Kyle Andrew Korynta Topics related to Norwegian literature,
life, and civilization. Recommended: NORW 203. Arctic
Expeditions, Environment, and Peoples (Spring 2013). This course
will be conducted in Norwegian. Student learning goals This
course looks at Scandinavian explorers and expeditions as well
as Scandinavian control of, and influence in, the Arctic and
Antarctic regions. Topics include the expeditions of Eric the
Red, Leif Erikson, Fridtjof Nansen, and Roald Amundsen; whaling,
coal mining, and the world seed vault on Svalbard; climate
change and its effects on the arctic tundra and the
sustainability of the Norse in Greenland and the Sami people in
Northern Scandinavia, the melting of the polar ice, and the
opening up of the Northwest Passage. The course will also
include an exploration of myths, legends, and religions in the
far North. General method of instruction Recommended: NORW 203
Class assignments and grading Written assignments: 30%
Presentation: 10% Quizzes: 30% Course Paper: 30%