Undergraduate Course: Applied Ethics (LLLI07003)
Course Outline
| School | Centre for Open Learning |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This is a for-credit course offered by the Centre for Open Learning (COL); only students registered with COL should be enrolled. A study of a range of moral issues of topical concern - from terrorism to world poverty. We will examine current philosophical thinking on these issues, and its implication for public policy choices. |
| Course description |
Content of course
1. Abortion
2. Euthanasia
3. Equality and Affirmative Action
4. Environmental Ethics
5. Animals and Non-Humans
6. Business Ethics
7. AI and technology
8. War
9. Punishment and Torture
10. World Poverty
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Lifelong Learning - Session 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
98 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Open Studies 10 credit courses have one assessment. Normally, the assessment is a 2000 word essay, worth 100% of the total mark, submitted by week 12. To pass, students must achieve a minimum of 40%. There are a small number of exceptions to this model which are identified in the Studying for Credit Guide. |
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Read and critically evaluate a philosopher's argument.
- Explain the central elements in a range of philosophical positions in applied ethics.
- Identify the wider philosophical and socio-political significance of these positions.
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Reading List
Readings from the set text will be prescribed in advance of each class; these will be optional for non-credit students, and mandatory for credit students. Questions for students to consider will be made available, and tutorials will consist principally in discussion of students' and the tutor's responses to these questions.
Readings
Essential
Singer, P., ed., 1993. A Companion to Ethics. Oxford: Blackwell.
Web sources
John Gordon's (course tutor) website: http://www.glaucon.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk
Class handouts
Handouts will be made available on a weekly basis.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Douglas Dougan
Tel:
Email: ddougan@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr John Ethcuit
Tel: (0131 6)50 3409
Email: jethcuit@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
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