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The
Department of Scandinavian offers undergraduate
majors in four Scandinavian languages (Danish,
Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish). NEW
Fall 2005: We are pleased to announce that prospective
majors may choose Finnish as their language
track; in addition to Scandinavian 2A-2B, students
will now complete the second year of Finnish
by taking Scandinavian 102A-B. We have also
expanded our course offerings to include a cultural
studies course, Scandinavian 132, which will
address various topics in the history, culture
and art of Finland. Each of
these allow students to explore all phases of
Scandinavian literature and cultural history
from the medieval to the modern. The curriculum
emphasizes especially those moments when Scandinavia's
"cultural borrowing" turned to "cultural lending";
the latter include the Viking Age, the seventeenth
and eighteenth centuries (an era of military
and scientific preeminence), the late nineteenth
and early twentieth centuries (a period of literary
preeminence, especially in theater), and the
mid-twentieth century (social ideology, in particular
the design of the "Welfare State" and, in the
case of Sweden, the pursuit of political neutrality).
Specific courses take up the history, literature,
folklore, and film of these periods of Scandinavian
prominence in Western Europe's cultural production.
In addition to this broader curricular approach
to Scandinavian culture, students receive further
training in their major language skills by pursuing
reading in original Scandinavian languages when
coursework allows, and through special add-on
major units (Scandinavian 149). This allows students
the opportunity to work closely with a professor
in their major language area.
The Department is also particularly interested
in helping students pursue interdisciplinary
interests through its own core courses and through
double majors with other fields. Several of
the areas in which Scandinavia is of comparative
interest or has made a major contribution are:
history, drama, medieval literature, folklore, architecture,
public policy, linguistics, international studies,
peace studies, political science, film, economics,
and environmental studies.
The revised requirements, now including Finnish,
for the undergraduate major are:
Lower Division. Two courses from the
following course sequences: Scandinavian 1A-1B
(Swedish), 2A-2B (Finnish), 3A-3B (Norwegian),
4A-4B (Danish), or the equivalents.
Upper Division. Nine upper division courses,
including: a two-course advanced-language sequence 1) Scandinavian
100A-100B or the equivalent for Danish, Norwegian
and Swedish 2) Scandinavian 102A-102B in Advanced Finnish for Finnish track students;
two courses in conjunction with 149 (149 itself
may not count as one of the nine upper division
courses); two history courses, Scandinavian 123, 127, or 128; and five courses in literature, culture, or folklore in any combination of the studentís choosing with permission of the Faculty Undergraduate Adviser.
Honors Program. Students must complete
with distinction the courses required for the
major as well as two semesters of Scandinavian
145. A thesis is also required.
The department encourage all students interested in the undergraduate major in Scandinavian to declare the major as early as possible in their academic careers (even as early as the freshman and sophomore years) in order to make planning easier. Please contact the current Faculty Undergraduate Adviser, who can provide general information, a program brochure and scheduling worksheet, necessary paperwork, and curricular advice. Students interested in declaring a major should bring a Bear Facts copy of their transcript to the advising session when the Declaration of Major Petition (available in the department) is to be filled out.
Current majors will also want to consult the link on this website detailing upcoming courses when planning their schedules. Students with credit from EAP courses should also consult with the Faculty Undergraduate Adviser for help in determining requirement equivalencies.
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