CENTRE FOR LIFELONG LEARNING - CHRISTIAN STUDIES

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

None

Notes

This course will not run in 2011/12.

Structure

Textbook and guidance notes for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 one-hour written examination (40%); continuous assessment (60%).

Resit: 1 one-hour written examination (100%).

Formative Assessment

Students will prepare grammar exercises and translations for each class. Some of these will be formally marked and the marks recorded for summative asessment.Some will be informally marked and some will be discussed in class.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in written form (individual) and class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

None

Notes

This course will run in 2011/12.

Structure

Workbook for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per fortnight.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (100%): 2 equally weighted essays of 2,000 words.

2 essays if both original essays CAS 5 or below. If 1 original essay CAS 6 or above mark carried forward for that essay. New essay questions will be supplied.

Formative Assessment

Chronology to be submitted week 4.

Short assignment of 500 words on key concepts to be submitted week 6.

Students will be required to prepare notes on study questions for discussion at each class.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in written form (individual) and class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

None

Notes

This course will run in 2011/12.

Structure

Workbook for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per fortnight.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (100%): 2 equally weighted essays of 2,000 words.

2 essays if both original essays CAS 5 or below. If 1 original essay CAS 6 or above mark carried forward for that essay. New essay questions will be supplied.

Formative Assessment

Chronology to be submitted week 4.

Short assignment of 500 words on key concepts to be submitted week 6.

Students will be required to prepare notes on study questions for discussion at each class.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in written form (individual) and class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

None

Notes

This course will not run in 2011/12.

Structure

Workbook for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per fortnight.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (100%): 2 equally weighted essays of 2,000 words.

2 essays if both original essays CAS 5 or below. If 1 original essay CAS 6 or above mark carried forward for that essay. New essay questions will be supplied.

Formative Assessment

Short assignment of 500 words on the evangelists' sources to be submitted week 2.

Short assignment of 500 words on St Matthew and Judaism to be submitted week 4.

Students will be required to prepare notes on study questions for discussion at each class.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in written form (individual) and class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

None

Notes

This course will not in 2011/12.

Structure

Textbook and guidance notes for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 one-hour written examination (40%); continuous assessment (60%).

Resit: 1 one-hour written examination (100%).

Formative Assessment

Students will prepare grammar exercises and translations for each class. Some of these will be formally marked and the marks recorded for summative assessment.Some will be informally marked and some will be discussed in class.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in written form (individual) and class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

None

Notes

This course will run in 2011/12.

Structure

Workbook for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per fortnight.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (100%): 2 equally weighted essays of 2,000 words.

2 essays if both original essays CAS 5 or below. If 1 original essay CAS 6 or above mark carried forward for that essay. New essay questions will be supplied.

Formative Assessment

Chronology to be submitted week 2.

Short analysis of selected biblical verses to be submitted week 4.

Students will be required to prepare notes on biblical verses for discussion at each class.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in written form (individual) and class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

None

Notes

This course will not run in 2011/12.

Structure

Workbook for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per fortnight.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (100%): 2 equally weighted essays of 2,000 words.

2 essays if both original essays CAS 5 or below. If 1 original essay CAS 6 or above mark carried forward for that essay. New essay questions will be supplied.

Formative Assessment

Short assignment of 500 words on who wrote the Gospel to be submitted week 2.

Short assignment of 500 words on the 'Parable of the Sower' to be submitted week 4.

Students will be required to prepare notes on study questions for discussion at each class.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in written form (individual) and class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

None

Notes

This course will run in 2011/12.

Structure

Workbook for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per fortnight.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (100%): 2 equally weighted essays of 2,000 words.



2 essays if both original essays CAS 5 or below. If 1 original essay CAS 6 or above mark carried forward for that essay. New essay questions will be supplied.

Formative Assessment

Hierarchical tree showing significance of women within different texts to be submitted week 2.

Short exercise of 500 words to be submitted week 4.

Students to prepare notes on biblical verses for discussion at each class.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in written form (individual) and class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

None

Notes

This course will run in 2011/12.

Structure

Workbook for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per fortnight.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (100%): 2 equally weighted essays of 2,000 words.

2 essays if both original essays CAS 5 or below. If 1 original essay CAS 6 or above mark carried forward for that essay. New essay questions will be supplied.

Formative Assessment

Short assignment of 500 words on the importance of contemporary issues in preaching to be submitted week 2.

Short assignment of 500 words on the role of preacher in the Christian community.

Students will be required to prepare notes on study questions for discussion at each class.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in written form (individual) and class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

None

Notes

This course will not run in 2011/12.

Structure

Workbook for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per fortnight.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (100%): 2 equally weighted essays of 2,000 words.

2 essays if both original essays CAS 5 or below. If 1 original essay CAS 6 or above mark carried forward for that essay. New essay questions will be supplied.

Formative Assessment

Chronology to be submitted week 4.

Short assignment of 500 words on key concepts to be submitted week 6.

Students will be required to prepare notes on study questions for discussion at each class.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in written form (individual) and class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

None

Notes

This course will run in 2011/12.

Structure

Workbook for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 one-hour written examination (60%); continuous assessment (40%).

1 one-hour written examination (100%).

Formative Assessment

Students will prepare grammar exercises and translations for each class. Some of these will be formally marked and the marks recorded for summative assessment. Some will be informally marked and some will be discussed in class.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in written form (individual) and class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

None

Notes

This course will run in 2011/12.

Structure

Workbook for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per fortnight.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (100%): 2 equally weighted essays of 2,000 words.

2 essays if both original essays CAS 5 or below. If 1 original essay CAS 6 or above mark carried forward for that essay. New essay questions will be supplied.

Formative Assessment

Short assignment of 500 words on Matthew's sources to be submitted week 2.

Short assignment of 500 words on the genealogy of Jesus to be submitted week 4.

Students will be required to prepare notes on study questions for discussion at each class.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in written form (individual) and class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr Leigh Clayton

Pre-requisites

None

Notes

This course will not run in 2011/12.

Overview

Introduction to the Devanagari script. Correct pronunication of Nepali. Introduction to Nepalese grammatical forms. Nepali conversation and reading. Course will follow Hutt and Subhedi, Teach Yourself Nepali.

Structure

Textbook and guidance notes for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 one-hour written examination (40%); continuous assessment (60%); Continuous assessment consists of 1- 5 short grammar or translation exercises each of 300-500 words.

Resit: 1 one-hour written examination (100%).

Formative Assessment

Students will prepare grammar exercises and translations for each class. Some of these will be formally marked and the marks recorded for summative assessment.Some will be informally marked and some will be discussed in class.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in written form (individual) and class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr Leigh Clayton

Pre-requisites

None

Notes

This course will not run in 2011/12.

Overview

Introduction to the Devanagari script. Correct pronunciation. Introduction to Sanskrit grammatical forms. Prose reading. Course will follow Maurer's The Sanskrit Language.

Structure

Textbook and guidance notes for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 one-hour written examination (40%); continuous assessment (60%); continuous assessment consists of 1- 5 short grammar or translation exercises of 300-500 words.

Resit: 1 one-hour written examination (100%).

Formative Assessment

Students will prepare grammar exercises and translations for each class. Some of these will be formally marked and the marks recorded for summative assessment.Some will be informally marked and some will be discussed in class.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in written form (individual) and class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

Greek Language (New Testament) 1 or equivalent

Notes

This course will not run in 2011/12.

Structure

Textbook and guidance notes for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 one-hour written examination (40%); continuous assessment (60%).

Resit: 1 one-hour written examination (100%).

Formative Assessment

Students will prepare grammar exercises and translations for each class. Some of these will be formally marked and the marks recorded for summative assessment.Some will be informally marked and some will be discussed in class.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in written form (individual) and class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

Biblical Hebrew 1 or equivalent

Notes

This course will run in 2011/12.

Structure

Workbook for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 one-hour written examination (40%); continuous assessment (60%).

Resit: 1 one-hour written examination (100%).

Formative Assessment

Students will prepare translations for each class. Some of these will be formally marked and the marks recorded for summative asessment.Some will be informally marked and some will be discussed in class.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in written form (individual) and class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

None

Notes

This course will not run in 2011/12.

Structure

Workbook for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per fortnight.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (100%): 2 equally weighted essays of 2,000 words.

2 essays if both original essays CAS 5 or below. If 1 original essay CAS 6 or above mark carried forward for that essay. New essay questions will be supplied.

Formative Assessment

Chronology to be submitted week 4.

Short assignment of 500 words on key concepts to be submitted week 6.

Students will be required to prepare notes on study questions for discussion at each class.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in written form (individual) and class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

None

Notes

This course will not run in 2011/12.

Structure

Workbook for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per fortnight.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (100%): 2 equally weighted essays of 2,000 words.

2 essays if both original essays CAS 5 or below. If 1 original essay CAS 6 or above mark carried forward for that essay. New essay questions will be supplied.

Formative Assessment

Chronology of either Hinduism, Buddhism or Sikhism of to be submitted week 4.

Short assignment of 500 words on key concepts to be submitted week 6.

Students will be required to prepare notes on study questions for discussion at each class.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in written form (individual) and class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

Ecclesiastical Latin 1 or equivalent

Notes

This course will run in 2011/12.

Structure

Textbook and guidance notes for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 one-hour written examination (40%); continuous assessment (60%).

Resit: 1 one-hour written examination (100%).

Formative Assessment

Students will prepare grammar exercises and translations for each class. Some of these will be formally marked and the marks recorded for summative assessment. Some will be informally marked and some will be discussed in class.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in written form (individual) and class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

None

Notes

This course will not run in 2011/12.

Structure

Workbook for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per fortnight.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (100%): 2 equally weighted essays of 2,000 words.

2 essays if both original essays CAS 5 or below. If 1 original essay CAS 6 or above mark carried forward for that essay. New essay questions will be supplied.

Formative Assessment

Chronology to be submitted in week 2.

Short exegesis of selected biblical verses to be submitted week 4.

Students to prepare notes on biblical verses for discusion at each class.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in written form (individual) and class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

None

Notes

This course will run in 2011/12.

Structure

Workbook for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per fortnight.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (100%): 2 equally weighted essays of 2,000 words.

2 essays if both original essays CAS 5 or below. If 1 original essay CAS 6 or above mark carried forward for that essay. New essay questions will be supplied.

Formative Assessment

Chronology to be submitted week 2.

Short assignment of 500 words on the criteria for the assessment of traditions about the Historical Jesusto be submitted week 4.

Students will be required to prepare notes on study questions for discussion at each class.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in written form (individual) and class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

None

Notes

This course will run in 2011/12.

Structure

Workbook for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per fortnight.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (100%): 2 equally weighted essays of 2,000 words.

2 essays if both original essays CAS 5 or below. If 1 original essay CAS 6 or above mark carried forward for that essay. New essay questions will be supplied.

Formative Assessment

Chronology to be submitted week 2.

Short assignment of 500 words on the ideal of martyrdom to be submitted week 4.

Students will be required to prepare notes on study questions for discussion at each class.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in written form (individual) and class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr Leigh Clayton

Pre-requisites

Sanskrit 1 or equivalent.

Notes

This course will not run in 2011/12.

Overview

This course introduces further study of the grammar and vocabulary of Sanskrit. Students will translate Sanskrit texts and will consider questions of interpretation and contextualisation.

Structure

Textbook and guidance notes for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 one-hour written examination (40%); continuous assessment (60%). Continuous assessment consists of 2-4 short transaltion exercises of 500 words.

Resit: 1 one-hour written examination (100%).

Formative Assessment

Students will prepare grammar exercises and translations for each class. Some of these will be formally marked and the marks recorded for summative assessment. Some will be informally marked and some will be discussed in class.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in written form (individual) and class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr Leigh Clayton

Pre-requisites

Introduction to Modern Nepali 1 or equivalent.

Notes

This course will not run in 2011/12.

Overview

This course introduces further study of the grammar and vocabulary of Nepali. Students will translate Nepali texts and will consider questions of interpretation and contextualisation.

Structure

Textbook and guidance notes for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 one-hour written examination (40%); continuous assessment (60%). Continuous assessment consists of 2-4 short translation exercises of 500 words.

Resit: 1 one-hour written examination (100%).

Formative Assessment

Students will prepare grammar exercises and translations for each class. Some of these will be formally marked and the marks recorded for summative assessment. Some will be informally marked and some will be discussed in class.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in written form (individual) and class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

None

Notes

This course will run in 2011/12.

Overview

Reading the Hebrew Bible

Structure

Workbook for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per fortnight.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (100%): 2 equally weighted essays of 2,000 words.

Resit: 2 essays if both original essays CAS 5 or below. If 1 original essay CAS 6 or above mark carried forward for that essay. New essay questions will be supplied.

Formative Assessment

Chronology to be submitted week 2.

Short analysis of selected biblical verses to be submitted week 4.

Students will be required to prepare notes on biblical verses for discussion at each class.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in written form (individual) and class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

None.

Overview

This course will look at religious practice in Scotland from the nineteenth century to the present. It will consider the development of a multi faith society and its impact on the Christian Church.

Structure

Workbook for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per fortnight.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (40%); 1 essay of 2,500 words; 1 two-hour exam (60%).

Resit: 1 two-hour exam (100%), provided each element of assessment is CAS 6 or above.

Formative Assessment

Continuous informal assessment of performance in class, unmarked.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

None.

Overview

This course will introduce the context and theology of the Reformation with a particular emphasis on the Scottish Reformers.

Structure

Workbook for self-study.
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced seminar per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Continuous assessment one 2,500 word essay (40%) and 1 two-hour examination (60%).

Resit: 1 two-hour exam (100%), provided each element of assessment is CAS 6 or above.

Formative Assessment

Continuous informal assessment of performance in class, unmarked.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

None.

Overview

This course will give a survey of leading theories of religion from the fields of anthropology, sociology, psychology, and religious studies. The main issues to be considered will be: what aspects of religion is each theory trying to explain; what aspects does the theory succeed in explaining; how does the theory reflect the discipline from which it comes?

Structure

Workbook for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per week.

Assessment

1st attempt: Continuous assessment (40%); 1 essay of 2,500 words; 1 two-hour exam (60%).

Resit: 1 two-hour exam (100%), provided each element of assessment is CAS 6 or above.

Formative Assessment

Continuous informal assessment of performance in class, unmarked.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

None.

Overview

This course will introduce students to Celtic Christianity through study of its history, theology, organisation and practices. It will look particularly at the Celtic Church in Scotland and Ireland and will consider its similarities and differences from other Christian churches.

Structure

Workbook for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per fortnight.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (40%); 1 essay of 2,500 words; 1 two-hour exam (60%).

Resit: 1 two-hour exam (100%), provided each element of assessment is CAS 6 or above.

Formative Assessment

Continuous informal assessment of performance in class, unmarked.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

None.

Overview

This course will look at the origin and development of the psalms. Their form and function within Judaism and Christianity will be considered. Students will be asked to make a close study of selected psalms and to examine the application of modern literary criticism to them.

Structure

Workbook for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per fortnight.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (40%); 1 essay of 2,500 words; 1 two-hour exam (60%).

Resit: 1 two-hour exam (100%), provided each element of assessment is CAS 6 or above.

Formative Assessment

Continuous informal assessment of performance in class, unmarked.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

None.

Overview

The course introduces students to an understanding of Islam through a classical approach. An introduction to the history and doctrine of Islam is provided, including the study of primary sources, such as the Qur'an, hadith, and scholars' commentaries. One focus is on some of the ways in which Scriptural premises and regulations have been, and continue to be, interpreted and translated into various local and historical contexts.

Structure

Workbook for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per fortnight.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (40%); 1 essay of 2,500 words; 1 two-hour exam (60%).

Resit: 1 two-hour exam (100%), provided each element of assessment is CAS 6 or above.

Formative Assessment

Continuous informal assessment of performance in class, unmarked.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

None.

Overview

This course will focus on and explore the tradition of Theravada Buddhism from its formation to its place in the modern world. It will specifically cover historical foundation, scriptural and literary traditions, philosophy, regional transitions and variations, modern contexts and gender issues.

Structure

Workbook for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per fortnight.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (40%); 1 essay of 2,500 words; 1 two-hour exam (60%).

Resit: 1 two-hour exam (100%), provided each element of assessment is CAS 6 or above.

Formative Assessment

Continuous informal assessment of performance in class, unmarked.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

None.

Overview

This course investigates the origins of I Corinthians and the Christian community for which it was written.

Structure

Workbook for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per fortnight.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (40%); 1 essay of 2,500 words; 1 two-hour exam (60%).

Resit: 1 two-hour exam (100%), provided each element of assessment is CAS 6 or above.

Formative Assessment

Continuous informal assessment of performance in class, unmarked.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

None.

Overview

This course will introduce prophecy and prophets in ancient Israel and the Hebrew Bible. It will look at the prophets of the Assyrian Period, Amos and Hosea, the Babylonian Period, Jeremiah and Ezekiel, and the Persian Period, Haggai and Zechariah.

Structure

Workbook for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per fortnight.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (40%); 1 essay of 2,500 words, 1 two-hour exam (60%).

Resit: 1 two-hour exam (100%), provided each element of assessment is CAS 6 or above.

Formative Assessment

Continuous informal assessment of performance in class, unmarked.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

None.

Overview

This course will focus on a critical and interpretive reading of the book of Isaiah. It will cover questions of diversity and unity within the text.

Structure

Workbook for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per fortnight.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (40%); 1 essay of 2,500 words; 1 two-hour exam (60%).

Resit: 1 two-hour exam (100%), provided each element of assessment is CAS 6 or above.

Formative Assessment

Continuous informal assessment of performance in class, unmarked.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

None.

Overview

Initially the course will explore the concept of Christian spirituality and how it relates to theology. It will then take a historical look, from the use of Hebrew Bible, through the New Testament and the two millennia which follow, at the ways in which Christians have expressed and practiced their spirituality. This shall involve not only looking at broad movements, but also at specific individuals. At the end of the course exploration shall be made of the contemporary situation, and the broad range of approaches to Christian spirituality which are in practice today.

Structure

Workbook for self-study
10 weekly one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (100%); 2 equally weighted essays of 2,500 words.

All coursework if all original CAS 5 or below. If 1 original piece of coursework CAS 6 or above mark carried forward for that piece. New essay questions will be supplied.

Formative Assessment

Continuous informal assessment of performance in class, unmarked.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

None.

Overview

This course will explore the concept of pastoral care as it can be used within the context of a parish church. The ways of using oneself in the context of a pastoral care visit will be explored and discussed. Participants will bring their own pastoral situations to the table to be discussed using verbatim from their own experiences. Each verbatim will include a theological reflection. Issues of imminent death, bereavement, loss, suffering, physical and mental illness, learning disabilities and family issues will be discussed and reflected on from a pastoral care perspective. Awareness will be raised about ethical issues that may arise from a pastoral care visit.

Structure

Workbook for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per fortnight.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (100%) made up of: one 2,500 word essay on a personal integrative approach to pastoral care (60%), two faith journey papers of 700-1,000 words each (40%).

All coursework if all original CAS 5 or below. If 1 original piece of coursework CAS 6 or above mark carried forward for that piece. New essay questions will be supplied.

Formative Assessment

Continuous informal assessment of performance in class, unmarked.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

None.

Overview

This course investigates the fascinating origins of John's Gospel and the Christian community for which it was written; the relationships between John, other early Christian groups, and 'the Jews'; and the gospel's distinctive ideas about Christ and salvation. The gospel's striking symbolism will also be explored, along with the background to some of the most well-known images in the whole New Testament.

Structure

Workbook for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per fortnight.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (40%); 1 essay of 2,500 words; 1 two-hour exam (60%).

Resit: 1 two-hour exam (100%), provided each element of assessment is CAS 6 or above.

Formative Assessment

Continuous informal assessment of performance in class, unmarked.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

None.

Overview

This course will introduce the gospel of St Luke and it it will look at some of the important debates about its the context of its writing, its meaning and its place within the canon.

Structure

Workbook for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per fortnight.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (40%); 1 essay of 2,500 words; 1 two-hour exam (60%).

1 two-hour exam (100%), provided each element of assessment is CAS 6 or above.

Formative Assessment

Continuous informal assessment of performance in class, unmarked.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

None.

Overview

This course will focus on some of the central doctrines of Christianity and will explore the ways in which they have been handled in the past and in contemporary theological writings. It will look at the ways in which a variety of theoretical methodologies and themes have been applied to theological questions. These will include feminism, psychoanalysis, critical theory, postmodernism and philosophical approaches such as Existentialism.

Structure

Workbook for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (100%); 2 equally weighted essays of 2,500 words.

All coursework if all original CAS 5 or below. If 1 original piece of coursework CAS 6 or above mark carried forward for that piece. New essay questions will be supplied.

Formative Assessment

Continuous informal assessment of performance in class, unmarked.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

None.

Overview

The course falls into three main parts: the classic arguments for the existence of God and similar arguments employed by atheists, the problems posed for the theist by evil and morality, and the rationality of religious belief. After discussing the nature of 'religion' or 'religious belief', we will consider the problem of religious pluralism. Given the vast range of mutually incompatible religions, how can belief in or adherence to any particular one be rational? The course will conclude with a look at issues regarding the supposed conflict between science and religion.

Structure

Workbook for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per fortnight.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (40%); 1 essay of 2,500 words; 1 two-hour exam (60%).

Resit: 1 two-hour exam (100%), provided each element of assessment is CAS 6 or above.

Formative Assessment

Continuous informal assessment of performance in class, unmarked.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

None.

Overview

This course will examine the application of ethical theories to the key principles of medical ethics such as respect for autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence and justice together with the virtues of everyday ?good practice?. A historical dimension will trace the development of medical ethics and will include an examination of contemporary debates about euthanasia, abortion, animal rights, experimentation, and bioethics; what constitutes the body, the mind, birth and death, the changing perceptions of gender, how to deal with the mentally ill and the chronically incapacitated and how different religions and cultures relate to medical.

Structure

Workbook for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per fortnight.

Assessment

1st attempt: Continuous assessment (100%) made up of: one 2,500 word essay on a set topic (50%) and one 3,000 word essay on a topic of the student?s choosing (50%).

Resit: Continuous informal assessment of performance in class, unmarked.

Formative Assessment

Continuous informal assessment of performance in class, unmarked.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

None.

Overview

The course will explore the role of spirituality within contemporary health care. The concept of spirituality will be explored and discussed along with its relevance to modern medicine. As the course is multi-disciplinary (aimed at doctors, nurses, carers, chaplains, divinity students, etc) it will aim to consider a multi-disciplinary approach to health focusing on the role spirituality plays in healing those with: physical ailments, and mental health issues, as well as caring for the elderly, the disabled (of whatever age), and caring for the dying and their loved ones. A variety of approaches to topics will be explored and evaluated.

Structure

Workbook for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per fortnight.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (100%) made up of: one 2,500 word essay on a set topic (50%) and one 3,000 word essay on a topic of the student?s choosing (50%).

All coursework if all original CAS 5 or below. If 1 original piece of coursework CAS 6 or above mark carried forward for that piece. New essay questions will be supplied.

Formative Assessment

Continuous informal assessment of performance in class, unmarked.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

Biblical Hebrew 2 or equivalent.

Overview

This course introduces students to the translation of a narrative text, Genesis 1-3, and of some poetic, wisdom and liturgical Psalms. This course will also enable students to explore the different writing genres, textual issues and theology of a selection of Hebrew Bible texts. Students will be expected to prepare sections of text for translation and comment in class.

Structure

Workbook for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

Formative Assessment

Students will prepare translations for each class. Some of these will be formally marked and the marks recorded for summative assessment. Some will be informally marked and some will be discussed in class.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in written form (individual) and class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

Biblical Hebrew 3 or equivalent.

Overview

This course introduces students to the translation of
a whole narrative book, Jonah 1-3, some prophetic literature Amos 3 - 7.

This course will also enable students to explore the different writing genres, textual issues and theology of a selection of Hebrew Bible texts. Students will be expected to prepare sections of text for translation and comment in class.

Structure

Workbook for self-study
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per week.

Assessment

1st attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

Formative Assessment

Students will prepare translations for each class. Some of these will be formally marked and the marks recorded for summative assessment. Some will be informally marked and some will be discussed in class.

Feedback

Feedback on formative assessment will be given in written form (individual) and class discussion (general).

Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.

Credit Points

30

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

100 credit points from Christian Studies Programme or equivalent.

Notes

This course will not run in 2011/12.

Overview

The course aims to stimulate students to think constructively about the role of women in the Bible, the Christian tradition, and the life of the Church. It includes an exploration of feminism on theology and inclusive language in the Bible and Church.

Structure

Ten weekly audio-conferenced tutorials, with a Course Workbook and associated material.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination (40%) and 2 essays equally weighted (60%).

Resit: 1 two-hour examination (40%) and 2 essays equally weighted (60%).

Credit Points

30

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

100 credit points in Christian Studies, of which 60 credit points must be at level 2 or above.

Overview

This course allows a student to do in-depth study in a specific area in divinity or religious studies agreed upon with his or her supervisor and approved by the Head of Divinity, History and Philosophy.

Each student will be assigned a supervisor, who will make available regular consultation times.

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-course assessment (100%).

Credit Points

30

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

KL 200C / KL 250C, St Luke's Gospel or KL 2003 / KL 2503, St John's Gospel.

Notes

This course will not run in 2011/12.

Overview

This course will examine Paul's letter to the churches in Galatia, with particular emphasis on understanding their problems set against their historical, cultural and religious background. It will explore Paul's responses in light of his own Jewish background, and will consider the relevance of the epistle for the church in the 21st Century.

Structure

Twelve weekly audio-conferenced tutorials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-course assessment (60%) and 1 two-hour written examination (40%).

Resit: Two essays (60%) and 1 two-hour written examination (40%).

Credit Points

30

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

Only available to students in Programme Year 3 or 4.

Notes

This course will not run in 2011/12.

Overview

This course will provide students with the opportunity to read accounts of the lives of spiritually committed people. It will consider a wide range of spiritual autobiographies, journals and memoirs with the intention of developing an understanding of how social context and language mould experience. In addition the course will look at the ways in which God is perceived to intervene in people's lives and the responses that are made by those who perceive God as acting in their life. The course will be loosely chronological in the ordering of material but the emphasis will be on reading from a broad range of Christian material.

Structure

1 one-and-a-half hour audio-conferenced seminar per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 three-hour written examination (40%) and two equally weighted 3,000 word essays (60%).

Resit: 1 three-hour written examination (100%).

Credit Points

30

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

Intermediate Hebrew Texts 1 or 2 or equivalent.

Notes

This course is available in 2011/12.

Overview

This course introduces students to the translation of selections of a prophetic text, Ezekiel, and selections of a narrative text, Joshua 1-4. It will enable students to explore the different writing genres, textual issues and theology of a selection of Hebrew Bible texts.

Students will be expected to prepare sections of text weekly for translation and comment in class.

Structure

1½ hour audio-conferenced seminar per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 three-hour written examination (100%).

Resit: 1 three-hour written examination (100%).

Credit Points

30

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

100 credit points from Christian Studies programme or equivalent.

Notes

This course will run in 2011/12.

Overview

This course will look at some of the key issues in the study of mysticism What is mysticism? How does mysticism differ from religion? Is there secular mysticism? Is mysticism universal? How much does mysticism vary from culture to culture and from period to period? Are the claims of mystics true? Why do persons and peoples practice mysticism? Is mystical experience spontaneous or induced?

Readings will be drawn from biblical, ancient Greek, medieval, Eastern, and non-religious cases of mysticism, and from philosophical assessments and social scientific explanations of mysticism.

Structure

1 one and a half hour audio conferenced seminar per week.

Assessment

1st attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (50%); one essay of 3,000 words (50%).

Resit: 1 two-hour examination (100%).

Formative Assessment

Feedback

Credit Points

30

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

Intermediate Hebrew Texts 1 or 2 or equivalent.

Notes

This course will run in 2011/12.

Overview

This course introduces students to the translation of selections of a prophetic text, Jeremiah, and selections of a wisdom text, Qohelet. It will enable students to explore the different writing genres, textual issues and theology of a selection of Hebrew Bible texts.

Students will be expected to prepare sections of text weekly for translation and comment in class.

Structure

1½ hour audio-conferenced seminar per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 three-hour written examination (100%).

Resit: 1 three-hour written examination (100%).

Credit Points

30

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

Evidence of ability to study at this level.

Notes

This course is designed for students who have completed a number of courses in the Christian Studies Programme, and who have shown in their essay work the capacity for independent study.

Overview

The dissertation topic must be approved as suitable by the academic co-ordinator for the Christian Studies Programme. Each candidate will have a supervisor to offer guidance and support throughout the dissertation course. It is envisaged that the dissertation topic will often have as its starting point some aspect of the material introduced in a taught course, but approved topics will not be restricted to this. A systematic introduction to working on dissertations will be provided.

Structure

Seminars and individual contact as and when required.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Dissertation (100%).

Credit Points

30

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

Available only to students in Programme Year 4.

Notes

This course will not run in 2011/12.

Overview

This course aims to familiarise students with some issues and controversies central to the Hebrew Bible, and to Foster a relatively sophisticated understanding of the world of the Hebrew Bible. Themes explained include the concept of the Promised Land; and issues of social justice; theodicy and creation; monarchy and messiahship; revelation; monotheism and polytheism.

Structure

Twelve audio-conferenced tutorials of 90 minutes each.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 three-hour written examination (40%) and in-course assessment (60%).

Credit Points

30

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

Available only to students in Programme Year 4.

Notes

This course will run in 2011/12.

Overview

This course examines the radical changes, as well as the continuities, in Scottish religious life and thought between c1470 and the Covenanting revolution. Students will be introduced to a range of primary sources relating to the following topics: religious life and thought on the eve of the Reformation, Christian humanism, martyrdom, the privy kirks, poetry and drama in the service of reform, Catholic reformers and controversialists, the reformed confessions of faith, the establishment of a reformed ministry, fasting and communion seasons, poor relief and education, discipline and repentance, reformed piety, Episcopacy and Presbyterianism, theologies of resistance and obedience, the National Convenant and the Covenanting revolution.

Structure

Weekly audio-conferenced tutorials of 1 and 1/2 hours each.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 three-hour examination (50%) and in-course assessment (50%).

Credit Points

30

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

Only available to students in Programme Years 3 or 4.

Notes

This course will not run in 2011/12 as KL4508.

Overview

A survey of eight leading theories of myth from the fields of anthropology, sociology, psychology, and religious studies. The focus will be on the differing answers the theories give to the questions of the origin, the function, and the subject matter of myth. Each theory will be applied to a familiar myth.

Structure

1 one-and-a-half hour audio-conferenced seminar per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (50%); one essay of 3,000 words (50%).

Resit: 1 two-hour examination (100%).

Credit Points

30

Course Coordinator

Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisites

Only available to students in Programme Years 3 or 4.

Notes

This course will run in 2011/12.

Overview

This course will offer students the opportunity to read widely in the late twentieth century literature which grapples with the conceptualisation of a Christian God in a secular world. The attempts of various writers to conceptualise the presence or absence of God will be discussed using insights from literary critics, philosophers and theologians.

Structure

1 one-and-a-half hour audio-conferenced seminar per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 three-hour written examination (40%) and two equally weighted 3,000 word essays (60%).

Resit: 1 three-hour written examination (100%).