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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Divinity : Religious Studies

Postgraduate Course: Theory and Method in the Study of Religion (REST11012)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Divinity CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis core course explores key theoretical and methodological issues in the study of religion by reviewing of some of the foundational figures associated with the development of Religious Studies as a discipline, critically examining the relationships between phenomenology, history, philosophy, theology, cultural studies and the social sciences, analysing the significance of the new cognitive science of religion and engaging with pressing issues in the study of religion, such as the insider-outsider problem and the socially engaged scholar of religion.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesThis is a graduate-level course. Please confirm subject prerequisites with the Course Manager.
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 174 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Assessment has three components
1. One essay (70%)

2. One oral presentation (10%)

3. Seminar sheets (20%)
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
1. show competence in the ability to critically discuss major themes, concepts and works in the history of the academic study of religion;
2. confidently analyse and explain issues raised by differing approaches employed within the general field of religious studies;
3. demonstrate awareness of how the history of diverse approaches to the study of religion has fostered current debates over appropriate methodologies.
4. interpret effectively concepts such as 'reductionism', 'methodological agnosticism' and 'counter-intuitive ways of thinking'.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsTh&MethStudRel
Contacts
Course organiserDr Arkotong Longkumer
Tel: (0131 6)50 8781
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Course secretaryMiss Suzi Higton
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