Religion and Politics I

Undervisningsspråk

English

Krav til forkunnskapar

Open access to RELV228.

Læringsutbyte

When the course requirements have been fulfilled, the student will have achieved the following:

Knowledge

Basic knowledge of various types of relations between religion and politics in modern societies,

acquaintance with some methods and methodological problems and a selection of theoretical perspectives used as scientific and scholarly tools in the analysis of religion and politics,

capability of putting the knowledge about religion and politics in relation to the history of religions in general, and

knowledge about new and earlier research and about important issues relevant for the study of religion and politics, pertaining to the social sciences as well as to the humanities.

Skills

Capability of:

analysing a complex theme and of drawing conclusions on one´s own,

critically examining theories and methods, and

writing a coherent analytical text, thereby demonstrating a capacity for using the norms and techniques of academic writing.

General competence

Practice in handling large quantities of information and literature within a short time period, and of interpreting and presenting information.

Kontaktinformasjon

studieveileder@ahkr.uib.no

Undervisningssemester

Autumn

Undervisningsspråk

English

Studienivå

Bachelor

Institutt

Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion (AHKR)

Krav til studierett

Open access for all students who are matriculated at the University of Bergen.

The exam unit is open to students without study rights after an application to the Centre for Information and Student Services.

Mål og innhald

The objective of the course is to provide the student with a basic understanding of different relations between religion and politics in the modern world, and of some methods and theoretical perspectives used in the analysis of these relations.

The course unit can be studied at 200 and 300 level, and it can be included as an independent unit in a Bachelor´s or a Master´s Programme. RELV228 is an optional unit within the Bachelor Programme in the Study of Religions.

Læringsutbyte/resultat

When the course requirements have been fulfilled, the student will have achieved the following:

Knowledge

Basic knowledge of various types of relations between religion and politics in modern societies,

acquaintance with some methods and methodological problems and a selection of theoretical perspectives used as scientific and scholarly tools in the analysis of religion and politics,

capability of putting the knowledge about religion and politics in relation to the history of religions in general, and

knowledge about new and earlier research and about important issues relevant for the study of religion and politics, pertaining to the social sciences as well as to the humanities.

Skills

Capability of:

analysing a complex theme and of drawing conclusions on one´s own,

critically examining theories and methods, and

writing a coherent analytical text, thereby demonstrating a capacity for using the norms and techniques of academic writing.

General competence

Practice in handling large quantities of information and literature within a short time period, and of interpreting and presenting information.

Krav til forkunnskapar

Open access to RELV228.

Tilrådde forkunnskapar

The student should have a sound knowledge of English since the course literature and the lectures are in English.

Fagleg overlapp

RELV328

Undervisning og omfang

10 lectures, totally 20 hours.

Obligatoriske arbeidskrav

No

Vurderingsformer

A six hours school exam. The test consists of an essay as well as 10 questions to be answered briefly. Each of the 10 questions can give 0, 0,5 or 1 point, and in order to pass this part of the examination one has to have at least 5 points. Both parts of the examination have to be passed and the 10 questions count as 20 % and the essay as 80 % of the total score.

Karakterskala

A graded marking scale (A to F) is used. A is the top grade and F means Failed.

Læremiddelomtale

The reading list runs to about 1200 pages.

Undervisningsstad

Bergen

Emneevaluering

In connection with the continuous work of improving education, the Institute organizes evaluations of curriculum and teaching with feedback from the students. The results of the evaluations will be the basis of modifications of syllabus, course list, curriculum and teaching.

Kontaktinformasjon

studieveileder@ahkr.uib.no