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Study Model

Autumn 2025

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Spring 2026

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Learning outcomes

Knowledge

Upon completion of the programme, students should be able to demonstrate basic skills in Norwegian and Nordic languages and literature, and they should have insight into theories about textual, linguistic and literary expression and the contexts where these theories are applied. Students should have developed insight into the relationship between the language and literature on the one hand, and the political and social relationship on the other hand from both historical and contemporary perspectives.

Skills

Upon completion of the programme, students should be able to reflect upon the role that language and literature play in a broad cultural perspective, both past and present, and they should have developed a personal and critical relationship with Nordic - especially Norwegian - language and literature. They should be able to express this in a professional manner in both oral and written form in order to communicate their views in relevant professional situations.

General skills

Upon completion of the programme, students should be able to reflect upon the role that Nordic studies has in society as well as their own understanding of the discipline, and they should be able to present this in relevant professional situations.

Admission requirements

Higher Education Entrance Qualification.

Recommended previous knowledge

In order to be able to complete the study, students should understand written and oral Norwegian at the level of their mother tongue or close to this.They should master both varieties of written Norwegian ('bokmål' and 'nynorsk').

General description and profile of the programme

The programme gives students a basic knowledge of Norwegian and Nordic languages and literature from a broad cultural perspective, in the past and present. Through employing theoretical and practical approaches, students are expected to acquire a personal and critical relation to Nordic, especially Norwegian, language, literature and culture.

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures, seminars and group work. Through independent study and instruction, students are expected to acquire factual knowledge and develop independent study skills. Students learn to present linguistic and literary topics, both in writing and orally.
The medium of instruction is Norwegian.

Assessment methods

Forms of assessment vary; see individual course descriptions and the information given at the beginning of the term. Requirements regarding Norwegian language variants must have been met through courses taken during the first and second semesters. Two examinations must be written in two different language variants.

Internationalisation

The content of this programme is Norwegian and Nordic languages and literature. The teaching is in Norwegian, and the literature is mainly in Norwegian, Danish and Swedish. At the same time the teaching also mirrors the fact that Nordic linguistic and literary research has international impulses and perspectives, which is amplified on a higher level. The courses are open to foreign students.

Occupational profiles of graduates and access to further studies

Along with the Post-Graduate Certificate in Education, the program qualifies graduates to teach in Upper Secondary Education, Adult Education and in the Lower Secondary School. The programme also qualifies to work with language and literature in other professional contexts.

Student evaluations

The study programme evaluation is completed in accordance with Quality Assurance System Chapter 2.3.1 during an annual evaluation of study programmes by the Study Programme Advisory Committee, in which there is at least one student representative.

Contact person

Programme Coordinator Rune Røsstad (rune.rosstad@uia.no, 38 14 20 60)

Other information

Courses for exchange students (NOU-courses) may not be included in either the one-year programme or the Bachelor's Degree Study Programme in Nordic Language and Literature.

It is a requirement that all students at UiA have their own portable computer ('laptop') for use in teaching and examinations, see Examination Regulations, University of Agder, §12d.

Last updated from FS (Felles studentsystem) Oct. 15, 2026 11:23:50 AM