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Old Norse Mythology: Visualization Performance Narration
Aarhus University
AU Summer University| Application Deadline: | 15 March | ||
| Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 302 - ≈ € 2,270 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Aarhus / Denmark / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 16 days | Start Date: | July |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 15 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
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Old Norse Mythology is visualized, performed and narrated in a variety of genres and contexts from Viking Age to the Scandinavian Middle Ages: From rune stones and material culture to myths and learned Christian treatises.
This intensive course will explore Old Norse Mythology in its manifold representations with the methodology of contemporary scholarship and the course is taught by a team of international scholars from various disciplines like religion, folklore, drama, history, archaeology and literature. Course offered by Department of Aesthetic and Communication
ECTS - 15/10
Level - Bachelor/Master
Date 2-17 July
Lecturers
Rolf Stavnem, 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
How do we gain insight to Viking mythology and religion, to the Vikings’ worldview, cosmology and ethics? How do we construe a Viking Age picture-stone with mythical motifs? How do we assess medieval texts about Old Norse gods and pagan wisdom given the fact that Christians recorded these texts in a clerical environment? How is oral tradition preserved through generations, and how is the tradition affected when transmitted to script? What is a myth according to contemporary mythography?
These questions and many more will be discussed throughout the course which will focus on Old Norse mythology across genres and disciplines. Old Norse Myth is witnessed in a wide range of sources. From the Viking Age we have rune carvings and picture stones alongside archeological findings such as burial mounds and objects of worship. From the Medieval script culture, primarily the Icelandic, we have mythical narratives, lore and wisdom.
The material is diverse and at times difficult to interpret. Given the source situation the only sensible approach to Old Norse myth is to employ interdisciplinary methodology. Consequently, the course teachers will be leading experts from disciplines such as religion, archeology, folklore, literature and history, all of them experienced in interdisciplinary research.
The aim of the course is to provide students with a critical overview of the contemporary theories on Old Norse Mythology in various disciplines as well as basic tools to acquire insights in how these disciplines are fruitfully combined.
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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