2025 Fall

SCANDIN 75 001 - LEC 001

Nordic Culture and Values

John S Prusynski

Aug 27, 2025 - Dec 12, 2025

Mo, We, Fr

09:00 am - 09:59 am

Social Sciences Building 56

Class #:22691

Units: 4

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Offered through Scandinavian

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 50

Enrolled: 0

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 50

Waitlist Max: 5

No Reserved Seats

Hours & Workload

3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 9 hours of outside work hours per week.

Other classes by John S Prusynski

This course explores the most important cultural contributions of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. It focuses on an interdisciplinary historical examination of the emergence of three central contemporary Nordic value systems: environmentalism, gender equality, and social solidarity/trust. The readings range in approach from social-science-inflected readings in political science, history of science, ethnography, and public policy, to those examining more humanistic forms of expression (literature, theater, film). Taught in English with readings in English.

Class Description

This course explores the most important cultural contributions of Denmark, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. It focuses on an interdisciplinary historical examination of several themes in contemporary Nordic cultures and value systems. Course texts range in approach from social-science-inflected readings in political science, history of science, ethnography, and public policy, to those examining more humanistic forms of expression (literature, theater, film). Taught in English with readings in English.