Scandinavian Studies/Nordic Philology deals with the literature, cultures and languages of Scandinavia. It examines literary and cultural phenomena in inter-Scandinavian comparison through current theoretical approaches in a historical and systematic perspective.

The program is based on intensive language training in one of the continental Scandinavian languages (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish).

The focus in research and teaching lies on the following:

• Scandinavian literary history,
• Contemporary literature,
• Arctic discourses,
• Intermediality (text and image, text and film),
• Theater and performance practice,
• Gender studies and theories of the body

• A willingness to read a lot and attentively
• General enthusiasm for literature and language
• Strong interest in the languages as well as the literature and culture of the Scandinavian countries
• A desire to learn one or more Scandinavian languages
• An interest in questions of literary and cultural theory
• An inclination to read and write academic texts
• You should enjoy engaging with other cultures: An extended stay in a Scandinavian country during your degree is strongly recommended.

As in the humanities in general, there are many opportunities for starting a career, because there is no clear career field for graduates of Scandinavian Studies. Among others, the following areas of work are open to graduates with a Bachelor’s degree in Scandinavian Studies:

• Journalism and publishing (e.g., as translators, proof-readers, editors)
• Cultural institutions (e.g. museums, theaters, libraries)
• Culture and event management
• Tourism (e.g. travel management and planning)
• Politics and society (e.g. cultural institutes, embassies)
• Business (e.g. in companies that have close connections to Northern Europe)
• Adult education (e.g. language teaching in Germany and Scandinavia)

In general, you should make intensive efforts to obtain additional qualifications such as job-related internships during your degree in order to get a more precise idea of the world of work and your own career goals. Internships can usually be credited as course achievements.

Possible combinations without overlaps

• Archaeological Sciences
• Art History
• Book Studies
• Business and Economics
• Chinese Studies
• Cultural History of Christianity
• Education
• English and American Studies
• French Studies
• German studies
• Greek Philology
• Hispanic Studies
• History
• Indo-European and Indo-Iranian Studies
• Islamic Religious Studies
• Italian Studies
• Japanese Studies
• Medieval Latin and Neo-Latin
• Oriental Studies
• Philosophy
• Sociology
• Theater and Media Studies

With these subject combinations, there are generally no overlaps in the timetable.

Possible overlaps in the timetable

• Computational Linguistics
• Digital Humanities and Social Sciences
• Geography: Cultural Geography as a two subject Bachelor's degree program
• Latin Philology
• Political Science

If you combine these subjects, individual courses may overlap in your timetable. For this reason, you can only combine the following subjects with your chosen subject after a consultation. Students are responsible for ensuring that the combination can be studied and that the deadlines set out in Section 11 of the ABMStPOPhil are met. When enrolling, proof of a corresponding consultation with the Central Student Advisory Service or the Student Service Center (Faculty of Humanities, Social Studies, and Theology) must be submitted.