Course catalogue spring 2022
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. Please enquire further at our department guidance centres about special conditions.
For information on how to apply for courses taught in Danish, please refer to the Faculty of Humanities' Danish website for more information.
Courses within Scandinavian culture and history for international exchange and guest students
Courses for domestic students and international exchange and guest students
- Academic English/Writing
- Art History
- Assyriology
- China Studies
- Comparative Literature and Modern Culture
- Cross-cultural Studies
- Danish Culture Courses
- English Studies
- Film and Media Studies
- French Studies
- German Studies
- History
- Interdisciplinary Elective Subject
- Japan Studies
- Korean Studies
- Language and society of the Middle East
- 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 (BA)
- Presentation Techniques (BA)
- Academic Writing (MA)
- Presentation Techniques (MA)
- Creative Writing – English in a flash (BA/MA)
For information on course content, course registration and withdrawal, please refer to CIPs website.
Art History
Offered by the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies.
- Art History - The Russian Revolution in art and visual culture (BA/MA)
- Contemporary Art (BA)
- Society A (BA)
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.
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.
- Introduction to China’s History, Culture, and Society 2/B (BA)
- The political economy of contemporary China (Politics (China Studies Content Course 3 with Language) / China Studies Content Course with Language) (BA)
Students can find information about course registration at the study site of the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies (intranet).
Comparative Literature and Modern Culture
Offered by the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies.
- Comparative Literature: Unguessed Kinships: New Materialism, Relational Ontology and Ecology (BA/MA)
Students can find information about course registration at the study site of the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies (intranet).
Cross-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).
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)
- DCC Danish Cinema (BA)
- DCC Nordic Mythology (BA)
- DCC Søren Kierkegaard and the Challenge of Existence (BA)
- DCC Danish Design (BA)
For more information, please visit the Danish Culture Courses website.
English Studies
Offered by the Department of English, Germanic and Romance Studies.
- English - Phonetics, Grammar and Translation (BA)
- English - Free topic A: Reading and Writing: Theory, Practice, and Assessment (BA)
- English - Free topic B: Sociolinguistic perspectives on English and Globalization (MA)
- English - Free topic C: The Modern Construction of the Middle Ages (MA)
- English - Free topic D: Victorian Metropolis: Investigators and Investigations (KA)
- English - Free topic E: The American Century: Twentieth Century Explorations in American History and Literature (MA)
- English - Literature, History and Culture (BA)
- English - Elective Subject, topic 1: Topics in English Linguistics: Linguistic Anthropology, The Language of Humor, and English Online (BA)
- English - Elective Subject, topic 2: The Harlem Renaissance and Beyond: Representations of Blackness in American Literature and Culture (BA)
- English - Elective Subject, topic 3: Intertextuality – Putting Meaning on the move (BA)
- English - Elective Subject, topic 4: American Studies, American Politics, and American Society (BA)
- English - Elective Subject, topic 5: Romantic love on the stage and on the page from the Renaissance to the 1930s (BA)
- Writing in English: Creative Non-Fiction in English (MA)
- Europe’s 20th Century. Society and Politics (BA)
- European Romanticism with a Global Perspective (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.
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 (BA)
- Francophone Literatures and Cultures incl. Written and Oral Language Proficiency in French (MA)
- Free Topic: New phenomena in written French / The work of Michel Houellebecq (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.
- German - Free Topic: Kurs A: Nation, Heimat und Identität in österreichischer Literatur und Film nach 1945 Kurs B: Musik denken, Musik schreiben. Die Rolle der Musik in der deutschen Literatur- und Geistesgeschichte (MA)
- Written and Oral Language Proficiency in German: Mehrsprachigkeit und Sprachkontakt & Migrationsliteratur (BA)
- Written and Oral Language Proficiency in German: Mehrsprachigkeit und Sprachkontakt & Migrationsliteratur (MA)
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).
Interdisciplinary Elective Subject
Offered by the Department of English, Germanic and Romance Studies.
Students can find information about course registration at the study site of the Department of English, Germanic and Romance Studies (intranet).
Japan Studies
Offered by the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies.
- Ethnographies of Japanese society (Japan Studies Content Course 2) (BA)
- 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).
Language and society of the Middle East
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).
Modern India and South Asian Studies
Offered by the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies.
- Globalization and Development in India and South Asia (Modern India and South Asian Studies Content Course 3) (BA)
- Introduction to Modern India and South Asia’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).
Near Eastern Archaeology
Offered by the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies.
- Archaeological Practice 1 (BA)
- Project based course (MA)
- Themes and Topics 2: State development, Empires and social life in the Near East: 6000 BCE to 300 BCE (BA/MA)
- Approaches to Archaeology (BA)
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.
- Philosophy in Context (BA/MA -Requires a background with at least 30 ECTS obtained within Philosophy)
- Research Subject Contemporary Philosophy (BA/MA -Requires a background with at least 30 ECTS obtained within Philosophy)
- Phenomenology and Philosophy of Mind (BA/MA -Requires a background with at least 30 ECTS obtained 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.
- Brazil – Society and Communication (MA)
- Analysis and Communication of Current Events in the Portuguese-Speaking World (MA)
- Portuguese and Brazilian Studies - Global Challenges for the Portuguese-Speaking World (MA)
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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