Undergraduate Course: Theories of Religion (REST10041)
Course Outline
| School | School of Divinity |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Religious Studies |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/divinity/current-students-staff |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course explores a selection of key modern theories of religion in the context of debates on disciplinarity and interdisciplinarity in the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 Divinity/Religious Studies courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, a student should have:
(1) understood how to define $ùreligion&© in the light of definitional theory;
(2) engaged critically with an illustrative selection of modern theories of $ùreligion&© through weekly written commentaries prepared for seminar discussion;
(3) rehearsed and refined nuanced arguments in two essays comparing different kinds of definitions and theories of $ùreligion&©;
(4) participated in constructive oral discussion and debate with seminar members;
(6) defended her/his own preferred working theory of $ùreligion&© in the second, longer essay;
(7) shown ability to identify and describe different research paradigms (humanities, social science, natural science) underpinning particular theories of $ùreligion&©.
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Assessment Information
Assessment will be based entirely on in-course work in order to develop critical reasoning based on primary source analysis. Three items of work to be assessed:
9 x weekly written commentaries on seminar readings as preparation for seminar discussion (100 words per week = 1000 words = 20%) beginning in Week 2.
Essay 1 on category formation and definitional theory, to be submitted by week 5 (2,000 words = 30%). In addition to summative feedback, this early submission date will provide formative feedback for the longer second essay.
Essay 2 which will present and defend the student&©s preferred theory of religion based on comparative discussion of at least TWO theorists explored in the course (3,000 words = 50%).
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | TheorRel |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Steven Sutcliffe
Tel: (0131 6)50 8947
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Course secretary | Mrs Joanne Cannon
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900
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