• Studies
• Courses
• • KOS4015

KOS4015 - New Themes in Asia and Middle East Studies

Course content

The course code is used to offer intensive teaching of brief duration on topics relevant for Asia or Middle East Studies or Asia or Middle East related history of religion. It is built around visits by guest professors, small conferences or seminars, new research initiatives or similar events that bring us resources in terms of new people for a brief period or enable us to include students in new research projects. It will be offered as and when such events take place.

The course offered for Spring 2010:
South Indian Temple Culture

Learning outcomes

The course will offer intensive introduction to new themes in Asia or Middle East studies, with the teaching at a level closely related to research projects. The course will introduce the student properly to the topic but will often presuppose knowledge about the field. The specific content of the course will vary from semester to semester and will be published under “Detailed course information”.

Admission

Admission to master programme or master programme subject areas in East Asian Linguistics, Asian and African Studies or History of Religion.
Students who are admitted to study programmes or individual courses at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in StudentWeb.
International applicants, if you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.

The examination in this course is not available for external candidates. Only students admitted to the course may sit for the examination.

Prerequisites

No obligatory prerequisites beyond the minimum requirements for entrance to higher education in Norway.

Teaching

The course consists of approximately 5 seminars and lectures.. The course requires active participation.
Teaching will normally take place over a brief period of time, at any point during the semester.

Exam information

Students are to submit a term essay (5-7 normal pages, depending on the course topic) on a topic chosen in cooperation with the teacher and closely connected to the content of the course. The topic is chosen at the beginning of the course, and a draft of the essay must be presented to the teacher midway for preliminary evaluation. Submission of the draft is a prerequisite for being allowed to take the exam.
Active participation in the discussions on each other’s draft is mandatory.
The assessment is an integrated part of the course and it is subsequently not possible to sit for the exam unless is registered for the teaching component of the course.

Assessment and grading

Course grades are awarded on a descending scale using alphabetic grades from A to E for passes and F for fail. Read more about the grading system .

Explanations and appeals

Students can request an explanation of their grades, and can also appeal against their grades or make a complaint about formal examination errors. Read more about explanations and appeals

Exam options for students with special needs

Students may apply for access to alternative exam resources or exam forms on the basis of chronic illness and/or special needs that create a marked disadvantage to other students in the exam situation. Mothers who are breastfeeding may apply for extra time to complete the exam.

Contact us