visual and performing
arts, etc; Social Sciences such as: history, sociology, anthropology, economics, political science,
etc; Behavioral Sciences such as: psychology, Criminology, psychobiology, cognitive science,
etc.Thus, Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences are what we call Human Sciences whose
aim is to explain human behaviors, values and experiences.
Furthermore, the course “Introduction to Human Sciences” will also try to introduce some of
the methodologies deployed in Human sciences as well as the subject matters of Human
Sciences in comparison with the Natural Sciences. More significantly, the course aims at making
students able to decipher the values and importance of Human Sciences in analyzing meaningful
phenomena.

Course Program
I.

II.

Introduction to Human Sciences
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Defining the Key Terms ‘Human’ and ‘Sciences’

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Course overview: What do we mean by Human Sciences?

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Major thinkers in Human Sciences

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Subject matter (or subject of Study)

Introduction to Humanities

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Definition

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Examples

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Aims

III.

Introduction to Social Sciences

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Definition

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Examples

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Aims

IV.

Introduction to Behavioral Sciences

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Definition

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Examples

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Aims

V.

Culture

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Definition

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Major Figures

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Subject matter

VI.

History

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Definition

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Major Figures

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Subject matter

VII.

Archeology

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Definition

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Major Figures

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Subject matter

VIII.

Anthropology

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Definition

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Major Figures

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Subject matter

IX.

Sociology

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Definition

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Major Figures

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Subject matter

X.

Psychology

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Definition

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Major Figures

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Subject matter

XI.

Philosophy

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Definition

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Major Figures

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Subject matter