The Two World Wars: A Scandinavian Perspective

Knowledge

• The student should have a broad understanding of the main events and processes in the Scandinavian countries during the two World Wars
• The student should have knowledge of major similarities and differences in the political, military, social and economic policies of the Scandinavian countries during both wars
• The student should have a broad knowledge of the treatment of these subjects in central research literature

Skills

• The student must show the ability to present and discuss historical issues connected with the course in written form
• The student should be able to reflect on their academic output and modify this through supervision.
• The student should be able to find, consider and refer to relevant subject matters in the curriculum, and use them when developing and dealing with certain research questions.

General competence

• The student should be able to access relevant scientific literature.
• The student should be able to review relevant knowledge from the literature.
• The student should be able to discuss central theories and perspectives from the curriculum in written work.