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Elements Of Ethics

Key information

  • Module code:

    4AAT1027

  • Level:

    4

  • Semester:

      Autumn

  • Credit value:

    15

Module description

Through lectures and discussion, students will be introduced to the key concepts in philosophical ethics.  Lectures will devote a substantial amount of time to the direct reading of and commentary on the key text in moral philosophy. The interactive nature of this method of teaching will require a flexible approach to the amount of material covered in any single lecture.

 

 

Assessment details

1x 600 word gobbet (30%)

1x 1500 word essay (70%)

Educational aims & objectives

This module aims to inform students about influential values and ethics, when both religious and secular traditions are taken seriously. It will enable students to become critically aware of their own ethical commitments and preferences, and to be self-critical about how these can be applied to different issues.

Learning outcomes

Generic skills

 

  • Engage critically with primary and secondary sources

  • Use the library and electronic resources to develop research skills and the independent acquisition of knowledge

  • Present well-researched arguments coherently in assessments

 

Module-specific skills

  • Demonstrate an understanding of key concepts, theories, and approaches to ethics

  • Demonstrate skills of ethical critical reasoning

  • Discern what ethical values and approaches are being adopted in ethical debates, and to intervene appropriately

  • Understand the importance of ethical thinking for contemporary life and thought

  • Be able to characterise own ethical stance and place it in relation to other approaches in ethics

Teaching pattern

One-hour lecture and one-hour seminar weekly 

Subject areas

Department

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