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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
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.
Prospectus website	http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/visiting-exchange/courses

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%).
Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information

Special Arrangements
Not entered

Contacts
Course organiser	Ms 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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