Specific Topics: Applied research and working life skills (independent study) (5cr)
Code: C-10088-2400BU04-3002
General information
- Enrollment
- 01.08.2025 - 15.06.2026
- Registration for the implementation has begun.
- Timing
- 15.08.2025 - 15.06.2026
- Implementation is running.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Institution
- University of Eastern Finland
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 0 - 99
- Course
- C-10088-2400BU04
Unfortunately, no reservations were found for the realization Specific Topics: Applied research and working life skills (independent study) C-10088-2400BU04-3002. It's possible that the reservations have not yet been published or that the realization is intended to be completed independently.
Evaluation scale
0-5
Objective
A successful student - understands the significance of comparative religion for practical applications in different fields (e.g., care work, development co-operation) - is able to analyse critically different types of professional discourses - knows how to apply the course content in working life - is capable of approaching current phenomena related to the topic from an analytical perspective
Methods of completion
Modes of study: Lecture course 24 h + independent study 111 h OR Lecture course 12 h and online exercises + independent study 123 h OR Essay assignment, independent study 135 h OR Book exam in electronic Exam environment, independent study 135 h Evaluation criteria: Exams in lecture courses, book exam and essay assignment are evaluated numerically 0–5. The more specific criteria for the evaluation of the lecture course are announced in the first lecture and are available on the course eLearn page. Accepted grade for the book exam requires that the student has answered all questions in the exam. Accepted essay assignment must follow the instructions given by the teacher.
Content
The study unit familiarizes the student with applied research in comparative religion.
Materials
Readings for the book exam are selected from the following: A. Ager & J. Ager, Faith, Secularism, and Humanitarian Engagement: Finding the Place of Religion in the Support of Displaced Communities (103 pages); G. Baumann, The Multicultural Riddle: Rethinking National, Ethnic, and Religious Identities (158 pages); P. Brusila (ed.), Seksuaalisuus eri kulttuureissa (177 pages); J. Haynes, Religion and Development: Conflict or Cooperation? (225 pages); M. Lock, Twice Dead: Organ Transplants and the Reinvention of Death (377 pages); A. Pakaslahti & M. Huttunen, Kulttuurit ja lääketiede (424 pages); H. Widdows, Global Ethics: An Introduction (272 pages); A. M. Viljanen, Psykiatria ja kulttuuri: tutkimus oikeuspsykiatrisesta argumentaatiosta (195 pages). Always contact the teacher for the approval of the selected readings before scheduling the exam.