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European Languages & Cultures - Scandinavian Stud

SCQF Level 08 (16 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
ELCS08041 SV1 Communicating across the Scandinavian Languages Semester 2 10
ELCS08033 SV1 Danish 1 Full Year 40
ELCS08031VV1 Danish 1 (VS1) Semester 1 20
ELCS08008 SV1 Danish Language 2 Full Year 20
ELCS08044 SV1 Modern Icelandic Language 1a Semester 1 20
ELCS08043 SV1 Modern Icelandic Language 1b Semester 2 20
ELCS08039 SV1 Nordic Languages: Diversity and Historical Developments Semester 1 10
ELCS08028 SV1 Norwegian 1 Full Year 40
ELCS08030VV1 Norwegian 1 (VS1) Semester 1 20
ELCS08011 SV1 Norwegian Language 2 Full Year 20
ELCS08037 SV1 Scandinavian Civilisation A: Vikings, Sagas and the Road to Enlightenment Semester 1 20
ELCS08038 SV1 Scandinavian Civilisation B: From National Romanticism to the Nordic Model Semester 2 20
ELCS08029 SV1 Scandinavian Literature 2 Full Year 20
ELCS08027 SV1 Swedish 1 Full Year 40
ELCS08032VV1 Swedish 1 (VS1) Semester 1 20
ELCS08013 SV1 Swedish Language 2 Full Year 20

SCQF Level 09 (5 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
ELCS09019 A Nordic Model for the 21st Century? Identity, Colonialism and Politics in Contemporary Nordic Society Not delivered this year 20
ELCS09012 SV1 Danish 3 Language Full Year 20
ELCS09006 History of the Scandinavian Novel (Ordinary) Not delivered this year 20
ELCS09013 SV1 Norwegian 3 Language Full Year 20
ELCS09014 SV1 Swedish 3 Language Full Year 20

SCQF Level 10 (12 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
ELCS10043 SV1 A Nordic Model for the 21st Century? Identity, Colonialism and Politics in Contemporary Nordic Society Semester 2 20
ELCS10040 SV1 Contemporary Scandinavian Literature: A Transnational Approach Semester 1 20
ELCS10003 History of the Scandinavian Novel Not delivered this year 20
ELCS10011 Nynorsk Language and Literature Not delivered this year 20
ELCS10039 SV1 Old Norse Literature and Society Semester 1 20
ELCS10042 SV1 Pretext, Context and Intertext: Navigating Viking Culture, Then and Now Semester 2 20
ELCS10008 SS1 Scandinavian Studies Language Paper 1 Full Year 10
ELCS10009 SS1 Scandinavian Studies Language Paper 2 Full Year 10
ELCS10034 Viking Studies Not delivered this year 20
ELCS10038 SS1 Year Abroad online language learning course - Danish Full Year 20
ELCS10037 SS1 Year Abroad online language learning course - Norwegian Full Year 20
ELCS10036 SS1 Year Abroad online language learning course - Swedish Full Year 20

SCQF Level 11 (4 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
ELCS11005 SV1 MSc by Research in Scandinavian Studies II Dissertation Full Year 140
ELCS11013 SS1 Old Norse Literature and Society Semester 1 20
ELCS11014 SS1 Pretext, Context and Intertext: Navigating Viking Culture, Then and Now Semester 2 20
ELCS11007 Viking Studies (Level 11) Not delivered this year 20
Key
Available to all students - SV
Not available to visiting students - SS
Part-year visiting students only - VV
 
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