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

Postgraduate Course: Further Topics in Normative Ethics (PHIL11187)

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 Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course introduces students to a range of topics in normative ethics.
Course description This course introduces students to a range of topics in normative ethics. These may include theories of the good, the relationship between what is right and what is good, utilitarian ethics, Kantian ethics, virtue ethics, and moral responsibility.

The specific topics vary from year to year. The course is designed to complement prior undergraduate work in Moral and Political Philosophy and it can be taken concurrently with any of the MSc courses in moral and political philosophy.
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 2018/19, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 9, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 6, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 181 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) One 2,500 essay (100%)«br /»
Word Limit: 2,500 words (excluding references)
Feedback Students will have the opportunity to submit one 2500 word formative essay.
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. discuss a number of topics in normative ethics.
  2. engage critically in contemporary debates in normative ethics.
  3. formulate questions and positions of relevance in normative ethics and demonstrate these skills in writing a short critical paper on a current theme in normative ethics.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Reading, understanding and critically engaging with research; critical thinking; constructive oral engagement; essay writing.
Keywordsnormative,ethics,utilitarian ethics,Kantian ethics,virtue ethics,moral responsibility
Contacts
Course organiserDr Margaret O'Brien
Tel: (0131 6)51 3747
Email: Margaret.OBrien@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Becky Verdon
Tel: (0131 6)51 5002
Email: Rebecca.Verdon@ed.ac.uk
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