Contextualizing Religion in South Asia and Eastern Europe
Undergraduate course
- ECTS credits
- 15
- Teaching semesters
- Autumn, Spring
- Course code
- RELV242
- Number of semesters
- 1
- Teaching language
- English
Course description
Objectives and Content
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
By the end of the course, the student
- has a general knowledge of the discussed themes and their cultural contexts
- has a general knowledge of concepts important for the thematic areas of the course
- has a general knowledge of comparative and systematic approaches to the study of religions
Skills
- has the capability to draw conclusions of their own when dealing with complex themes
- has the capability to produce examination essays in accordance with the rules for academic writing
General competence
- has the ability to work with considerable amounts of material within a limited time period
- has the ability to synthesize, analyze and present the processed material in writing
ECTS Credits
Level of Study
Semester of Instruction
autumn and spring, not regularly
Last teaching semester spring 2025
Place of Instruction
Required Previous Knowledge
Recommended Previous Knowledge
Credit Reduction due to Course Overlap
Access to the Course
Teaching and learning methods
Compulsory Assignments and Attendance
A review of one of the books from the reading list (ca. 800 words). The date of submission will be announced on MittUiB.
The compulsory assignment will be evaluated with "approved/not approved."
Forms of Assessment
Forms of assessment
- a mid-term essay of approx. 3000 words
- a 5-day take-home examination of approx. 3000 words at the end of the semester
Each essay counts for 50% of the final grade.
Both must be passed in the same semester in order to pass the course.
The exam assignment will be given in English.
The exam can be submitted in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.
Grading Scale
Assessment Semester
Autumn and spring, but not regularly.
There will also be assessment early spring/autumn term (only for students with valid mandatory course requirements), if the course has been instructed the term before.
Last assessment semester fall 2025
Reading List
The reading list for the course comprises approximately 1200 pages.
The reading list is published by July 1st for the autumn term and December 1st for the spring term.