Subject description for 2024/25
History of the North
HIS1000
Subject description for 2024/25
History of the North
HIS1000
The course gives a brief overview of the economic, demographic, social and political history of Norway, with an emphasis on the North. The relation between living conditions, societal arrangements and political development will be central, as well as the multi-ethnic dimension of the northern peoples.
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The course gives a brief overview of the economic, demographic, social and political history of Norway, with an emphasis on the North. The chronological perspective will be broad, from prehistorical time, the Medieval period to early modern and contemporary historical times. The relation between living conditions, societal arrangements and political development will be central, as well as the multi-ethnic dimension of the northern peoples. In particular the history of the Sámi will be taken into account.
Knowledge
The student will learn about:
- The development of the Norwegian north.
- The foundations of life in the Norwegian north over time
- Central themes and theories in the curriculum.
Skills
The student is able to:
- Reflect about historical continuity and change in the Norwegian north.
- Identify and discuss the central topics in the historiography of the Norwegian north.
- Find, evaluate and refer to information and contents present in the curriculum.
General competence
The student will:
- Acquire awareness of problems related to Norwegian history.
- Gain insights to historical matters and questions in connection to Northern perspectives in Norwegian history in different periods.
- Be able to communicate perspectives, research questions and solutions central to the course through written assignments.
No costs except semester registration fee and syllabus literature.
Compulsory for the one-year and bachelor programmes in History, and for the one-year programme Norwegian Language and Society.
Lectures, seminars, colloquia, oral presentations, writing with student peer-review, assignments, all organised for both net- and campus students.
The study program is evaluated annually by the students through course evaluations and study program evaluation. These evaluations are included as part of the university's quality assurance system.
- Compulsory assignment (AK), 3 pages of text, graded approved/not approved.
- Home exam (HJ), 6 hours, 4 pages, graded A-F.
The course literature will be in English.
Subject language
English
Credits
10
Study location
Bodø, online
Teaching semesters
Spring 2025
Responsible faculty
Faculty of Social Sciences
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