Norwegian Language and Scandinavian Culture Program
- Courses
- Norwegian Minor
- Scandinavian Summer Institute
- Online Norwegian Dictionary
- Norway in the United States
- Study in Norway
- Scholarships to Norway
- News from Norway
- News from Sweden
- Scandinavian films on campus
- Norwegian literature
- Norwegian government
- Sami people / Indigenous people of Scandinavia
Photo by Jørn Olav Løset
- Norwegian is an easy language to learn and studying it is very rewarding!
- You will be able to read and understand Swedish and Danish.
- The class is a lot of fun – interactive and communicative!
- Excellent opportunities for study abroad and possibilities for scholarships!
- Study materials are well structured, helping the process of learning!
- Students are able to communicate in Norwegian by the end of the second semester.
- Courses offered in English every year, carrying Arts and Humanities credit and Culture Studies credit. Topics include:
- The Plays of Henrik Ibsen
- The Multicultural North
- Masterpieces of Scandinavian Literature
- Scandinavia and the Environment
- Vikings and Sagas
- Scandinavia and the Baltic States
- A Minor in Norwegian available, requiring three semesters of Norwegian and two additional content courses.
- Fun extracurricular activities: coffee hour, film series, lecture series, etc.
Courses ↑
GER-K100/501 Beginning Norwegian I
GER-K150/502 Beginning Norwegian II
GER-K200/503 Intermediate Norwegian I
GER-K250/504 Intermediate Norwegian II
GER-E362/K506 Topics in Scandinavian Culture
GER-E363/K507 Topics in Scandinavian Literature
GER-G495/815 Independent Study: Advanced Norwegian/Reading Swedish/Reading Danish
Norwegian Minor
Courses for the Norwegian Minor offered in Fall 2008
K100/501 Beginning Norwegian I
K200/503 Intermediate Norwegian I
Courses for the Norwegian Minor offered in Spring 2009:
K150/502 Beginning Norwegian II
K250/504 Intermediate Norwegian II
E363/K507 Scandinavian Literature – Masterpieces of Scandinavian Literature (taught by Gergana May, Spring 2009)
E361 Vikings and Sagas (taught by Kari Gade, Spring 2009)
B303/D303/U320 Modern Scandinavia and the Baltic States (taught by Toivo Raun, Spring 2009 and Fall 2009)
Scandinavian Summer Institute ↑
National Institute of Summer Scandinavian Studies (NISSS)
In 2009, the West European Studies Institute and the Department of Germanic Studies will host the National Institute of Summer Scandinavian Studies. The Institute, co-sponsored by a consortium of universities consisting of Indiana University and the Universities of Washington-Seattle, Minnesota-Twin Cities and Wisconsin-Madison, offers intensive language instruction with additional courses in Scandinavian culture and literature. Major funding for NISSS is provided through Title VI grants by the US Department of Education.
For more information about the program, fellowships, tuition rates, and housing visit the National Institute of Summer Scandinavian Studies (NISSS)
website or email West European Studies.
