SA3049
Perception, Imagination and Communication
2017-2018
30
15
SCQF level 9
2
Academic year(s): 2017-2018
SCOTCAT credits : 30
ECTS credits : 15
Level : SCQF level 9
Semester: 2
Planned timetable:
This module will explore the basic human capacities to see, envision and share knowledge as these are transformed within diverse cultures. We will examine different kinds of evidence - the experience of a blind man regaining sight or the existence of culturally specific forms of madness - asking what these tell us about human perceptual, imaginative and communicative abilities. The module will involve some experimentation along the lines of Bartlett's famous 'War of the Ghosts' memory experiment, eschewing reduction either to instinct or to social construction approaches.
Pre-requisite(s): Before taking this module you must pass SA2002
Weekly contact: 1 lecture, 1 seminar.
Scheduled learning hours: 22
Guided independent study hours: 278
As used by St Andrews: 3-hour Written Examination or Take-Home Examination = 50%, Coursework = 50%
As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 50%
Practical examinations : 0%
Coursework: 50%
Re-assessment: 6,000-word Essay = 100%