Undergraduate Course: Consuming Practice: Food in Christian Religion (THET10052)
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 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
Home subject area | Theology and Ethics |
Other subject area | None |
Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
Course description | This course explores fascinating and sometimes bizarre Christian traditions of food and eating in order to understand consumption, addiction and abstinence today. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 Divinity/Religious Studies 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
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Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 1, 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 |
15/09/2014 |
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Revision Session Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
170 )
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Additional Notes |
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Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
45 %,
Coursework
45 %,
Practical Exam
10 %
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Exam Information |
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Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | | 2:00 | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. identify and understand key texts and traditions that inform a Christian view of food and diet;
2. compare and contrast different Christian attitudes to food and diet;
3. bring perspectives developed from textual reading and historical research to bear on current practical issues;
4. engage in constructive scholarly debate with other seminar members;
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.
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Assessment Information
seminar presentation and participation (10%);
essay of 3,000 words (45%);
written examination (45%).
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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 | ConPFood |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr David Grumett
Tel: (0131 6)50 8970
Email: David.Grumett@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Katrina Munro
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900
Email: Kate.Munro@ed.ac.uk |
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