Social and human sciences, understanding the world

What are human sciences? How are they different from social sciences? And what is political science?

This broad range of disciplines, exploring human behaviours, societies and their interactions, is essential for understanding the evolution of civilisations, how societies are organised and current social trends.

Our educational approach

We use different definitions to distinguish between social and human sciences, highlighting complementary approaches. The first relates to social relationships and community organisations, while the second looks at cultural and individual aspects. Studying these subjects covers major social issues such as ethics, politics, the economy and psychology.

Understanding the human sciences, and the areas of research and methodologies they include, is a way to improve our society and how it functions – and at Florimont, we believe this is essential.

 

History

History records contemporary reality in time and space, and studying history reveals the causes and effects of past events. It is also used to distinguish between structural and cyclical trends and identify continuities and ruptures.

At Florimont, we teach international history to broaden students’ world view.

Geography

Our geography curriculum focusses on the interactions between individuals, society and physical environment in time and space, as well as on how human beings adapt and react to change.

Studying geography also encourages openness to the outside world and international events, analysing global issues at the local level.

Economics

Economics explains how to satisfy human needs, using knowledge of macro and micro-economics.

It analyses a real, specific context at a national or international level, with the ever-present ethical dimension of theories and strategies.

Law

Law describes how society is organised and how we devise the rules needed for us to live together.

As society is constantly evolving, law must be viewed critically from a dynamic standpoint. In addition to continuous changes, law differs between nations and making sense of this reality is one of the aims of the programme.

Business Management

Business management develops knowledge and understanding of the theories behind business. The ultimate goal is to expand the overall grasp of the dynamic, complex environments of businesses today by learning to analyse, discuss and assess their activity at local, national and international levels.

The programme covers the main characteristics of companies including human resources, finance, accounting, marketing and operations.

Meeting experts to understand the future

By attending talks from visiting experts (representing universities, international organisations and economic/political sectors), taking part in workshops (Model United Nations, Students’ United Nations) and going on trips, our educational programme of the moral and human sciences gives a broad and thorough exposure to the issues facing our world in the future.