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  Department Head:

  The mission of the Norwegian and Scandinavian Studies Program is to provide a firm foundation of Norwegian language and culture and to acquaint students with the Nordic region. Students develop an understanding of how Nordic countries make a difference in the political, economic, environmental and cultural arenas in the world.

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  Milda Halvorson currently heads the Norwegian and Scandinavian Studies Department. She has a Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, and a Ph.D.

  Other Faculty:

  • George Connell
  • Joy Lintelman
  • Heidi Goldberg

  Majors and Minors Offered:

  • Major in Scandinavian Studies
  • Minor in Scandinavian Studies
  • Minor in Norwegian

  Sampling of Courses Taught:

  • NORW 111 Beginning Norwegian
  • NORW 211 Intermediate Norwegian
  • SCAN 215 Scandinavian Fiction and Art
  • SCAN 271 Scandinavian Mythology and the Viking Age
  • SCAN 338 Kierkegaard: Philosophy, Literature and Film

  Classes are currently held in Old Main and Bishop Whipple.

  
  
  
  
   

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Fun Fact:

  The Norwegian and Scandinavian Studies department offered many study abroad options including semesters at Hedmark University College, Norway, and Telemark University College, Norway, among other options.