Undergraduate Course: Christian Theology: Approaches and Themes (THET08014)

Course Outline
School	School of Divinity	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate)	Availability	Available to all students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	This course will provide an introduction to the study of theology, which covers key approaches and themes in philosophical theology, Christian doctrine, and practical theology, in some cases, through fieldwork. The topics to be covered include the nature of theology, the doctrine of God, the existence of God, the sources of the knowledge of God, the nature of Christian worship and witness, the relationship of Christianity to other religions, and to science, the challenge of secularism, and the status of women and minorities. The course will also consider the problems posed to Christian belief by evil, suffering, and death.
Course description	Not entered

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites	None
High Demand Course?	Yes

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: 1
Course Start	Semester 1
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 33, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 11, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1, Revision Session Hours 1, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 150 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 60 %, Coursework 40 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	COURSEWORK - Tutorial attendance and contribution (20%). Students are required to attend tutorials and to complete a tutorial sheet (a maximum of 2% per week); AND One essay (20%); EXAM - Degree exam (60%) 2 hours. In order to pass this course, students must obtain a minimum of 40% in both the coursework (combined mark) and the degree exam.
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Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)			2:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)			2:00

Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 1
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 33, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 11, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 149 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 60 %, Coursework 40 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	COURSEWORK - Tutorial attendance and contribution (20%). Students are required to attend tutorials and to complete a tutorial sheet (a maximum of 2% per week); AND One essay (20%); EXAM - Degree exam (60%) 2 hours. In order to pass this course, students must obtain a minimum of 40% in both the coursework (combined mark) and the degree exam.
Feedback	Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)			2:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)			2:00

Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of this course the student will have: - knowledge and understanding of key issues in the study of theology, from the perspective of both Christian tradition and recent debate; - knowledge and understanding of the basic methods that the discipline of theology employs; - skills which enable the student to engage critically with contemporary debate in his/her reading, writing, reflection and discussion; - a good foundation for continuing studies in theology; - an understanding of core theological issues which can be applied in his/her wider work, e.g. in ethics/ biblical studies/ religious history; - a demonstrable ability to identify key terms and their meanings; - demonstrable good judgement about how to judge the relative importance of items on course bibliographies.