REL121 Religions in an Asian Context (Autumn 2021)
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Humanities and Education
- Course Leader:
- Trond Kenneth Andreassen Frestad
- Lecture Semester:
- Spring
- Teaching language:
- Norwegian / English
Table of contents
The course is connected to the following study programs
- Bachelor's Programme in Applied Philosophy
- Bachelor's Programme in History
- Bachelor's Programme in Religion, Ethics and Society
- Bachelor's Programme in Sociology
- Bachelor's Programme in Global Development Studies
- Master's 5-Year Programme in Teacher Education, level 1-7
- Master's 5-Year Programme in Teacher Education, level 5-10
Teaching language
Norwegian / English
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course the students shall
Knowledge
- Have broad knowledge about the relationship between religious and ethnical majorities and minorities in Norway, Malaya and Sri Lanka
- Have insight into how Muslims, Christians, Hindus and Buddhists live their religious lives
- Have knowledge about internal religious diversity
Skills
- Be able to reflect on philosophical and practical problems related to various forms of religious dialogue
- Have acquired the ability to argument for religious points of view to which you personally do not agree
- Be able to reflect on different ways of presenting the topic when teaching religion, life-views and ethics in school
General competence
- Have acquired the ability to cognitive empathy and thereby understand people who think and act differently from oneself
Contents
The course gives an introduction into how Asian Muslims, Buddhists, Christians and Hindus practice religion in their daily life. The course sheds light on the relation between majority and minority, religion and ethnicity, and between religion and politics. In addition, it gives an introduction to religious dialogue and internal religious diversity.
Teaching and learning methods
Lectures. An individual assignment.
The work load is estimated to approximately 270 hours.
The work load is estimated to approximately 270 hours.
Examination requirements
The assignment must be approved.
Examinations
A 3-day individual home examination in Mid- February (3000 to 4000 words).
Graded assessment.
Graded assessment.
Student evaluation
The person responsible for the course, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1. Information about evaluation method for the course will be posted on Canvas.
Reduction of Credits
This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:
| Course | Reduction of Credits |
|---|---|
| REL104 – Contemporary World Religions. | 10 |
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