Old Norse Philology
Course, Master's level, 5NS119
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Autumn 2026 Autumn 2026, Uppsala, 50%, On-campus, Swedish
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 50%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 2 November 2026–17 January 2027
- Language of instruction
- Swedish
- Entry requirements
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120 credits including either 7.5 credits in Swedish or Scandinavian language history or 7.5 credits in Old Icelandic
- Selection
-
Higher education credits (maximum 285 credits)
- 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 14,250
- Total tuition fee: SEK 14,250
- Application deadline
- 15 April 2026
- Application code
- UU-55627
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 5 October 2026–1 November 2026
- Information on registration from the department
Autumn 2026 Autumn 2026, Uppsala, 50%, On-campus, Swedish For exchange students
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 50%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 2 November 2026–17 January 2027
- Language of instruction
- Swedish
- Entry requirements
-
120 credits including either 7.5 credits in Swedish or Scandinavian language history or 7.5 credits in Old Icelandic
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 5 October 2026–1 November 2026
- Information on registration from the department
About the course
Philology applied to Old Norse texts is a discipline that branches into both linguistic and literary subfields. Graphonomy, palaeography, and grammar in a broad sense are combined with hermeneutics and textual scholarship, and together with historical auxiliary sciences they form the tools used to explain what a text says, what it means, and how the text and its content relate to other texts and to society. Within the framework of the course, we discuss how Old Norse texts have been edited and treated. The aim of these discussions is to critically examine and evaluate both traditional philology and New Philology.
Contact
- Study counselling
- studievagledningen@nordiska.uu.se
- +46 18 471 12 84