Young Family School for the Human Experience
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The Human Spirit Track for the Faculty of Engineering

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Engineering Tomorrow

Future engineering requires more than pure technology. This unique pathway for the Faculty of Engineering exposes students to the history of science, complex ethical dilemmas, social contexts, and the philosophical dimensions of human thought. These provide the tools that will transform you into developers and leaders of technological solutions with a profound real-world impact.

Track Overview

Training
Program Scope
A structured yet flexible framework offering a rich selection of 24 credits, from which you will study only 12 credits. These are integrated directly into your degree requirements with no external course overload, fully funded, and supported by the Faculty. The pathway is based on two conceptual axes ("Humanity and Its Time" and "Humanity and Its Spirit") and requires taking at least 4 credits from each field.
Building
Foundational Course (2 credits)
"And I Will Put a Spirit Within You: Artificial Intelligence as a Bridge Between the Humanities and the Exact Sciences" – An innovative course that uses AI as a reflective sparring partner to analyze ethical dilemmas and cultural biases in technological systems.

Selected Courses in the Track

Society and History Axis

- Topics in the History of Science and Mathematics - Challenges and Moral Dilemmas in Israeli Archaeology - Be'er Sheva and Negev Cities: Place, Space, and History

Thought and Culture Axis

- Introduction to Moral Philosophy Democracy - Between Historical Idea and Concrete Reality - From Alterman to Berry Sakharof: Israeli Cultural Icons

Exclusive Track: AI and Linguistics

A specialized, closed course cluster in linguistics for engineering students looking to focus on the worlds of AI and language models (limited to 22 seats).

* The course "From Alterman to Berry Sakharof" will be offered in the 2026–2027 academic year (תשפ"ז). If it is not offered in subsequent years, it will be replaced by the course "From the Ma'abara to Prime Time."