Animal and plant horror narratives

7.5 credits
Bachelor's level
Web-based (online)
Summer Term 2025

Man-eating plant and bird of prey. White spruce in the background.

Animal and plant horror narrative

Image Sandra Lundström

About the course

Murderous and hostile animals and man-eating plants are prevalent in the horror genre. In this course we analyse film and literature, focusing on animals and plants as a threat to humans. We explore themes that concern humans as prey and predator, climate, and identity.

Syllabus

Application and eligibility

Animal and plant horror narratives, 7.5 credits

Summer Term 2025

Starts

9 June 2025

Ends

31 August 2025

Study location

Varied

Language

English

Type of studies

Mixed, 50%, Distance

Number of mandatory meetings

No mandatory meetings.

Number of other meetings

None

Outline for distance course

The medium of instruction is English.

Access to a computer with broadband internet connection is required for participating in and completing the course tasks. For information on technical requirements, see “Technical Requirements for Online Courses” https://www.umu.se/student/sprakstudier/dokument

Required Knowledge

General entry requirements Entry requirements

Selection

Results-National university aptitude test-Academic credits

Application code

UMU-91418

Application

The online application opens 17 February 2025 at 13:00 CET. Application deadline is 17 March 2025. How to apply

Application and tuition fees

As a citizen of a country outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees for studies at Umeå University.

Application fee

SEK 900

Tuition fee, first instalment

SEK 12,075

Total fee

SEK 12,075

Details about tuition, fees and funding

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Course is given by

Department of language studies