second year course outlines 2012-2013 - School of Social Sciences ...

- Knowledge and understanding of a range of central 20th century texts on philosophy of
religion;
- Some in-depth critical knowledge of the most important modern and contemporary theories
in the areas covered by the course;
- The ability to critically reflect on those theories, and to articulate and defend your own
views.
3. COURSE ORGANISATION
Lectures: Wednesdays 12-1pm and Thursdays 12-1pm in Coupland 3 Theatre A
Tutorials:
DAY & TIME LOCATION TEACHING ASSISTANT
Thursday 2-3pm Roscoe 1.008
Thursday 3-4pm Roscoe 3.3
Friday 10-11am Uni Place 3.209
Phil Brown
Friday 11-12pm Alan Turing G.109
Friday 12-1pm Uni Place 3.213
Friday 2-3pm Roscoe 2.8
Rob Knowles
Friday 3-4pm
Dover St BS5
Tutorials are weekly, starting in week 2. Attendance at tutorials is compulsory. It is students’
responsibility to ensure that they have been allocated to a tutorial group. Students may not
change group without permission.
Work and attendance
The work and attendance requirements for this course are that you:
• Attend all tutorials
If you are absent from a tutorial through illness you should inform your tutor and fill in a
Certification of Student Ill Health (available from your department or from the SoSS UG
Office; see you degree programme handbook for further details). If you are absent for
another reason you should tell your tutor or the Philosophy Administrator, Joseph
Barrett as soon as possible – if possible, before the tutorial.
• Prepare adequately for tutorials
You will be set preparatory work for tutorials; see the study budget below for a guide to
roughly how long you should spend on this.
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