REDI4001 ¨C Religion and Migration

Course content

The course will not be taught spring 2024.

Migration is a major topic of our time. Millions of people are passing borders, many of them as refugees, others for other reasons, causes and future prospects. In this course we specifically focus on how migration and migration practices impact and reformat religion. Migration challenges everyday practices and religion, regardless of the political climates of Europe. One central topic is connected to how, and in what ways these practices are connected to contemporary academic discussions on citizenship.

The aim of this course is to expand significant perspectives on the practice and the interpretations of religious and migration contexts. The approach in the course is to discover, analyse and interpret ongoing projects and practices from religion and beyond involved in migrant and refugee contexts. From covering basic needs to community building projects. Who shapes these practices? And how do these practices impact religion? What can one learn from these practices, on research encounters and dialogues on the topics of hospitality and contemporary citizenship?

Learning outcome

The students will gain:

• Insights in migrant practices and migration contexts and advocacy.
• The ability to identify and interpret how migration formats religion.
• Knowledge on interpretations of contemporary citizenship theorisations in religion and migration contexts.
• Competence in identifying and interpreting hospitalities and binaries, such as the host/guest and the victim/agent binary.
• Insights on how migration may be analysed from the perspectives of religion and citizenship.

Admission to the course

Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.

Students enrolled in other Master`s Degree Programmes can, on application, be admitted to the course if this is cleared by their own study programme.

If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.

Students studying at master¡¯s level on the Theology Programme and Teacher Education Programme may apply to the course by sending an email to info@teologi.uio.no by the same deadlines as for course registration for bachelor courses at TF.

Overlapping courses

• 10 credits overlap with TFF4007 ¨C Borderland Religion and Migration.

Teaching

The teaching includes different teaching and learning components such as short lectures and group discussions.

The topic of the compulsory term paper (exam) will be given in the first class. Students are expected to develop the term paper throughout the semester.

Mandatory requirement

? Attendance in the seminars is mandatory. If you cannot attend a class, it is possible to get authorized absence in agreement with the responsible teacher. It is possible to get authorized absence up to 20 % of the term teaching.

? The student must participate actively in the teaching by preparing 1 syllable-related question for 3 different class gatherings and presenting it orally for plenary discussion.

? The student must prepare and lead one class discussion connected to selected curriculum topic.

? The student must submit term paper draft on Canvas within a set deadline. This draft is a precondition to submit the final term paper.

Examination

Term paper, 3000-4000 words.

Previous exams and grading guidelines

Language of examination

You may write your examination paper in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.

Grading scale

Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.

More about examinations at UiO

• Use of sources and citations
• Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
• Withdrawal from an exam
• Illness at exams / postponed exams
• Explanation of grades and appeals
• Resitting an exam
• Cheating/attempted cheating

You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.