Undergraduate Course: Advanced Topics in Aesthetics (PHIL10227)

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 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	This course covers advanced topics in Aesthetics. The course will typically focus on an extended examination of a philosophical issue related to art and aesthetic value, and the figures discussed may be historical or contemporary. The specific content for the year (topic, representative readings) will be advertised during the course selection process.
Course description	This course examines in detail an advanced topic in Aesthetics. Topics will vary from year to year but will typically focus on an extended examination of a philosophical issue, such as the relation between ethical and aesthetic value; learning from art; imagination or emotion in response to art; aesthetic judgement and testimony.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites	Students MUST have passed: Knowledge and Reality (PHIL08017) AND Mind, Matter and Language (PHIL08014)	Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2024/25, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: 0
Course Start	Semester 2
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 174 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 45 %, Coursework 55 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Essay preparation assignment 10% - 500 words Essay worth 40% - 1600 words Exam 45% Participation 5%
Feedback	Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)			2:00

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Understand central concepts in debates in aesthetics. Critically engage with arguments for and against philosophical positions in debates over art and aesthetic value. Distinguish specific claims and arguments in discussions of art and aesthetic value. Express their own understanding of key concepts in writing. Express their own understanding of key concepts in discussion with others.