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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences : Philosophy

Postgraduate Course: Advanced Topics in Epistemology II (PHIL11171)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis course introduces students to cutting-edge research in contemporary epistemology.
Course description This course introduces students to cutting-edge research in contemporary epistemology. Students will (i) attend meetings of the Epistemology Research Seminar (at which visiting speakers present their research), (ii) participate in tutorials, and (iii) develop a research paper under the supervision of one of the members of Edinburgh's Epistemology Research Cluster.

Information on the Epistemology Research Cluster can be found at:

http://www.ed.ac.uk/ppls/philosophy/research/areas/epistemology
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 9, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 6, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 83 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) One 2,500 essay (100%)

Word Limit: 2,500 words (excluding references)
Feedback - Tutorials on same weeks the seminars run.
- Students have the opportunity to submit a formative essay by week 6 deadline in semester 2 on Turnitin via Learn. The essay cannot be draft of summative essay but it can be on the same topic.
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. discuss the latest cutting edge research in epistemology (as presented by Epistemology Research Group speakers)
  2. engage critically in contemporary debates in epistemology.
  3. formulate questions and positions of relevance in contemporary epistemology skills in writing a short critical paper on a current theme in epistemology.
Reading List
Readings will include new or in-progress papers by ERG speakers, as well as relevant background papers, to be determined by the speaker and announced before each tutorial on Learn.
Additional Information
Course URL Please see Learn
Graduate Attributes and Skills Reading, understanding and critically engaging with the latest epistemology research; critical thinking; constructive oral engagement; essay writing.
Additional Class Delivery Information The course will be led by Dr Emma Gordon and Dr Mog Stapleton, however both external and internal speakers will be involved in the course.
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserProf Duncan Pritchard
Tel:
Email: duncan.pritchard@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Becky Verdon
Tel: (0131 6)51 5002
Email: Rebecca.Verdon@ed.ac.uk
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