2024-2025 Course List

An introduction to the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing, coupled with cultural notes.

Goal Areas:

GE-08

An introduction to the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing, coupled with cultural notes.

Prerequisites:

SCAN 111

Goal Areas:

GE-08

This course offers an interdisciplinary introduction to the Nordic countries (Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands); it will provide an overview of their geography, history, culture, society, and current political situation in comparison to the U.S.

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Special topics courses in Scandinavian Studies will deal with a variety of topics regarding the history, literature, art, and culture of the Nordic countries. SCAN 250 courses are planned with the interests and needs of beginning students in mind; they offer broad introductions to the most important artefacts and/discourses in the respective field. Writing assignments offer opportunities to learn to discuss adequately and critically central issues and theories. The course may be repeated for credit.

In this course, students will learn about the indigenous population of Scandinavia, the Sami. Students will investigate Sami traditions and cultural production along with the historical and contemporary sociopolitical standing of the Sami within the majority cultures of Scandinavia.

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course explores a wide range of cultural topics such as race, gender, human rights, social conflict, mythology, imaginary worlds, etc. Topics vary every semester and will be explored from a global perspective involving at least 4 cultures (e.g. Dakota, German, Francophone, Scandinavian, Hispanic, Lusophone, etc.). The course is taught in English through the lens of literary and cultural criticism with a focus on Scandinavian studies and exposes students to international and diverse points of view that prepare them to be global citizens.

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Development of reading and listening skills, oral and writing practice within a cultural context. To be arranged with instructor prior to registration. Prereq: SCAN 102 or equivalent

Prerequisites:

SCAN 102 or equivalent.

Development of reading and listening skills, oral and writing practice within a cultural context. To be arranged with instructor prior to registration. Prereq: SCAN 102 or equivalent

Prerequisites:

SCAN 102 or equivalent

Development of reading and listening skills, oral and writing practice within a cultural context. To be arranged with instructor prior to registration. Prereq: SCAN 112 or equivalent

Prerequisites:

SCAN 112 or equivalent

Development of reading and listening skills, oral and writing practice within a cultural context. To be arranged with instructor prior to registration. Prereq: SCAN 112 or equivalent

Prerequisites:

SCAN 112 or equivalent

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This course is designed to provide an overview of the Viking Age and Norse mythology. Students will begin by learning about the sources that provide scholars with information about the Vikings, such as archeological finds, Icelandic sagas, place names, historical annals, and other written texts. Students will then explore the daily lives of the Vikings in their homelands, their religious beliefs, their expansion to other lands, and what led to the end of the Viking Age.

Special topics courses in Scandinavian Studies will deal with a variety of topics regarding the history, literature, art, and culture of the Nordic countries. SCAN 450 courses are planned with the interests and needs of more advanced students in mind; they build on and expand upon clearly defined methods and critical approaches which the students will explore both in class discussions and writing assignments. The course may be repeated for credit.

In this course, students will read about crime and deviance in Scandinavia and will develop an understanding of how a culture conceptualizes its ethico-political struggles through literature.

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course focuses on narratives by and about explorers from the Nordic countries. Scandinavian explorers attempted to navigate the Northwest and Northeast Passages, reach the North and South Poles, traverse the Greenland icecap and the North American Arctic, and cross the South Pacific Ocean. They traveled by ship, by dogsled, by balloon, by airship, by airplane, by foot and on skis. Their narratives describing cross-cultural encounters, the natural environment, and innovation are valuable historical primary sources. A variety of texts, including memoirs, travelogues, and biographies address themes of perseverance, teamwork, isolation, silence, extreme cold, and the struggle for survival.

Revolving topics in Scandinavian Film. Students will explore issues of cultural and historical importance as presented through the medium of film. Written assignments and exams allow students to practice and display analytical and interpretive techniques. May be repeated for credit.

Individual project demonstrating ability to synthesize experience in interdisciplinary major, drawing together different areas of study focusing on specific topic, problem or concern and demonstrating ability to use a Scandinavian language. Approval of Scandinavian Studies program director required. Prereq: Admission to college as Scandinavian Studies Major.

Prerequisites:

Admission to college as Scandinavian Studies Major.

Individual project demonstrating ability to synthesize experience in interdisciplinary minor, drawing together different areas of study focusing on specific topic, problem or concern. Approval of the Scandinavian Studies program director required.

Advanced study of works by selected Swedish or Norwegian authors. Prereq: SCAN 299-03 or 299-05

Prerequisites:

SCAN 299 or SCAN 299

Special topics courses in Scandinavian Studies will deal with a variety of topics regarding the history, literature, art, and culture of the Nordic countries. SCAN 4/550 courses are planned with the interests and needs of more advanced students in mind; they build on and expand upon clearly defined methods and critical approaches which the students will explore both in class discussions and writing assignments. The course may be repeated for credit.

Students participate in their first hands-on industry software development project. Every major element of the typical project lifecycle will be experienced, based on live project features wherever possible. This course prepares students for their first external work-based learning experience in industry or on an industry project. Emphasis is placed on diversity, equity, and inclusion for both technical and professional best practices. Requires admission to program.

Prerequisites:

Admission to the program.

Students are introduced to the main elements of software engineering including requirements analysis, software design, software construction, project management, and best practices for project management and software systems engineering with an emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion. This course prepares students for their first work-based learning experiences in industry or on an industry project. Requires admission to the program.

Prerequisites:

Admission to the program.

Students are introduced to the main elements of software engineering that deal with a) the influence of external bad actors, and b) finding and fixing problems (bugs) in software. The course covers software testing, software quality management, and software security. It prepares students for their first work-based learning experiences in industry or on an industry project, with an emphasis on best practices in diversity, equity, and inclusion. Requires admission to the program.

Prerequisites:

23174

Students are introduced to the aspects of software engineering practice that are heavily influenced by the technical, business, and social contexts in which software systems operate. These include software sustainment, software process and lifecycle concerns, best practices in software and systems engineering, and software safety. This course prepares students for their first work-based learning experiences in industry or on an industry project, with an emphasis on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Requires admission to the program.

Prerequisites:

23175

Principles of self-directed learning are used to scope and prepare for future study of software engineering topics, especially as they are used in industry. Principles include goal setting, time management, planning, learning strategies, meta-cognition, self-regulation, and evaluation of personal learning. A diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging lens is applied throughout. Requires admission to the program.

Prerequisites:

Admission to the program.