Undergraduate Course: From Primitive to Indigenous: The Academic Study of Indigenous Religions 3/4 (REST10024)
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 |
Religious Studies |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
This course examines the history of and approaches to the academic study of Indigenous Religions in relation to traditional academic teaching of the so-called world religions and includes in-depth case studies of the indigenous peoples of Alaska and Zimbabwe. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
Tutorial Text |
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 |
Course Delivery Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students will have achieved:
1) the ability to critically examine the assumptions beneath the world religions paradigm;
2) a working knowledge of the historical background to the academic study of Indigenous Religions;
3) the capacity to discern problems in employing the terms 'indigenous' and 'religions';
4) skills in integrating approaches to the study of other religious traditions comprising their degree course;
5) the ability to apply and test theories in specific case studies.
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Assessment Information
| Assessment for Honours students will be by student presentation and seminar participation (10% of the mark), degree examination (60% of the mark) and by an essay of 2000 words (30% of the mark). |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr James Cox
Tel: (0131 6)50 8942
Email: J.Cox@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Joanne Cannon
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900
Email: j.cannon@ed.ac.uk |
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