This course can be taken as an elective by academically capable BSc Urban Studies students in years 2 or 3. It aims at enabling the student, subject to...

This course can be taken as an elective by academically capable BSc Urban Studies students in years 2 or 3. It aims at enabling the student, subject to agreement in advance with a supervisor, to independently pursue a topic (or work in a format) which is not otherwise on offer among core or elective courses of the programme. It provides great flexibility and can take the form, for example, of:
An essay (theoretical, historical, practice-oriented, or polemic), on a well defined question
A small research report, on a well defined research question
A documentary film on a well-defined issue, with accompanying commentary
A photographic project on a well-defined issue, with accompanying commentary
A design project (drawings and models), with accompanying commentary
A website, with accompanying commentary
A travel diary/reportage/report.
A media reportage and/or substantial journalistic piece investigating a topic of current interest.
The topic chosen should be materially different to that explored in the other modules taken as part of the BSc. It cannot be an extended version of a piece of work you have done for another module!

Students interested in pursuing this module should email a short description of their proposed topic and format to the module coordinator before making their module selection.

Aims:

The aim of this module is to introduce the basics of statistical methods as a foundation on which to explore the world of finance. By the end of the...

Module description

This module aims to give students insight into the Icelandic language, its structure and history. The module equips students with a basic knowledge of Icelandic, both written and spoken, so that they will be able to read elementary texts, engage in simple daily conversation, and pursue further studies in the modern language.
Students will gain knowledge of the fundamentals of Icelandic grammar, vocabulary, sentence structure and pronunciation. Modern texts will be studied as well, and students will practice both spoken and written Icelandic to develop their skills in expressing themselves in Icelandic. In addition, the module will cover in broad outline the history of the language and contemporary ‘language politics’ (loan-words, neologisms etc.).

Preparatory Reading

Dictionaries

ISLEX Orðabókin (http://islex.hi.is/)
	Sverrir Hólmarsson, C Sanders & J Tucker, Íslensk-ensk orðabók (1989).
	Jón Skaptason et al., Ensk-íslensk skólaorðabók (1998).
	Íslensk-ensk ensk-íslensk vasaorðabók (Forlagið 2012)
Readings, Grammar and Exercises

Sólborg Jónsdóttir og Þorbjörg Halldórsdóttir, Íslenska fyrir alla (2011)
	Þorbjörg Halldórsdóttir, Litli málfræðingurinn (Mímir)
	Icelandic Online I
Please note: This module description is accurate at the time of publication. Minor amendments may be made prior to the start of the academic year.