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UTVB2200 Education and Religion in Developmnet - Intermediate Level Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Utdanning og religion i utvikling
Study programme
Bachelor's Programme in Development Studies
Education and Religion in Development
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2021/2022
Curriculum
SPRING 2022
Schedule
Programme description
Course history

Introduction

The course description is approved 22.05.12 by the Dean on behalf of the Academic Affairs Committee, Faculty of Education and International Studies and revised 23.05.13. Minor change approved 03.06.2016. Latest revision approved by the Academic Affairs Committee 11.05.17.

The Faculty of Education and International Studies at Oslo and Akershus University College (HiOA) offers interdisciplinary courses in Development Studies and North-South relations, leading to a Bachelor's degree of 180 ECTS credits in Development Studies. This course on 'Education and Religion in Development' is a course at the intermediate level and gives 10 ECTS credits.

The course will be taught in English or Norwegian, depending on needs according to the participants' language abilities. The exam papers can be written in English, Norwegian, Swedish or Danish.

Required preliminary courses

I seminarene skal hver student legge fram to obligatoriske notater. Det første er en angivelse av et prosjektemne for den selvvalgte bachelor-/semesteroppgaven på ca. 1000 ord, mens det andre er en prosjektskisse som presenterer opplegget for bachelor-/ semesteroppgaven på ca. 2000 ord.

Følgende arbeidskrav og faglig aktivitet med krav om deltakelse må være godkjent for at studenten skal kunne få avlegge eksamen. Kravene har til hensikt å sikre framdrift i arbeidet med bacheloroppgaven, samt at studentene for delt kunnskap og perspektiver med hverandre.

  • Individuell skriftlig prosjektemnebeskrivelse for bacheloroppgaven (1000 ord +/- 10 %)
  • Framlegg av prosjektemnebeskrivelsen i seminar (ca. 10 minutter)
  • Individuell skriftlig prosjektskisse som presenterer opplegget for bacheloroppgaven (2000 ord +/- 10 %)
  • Framlegg av prosjektskissen i seminar (ca. 15 minutter)

Arbeidskrav skal være levert/utført innen fastsatt(e) frist(er). Gyldig fravær dokumentert med for eksempel sykemelding, gir ikke fritak for å innfri arbeidskrav. Studenter som på grunn av sykdom eller annen dokumentert gyldig årsak ikke leverer/utfører arbeidskrav innen fristen, kan få forlenget frist. Ny frist for å innfri arbeidskrav avtales i hvert enkelt tilfelle med den aktuelle læreren.

Arbeidskrav vurderes til "godkjent" eller "ikke godkjent". Studenter som leverer/utfører arbeidskrav innen fristen, men som får vurderingen "ikke godkjent", har anledning til to nye innleveringer/utførelser. Studenten må da selv avtale ny innlevering av det aktuelle arbeidskravet med faglærer. Studenter som ikke leverer/utfører arbeidskrav innen fristen og som ikke har dokumentert gyldig årsak, får ingen nye forsøk.

Learning outcomes

Avsluttende vurdering består av to eksamensdeler:

  • En 72-timers hjemmeeksamen med grunnlag i pensum der studenten besvarer to av fire oppgitte oppgaver. Hver av de to besvarelsene skal ha et omfang på 1500 ord +/- 10 %. 
  • Individuell bachelor-/semesteroppgave (8 000 ord +/- 10 %).   

Samlet karakter

Det gis en samlet karakter for emnet basert på karakter på bachelor-/semesteroppgaven. Begge deler må være bestått for å få samlet karakter for emnet.

Ny/utsatt eksamen

Hver av eksamensdelene står som selvstendige eksamener; ved gyldig fravær eller ikke bestått resultat må kun den aktuelle eksamenen tas opp igjen. Hjemmeeksamen tas på nytt. Bachelor-/semesteroppgaven kan omarbeides én gang ved ny eksamen. Studentens rettigheter og plikter ved ny/utsatt eksamen framgår av forskrift om studier og eksamen ved OsloMet. Studenter er selv ansvarlige for å melde seg opp til eventuell ny/utsatt eksamen.

Content

Education, knowledge and competence are crucial elements in all theories and strategies for development. The course will focus specifically on the role of education in processes of social change as they have played out in history.Religion is an important foundation in many people's lives and often influences educational systems. Religion also works as an educational praxis on its own terms, as part of people's culture and ethos. The course will focus specifically on how religion is a crucial element in educational traditions, both historically and in contemporary societies. The course will take into consideration how education enables individual empowermentand stimulates national consolidation and poverty reduction. Further, it will be studied how modernization and globalization processes change education systems and give education new roles and importance in society.

Religion may be one important part of people's identity, and a growing attention is given to its uses and misuses in the context of politics and political conflicts. The course will highlight the ways in which religion interplays with various dimensions of social organization and differences, such as class, caste, gender and ethnicity. The relationship between religion and development is also a topic of growing interests in newer research. Importance will be given to how globalization also reshapes the meaning of religion in the development processes.

Principal themes are:

a. Tradition, modernity and the role of education

The analysis will take up connections between concepts of knowledge, culture and education systems. It will further discuss the influence of educational traditions on quality and relevance on education systems in contemporary times.

b. Education, national identity and the challenge of globalization

The analysis will focus on the relationship between education and state power under the challenge of globalization, in the light of knowledge and competence as crucial factors in the competition for power in modern society.

c. Rights perspectives and 'Education for All'

Analysis of education in international cooperation and how Rights perspectives can be ensured.

d. Tradition, modernity and the role of religion

The analysis will focus on the content of different religious traditions in regions in the South. It will address how religion works as part of the educational systems, and their reciprocal influence in shaping the societies.

e. Religion, development and globalization

The analysis will focus on the connections between the presence of religion amongst many people in societies in the South, how faith-based organizations take part in development processes.

Teaching and learning methods

Alle hjelpemidler er tillatt, så lenge regler for kildehenvisning følges.

Course requirements

Hjemmeeksamen gis karakter bestått/ikke-bestått.

Bachelor-/semesteroppgave gis bokstavkarakterer med A som beste og E som dårligste karakter på bestått eksamen. F brukes ved ikke bestått eksamen.

Assessment

Final assessment will be based on an individual written assignment for five days based on a given topic. The writing of the assignment must be based on the course literature. The paper should be of 3200 words (+/-10 %) / approx. 8 pages.

In case of failed exam/legal absence, the student can submit a new paper when a new/postponed exam is arranged. New or postponed exams are offered within a reasonable time span following the regular exam.

The student is responsible for applying for a new exam within the time limits set by HiOA and the Faculty of Education and International Studies. Regulations for new or postponed examinations are available in Regulations relating to studies and examinations at OsloMet. More information about registration and time for new or postponed examinations is available at the OsloMet’s web site.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

Examination support material permitted.

Grading scale

Emnet kan tas av studenter med minst 120 studiepoeng, hvorav minimum 90 studiepoeng i utviklingsstudier og minst 30 av disse må være på påbyggingsnivå.

Examiners

The exam will be jointly marked by an internal and an external examiner. The external examiner will read a selection of the exam papers and collaborate with the internal examiner in a way that benefits all the students.

Admission requirements

The course is open to students who have completed at least a one-year introductory course in Development Studies at either OsloMet, the University of Agder or equivalent courses at other universities/university colleges in Norway or abroad.