Scandinavian Studies

(Major 90)

Degree program: Master of Arts (RVO19)

General description

The major in Scandinavian Studies builds on the Bachelor’s study program to impart a more complete, in-depth and specialized knowledge of the subject.
Besides deepening their active language skills, candidates acquire a passive knowledge of an additional Scandinavian language and the ability to engage with scholarly questions and critically assess research opinions and specialist discourses in the field of Scandinavian languages, cultures, and literatures.
They also build skills in inter-Scandinavian communication, translation studies, and cultural mediation. Those completing the program are equipped to engage with and apply in a scholarly, reflective manner methods and theories of cultural and literature studies to subjects related to Scandinavian studies, and are able to do structured, solution-driven analysis of complex new issues and problems.

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

90 ECTS Credits

Degree

Master of Arts UZH

Language of instruction

German,