General description

The minor in Scandinavian Studies imparts the ability to handle texts, artifacts and questions in the field of Scandinavian languages, cultures, and literatures on the basis of scholarly principles. Besides an active knowledge of (at least) one Scandinavian language, the program provides a knowledge of the scholarly discourses in which the fields treated by Scandinavian languages, cultures, and literatures, including the relevant forms of media representation, are debated, and the ability to contextualize and position these fields historically and systematically. Those completing the program are competent in the basic scholarly and philological working methods, and are equipped to comprehensively analyze linguistic, cultural, media and literary manifestations in the field of Scandinavian languages, cultures, and literatures.

Admission requirements

For general Informations on Application see: https://www.uzh.ch/cmsssl/en/studies/application; More Informations in regulations and admission requirements of the program of study.

Branch of studies

Nordic languages and literatures

ECTS credits

60 ECTS Credits

Language of instruction

Danish,