Course TY1069

German:The History of German Language and Culture and Academic Writing

7.5 Credits
First Cycle

Starts week 36, 2025

The course aims for students to acquire a deeper insight into German language and cultural history and get an overview of the German language development from the 500‘s to modern times as well as practice their academic writing skills. After completing the course the students shall, in addition to increased overall language skills, be able to:

  • demonstrate a deeper insight into the German language structure and history and be able to draw their own conclusions and theorize about German language development
  • demonstrate an independent and critical approach to various methods in older and modern linguistic research and be able to discover contrastively important similarities and differences between Swedish and German
  • apply basic skills in academic writing when writing a paper
  • critically evaluate their own learning and identify any additional competence needs in the subject.

The course consists of mandatory online seminars that take place in a virtual classroom at set times, as well as various assignments.
There are no physical gatherings.

Starts and ends:
week 36, 2025 - week 3, 2026
Study Rate:
25%
Location:
Varied
Time of Day:
Day
Teaching form:
Distance
Language:
German
Entry Qualifications :
  • German Grammar - basic course 7,5 credits and German Written Proficiency I, 7,5 credits. Exemption from Swedish can be given.
Selection :
Higher education credits (1-165 credits)
Application Code:
HDA-H3NCF
Main field of study:
Online Education

Mandatory online meetings will be held according to the schedule.

Compulsory meetings:
0 physical

Requirements for Computer Skills and Computer Capacity

Tuition Fee
First Tuition Fee Installment:
12,000 SEK
Total Tuition Fee:
12,000 SEK
EU/EEA Citizens or exchange students are not required to pay fees.
Information on application and tuition fees: www.universityadmissions.se.
Closed for late application
Literature List

Literature lists are published at the latest one month ahead of the course start date.

To Literature List
How may we help you?

Ask us about studying at Dalarna University.
support@du.se
+46 23-77 80 00

Course room in Canvas

In the learning platform Canvas you can find more information about the course.

Visit the course room
Course Coordinator
Anneli Fjordevik

Starts week 4, 2026

The course aims for students to acquire a deeper insight into German language and cultural history and get an overview of the German language development from the 500‘s to modern times as well as practice their academic writing skills. After completing the course the students shall, in addition to increased overall language skills, be able to:

  • demonstrate a deeper insight into the German language structure and history and be able to draw their own conclusions and theorize about German language development
  • demonstrate an independent and critical approach to various methods in older and modern linguistic research and be able to discover contrastively important similarities and differences between Swedish and German
  • apply basic skills in academic writing when writing a paper
  • critically evaluate their own learning and identify any additional competence needs in the subject.

The course consists of mandatory online seminars that take place in a virtual classroom at set times, as well as various assignments.
There are no physical gatherings.

Starts and ends:
week 4, 2026 - week 23, 2026
Study Rate:
25%
Location:
Varied
Time of Day:
Day
Teaching form:
Distance
Language:
German
Entry Qualifications :
  • German Grammar - basic course 7,5 credits and German Written Proficiency I, 7,5 credits. Exemption from Swedish can be given.
Selection :
Higher education credits (1-165 credits)
Application Code:
HDA-V3QAA
Main field of study:
Online Education

Mandatory online meetings will be held according to the schedule.

Compulsory meetings:
0 physical

Requirements for Computer Skills and Computer Capacity

Tuition Fee
First Tuition Fee Installment:
12,000 SEK
Total Tuition Fee:
12,000 SEK
EU/EEA Citizens or exchange students are not required to pay fees.
Information on application and tuition fees: www.universityadmissions.se.
Closed for late application
Literature List

Literature lists are published at the latest one month ahead of the course start date.

To Literature List
How may we help you?

Ask us about studying at Dalarna University.
support@du.se
+46 23-77 80 00

Course room in Canvas

In the learning platform Canvas you can find more information about the course.

Visit the course room
Course Coordinator
Anneli Fjordevik

Starts week 36, 2026

The course aims for students to acquire a deeper insight into German language and cultural history and get an overview of the German language development from the 500‘s to modern times as well as practice their academic writing skills. After completing the course the students shall, in addition to increased overall language skills, be able to:

  • demonstrate a deeper insight into the German language structure and history and be able to draw their own conclusions and theorize about German language development
  • demonstrate an independent and critical approach to various methods in older and modern linguistic research and be able to discover contrastively important similarities and differences between Swedish and German
  • apply basic skills in academic writing when writing a paper
  • critically evaluate their own learning and identify any additional competence needs in the subject.

The course consists of mandatory online seminars that take place in a virtual classroom at set times, as well as various assignments.
There are no physical gatherings.

Starts and ends:
week 36, 2026 - week 2, 2027
Study Rate:
25%
Location:
Varied
Time of Day:
Day
Teaching form:
Distance
Language:
German
Entry Qualifications :
  • German Grammar - basic course 7,5 credits and German Written Proficiency I, 7,5 credits. Exemption from Swedish can be given.
Selection :
Higher education credits (1-165 credits)
Application Code:
HDA-H3RBF
Main field of study:
Online Education

Mandatory online meetings will be held according to the schedule.

Compulsory meetings:
0 physical

Requirements for Computer Skills and Computer Capacity

Tuition Fee
First Tuition Fee Installment:
12,000 SEK
Total Tuition Fee:
12,000 SEK
EU/EEA Citizens or exchange students are not required to pay fees.
Information on application and tuition fees: www.universityadmissions.se.
Application period
-
Literature List

Literature lists are published at the latest one month ahead of the course start date.

To Literature List
How may we help you?

Ask us about studying at Dalarna University.
support@du.se
+46 23-77 80 00

Course Coordinator
Anneli Fjordevik