REL, Esoteric and alternative forms of Christianity (E26)

Religionsvidenskab – Københavns Universitet

Academic targets

At the examination, the student can demonstrate:

Knowledge of: 

• a delimited subject area or complex within the study of religion.
• the most important basic sources for the selected field.
• theoretical and methodological issues and relevant key concepts. 

Skills in:

• applying and reflecting on theories and methods in the study of religions in connection with a well-defined area on one’s own.
• managing academic literature and source material in complex argumentation.
• formulating a relevant problem within the study of religion in the form of a clear and coherent analysis.
• identifying sub-issues in relation to challenges in the study of religion.

Competencies in:

• planning and carrying out an analysis in the field of the study of religion on one’s own.
• identifying and assessing key research positions in the area studied.
• arguing in favour of one’s choice of theory, method and source material.
• formulating and communicating subject matter related to the study of religion clearly and intelligibly.

Syllabus:

The student compiles his/her own syllabus of 1,000 standard pages of historical and specialised literature as well as source material of 50 standard pages as a rule. The scope may vary from 20 to 200 standard pages depending on the nature of the sources, however. The syllabus must be approved by the examiner. See deadlines and rules for the submission of the syllabus to the Student Counselling Centre under Examination - Find time and place and Examination - Exam form and rules - Syllabus.

Teaching and working methods:

Class instruction with student participation or self-study with individual supervision. 

Exam provisions:

Form of exam: Take-home assignment, optional subject.
Scope: 16–20 standard pages. 
Assessment: Internal exam with a single examiner with assessment based on the 7-point grading scale. 
Regulations for group exams: The exam can be taken individually or as a group (max. 3 students) with individual assessment. If several students work together on an assignment, each individual contribution must constitute a distinct unit that can be identified and assessed separately. The joint part must not exceed 50% of the total.
Group exam: 2 students: 24–30 standard pages. 3 students: 32–40 standard pages. 
Exam language(s): English or Danish
Permitted exam aids: All. 
Make-up exam/resit: Conducted in the same manner as the ordinary exam.

Academic targets

At the examination, the student can demonstrate:

• Knowledge and understanding of
• a selected topic in the sociology of religion or the history religion and how to identify, explain and discuss this topic. 

Skills in:

• explaining the sociological or historical aspects of religion relating to the problem chosen
• communicating one’s knowledge and reflections in writing and orally in a well-structured manner and with linguistic proficiency, precision and clarity. 

Competencies in:

• reflecting critically on various theoretical and methodological approaches to the field 

Syllabus:
The student compiles his/her own syllabus of 1,200 standard pages of historical and specialised literature as well as source material of 50 standard pages as a rule. The scope may vary from 20 to 200 standard pages depending on the nature of the sources, however. The syllabus must be approved by the examiner. See deadlines and rules for the submission of the syllabus to the Student Counselling Centre under Examination - Find time and place and Examination - Exam form and rules - Syllabus.

Teaching and working methods:
The instruction alternates between lectures, seminars, text discussions and student presentations. 

The subject element consists of specialised studies of a topic or a small group of topics, determined by a historical period, a religious belief, a religious institution, a religious phenomenon, a population group, a religious text or text group, the material culture of religions culture or the like. 

Exam provisions

Form of exam: Take-home assignment, optional subject. 
Scope: 21–25 standard pages 
Assessment: Internal exam with a single examiner with assessment based on the 7-point grading scale. 
Regulations for group exams: The exam can be taken individually or as a group (max. 3 students) with individual assessment. Each individual’s contribution must constitute a distinct entity that can be identified and assessed individually. The participants’ joint part must not exceed 50% of the total assignment.
Scope of take-home assignments for group exams: 32–38 standard pages (2 students) or 42–50 standard pages (3 students).
Exam language(s): Danish or English. 
Permitted exam aids: All. 
Make-up exam/resit: Conducted in the same manner as the ordinary exam.