BNS120 Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World - 15 stp

Applicants from Nordic countries: 1 June for the autumn semester and 1 December for the spring semester.

Exchange students and Fulbright students: 1 October for the spring semester and 15 April for the autumn semester. 

Admission requirements: Nordic applicants: Generell studiekompetanse International applicants: Higher Education Entrance Qualification and certified language requirements in English.  

A list of the requirements for the Higher Education Entrance Qualification in Norway can be found on the web site from the Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (NOKUT). For language requirements we refer to NOKUT's GSU-list.

Admission code: 9199 (Nordic applicants).

Objectives: Building competence on the peoples and cultures of the circumpolar world with a special focus on indigenous peoples and the Barents region.

Knowledge

• On indigenous peoples in the Circumpolar North
• On history, identity and culture
• On mass culture and the role of media in forming identities

Skills

• The ability to approach culture and cultural differences
• To analyse the interplay between community changes and culture
• To understand indigenous perspectives compared to western ones

General competence

• In a multidisciplinary approach to peoples and cultures
• In cross-cultural adaptations in the Circumpolar North
• In peoples and cultures of the Barents region

Work requirements:

Answers to given module questions. The answers have to be approved byresponsible teacher before the students are allowed to do the final exam.

Examination: 

A final written home based exam:- Available time: 3 days - Extent. 5 to 6 pages - Font: Times New Roman, 12 pkt., line spacing 1,5. Margins; right,top and bottom 2 cm, left 4 cm. - Grading: scale A ¿ F, with F for failed.

 Possibility of re-sit exam in case of F

The date for the exam can be changed. The final date will be announced at your faculty early in May and early in November.