Undergraduate Course: Old Testament Texts (BIST10036)
Course Outline
| School | School of Divinity |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Detailed study of selected passages from the Old Testament in English translation. |
| Course description |
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Permission of the Course Manager. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Revision Session Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
170 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Essay of 2,000 words (30%);
Portfolio of seminar readings (10%);
Degree exam (60%).
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| Feedback |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of this course, a student will have:
1) a knowledge of seminal contributions to the theological and historical study of one or more key Old Testament texts;
2) an ability to write an essay showing independent, critical analysis of one or more OT texts;
3) the ability to express independent critical assessment of the views of other scholars who have worked with the same texts;
4) the ability to engage in constructive scholarly debate with other seminar members;
5) an awareness of the political and literary nature of ancient texts.
6) demonstrate an ability to identify key terms and their meanings;
7) demonstrate good judgement about how to judge the relative importance of items on course bibliographies.
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr David Reimer
Tel: (0131 6)50 8977
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms Katrina Munro
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900
Email: |
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