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PY5318 Political Philosophy

Academic year(s): 2019-2020

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 20

ECTS credits : 10

Level : SCQF level 11

Semester: 2

Planned timetable: 200 pm - 4.00 pm Mon

This course will examine current topics in global justice, focusing in particular on the moral implications of severe poverty and of anthropogenic environmental degradation, and the moral challenges these pose to traditional conceptions of duties of justice and human rights. The course will also examine critical perspectives on the human rights movement.

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact: 2 hours.

Scheduled learning hours: 0

Guided independent study hours: 0

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews: Coursework = 100%

As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 0%
Practical examinations : 0%
Coursework: 0%

Re-assessment: New Coursework (5,000-word essay) = 100%

Personnel

Module teaching staff: Dr E Ashford