Minor in Scandinavian Studies
GE Designates a course that fulfills all or part of a Core Curriculum requirement; see the Core Curriculum Program section of the catalog for more information.
SCAN 2130 Scandinavian History and Culture (4 sh)
Course offered in English. Scandinavia's role in European development. The Viking age, the medieval period, the Reformation, the Counter-Reformation, the modern break- through, nineteenth century migration, emergence of the modern democracies, and the "Welfare State."
SCAN 3200 Ibsen and Strindberg (4 sh)
Course offered in English. Lectures with reading, discussion, analysis, and synthesis of representative plays of Scandinavia's two internationally significant dramatists.
SCAN 3250 Reading and Comprehending Scandinavian Languages (4 sh)
The study of current texts in Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish develops the student's ability to read and comprehend the other Scandinavian languages. The texts will reflect issues related to the environment, business, and contemporary society in Scandinavia. (Course offered in Swedish, Norwegian and Danish.)
SCAN 3910 Topics in Scandinavian Studies (2 or 4 sh)
Topics courses offered either by the Swedish Department or in cooperation with the Center for Scandinavian Studies.
SCAN 4000 Departmental Honors in Swedish (4 sh)
Honors students will write a major paper at the honors level and make an oral presentation of the paper at a Spring Honors Symposium.
SCAN 4901 Senior Assessment (0 sh)
A non-credit course for which all Scandinavian Studies majors must register in order to complete their final requirements to graduate: a portfolio, an oral proficiency interview, and written exit questionnaire. Graded on a pass/fail basis.
SCAN 4910 Independent Study in Swedish (1-4 sh)
Advanced independent research. Open to majors in other disciplines with a reading knowledge of the language.
SCAN 4970 Internship in Swedish (1-4 sh)
Please refer to the internship section of the catalog for requirements and guidelines.