Spring 2027

Nordic Mythology

An examination of mythology, literature, ritual, and religion from Nordic areas and Scandinavia, focusing on pre-Christian beliefs and medieval folklore.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Scott Mellor4.3/5

Summary

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Past student reviews · Scott Mellor

The course required heavy reading and assignments, with grades often dependent on essays that students described as difficult to master.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Recognize, describe and analyze cultural phenomena, specifically pre-Christian Nordic Religion, and put it into context.

  • Demonstrate an understanding of the major theories, approaches, concepts and current research findings concerning medieval Nordic mythology and religion.

  • Synthesize the written and material information and use insight and creativity to demonstrate an understanding of the knowledge base from the field.

  • Communicate effectively through written essays, oral presentations and discussion.

  • Retrieve, analyze, and interpret the professional and lay literature providing information to both professionals and public.

  • Guide, mentor and support peers to achieve excellence in practice of the discipline.

  • Work in multi-disciplinary teams to analyze the cultural material from various disciplinary points of view

Source: UW Guide 1 UW Guide 2 UW Guide 3 UW Guide 4

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Prerequisites

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Sophomore standing

  • Sophomore standing
FOLKLORE/MEDIEVAL/RELIGST/SCANDST 342

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  • Sophomore standing

Professors

Spring 2027

Scott Mellor

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About this rating

Raw average: 4.52/5 from 66 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

For this course: 3.3/5 raw quality · 3.8/5 difficulty · 4 reviews

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Past student reviews · Scott Mellor

Scott Mellor taught a reading-heavy course with weekly mini-essays and lectures that were engaging but often tangential. Students noted that keeping up with the material could be challenging, though he was forgiving with late work. One student found the grading criteria and late policy ambiguous, while another praised his passion and effectiveness as an educator.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.52 GPA, 71.9% A/AB (n=89 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.47 GPA, 76.7% A/AB (n=43 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.74 GPA, 86.5% A/AB (n=37 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

SCOTT MELLOR is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 1000

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Scott Mellor

Scott Mellor teaches with high engagement, and students found the lectures interesting and fun despite occasional tangents.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.52 GPA, 71.9% A/AB (n=89 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.47 GPA, 76.7% A/AB (n=43 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.74 GPA, 86.5% A/AB (n=37 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Scott Mellor

The course required heavy reading and assignments, with grades often dependent on essays that students described as difficult to master.

Past student reviews · Scott Mellor

Students noted that slides were unhelpful for understanding, requiring fast note-taking to keep up with lectures that sometimes strayed from the main topic.

Topics

  • Nordic mythology and literature
  • Medieval folklore and religion
  • Pre-Christian Nordic religion

Skills

  • Understanding major theories and approaches to medieval Nordic mythology
  • Synthesizing written and material information in the field
  • Effective communication through essays and presentations
  • Retrieving and interpreting professional and lay literature

Grades

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1316 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
FOLKLORE/MEDIEVAL/RELIGST/SCANDST 342 · Spring 2027

Nordic Mythology

Recorded 2026-10-14
FOLKLORE/MEDIEVAL/RELIGST/SCANDST 342 · Spring 2027

Nordic Mythology

Recorded 2026-10-14
FOLKLORE/MEDIEVAL/RELIGST/SCANDST 342 · Spring 2027

Nordic Mythology

Recorded 2026-10-14
FOLKLORE/MEDIEVAL/RELIGST/SCANDST 342 · Spring 2027

Nordic Mythology

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Recorded 2026-10-14

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