Course GEN3C5

Literature in English

12 Credits
First Cycle

Starts week 4, 2025

On completion of the course, students will be able to:

· describe ideology-critical perspectives on fiction and use these in the analysis of formal and narrative features
· reflect on the complexity that characterises societal phenomena related to national, social and cultural identity, and the role of literature in illuminating these phenomena
· analyse literature from the English-speaking world using relevant literary terminology and argue for their own interpretations of literary works in a correct, clear and coherent way, both orally and in writing.

The course includes mandatory online meetings, which take place in a virtual classroom at specific times. No physical meetings on campus are included.

 

Starts and ends:
week 4, 2025 - week 23, 2025
Study Rate:
50%
Location:
Flexible (Falun)
Time of Day:
Day
Teaching form:
Distance
Language:
English
Entry Qualifications :
  • General entry requirements and English 6. Exemption from Swedish can be given.
Selection :
Final school grades (66 %) and Högskoleprovet - Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (34 %)
Application Code:
HDA-V3LN8
Main field of study:
Online Education
Compulsory meetings:
0 physical
Computer Skills:

Surf on the Internet, read and send emails, use a word-processing programme (e.g. Word). Connect a camera and headphones to the computer and install a programme using instructions.

Computer Capacity:

Access to a computer (Not a mini pc, tablet or similar) that is not older than three years (or equivalent) and broadband connection, at least 1 Mbit/s (not mobile broadband, because mobile broadband can vary considerably in speed).

Means of Education:

Higher rate of web-based communication where our learning platform (Learn/Canvas) is a natural element of the course. Web-based meetings with sound and image where simple presentations can be held. Lectures can be broadcast live or can alternatively be made available afterwards online.

Tuition Fee
First Tuition Fee Installment:
17,400 SEK
Total Tuition Fee:
17,400 SEK
EU/EEA Citizens or exchange students are not required to pay fees.
Information on application and tuition fees: www.universityadmissions.se.
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Literature List

Literature lists are published at the latest one month ahead of the course start date.

To Literature List
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