PER3010 – Persian E
Course description
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
Critical readings on modern and contemporary Persian (Iranian) society. This course focuses on Persian-language articles, book chapters, and websites from the humanities and social sciences that touch upon prominent themes and subjects from 20th-21st century Iran. Students will read, analyze, and translate texts on topics such as society, politics, economics, philosophy, and theology. The course introduces questions relevant to Middle Eastern Studies and prepares students for further studies in the Persian language and Iranian society.
Learning outcome
- Translate Persian prose clearly and precisely.
- Analyze and discuss given topics about modern and contemporary Iran in academic English writing and orally in Persian.
- Integrate major theories and methods from the social sciences and humanities to illuminate these above themes from the Middle East.
- Intertextuality as it relates to Persian text.
Admission
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.
If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.
This course is not available for single course students.
This course is only open for programme students at the BA-program Midt?sten-studier med persisk.
Overlapping courses
10 credits overlap with PER2120 – Persisk spr?k 4
Teaching
In total 4 hours teaching a week over 12 weeks. The course requires active participation in class and to be well prepared for each seminar.
Compulsory activities
- 70% compulsory attendance.
- During the semester, students must submit and be approved for 5 compulsory assignments.
- At least three oral presentations (An increase in presentation number will depend largely on class size).
The professor will provide feedback throughout the term to assignments.
Approved obligatory activities are only valid for one semester.
Valid absence
If you have valid absence from the compulsory activity, you must submit an application and hand in documentation.
This is how you apply for a valid absence from compulsory activities/compulsory attendance
Access to teaching
A student who has completed compulsory instruction and coursework and has had these approved, is not entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework. A student who has been admitted to a course, but who has not completed compulsory instruction and coursework or had these approved, is entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework, depending on available capacity.
Examination
The final exam is a portfolio of the compulsory assignments, which will be improved versions of what you have submitted throughout the semester. In order to take the final exam in the course, you must have passed the compulsory teaching activities.
Submit assignments in Inspera
You submit your assignment in the digital examination system Inspera. Read about how to submit assignments in Inspera.
Use of sources and citation
You should familiarize yourself with the rules that apply to the use of sources and citations. If you violate the rules, you may be suspected of cheating/attempted cheating.
Language of examination
With the exception of the assignments that must be answered in Persian, the exam answers are normally written in English or Norwegian.
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.
Explanations and appeals
Resit an examination
The course offers a resit examination for students who fail the original exam.
Students who submit a blank exam or withdraw during the exam are not entitled to a resit examination unless they have a doctor’s certificate dated the same day as the exam.
The resit examination is held at the same time as the postponed exam, which is for students who are ill, or have valid absence from the original exam.
The postponed exam and resit exam will only be arranged once.
N.B. You are not entitled to a resit exam if you do not show up to the original exam.
Withdrawal from an examination
It is possible to take the exam up to 3 times. If you withdraw from the exam after the deadline or during the exam, this will be counted as an examination attempt.
Special examination arrangements
Application form, deadline and requirements for special examination arrangements.
Evaluation
The course is subject to continuous evaluation. At regular intervals we also ask students to participate in a more comprehensive evaluation.