Postgraduate Course: Selected Themes in the Study of Religion (REST11008)
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 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Religious Studies |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This core course explores the evolution and development of some central themes, concepts in the academic study of religion such as Religion and Globalization; Secularization/Desecularization; Religion as Social Capital;
Religion and Visual Culture; Material Culture and Religion; Orientalism/post-colonialism; Study of myth and/or ritual; High/low dichotomy in the Study of Religion; Spirituality and Religious Experience; Contemporary Atheism, Irreligion and rejection of religion; Religion, Violence and Conflict; Religion and Rational Choice Theory; Religion and Politics; Religion and Marginalization; Religion and Land; Time and Space; Authority, Power and Transmission of religion; and Inter-religious dialogue. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | This is a graduate-level course. Please confirm subject prerequisites with the Course Manager. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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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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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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| Additional Notes |
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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
By the end of the course, students will:
- have gained insight into the evolution and development of certain major themes, concepts employed in the academic study of religion;
- have learned foundational skills of critical analysis and interpretation which will enable them to reflect on and engage with these themes, concepts and current debates in the study of religion;
- show competence in the ability to critically discuss themes and concepts in the academic study of religion;
- be able to understand, analyse and explain emerging issues in the development of some major themes, concepts employed within the general field of religious studies;
- demonstrate awareness of the evolution and development histories in the appropriation of themes, concepts in discourses on religion. |
Assessment Information
| Students are required to write a 4,000 word essay on an agreed topic. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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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 | SelThemStudRelig |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Hannah Holtschneider
Tel: (0131 6)50 8933
Email: H.Holtschneider@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Joanne Hendry
Tel: (0131 6)50 7227
Email: J.Hendry@ed.ac.uk |
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