Covers political, social, economic, and cultural development in Scandinavia since 1815, including nationalism, industrialization, democratization, welfare states, and WWII.
Past student reviews · Dean Krouk
The class involved a lot of reading and a good amount of writing, which students considered expected for a history course.
Explain the significance of major historical events, figures, processes, and periods in the Nordic region since 1815.
Analyze modern and contemporary Scandinavian culture, politics, and society from an informed historical perspective.
Interpret historical information, engage in discussion and debate, and argue persuasively about significant topics in the Nordic history.
Graduate students will be able to do all of the above with reference to a larger amount of academic scholarship and secondary literature written in both English and the Nordic languages.
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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 6 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.
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DEAN KROUK is recorded teaching in Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 30 | 0 |
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 30 | 0 |
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Past student reviews · Dean Krouk
Students described the course material as interesting and noted that lectures effectively clarified key information from the readings.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Spring 2022: 3.87 GPA, 96.3% A/AB (n=27 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.83 GPA, 92.3% A/AB (n=26 letter grades).
Past student reviews · Dean Krouk
The class involved a lot of reading and a good amount of writing, which students considered expected for a history course.
Past student reviews · Dean Krouk
Past students noted that the instructor managed class discussions well, encouraging broad involvement while preventing a few people from dominating time.
Latest available · Spring 2025— not enough history to project Spring 2027.
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History of Scandinavia Since 1815
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