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Subject: |
NORWEGIAN CULTURE AND HISTORY |
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Code: |
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Term: |
Autumn/Spring |
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Credits: |
5 ECTS |
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Aims |
To give an introduction to Norwegian culture and history from the
Middle ages till today.
To give knowledge and insight of important happenings in the historical development in Norway and thereby increase the understanding of the Norwegian society.
To do a study in depth so that the student can get more thoroughly
knowledge over a chosen historical subject. |
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Prerequisites: |
None |
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Contents: |
The history before the 19th century
The 19th century
Early 20th century/the inter-war years
War and occupation
The post war era
Norway in the age of petroleum
The Sami people and Finnmark
Norway and Europe
Norway today |
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Language: |
English |
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Working forms: |
lectures, working in groups, video, problem-solving, writing essays,
Student presentation and independent study. |
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Evaluation and working-requirement: |
The student must write a paper of 7 to 10 pages on a subject chosen by the student in co-operation with the lecturer. The paper must be completed by the end of the semester. The
Students will be offered tuition during their work on the paper. The paper will be graded from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is failure. The paper will only be reviewed by the responsible teacher |
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Grades: |
A – F. E is lowest pass. F is failure. |
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Literature: |
Øyvind Stenersen and Ivar Libæk: “The History of Norway. From the ice age to today.”, Dinamo forlag, Lysaker, 2003. |
