Postgraduate Course: Phil Skills (PHIL11202)
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 | 0 |
ECTS Credits | 0 |
| Summary | This two week 0-credit course will consist of two seminars of two hours each on 'philosophical skills', especially skills concerning how to construct philosophy papers in particular. |
| Course description |
'Phil Skills' is aimed at giving incoming on campus MSc students a grounding in the skills needed for philosophical reading and essay construction. It will consist of two seminars of two hours. It is mandatory for those students without a background in philosophy. Students will receive feedback relevant to the themes of the course on a 'informative essay' written for one of their further individual MSc courses.
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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
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- identify and reconstruct the argument of a philosophy paper
- construct a well-formed introduction to a philosophy paper
- better think through how to formulate an appropriate thesis for a philosophy paper
- work within the word counts of an assignment effectively
- use appropriate language for academic philosophical writing
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Reading List
| This is made available as part of the course and updated regularly. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Students will be more effective writers and communicators. |
| Keywords | reading philosophy,writing philosophy,writing skills,argument construction |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Patrick Todd
Tel: (0131 6)51 5179
Email: ptodd2@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Becky Verdon
Tel: (0131 6)50 3860
Email: Rebecca.Verdon@ed.ac.uk |
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