Postgraduate Course: Applied Ethics MSc (PHIL11105)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Philosophy |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
Please see Learn page |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course will consider the application of ethical theory to cases, imagined and real. The course will consider two areas where ethical theory is applied. The first are to problems that arise in domains such as medicine, science, animals, war and business. The second are ideas that often are at the centre of contemporary public debate such as rights, freedom, duty and trust. The course will proceed by discussing cases, the central ideas in them, and philosophical analyses that have been offered. This year, special emphasis will be given to the issue of humanity and its relations to rights and genetics.
Shared with UG Applied Ethics course PHIL10017
Taught by Dr David Levy
Formative feedback:
- the opportunity to submit a formative essay |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: 5 |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 20,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| To develop further the philosophical skills and to extend as well as deepen knowledge acquired in previous philosophy courses, with special emphasis on the application of moral theory to current challenges in society. |
Assessment Information
One 2500 word essay due at the end of the semester.
Assignment deadline: Monday 15th December 2014 by 12 noon
Upper word limit: 2750 (i.e. 2500 words with a 10% allowance)
Return deadline: Friday 16th January 2015 |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Theodore Scaltsas
Tel: (0131 6)50 3649
Email: Scaltsas@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Lynsey Buchanan
Tel: (0131 6)51 5002
Email: Lynsey.Buchanan@ed.ac.uk |
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