Postgraduate Course: War and Morality (PLIT11011)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
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 | The course addresses the following kinds of critical question. Under what conditions, if any, is a country morally entitled to go to war? Only to defend itself against aggression by others, or to further some of the legitimate goals of a nationally self-determining country? Is humanitarian intervention merely permissible or, in some cases, mandatory as well?
TOPICS COVERED
War and collective self-defence
Preventive war
Humanitarian intervention
War and legitimate authority
The principle of non-combatant immunity
Torture
Terrorism
War crime tribunals |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | As above. |
| 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: 25 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
176 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Two essays (50% each). |
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Read and analyse major texts and articles in just war theory.
- Use analytical tools and concepts which are crucial both to evaluating the ethics of war and to moral and political philosophy more generally.
- Learn to use historical, factual examples in support of normative, philosophical claims.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Mathias Thaler
Tel: (0131 6)51 5769
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Course secretary | Mrs Gillian Macdonald
Tel: (0131 6)51 3244
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