01-02 LS&A Bulletin

Courses in Scandinavian (Division 471)

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SCAND 100. Elementary Swedish.: No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in Swedish 104. (8). (LR).; The emphasis is on developing communicative language skills, both written and oral. The textbook is supplemented by newspaper articles, a children's book, films, and extra curricular activities.
SCAND 103. Elementary Swedish.: No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in Swedish 100. (4). (LR).; The emphasis is on developing communicative language skills, both written and oral. The textbook is supplemented by newspaper articles, a children's book, and films.
SCAND 104. Elementary Swedish.: Swedish 103. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in Swedish 100. (4). (LR).; Continuation of Swedish 103.
SCAND 233. Second-Year Swedish.: Swedish 104 or 100. (4). (LR).; Review of grammar, writing practice, and reading and discussion of modern Swedish authors.
SCAND 234. Second-Year Swedish.: Swedish 233. (4). (LR).; Continuation of Swedish 233.
SCAND 331. Introduction to Scandinavian Civilization.: (Scandinavian Courses in English); (3). (HU).; A survey of the artistic, intellectual, political, social, and literary traditions of Scandinavia from the Viking Age to the present.
SCAND 349. Independent Study.: (Scandinavian Courses in English); Permission of instructor. (2-4). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT). May be repeated for credit.; This course serves the needs of students who wish to develop special topics not offered in the Scandinavian Studies curriculum. It may be a program of directed readings with reports, or it may be a research project and long paper. Either must be supervised by a faculty member, and the student must have the faculty member's agreement before electing the course. This course is also used by concentrators for developing preliminary research and a prospectus for the senior thesis.
SCAND 351. Practice in Business Swedish.: Swedish 234, plus internship in a Scandinavian country. (3). (Excl). (EXPERIENTIAL).; This course offers students an opportunity to receive credit for an eight-week summer internship in a Scandinavian country. During the following academic term, the student completes and turns in a report written in Swedish. The students also give a presentation in the second-year language classes.
SCAND 375 / GERMAN 375 / MEMS 375 / RELIGION 375. Celtic and Nordic Mythology.: (Scandinavian Courses in English); (3). (Excl).; A study of the Celtic and Nordic cycles of myths and sagas, including the Nibelungenlied, Tristan and Isolde cycles, the Irish Tain, the Welsh Mabinogi, the Scandinavian Edda and some of the literature based on these cycles.
SCAND 430. Colloquium in Scandinavian Literature.: Reading knowledge of Swedish. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl). May be elected twice for credit.; An interdisciplinary approach to the character and development of literature in Scandinavia. The topic varies from term to term.
SCAND 442. The Icelandic Saga (in English Translation).: (Scandinavian Courses in English); Junior standing. (3). (Excl).; About a dozen sagas, read in English translation: “family” sagas, those dealing with famous poets, the Norse discovery of America.

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