Undergraduate Course: Modern Christology (DIVI10026)
Course Outline
| School | School of Divinity |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | An advanced course in Christology, investigating key trends, authors and texts from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in this field of systematic theology. |
| Course description |
TBC
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | Students MUST NOT also be taking
Modern Christology 3/4 (THET10005)
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Other requirements | Students who have previously taken the following course MUST NOT enroll: Modern Christology 3/4 (THET10005) |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 Divinity/Religious Studies courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2022/23, 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:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
10 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
10% - Presentation / Participation
30% - Essay (2000 words)
60% - Exam |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand the key dimensions of a multiplicity of modern Christologies and their underlying issues and concerns.
- Engage critically with these modern construals of Christology, with particular attention to the event of the crucifixion.
- Read and engaged a number of significant primary texts on Christology, from the early modern era to the present.
- Consider some of the challenges posed and the resources available to contemporary understandings of Christology.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
- Capacity for reflexive learning
- Ability to attend to others and respect others' views
- Capacity to modify, suspend or otherwise change position when warranted
- Analytical ability and the capacity to formulate questions and solve problems |
| Keywords | Christian theology,systematic theology,Christology,Jesus Christ,dogmatics |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr James Eglinton
Tel: (0131 6)50 8975
Email: jeglint2@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Rachel Dutton
Tel: (0131 6)50 7227
Email: rdutton@ed.ac.uk |
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