Undergraduate Course: Belief, Thought and Language (SCAN10032)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Social Anthropology |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course surveys anthropological approaches and debates regarding core human practices of thought, belief, and language, with special attention to the conflicts and resonances between the academic accounts of these fields. Through a selection of ethnographic and theoretical texts, this course will explore issue such as:
a) The question of whether or in what ways human cognition might vary between groups, and the differing capacities that come from different modes of thought,
b) Whether 'belief' is a universal category and the ways in which belief might be differently organized in relation to objects of belief, and
c) Different ways in which language is imagined to 'work,' and whether language has a special relationship to either belief, thought, or both. |
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 Anthropology 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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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Class Delivery Information |
50 minutes per week for 9 week(s). |
| Course Start Date |
12/01/2015 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 20,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 9,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
165 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
70 %,
Coursework
20 %,
Practical Exam
10 %
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| Exam Information |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
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Assessment Information
| One 2-hour exam (70%), assessed coursework (20%) + Tutorial participation (10%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | |
Course secretary | Mr Ewen Miller
Tel: (0131 6)50 3925
Email: |
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