Undergraduate Course: Philosophy and the Environment (PHIL10064)

Course Outline
School	School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences	College	College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	This course will examine philosophical issues arising from humans' relation to their natural environment. These will vary somewhat year to year but they may include the ethical implications of climate change, the nature of the concepts of nature and environment, and the aesthetics of nature.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites	Students MUST have passed: Knowledge and Reality (PHIL08017) AND Mind, Matter and Language (PHIL08014)	Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	Students studying on MA Cognitive Science (Humanities) are permitted to take this course without having met the pre-requisites of Mind, Matter and Language and Knowledge and Reality. However, it is advisable that students discuss the suitability of the course with their PT and the course organiser before enrolling.

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2019/20, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: 20
Course Start	Semester 2
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)	Mid-term Essay (30%) Final Essay (70%)
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, students will be able to: - critically understand the concept of nature as discussed by key thinkers in the history of philosophy; - grasp and analyse a range of important concepts and theories in environmental ethics and environmental aesthetics; - bring analytic and critical tools to bear in reading and writing about central topics in philosophy and the environment.