Undergraduate Course: Core Texts in Political Theory (PLIT10059)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
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 | The course examines a selection of core sixteenth-to-nineteenth century texts that have assumed classic status in discussions of political theory. The selection of texts may vary from year to year, but central themes (such as social contract theory) and often-referred to writers (for example Hobbes and Locke and Rousseua) are the focus of attention. The course covers historical and textual questions, but concentrates on conceptual issues that are of continuing interest and concern. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 Politics/International Relations 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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Learning Outcomes
| By the end of the course, students should have knowledge of texts and issues that are central to political theory's development. They should be able to follow complex and, sometimes, historically remote texts and arguments. They should have gained improved textual and analytical and evaluative skills. They should have acquired a grouding in works that remain fundamental to debate today.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Special Arrangements |
Special Arrangements for Entry: A quota of 45 students, with preference given in the following order:
(1) Politics Single Honours 4th year;
(2) International Relations Single Honours 4th year;
(3) Politics Joint Honours 4th year;
(4) Politics Single Honours 3rd year;
(5) International Relations Single Honours 3rd year;
(6) Politics Joint Honours 3rd year;
(7) Other SSPS students;
(8) Non-SSPS students
Please note: because of the high numbers of students enrolled, this course will almost certainly not be able to admit students from outside the College of Humanities and Social Science.
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Richard Gunn
Tel: (0131 6)50 4252
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Course secretary | Ms Ruth Winkle
Tel: (0131 6)50 4253
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