Courses
The Scandinavian Studies Program includes courses for the Scandinavian Studies minor as well as language classes at multiple levels.
WINTER 2024 COURSES:
SCAND 325R: Scandinavian Choir
6-6:50 Tues, Oscar Safsten
SCAND 332: Cultural History of the Vikings
12:30-1:45 T/TH, Dr Nate Kramer
SCAND 344R: Topics in Scandinavian Studies
2:00-3:15 M/W, Dr Julie Allen
HIST 285: Scandinavian Family History
12:00-12:50 M/W/F, Dr Sarah Reed
NORWE 340: Norwegian Literature4:00-5:15 M/W, Dr Nate Kramer
SWED 340: Swedish Literature9:30-10:45 T/Th, Dr Christopher Oscarson
Winter language courses: Danish 102, Icelandic 102, Finnish 202, Finnish 321, Norwegian 102, Swedish 202, and Swedish 321. See links in the section below
OTHER REGULARLY TAUGHT COURSES:
HIST 332: Scandinavian History
HIST 352: Scandinavian Languages Paleography
SCAND 217: German and Scandinavian Cinema
SCAND 337: Works of Hans Christian Andersen
SCAND 429: Old Norse
SCAND 430: Cultural History of Scandinavia
SCAND 490R: Seminar in Scandinavian Studies
SCAND 491R: Directed Readings in Scandinavian Studies
Returned missionaries: see the Program Info page for more about Challenge Exams.
DANISH
First-year Danish (begins Fall even years)
DANSH 101 DANSH 102
Second-year Danish (begins Fall odd years)
DANSH 201 DANSH 202
Third-year Danish (Fall)
DANSH 321
Danish Literature (Winter odd years)
DANSH 340
Academic Internship
DANSH 399R
ICELANDIC
First-year Icelandic (begins Fall odd years)
ICLND 101 ICLND 102
Second-year Icelandic (begins Fall even years)
ICLND 201 ICLND 202
Academic Internship
ICLND 399R
Old Icelandic Language and Literature (Winter odd years)
ICLND 429
SWEDISH
First-year Swedish (begins Fall even years)
SWED 101 SWED 102
Second-year Swedish (begins Fall odd years)
SWED 201 SWED 202
Third-year Swedish (Fall)
SWED 321
Swedish Literature (Winter even years)
SWED 340
Academic Internship
SWED 399R
FINNISH
First-year Finnish (begins Fall even years)
FINN 101 FINN 102
Second-year Finnish (begins Fall odd years)
FINN 201 FINN 202
Third-year Finnish
FINN 311R (Fall) FINN 321 (Winter)
Finnish Literature (Fall 2023)
FINN 340
Academic Internship
FINN 399R
NORWEGIAN
First-year Norwegian (begins Fall odd years)
NORWE 101 NORWE 102
Second-year Norwegian (begins Fall even years)
NORWE 201 NORWE 202
Third-year Norwegian (Fall)
NORWE 321
Norwegian Literature (Winter even years)
NORWE 340
Academic Internship
NORWE 399R
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Please see the University Course Catalog for more information.
For those interested in information regarding challenge exams in Scandinavian languages, see our challenge exam page.
Check out the Scandinavian Studies page on the Center for Language Studies site as well for more information.
A number of the Scandinavian courses are taught through the BYU Evening School and are also open for enrollment by non-BYU students.