Postgraduate Course: Key Thinkers in Science and Religion (THET11039)
Course Outline
| School | School of Divinity | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) | 
Availability | Available to all students | 
 
| SCQF Credits | 20 | 
ECTS Credits | 10 | 
 
 
| Summary | The course explores the important historical and contemporary issues in the science-religion debate through close study of key contributors and their texts. The aim is to develop a critical awareness of some of the important themes of contemporary dialogue, including ways in which they have surfaced and re-surfaced in different guises through modern history. | 
 
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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Other requirements |  None | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | This is a graduate-level course. Please confirm subject prerequisites with the Course Manager. | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1) 
  
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Quota:  None | 
 
| Course Start | 
Semester 2 | 
 
Timetable  | 
	
Timetable | 
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
200
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 Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
80 %,
Practical Exam
20 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) | 
A 3000 word essay on a topic arising from one of the sessions (80%); a 1000-word presentation to one of the classes (20%) | 
 
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Learning Outcomes 
    After successful completion of this course, a student will have: 
1) developed a critical awareness of how the science and religion dialogue has evolved in modern times;  
2) reflected on deeper currents in the dialogue than broad-sweeping overviews can provide;  
3) engaged in detail with the thought of several key contributors;  
4) developed the ability to engage critically with key primary texts in detail; 
5) demonstrated the ability to deliver a presentation to an audience drawn from a range of disciplinary backgrounds. 
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | 
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| Keywords | KeyThSR | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Prof David Fergusson 
Tel: (0131 6)50 8912 
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Course secretary | Ms Joanne Hendry 
Tel: (0131 6)50 7227 
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