Learning outcomes

Health, Meaning-making and Culture, 7,5 hp

After completion of this course students will be able to:

• locate, analyse, and evaluate both theoretical and applied knowledge at a scientific level
• independently identify, formulate and investigate problems in one's own health-care field through the preparation of scientific texts
• orally present, discuss, and respond to scientific arguments and conclusions
• communicate knowledge about the intersections of meaning-making, health and culture for both academic and non-academic groups
• develop and refine one's own specific ideas, values, and means of understanding central questions and strategies for addressing health-related questions of meaning-making in cultural context

Religion in late modern society: welfare and media, 7,5 hp

After completion of this course students will be able to:

• demonstrate extended knowledge of ongoing research in the social sciences of religion concerning the relation between religion, modernity, welfare and media in contemporary society
• present and critically discuss central theories about religious change in relation to social, cultural, economic and political development on a national and global level
• evaluate examples from current Swedish and international research on religion and social change with regard to the relation between theory, methods and conclusions
• apply relevant theories to analyse the role and significance of religion in various sectors of society
• independently formulate research questions starting from current research
• write and present a text according to academic standards that discuss the themes taken up in the literature and lectures

Instruction

Delkurs 1.4: Health, Meaning-making and Culture

Format includes: lectures, seminars (campus and/or web based), and group presentations (only campus), planned web conference. The language of instruction is English. Course papers can be prepared in Swedish or English. Attendance at seminars is required.

Delkurs 1.5: Religion in late modern society: welfare and media

The forms of teaching applied in the course are:

• Readings of assigned literature
• Lectures and seminars
• Written and oral presentations

The language of instruction is English.

Assessment

Delkurs 1.4: Health, Meaning-making and Culture, 7,5 hp

The forms of examination are for this course written assignments, active participation in seminars and group discussions. Students will also be required to give oral presentations. The course is divided into the following credit segments:

• obligatory class participation and group work 1 credit
• written assignment/presentation during the term 3 credits
• final assignment, including independent project 3.5 credits

Delkurs 1.5: Religion in late modernity society: welfare and media 7,5 hp

Examination takes place through active participation in lectures and seminars. Written assignments prepared in groups commenting on the literature shall be sent in as a preparation for the seminars (4 hp). The final examination consists of an independently authored paper discussing the themes presented in the course (3,5 hp).

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the University's disability coordinator.

Transitional provisions

Students retain the right to be examined on the course according to this syllabus for 3 semesters after their course instance has ended. Normally, instruction will be given according to the latest version of the course syllabus only.