One-year Programme in Comparative Literature

The Faculty of Humanities offers a one-year programme in Comparative Literature. The programme is equivalent to what was previously called grunnfag, and will start both in the autumn and in the spring.

Description
The one-year programme consists of studies of literature, literary history, theory and methodology, and is a combination of studies of practical text and interpretation work and theoretical studies.

Language of instruction and exam language
Norwegian.

Objective
The objective of the programme is partly to provide theoretical knowledge of literature (literary history, genre theory, literary theory, and literary methodology), and partly to train practical skills in the interpretation of texts.

Target group
The one-year programme is aimed at students interested in literature, language use, cultural understanding, interpretation, and aesthetics. The programme is intended for students who wish to increase their knowledge of general literature, or who wish to include the course combination in a Bachelor programme. When the examinations in this programme have been completed, students may supplement the course combination with intermediate courses of one semester, 30 ECTS (2000-level courses).

Admission requirements
University admission certification or prior learning and work experience.

Content and organization
The programme consists of 6 separate courses with a total volume of 60 ECTS. The programme may be started both in the autumn and in the spring, and lasts for two semesters.

Autumn semester:

• ALI-1110 Epic I (10 ECTS)
• ALI-1120 Drama (10 ECTS)
• ALI-1130 Poetry (10 ECTS)

Spring semester:

• ALI-1111 Epic II (10 ECTS) 
• HIF-1110 Literary theory (10 ECTS)
• HIF-1111 Literary method (10 ECTS) 

(This plan may be subject to changes.) Further information about each course can be found in the alphabetical overview of courses at the University of Tromsø:http://uit.no/studier/emner/17

Forms of teaching and examination
The programme uses the regular teaching and examination forms.

Admission
Admissions are completed twice a year. For admission in the autumn semester: Deadline for applications July 20th: søknadsskjema For those who wish to start in the spring semester, the deadline for applications is December 1st, using the local application form søknadsskjema.

For questions about this programme, contact
Student Advisor Anita Garden, e-mail Anita.Garden@hum.uit.no,Phone 776 44 228.