Main Field of Study and progress level:
History: First cycle, has only upper-secondary level entry requirements
Grading scale: Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail
Responsible department: Department of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies
Contents
The course deals with the economic, social and political changes connected to the industrialization and urbanization processes in Sweden. The population changes during the demographic transition is stressed and phenomena like the emigration to the United States will be dealt with in particular. Specific interest will be paid to the native people of northern Sweden, the Saami.
Expected learning outcomes
- the student must have an overall knowledge of Swedish history during the 19th century and early 20th century.
- the student shall be able to discuss social, political and cultural change in Sweden during the period
- the student shall be able to discuss living conditions among people from a class and gender perspective
Required Knowledge
Field eligibility description 1
Form of instruction
Teaching is conducted through tutorials and group exercises.
Examination modes
Examination will include written reports and individual essays. The grade is an overall assessment of the performance at the various examinations and is awarded first when all of the compulsory modules are passed.
Academic credit transfer
Academic credit transfers are reviewed individually.
Literature
Valid from:
2012 week 8
Barton H. Arnold Essays on Scandinavian history Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press : c2009. : 286 s. : ISBN: 978-0-8093-2886-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) Mandatory Search the University Library catalogue
Kent Neil A concise history of Sweden Cambridge : Cambridge University Press : 2008 : 300 s. : ISBN: 978-0-521-81284-9 Mandatory Search the University Library catalogue
Magnusson Lars An economic history of Sweden London : Routledge : 2000 : xvii, 305 s. : ISBN: 0-415-18167-4 (hbk) Mandatory Search the University Library catalogue
From Sweden to America : a history of the migration Runblom Harald, Norman Hans Uppsala : Acta Univ. Upsaliensis : 1976 : 391 s., [10] kart- o. pl.-bl. : ISBN: 91-554-0355-7 (Acta Univ. Upsaliensis (inb.) ; 80:00 Mandatory Search the University Library catalogue