SwedenBachelor's0.5 years
Viking and Medieval Scandinavian History
University of GothenburgGöteborg, Sweden
Fee for international students
SEK 24,500 for the whole course (as of 2026)Source: UHR/universityadmissions API
- Intakes
- Not published
- Duration
- 0.5 years
Programme facts
- Level
- Bachelor's
- Duration
- 0.5 years
- Language of teaching
- English
- Study mode
- part time
- Credits
- 15 ECTS
- Intakes
- Not published
About this programme
This course covers the history of Scandinavia from the Viking Age (c.700 CE) until the Reformation. It broadly focuses on the region’s political, social, and cultural developments alongside its concurrent integration into Europe. We study Viking plundering raids and territorial expansion, state building, magic and pagan beliefs, and Christianization. Moreover, the course explores archeological and textual sources as well as images of Vikings and Scandinavian Middle Ages in popular culture.
Entry requirements
Typical for this university, not this programme's own requirement.
- IELTS6.5 overall, no band below 5.5
- Prerequisites
- Typical international undergraduate tuition: SEK 100-180k