College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Aesthetics
Module PHL2045 for 2019/0
Module PHL2045 for 2019/0
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
PHL2045: Aesthetics
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
- The nature of beauty and ugliness
- the value of art
- the sublime
- art and morality
- high and low art
- music and the expression of emotion
- everyday aesthetics
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
---|---|---|
22 | 128 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity | 22 | 11 x 2hrs weekly seminars |
Guided Independent Study | 45 | Weekly assigned readings |
Guided Independent Study | 10 | Preparation for class discussion |
Guided Independent Study | 23 | Preparation for essay |
Guided Independent Study | 50 | Preparation for final examination |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
https://philpapers.org/browse/aesthetics