Undergraduate Course: War and Justice (PLIT10021)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | When can we legitimately go to war? When we are attacked? In order to intervene in the domestic affairs of another country on the grounds that this best serves our national interest? Once we are at war, can we do anything that is necessary to win, or are there moral restrictions on what we can do? For example, can we use nuclear weapons? Can we tortured suspected terrorists? Can we target civilians, in the hope to undermine their government? The course addresses those issues, fron a normative, philosophical perspective. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 4 Politics/International Relations courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.
** as numbers are limited, visiting students should contact the Visiting Student Office directly for admission to this course ** |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2023/24, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 0 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 11,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
175 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
90 %,
Practical Exam
10 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Essay 1 (2000 words) - 45%
Essay 2 (2000 words) - 45%
Tutorial Participation - 10%
Students are judged on their (a) understanding of the relevant concepts and knowledge, (b) skills in logical and effective argumentation, (c) ability to provide relevant evidence to support their arguments, (d) demonstration of reflexivity and critical thinking and (e) scholarly presentation in terms of referencing, quoting, spelling, grammar and style. |
| Feedback |
Students will receive formative feedback. The feedback from the first essay will help with the second essay. |
| No Exam Information |
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 crucial to evaluating the ethics of war and to moral and political philosophy more generally.
- Draw on evidence and examples in support of philosophical claims.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Special Arrangements |
This course has a quota. Preference will be given to Politics and IR students. |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
1 hr lecture plus 1 hr tutorial per week. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Tom O'Shea
Tel:
Email: |
Course secretary | Mr Brodie Hamilton
Tel: (0131 6)51 3139
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