TGTU64 · 6 credits · Basic level (G2F) · Inget huvudområde
Nordic History of Technology
Active · next start VT 2027
100%
passed the latest regular sitting
UPG2 · 8 Jun 2026 · 20 students
100%
passed the regular sittings, all sittings over the last 5 years
UPG2 · 82 students
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Hand-in or lab
UPG2 Active Participation in Group Sessions and Group Assignment
- G
Main rounds
100% passed · 82 students
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- 100%32
Later rounds
No sittings with at least 5 students.
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Other modules
Partial exams, hand-ins and labs. They are not part of the figures at the top.
Hand-in or lab
UPG1 Individual assignment
- 5
- 4
- 3
Main rounds
100% passed · 81 students
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- 100%31
Later rounds
No sittings with at least 5 students.
- Get 4 or 5: 69% (81 students)
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About the course
Aim
The purpose of the course is to provide basic knowledge of what technology is, and the development of Nordic technology from the Viking and Middle Ages to contemporary times. The students develop their knowledge concerning different periods in the history of Nordic technology. The course challenges the students in their understanding of the demands and possibilities of technology and crafts through practice and laboratory work. Historical and international perspectives are focused on in exercises and tasks. After finishing the course, the students should be able to:
- describe the most important characteristics of what technology is and how it evolves,
- describe some of the important resources of nature in the Nordic countries and discuss how these have influenced the development of technology,
- discuss important steps of technology development in the Nordic countries from a historical perspective,
- discuss some advances in Nordic technology and compare these to international examples.
Content
A selection of technologies used at different periods of time in the history of the Nordic countries is introduced. The students are given the opportunity to practice different methods and techniques, in order to experience themselves the demands of technology and crafts of various periods. The periods are:
- the Viking Era
- the Middle Ages
- the Era of Industrialism
- Contemporary Times
- Examiner
- Jonas Hallström
- Scheduled hours
- 40 h
- Main field of study
- Inget huvudområde