Study of Runes
Course, Bachelor's level, 5SV084
Spring 2024 Spring 2024, Flexible, 25%, Distance learning, Swedish
- Location
- Flexible
- Pace of study
- 25%
- Teaching form
- Distance learning
- Number of mandatory on-campus meetings
- 0
- Number of optional on-campus meetings
- 0
- Instructional time
- Mixed
- Study period
- 15 January 2024–2 June 2024
- Language of instruction
- Swedish
- Entry requirements
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General entry requirements
- Selection
-
Final school grades (60%) - Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (40%)
- Fees
-
If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 11,250
- Total tuition fee: SEK 11,250
- Application deadline
- 16 October 2023
- Application code
- UU-05714
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 14 December 2023–14 January 2024
- Information on registration from the department
Spring 2024 Spring 2024, Flexible, 25%, Distance learning, Swedish For exchange students
- Location
- Flexible
- Pace of study
- 25%
- Teaching form
- Distance learning
- Number of mandatory on-campus meetings
- 0
- Number of optional on-campus meetings
- 0
- Instructional time
- Mixed
- Study period
- 15 January 2024–2 June 2024
- Language of instruction
- Swedish
- Entry requirements
-
General entry requirements
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 14 December 2023–14 January 2024
- Information on registration from the department
Autumn 2024 Autumn 2024, Flexible, 25%, Distance learning, English
- Location
- Flexible
- Pace of study
- 25%
- Teaching form
- Distance learning
- Number of mandatory on-campus meetings
- 0
- Instructional time
- Mixed
- Study period
- 2 September 2024–19 January 2025
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
General entry requirements
- Selection
-
Final school grades (60%) - Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (40%)
- Fees
-
If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 11,250
- Total tuition fee: SEK 11,250
- Application deadline
- 15 April 2024
- Application code
- UU-55714
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 26 July 2024–1 September 2024
- Information on registration from the department
Autumn 2024 Autumn 2024, Flexible, 25%, Distance learning, English For exchange students
- Location
- Flexible
- Pace of study
- 25%
- Teaching form
- Distance learning
- Number of mandatory on-campus meetings
- 0
- Instructional time
- Mixed
- Study period
- 2 September 2024–19 January 2025
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
General entry requirements
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 26 July 2024–1 September 2024
- Information on registration from the department
About the course
In this course, you will learn to read and interpret Sweden's oldest texts. The runes and runic inscriptions are a remarkable cultural heritage. The ability to read them serves as a gateway back in time.
The course provides basic knowledge in reading runic inscriptions spanning all the way from the 2nd century right up until the 19th century, with an emphasis on the late Viking Age. In order to understand the inscriptions and their purposes, you will learn some principal features of the Old East Norse language and gain insight into the societies in which the inscriptions were produced.
Reading list
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2022
- Reading list valid from Spring 2022
- Reading list valid from Spring 2020
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2012, version 2
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2012, version 1
- Reading list valid from Spring 2010, version 2
- Reading list valid from Spring 2010, version 1
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2007
- Reading list valid from Spring 2005
Contact
- Study counselling
- studievagledningen@nordiska.uu.se
- +46 18 471 12 84