< Master-programmer hovedside

Nordic Viking and Medieval Culture/ History

  


University of Oslo

 
Course URLhttp://www.uio.no/studier/program/viking-master/index.xml
 
CityOslo, Norway
 
Programme duration2 years
 
Programme descriptionThis two-year English-taught interdisciplinary programme offers insights into the Viking Age and the Nordic Middle Ages, with special focus on Norway. Source criticsm is an important part of the programme, i.e. how to interpret sources, and how to deal with different sources that complement and contradict each other: What do a poem of the Edda, a runestone and the Oseberg grave tell us about pre-Christian religion? Was Snorri Sturluson a historian or just a good storyteller? The proramme does not adhere to a strict division into (sub-) disciplines but instead prioritises problemsolving: What might the study of holy places tell us about cultural and social conditions in the Viking and Middle Ages? How justified are we to say that Norway was europeanised in the Middle Ages? The programme is directed at overseas and Norwegian students who are interested in taking an interdisciplinerary approach to the Viking and Middle Ages, in an international environment. literature in the original. ; In the course of the programme overseas students are expected to acquire the necessary skills to read Scandinavian specialist literature.
 
Application deadline1 December for quota applicants 1 February for self-financing students. Norwegian/Nordic applicants and applicants with permanent Norwegian residence permit may apply twice a year: 15 April for studies starting August, and 15 October for studies starting January.
 
Application proceduresFor application forms and further information, please see: http://www.uio.no/..
 
Nokut certificationno
 
Formal prerequisitesThe master´s programme is open to students with a bachelor?s degree gained after at least three years of study, a Norwegian cand.mag., or equivalent. Norwegian students are required to have completed a Bachelor in Western European Medieval Studies or another bachelor?s degree with specialisation (80s group) in either the Viking or the Middle Ages. A final mark C or better in the specialisation group is required.; English Language Proficiency Requirements.
 
Subject areaHistory
 
Degree levelMaster
 
Credits120
 
Language of teaching English