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 Undergraduate Course: Buddhism 3A (ASST10099)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures | College | College of Humanities and Social Science |  
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) | Availability | Available to all students |  
| SCQF Credits | 20 | ECTS Credits | 10 |  
 
| Summary | The background and teachings of early Buddhism. |  
| Course description | Not entered |  
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |  | Co-requisites |  |  
| Prohibited Combinations |  | Other requirements | None |  
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None |  
		| High Demand Course? | Yes |  
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2019/20, Available to all students (SV1) | Quota:  8 |  | Course Start | Semester 1 |  Timetable | Timetable | 
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | Total Hours:
200
(
 Lecture Hours 22,
 Summative Assessment Hours 2,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
172 ) |  
| Assessment (Further Info) | Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 % |  
 
| Additional Information (Assessment) | 3,000 word essay (40 ) + exam (60 ) Visiting Student Variant Assessment
 Essay on a topic covered in semester 1, 100%
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| Feedback | Not entered |  
| Exam Information |  
    | Exam Diet | Paper Name | Hours & Minutes |  |  
| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) |  | 2:00 |  |  
 
Learning Outcomes 
| On completion of this course, the student will be able to: 
        form a mature and critical understanding of the origins of Buddhism.analyse and evaluate a range of primary sources relating to early Buddhism and provide a critical assessment of scholarly discussion of this topic.develop skills in critically assessing the history and culture of early Buddhism which they can transfer to the study of other religions and areas of cultural history.communicate their awareness of early Buddhism as a unique human endeavour which at the same time overlaps with other religions and cultures.develop skills based on their independent writing projects and attain levels of articulacy and coherence in class discussion appropriate to the level of study. |  
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | Not entered |  
| Keywords | AS Buddhism 3A |  
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Mr Paul Dundas Tel: (0131 6)50 4175
 Email:
 | Course secretary | Mrs Vivien MacNish Porter Tel: (0131 6)50 3528
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