document.write('<p><strong>SCAN-101 Elementary Scandinavian I (4 Credits)</strong><br/>Introduction to Danish or Norwegian language. Credit may only be earned by transfer students who have completed coursework prior to enrolling at Augustana College, or through study abroad at a Scandinavian school. Permission of department chair and instructor required.</p><p><strong>SCAN-102 Elementary Scandinavian II (4 Credits)</strong><br/>Continued study of elementary Danish or Norwegian language. Credit may only be earned by transfer students who have completed coursework prior to enrolling at Augustana College, or through study abroad at a Scandinavian school. Permission of department chair and instructor required.</p><p><strong>SCAN-199 Directed Study (1-2 Credits)</strong><br/>Opportunities for students to study a particular subject under a faculty member\'s direction. Permission of department chair and instructor required.</p><p><strong>SCAN-201 Intermediate Scandinavian I (4 Credits)</strong><br/>Intermediate study of Danish or Norwegian language. Credit may only be earned by transfer students who have completed coursework prior to enrolling at Augustana College, or through study abroad at a Scandinavian school. Permission of department chair and instructor required.</p><p><strong>SCAN-202 Intermediate Scandinavian II (4 Credits)</strong><br/>Intermediate study of Danish or Norwegian language. Credit may only be earned by transfer students who have completed coursework prior to enrolling at Augustana College, or through study abroad at a Scandinavian school. Permission of department chair and instructor required.</p><p><strong>SCAN-240 Fairy Tales & Folklore (4 Credits)</strong><br/>(PL) This course studies the history of storytelling and oral tradition in Northern European folk tales, folk songs, poems, music and legends, including the fairy tales of H.C. Andersen, Asbjørnsen &amp; Moe, Lönnrot, and the Brothers Grimm. Counts toward the major and minor requirements for both German and Scandinavian Studies. Taught in English.</p><p><strong>SCAN-241 Scandinavian Film (4 Credits)</strong><br/>(PA) An exploration of representative films from the Scandinavian cinematic repertoire, including works by Victor Sjöström, Carl Dreyer, Ingmar Bergman, Lars Von Trier, Lukas Moodysson and others. Taught in English.</p><p><strong>SCAN-242 Crime Fiction (4 Credits)</strong><br/>(PH) This course studies representations of crime and justice in literature and film. The readings are primarily drawn from Nordic authors, and these works will also be considered within the broader arena of international crime fiction, and will discuss genre including the detective novel, police procedural, and thriller. Includes cross-cultural comparisons between the Nordic and American justice and incarceration systems. Taught in English.</p><p><strong>SCAN-243 Scandinavian Masters: Lit (4 Credits)</strong><br/>(PL) An in-depth study of the biography, corpus, and influence of a single Nordic author. Students will develop an understanding and appreciation of the subject\'s life and works, applying critical and analytical skills to a range of works, including those of authors and artists who were influenced by the subject. Rotating topics; possible subjects include Fredrik Backman, Karen Blixen, Tove Jansson, Johannes V. Jensen, Jonas Hassen Khemiri, Karl Ove Knausgaard, Astrid Lindgren, Väinö Linna, Sigrid Undset. Taught in English. May be taken twice, as topics change.</p><p><strong>SCAN-250 Vikings to Volvos (4 Credits)</strong><br/>(PP, G) An introduction to the history, literature, and culture of Scandinavia and the Nordic region, from the Viking age (700s) until the modern era (iconically represented by the Volvo automobile). Includes discussion of Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, as well as Svalbard and Greenland. Course material will address literature, the arts, cinema, indigenous cultures, and popular culture of the region. Taught in English.</p><p><strong>SCAN-270 Literature in Scandinavia (4 Credits)</strong><br/>Reading, discussion, and writing about literature from various eras. Taught in Scandinavia as part of a summer or semester program. May be repeated with department approval as topics vary. </p><p><strong>SCAN-271 Cultural Studies (4 Credits)</strong><br/>Investigation of cultural topics from various eras, using a variety of types of texts. Taught in Scandinavia as part of a summer or semester program. May be repeated with department approval as topics vary. </p><p><strong>SCAN-299 Directed Study (1-2 Credits)</strong><br/>Opportunities for students to study a particular subject under a faculty member\'s direction. Permission of department chair and instructor required.</p><p><strong>SCAN-310A Crises in Sweden-US (4 Credits)</strong><br/>(G) This transatlantic virtual course explores ways in which societies, both past and present, make sense of various kinds of crises. Special focus is placed on the United States and Sweden, and on comparisons between the countries. Both the United States and Sweden have, in different ways, faced challenges relating to for example politics and democracy, economy and labor, diplomacy and foreign policy, environmental sustainability and climate change, and public health. By drawing on research in fields such as history, political science, American Studies, and Scandinavian Studies, the course seeks to develop interdisciplinary understandings of what a crisis is, and how it is and has been comprehended in different contexts.  The course is centered around multi-week collaborations with students from Augustana College and Uppsala University, conducted through online platforms and virtual meetings. It offers students a rare opportunity to manage transatlantic group work using digital technologies.</p><p><strong>SCAN-320 Third Year Scandinavian I (4 Credits)</strong><br/>Intensive language instruction in Swedish, Danish, or Norwegian. Taught in Scandinavia as part of a summer or semester program. Credit may be earned by transfer students who have completed coursework prior to enrolling at Augustana College.  Permission of department chair and instructor required.</p><p><strong>SCAN-321 Third Year Scandinavian II (4 Credits)</strong><br/>Intensive language instruction in Swedish, Danish, or Norwegian. Taught in Scandinavia as part of a summer or semester program. Credit may be earned by transfer students who have completed coursework prior to enrolling at Augustana College. Permission of department chair and instructor required.</p><p><strong>SCAN-340 Viking Sagas and Myths (4 Credits)</strong><br/>(PL) This course studies Old Norse and Medieval Scandinavian society through its crowning literary form, the saga. Readings include an array of genres, such as kings\' sagas, family sagas, mythical-heroic sagas, and romances. This course will also explore the religion and philosophy of the pre-Christian Germanic peoples of Northern Europe. Taught in English.</p><p><strong>SCAN-341 Arctic Narratives (4 Credits)</strong><br/>(PL) This course studies the Arctic, its peoples and cultures, as imagined in literature, art, history, media, and film. The course makes cross-cultural comparisons with accounts by indigenous people and Scandinavian, American, and European visitors to or settlers in the Arctic. This course includes emphasis on environmental, colonial, and social aspects from theoretical and historical perspectives. Counts toward the major and minor requirements for both German Studies and Scandinavian Studies. Taught in English.</p><p><strong>SCAN-342 The Modern Breakthrough (4 Credits)</strong><br/>(PL) This course studies the Modern Breakthrough in Scandinavian literature and art in the late 19th century, including the cultural origins of the modernist boom that precipitated this cultural phenomenon. Emphasis will be placed on the continental influences of the Scandinavian Modernists, in particular the artist communities in Berlin, Paris, and Rome. Taught in English.</p><p><strong>SCAN-350 Immigration History (4 Credits)</strong><br/>(PP, G) This course will study the history of the mass migration to North America from Europe in the 19th and 20th centuries, with special emphasis on Sweden and Scandinavia. Readings will include historical accounts, fictional novels, letters and memoirs, as well as visual art and community traditions. Course includes a culminating research project and experience working in the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center. Taught in English.</p><p><strong>SCAN-361 Kierkegaard and the Self (4 Credits)</strong><br/>(PH) This course will feature readings from some of the major works by Søren Kierkegaard, as well as works by other Scandinavian authors who responded to him, such as fairy tales, novels, and films by Andersen, Ibsen, Strindberg, Lagerlöf, Bremer, and Bergman. This course will also focus on the philosophical and theological contexts out of which Kierkegaard\'s thought was formed, including German and continental influences within Idealism, Romanticism, Pietism, and Existentialism. A central theme throughout the course is the development of modern selfhood. Counts toward the major and minor requirements for both German Studies and Scandinavian Studies. Taught in English.</p><p><strong>SCAN-370 Literature in Scandinavia (4 Credits)</strong><br/>Reading, discussion, and writing about literature from various eras. Taught in Scandinavia as part of a summer or semester program. May be repeated with department approval as topics vary. </p><p><strong>SCAN-371 Cultural Studies (4 Credits)</strong><br/>Investigation of cultural topics from various eras, using a variety of types of texts. Taught in Scandinavia as part of a summer or semester program. May be repeated with department approval as topics vary. </p><p><strong>SCAN-393 International Study Colloquium (3-4 Credits)</strong><br/></p><p><strong>SCAN-399 Directed Study (1-2 Credits)</strong><br/>Opportunities for students to study a particular subject under a faculty member\'s direction. Permission of department chair and instructor required.</p><p><strong>SCAN-400 Independent Study (1-2 Credits)</strong><br/>Independent study project dealing with some aspect of Scandinavian language, literature or culture.</p><p><strong>SCAN-401 Fourth Year Scandinavian I (4 Credits)</strong><br/>Advanced instruction in Swedish language, or in Danish or Norwegian with permission of department chair and instructor. Credit for this course may be earned by transferring coursework from study abroad at a Scandinavian school.</p><p><strong>SCAN-402 Fourth Year Scandinavian II (4 Credits)</strong><br/>Advanced instruction in Swedish language, or in Danish or Norwegian with permission of department chair and instructor. Credit for this course may be earned by transferring coursework from study abroad at a Scandinavian school.</p><p><strong>SCAN-470 Literature in Scandinavia (4 Credits)</strong><br/>Reading, discussion, and writing about literature from various eras. Taught in Scandinavia as part of a summer or semester program. May be repeated with department approval as topics vary. </p><p><strong>SCAN-471 Cultural Studies (4 Credits)</strong><br/>Investigation of cultural topics from various eras, using a variety of types of texts. Taught in Scandinavia as part of a summer or semester program. May be repeated with department approval as topics vary.</p><p><strong>SCAN-490 Senior Inquiry (4 Credits)</strong><br/>Guided student investigation, writing and presentation of a major original research paper in Swedish. Taken at the end of the junior year or the beginning of the senior year. Prerequisites: declared Scandinavian major and junior or senior standing.</p><p><strong>SCAN-499 Directed Study (1-2 Credits)</strong><br/>Opportunities for students to study a particular subject under a faculty member\'s direction. Permission of department chair and instructor required.</p>');