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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : Asian Studies

Undergraduate Course: Hinduism 4 (ASST10035)

Course Outline
School	School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Course type	Standard	Availability	Available to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate)	Credits	40
Home subject area	Asian Studies	Other subject area	South Asian Studies
Course website	None
Course description	One of the following topics will be available in any given year: (a) The Upanisads with their Vedic background; (b) The rise of Vaisnavism; (c) Saivism; (d) Worship of the goddess; (e) Epic and Puranic Hinduism; (f) the six systems of Hindu thought; (g) The bhakti movement.

Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites	Students MUST have passed: Indian Religion and Philosophy 2 (ASST08013) AND Hinduism 3 (ASST10012)	Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None
Additional Costs	None

Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites	None
Prospectus website	http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/visiting-exchange/courses

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Detailed knowledge of an aspect of Hinduism from a historical perspective presented in a dissertation.

Assessment Information
Assessment to be by thesis.
Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information

Special Arrangements
Not entered

Contacts
Course organiser	Dr Peter Bisschop Tel: (0131 6)50 4174 Email: Peter.Bisschop@ed.ac.uk	Course secretary

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