Welcome to MF and to

The Master Program inHistory of Religions

Dato: 11.august 2020

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Welcome!

Brent Nongbri

Program manager

• COVID-19 has changed things a bit

• A new kind of blended learning at MF

• Fire instructions!

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The Master Program in History of Religions

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❖ The Structure of the Program

❖ Some Practical Advice

https://www.mf.no/en/studycatalogue/history-religions

The Master Program in History of Religions

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❖ The Structure of the Program

The Master Program in History of Religions

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❖ The Structure of the Program

The Master Program in History of Religions

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❖ Some Practical Advice

❖ Develop your critical reading skills (it’s like learning a language!).

❖Work toward clear, informative writing.

❖ Learn to integrate texts, material culture, and theory.

❖ Be thinking about possible thesis topics right from the start!

❖ Look through the MF staff pages online and identify staff whose interests overlap with yours.

Program Tools:

Course descriptions:

• Information about the content and the learning outcome in each course

• Course requirements and date for the exam

• Reading list (literature and compendium). • Library (reading room, loan of curriculum and search courses in databases. Ask the library!)

• Schedule and seminar groups

• Canvas: The digital learning platform at MF

• https://www.mf.no/praktisk-informasjon/brukerveiledning-canvas

• Grammarly: Students at English study programs gets free access to Grammarly Premium.

• https://www.mf.no/en/it-support/grammarly

Questions?

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Program Tools: Course Descriptions

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Program Tools: Canvas—Course details

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Program Tools: Canvas—Meeting times & places

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Program Tools: Canvas—Videos and readings

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Program Tools: Canvas--IT Resources

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Program Tools: Grammarly

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Program Tools:

Course descriptions:

• Information about the content and the learning outcome in each course

• Course requirements and date for the exam

• Reading list (literature and compendium). • Library (reading room, loan of curriculum and search courses in databases. Ask the library!)

• Schedule and seminar groups

• Canvas: The digital learning platform at MF

• https://www.mf.no/praktisk-informasjon/brukerveiledning-canvas

• Grammarly: Students at English study programs gets free access to Grammarly Premium.

• https://www.mf.no/en/it-support/grammarly

Questions?

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• Available on email and telephone, and for appointments at the

office:

- Educational plan and courses choices

- Application for leave of absence

- UDI-report

- Further studies at MF

- Facilitation (deadline 1st September / 1st February)

Student adviser

Anna R. Rudin

religion@mf.no

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SIO is a student organization, and membership in SIO is included in your semester

fee. SIO offers a range of services and opportunities for you as a student!

- Student apartments

- kindergartens

- Exercise

- Counseling : Someone to talk to, career guidance

- Health service: Doctor, dentist, counseling service, Covid-19 test

- Courses: study technique, stress management ect.

- Student discount

- Student bookstore, associations, canteen.

- Check out: https://www.sio.no/en/

Studentsamskipnaden SiO

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Semester registration September 1st

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1.Pay the semester fee

•Received by e-mail in July, deadline was Wednesday August 5th online bank transfer

•If you have not paid: directly from your deposited money (from the student reception). Do it today!

2. Student username + password

•After you have paid the semester fee, send an e-mail to student@mf.no and request your username and password

•Follow the instructions in the e-mail

3. Register in StudentWeb

•Semester registration

•Class registration

•Exam registration

•https://www.mf.no/en/mf-student/semester-registration Video tutorial

4. Student card

•Semester fee must be registered

•To get Student card – have a picture taken in AUD4 after this presentation

•If you have not paid or are not present at MF today you can have your picture taken at a later point, please contact

student@mf.no

•You need your student card to take exams, get student discounts, borrow books at the library etc.

•Download the app: Digital Student ID

Buddy week!

Contact us if you could not meet today, but want to join a buddy group!

Faddermf@gmail.no

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