Undergraduate Course: Old Norse Studies (ELCS10004)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Course type | Standard | 
Availability | Not available to visiting students | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) | 
Credits | 20 | 
 
| Home subject area | European Languages & Cultures - Scandinavian Stud | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
http://www.arts.ed.ac.uk/scastuds/courses.html | 
Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | A course on the literature and language of medieval Iceland and the study of a sample of texts. | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13  Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1) 
  
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Learn enabled:  Yes | 
Quota:  None | 
 
	
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| Central | Lecture |  | 1-11 |  12:10 - 13:00 |  |  |  |  |  | Central | Lecture |  | 1-11 |  |  |  12:10 - 13:00 |  |  |  
| First Class | 
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) |  | 3:00 |  |  |  
 
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| Delivery period: 2012/13  Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS2) 
  
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Learn enabled:  Yes | 
Quota:  None | 
 
	
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| No Classes have been defined for this Course |  
| First Class | 
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
| A reading knowledge of Old Norse, a knowledge of the range and variety of Old Norse texts and an understanding of the historical context in which they were produced. | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
| Assessment for University of Edinburgh Students and Visiting Students - One 3000 word essay (30%) and a 3 hour degree examination (70%). |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
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Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Alan Macniven 
Tel: (0131 6)50 3279 
Email: alan.macniven@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Ms Jocelyn Proctor 
Tel: (0131 6)50 3635 
Email: jocelyn.proctor@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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