Prerequisites:
Ø special application to the Department of Cultural Studies and Humanities/Scandinavian Studies in Telemark
Ø approval of the host faculty advisor; approval of the home advisor (of Erasmus/Foreign Students)
Ø may not duplicate the content of a regularly-offered course
Ø at least one year of foundation course work in the field
Ø maximum 1 independent study per semester
Independent study courses are available to registered undergraduate students. The goal is to provide the opportunity to develop more intensive exposure to a specific subject than a standard course provides.
Course description
Independent reading and research; advisories with faculty advisor.
Student-designed syllabus, approved by host faculty advisor.
The student will define and develop topic of particular interest and produce a paper of approximately 4000-6000 words that should embody the result of a semester’s work (calculated in ECTS credits) in a specific academic area of the humanities and/or cultural studies. Interdisciplinary research is encouraged. The paper will demonstrate the student’s ability to investigate, collect, and evaluate material, finally drawing conclusions that are discussed in a sound and well-written argument. Advisories, readings, reviews and independent research characterize this phase of a student’s work.
Individual, written research paper which counts 100% of the final grade.