Course Details in 2024/25 Session

Module Title	LI Religion in the Public Sphere
School	Phil, Theology and Religion
Department	Theology and Religion
Module Code	09 37833
Module Lead	Jeremy Kidwell
Level	Intermediate Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 1
Pre-requisites	LC Introduction to the Study of Religion B - (09 34018) LC Introduction to the Study of Religion A - (09 34017)
Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-20 hours Practical Classes and workshops-10 hours Guided independent study-170 hours Total: 200 hours
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Description	A main aim of the module is to ensure that students can offer analysis and advice in public arenas on religious, political and philosophical issues in an informed and robust manner and can explain the value and skills of their degree studies to prospective employers. The module will enable students to analyse issues and policies concerning religion arising in the public square, critically integrating perspectives from the programme’s three disciplines. The module proceeds by equipping students with background and analytic tools developing and understanding and ability to use principles and approaches to understanding religion and social and intellectual context via looking at issues and varying contexts in the history of religious and social relations. Students will then be able to apply these principles and approaches to the analysis of current issues in a variety of contexts around the contemporary world.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Demonstrate an understanding of how the issues and policies involving religion, philosophy and politics arise historically and may be understood in the contemporary UK and on the world stage Show an awareness of how to critically outline and integrate different disciplinary perspectives Articulate a reasoned, integrated policy perspective using relevant theoretical concepts and literature
Assessment	37833-01 : 1500 word Essay : Coursework (40%) 37833-02 : 2500 word Policy Project Portfolio : Coursework (60%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: Essay (1500 words) 40% of mark Policy Brief (2500 words) 60% of mark Reassessment: Resubmitted essay / resubmitted policy brief if failure in that component results in failure of the module as a whole.
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