General provisions

The course is part of the Euroculture Master's programme.

The course was agreed on 2011-08-29 by the Dean of the Faculty of Theology and will be in function from this day and onwards.

Entry requirements

The course is only available to students within the Euroculture Master's programme.

Learning outcomes

After completion of the course students will be able to:

• identify and analyse key developments in modern European politics, culture, and society from the disciplinary perspectives of history and religious studies
• formulate questions and analysis of European issues concerning the steering concepts of the Euroculture program - communication, mobility, cooperation and active citizenship - in a multidisciplinary way.
• master, at an advanced introductory level, basic knowledge about the modern history of politics, society, and religious life in Europe
• discuss matters of cultural, political, and religious identities in Europe at an informed and sophisticated level.

Content

The course gives both an introduction and deepened understanding of the historical and religious aspects of culture and identity in modern Europe. The first portion explores the idea of Europe in history, charting various ways in which the continent has been conceived of as a unit, and examining several efforts to translate that vision into political reality. The second portion examines Europe’s religious traditions and the interactions among these. By analysing thematic questions and problems the course discusses and uses interdisciplinary methods and theories.

Instruction

Teaching will be in form of lectures, seminars, workshops and study-groups. Teaching will be in English.

Assessment

Examination takes place through active participation in the taught sessions, through written papers, and a final take-home exam. The course will be graded with the grades Väl godkänd (Distinction), Godkänd (Pass), or Underkänd (Fail).

Other regulations

For a course to be completed a minimum level of 75% attendance is required in all of the elements of the course described in the syllabus. Absence over and above this is to be compensated by compensatory task(s) as decided upon by the teacher responsible for the course.

Transitional provisions

Members of a course regulated by this course plan have the possibility to be examined in accordance with the same course plan within two years after the closure of the course. If there are particular reasons, such an examination can take place also later on. Normally no instruction in accordance with former versions of the course plan is given.