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Intensive Program in Narratology
Aarhus University
AU Summer University
| Application Deadline: | 15 March | ||
| Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 200 - ≈ € 1,512 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Aarhus / Denmark / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 days | Start Date: | August |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 10 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Aarhus University
Narrative Theories in Action’ is an Intensive Programme in Narratology (IPIN), designed to meet the needs of students interested in a brief but challenging educational experience during the summer. It takes the teaching of narratives and narrative theory in Europe to the highest possible level by bringing together students and teachers from the leading centres of narrative study in Europe.
The modules of the course will introduce, apply and discuss the methodologies developed by the major active subfields of narratology such as Rhetorical Narratology, Cognitive Narratology, Unnatural Narratology, Classical Narratology, Strategically Applied Narratology/Storytelling, Transmedial Narratology and Feminist Narratology. Course offered by Department of Aesthetic and Communication
Level - Master
Date 6-17 August
Lecturers
Stefan Iversen, Aarhus University and international guest lecturers
VENUE DESCRIPTION
AU Summer University will take place on campus in the architecturally renowned yellow-brick buildings in the beautiful university park.
At the venue you will have access to a helpdesk and service centre. You find our Main Help Desk in the International Centre and the opening hours are 08.30-15.00 from Monday to Friday.
The International Centre is the central hub for all international and PhD activities at Aarhus University, and in the same building you find Dale's Café. Here you can buy sandwiches, coffee, snacks, and beers. With its informal lounge area this is the ideal place to relax and hang out with your fellow Summer University students.
Contents
In the evaluation, emphasis is placed on the student’s:
• Ability to produce an independent, well-organised and coherent analysis of literary or non-literary linguistic practice or cultural or media expression
• Ability to communicate clearly and accurately at a high academic level
• Ability to demonstrates sound understanding of different theoretical texts and the ability to combine and integrate different methods in analysing a topic
The aim of IPIN 2012 is to present the students with the most powerful tools and theories offered by the very rich and productive field of contemporary/postclassical narratology.
The modules of the course will introduce, apply and discuss the methodologies developed by approaches such as Rhetorical Narratology, Cognitive Narratology, Unnatural Narratology, Classical Narratology, Strategically Applied Narratology/Storytelling, Transmedial Narratology and Feminist Narratology (the final list may change slightly). Each module will put a current narrative theory to the test by engaging with a very diverse set of narratives ranging from oral texts to writing texts (both fiction and nonfiction) to movies, computer games and new media and to narratives used strategically or deliberatively in marketing, branding and political discourse.
By bringing together students working with film, with literature, with digital media and with other types of narratives, and by using researchers with different views on the question of what constitutes a narrative, the students following this intensive programme will themselves be made aware of the implication of their position in current debates in narratives studies as well as become able to navigate in the theoretical landscape that is narratology now.
The course consists of more than 50 hours of classroom instruction, presented by at least seven different researchers from USA, Norway, Finland, Holland, Estonia, USA and Denmark. In addition, there will be talks presented by guest lecturers. Class attendance is compulsory and students are expected to participate actively in class discussions. Interaction and dialogue between professors and students is something we highly encourage.
Before the course starts a reading list will be distributed to all participants. All texts on the reading list should be read as preparation, as they will be included in lectures during the summer school and in class discussions. The texts will be made available online for the participants in the course.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
Students coming as Free-movers/non-Partner students (EU and non-EU students who do not have a bilateral partnership agreement with Aarhus University) applying for AU Summer University courses must apply by using the online form attached to each individual course. Afterwards you must hand in the required documentation for your university studies. Please remark that all freemovers are obliged to pay participation fees where as tuition fees only apply to freemovers from countries outside the EU/EEA/Switzerland.
Requirements:
1. You are expected to have the same requirements that apply to regular students. Freemovers therefore need to provide documentation for their subject levels in applicable subjects. Mathemathics if applying for courses offered by the School of Business and Social Science. Mathematics, chemistry, and physics if applying for courses offered by Faculty of Science and Technology.
2. If you are applying for admission to AU Summer University courses at Master level, you must hold a relevant Bachelor's degree (Or as a minimum 180 ECTS in your study programme)
3. An English test as you are expected to have a high level of English proficiency
English language requirements - 'English B' and 'English A'
English language requirements for applicants with a non-Danish/Nordic entry qualification.
According to the Danish Ministry of Science's Order no. 181 on Admission to Danish Universities, and the Danish Ministry of Education’s Order no. 239 on Admission to Higher Education in Denmark (The Admission Order), all applicants must, as a minimum, document English language qualifications comparable to an "English B level" in the Danish upper secondary school (Gymnasium). A few courses require 'English A', which is one level higher than 'English B'.
English language qualifications can be documented as follows:
TOEFL:
English B – Test results of at least 560 (paper-based) or 83 (internet-based test)
English A – Test result of at least 600 (paper-based) or 100 (internet-based test)
IELTS:
English B – Test results with a minimum score of 6.5 points
English A – Test results with a minimum score of 7.0 points
Cambridge/Oxford:
English B – Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)
English A – Certificate of Proficiency (CPE)
CEFR validated English language course:
English B – C1 level
English A – C2 level
”Native speakers” with an English taught qualifying exam (including applicants from USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Great Britain). Applicants from all other countries (including African and Asian countries, where the exam has been taught in English) must submit a test.
Danish/Nordisk entrance examination
With an English level the Danish Agency for International Education considers comparable to a Danish B/A level in English.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
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