Postgraduate Course: Catholic Social Thought: The Common Good: from Rerum Novarum (1891) to Centesimus Annus (1991) (THET11041)
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 | Theology and Ethics |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The socio-political context and impact of key documents in Catholic Social Teaching from Rerum Novarum (1891) to Centesimus Annus (1991). |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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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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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of this course, a student should be able to:
- chart the development of Catholic Social Teaching from 1891-1991;
- display an ability to situate and critically engage with texts and their historical and social contexts;
- generate a relevant bibliography through a search strategy of relevant secondary literature;
- write an essay which displays critical, constructive and sympathetic skills through engagement and contextualisation of a text, or a topic.
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Assessment Information
| A final essay of no more than 3,000(75%) and fortnightly submission reflecting reading (25%). The final essay should be worthy of development for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Keywords | Catholic Social Teaching, Theology, Ethics, Labour, Justice, Marx. Liberation |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Michael Purcell
Tel: (0131 6)50 8940
Email: m.purcell@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Joanne Hendry
Tel: (0131 6)50 7227
Email: J.Hendry@ed.ac.uk |
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