General provisions

The Department of History is the responsible department. The course is a separate course at undergraduate level intended for exchange students. The course is offered in the fall semester on the condition that there are sufficient resources.

Entry requirements

History A or equivalent. Good knowledge of English corresponding to Swedish secondary School education.

Learning outcomes

The aim of this course is to develop an understanding of the period from a Nordic point of view using comparative perspectives: differences and similarities between the developments in the Nordic countries will be highlighted and discussed. The Nordic region will also be discussed as a region joined together by common historical experiences and conditions.

The intention of the course is, also, to show similarities and differences in the historical development of the Nordic Countries (Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland). Special attention is given to social and economic changes and the similar or/and divergent paths that the Nordic countries have followed during the 19th and 20th Centuries.

Learning Outcomes

After successful completion of the course the student should:

- have basic knowledge of the history of the Nordic Countries during 19th and 20th the Centuries.

- have basic knowledge of how social, economic and cultural processes did affect these countries and different categories of people within them

- have basic knowledge of differences and similarities in the social, economic and cultural development of the Nordic Countries during the 19th and 20th centuries.

Content

The course provides an overview of a number of major historical themes in Nordic History.

The themes are:

the breakdown of peasant society industrialisation and social changes;

the stratification of the Nordic states – national politics and international conflicts in the 19th century

the Nordic welfare model - wars and social democracy, the Nordic states in the 20th century

ethnicity and minorities - mechanism of inclusion and exclusion

Instruction

Instruction is in the form of lectures and seminars. The language of instruction is English.

Assessment

The course is assessed through Seminars, papers and a written exam. Students who fail are given an opportunity of re-examination within four to five weeks after the course. The grades given are: U (fail), G (Pass) and VG (Pass with distinction).