Norwegian
The Department of Scandinavian Studies at the University of Washington offers both an undergraduate major and a minor in Norwegian, as well as opportunities for students to continue their study of Norwegian language, literature, culture, and society on the graduate level while working toward the M.A. and the Ph.D. in Scandinavian Studies.
Program Overview
Scholarships
- Alf Kristian Aulie/Simrad, Inc. Endowed Fund
- Consul Kim Nesselquist Norwegian-American Community Endowed Fund
- Dr. Werner and Mrs. Margit Weingarten Endowed Fund
- Emma Hansen Peterson Endowed Fellowship in Scandinavian Studies
- Gertrude D. Holdal Fund for the Norwegian Program
- John Phillip and Tashia Morgridge Endowed Fund for Scandinavian Studies
- Kielland-Løvdal Exchange Fund
- Nordmanns-Forbundet, Pacific Northwest Chapter Student Support Fund
- Scott Nelskog Endowed Scholarship
- Terje Leiren Graduate Student Support Endowed Fund
Internships
Course Information
Course Catalog (Norwegian)
Course Catalog (Scandinavian)
Modern Language Courses
- NORW 101/102/103: First-Year Norwegian
- NORW 150: Intensive First-Year Norwegian
- NORW 201/202/203: Second-Year Norwegian
Literature
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- NORW 312: Topics in the Norwegian Literature and Culture
- NORW 321: The Plays of Henrik Ibsen
Culture
- SCAND 150: Norwegian Literary and Cultural History
- SCAND 230: Introduction to Folklore Studies
- SCAND 270 A: Sagas of the Vikings
- SCAND 367: Sexuality in Scandinavia: Myth and Reality
Foreign Study
- NORW 199: Elementary Norwegian
- DANISH 299: Intermediate Norwegian
- DANISH 395: Norwegian Area Studies
- DANISH 399: Topics in Norwegian Literature and Culture
Faculty Research
Publications
- Knausgård’s Scandalous ‘Labia’: Shame, Re-Enchantment, and the Pursuit of a More Imaginative Sex Education.
- Siss/Unn/ingen: The Queer Revenant in Is-slottet
- Norwegian double-cloth: warp-weighted loom experiments in a complicated technique
- Nordic War Stories: World War II as History, Fiction, Media and Memory
Other related research topics from faculty of Norwegian:
- Queer Studies
- Ecocriticism
- Folklore and Mythology
- Race and Ethnicity
- Poetry and Poetics
- Translation and Interpretation
- Performance Studies
More About Norwegian
Global
- Over 5.5 million speakers worldwide.
- Also spoken in 20 countries.
Learning
- Is a tonal language, it uses two different tones (pitch accents) to differentiate words that are spelled the same.
- The Norwegian alphabet includes three additional vowels: æ, ø, and å.
Culture & Diplomacy
Travel & Career
Discover More
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Houses in Trondheim, Norway
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River Near Green Grass Field. Hol, Buskerud, Norway
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Northern lights in Lofoten islands
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Opera house in Oslo