Bachelor/Master
The course unit gives an introduction to the history of Sami religion with emphasis on the indigenous religion, but the process of religious change, different forms of Sami Christianity, and Sami religiosity today are also dealt with.
The course unit can be studied at 200 and 300 level, and it can be included as an independent unit in a Bachelor´s Programme. RELV208 is an optional unit within the Bachelor´s Programme in the History of Religions.
When the course requirements have been fulfilled, the student will have achieved the following:
Knowledge
Deeper knowledge about Sami religion, Pre-Christian as well as Christian, about important rituals and narratives, about central ideas and concepts, and about the interplay between religion and the rest of culture.
Knowledge about sources and methods used in the study of Sami religion.
Knowledge about some theoretical perspectives used in the study of Sami religion.
Knowledge about new and earlier research and about important scholarly issues relevant for the study of Sami religion.
Skills
Capability of analysing subject-matters in English and of drawing conclusions on one´s own.
Capability of critically examining theories and methods used in the study of Sami religion.
Capability of writing a coherent analytical text about Sami religion, thereby demonstrating a capacity for using the norms and techniques of academic writing.
General competence
Practice in handling large quantities of information and literature within a short time period, and of interpreting and presenting information.
A six hours school exam. The test consists of an essay as well as 10 questions to be answered briefly. Each of the 10 questions can give 0, 0,5 or 1 point, and in order to pass this part of the examination one has to have at least 5 points. Both parts of the examination have to be passed and the 10 questions count as 20% and the essay as 80% of the total score.
There is an examination every term.
The exam unit is open to students without study rights after an application to The Faculty of Humanities.