Undergraduate Study
Master of Arts in Scandinavian Studies (Joint Programmes)
The MA in Scandinavian Studies will be available on the UCAS website from September 2010
The Joint degree in Scandinavian Studies will start in 2011.
The degree will be available as a joint degree with one of the following subjects:
- History
- English
- Archaeology
- German
- Celtic Studies
Students will also be undertaking courses for the other half of their
degree and also to choose from two other subjects in their first year. The following table includes all current courses available specifically on Scandinavian topics. These are subject to change, and there will be more subjects available as the degree develops.
| Programme | Core courses |
Electives |
| Year 1: Half-session 1 |
• Scandinavian Language 1 |
• Vikings! |
| Year 1: Half-session 2 |
• Scandinavian Language 2 |
|
| Year 2: Half-session 1 |
• Scandinavian Language 3 |
• The Vikings in Scotland |
| Year 2: Half-session 2 |
• Scandinavian Language 4 |
|
| Year 3: Half-session 1 |
• Old Norse Language and Literature |
• Back in the Viking Homelands • |
| Year 3: Half-session 2 |
• Medieval Iceland ('Sex and Violence in Cold Climates') • Viking Archaeology |
|
| Year 4: Half-session 1 |
• The Sagas of Icelanders • Beowulf and Old English • Legendary Scandinavia |
|
| Year 4: Half-session 2 |
• Special Subject in Scandinavian Studies or • Dissertation in Scandinavian Studies |
Sustained Studies Programme: Scandinavian Language (Danish, Swedish or Norwegian)
The Centre will be offering a two year course in Scandinavian Language starting in 2011-12.
More details will be posted here.
For further information contact:
Dr Tarrin Wills or Professor Stefan Brink,
Centre for Scandinavian Studies
King’s College, Old Aberdeen
Aberdeen,
Scotland,
AB24 3FX
Email: t.wills@abdn.ac.uk or s.brink@abdn.ac.uk
Centre for Scandinavian Studies
24 High St
King's College
Aberdeen, AB24 3EB
