Is there a way to see what colleges offer a subject

[cathmom]

without having to go to each individual website? I would like to know what colleges offer Swedish as a language, a minor, or a major. TIA!

[cathmom]

I found a list on the Swedish consulate's website! Now we'll see if it's up to date!

 

http://www.swedenabroad.com/Page____31209.aspx

[mcconnellboys]

http://www.nordicway.com/directory_colleges.htm

[JFSinIL]

I see my ds's school, Augustana, is on that list. He will be a biology major there in less than two weeks (!!!) AND decided to take a year of Swedish instead of the two quarters of Spanish he'd need to finish the language requirement. Augh. has GREAT financial aid, too - ds got the top $16,500 a year award PLUS another $500 grant and if you file the FAFSA on time they give another $500...plus he went to scholarship day and got a $1,000 a year Biology scholarship.

 

He also got work study, a $2,000 outside scholarship, and student loans. Our remaining cost will be about $14,464 a year.

 

The local state schools would expect us to pay almost $20,000 a year (what FAFSA says we can afford hahahaha).

 

You student should really look at Augustana.

[Michelle in MO]

The University of Minnesota offers a Scandinavian Languages and Finnish B.A. and, according to their website, is "one of the few departments in the Unitied States to teach four modern Nordic languages from a beginning to an advanced level, as well as Old Icelandic language and medieval Icelandic literature, and a full range of Scandinavian literature and culture courses." I took courses myself from two of the professors in this department, and both were top-notch. The GSD (German, Scandinavian, and Dutch) Department also offers a 6-week course in Modern Icelandic, which would be a great course for any interested in graduate work. IIRC, Modern Icelandic is the closest living language we have which is comparable to Old Anglo-Saxon, and is pursued by those interested in subjects like historical linguistics.

 

I haven't seen a college bulletin from the U of M in years, but when I was an undergraduate student there, they had more undergraduate and graduate-level languages offered than any website I've ever seen since: French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Scandinavian and Finnish, Arabic, Hebrew, Russian, Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit, Swahili, Cherokee, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc. etc. I don't know if they currently offer all of these languages, but this was typical of their offerings in the early 80s.

Edited August 8, 2010 by Michelle in MO

[cathmom]

I was looking at UM, Michelle, and it has SO. MUCH. it's unbelievable. But I can't really see this child going to a huge school in a city. Then, again, she's got a while to go before college. But there's nothing that offers Swedish near us, so she would have to go away. Thanks!

 

JFS, I'll look at Augustana. Thanks!

 

mcconnellboys, thanks for the link! I'll have to compare the lists!

[JFSinIL]

I was looking at UM, Michelle, and it has SO. MUCH. it's unbelievable. But I can't really see this child going to a huge school in a city. Then, again, she's got a while to go before college. But there's nothing that offers Swedish near us, so she would have to go away. Thanks!

 

JFS, I'll look at Augustana. Thanks!

 

mcconnellboys, thanks for the link! I'll have to compare the lists!

 

My ds was accepted at UM, too - we all decided better to be a large fish in a smaller pool than a guppy in the ocean of UM!!!!

 

Maybe for graduate school.....

[Michelle in MO]

I was looking at UM, Michelle, and it has SO. MUCH. it's unbelievable. But I can't really see this child going to a huge school in a city.

 

My ds was accepted at UM, too - we all decided better to be a large fish in a smaller pool than a guppy in the ocean of UM!!!!

 

 

:iagree:

 

 

Oh yes--I completely understand! I grew up in the Twin Cities and had a few nightmares about getting lost on campus before I actually attended.

 

It most likely would be a better place for graduate studies. Like I mentioned, I knew a couple of the professors (cross-disciplinary in both German and Scandinavian) and they were excellent. Within the department there's a smaller feel, but the campus itself is HUGE!

[cathmom]

I see my ds's school, Augustana, is on that list. He will be a biology major there in less than two weeks (!!!) AND decided to take a year of Swedish instead of the two quarters of Spanish he'd need to finish the language requirement. Augh. has GREAT financial aid, too - ds got the top $16,500 a year award PLUS another $500 grant and if you file the FAFSA on time they give another $500...plus he went to scholarship day and got a $1,000 a year Biology scholarship.

 

He also got work study, a $2,000 outside scholarship, and student loans. Our remaining cost will be about $14,464 a year.

 

The local state schools would expect us to pay almost $20,000 a year (what FAFSA says we can afford hahahaha).

 

You student should really look at Augustana.

 

I was just clicking around their website and it looks really good, except for the fact that it costs so much! I like its location, and for Swedish the history is amazing (that it was founded by 2 Swedes). I'm really hoping that my dd can develop a good proficiency by the time she's applying for college, although I don't know that she'll want to major in it. She's kind of artsy, loves writing and acting and Sweden.