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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : European Languages and Cultures - French

Undergraduate Course: Sartre (ELCF10061)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course will cover all the principal areas of Sartre's output until the mid 1950s and also offer some consideration of his mature thought. Sartre's early philosophy, literary writing, and developing ethical and political thought will all be given due consideration with the aim of highlighting the ways in which they form a coherent unity in his ever-evolving world-view. Particular attention will be given to the transitions between Sartre's pre-war non-committed stance and his increasingly committed attitude during WWII and after the Liberation, the complexity of Sartre?s relationship to politics being stressed. Ethics in many ways formed the backbone for much of Sartre's thought, and the links between his evolving conception of in/authenticity and the development of his ontology, literary output, and political vision will be highlighted.

By the end of the course, students will be expected to show the ability:
- to demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding of the subject;
- to recognise and acknowledge the complexity of the subject;
- to show a good understanding of, and apply competently, complex conceptual frameworks;
- to construct coherent arguments which demonstrate an awareness of the problems posed by the texts and issues which they are studying;
- to demonstrate a high level of expression in both written and oral presentations;
- to demonstrate the mastery of relevant technical terminology and research methods;
- to offer alternative perspectives, identify and accommodate ambiguities and show an awareness of nuance;
- to develop original ideas;
- to demonstrate an awareness of the research agenda relating to the topic.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: French 2 (ELCF08001)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Entry to Honours in French
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 22, Summative Assessment Hours 1.5, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 172 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 60 %, Coursework 40 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) One 2,000 word essay (40%) and one 90 minute exam (60%)
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)1:30
Learning Outcomes
Intended learning outcomes specific to this course include:
- knowledge of the different genres in which Sartre's works are written and how they relate to each other; their specificity and the ways in which they complement each other in the Sartrean corpus.
- knowledge of the key theoretical and political debates amongst Sartre and his contemporaries during the period studied.
- the ability to analyse and appraise complex theoretical and philosophical ideas.
- knowledge of the nature of and reasons for the evolution of Sartre's thought between the 1930s and 1950s.

By the end of the course, students will be expected to show the ability:
- to demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding of the subject;
- to recognise and acknowledge the complexity of the subject;
- to show a good understanding of, and apply competently, complex conceptual frameworks;
- to construct coherent arguments which demonstrate an awareness of the problems posed by the texts and issues which they are studying;
- to demonstrate a high level of expression in both written and oral presentations;
- to demonstrate the mastery of relevant technical terminology and research methods;
- to offer alternative perspectives, identify and accommodate ambiguities and show an awareness of nuance;
- to develop original ideas;
- to demonstrate an awareness of the research agenda relating to the topic.

Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsDELC Sartre
Contacts
Course organiserDr Samuel Coombes
Tel:
Email: Sam.Coombes@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Elsie Gach
Tel: (0131 6)50 8421
Email: Elsie.Gach@ed.ac.uk
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