6326 - Faroese Source Materiale from the Dictatorship Era
Course information
Title
Faroese Source Materiale from the Dictatorship Era
Course number
6326.23
Academic year
2024-2025
ECTS
10.00
Level
Master
Faculties
History and Social Sciences
Educations
M.A. in History
Prerequisites
Bachelor in History, Social Science, Politics and Administration or equivalent qualifications.
Language of instruction
Faroese
Registration
Students on the first semester of M.A. in History are automatically enrolled.
Beginning date
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
End date
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Academic content
Purpose
The purpose of the course is to provide the students with extendet skills to research, process and disseminate source materiale on Faroese history in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student shall be able to: • Have knowledge of the source material on Faroese history that exists from the period, and of ways to process and disseminate the source material. • Be able to find and organize relevant source material for a problem and present assessments of the source value. • be able to interpret independently, decide on sources and use them to bring out parts of the reality of the past. • Possess skills to convey acquired knowledge in writing and orally and to identify and document relevant questions in connection with the use of the source material. • Possess skills to reflect on own learning and professional development.
Content
The teaching includes analogue and digital source material from the period and a review of empirical material about the period. Knowledge skills practice and skills awareness are also parts of the course, which include topics that can support a continuing determination process for acquiring academic skills.
Learning and teaching approaches
The course is based on a combination of lectures, student presentation, seminars and group work. During the course, students are required to complete a set number of assignments, which will be determined by the supervisor.
Assessment
Assessment method
Written piece of homework.
Examination (internal/external)
Internal
Grading scale
7-scale
Exam date/dates
The written assignment is due for submission on the 16th of December 2024.
Deadline for withdrawal from exam
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Academic responsibility and teachers
Academic responsibility
Erling Isholm
Teachers
Erling Isholm
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