Course code

AIG6312.HT

old course code

Course title in Estonian

Põhjamaade ajaloo seminar

Course title in English

Seminar in Scandinavian History

ECTS credits

6.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Kersti Markus (language of instruction:Estonian)

lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

To provide the students an understanding of the different layers of the Scandinavian influences in Estonia from the perspective of the written, visual and archaeological sources.

Brief description of the course

During the course different periods of the Estonian history will be discussed: the Viking area, the Danish and Swedish periods. Special attention is being devoted to political and social problems, cultural contacts, art and architecture. The course is being conducted by different lectures.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- has knowledge of the history of the Scandinavian countries and the history of Estonia during Denmark and Sweden;
- is able to evaluate the use of different types of sources in historical writing;
- is able to critically reflect the role of Denmark and Sweden in Estonian history and culture.

Teacher

Kersti Markus

Study programmes containing that course

History (AIAJB/24.HT)
History (AIAJB/23.HT)
History (AIAJB/22.HT)
History (AIAJB/21.HT)
History (AIAJB/20.HT)
Primary School Teacher (KAKLI/18.HR)
Primary School Teacher (KAKLI/00.HR)
History (AIAJB/19.HT)
History (AIAJB/18.HT)
Primary School Teacher (KAKLI/16.HR)
History (AIAJB/17.HT)
History (AIAJB/16.HT)
History (AIAJB/00.HT)