Last modified: 24 Jul 2025 14:46
This course will explore the history and the theology of the church in Scotland from the Reformation to the present day.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 1 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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The course will examine the principal theological movements and the main characters involved in the unfolding history of the church in Scotland and explore the role of the Christian religion in the life of Scottish society from the sixteenth to the twenty first century.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 25 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
1,000-word Structured Essay Outline worth 25% of overall grade. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Analyse | Identify and engage critically with relevant primary and scholarly secondary literature. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Develop enhanced skills of reflective thinking and critical writing. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Manage time effectively in order to complete tasks to a schedule. |
| Factual | Understand | Reflect critically and theologically on the main events of the history of the church in Scotland since the Reformation. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 60 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
2,000-word Final Essay worth 60% of overall grade. |
Word Count | 2000 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Analyse | Identify and engage critically with relevant primary and scholarly secondary literature. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Develop enhanced skills of reflective thinking and critical writing. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Manage time effectively in order to complete tasks to a schedule. |
| Factual | Understand | Reflect critically and theologically on the main events of the history of the church in Scotland since the Reformation. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 15 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
500-word essay question and annotated bibliography worth 15% of overall grade. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Analyse | Identify and engage critically with relevant primary and scholarly secondary literature. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Manage time effectively in order to complete tasks to a schedule. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | ||
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback | ||||
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Manage time effectively in order to complete tasks to a schedule. |
| Conceptual | Analyse | Identify and engage critically with relevant primary and scholarly secondary literature. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Develop enhanced skills of reflective thinking and critical writing. |
| Factual | Understand | Reflect critically and theologically on the main events of the history of the church in Scotland since the Reformation. |
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