The Yezidis
Postgraduate course
- ECTS credits
- 5
- Teaching semesters
- Autumn, Spring
- Course code
- RELMIN637
- Number of semesters
- 1
- Teaching language
- English
- Resources
- Schedule
Course description
Objectives and Content
Learning Outcomes
The student shall by the end of the course have gained the following learning outcome defined in knowledge, skills, and general competence:
Knowledge:
The student
- can give an outline of the history of the Yezidis from their origins to the present
- can describe the basic Yezidi religious beliefs and traditions of oral poetry
- can describe the most important Yezidi religious practices and places
Skills:
The student
- can critically reflect sensitive issues in the history of a religious minority
- can critically engage with the challenges of a religious minority in different societal, cultural, and legal contexts
- can analyze oral poetry as a medium of religious discourse and transmission
General competence:
- can critically deal with representations of a minority religion between exoticism, Orientalism, and stereotypes of all sorts
ECTS Credits
Level of Study
Semester of Instruction
Place of Instruction
Required Previous Knowledge
Recommended Previous Knowledge
Credit Reduction due to Course Overlap
Access to the Course
Teaching and learning methods
The teaching and student activities in this course will entirely take place online.
Examples
- short introductory videos
- assigned reading and quizzes related to the reading
- researching background information
- individual feedback on submitted materials from the instructor
- participation in online discussions
Compulsory Assignments and Attendance
In this course the following compulsory requirements have to be approved in order to sit for the examination:
- Two writing assignments on given topics
- Two peer review comments on assignments delivered by other students
Compulsory requirements are evaluated with "approved/not approved."
Forms of Assessment
3-day home exam comprising of multiple-choice questions and some mini-essay questions.
The exam assignment will be given in English.
The exam can be submitted in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.
Grading Scale
Assessment Semester
Reading List
The reading list consists of approximately 400 pages.
The reading list is published by July 1st. for the autumn semester and by December 1st. for the spring semester.