Undergraduate Course: Qur'anic Studies: History, Themes and Practice (REST08014)
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 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Religious Studies |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course will focus on the history, meaning and themes of the Qur'an. It will look at a variety of primary and secondary material as well as revisionist approaches. This will allow students to gain a broad insight into the place and meaning of the Qur'an in scholarship and piety both past and present. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should usually have at least one 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
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
12/01/2015 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 33,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 11,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
160 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
10 %
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| Exam Information |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of this course, a student will:
- be able to demonstrate an understanding of the origins of the Qur'an, its structure and place in Muslim life and contemporary revisionist approaches;
- be able to analyse and critically evaluate select themes in the Qur'an and their meaning in devotional practice and in the intellectual history of Islam;
- have engaged critically with select primary and secondary sources to understand approaches to the Qur'an by classical and contemporary scholars and the tensions between scripture and society today;
- be able to demonstrate the ability to develop and deliver a presentation for a seminar and have participated in constructive discussion and debate with other seminar members in a respectful manner;
- be able to demonstrate an ability to identify key terms and their meanings;
- be able to demonstrate good judgement about how to judge the relative importance of items on course bibliographies.
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Assessment Information
Tutorial/seminar presentation: 10%.
One class essay: 30%.
One final exam: 60%.
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Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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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 | Qur'an |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Mona Siddiqui
Tel: (0131 6)50 7912
Email: Mona.Siddiqui@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Katrina Munro
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900
Email: Kate.Munro@ed.ac.uk |
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