Undergraduate Course: Philosophy Work (Year Abroad, MEL) (PHIL10056)
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 3 Undergraduate) |
| Course type | Year Abroad |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | This course is available exclusively to joint honours students in MEL and Philosophy during their compulsory year abroad. Where philosophy courses are available at the host university, students must take philosophy courses there (in either English or the appropriate foreign language). Where no such courses are available at the host university, students take the online distance course.
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| Course description |
The online distance course covers major methods and principles in philosophical debate. Topics may vary, but may include: Trolley Problems; Disagreement; Principle of Sufficient Reason; Existence and Fiction.
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Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2026/27, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 0 |
| Course Start |
Flexible |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Lecture Hours 10,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Placement Study Abroad Hours 42,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
330 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Two essays of 2000 words each [Total 80%, ea. 40%]
Ten short assignments of 200 words each [Total 20%, ea. 2%]
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| Feedback |
Feedback on summative work. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Have a grasp of fundamental issues in methods and principles in philosophical debates.
- Be able to critically analyse and engage with literature by key philosophers in this field.
- Be able to present arguments clearly and concisely in their written work.
- Gain transferable skills in research, analysis and argumentation.
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Reading List
Indicative:
¿ Phillipa Foot (1967) ¿The Problem of Abortion and the Doctrine of Double Effect¿, The Oxford Review 5.
¿ David Christensen (2007) ¿Epistemology of Disagreement: The Good News¿, Philosophical Review 116(2): 187-217.
¿ Avicenna (Ibn Sina) Chs. VIII-IX from J. McGinnis and D. Reisman (eds.), Classical Arabic Philosophy: An Anthology of Sources, Hackett (2007): 211-216.
¿ W.V.O. Quine (1948) ¿On What There Is¿, Review of Metaphysics 2(5): 21-38.
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Additional Information
| Course URL |
http://www.philosophy.ed.ac.uk/ |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Critical thinking; curiosity; problem solving; communication. |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Online Lectures 10 Hours |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Nick Treanor
Tel: (0131 6)51 3085
Email: nick.treanor@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Claudia Kenyon
Tel:
Email: ckenyon3@ed.ac.uk |
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