Undergraduate Course: Philosophy of Religion (PHIL10007)

Course Outline
School	School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences	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	Philosophy	Other subject area	None
Course website	http://www.philosophy.ed.ac.uk	Taught in Gaelic?	No
Course description	These seminars will cover a range of issues in contemporary philosophy of religion. Topics that we will cover include: reason and faith; the nature of religious language,; issues connected with the idea of God, including the concepts of eternity and omnipotence and omniscience; arguments for belief in God; the problem of evil; and the relation of religion to morality.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites	Students MUST have passed: Mind, Matter and Language (PHIL08014) AND Knowledge and Reality (PHIL08017)	Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None
Additional Costs	None

Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites	Visiting students should have at least 3 Philosophy courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?	Yes

Course Delivery Information

Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)			Learn enabled: Yes	Quota: 27
Web Timetable	Web Timetable
Class Delivery Information	Dr Andrew Mason is the lecturer on this course.
Course Start Date	12/01/2015
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 172 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info)	Written Exam 100 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name	Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)		2:00

Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 2, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)			Learn enabled: No	Quota: 5
Web Timetable	Web Timetable
Class Delivery Information	Dr Andrew Mason is the lecturer on this course.
Course Start Date	12/01/2015
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 174 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info)	Written Exam 100 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
TBA

Assessment Information
Final two hour examination in the May diet (100%)

Special Arrangements
None

Contacts
Course organiser	Prof Theodore Scaltsas Tel: (0131 6)50 3649 Email: Scaltsas@ed.ac.uk	Course secretary	Miss Susan Richards Tel: (0131 6)51 3733 Email: sue.richards@ed.ac.uk