Postgraduate Course: Selected Themes in the Study of Religion (REST11008)
Course Outline
| School | School of Divinity |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Religious Studies |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This core course explores the evolution and development of some central themes, concepts in the academic study of religion such as Religion and Globalization; Secularization/Desecularization; Religion as Social Capital;
Religion and Visual Culture; Material Culture and Religion; Orientalism/post-colonialism; Study of myth and/or ritual; High/low dichotomy in the Study of Religion; Spirituality and Religious Experience; Contemporary Atheism, Irreligion and rejection of religion; Religion, Violence and Conflict; Religion and Rational Choice Theory; Religion and Politics; Religion and Marginalization; Religion and Land; Time and Space; Authority, Power and Transmission of religion; and Inter-religious dialogue. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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| New College | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | 11:10 - 13:00 | | |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students will:
- have gained insight into the evolution and development of certain major themes, concepts employed in the academic study of religion;
- have learned foundational skills of critical analysis and interpretation which will enable them to reflect on and engage with these themes, concepts and current debates in the study of religion;
- show competence in the ability to critically discuss themes and concepts in the academic study of religion;
- be able to understand, analyse and explain emerging issues in the development of some major themes, concepts employed within the general field of religious studies;
- demonstrate awareness of the evolution and development histories in the appropriation of themes, concepts in discourses on religion. |
Assessment Information
| Students are required to write a 3,000-4,000 word essay on an agreed topic. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | SelThemStudRelig |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Afeosemime Adogame
Tel: (0131 6)50 8928
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Course secretary | Ms Paula Kruyff
Tel: (0131 6)50 7227
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