EPN-V2

M5GRL2200 Religion, Philosophy of Life and Ethics 1, Subject 2 Course description

Course name in Norwegian
RLE 1, emne 2
Study programme
School Subjects for Physical Education and Sports
Master's Degree Programme - Primary and Lower Secondary Teacher Education for Years 5-10
Religion, Philosophy of Life and Ethics 1, Grade 5-10
Weight
15.0 ECTS
Year of study
2025/2026
Curriculum
SPRING 2026
Schedule
Programme description
Course history

Introduction

On successful completion of the course, the student has the following learning outcomes classified as knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

  • can describe the development of social education as a separate profession
  • can explain the role and function of social educators in cooperation with other professions
  • can explain the rights of persons with disabilities and legislation of importance to the professional practice of social educators
  • can explain the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
  • can describe important ethical theories and core values in habilitation and rehabilitation
  • can explain inclusion, equality and non-discrimination to ensure equal services for all
  • can describe important skills in communication, interaction and cooperation, and how they are influenced by language and culture
  • can explain guidelines for preventing risk and threatening incidents, including sexual abuse
  • can describe the social educator work model
  • can describe the most common diagnoses and syndromes encountered by the profession
  • can give an account of the most common consequences of intellectual disability and diagnoses in daily life
  • can describe relational skills that are important to the professional practice of social educators

Skills

The student

  • can demonstrate relational skills in a group to promote cooperation

General competence

The student

  • can identify and reflect on relevant academic and ethical challenges in the professional practice of social educators

Required preliminary courses

The teaching and learning methods include lectures, seminars, self-study, field trips, peer assessments, group work and various presentations. Digital learning resources will be made available to students in advance, and some of the time they spend at the university will be used to work on assignments and group work.

Learning outcomes

The following required coursework must be approved before the student can take the exam:

  • Participation in an excursion
  • Supervised group work on ethical reflection model, five hours
    • Presentation of group work in seminar groups. Feedback on the presentation from fellow student(s) and the lecturer

Content

Emnet omfatter følgende hovedtemaer: Fagdidaktikk, hinduisme, buddhisme, sikhisme, nyreligiøsitet, samisk religionshistorie, humanisme, livssyn, etikk og filosofi. I tråd med vektleggingen på skolefaget i trinn 5-10 legger studiefaget opp til en systematisk, aktuell og praktisk tilnærming, der en særlig ser på arbeidet i skolen med av tekster, etikk, estetiske uttrykk og på sammenligninger av ulike retninger og former for religions- og livssynsutøvelse.

I forbindelse med praksis skal studenten særlig arbeide med evaluering av digitale ressurser og andre læremidler, dialog med og mellom barn og ungdom og med utvikling av en tolerant lærings- og klasseromkultur.

Studentene skal bli kjent med sentral forskning i fagets didaktikk og i relevante fagemner, særlig i spørsmål knyttet til modernitet, sekularisering og religions- og livssynskritikk, og med de kulturelle forhold som ungdom i dag vokser opp under og som er avgjørende for danningsprosessen deres.

Teaching and learning methods

Individual written examination with invilgation, 4 hours

Course requirements

None

Assessment

Grade scale A-F

Permitted exam materials and equipment

All answers are assessed by one examiner.

An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum of every third completion of the course. When selecting answers for external evaluation, a minimum of 10 percent of the answers shall be included, with no fewer than 5 answers. The external examiner’s assessment of the selected answers shall benefit all students.

Grading scale

10 credits overlap with VERN1110/VERD1110/VERNL1110

Examiners

Eksamen bedømmes av to interne sensorer. Emnet er underlagt tilsynssensur, i henhold til retningslinjer for oppnevning og bruk av sensorer.