Undergraduate Course: Economy, Ethics and Theology (THET10041)
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 | This course explores the moral and theological critique of capitalism, engaging critically with classic political economy, with key moral and theological critiques of political economy, and with alternative approaches to economic and political organisation. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | 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. |
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 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Revision Session Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
172 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
25% - weekly blog on set readings ;
25% - short essay of 1500 words;
10% - final essay outline and annotated bibliography;
40% - final essay of 2500 words.
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| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of this course, a student will have:
(1) understood some of the key dimensions of modern political economy and its moral and theological critics;
(2) engaged critically with key texts in political economy and theological economics by way of close reading of primary texts and through judicious use of secondary literature;
(3) deepened competence and skill in the writing of essays on aspects of the theological and/or romantic critique of political economy, engaging with both primary and relevant secondary literature;
(4) demonstrated the ability to present seminar material and participate constructively in discussion;
(5) demonstrated an ability to identify key terms and their meanings;
(6) demonstrated good judgement about how to judge the relative importance of items on course bibliographies.
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Michael Northcott
Tel: (0131 6)50 8947
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms Katrina Munro
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900
Email: |
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