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Undergraduate Course: Augustine in his Age 3/4 (ECHS10011)

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 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits 20
Home subject area Ecclesiastical History Other subject area Theology and Ethics
Course website None Taught in Gaelic? No
Course description The thought of Augustine in the context of the Christian and educational culture of his day and the decline of the Roman Empire in the West. The course will concentrate on four works: the Confessions, the City of God, On Christian Teaching (De Doctrina Christiana) and On the Trinity.
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed History of Christianity as a World Religion 1A (ECHS08005) AND Ecclesiastical History 2Ah: Gospel and Church in the Pluralistic Roman World (ECHS08001)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking The World of St Augustine (ANHI10013)
Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites Visiting students should have at least 3 Divinity/Religious Studies courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the course should be able to:
- demonstrate detailed knowledge of at least three of the Confessions, the City of God, On the Trinity, and On Christian Teaching;
- discuss intelligently their Late Roman historical context;
- successfully contribute formal postings analysing the course texts to the course weblog, and comment intelligently and graciously on the postings of others.
Assessment Information
10% each on three 1000-word blog-postings (=30%), weekly comment on the postings of others (10%), degree examination (60%).
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Contacts
Course organiser Dr Sara Parvis
Tel: (0131 6)50 8907
Email: S.Parvis@ed.ac.uk
Course secretary Mrs Joanne Cannon
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900
Email: j.cannon@ed.ac.uk
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