SCAN 3502 is also offered in Spring 2025
SCAN 3502 is also offered in Fall 2023
SCAN 3502 is also offered in Fall 2021
Fall 2021 | SCAN 3502 Section 001: Scandinavian Myths (22800)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Meets With:
MEST 3502 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
UMTC, East Bank
Nicholson Hall 155
- Enrollment Status:
Open (49 of 100 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Literary and cultural investigation of the popular beliefs, myths, and religion of the medieval Scandinavians; the interaction of paganism and Christianity; the reflection of myths in Old Scandinavian literature and art. All readings in English.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?aliber+SCAN3502+Fall2021
- Class Description:
- Although less known to the general public than tales from Ancient Greece and Rome, the tales that have come down to us from Medieval Scandinavia are as interesting and important as those. We will read two main sourcebooks of Scandinavian mythology, known as the Elder Edda (the first half) and the Younger Edda (most of it); a textbook will supplement the main texts. The course will introduce the students to the body of the only ancient myths extant in the Germanic-speaking world and to the foundations of mythological thinking. The original language of the Scandinavian myths is Old Icelandic, but all the reading will be in English. Lectures (the main medium of this course) will alternate with discussion. There will be a take-home midterm and a take-home final based on the material of the lectures and the textbook (essay questions in both); also a paper, about five pages long, will be required. The course spans the areas of mythology, religion, literature, and cultural anthropology. No prerequisites.
- Grading:
- 20% Midterm Exam
40% Final Exam
40% Reports/Papers
- Exam Format:
- Essay.
- Class Format:
- 80% Lecture
20% Discussion
- Workload:
- 30 Pages Reading Per Week
12 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exams
1 Paper
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/22800/1219
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 5 May 2015
ClassInfo Links - Fall 2021 Scandinavian Classes