Postgraduate Course: Contemporary Debates in Ethics I (PHIL11184)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course introduces students to cutting-edge research in ethics. |
| Course description |
This course introduces students to cutting-edge research in ethics. Students will (i) attend meetings of the Ethics 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 Ethics Research Cluster.
Information on the Ethics Research Cluster can be found at:
https://www.ed.ac.uk/ppls/philosophy/research/areas/ethics
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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 |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2019/20, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 12,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
86 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One 2,500 essay (100%)
Word Limit: 2,500 words (excluding references) |
| Feedback |
Students will have the opportunity to submit one 2500 word formative essay. |
| No Exam Information |
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| Academic year 2019/20, Available to all students (SV2)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
(
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 28,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
70 )
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| 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 |
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:
- discuss the latest cutting edge research in ethics (as presented by Ethics Research Group speakers)
- engage critically in contemporary debates in ethics.
- formulate questions and positions of relevance in ethics and write a short critical paper on a current theme in ethics.
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Reading List
| Readings will include new or in-progress papers by Ethics RG speakers, as well as relevant background papers, to be determined by the speaker and announced before each tutorial. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Reading, understanding and critically engaging with the latest ethics research; critical thinking; constructive oral engagement; essay writing. |
| Keywords | ethics |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Guy Fletcher
Tel: (0131 6)51 7112
Email: Guy.Fletcher@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Becky Verdon
Tel: (0131 6)51 5002
Email: Rebecca.Verdon@ed.ac.uk |
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