Undergraduate Course: Global Religions: South Asian, Indigenous and New Traditions (REST08010)
Course Outline
| School | School of Divinity | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) | 
Availability | Available to all students | 
 
| SCQF Credits | 20 | 
ECTS Credits | 10 | 
 
 
| Summary | An overview of Indigenous Religions and the religions of Asia with attention to the connections between them historically and thematically. | 
 
| Course description | 
    
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  None | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1) 
  
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Quota:  2 | 
 
| Course Start | 
Semester 1 | 
 
Timetable  | 
	
Timetable | 
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
200
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 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
196 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) | 
COURSEWORK : 
Essay on assigned topic of 2000 words (25%). 
Tutorial preparation (5%). 
Tutorial participation (5%). 
Tutorial presentation (5%). 
EXAM : 
1) Two hour examination, answering three questions (60%). 
 
In order to pass this course, students must obtain a minimum of 40% in both the coursework (combined marks) and the degree exam. | 
 
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| Exam Information | 
 
    | Exam Diet | 
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) |  | 2:00 |  |  | Resit Exam Diet (August) |  | 2:00 |  |  
 
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 traditions studied; 
4) compare the main beliefs and practices of the religions studied; 
5) demonstrate an ability to identify key terms and their meanings; 
6) demonstrate good judgement about how to judge the relative importance of items on course bibliographies.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | 
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| Keywords | GRel | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Arkotong Longkumer 
Tel: (0131 6)50 8781 
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Course secretary | Ms Katrina Munro 
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900 
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