A new UTC course "Humanities & Technology"
is an alternative propgramme to the
UTC Core programme (Tronc commun)
Therefore we find exclusively Post Baccalaureate candidates.
It is an original offer in that it attracts not only applicants
with a Bac. S (scientific stream),
but also those with a Bac.L (literature) plus Maths as their main option,
or a Bac. ES(economy)and a position
in terms of its pedagogical contents 10
that focus on
problem framing, abstraction,
concepts .... hence a cursus
with three equal parts so to say, one third philosophy
and social sciences,
one third maths and logic,
and the last third on technology and engineering
with its history, for example, of design processes.
I really love humanities.
especially philosophy in my final high school year,
and I also wanted to pursue studying
more literary-intensive course, I guess.
I think that humanities help us
develop the ways we think
about more technical subjects.
As I see it, engineers (and I believe this
holds for all UTC undergrads, whatever their cursus)
are not merely scientists.
I also feel that the human factor is very important.
After completing this course, lasting 3 years
the students can then register for 1 of 3 UTC major branches,
out of the total of 6, viz.,
bio-engineering, computer science and applications
or urban system engineering.
Thereby, after 5 years total
that is the same time as the others, they can gain their engineering diploma
It's up to them afterwards, if they choose
to apply for a job in enterprise
underlining as they see fit
their asset in humanities
applying for a strategic position
or one accompanying a major contract.
But their diploma is that of a UTC engineer,
the same for the three majors open to them.
Ideally this gives them a slight advantage,
strategically speaking.