General Information
| Course Code | G_RMALGOT |
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| Credits | 6 EC |
| Period | P2 |
| Course Level | 500 |
| Language of Tuition | Dutch / English |
| Faculty | Faculty of Religion and Theology |
| Course Coordinator | prof. dr. E. van Staalduine-Sulman |
| Examiner | prof. dr. E. van Staalduine-Sulman |
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Part of programme(s)
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Practical Information
You need to register for this course yourself. The (de)registration deadlines can be found on VU.nl
| Teaching Methods | Seminar, Lecture |
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Course Objective
The student
- has an excellent knowledge of, and insight in, one self-chosen field of expertise within theology or religious studies (learning objective MA2 2; MA3 1; DublinD 1)
- is able to approach research questions in this field in a dialogical way (learning objective MA2 1; MA3 5; DublinD 2)
- is able to write for the general public about the investigation and its relevance (DublinD 3)
- is skilled in investigating, analysing, and critiquing relevant professional literature in this field of expertise (learning objective MA2 4-5; MA3 2; DublinD 4)
- is able to study semi-autonomously (learning objective MA3 7; DublinD 5)
Course Content
Tutorial and literature study with free choice of topic.
Choose a topic within a theological or religious field of study, and a supervisor who is skilled in this topic and compose a study programme of 6EC (= 168 hours). The supervisor and the student will choose an appropriate way of assessing the studies, e.g., an examination, a paper, a popular writing, a presentation, or a combination of assessments.
Some examples of topics that can be chosen and professors that are willing to supervise in this course are:
- André van der Braak / Gertie Blaauwendraad: Psychedelica en zingeving (Nederlandstalig)
- Jens Reinke: Global Buddhism in a Dutch Context
- An-Ting Yi: New Testament textual criticism, or manuscript studies, or the Gospel of John, or migration and the New Testament
- Pieter Veerman: how can we speak, from various traditions within the Evangelical and Reformed tradition, of God’s presence and absence, encounters of immediacy together with the question of discernment.
- Eveline van Staalduine-Sulman: exegesis in ancient Jewish translations and commentaries, or deviant gender: the case of the eunuchs in Old and New Testament, or the various explanations of the Song of Songs
Additional Information Teaching Methods
Literature study with at most 3 sessions of tutorial.
Method of Assessment
Formative:
- extensive personal plan for the course, including literature (with number of pages) and assessment(s), signed by the student and the supervisor
Summative:
- To be chosen by student and supervisor, to be assessed by the personal supervisor (90%)
- One paper of 650 words explaining (part of) the investigation for the general public, including the relevance of the study for two different groups (e.g., the academia, a faith community, society at large, a particular group in the Netherlands, etc.) to be assessed by the coordinator of the course (10%)
Literature
To be chosen by student and supervisor.
Additional Information Target Audience
This course is for master's students of the School of Religion and Theology. It is only open for other master's students, if they choose a religious or theological topic.
Custom Course Registration
If you enroll in this course, send a.s.a.p. an e-mail to the coordinator of this course, who then will negotiate between student and chosen supervisor. Some professors of SRT are not willing to engage in this course or it might be that the professor is not skilled enough in your chosen topic.
Explanation Canvas
The Modules in Canvas will be used for individual trajectories of the students who choose this course.