Summer Courses in Scandinavian Manuscript Studies: 1. Reading and Working with Manuscripts
Course content
The course Reading and Working with
Manuscripts provides the student with an introduction to
codicology and paleography in the form of lectures and workshops.
Gaining hands-on experience with real manuscripts from the
Arnamagnæan Collection, the student will learn how to handle,
describe and read medieval and early modern manuscripts from
Iceland and Scandinavia.
The workload amounts to a total of 210 hours, equalling 7.5
ECTS.
For PhD students credits are 5 ECTS.
This includes preparatory reading before the beginning of the
summer school. A list
of
recommended reading can be found here.
The timetables for 2023 will be made available closer to the
date.
For information on tuition fees, please visit the Faculty of Humanities summer school website
By the end of the course, the student will be able to:
- Describe a medieval or early modern manuscript book in terms of its codicological features
- Recognize and date various types of medieval and post-medieval scripts
- Read and transcribe texts found in primary manuscript sources
See the curriculum.
Class instruction with lectures and workshops.
A list of recommended reading can be found here.
The student must have some background in Old Norse language and
literature.
The student must be able to read texts in Academic
English.
In order to be admitted to the Master’s elective offered as summer courses in Scandinavian Manuscript Studies, the student must have completed a Bachelor's degree program. The student must have some background in Old Norse language and literature, e.g. a BA level course such as The Nordic languages in the Medieval Period (De nordiske sprog i middelalderen).
Applicants must fill in the application form
Deadline:
- First round: 1 April
- Second round: 1 June (after availability)
Tuition fees
For information on tuition fees for BA and MA students, please visit the Faculty of Humanities summer school website. Ph.d. students participate for free.
Information on living costs and costs of accommodation is available at the UCPH website for international students.
- ECTS
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
-
Course participation under invigilation
- Marking scale
- passed/not passed
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
- Category
- Hours
- Class Instruction
- 70
- Preparation
- 20
- Exam Preparation
- 120
- English
- 210
Kursusinformation
- Language
- English
- Course number
- HNOK0004SU
- ECTS
- 7,5 ECTS
- Programme level
- Full Degree Master
Part Time MasterPh.D.
- Duration
- Placement
- Summer
- Schedulegroup
-
The Summer Courses in Scandinavian Manuscript Studies will take place 14 - 23 August 2023
- Capacity
- 25
- Studyboard
- Study Board of Scandinavian Studies and Linguistics
Contracting department
- Department of Scandinavian Studies and Linguistics
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Humanities
Course Coordinators
- Sean Vrieland (13-786a6673337b776e6a71667369456d7a7233707a336970)
- Tarrin Jon Wills (6-7c697a7a717648707d7536737d366c73)
- Giovanni Verri (3-6c7b6e456d7a7233707a336970)
Teacher
And other teachers include:
Anne Mette Hansen
Beeke Stegmann
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