The Department of Scandinavian Studies offers a program of study leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree with options in Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, or Scandinavian area studies. The department also offers minors in Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Baltic studies, and Scandinavian area studies. Several undergraduate clubs are available, including the Danish Club, the Norwegian Club, the Swedish Club, and the Finnish Club. Internships at museums or with Scandinavian businesses are possible. The Department of Scandinavian Studies offers graduate programs of study leading to the Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees.
Attention is paid to the history of the Scandinavian languages, prose fiction, drama, and poetry.
Opportunities for supervised study and specialization also exist in such areas as Scandinavian history, politics, mythology, and folklore. There are also opportunities for comparative-literature study. Master of Arts For the M.A. degree, two options are available, each allowing the student to emphasize a target language while pursuing courses in Scandinavian languages, literature, or area studies. An emphasis on Scandinavian languages and literature includes acquisition of a working knowledge of literary history, critical theory and text analysis, plus study of one secondary area. An emphasis on Scandinavian area studies includes the study of Scandinavian folklore, mythology, history, politics, and society, with an emphasis in one of these areas.