MA Scandinavian Studies and English Language
Entry requirements
A level: ABB (required: no specific A level subjects required) IB: 34 points with 655 at HL
About this course
MA (Hons) in Scandinavian Studies and English Language, a joint honours degree spanning English Language and Linguistics and German. The programme includes a compulsory year abroad in Year 3 spent studying or working in Denmark, Norway or Sweden. The first year covers foundations through Linguistics and English Language 1A and Linguistics and English Language 1B. Year 2 explores variation in English over time and across geographical space, structure and history of world languages, and Dynamics of Language and Power alongside other options. Year 3 involves an integrated period abroad consisting of study in one or two destinations, work in one or two destinations, or a combination of study and work across institutions. Final-year studies in Year 4 concentrate on spoken Danish, Norwegian or Swedish, essay, commentary and summary writing in your Scandinavian language, and translation from your Scandinavian language into English.
Modules
- Linguistics and English Language 1A - this offers a brief introduction to the study of language in general and of English in particular
- Linguistics and English Language 1B - this will help you develop the tools and knowledge needed to investigate the different subsystems of language in a systematic way
- business, economics and informatics
- politics, social policy, social anthropology and international relations
- art and architectural history
- history, classics and archaeology
- Celtic and Scottish ethnology
- linguistics and language sciences
- philosophy, divinity and law
- structure and history of world languages
- variation in English over time and across geographical space
- Cultural Responses to War
- Migration, Exile, Diaspora
- Crime and Detection in Literature
- Gender and Culture
- The Coming-of-Age Narrative
- Introduction to European Cinema
- Dynamics of Language and Power
- Languages Beyond University
- study in one or two destinations
- work in one or two destinations
- study in one destination and work in another
- two semesters at a single institution
- one semester at two different institutions (in different destinations)
- Student Wellbeing Service
- Student Counselling
- Student Disability and Learning Support
- University emergency helpline (available 24 hours a day)
- spoken Danish, Norwegian or Swedish
- essay, commentary and summary writing in your Scandinavian language
- translation from your Scandinavian language into English