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Undergraduate Course: Global Religions: South Asian, Indigenous and New Traditions (REST08010)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Divinity CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryAn overview of Indigenous Religions and the religions of Asia with attention to the connections between them historically and thematically.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 33, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 150 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 60 %, Coursework 30 %, Practical Exam 10 %
Additional Information (Assessment) COURSEWORK :
Essay on assigned topic of 2000 words (25%).
Tutorial preparation (5%).
Tutorial participation (5%).
Tutorial presentation (5%).
EXAM :
1) Two hour examination, answering three questions (60%).

In order to pass this course, students must obtain a minimum of 40% in both the coursework (combined marks) and the degree exam.
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)2:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)2:00
Learning Outcomes
By the conclusion of the course, students should be able to:
1) outline the main beliefs and practices of the three traditions studied;
2) make historical and thematic connections and relate these to contemporary situations;
3) identify problems in terminology and classifications used to describe the religious traditions studied;
4) compare the main beliefs and practices of the religions studied;
5) demonstrate an ability to identify key terms and their meanings;
6) demonstrate good judgement about how to judge the relative importance of items on course bibliographies.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsGRel
Contacts
Course organiserDr Arkotong Longkumer
Tel: (0131 6)50 8781
Email: A.Longkumer@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Katrina Munro
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900
Email: Kate.Munro@ed.ac.uk
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