Barbarians and Romans

This course explores how the Roman Empire interacted with cultures beyond its borders, with a special focus on the Germanic and Celtic peoples between 100 BCE and 400 CE. You will examine how these cultural encounters were expressed both in material objects and in ways of life. The course helps you understand and discuss key concepts such as imperialism, views of civilization, ethnicity, social identity, Romanization, and cultural hybridity.

Course literature

The course literature listed may be updated up to eight weeks before the course begins.

The course is taught in English at the Department of Archaeology and Ancient History. You will learn through different types of teaching: lectures, seminars, group work, and study visits at The National Museum and Glyptoteket in Copenhagen.

To pass the course, you need to take part actively in the seminars and group exercises. You also need to complete a written assignment. Exchange students are given priority when applying. 

Prerequisites

General requirements and studies equivalent to Swedish Upper Secondary School courses English 6/English level 2

Selection criteria

Seats are allocated according to the following: The general average (GPA) of your higher secondary school leaving certificate: 34 %, The Swedish national university aptitude test: 34 %, number of previous ECTS at application deadline (up to 165): 32 %. If students have equal credentials, seats are allocated based on their results on The Swedish National University Aptitude Test. If this too is equal, seats are allocated based on a draw.

Tuition fees for non-EU/EEA citizens

Citizens of countries outside:

• The European Union (EU)
• The European Economic Area (EEA) and
• Switzerland

are required to pay tuition fees. You pay an instalment of the tuition fee in advance of each
semester.

Tuition fees, payments and exemptions

Full programme/course tuition fee: SEK 15,625
First payment: SEK 15,625

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Note that you may also need to pay an application fee, or provide proof of exemption.

Application fee

No tuition fees for citizens of the EU, EEA and Switzerland

There are no tuition fees for citizens of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland.