Undergraduate Course: Religion 1B: Religion in the Contemporary World: Indigenous Religions and the Religions of Asia (REST08005)
Course Outline
| School | School of Divinity | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Course type | Standard | 
Availability | Available to all students | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) | 
Credits | 20 | 
 
| Home subject area | Religious Studies | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
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Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | An overview of Indigenous Religions and the religions of Asia with attention to the connections between them historically and thematically. | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  Tutorial text at £15 (recommended) | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13  Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) 
  
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WebCT enabled:  Yes | 
Quota:  None | 
 
	
		| Location | 
		Activity | 
		Description | 
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| New College | Lecture |  | 1-11 |  11:10 - 12:00 |  |  |  |  |  | New College | Lecture |  | 1-11 |  |  11:10 - 12:00 |  |  |  |  | New College | Lecture |  | 1-11 |  |  |  |  11:10 - 12:00 |  |  | New College | Tutorial |  | 1-11 |  |  |  |  |  11:10 - 12:00 |  
| First Class | 
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) |  | 2:00 |  |  |  | Resit Exam Diet (August) |  | 2:00 |  |  |  
 
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
By the conclusion of the course, students should be able to: 
1) Outline the main beliefs and practices of the three traditions studied; 
2) Make historical and thematic connections and relate these to contemporary situations; 
3) Identify problems in terminology and classifications used to describe the religious traditons studied; 
4) Compare the main beliefs and practices of the religions studied. | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
1) Two hour examination answering three questions (60%). 
2) Essay on assigned topic of 2000 words (25%). 
3) Tutorial preparation (5%). 
4) Tutorial participation (5%). 
5) Tutorial presentation (5%). 
In order to pass this course, you must obtain a minimum of 40% in each of the above assessed components (ie degree exam, essay and the combined tutorial component). |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
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| Syllabus | 
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| Transferable skills | 
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| Reading list | 
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| Study Abroad | 
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| Keywords | Rel1B | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Steven Sutcliffe 
Tel: (0131 6)50 8947 
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Course secretary | Mrs Joanne Cannon 
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900 
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