Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
Semester 1 Credit Value: | 10 |
Semester 2 Credit Value: | 10 |
ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
European Credit Transfer System | |
To introduce students to themes and perspectives in philosophy and theology.
The module examines questions such as: Do aspects of ‘secular’ society contain traces of religion? If God does not exist can we have something like a ‘divine’ or ‘sacred’ experience? Does religion provide us with a different kind of knowledge to ‘pure’ rationality? These questions may be addressed with relation to thinkers from the ancient world, the Middle Ages, and contemporary Europe. Central themes include:
• The death of God and the death of the subject
• Onto-theo-logy
• The end of metaphysics
• The relation between faith and reason.
• Proofs for God’s existence
• The language we use to describe God, with particular reference to negative or apophatic theology.
Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
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Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 20 | 1:00 | 20:00 | N/A |
Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 40:00 | 40:00 | Essay preparation and completion |
Structured Guided Learning | Structured research and reading activities | 20 | 1:00 | 20:00 | Specific research or reading activities developed and directed by academic staff |
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 20 | 1:00 | 20:00 | Tutorials |
Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 100:00 | 100:00 | Review lecture material, prepare for small group teaching and assessment |
Total | 200:00 |
Lectures provide students with broad introductions to various texts/thinkers/themes, while seminars provide the opportunity for closer textual engagement and discussions with lecturers/tutors and fellow students.
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
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Essay | 1 | A | 50 | 2000 word essay |
Essay | 2 | A | 50 | 2000 word essay |
Essays are based on the material covered in each semester and provide students with the opportunity to further research topics of interest. The essays test the ability to think creatively, self-critically and independently. This assessment method also gauges students’ ability to move between generalisation and appropriately detailed discussion, to cite relevant texts and interpret them adequately, to discover examples in support of or to challenge a position, and to distinguish between relevant and irrelevant considerations.