Scandinavian Course Offerings
Summer Session I: May 14 - June 8, 2012
Discover your inner Viking!
SCAN 251 – Viking Mythology
M T W Th 2:00-4:50 PM
4 credit hours
Dr. Theo Malekin
This course will explore the pre-Christian beliefs of the Germanic peoples of Northern Europe, primarily as reflected in medieval Icelandic prose and poetry in translation.
(This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Hist. & Philosophy Perspective, and Western Comparative Culture course.)
Same as CWL 251 / MDVL 251 / RLST 251.
Scandinavian Course Offerings
Fall 2012
SCAN 101 – Beginning Scandinavian I
M T W Th 9:00-9:50 AM
4 credit hours
Dr. Mark Safstrom
This is the FIRST course in the Swedish language sequence. Instruction is by immersion, emphasis is on basic skills: reading, writing, speaking, and aural comprehension.
SCAN 103 – Intermediate Scandinavian I
M T W Th 10:00-10:50 AM
4 credit hours
Dr. Mark Safstrom
This is the THIRD course in the Swedish language sequence. Instruction is by immersion, emphasis is on grammar, reading, discussion skills and writing through the study of authentic texts.
SCAN 225 – Vikings & Volvos: Scandinavian Culture
M W F 12:00-12:50 PM
3 credit hours
Dr. Mark Safstrom
This course will explore the last 1,000 years of Nordic history and culture, beginning with the age of the Vikings all the way down to the present era, in which the Nordic countries have emerged as industrial nations. (This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Literature and the Arts, and Western Comparative Culture course.)
SCAN 251 – Viking Mythology
M W F 3:00-3:50 PM
3 credit hours
Dr. Theo Malekin
This course will explore the pre-Christian beliefs of the Germanic peoples of Northern Europe, primarily as reflected in medieval Icelandic prose and poetry in translation.
(This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Hist. & Philosophy Perspective, and Western Comparative Culture course.)
Same as CWL 251 / MDVL 251 / RLST 251.
SCAN 252 – Viking Sagas in Translation
M W F 11:00-11:50 AM
3 credit hours
Dr. Theo Malekin
This course will explore Old Norse/Icelandic literature in translation, including the various “kings’ sagas,” family sagas, mythical-heroic sagas, and romances.
(This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Literature and the Arts, and Western Comparative Culture course.)
Same as CWL 252 / MDVL 252.