Scandinavian Studies in Telemark - One Academic Year

Målgruppe og opptakskrav

One year of university studies or the equivalent.

Mål for studieprogrammet

The goal of this two-semester program is to offer international undergraduate students an extended period of active involvement in the cultural setting of academic studies. All totaled, the courses will provide a broad range of social and cultural insights into Telemark and Norway: past and present. Together with personal developments by learning and adjusting to a new culture, the students will be exposed to the requirements of critical thinking and independent work, which characterize the Norwegian educational context.

Studieprogrammets innhold, oppbygging og sammensetning

Emnekode	Emnets navn	S.poeng	O/V *)	Studiepoeng pr. semester
				S1(H)	S2(V)
2602	Telemark I: Regional Identity	5,00	O	5
2604	The Individual, Environs and Society	5,00	V	5
2617	Introducing Norwegian Language	5,00	V	5	5
2612	Ecophilosophy, Term paper	5,00	V	5
2606	Ecophilosophy	5,00	V	5
2022	Emigration/Immigration: Midwestern Texts	10,00	V	10
2611	Independent Study Scandinavian Studies in Telemark	5,00	V	5	5
2614	Norsk litteratur før 1900 for internasjonale studentar	10,00	V	10
2609	Norwegian Language: Advanced level	10,00	V	10	10
2601	Norwegian Language: Intermediate Level	10,00	V	10	10
2615	Telemark II: Social and Cultural Expressions	5,00	V		5
2620	Writing Workshop: Norwegian for International Students	5,00	V		5
2607	Modern Norwegian Literature: Film and Fiction	5,00	V		5
2613	Norsk litteratur etter 1900 for internasjonale studentar	10,00	V		10
6026	Business, Innovation and Cultural Diversity	7,50	O		5
6044	Reiseliv og miljø	7,50	O		5
Sum:				30	30

*) O - Obligatorisk emne, V - Valgbare emne

The courses are offered in English and are mainly at upper division undergraduate level. Students may register for additional courses that total more than 60 Norwegian study points. Some courses are offered on a rotational basis.

Arbeids- og læringsformer

This program is a full-time, full academic year of study (60 study points/ECTS credits), extending through 17 weeks + 17 weeks including an orientation week, a fall and spring break. One week of examinations in December and one final week of examinations in May.

Learning methods include lectures (contact hours: 45 minutes), group work, seminars, tutoring, field work and independent study.

Vurderingsformer

Final assessment is based on a variety of tasks: papers, tests, reports, oral presentations, final individual written examinations; the grade scale is from A-F; E is the last passing grade. Pass/No Pass applies to some courses.

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