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Bachelor

21st Century Humanities

The track

The humanities are par excellence the disciplines of the formation of the mind. ​​This demanding curriculum, incorporating contemporary methods (i.e. digital tools and data exploitation), allows students to build their awareness of contemporary problems and exercise their intellectual qualities. Comprehensive knowledge, the ability to argue, and talent for expression are part of the heritage of humanist education and resources that will enable each student to make their mark on tomorrow’s world.

Who is the 21st Century Humanities program for?

The majority of the students in the 21st Century Humanities track focused on similar subjects during high school, in particular: 

Humanities, Literature and Philosophy

Languages, Literature and Foreign Cultures

Literature, Languages and Culture of Antiquity

Arts: Art History, Theatre, Visual and Performing Arts

Track information

Humanities in the 21st century

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Three-year program

Atouts+ is a three-year program. Students acquire knowledge across several disciplines, while gradually specialising in one or two.

1st year

2nd year

3rd year

Intensive Foundation Year

What are the objectives for the first year?

The first Atouts+ year is designed for:

  • consolidation, development and deepening of the student's knowledge
  • acquisition of rigorous work methods
  • improvement of written and oral expression
  • orientation (preparation for the choice of majors and minors that will be the basis of the second year program)

 

How is the first year of teaching organised?

36 weeks of teaching including:

  • 31 weeks on the Paris campus
  • 2-week internship
  • 1 week of immersion in a foreign university
  • 2-week examination period ("galop d’essai")

16 weeks of vacation

 

The first year program

 

Common core

8h/week

  • Training the mind
    1,5H

    Argumentation

    Creativity

    Methodology

  • Knowledge and normative thinking
    2H00

    Legal and
    moral norms

    European values

  • Digital expertise
    2H00

    Computer Science

    Digital intelligence

    Coding

 

  • Case Study
    1,5H

    Climate change

  • Personal Tutorials
    1H00 every fortnight

    Methods and soft skills

    Case studies and scenarios

 

Disciplines

18,5H/week

  • Texts, interpretations
    5H00

    Literary and cultural history

    Close analysis of texts

    Methods of interpretation

    Writing (French and English)

  • Concepts, Methods
    4H00

    Study of concepts

    History of ideas

    Philosophical arguments

    Thought experiments

  • Time and space
    5H00

    History

    Geographical knowledge

    Economic knowledge

  • Mathematics
    2H00

    Calculus

    Statistics

    Probabilistic reasoning

  • Cultural history
    1,5H

    History of art

    Aesthetics

    Musicology

  • Applied computer science
    1H00

    Digital-based methods

    Digital Humanities

 

Languages and elective cursus

3H00 to 12H00/week

  • Foreign language(s)
    3H00 to 4,5H

    English, German, Italian, Spanish, other

  • Elective: French / English
    2H00

    Writing

    Spelling

  • Elective: Civilisations
    1,5H

    Greco-Latin Antiquity

    Islam and the Hebrew world

    India and China

  • Elective: Classical Antiquity
    2H00 to 4H00

    Ancient languages

    Greco-Roman culture

See the 2nd year program

Towards specialisation

What are the objectives for the second year?

The second Atouts+ year is designed to: 

  • consolidate the intellectual qualities acquired during the first year of study
  • deepen knowledge in specific disciplines
  • prepare students for future academic and professional choices

How is the second year of study organized?

36 weeks of teaching including:

  • 31 weeks on the Paris campus
  • 2-week internship
  • 1 week of immersion in a foreign university
  • 2-week examination period ("galop d’essai")

16 weeks of vacation

 

The second year program

 

Common core

5h/week

  • Training the mind
    1H00

    Argumentation

    Debate

  • Knowledge and normative thinking
    2H00

    Legal and
    moral norms

    European values

  • Digital expertise
    1H00

    Computer Science

    Digital intelligence

    Coding

 

  • Personal Tutorials
    1H00 every fortnight

    Methods and soft skills

    Case studies and scenarios

 

Disciplines

20h00/week

  • Texts, interpretations
    5H00

    Literary and cultural history

    Close analysis of texts

    Methods of interpretation

    Writing (French and English)

  • Concepts, methods
    4H00

    Study of concepts

    History of ideas

    Philosophical arguments

    Thought experiments

  • Time and space
    5H00

    History

    Geography

    Social and economic history

    Geostrategy

  • Mathematics
    2H00

    Calculus

    Statistics

    Probabilistic reasoning

  • Cultural history
    2H00

    History of art

    Aesthetics

    Musicology

  • Applied computer science
    2H00

    Digital-based methods

    Digital Humanities

 

Languages and elective cursus

3H00 to 13H00/week

  • Foreign language(s)
    3H00 to 5H00

    English, German, Italian, Spanish, other

  • Elective: French / English
    2H00

    Writing

    Spelling

  • Elective: Civilisations
    2H00

    Greco-Latin Antiquity

    Islam and the Hebrew world

    India and China

  • Elective: Classical Antiquity
    2H00 to 4H00

    Ancient languages

    Greco-Roman culture

See the third year program

Expertise

What are the objectives for the third year?

The objective of the third year of the Atouts+ program is for students to acquire expertise in the chosen disciplines, hence the majority of course time is devoted to their majors.  

 

 

How is the third year of teaching organised?

36 weeks of teaching including:

  • 31 weeks on the Paris campus
  • 2-week internship
  • 1 week of immersion in a foreign university
  • 2-week examination period ("galop d’essai")

16 weeks of vacation

 

The third year program

 

Common core

6h/week

  • Training the mind
    1,5H

    Argumentation

    Debate

  • Knowledge and normative thinking
    1,5H

    Legal and
    moral norms

    European values

  • Digital expertise
    2H00

    Computer Science

    Digital intelligence

    Coding

 

  • Personal Tutorials
    1H00 every fortnight

    Methods and soft skills

    Case studies and scenarios

 

Disciplines

18H00/week

  • Texts, interpretations
    3H00 (if major 6H00)

    Literary and cultural history

    Close analysis of texts

    Methods of interpretation

    Writing (French and English)

  • Concepts, methods
    3H00 (if major 6H00)

    Study of concepts

    History of ideas

    Philosophical arguments

    Thought experiments

  • Time and space
    4H00 (if major 7H00)

    History

    Geographic and geostrategic knowledge

    Economic knowledge

    Political theories

  • Mathematics
    2H00

    Calculus

    Statistics

    Case study: scientific tools to address environmental issues

  • Cultural history
    2H00 (if major 5H00)

    History of art

    Aesthetics

    Musicology

  • Applied computer science
    1H00

    Digital-based methods

    Digital Humanities

 

Languages and elective cursus

3H00 to 13H00/week

  • Foreign language(s)
    3H00 to 5H00

    English, German, Italian, Spanish, other

  •  

  • Elective: French / English
    2H00

    Writing

    Spelling

  • Elective: Civilisations
    1,5H

    Greco-Latin Antiquity

    Islam and the Hebrew world

    India and China

 

  • Elective: Classical Antiquity
    2H00 to 4H00

    Ancient languages

    Greco-Roman culture

See the 1st year program

Prospects

The courses taught in this program correspond to the bachelor's degrees offered by universities in subjects such as literature, history, and philosophy.

At the end of the three years in the 21st Century Humanities program, having obtained a bachelor's degree, students may choose to:

  • pursue their studies with a master’s degree in the main humanities disciplines (literature, history, philosophy and English) at a French or foreign university ;
  • take competitive entrance exams to French literary and business schools and to Sciences Po. To do this, Atouts+ students can follow an optional preparation program for the competitive entrance exams for the grandes écoles (ENS and others), starting in the second year. Students who undertake this preparation will submit assignments that allow their progress to be assessed by teachers who are fully aware of the required level for this type of exam.

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