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SYLLABUS
Nordic Culture - Area of emphasis: Educational Science, 15 ECTS Credits
 
COURSE CATEGORY   Single Subject Course
MAIN FIELD OF STUDY   Övriga ämnen - ÖÄA
SUBJECT AREA   Övriga ämnen - ÖÄA
  COURSE CODE   921G11
AIM OF THE COURSE
Learning Outcome
On completion of the course, the student shall be able to
- define the concept “culture”
- based on the above definition, demonstrate and explain some elements of Nordic culture
- compare Nordic culture with the student’s own native culture, and discuss similarities and differences
- give details about central parts of the Swedish school system, as well as be able to compare with the school system in one other country
- from a pedagogical point of view, discuss culture and identity creation
- describe some characteristics of children’s literature and young adult fiction primarily in the Swedish cultural sphere, and to some extent in the Nordic cultural sphere
- use outdoor education and learning methods as well as aesthetic representations in presentations
- carry out a clearly defined project, in which the student independently examines his/her own everyday life
CONTENTS
Throughout the course, Nordic Culture is scrutinized from several different perspectives: pedagogical, historical as well as current ones. Nordic culture is compared with the cultures of other countries, hereby illustrating multi-cultural society. The relationship between culture, cultural heritage and identity creation is analyzed critically. The schools and the school systems in the Nordic countries are compared with one another. Children’s literature and young adult fiction from the Nordic countries is dealt with; however, the emphasis is on Swedish literature. Swedes’ and Nordic people’s relationship to nature is studied.

Students visit and examine both their surrounding urban and rural areas. Outdoor education and learning methods as well as aesthetic methods are presented and applied as a means of learning. The student’s own experiences from the course form the basis for reflection and processing of the course content.

The following subject areas are covered on the course
Culture and cultural heritage; identity creation; to be young in the Nordic countries; schools and school systems in the Nordic countries; children’s literature and young adult fiction from the Nordic countries – primarily from Sweden; some Nordic artists, musicians and film-makers; spiritual/transcendental culture such as popular belief and fairy tales, traditions and festivals and cooking as way of getting to know a specific culture.

TEACHING
The teaching mainly consists of lectures, seminars, group work and individual studies. Residential/live-in module (where the students pay for board and lodging themselves) is part of the course, where the students get a chance to specialise in a specific area for an extended period of time. The students participate in study visits and some presentations/examinations are carried out in the field.
EXAMINATION
Students failing an exam covering either the entire course or part of the course two times are entitled to have a new examiner appointed for the reexamination.

Students who have passed an examination may not retake it in order to improve their grades.

Students failing an exam covering either the entire course or part of the course two times are entitled to have a new examiner appointed for the reexamination.

Students who have passed an examination may not retake it in order to improve their grades.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

At least one year of full-time undergraduate studies.
Documented knowledge of English equivalent to "Engelska B"; i.e. English as native language or an internationally recognized test, e.g. TOEFL (minimum scores: Paperbased 575 + TWE-score 4.5, internetbased 90 TWE-score 20), IELTS, academic (minimum score: Overall band 6.5 and no band under 5.5), or equivalent. Exemption from Swedish B.
GRADING
The course is graded according to the ECTS grading scale A-F
CERTIFICATE
Course certificate is issued by the Faculty Board on request. The Department provides a special form which should be submitted to the Student Affairs Division.
COURSE LITERATURE
The course literature is decided upon by the department in question.
OTHER INFORMATION
Planning and implementation of a course must take its starting point in the wording of the syllabus. The course evaluation included in each course must therefore take up the question how well the course agrees with the syllabus.

The course is carried out in such a way that both men´s and women´s experience and knowledge is made visible and developed.
 
Nordic Culture - Area of emphasis: Educational Science
Nordic Culture with emphasis on Educational Sciences
 
Department responsible
for the course or equivalent:
IKK - Department of Culture and Communication
           
Registrar No: 242/07-41   Course Code: 921G11      
    Exam codes: see Local Computer System      
Subject/Subject Area : Övriga ämnen - ÖÄA          
           
Level   Education level     Subject Area Code   Field of Education  
G2X   Basic level     SA9   ÖV