Undergraduate Course: Regarding the Other: Theological Ethics in Continental Perspective (THET10057)
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 examines recent theories of the person and relationships between people that have been developed or used by Christian ethicists. It is primarily for third and fourth year students in the School of Divinity, including those also studying Philosophy. |
Course description |
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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 2 |
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
45 %,
Coursework
45 %,
Practical Exam
10 %
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Additional Information (Assessment) |
1: seminar presentation and participation (10%)
2: essay of 3,000 words (45%)
3: written examination (45%)
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Feedback |
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Exam Information |
Exam Diet |
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Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. understand key concepts in interpersonal ethics in texts by contemporary philosophers;
2. give an account of how these concepts have been used by Christian ethicists and theologians;
3. develop and defend their own constructive interpersonal ethics;
4. engage in constructive scholarly debate with peers;
5. demonstrate an ability to identify key terms and their meanings;
6. demonstrate good judgement about how to judge the relative importance of items on course bibliographies.
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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Keywords | Bonhoeffer, Derrida, ethics, interpersonal, Levinas, Merleau-Ponty, other, personal, Ricoeur |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr David Grumett
Tel: (0131 6)50 8970
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Course secretary | Ms Katrina Munro
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900
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