Undergraduate Course: Global Religions: South Asian, Indigenous and New Traditions (REST08010)
Course Outline
| School | School of Divinity |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | An overview of Indigenous Religions and the religions of Asia with attention to the connections between them historically and thematically. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 2 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
196 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
COURSEWORK :
Essay on assigned topic of 2000 words (25%).
Tutorial preparation (5%).
Tutorial participation (5%).
Tutorial presentation (5%).
EXAM :
1) Two hour examination, answering three questions (60%).
In order to pass this course, students must obtain a minimum of 40% in both the coursework (combined marks) and the degree exam. |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
By the conclusion of the course, students should be able to:
1) outline the main beliefs and practices of the three traditions studied;
2) make historical and thematic connections and relate these to contemporary situations;
3) identify problems in terminology and classifications used to describe the religious traditions studied;
4) compare the main beliefs and practices of the religions studied;
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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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | GRel |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Arkotong Longkumer
Tel: (0131 6)50 8781
Email: A.Longkumer@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Katrina Munro
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900
Email: Kate.Munro@ed.ac.uk |
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