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THY410: Love, Sex and Death

Module Title	Love, Sex and Death
Module Code	THY410
Module Tutor	David Webster
School	Humanities
CAT Points	20
Level of Study	7
Pre-requisites	None
Co-requisites	None
Restrictions	None
Brief Description	This module will allow students to consider the philosophical issues and implications of a range of ways of understanding human desires. A range of perspectives on finitude and mortality will also be assessed.
Indicative Syllabus	A range of both religious and non-religious views will be examined on desire. These will include Buddhist, Hindu, Jain and Christian perspectives, as well as a survey of the ways in which Western philosophy has understood desire, love, sex and craving – and the relations between them. The philosophical, religious and social significance of death will be considered – partly through an assessment of historical death-practices, and partly through philosophical analysis.
Learning Outcomes	On successful completion of the module students should be able to demonstrate: mastery of a range of views on love, sex and death and the ability to draw connections between them; a sophisticated understanding of the way in which desire has been both understood as to be eradicated and/or transformed by religious traditions; the ability to critically engage with the ways religious and philosophical thinkers have sought to place human sexual behaviours within conceptual schemes; the ability to draw sophisticated connections between elements such as social history and philosophical theory.
Learning and Teaching Activities	200 hours consisting of Staff/student contact time of 60 hours (weekly lectures and tutorials) plus 140 hours of student directed learning.
Assessment (For further details see the Module Guide)	001: 50% Coursework: Standard: 3000 words or equivalent 002: 50% Coursework: Standard: 3000 words or equivalent
Special Assessment Requirements	None
Indicative Resources	The Library Catalogue contains full details of the current reading list for this module. Further details may also be found in the Module Guide.

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