Philosophy of Religion

Learning Outcomes

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• articulate and defend your own views regarding the issues the module concerns.
• present philosophical ideas in writing, clearly and carefully.
• interpret, synthesise and criticise philosophically complex texts and positions.
• debate and criticise ideas and arguments in an even-handed fashion.

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• central arguments that have been offered for and against these answers.
• some of the central questions in philosophy of religion, and competing answers to these questions.
• how the issues you explore in this module relate to those in other modules (e.g. Epistemology, Metaphysics, Ethics of Belief).

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• express views clearly and concisely.
• take notes from talks and written materials.
• work effectively to deadlines.
• contribute to discussion in a critical but dispassionate way.
• undertake independent work, including identifying and using appropriate resources.

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Draft piece

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback:
• Final Assessment:
• Group Work: No

Draft piece

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback:
• Final Assessment:
• Group Work: No

Draft piece

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback:
• Final Assessment:
• Group Work: No

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.