FF:SKANSIII15 Scandinavian History

Selected courses (1)

SKANSIII15 Scandinavian History

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015

Extent and Intensity

0/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Agneta Ch. Alarka Kempe (seminar tutor)

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Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

Syllabus

History of Denmark: * Prehistoric Denmark * Viking period in Denmark * Formation of the State of Denmark * Valdemar Atterdag, and Margaret I. Kalmar Union * The Reformation and the war with Sweden * Napoleonic Wars * Newer History of Denmark * Denmark today 2. History of Norway * Prehistoric Norway * Viking period * Fixing the royal power * Norway and the union with Denmark * Norway and the union with Sweden * Recent history of Norway 3. History of Iceland * The discovery and colonization of Iceland * Iceland's dark period and Kalmar Union * Period of the Reformation and the long domination of Denmark * Iceland during the war and its independence * Iceland today 4. History of Sweden * Prehistoric Sweden * Swedish Vikings * Formation of the State and the Swedish Christianization * Sweden and the period before the Kalmar Union * Termination of the Kalmar Union * The Vasa dynasty on the royal throne * Stormaktstiden - The Great period * Frihetstiden * Gustavian period * Swedish-Norwegian Union * World War II and the postwar period * Modern Kingdom of Sweden 5. History of Finland * Prehistoric Finland * Vikings in Finland * Kalmar Union and the Vasa dynasty * 17th and 18th century * Grand Duchy of Finland * Interwar period and World War II * Finland after the war and today

Teaching methods

Internet course

Assessment methods

Ongoing tests on the internet and a written final test.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.