Postgraduate Course: Economy, Ecology and Ethics (THET11034)
Course Outline
| School | School of Divinity |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course explores the philosophical and theological roots and the social and ecological limits of modern political economy, and ecological and ethical alternatives. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | This is a graduate-level course. Please confirm subject prerequisites with the Course Manager. |
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 33,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
163 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Formative assessment will be given on weekly blog discussion of set texts.
Summative assessment will be as follows:
A mid-semester essay of 2000 words (40%)
An end of semester essay of 3000 words (60%)
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Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of this course, a student will have:
(1) understood some of the key dimensions of modern political economy - its intellectual context, historical roots, and material and social impacts;
(2) engaged critically with primary texts in political economy, its critique and attempted repairs, and judiciously engaged secondary literature;
(3) written two essays on aspects of political economy and alternatives, engaging with both primary and relevant secondary literature;
(4) engaged with set texts in online blogs, discussed texts critically in seminars with other members of the class, attended and responded to lectures;
(5) considered the positive and negative impacts of political economy, and alternatives, in a changing world.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | EconEE |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Michael Northcott
Tel: (0131 6)50 8947
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Course secretary | Ms Joanne Hendry
Tel: (0131 6)50 7227
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