Examination arrangement

Course content

The course code is used by master’s students in Scandinavian Studies to follow a NORD/SPRÅK 2000-level course taught during the spring semester. Students attend classes and follow the reading list for the NORD/SPRÅK 2000-level course of their choice, but have a different assessment form. The course code NORD 3402 can only be used once. This course code cannot be used for a NORD/SPRÅK 2000-level course where the course content and/or the reading list overlaps with those of previous courses already taken by the student.

Learning outcome

The candidate who has passed this course

Knowledge:

• has thorough theoretical and empirical knowledge of a specific topic
• has detailed knowledge of the scientific methods of the discipline
• has a conscious and critical awareness of various sources of information

Skills:

• can apply and reflect on theoretical and methodological approaches to a delimited area of study
• can communicate and convey academic issues, analyses, and conclusions within the discipline
• can summarize, process, and present academic literature on the relevant topic and produce a substantial analytic and/or argumentative text on the selected topic within a set time frame and according to academic requirements pertaining to sources, quotations, references, etc.

Learning methods and activities

Learning methods and obligatory activities are the same as for the chosen NORD/SPRÅK 2000-level course. Approved obligatory assignments are valid for 2 semesters (the semester in which the approval is given, plus the following semester).

Specific conditions

Obligatory activities from previous semesters may be approved by the department.

Compulsory assignments

• Approved obligatory assignments in the NORD2000-course the student follows

Further on evaluation

Assessment: 4000-word term paper. The assignment must be submitted digitally.

The requirements of the term-paper may vary somewhat depending on which course the candidate is following. Regular standards of academic writing apply.

When the registration deadline is over (February 1 in the spring semester), the candidates will be informed about the requirements for the term paper from the lecturer responsible for the respective course. In cases where the candidates themselves are to formulate a research question, this must be approved by the course lecturer within a given deadline. In cases where the term paper is an answer to a given assignment, the lecturer will announce the assignment formulation no later than February 15.

Specific conditions

Recommended previous knowledge

Bachelor’s degree with a specialization in Scandinavian Studies or approved education at a corresponding level.

Required previous knowledge

Admission to the Master’s program in Scandinavian Studies or Language Studies with Teacher Education, years 8-13 (MLSPRÅK).

Course materials

The reading list will be available at the beginning of the semester, and is the same as the corresponding NORD/SPRÅK2000 course.