Scandinavian Language Proficiency
Progress toward advanced-level proficiency in Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, or Swedish (or intermediate-level proficiency in Finnish) in writing, speaking and listening in a variety of living as well as professional contexts, and reading various text types (newspapers, literature, college-level texts, etc.) with a strong level of comprehension.
Nordic Literature, Culture, and History
Learn to recognize and critically reflect upon key dimensions of Nordic literature, art, society, culture, and history, with an emphasis on appreciating these cultures' artistic production and intellectual histories.
Effective Writing and Analytic Competence
Learn to use writing as a process of discovery by composing essays that demonstrate mature analytic thought, the orderly development of ideas, and vigorous argument.
Develop a lifelong appreciation of Nordic cultures as well as literature while developing attitudes and habits of thought and study that encourage lifelong learning and continued contact with the informed study of Nordic culture.