Postgraduate Course: Catholic Social Thought: The Common Good: from Rerum Novarum (1891) to Centesimus Annus (1991) (THET11041)
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 | The socio-political context and impact of key documents in Catholic Social Teaching from Rerum Novarum (1891) to Centesimus Annus (1991). |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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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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Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of this course, a student should be able to:
- chart the development of Catholic Social Teaching from 1891-1991;
- display an ability to situate and critically engage with texts and their historical and social contexts;
- generate a relevant bibliography through a search strategy of relevant secondary literature;
- write an essay which displays critical, constructive and sympathetic skills through engagement and contextualisation of a text, or a topic.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Catholic Social Teaching, Theology, Ethics, Labour, Justice, Marx. Liberation |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Michael Purcell
Tel: (0131 6)50 8940
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Course secretary | Ms Joanne Hendry
Tel: (0131 6)50 7227
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