Course catalogue spring 2021
Below you will find the course catalogue for international exchange and guest students at the Faculty of Humanities. All courses in the catalogue are taught either in English or in another foreign language.
Some courses may have prerequisites. It may be possible to attend courses at another level than listed below. Please enquire further at the relevant Department Guidance Centre about special conditions.
For information on how to apply for courses taught in Danish, please refer to the Faculty of Humanities' website for more information.
Courses within Scandinavian culture, language and history for international exchange and guest students
Courses for domestic students and international exchange and guest students
- Ancient Cultures
- Art History
- Assyriology
- China Studies
- Comparative Cultural Studies
- Comparative Literature
- East European Studies
- Film and Media Studies
- French Studies
- German Studies
- History
- Information Science and Cultural Communication
- Japan Studies
- Korean Studies
- Middle East Studies
- Modern Culture
- Modern India and South Asian Studies
- Near Eastern Archaeology
- Philosophy
- Portuguese and Brazilian Studies
- Religious Studies
- Spanish Studies
Academic English/Writing
Offered by the Centre for Internationalisation and Parallel Language Use (CIP).
- Academic English (BA)
- Academic Writing for Undergraduate Students (BA)
- Academic Writing for Graduate Students (MA)
- Presentation Techniques for Undergraduate Students (BA)
- Presentation Techniques for Graduate students (MA)
For information on course content, course registration and withdrawal, please refer to CIPs website.
Ancient Cultures
Offered by the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies.
A Comparative Introduction to Ancient Civilizations
Students can find information about course registration at the study site of Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies (intranet).
Art History
Offered by the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies.
Students can find information about course registration at the study site of the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies (intranet).
Assyriology
Offered by the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies.
- Mesopotamian Language and Writing: Akkadian 3 and Sumerian 2
- Critical Analysis and research skills
- Cuneiform Texts from c. 1600 - 0 BCE
Students can find information about course registration at the study site of the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies (intranet).
China Studies
Offered by the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies.
Students can find information about course registration at the study site of the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies (intranet).
Comparative Cultural Studies
Offered by the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies.
Students can find information about course registration at the study site of the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies (intranet).
Comparative Literature
Offered by the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies.
Students can find information about course registration at the study site of the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies (intranet).
Danish Culture Courses
Offered by the SAXO Institute.
These courses are open to all international students, regardless of field of study.
- DCC Course in Danish Culture (BA)
- DCC Danish Architecture and Urban Design (BA)
- NB: CANCELED! - DCC Danish Cinema - NB: CANCELED! (BA)
- DCC Gender and Sexuality Studies (BA)
- NB: CANCELED! - DCC Søren Kierkegaard and the Challenge of Existence - NB: CANCELED (BA)
- DCC Nordic Mythology (BA)
For more information, please visit the Danish Culture Courses website.
Danish Language Courses
Part of the Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics.
These courses are open to all international students regardless of field of study.
For more information, please visit the Danish Language Course website.
East European Studies
Offered by the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies.
Students can find information about course registration at the study site of the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies (intranet).
English Studies
Offered by the Department of English, Germanic and Romance Studies.
NB The following requirements apply when choosing courses: BA-students can choose only one Elective 1 If BA students need more than 15 ECTS with English Studies, they can choose an MA course. |
- Elective, topic 1: Anglophone World Literature in the 21st Century (BA)
- Elective, topic 2: Science Fiction (BA)
- Elective, topic 3: The UK and the US: Contemporary British and American History, Politics, and Society(BA)
- Elective, topic 4: The War of the Sexes in Comedy from Shakespeare to Noel Coward (BA)
- Elective, topic 5: Topics in English Linguistics: Pragmatics, linguistic anthropology and multilingualism (BA)
- Elective: Phonetics, Grammar and Translation (BA)
- Elective: Literature, History and Culture (BA)
- Free topic A: The sociolinguistics of English in Denmark (MA)
- Free topic B: Literary Romance: Genre and Style (MA)
- Free topic C: Refugee Stories: An Ethical Challenge (MA)
- Free topic D: Wilderness Wonderland & Big Two-Hearted River (MA)
- Free topic E: Writing U.S. popular music: fiction, journalism, memoir (MA)
- Writing in English: Creative Non-Fiction in English (MA)
- Interdisciplinary Elective, topic 7: Sociolinguistic Theory and Method (BA)
- Interdisciplinary Elective, topic 8: Transnational Perspectives in European film from 1945 to the Present. (BA)
Students can find information about course registration at the study site of the Department of English, Germanic and Romance Studies (intranet).
Film and Media Studies
Offered by the Department of Communication.
- Digital Media Structures and Creative Film and Media Industries:Seminar A: Film, TV and Digital Storytelling (MA) - Only for students who have completed a BA in Film, Media or Communication Studies.
- Digital Media Structures and Creative Film and Media Industries: Seminar B: Digital Media, Network and Society (MA) - Only for students who have completed a BA in Film, Media or Communication Studies.
- Digital Film and Media Strategies, Seminar B (MA) - Only for students who have completed a BA in Film, Media or Communication Studies.
- Digital Strategic Communication Elective (BA)
Students can find information about course registration at the study site of the Department of Communication (intranet).
French Studies
Offered by the Department of English, Germanic and Romance Studies.
All courses at French Studies are taught in French.
- Francophone Literatures and Cultures incl. Written and Oral Language Proficiency in French (MA)
- Culture 2: Literature, History and Culture of the French-Speaking World (BA)
- French - Free Topic (MA)
Students can find information about course registration at the study site of the Department of English, Germanic and Romance Studies (intranet).
German Studies
Offered by the Department of English, Germanic and Romance Studies.
All courses at German Studies are taught in German.
Students can find information about course registration at the study site of the Department of English, Germanic and Romance Studies (intranet).
History
Offered by the SAXO Institute.
Students can find information about course registration at the study site of the SAXO Institute (intranet).
Information Science and Cultural Communication
Offered by the Department of Communication.
Undergraduate students in their final year may be able to register for courses at Master's level (subject to availability). Please enquiry with the Department of Communication.
- Interactive Mediation Spaces - Elective and constituent A1 (MA)
- System Evaluation and User Studies, Constituent elective module A (MA)
Students can find information about course registration at the study site of the Department of Communication (intranet).
Japan Studies
Offered by the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies.
- Ethnographies of Japanese society (BA/MA)
- War and Peace in East Asia (BA/MA)
- Introduction to Japan’s History, Culture, and Society 2 (BA)
Students can find information about course registration at the study site of the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies (intranet).
Korean Studies
Offered by the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies.
Students can find information about course registration at the study site of the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies (intranet).
Middle East Studies
- Islamic Law (MA)
Students can find information about course registration at the study site of the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies (intranet)
Modern Culture
Offered by the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies.
- Cultural History combination course (BA/MA)*
-Part 1: The Historiography of Cultural History and its Discontents (first 4 weeks)
-Part 2: After Migration: Re-imagining Identities, Histories and Belonging (next 10 weeks)
*Students must register for both courses.
Students can find information about course registration at the study site of the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies (intranet).
Modern India and South Asian Studies
Offered by the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies.
Students can find information about course registration at the study site of the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies (intranet).
Near Eastern Archaeology
Offered by the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies.
- Approaches to Archaeology (BA)
- Archaeological Analysis (MA)
- Archaeological Practice 1 (BA)
- Project based course (MA)
- Themes and Topics 2: Environments and landscapes in the archaeological record of southwest Asia (BA/MA)
Students can find information about course registration at the study site of the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies (intranet).
Philosophy
Offered by the Department of Communication.
- Phenomenology and Philosophy of Mind (MA) - Only for students with an academic background with at least 30 ECTS within philosophy.
- Philosophy in Context:Socrates and Athens: Rhetoric, power and the good life in Plato’s Gorgias and Apology. (MA)
- Research Subject in Contemporary Philosophy (MA) - Only for students with an academic background with at least 30 ECTS within philosophy.
Students can find information about course registration at the study site of the Department of Communication (intranet).
Portuguese and Brazilian Studies
Offered by the Department of English, Germanic and Romance Studies.
- Global Challenges for the Portuguese-Speaking World (MA) - taught in Portuguese
Students can find information about course registration at the study site of the Department of English, Germanic and Romance Studies (intranet).
Religious Studies
Offered by the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies.
Students can find information about course registration at the study site of the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies (intranet).
Spanish Studies
Offered by the Department of English, Germanic and Romance Studies.
All courses at Spanish Studies are taught in Spanish.
Students can find information about course registration at the study site of the Department of English, Germanic and Romance Studies (intranet).
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