Last modified: 22 Jul 2026 13:41
This course introduces a number of historically core themes within Christian theological ethics. It aims to develop understanding of academic debates concerning their nature, development, and significance, together with skills in engaging with them critically. The course will consist of in-depth engagement with texts in theological ethics, primarily through the discussion of texts in a seminar format.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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Load-bearing themes that have recurred throughout the theologiccal tradition of Christian theological ethics will be surveyed in this course. These may include doctrines of creation and salvation, Christology and ecclesiology, or other theological ideas foregrounded in the historical creeds. It aims to develop understanding of academic debates concerning their nature, development, and significance, together with skills in engaging with them critically. The course will consist of in-depth engagement with texts in theological ethics, primarily through the discussion of texts in a seminar format.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 60 | |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 40 | |
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| Feedback | Word Count | 5000 | ||
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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Take Home Resit: Students will be set questions and have three days to answer them using whatever study resources they have at their disposal (and open book text), and will need to do so in a Word document of no more that 3,000 words. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Procedural | Create | Facilitate students’ ability to construct academic Christian ethical arguments in critical dialogue with key previous discussions in the Christian tradition |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Learn how to engage critically with academic debates in Christian theological ethics and evaluate ethical argumentation. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Enable students to understand core concepts in Christian theological ethics and their interconnections. |
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