Current active course description (last updated 2023/24)
History of the North
HIS1050
Current active course description (last updated 2023/24)
History of the North
HIS1050
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.
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.
Students must be admitted to the Senior Teacher Education in Social Science.
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 will be 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 Senior Teacher Education in Social Science.
Lectures, seminars, colloquia, oral presentations, writing with student peer-review, and assignments.
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, approved/not approved.
- Off-campus exam (HJ), 6 hours, graded A-F.
The course literature will be in English.
Overlap refers to a similarity between courses with the same content. Therefore, you will receive the following reduction in credits if you have taken the courses listed below:
HIS1000 - History of the North - 10 credits