Overview

Scandinavian Studies is the oldest such department in the Americas, tracing its roots to 1875. Department faculty have received numerous awards and other marks of recognition for their teaching and scholarship.

Features

The department offers the master of arts and the doctor of philosophy in Scandinavian Studies.

The Scandinavian Studies program at University of Wisconsin Madison offers the possibility to attain a broad education in Scandinavian culture that has proven to be extremely useful in students' professional careers.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

Scandinavian Children's Literature

The Drama of Henrik Ibsen

The Drama of August Strindberg

Nineteenth-Century Scandinavian Fiction

Kierkegaard and Scandinavian Literature

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-02 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

51 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Madison, United States

Disciplines

Area & Cultural Studies View 65 other PhDs in Area & Cultural Studies in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

3.2

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Students applying directly for the Ph.D. program should have an M.A. in a related field. New Ph.D. students will be expected to acquire competencies equivalent to the M.A. in Scandinavian Studies, and this will be assessed at the time of the preliminary exam.

As in the case of admissions to the M.A. program, applicants should have a B.A. degree from an approved institution, a major in a field of humanities or social studies, and an outstanding record.

In ordinary circumstances, graduate students entering the program with a B.A. will be required to take the M.A. before they can proceed to the Ph.D. Applicants are expected to have preparation equivalent to an undergraduate major in Scandinavian Studies at UW–Madison and should preferably either have taken three years of a Scandinavian language or must demonstrate (by examination) equivalent competence in one Scandinavian language or Finnish.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

25732 USD / year

≈ 25732 USD / year
Out-of-State

25732 USD / year

≈ 25732 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

12404 USD / year

≈ 12404 USD / year

Living costs

Madison

United States

1015 - 1752 USD / month

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