Viking and Medieval Studies (master's two years)

has advanced knowledge within Viking and/or medieval studies with emphasis on one or more of the following disciplines:
history
art history
history of religion
archaeology
philology
cultural history
has a special knowledge of theories and methods related to interdisciplinary research.
knows the history of research and has a good grasp on the relevant source categories and reference literature related to the study of medieval communication in Scandinavia.
has a thorough knowledge about how texts and artefacts interact as means of communication in the Scandinavian Middel Ages.
has an analytic perception of theoretical discussions about medieval communication; in particular discussions about the concept of “text” and how this concept relates to oral and written transmission.
knows how to apply the aquired theoretical knowledge to other academic fields where communication is the issue.
can analyze and deal critically with various sources of medieval communication, contextualize these sources and use them to formulate scholarly arguments about Scandinavian medieval mentality.
has aquired a critical approach to existing theories and methods applied on medieval communication; in particular issues related to the concept of literacy, New Philology and transmission of texts.
knows how to work independently with theoretical problems and how to apply these to theoretical and practical questions connected to texts and text transmission.
can under supervision carry out an independent, limited, cross disciplinary research project about medieval verbal and non-verbal communication in accordance with applicable norms for research ethics.

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