Undergraduate Course: Christian Ethics: Topics (THET08012)
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 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Theology and Ethics |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
An exploration of important issues in certain areas of contemporary debate, relating to church and
confessional ethics, justice, bioethics, human sexuality, and Christian ethics. Lectures, seminars and set texts in this course provide the opportunity to investigate different Christian approaches to the ethical practices, communities and decision-making processes in these spheres of human activity. Through the course students will scrutinize different Christian and secular attempts to interpret, to evaluate and to transform decision-making practices in church ethics (section 1), justice (section 2) bioethics and sexual ethics (section 3)
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| 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 |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
Visiting students should usually have at least 1 introductory level Divinity/Religious Studies course at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this) for entry to this course. 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
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.
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Assessment Information
| 1 essay (2000 words) (20%); private study notes (20%); Degree Exam (60%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Prof M Northcott
Tel: (0131 6)50 8947
Email: M.Northcott@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Joanne Cannon
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900
Email: j.cannon@ed.ac.uk |
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