Subject: Scandinavian Studies
Degree: Master of Arts (M.A.)
Standard period of study: 4 semesters
Starting semesters: Winter semester
Admission requirements: B.A. degree in Scandinavian Studies with an overall grade of at least 2.5 (no additional oral examination). Admission with an overall grade of 2.6 to 3.0 with an additional oral examination.
Verification of the following is required:
a) Academic achievement in the subject of Scandinavian Studies or in another subject in the field of literary or cultural science that is clearly related to the Scandinavian speaking region totalling at least 50 credits, 25 credits of which must be in a Scandinavian language (Danish, Norwegian or Swedish, and
b) Academic achievement in the field of Ancient Scandinavian Studies or a field of Contemporary Scandinavian Studies totalling at least 21 credits.
Module packets: Scandinavian Studies may also be studied as a module packet totalling 36 credits or 18 credits. See links to module packets for requirements.
Application: application procedure
Application deadline: May 15th



Subject description:
The programme conveys in-depth, comprehensive knowledge of the languages, literature and cultures as well as history and society of Scandinavia. Students will learn to apply literary and cultural-scientific terms, theories and methods differentiatedly and selectively enabling them to independently and scientifically work on matters related to Scandinavian Studies and to competently convey their research results. In addition, graduates will have received extensive experience and skills in the most important work forms of the humanities (discussion, oral report, written papers). They will have mastered a modern Scandinavian language so well that they will be able to express themselves orally and in writing in daily situations as well as in a scientific context. In addition, they should have attained good passive knowledge in a two additional Scandinavian languages.

Students will also receive knowledge in a subject area outside of Scandinavian Studies or two additional other subjects from the Faculty of Humanities or another faculty as is defined in the corresponding programme and examination regulations.

Research foci in Göttingen
The research profile of the Department of Scandinavian Studies lies, on the one hand, in the area of modern Scandinavian literature with the concentrations drama, translation, topic and motif research, “Internationality of National Literature” and 17th/18th century, and biographical research as well as intermediality of literature and music. On the other hand, the profile also focuses on the area of old Nordic literature and culture with a concentration on medieval Icelandic literature and its reception as well as runology. An additional research concentration is the history of science and reception. A fundamental component of the research profile is the comparative examination of Scandinavian literature and culture from an outside view. The dissertations and habilitation papers that have originated here play a large role as well.

Occupational fields:
The degree „Master of Arts“ (M.A.) in Scandinavian Studies prepares students for work in the area of cultural mediation (foreign institutes that deal with cultural issues, foreign lectorates),publishing (lectorate and editorial work), printed and visual media (press, radio, television, new media) as well as in private and public research institutes that deal with Scandinavian literature and culture from the Middle Ages to the present. The degree also enables graduates to continue on with doctoral studies.