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Home : College of Humanities and Social Science : School of Divinity (Schedule B) : Theology and Ethics

Christian Ethics 2Bh: The Body (DV0100)

? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 8  ? Acronym : DIV-2-CE2B

Issues in medical and sexual ethics in relation to contemporary theological conceptions of the body and the self in relationship.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 2nd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date Start End Room Area Additional Information
09/01/2006 12:10 13:00 Martin Hall, New College Central

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area
Lecture Monday 12:10 13:00 Central
Lecture Tuesday 12:10 13:00 Central
Lecture Thursday 12:10 13:00 Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course students should be able to:
1. demonstrate an understanding of the main issues at stake in the areas explored;
2. relate different critical approaches to various ethical theories & practices and their underlying
theological assumptions;
3. comment critically upon specified primary and secondary texts;
4. display a capacity for moral reasoning in relation to the practices of medicine, human sexuality,
justice and church ethics.

Assessment Information

1 essay (2000 words) (20%); private study notes (20%); Degree Exam (60%)

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length
1ST May 1 - 2 hour(s)
2ND August 1 - 2 hour(s)

Contact and Further Information

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Ms Lynn Robertson
Tel : (0131 6)50 8921
Email : Lynn.Robertson@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr M Northcott
Tel : (0131 6)50 8947
Email : M.Northcott@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.div.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/

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