BA Scandinavian Studies (BA) at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)

Scandinavian Studies is a fascinating and extremely varied subject that deals with the language, literature, and culture of Northern European and North Atlantic-Arctic countries from a variety of perspectives. These include Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Sámi regions.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught; part-time option  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Erlangen, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

Scandinavian Studies/Nordic Philology deals with the literature, cultures and languages of Scandinavia. It examines literary and cultural phenomena in inter-Scandinavian comparison through current theoretical approaches in a historical and systematic perspective. The program is based on intensive language training in one of the continental Scandinavian languages (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish).

Career pathways

In general, you should make intensive efforts to obtain additional qualifications such as job-related internships during your degree in order to get a more precise idea of the world of work and your own career goals. Internships can usually be credited as course achievements.

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