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PHUV9420 Religious Diversity in Public Spaces Course description
- Course name in Norwegian
- Religiøst mangfold i offentligheten
- Study programme
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PhD Programme in Educational Sciences for Teacher Education
- Weight
- 5.0 ECTS
- Year of study
- 2021/2022
- Curriculum
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FALL 2021
- Schedule
- Programme description
- Course history
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Introduction
This course explores the causes and consequences of religious diversity in a number of societies. The course combines insights from the social sciences and humanities, including philosophy and gender studies, with case studies from different national contexts. We pay particular attention to religious diversity in institutional settings like schools, higher education, health, and the military. The participants will be exposed to a wide range of empirical and theoretical approaches to the causes and consequences of religious diversity as well as some key concepts and measurements of religious diversity. The course will also discuss political and practical solutions to situations in which different sets of rights and values are mutually exclusive, as the dilemmas that arise when the right to freedom of religion conflicts with other human rights and key democratic values.
Learning outcomes
On completion of the course, the student will have achieved the following learning outcomes:
Knowledge
The candidate has in-depth knowledge of:
- important ways to define and measure religious diversity
- some important historical perspectives on the causes and consequences of religious diversity
- the philosophical basis for the right to freedom of religion
- how different notions of citizenship and nationhood affect policies and attitudes towards religious pluralism
- ways in which religious diversity is governed in state institutions in sectors like education, health, the military etc. with examples from across the world
- various approaches to governance regarding dilemmas between protecting freedom of religion and securing equitable treatment of all citizens
Skills
After completing this course, the candidate can:
- critically analyze their own empirical material with reference to key concepts
- compare different forms of state governance and their corresponding attitude to religious plurality
- identify areas where freedom of religion conflicts with other key principles, and reflect on the outcome of different approaches to such conflicts
General competence
The candidate can:
- apply both theories and comparative case material to elucidate their own research data
- identify and establish constructive connections between theories, empirical data, and methods
- provide a reflexive outline for the analysis of complex dilemmas
Teaching and learning methods
The course consists of two two-day workshops. Students are expected to participate actively in both workshops. During the first gathering at OsloMet, all participants will give a five minutes presentation of their projects and connect these to the course topic, while during lectures and discussions, the students will be introduced to the theories, methods and approaches.
Between the workshops, the students will write an individual draft paper that gives a clear outline of an analysis that combines insights gained during the first workshop and course readings. In the paper, participants are encouraged to use their own empirical material or engage literature that is relevant to their projects. These drafts will be discussed with fellow students and lecturers during the second workshop and form the basis for the final individual paper.
Course requirements
Lectures and exercises.
Assessment
The following work requirement is mandatory and must be approved to sit for the exam:
- Submission of one programming assignment.
Grading scale
An Individual written exam of three hours.
Exam results can be appealed.
In the event of a resit or rescheduled exam, an oral examination may be used instead. In case an oral exam is used, the examination result cannot be appealed.
Examiners
No aids are allowed.
Admission requirements
Target group
The course is directed at PhD students and academic staff who conduct research on questions related to the social consequences of religious pluralism, including the challenges of religious diversity in classrooms, schools, health stations and other public places, human rights and public governance, friction between gender equity and religiously legitimized gender roles, and the effects of changing ethno-religious composition on local communities.
Admission requirements
The admission requirement is a five-year master’s degree (three years + two years) or equivalent qualifications in teacher education, other pedagogical education, educational science, development studies, or other education on equivalent level in subjects relevant for teacher education.
In case of a large number of applicants, PhD-students enrolled in the PhD programme in Educational Sciences for Teacher Education will be prioritized, then students in other PhD-programmes, then academic employees at the Faculty of Teacher Education and International Studies.
Applicants that are not enrolled on the PhD-programme at the Faculty of Education and International Studies at OsloMet must send a summary in English of maximum one A4 sheet with relevant information about their own project / area of interest, containing topic, methodology, theoretical approach, and why this course might be relevant for their project.