University of St Andrews

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 30

ECTS credits : 15

Level : SCQF level 9

Semester: 2

Planned timetable: To be arranged.

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.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisite(s): Before taking this module you must pass SA2002

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact: 1 lecture, 1 seminar.

Scheduled learning hours: 22

Guided independent study hours: 278

Assessment pattern

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%

Personnel