Study Abroad Catalog: DIS 2011-12

Copenhagen www.dis.dk

Study Abroad in English

Fall & Spring 2011-12 Architecture & Design

Justice & Human Rights

Biomedicine

Medical Practice & Policy

Child Diversity & Development

Migration & Conflict

Communication & Mass Media

Pre-Architecture

European Culture & History

Psychology

European Politics

Public Health

Global Economics

Sustainability in Europe

International Business

Welcome to Copenhagen. This is Europe!

Dear student, You are currently considering a range of different and exciting study abroad options, taught in English, of which DIS is one. If your priorities and hopes match what we are offering, then DIS is your best choice: • You want to study abroad where Europe is a little different – off the beaten path. Discover Copenhagen: cool and cosmopolitan, safe and intimate – and cozy.

• You have a desire to experience the vibrant culture of Europe’s great historic cities. Europe is your classroom through the many DIS study tours.

• You want to enhance your major with a unique international perspective, setting you apart when you apply to grad school or for your dream job.

• You want courses on European culture, cutting-edge research, the “burning issues” of our time – and all with credit and grade transfer to meet your graduation requirements.

• You are open to experiential learning in interactive classes, field studies, faculty-lead study tours, practicum options, and more.

• Over 90 percent of your fellow DIS students are from “most” or “more” selective U.S. universities.

• You are keen to acquire intercultural leadership competencies by signing up for the many cultural immersion options offered by DIS. You might even want to qualify yourself for the DIS Intercultural Leadership Award.

• You want to study abroad where faculty and staff really care about your personal situation and development, where the urban environment is safe, and where you are encouraged to take responsibility for your own learning and growth.

DIS offers you many amazing courses and study tours. We remain, however, “small in big” – your personal learning and growth is our goal. See you in Copenhagen!

Med venlig hilsen / Kind regards,

Anders Uhrskov DIS Copenhagen Office

Director

DIS – Danish Institute for Study Abroad

DIS – Danish Institute for Study Abroad

Vestergade 7 DK-1456 Copenhagen K, Denmark Phone: (+45) 33 11 01 44 E-mail: dis@dis.dk

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Contents THIS IS DIS

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Copenhagen

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academics

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About Study Tours

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Build Your Own Curriculum

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Overview of Programs and Study Tours

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Full Course Overview

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Optional Study Tours

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Additional Academic Details

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Academic Programs

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The Semester at DIS

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immersion & experience

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Housing Options

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Outdoor Adventure Trips

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Networking, Sports, Volunteering

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Danish Language and Culture

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Map of Copenhagen

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reference

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Tuition & Fees

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Academic Calendars

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Admission

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Our Students Come From...

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For U.S. Faculty & Advisors

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course descriptions

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Course Descriptions

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Index

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summer options Flip over the catalog and read about summer options

This is DIS...

DIS Director Anders Uhrskov interviewed by DIS students

EUROPE AS YOUR CLASSROOM

By Olivia Kupfer, Vanderbilt University, and

choose to study abroad with DIS?

Richard Wyde, Kenyon College

Anders: DIS enables you to develop your

Olivia: Why should an American student

personality, make your own decisions, and not to be a bystander. At DIS, we mix European heritage and culture with a unique emphasis on developing students’ ability to handle complicated issues, something which will How do you decide where to study abroad?

prepare you for the globalized world. You are

For each of you, the determining factors

thrown into new, unexpected situations and

when selecting a study abroad program

encouraged to make decisions fast.

will be different. DIS offers a broad range of academic programs and courses and provides you with an array of study tour options to great European destinations, as well as a unique Danish perspective to take home.

Copenhagen with an array of faculty-led, short-term study tours inside and outside Europe, where students and faculty travel and work together. We have turned study abroad into a win-win game, where you travel and learn at the same time. Most students want to travel when they’re in Europe, and that’s a legitimate goal. It is a one-time opportunity to travel around with friends and seize Europe and all it can offer. We offer study tours that both bring you to all those wonderful places with your fellow students and are integrated

a broad range of courses: from International

into the course academics. That is a great

Business to Psychology to Sustainability.

way of learning for two reasons: You learn by

We offer a different academic challenge not be in the library as often or study for as

in Copenhagen, studying media in the DIS

many hours, but don’t be naïve, DIS is an

Communications & Mass Media program,

academically rigorous program, and not a

we were fortunate enough to have the

semester off.

Anders Uhrskov regarding the DIS program

DIS combines a full semester program in

college with intimate classes, but it also offers

Having just completed our spring semester

intimate conversation with DIS Director

learning.

DIS is, in many ways, similar to a small private

from your home university. At DIS, you may

opportunity to sit down and have an

We use the real world to enhance textbook

Richard: Don’t other abroad programs also offer academic high-quality courses?

experiencing something you have read about.

As Goethe, the German writer said, “You see what you know.” Also, learning by doing sticks with you; to carry out assignments on location is an excellent and fun way of learning.

A significant amount of bonding also takes place on the study tours. You share a room in a hostel with your classmates and share experiences. Back in the classroom, the class

and our experiences abroad. Anders has

Anders: There are many excellent programs

has a unique connection. It’s a subtle, but

been with DIS since 1978, first as Academic

out there for different categories of students

very important relationship builder.

Director and since 1987 as Director. Our

with differing priorities. What is distinct about

interview revealed some obvious, and some

DIS is that we literally use Europe as your

Olivia: From my own DIS experience I

not so obvious, take-away strengths of DIS.

classroom. We believe in experiential learning

know that is right, but could you give

A warning: having just spent four months

with many study tours, field studies, practicum

some examples for students considering

here, we may be slightly biased!

components and field-based assignments.

studying abroad in Copenhagen?

Anders: We believe that the combination at DIS of classroom learning and out-ofclassroom learning creates a “high-impact learning” environment. For example, Olivia, you learn a lot by going to Istanbul with your class and being afforded the unique opportunity to interview Islamic women who wear the Islamic veil and other Turkish students who hate the veil and then try to understand the immense power of their conflicting opinions. Returning to Denmark, you may speak with your Danish peers about the same issue and will have the benefit of this hands-on experience plus the benefit of classroom discussions that have explored the many sides of such a complex issue.

You are then capable of presenting the conflicting chains of arguments in your assigned paper, in a classroom presentation

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or in a social discussion. Having studied at DIS, we believe you will be better able to understand the nuances of other cultures and societies because in our programs you engage in real intercultural debate. This focus on the “burning issues” of our time is a signature feature of DIS.

This is DIS

REAL-WORLD ISSUES Richard: So DIS aspires to prepare students for life after college….

Anders: We prepare students for the real world by dealing directly with real world issues: How do we make our cities livable?

How do we marry immigration and national identity? What can we learn from the climate changes that have taken place over the previous 130,000 years? How do we prioritize

of a globalized environment. The tools DIS

rising health costs and rising demands from

provides you with are strong analytical skills,

an aging population? The DIS curriculum

awareness and an appreciation of the many

tackles these questions, using progressive

sides a single issue will often have.

DIS’ city campus in the very center of Copenhagen consists of several beautiful 18th-century buildings and courtyards, located on narrow winding streets going back to the Middle Ages. This is Copenhagen at its most charming.

European expertise.

We want you to involve yourselves in the issues, use critical thinking to analyze the topics individually and in teams, and where possible also in encounters with non-U.S. students. The quality of your experience depends on the quality of the curriculum, the teaching and, last but not least, on

COPENHAGEN: COOL, EASY-GOING CULTURE Richard: What do you think students gain

without reference to the past. A city is a

by living in a foreign city like Copenhagen?

physical way of giving that perspective.

Many students come from colleges that aren’t necessarily situated in cities.

A city is also a microcosm. It’s a system that consumes energy, food, resources and so on,

Anders: Cities are extremely important. More

and produces waste. It’s a vital social fabric

than half of the world’s population lives in

in so many ways. Many things are much more

cities. Copenhagen and the cities we visit

intense in cities than in rural areas. When you

on study tours are “gold mines” exploited

focus on issues here in Denmark, you can

eagerly by students. The focus on “the city” is

go and interview the imam from the Muslim

do not see our students as consumers of

another signature feature of DIS.

community, because he lives only a couple

study abroad, but as individuals who invest

Old European cities in particular are

your own approach to intercultural learning.

Do not reject an assignment as busywork just because you do not understand it.

We want you to be open-minded and take responsibility for your own learning. We

themselves in study abroad – we assume you are eager to learn. That prepares you for real life after college.

interesting because they carry accumulated culture from past centuries in the physical form of architecture, town planning etc.,

Olivia: Is DIS’ mission different from that

and also through their history, art and

of U.S. colleges?

culture. In Copenhagen, you walk in the

Anders: DIS is offering you a supplement to an excellent four-year U.S. college education.

We do something that extends and amplifies your curriculum at home. You prepare yourself during college and during study abroad to go to grad school, to begin your career, or to do whatever you want in your future life.

After college, you are out in the real world, and we want to help you acquire intercultural leadership skills to deal with the challenges

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street surrounded by houses from the

of blocks away. You can go and interview young Hell’s Angels guys, if you dare, because they are around. You can go talk to a Danish politician working in the European Union, who will tell you how angry the Germans are to have to pay for the Greek financial mess. We take advantage of all this.

1700s or 1800s, and you hopefully grasp

Copenhagen has a population of 1.8 million

that real people lived here, that historic

people, and in total there are 5.5 million

events were very real for them, as real as

Danes. It is a compact and, some say, tribal

what’s happening today is for us. The past

society. But this means DIS faculty can

cultures are absorbed by osmosis. When

establish contact with many decision makers

you’re from relatively new cities, like in the

– the small size makes everything much more

U.S., it is especially important to get this

accessible than in a superpower nation of 300

valuable historical perspective because much

million people. It also helps that Denmark is

of human nature and many characteristics of

an efficient, modern society with an informal,

contemporary society cannot be understood

easygoing culture.

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Olivia: I hope it’s okay, Anders, if I go

Olivia: Do you think that by having

where you may have to defend the war in

out on a tangent and comment on my

Danish professors and high interaction

Afghanistan… and you better have an opinion!

personal experience.

with Danes, DIS is capable of showing

This forces you to begin to relate to wider

students a different value system from

issues, and to your own society’s values. That

their own? If so, what are the benefits of

makes you more political, and thereby a more

Olivia: In February, I attended Copenhagen

this exposure? What’s the value of coming

conscious citizen of the U.S. and of the world.

fashion week. I was fortunate – there

home with different ways of doing things?

Anders: Sure, Olivia.

is a lot of talent and so many great designers here. As a result, the city organizes an annual competitive fashion week. And because it’s a smaller city, it all was accessible for me as a student and journalist. It was one of my most memorable experiences. I used the show for an article for DIS.

Anders: We want DIS students to walk away being able to better articulate their own

Richard: You just touched on the fact

identity, having defined or adjusted some

that current students are members of

personal goals, being more open-minded and

a Facebook-generation. How does this

having more empathy for different ways of

affect our learning, and how does DIS

doing things – plus carrying a lot of exciting

address this?

academic knowledge. The Danish way might, in the future, serve you as a navigation

Anders: Your experience rings true; there are

tool or benchmark. Through the differences

a lot of on-site opportunities in Copenhagen.

experienced while in Copenhagen, students

When you live with a Danish family or

should understand that there isn’t just “one

interact with Danish peers, you are afforded

way” of doing things.

unexpected opportunities, and when you grab

MANY OF US CRIED

Anders: One feature of the Facebookgeneration is that you have 24/7 access to 200, 300 or 1,000 friends, and they become more of a frame of reference than the older people in your family or society around you.

Previously, we had more vertical learning, but

Richard: I’ve even been embarrassed

now a lot of learning is horizontal. It’s great

sometimes of how knowledgeable Danes

that you gain a lot of social skills, but the

are about certain topics, because I don’t

inter-generational negotiations about values

have quite as intelligent things to say.

are reduced in importance because the older

Richard: Do you think the Danes run the

Why do you think Danes have such a high

generations are almost irrelevant compared to

risk of being too like-minded due to the

level of global awareness?

the peer group.

those, you walk away with unique memories.

YOU WILL LIVE YOUR WAY

fact that Denmark isn’t a ‘large’ country?

Anders: Many American students, when they

DIS offers students high-impact learning

Anders: You have a point, Richard. There is

come to Europe, will feel that in the U.S. they

activities. They are pretty powerful and for

a political correctness in Denmark, based

have lived in a little bit of a bubble, where

a time you leave your comfort zone of peer

on consensus over basic values, such as

there is only college, friends and Facebook.

group thinking. For instance, the American

social and gender equality, green issues,

In Europe, the youth culture is more

DIS students in the Positive Psychology class

sustainability, etc. The Danes are still a

geared toward society. In the U.S., you are

visited a Danish institution for young people

homogeneous cozy tribe with traditional

expected to live in a subculture of extended

that have been in trouble, even crime. I

family values; the never-never-land of

adolescence, perhaps, in college. Here in

took part in the visit. Two Danish girls, 17

old fairytales and modern social welfare.

Europe, you are thrown into discussions

and 19, told their stories in English in an

Denmark is also, however, a modern and open society: business is advanced, foreigners come and leave and many Danes spend part of their work-life abroad. We now have an Islamic immigrant population that is not well integrated into the education system or job market. We live in a complicated global world and the view of all Danes is being challenged all the time. New ideas are constantly bombarding us.

Dealing with a complex world: During a European Union negotiation game, student groups representing various EU member states argue a real-life political issue, using the format of a real EU Council meeting. This is experiential learning!

Next page: Using the city. Students sketch the monuments at Forum Romanum during the study tour to Classical and Renaissance Rome.

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intensely emotional way. Many of us cried. In the evening, the DIS instructor and the class shared and reflected on what had taken place and on the implications in terms of positive psychology.

Another feature related to the Facebookgeneration is that reading is much less fashionable. Apple advertised that MacBook

This is DIS

is the only book you need. When DIS faculty assigns readings, students say it’s unfair unless it will be integrated into the classroom.

It is not okay to tell students “here’s a book, it won’t be integrated into the curriculum, but it would be pretty useful for you to read and enjoy over the weekend”. I am part of

many exciting experiences through these

CRITICAL THINKING AND MORAL

an older generation, so I regret that the

high-impact learning activities – combining

RESPONSIBILITY

unlimited world of book knowledge seems,

the family stay and other kinds of intercultural

to some extent, to have been replaced by

learning with study tours.

the limited world of peer knowledge. Social media, however, also afford a lot of positive networking possibilities.

You can significantly enhance your intercultural competency by taking the excellent Danish Language & Culture class and by living with a

Richard: Well Anders, I read that Denmark

Danish host family. Students rate the family

has a higher percentage of Facebook

stay higher than any other housing options

users than the U.S.!

with 3.7 on a 4-point scale at the end of the

Anders: I’m sure a lot of what I said could also

term.

Richard: What are the plans for the future – where is DIS headed?

Anders: We will continue to develop our curriculum, focusing on the “burning issues” of our time, mining the “gold mine” of the European city. We are also looking to put more interactivity in classes and study tours.

Our size allows us to offer a lot of great courses. However, we want to stay “small

be said about Danish youth and students.

Olivia: As our society’s future leaders,

in big” – it is you, the student, and your

It’s about changes in the times we live in and

what does DIS do to facilitate this

learning and development that we care about.

about how media is consumed, things that are

development while abroad?

Reflection is the mother of learning. You will

shared by everybody. Young people around

Anders: DIS is now embarking on systematic

the world have more things in common because you are brought up using the same electronic media.

intercultural leadership training. First of all, the leadership potential is already in the students that apply to DIS. Ten or twenty years from now, most of you will be leaders

INTERCULTURAL LEADERSHIP SKILLS Richard: How much training can you really give to students in four months?

and will make important decisions on a daily basis. We will challenge you to develop leadership competencies in the European setting. With DIS there will be assignments

be encouraged to articulate your expectations of study abroad during the Arrival Workshop at the beginning of the semester, and to articulate the outcome of your experience before the end of it. Ultimately, we want to offer you the opportunity to immerse yourselves through interaction with young Danes and other Europeans, and to develop meaningful contacts and a lasting network of international friends.

Anders: I believe quite a lot. We offer you

where you will develop these competencies

more than most students realize before

by doing what all leaders do all the time:

Olivia: What do you hope students take

they arrive here. To discover that there is

make decisions, negotiate with others, and

away from this experience?

significantly more to the world than you

tell the persuasive story about what you are

already know gives you some very powerful

passionate about.

frames of reference for your future. By

At DIS, we simulate decision-making

attending a great college you have already

environments and train negotiation skills in

proven yourself, you have a good track record,

the classroom and on study tours. Storytelling

and you are heading to grad school or into the

is already now being included into the

career world in a few years. You already have

Danish Language & Culture class. It is about

made important decisions about your life. I

articulation of visions and goals through the

know four months compared to four years

magic of storytelling.

at college is not a lot, but I honestly believe we can show you the wider implications of

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Anders: Lots of fond memories and friendships for life, and also critical thinking and moral responsibility on top of the academic knowledge. As for critical thinking, you should never let power-holders fool you and take for granted that what they say is true, but rather you must analyze it critically.

And you must have some values to live for that come from your heart – what you should do, what you should fight for, and why you are here in the world.

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Copenhagen: Cultural, creative & cosmopolitan CHECK OUT DENMARK • Copenhagen is the greenest city in Europe. (The Economist, 2009) • Denmark is in the top ten most peaceful countries in the world. (Global Peace Index, 2010) • Denmark is the 5th most competitive

Study abroad is all about getting a taste

A safe, LIVABLE CITY

for the new, and experiencing something

Denmark is a small, quiet country, located

different from the normal campus life at

far away from the international centers of

your home university. If you are looking for

tension. We are proud of our democracy and

something a bit different and a little off

our commitment to peace and security for

the beaten path, a study abroad semester,

everyone. Copenhagen as a city is in the same

summer or year at DIS, located in the heart

league. Though relatively big, it has a low

of Wonderful Copenhagen, offers a unique

crime rate, and personal safety is high.

study abroad experience.

In 2010, Copenhagen was voted the second

country in the world. (Global Competitiveness Report, 2009-10) • For the second consecutive year, Denmark was named the world’s Best Country for Business. (Forbes

Copenhagen is a friendly, open city crammed

most livable city in the world, for the second

with cute cafés, hip bars, varied clubs that

year in a row, by Monocle magazine. In 2008,

regularly host international bands and DJs,

Copenhagen topped the list.

cool clothing stores and a large number of clean parks and beaches. Due to an excellent

CITY WITH A HISTORY

transport system, compact city center and

Copenhagen was founded in 1167, and every

bicycle paths practically everywhere, the

age and stage in European history has left its

organically-conscious country, with

life and soul of Copenhagen are easy to

imprint on the city. Winding medieval streets,

a 6.5% market share for organic

discover.

great Renaissance palaces, Baroque splendor,

Magazine, 2009) • Denmark is the world’s most

products. (BioFach, 2009) • Wind energy is the third largest industry in Denmark. It produces 40 percent of the world’s power-generating wind

early-modern ramparts, a historic harbor plus SMALL-TOWN METROPOLIS

all the trappings of the modern age are part

Copenhagen is a metropolis of 1.8 million

and parcel of the city fabric.

people. It is the capital of Denmark and the center of the Danish-Swedish Øresund

FIELD STUDIES IN THE CITY

Region, with a population of 3.8 million. Yet

As the capital of Denmark, Copenhagen

it has an inviting small-town atmosphere of

is a goldmine for studying abroad. Within

friendliness, intimacy, and safety. A dense

walking distance from DIS you will find the

network of walking streets, squares and

main universities and research libraries

waterfronts cover the old downtown area

of the country; parliament, government,

where DIS is located. Denmark may be an

and European Union agencies; superb art

of least corrupt nations in the world.

ultra-efficient country, but Danes know how

collections; the national research hospital; the

(Transparency International, 2009)

to relax and have fun. You will truly enjoy the

Royal Ballet and Opera; the national media;

• Out of Copenhagen’s residents, 62.5

cozy vibe of this happening European capital.

and international company headquarters.

mills. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2008) • Denmark is top three in the world’s most networked economies.

(Global Information Technology Report, 2008-09) • Denmark comes second on the list

percent earn their living in knowledgeintensive sectors – the highest in Europe. (Spiegel International, 2007) • Copenhagen’s NOMA is the world’s best restaurant, while Denmark has 13 Michelin stars. (London Restaurant Magazine, 2010) • Copenhagen’s Metro is the best in the world. (Metrorail Awards, 2010).

exciting and creative cOPENHAGEN Copenhagen has a long-established reputation for being a fashionable and culturally forwardthinking capital, with sleek design, great shopping, edgy clubs, concerts, indigenous cinema, festivals and well-dressed locals.

Copenhagen is a young city, so nightlife is varied and fun. Street art, galleries, groundbreaking architecture, ethnic restaurants, the Royal Opera, and open-air jazz performances

Intrigued? Come see for yourself!

complete the reality of an active European capital.

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Globally competitive industries, a sophisticated service sector, top-notch research in clean

extensive system of public buses, commuter

technologies and pharmaceuticals, fashion

trains and a subway take you everywhere

design, and high-quality agricultural exports

within greater Copenhagen. Students enjoy

contribute to making international trade and

the freedom to travel by bus or train, even

foreign investments significant elements of

alone, nearly any time of the day or night.

Denmark’s economy.

This is DIS

easy getting around – and abroad Getting around in Copenhagen is easy. An

And commuting from home to DIS is included in the DIS tuition.

Denmark is the only Scandinavian country with both European Union (EU) and NATO

Copenhagen has Scandinavia’s largest airport,

membership. It contributes considerably to

Kastrup, so getting to other parts of Europe is

UN peacekeeping, is engaged in Afghanistan,

really easy – and there are many cheap travel

and is one of the biggest donors per capita

offers available. There are also international

to development programs. Environmental

trains, buses and ferries ready to whisk you

protection is high on its political agenda. The

off to a multitude of European destinations,

European Union’s Environmental Agency is

while Sweden’s third largest city, Malmö, is

located in Copenhagen, and the city hosted

just a 30-minute train ride away.

the UN Climate Summit, COP15, in December 2009.

The Danish capital has already emerged as one of the world’s greenest — and maybe coolest — cities. Away from all the modernism and the happy cyclists, cultural thrill-seekers are being coaxed to (...)

Nørrebro, which has arguably become Copenhagen’s edgiest hub. A heady mix of hipsters, students and immigrants mingle in the cafes and galleries, and the city’s young and excitable night owls can be found dancing in local clubs until the early hours.

The New York Times, 2010 DENMARK, EUROPE, AND THE WORLD Denmark is located in north-central Europe, where Scandinavia and the European mainland

Top bar DIS students hang out at Nyhavn.

Historical statues dot the squares of downtown Copenhagen.

A large proportion of Copenhageners bike to work - Danish style!

Students enjoy the sun on a trip to the Louisiana contemporary art museum.

A Paul Gauguin hangs in one of the city’s art galleries.

The streets buzz with life in central Copenhagen, close to the DIS building.

meet – which gives the country a unique cultural and historical balance and manifold international influences.

With 5.5 million inhabitants, Denmark is a modern democracy and the world’s oldest existing monarchy, making for a charming blend of tradition and modernity. A free market economy and a social welfare system with limited social inequality and no real poverty contributes to the low crime rate.

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Right bar Copenhagen’s harbor is so clean the city put in an open-air bath for the public.

Vestergade, the street where DIS is located (left), is a typical medieval winding street.

The Royal Guards marching band strikes up a tune for the Queen’s 70th birthday.

Live music is never far away with regular shows by international mainstream and alternative bands.

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Focus on migration and conflict...

Kevin Sweeting, Skidmore College, DIS Migration & Conflict Program, Spring 2010

I especially enjoyed the Migration & Conflict core course and Russian Literature. They were really interesting and more of a ‘real’ course than I expected, which was refreshing. In the core course you jump into the current debates on immigration policy. It’s an approachable topic that people can have meaningful discussions about and it’s something people care and enjoy talking about. The program opened my eyes and made me more interested in international politics, international relations and immigrant/emigrant issues – and that’s very important to the subjects I’m studying back home.

STUDY TOUR HIGHLIGHTS The study tours are one of the most appealing things about studying at DIS. They work very well with the core course and are a great opportunity to see things from a different, local perspective. In Istanbul we met Armenian students who run a radio station for Armenians living in Istanbul. Afterwards they took us out and showed us the city – I would never have met anybody like that in Istanbul A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP At DIS, I built a much closer relationship to all

had we not been introduced through the study tour.

of my professors much more quickly than in

JUST EXPERIENCE DIS!

the U.S. It’s part of the Danish model where

Following my time at DIS, I went to Greece

I had a great time at DIS and a lot of that

professors and students interact much more

has to do with where DIS is located in

closely, and on the level of equals. I took

Copenhagen. You start off at the center point.

Cultural Conflict: Immigration, Integration, and

You come here for classes in the first week

Recognition as my core course, and Russian

and you find a nice café, then slowly your

Literature, European Storytelling, and the

consciousness of the city grows as you visit

Making of a Modern Self, which focused on

friends and so forth. That was a particularly

existentialism and Danish philosopher Søren

important part of my experience. I have two

Kierkegaard, as my electives. Other differences

Danish roommates so I hung out with them a

at DIS are the student representative system

lot and also met some people from Sweden

and field studies. I represented my class

at the start of the semester, who I became

and loved talking to the professor about

I would definitely recommend DIS. My friends

pretty close with. It was important for me

the class in a more personal way. Then the

know to come here from stories I told. But to

to decide that I shouldn’t limit myself to just

Wednesday field studies are a particularly

put the experience in word, almost cheapens

studying with American students… there’s a

good opportunity to take learning outside the

it – they would do much better to just live the

whole city of people out there!

classroom to closely related destinations.

experience!

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and tried to figure out the dynamic between the Orthodox and Muslim populations because I had learned about this relationship in class and in Istanbul. Then in Berlin, a city with a lot of Turkish and Muslim immigration, I saw concepts I learned in class materialize. After DIS, I have a better understanding of the effects of migration and the larger context of these events – you carry learning with you.

For full information, go to www.dis.dk

Academics Build Your Own Curriculum / 11 Overview of Programs & Tours / 12-13 Full Course Overview / 14-17 Optional Study Tours / 18-19 Additional Academic Details / 20 Academic Programs / 21-36 The Semester at DIS / 37

Wonderful Travel Opportunities

“Highlights at DIS: Going on the optional study tour to Russia and hanging out with Russian university students, going to Greenland and seeing the ice sheet, and traveling to Brussels as part of Jacob Buksti’s core class!”

Christl Li, Columbia University

A WIN -WIN SITUA Study TION abroa d is abo and ab ut stu out ex dying perien throug c in g the h trav abroa eling. d Not at Conflic DIS! W ting a im e in s ? tegrat into th e trav e cour eling ses, o better ffering “study y o u far ing ” a “trave nd far ling.” better P lu s time t your o o trav wn. Re el on ad on ...

“The DIS tours were amazing. Visiting a country like Estonia provided shared learning experiences. Not to mention that skiing and canoeing in France and Sweden on the outdoor adventure trips were some of the best times of my life.”

Adam Golden, Cornell University

“Traveling with DIS was a very positive experience. I love to learn about a place and then go see it. It really enhances the experience, both in the classroom and on the trip. I also had a great experience going skiing in Sweden with DIS.” Nadia Stennes-Spidahl, Macalester College

Build your own curriculum — Three easy steps YOUR FREEDOM OF CHOICE

Three Easy Steps

ENHANCE YOUR MAJOR...

At DIS, you build your own curriculum.

In order to build your own individual

If your interest is to enhance your major while

You pick a core course from among the

curriculum at DIS, you need to take the

studying abroad, you may want to select

15 different programs on offer. Following

following three steps:

not only a core course, but also a number of

that, you freely select any electives from among the more than 100 courses taught at DIS as long as you meet individual course prerequisites and there are no scheduling conflicts. This allows you to set up a curriculum of courses and study tours that

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elective courses in your field. We recommend that you always choose one or two courses that are unrelated to your major. Broadening

2. SELECT YOUR ELECTIVES (p. 14-17)

your horizons should always be one of the goals of studying abroad.

3. C HECK OUT ADDITIONAL TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES (p. 18-19)

needs.

...or diversify Alternatively, you may want to take courses in a variety of fields to learn more about Europe

WHAT IS A PROGRAM AT DIS?

or take care of more of your elective credits

A program at DIS focuses on a specific

while studying abroad. Most courses at DIS

academic field or topic and consists of a

are courses you cannot get at home!

program core course and two faculty-led course-integrated program study tours – a

i focused on my major Amber Hargroder, University of Louisiana, Finance Major

i diversified Alyssa Ibarra, Rice University Cognitive Science Major

short study tour in Denmark and a longer study tour to a European destination.

This integration of mutually enriching course work and study tours is a unique feature of

“I decided to broaden my horizons and

“I decided to enhance my major and

DIS. The idea behind it is to offer you a strong

get some elective credits taken care of,

learn as much as possible about Euro-

academic focus while studying and traveling

so I signed up for the European Culture

pean business while at DIS, so I took

abroad without compromising your ability to

& History program and took

freely choose elective courses according to your needs and interests.

Note that you can only sign up for one DIS program per semester, and that you cannot enroll in the core courses of other programs.

• European Memory and Identity (the section with the France tour) • Danish Language and Culture level 1 • Danish Design • Developmental Disorders, and • The Making of the Modern Self

See the list of programs with core courses and

I also took the one-credit course

study tours on the following pages.

• Vikings and Sagas: The Story of Iceland

fIELD STUDIES IN COURSES It is not only the study tours that take you into the real world for academic purposes.

Most courses at DIS use the rich resources

with an exciting study tour to Iceland on top of the two program study tours in Denmark and to France.

of Copenhagen for field study visits to

Finally, I went on the optional study

companies, galleries, parliament, TV stations,

tour to Rome but had the class waived

urban development projects, museums, and

due to a similar course back home.”

• European Business Strategy • International Financial Management • Corporate Finance: European Case Studies, and • Creative Industries I also took • Danish Politics & Society to learn more about this subject, plus the one-credit course • Russia Past and Present with a great study tour to Moscow and St. Petersburg on top of the two program study tours in Denmark and to Brussels. Finally, I participated in the weekend bicycle trip to the beautiful island of Bornholm.”

much, much more.

For full information, go to www.dis.dk

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Academics

meets your personal interests and academic

1. S ELECT A PROGRAM/CORE COURSE

Classics students will find plenty of interesting courses at DIS • Hans Christian Andersen, the world famous fairytale writer, looks on (left) • The significance of the Viking-time Jelling Stone – Denmark’s ‘baptism certificate,’ on UNESCO’s World Heritage List – is explained during a study tour in Denmark (right).

Step 1: Choose a core course...

Programs & Prerequisites core courses two study tours p. 22

Architecture & Design Enrollment at a professional school or department of architecture or design at the junior, senior or graduate level, plus completion of min. two spatial design studios.

• Architectural Design Studio, or

(6 credits)

• Information Design Studio, or

Denmark. Germany-Netherlands, or Sweden-Finland (your choice).

• Interior Architecture Studio, or • Urban Design Studio

p. 23

p. 24

p. 25

Pre-Architecture Documented background in fine arts, studio art, or completion of a course in drawing.

Biomedicine One year of biology and one year of chemistry.

Child Diversity & Development

• Architecture Foundations Studio, or

Denmark. Germany-Netherlands, or

• Interior Architecture Foundations Studio, or

Sweden-Finland (your choice).

• Urban Design Foundations Studio • Medical Biotechnology and Drug Development

Denmark. Edinburgh (fall) or London (spring).

• Children in a Multicultural Context, or

Denmark. London (Multicultural

• Children with Special Needs, and

Context) or Tallinn-Stockholm

• Child Diversity & Development Practicum

(Special Needs).

p. 26

Communication & Mass Media

• Current Trends in Media

Denmark. London.

p. 27

European Culture & History

• European Memory and Identity

Denmark. France, or Germany, or the Czech Republic (your choice).

p. 28

European Politics Two courses in political science, incl. one on either international relations or comparative politics.

p. 29

Global Economics

p. 30

International Business

One course each in macro- and microeconomics plus a course in intermediate or advanced macroeconomics.

One course each in macro- and microeconomics.

p. 31

Justice & Human Rights

p. 32

Medical Practice & Policy

p. 33

A course in political science or human rights.

One year of biology and one year of chemistry.

Migration & Conflict

• European Politics: The European Union

Denmark. Brussels.

• Economic Theories of Globalization

Denmark. Brussels.

• European Business Strategy

Denmark. London or BerlinHamburg (your choice).

• War Crimes and Human Rights

Denmark. The Balkans.

• Human Health and Disease: A Clinical

Denmark. Berlin-Poznan or

Approach • Cultural Conflict: Immigration, Integration,

Stockholm-Tallinn (your choice).

Denmark. Turkey.

and Recognition p. 34

Psychology One semester of psychology

• Positive Psychology

Denmark. Scotland or Milan, Italy (your choice).

p. 35

Public Health

• Public Health in Northern Europe

Denmark. Helsinki-Tallinn.

p. 36

Sustainability in Europe

• Sustainable Development: Environmental,

Denmark. United Kingdom or

Political and Social Issues

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Germany-Netherlands (your choice).

For full information, go to www.dis.dk

Students pose by a mural of a Trabant car painted on one of the few remaining parts of the Berlin Wall (left) • Prague has never burned or been bombed and so maintains the splendor of Central Europe’s past (center) • Students at a session in the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London (right).

...with study tours Three types of tours are offered:

A unique feature Unique among European study abroad

THE PROGRAM STUDY TOURS As stated on p. 11, each DIS program is

• PROGRAM STUDY TOURS

programs, DIS places significant emphasis on

These are part of your academic program and

faculty-led study tours as a fully integrated component of the academic program. We also

included in the DIS tuition. See next column.

invite you to participate in outdoor adventure

• optional study TOURS

trips to exciting destinations for experiential

led course-integrated study tours: a short tour in Denmark and a longer tour to a European destination relevant to the core

These are embedded in a 1-credit course and

activities.

defined by a core course and two faculty-

come at an extra fee. See more on p. 18-19.

course content. Participation in these tours is required.

• outdoor adventure trips

In this way, we invite you to enhance your

visited on DIS study tours in colors.

These are not linked to a course and come at

studies by adding a strong European hands-on

an extra fee. See more on p. 42-43.

dimension, and to upgrade the outcome of your travels in Europe by going prepared and visiting people and places you would never otherwise have access to.

Greenland Iceland

The program study tours form an intense combination of academic and cultural exploration and experiences, socializing, and fun. You will visit course-relevant sites

Helsinki Oslo

Stockholm Tallinn

such as (depending on the program of your St. Petersburg Moscow

choice) famous art collections, European Union institutions, multinational companies, schools and kindergartens, architecture and design projects, university hospitals, media headquarters, NGOs, minority groups, and

Edinburgh

many more. Plus you will meet important

Copenhagen

Ireland

actors in your field of study. Work performed during the tour is part of the course

Hamburg Amsterdam

London

Brussels

curriculum.

Berlin

Poznan

The program tours are listed in the individual

Dresden Cologne

Paris Reims Verdun

program descriptions on pp. 22-36.

Prague Vienna

Kosovo Istanbul

Rome Portugal Mallorca

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Athens

Israel

13

Academics

Below is a map with the countries and cities

Step 2: Choose your electives • Metabolic Engineering and Functional Genomics,

The courses are organized by major for easy

• Interior Architecture Foundations Studio, p. 67

reference. Note that many courses are listed

• Interior Architecture Studio, p. 67

under more than one discipline. Courses listed

• Mediterranean Visual Journal, p. 69

in BLUE are program core courses which include

• Simplicity in Architecture, p. 72

two study tours. You can only sign up for one

• Sustainability in Austrian Architecture, p. 72

BioMEDICINE

core course which, in turn, defines which program

• Sustainable by Design, p. 72

• Bioinformatics, p. 60

you enroll in. See p. 11.

• Urban Design Journal, p. 73

• Biomedical Research Project, p. 60

• Urban Design Studio, p. 73

•M edical Biotechnology and Drug Development,

p. 69 • Neuroscience of Fear, p. 69

p. 69

Please find complete current syllabi for all

• Visual Journal, p. 74

courses at www.dis.dk

• Watercolor Painting, p. 74

•N euroscience of Fear, p. 69

All Disciplines

Area Studies

Biotechnology

• Student Research Project, p. 72

• Danish Language & Culture, p. 62

• Bioinformatics, p. 60

• European Memory and Identity, p. 64

• Metabolic Engineering and Functional Genomics,

Advertising

• Russia Past and Present, p. 71

• International Advertising in a European Context,

• Turkey at the Crossroads, p. 73

p. 69

p. 67

Business Art History

• Corporate Finance: European Case Studies, p. 62

Anthropology

• 20th & 21st Century Danish Architecture, p. 59

• Creative Industries: Business and Innovation,

• Cultural Conflict: Immigration, Integration, and

• Ancient Art and Archaeology: The Copenhagen

p. 62

Collections, p. 59

• Dynamic Project Leadership, p. 63

• A Cultural History of Travel, p. 62

• Art Matters, p. 60

• European Business Strategy, p. 64

• Gender and Sexuality in Scandinavia, p. 65

• Classical Foundations: The Copenhagen

• International Advertising in a European Context,

Recognition, p. 62

• Language, Youth and Society, p. 68

p. 67

Collections, p. 60

• Muslims in the West, p. 69

• Classical Greece, p. 61

• International Business Negotiations, p. 67

• Service Learning Seminar, p. 72

• Classical and Renaissance Rome, p. 61

• International Financial Management, p. 67

• The Social Context of HIV/AIDS in Africa, p. 72

• Contemporary European Architectural Theories,

• International Marketing and Branding, p. 67

• Turkey at the Crossroads, p. 73

• Leadership Across Cultures, p. 68

p. 61

• Strategic HR Management: The Expatriate

• Danish Design, p. 62 Archaeology • Ancient Art and Archaeology: The Copenhagen Collections, p. 59

Assignment, p. 72

• European Art of the 19th Century: From

• Sustainability and Corporate Social

Classicism to Symbolism, p. 64

Responsibility, p. 72

• European Art of the 20th Century: From

• Tourism Industry in Europe and Beyond, p. 73

Expressionism to Post-War Art, p. 64 Architectural History

• Impressionism in Paris, p. 66

• 20th & 21st Century Danish Architecture, p. 59

• Women, Art and Identity, p. 74

• Transition Economies and Emerging Markets, p. 73

• Contemporary European Architectural Theories, p. 61

Biology

Child Development

• Bioinformatics, p. 60

• Adolescence in Northern Europe, p. 59

Architecture

• Biology of Marine Mammals, p. 60

• Child Diversity & Development Practicum, p. 60

• Architectural Design Studio, p. 59

• Biology of Marine Mammals Lab, p. 60

• Children in a Multicultural Context: Seminar, p.

• Architecture Foundations Studio, p. 60

• Biomedical Research Project, p. 60

• Co’creation: Collaborative Innovation and

• Complexity of Cancer, p. 61

•C hildren with Special Needs: Seminar, p. 61

• Environmental Microbiology, p. 64

• Developmental Disorders, p. 63

• Greenland: A Scientific Expedition, p. 65

• Developmental Neuropsychology, p. 63

• Health Beyond Borders, p. 65

• Positive Psychology Practicum, p. 70

• Human Health and Disease: A Clinical Approach,

• The Rebel Child: Scandinavian Children’s

Design, p. 61 • Contemporary European Architectural Theories, p. 61 • Danish Design, p. 62 • Design Methods in Your Practice, p. 63 • Digital Design Journal, p. 63 • European Urban Design Theories, p. 65 • Integrated Sustainability, p. 67

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p. 66 • Medical Biotechnology and Drug Development,

60

Literature, p. 71 • The Role and Meaning of Play in Childhood, p. 71

p. 69 • Medical Exploration of HIV/AIDS, p. 69

For complete current syllabi, go to www.dis.dk

Classics

• Sustainability in Austrian Architecture, p. 72

Film Studies

• Ancient Art and Archaeology: The Copenhagen

• Sustainable by Design, p. 72

• Contemporary European Film: The Individual and

Collections, p. 59 • Classical Foundations: The Copenhagen Collections, p. 61 • Classical Greece, p. 61

• Urban Design Journal, p. 73

Society, p. 61

• Urban Design Studio, p. 73

• History of European Film, p. 66

• Visual Journal, p. 74

• Scandinavian Moods in Cinema, p. 72

• Watercolor Painting, p. 74

• Classical and Renaissance Rome, p. 61

Finance Economics

• Corporate Finance: European Case Studies, p. 62

Communication

•D evelopment Economics, p. 63

• International Finance Management, p. 67

•C ontemporary European Film: The Individual and

•E conomic Theories of Globalization, p. 64

Society, p. 61

• Environmental Economics, p. 64

Gender Studies

• Health Economics and Health Policy in Europe,

• Gender and Sexuality in Scandinavia, p. 65

p. 65

•H istory of European Film, p. 66 • I nternational Advertising in a European Context,

• Transition Economies and Emerging Markets,

Academics

•C urrent Trends in Media, p. 62

• Human Trafficking in a Global Context, p. 66 • Women, Art and Identity, p. 74

p. 73

p. 67 • I nternational Business Negotiations, p. 67

Genetics

• I nternational Reporting, p. 68

Education

• Bioinformatics, p. 60

• J ournalism and Public Relations, p. 68

• Child Diversity & Development Practicum, p. 60

• Metabolic Engineering and Functional Genomics,

• Photojournalism, p. 70

• Children in a Multicultural Context: Seminar, p. 60

• Political Rhetoric: Blogs, Speeches, and Spin,

• Children with Special Needs: Seminar, p. 61

p. 70 • Scandinavian Moods in Cinema, p. 72

p. 69

• Positive Psychology Practicum, p. 70

Graphic Design

• The Role and Meaning of Play in Childhood, p. 71

• Digital Design Journal, p. 63 • Information Design Studio, p. 66

• Virtual Worlds and Social Media, p. 74 Environmental Science Criminology / Criminal Justice

• Climate Change in a Historical Perspective, p. 61

History

• The Anatomy of Hatred: Philosophy, Crime and

• Environmental Microbiology, p. 64

• 20th Century European History, p. 59

• Greenland: A Scientific Expedition, p. 65

• Classical Greece, p. 61

Ethnic Conflict, p. 59

• Classical and Renaissance Rome, p. 61

• Criminology and Criminal Justice in Scandinavia, p. 62

Environmental Studies

•C openhagen: History and Contemporary Urban Issues, p. 61

• Gang Crime in Scandinavia, p. 65

• Environmental Economics, p. 64

• Psychology and Criminal Behavior, p. 70

• Environmental History of Europe, p. 64

•A Cultural History of Travel, p. 62

• Integrated Sustainability, p. 67

•D ivine Gardens and Earthly Paradises, p. 63

Dance History

• Renewable Energy Systems and Policy, p. 71

•T he Enemy Within: Spies and Espionage in the

• History of European Ballet, p. 65

• Sustainability in Austrian Architecture, p. 72 • Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility, p. 72

Design

Cold War, p. 64 •E nvironmental History of Europe, p. 64 •E uropean Memory and Identity, p. 65

• Architecture Foundations Studio, p. 60

• Sustainable by Design, p. 72

•H olocaust and Genocide, p. 66

• Co’creation: Collaborative Innovation and

• Sustainable Development: Environmental,

•T he Impact of Epidemic Disease upon European

Political and Social Issues, p. 73

Design, p. 61 • Contemporary European Architectural Theories, p. 61 • Danish Design, p. 62

History, p. 66 •N ordic Mythology, p. 69

Ethics

•T he Power of Thought in Europe, p. 70

• The Anatomy of Hatred: Philosophy, Crime and

• Religion in Crisis: 18th Century European

Ethnic Conflict, p. 59

• Design Methods in Your Practice, p. 63 • European Urban Design Theories, p. 65

• Biomedical Ethics, p. 60

• Information Design Studio, p. 66

• Public Health Ethics, p. 71

Thought, p. 71 • Religion in Crisis: 19th Century European Thought, p. 71

• Integrated Sustainability, p. 67

• Russia Past and Present, p. 71

• Interior Architecture Foundations Studio, p. 67

•T urkey at the Crossroads, p. 73

• Interior Architecture Studio, p. 67

•V ikings in Britain 793-1066, p. 74

• Mediterranean Visual Journal, p. 69

•V ikings and Sagas: The Story of Iceland, p. 74

• Simplicity in Architecture, p. 72

For complete current syllabi, go to www.dis.dk

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human rights

Linguistics

Minority Studies

• Holocaust and Genocide, p. 66

• Language, Youth and Society, p. 68

• The Anatomy of Hatred: Philosophy, Crime and

• Human Trafficking in a Global Context, p. 66

Literature

• Child Diversity & Development Practicum, p. 60

• International Law from a European Perspective,

• Beowulf in Denmark, p. 60

• Children in a Multicultural Context: Seminar, p. 60

• Creative Writing in Scandinavia, p. 62

• Holocaust and Genocide, p. 66

• European Storytelling: From Homer to Harry

• Muslims in the West, p. 69

Ethnic Conflict, p. 59

• Human Rights in Africa, p. 66

p. 67 • Racism: Theory and Cases, p. 71 • War Crimes and Human Rights, p. 74

• Positive Psychology Practicum, p. 70

Potter, p. 65 • Hans Christian Andersen and the Danish Golden

International Relations

• Racism: Theory and Cases, p. 71

Age, p. 65

• 20th Century European History, p. 59

• Kierkegaard’s Authorship, p. 68

Molecular Biology

• Cultural Conflict: Immigration, Integration, and

• Literary London, p. 68

• Bioinformatics, p. 60

• The Making of the Modern Self, p. 69

• Metabolic Engineering and Functional Genomics,

Recognition, p. 62 • Development Economics, p. 63

• Nordic Mythology, p. 69

• Economic Theories of Globalization, p. 64

• The Rebel Child: Scandinavian Children’s

•T he Enemy Within: Spies and Espionage in the Cold War, p. 64

p. 69

Literature, p. 71

Music • Music Performance: Chamber Music & Principal

• Russian Literature in a Cultural Context, p. 72

•E uropean Politics: The European Union, p. 65

• The Scandinavian Detective Novel, p. 72

• I nternational Financial Management, p. 67

• Vikings and Sagas: The Story of Iceland, p. 74

Instrument or Voice, p. 69 • Scandinavian Classical Music, p. 72 • Vienna: Capital of Classical Music, p. 74

• I nternational Law from a European Perspective, p. 67

Management

• Israel: The Challenge of Contested Territory, p. 68

• Corporate Finance: European Case Studies, p. 62

Neuroscience

•T errorism and Counterterrorism in International

• Creative Industries: Business and Innovation,

• Neuroscience of Fear, p. 69

Politics, p. 73 •W ar Crimes and Human Rights, p. 74

• Developmental Neuropsychology, p. 63

p. 62 • Dynamic Project Leadership, p. 63 • European Business Strategy, p. 64

Organizational Behavior

Journalism

• International Business Negotiations, p. 67

• Dynamic Project Leadership, p. 63

•C urrent Trends in Media, p. 62

• International Financial Management, p. 67

• Leadership Across Cultures, p. 68

• I nternational Reporting, p. 68

• Leadership Across Cultures, p. 68

• Strategic HR Management: The Expatriate

• J ournalism and Public Relations, p. 68

• Strategic HR Management: The Expatriate

• Photojournalism, p. 70

Assignment, p. 72

Assignment, p. 72 • Sustainability and Corporate Social

Landscape Architecture • Divine Gardens and Earthly Paradises, p. 63

Philosophy • Biomedical Ethics, p. 60

Responsibility, p. 72

• Kierkegaard Honors Level Seminar, p. 68

• Tourism Industry in Europe and Beyond, p. 73

• Kierkegaard’s Authorship, p. 68

• Urban Design Journal, p. 73 Marketing

• The Making of the Modern Self, p. 69

• International Marketing and Branding, p. 67

• Philosophy and Religion in the Golden Age of

• Danish Language and Culture, p. 62

Media Studies

• The Power of Thought in Europe, p. 70

• Danish Language and Culture for Child

• Contemporary European Film: The Individual and

• Religion in Crisis: 18th Century European

• Urban Design Studio, p. 73

Denmark, p. 70

Language

Development & Diversity Students, p. 63

Society, p. 61 • Current Trends in Media, p. 62

Thought, p. 71 • Religion in Crisis: 19th Century European Thought, p. 71

Law / pre-law

• History of European Film, p. 66

• Holocaust and Genocide, p. 66

• Journalism and Public Relations, p. 68

• Human Rights in Africa, p. 66

•P hotojournalism, p. 70

Political Science.

• Human Trafficking in a Global Context, p. 66

•S candinavian Moods in Cinema, p. 72

• Danish Politics and Society, p. 63

• International Law from a European Perspective,

•V irtual Worlds and Social Media, p. 74

• The Enemy Within: Spies and Espionage in the

Microbiology

• European Politics: The European Union, p. 65

•E nvironmental Microbiology, p. 64

• Human Rights in Africa, p. 66

Cold War, p. 64

p. 66 • War Crimes and Human Rights, p. 74

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For complete current syllabi, go to www.dis.dk

• Israel: The Challenge of Contested Territory, p. 68

• Pregnancy, Birth and Infancy in Denmark, p. 70

• Danish Politics and Society, p. 63

• Political Rhetoric: Blogs, Speeches, and Spin,

• Psychology and Health: Prevention and

• Gang Crime in Scandinavia, p. 65

Application in a Danish Context, p. 70

p. 70

• Gender and Sexuality in Scandinavia, p. 65

• Racism: Theory and Cases, p. 71

• Public Health Ethics, p. 71

• Human Trafficking in a Global Context, p. 66

• Religion and Politics in Europe, p. 71

• Public Health Implications of Modern Lifestyles,

• Language, Youth and Society, p. 68

p. 71

• Terrorism and Counterterrorism in International

• Livability in the Modern City, p. 68

• Public Health in Northern Europe, p. 71

• Muslims in the West, p. 69

• War Crimes and Human Rights, p. 74

• The Social Context of HIV/AIDS in Africa, p. 72

• Racism: Theory and Cases, p. 71

pre-medicine / Health Science

Public Policy

•B iomedical Ethics, p. 60

• Criminology and Criminal Justice in Scandinavia,

Politics, p. 73

• The Rebel Child: Scandinavian Children’s

•C omplexity of Cancer, p. 61

• Environmental Economics, p. 64

•E pidemiology – Danish Case Studies, p. 64

• Health Beyond Borders, p. 65

•H ealth Beyond Borders, p. 65

• Health Economics and Health Policy in Europe, p. 65

•H uman Health and Disease: A Clinical Approach,

• The Social Context of HIV/AIDS in Africa, p. 72 • Virtual Worlds and Social Media, p. 74 Studio Art • Architecture Foundations Studio, p. 60

• Pregnancy, Birth and Infancy in Denmark, p. 70

• Digital Design Journal, p. 63

• Public Health in Northern Europe, p. 71

• Information Design Studio, p. 66

• Religion and Politics in Europe, p. 71

• Interior Architecture Foundations Studio, p. 67

•M edical Exploration of HIV/AIDS, p. 69

• Renewable Energy Systems and Policy, p. 71

• Mediterranean Visual Journal, p. 69

•M edical Research Project, p. 69

• Sustainable Development: Environmental,

• Photojournalism, p. 70

p. 66 •M edical Biotechnology and Drug Development, p. 69

Political and Social Issues, p. 73

•P regnancy, Birth and Infancy in Denmark, p. 70 p. 71

• Urban Design Foundations Studio, p. 73 • Visual Journal, p. 74

•P ublic Health Implications of Modern Lifestyles, Religious Studies

• Watercolor Painting, p. 74

• Divine Gardens and Earthly Paradises, p. 63 Psychology

• Kierkegaard Honors Level Seminar, p. 68

sustainability

•A dolescence in Northern Europe, p. 59

• Kierkegaard’s Authorship, p. 68

• Climate Change in a Historical Perspective, p. 61

•A pplied Psychology, p. 59

• Muslims in the West, p. 69

• Environmental Economics, p. 64

•C linical Psychology & Comparative Approaches

• Nordic Mythology, p. 69

• Environmental History of Europe, p. 64

• Philosophy and Religion in the Golden Age of

• Environmental Microbiology, p. 64

to Diagnosis, p. 61

Denmark, p. 70

•C ross-Cultural Psychology, p. 62 •D evelopmental Disorders, p. 63

• Religion in Crisis: 18th Century European Thought, p. 71

•D evelopmental Neuropsychology, p. 63 •D ynamic Project Leadership, p. 63

• Religion in Crisis: 19th Century European Thought, p. 71

•N euroscience of Fear, p. 69 •P ositive Psychology, p. 70

• Religion and Politics in Europe, p. 71

•P ositive Psychology Practicum, p. 70

• Vikings and Sagas: The Story of Iceland, p. 74

Application in a Danish Context, p. 70

• Integrated Sustainability, p. 67 • Renewable Energy Systems and Policy, p. 71 • Sustainability in Austrian Architecture, p. 72 • Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility, p. 72 • Sustainable by Design, p. 73 • Sustainable Development: Environmental,

•P sychology and Criminal Behavior, p. 70 •P sychology and Health: Prevention and

• Greenland: A Scientific Expedition, p. 65

Russian Studies

Political and Social Issues, p. 73

• Russia Past and Present, p. 71

•P sychology of Human Sexuality, p. 70

• Russian Literature in a Cultural Context, p. 72

Public Health

Sociology

•E pidemiology – Danish Case Studies, p. 64

• Adolescence in Northern Europe, p. 59

• European Urban Design Theories, p. 65

•H ealth Beyond Borders, p. 65

• The Anatomy of Hatred: Philosophy, Crime and

• Livability in the Modern City, p. 68

Urban Studies • Copenhagen: History and Contemporary Urban

Ethnic Conflict, p. 59

•H ealth Economics and Health Policy in Europe, p. 65

• Criminology and Criminal Justice in Scandinavia,

• Urban Design Foundations Studio, p. 73 • Urban Design Journal, p. 73

p. 62

•T he Impact of Epidemic Disease upon European History, p. 66

Issues, p. 61

• Cultural Conflict: Immigration, Integration, and

•M edical Exploration of HIV/AIDS, p. 69

For complete current syllabi, go to www.dis.dk

Recognition, p. 62

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Academics

p. 62

•B iomedical Research Project, p. 60

Literature, p. 71 • Service Learning Seminar, p. 72

Left to right: Riding Viking horses in Iceland • That tower in Paris • An opera in Vienna • Waltzing in the Tsars’ ballroom in St. Petersburg • Students at Renaissance bronze doors in Rome • London’s Big Ben in the background • A painting in the Musée d ’Orsay in Paris.

Step 3: Check out optional study tours... optional STUDY TOURS – for credit

Week-long study Tours

Israel: The Challenge of Contested Territory

Classical Greece

Fall and spring. Fee: $1,495. See Israel:

Fall only. Fee: $1,095. See Classical Greece

The Challenge of Contested Territory course

a location’s history and culture through a

course description on p. 61.

description on p. 68.

one-credit elective course and culminate in

Classical Greece is the fountainhead of

A course-integrated study tour to Israel,

Western Civilization. Following an introduction

including Jerusalem and a kibbutz. Israel is

to the classical heritage in a political,

ubiquitous in international media coverage

philosophical, and archaeological context

and political discourse. However, Israel is

you will conduct faculty-led on-site analyses

so much more than the narrow, conflict-

in Athens and the surrounding areas. Visits

statured focus we see on the news! It is the

to the Acropolis, Agora, and other classical

historic center of major religions and cultures

sites will make you appreciate the historical

and a society in the midst of a redefinition

contribution and continuing legacy of the

of identity between ethnicity, religion, and

Greeks.

individualism. It is also a society experiencing

DIS Optional Study Tours introduce you to

a faculty-led study tour to the destination.

The course allows you to gain a deeper understanding prior to departure, while visiting the city enables you to gain firsthand experience of the subjects studied.

Optional study tours are not tourist breaks, but a great opportunity to observe a destination through a focused lens and engage in an on-site learning experience

dynamic economic development setting

with your fellow students and faculty.

Classical and Renaissance Rome

Optional study tours come at an additional

it apart from its neighbors. By applying

Fall and spring. Fee: $1,095. See Classical and

archaeological, religious, historical, and

Renaissance Rome course description on p. 61.

political perspectives to central sites endowed

fee, which, however, is subsidized by DIS by $250 to $500.

Ancient Rome heralded the beginning of European civilization, while the Renaissance ushered in the modern world. Analyze the aesthetic and architectural styles, and

with multiple layers of meaning, and engaging with intellectuals, you will enhance your comprehension of Israel’s complex history and future.

identify the political and cultural heritage

Some universities prohibit student travel to

that characterizes the Classical, Renaissance

Israel. Please visit your study abroad office for

and Baroque eras as evidenced at the Forum

details on your institution’s policy, which DIS

Romanum, Colosseum, Pantheon, as well as

will strictly follow.

the Vatican art collection and Saint Peter’s Cathedral.

Mediterranean Visual Journal Fall only. Fee: $1,095. See Mediterranean

Greenland: A Scientific Expedition Fall and spring. Fee: $1,295. See Greenland: A Scientific Expedition course description on p. 65.

Visual Journal course description on p. 69.

A course-integrated, faculty-led venture to Mallorca,the Spanish island, or some other Mediterranean destination, where the history,

Climate change and global warming are hot

culture, climate, daylight, architecture and

topics around the world – and particularly

street life are distinctly different from those

relevant in relation to Greenland, a country

in Denmark. By capturing the environment

representative of the ecological and geo-

through hand drawing you will discover how

political transitions that affect the Arctic

the southern European mentality pervades

region. Through faculty-led field studies to the

their lifestyle and sense of design.

Russell Glacier and the ice cap and lectures on geology, politics and history, you will closely examine the changing forces of nature.

The dome of St. Peter ’s in Rome by Michelangelo.

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For full information, go to www.dis.dk

Weekend Tours

Russia Past and Present

Turkey at the Crossroads

Fall and spring. Fee: $1,495. See Russia Past

Fall and spring. Fee: $1,295. See Turkey at the

and Present course description on p. 71.

Crossroads course description on p. 73.

Visit Moscow and St. Petersburg with this

Istanbul, the destination of this tour, is at the

course-integrated study tour and experience

crossroads of the Western and Muslim worlds.

the complex processes of change going on in

Turkey, which once ruled from Baghdad to

A course-integrated, faculty-led weekend

Russia after the breakdown of Communism

Budapest, is a secular state challenged by

trip for art lovers. Paris was the center of

in 1991, as well as the country’s historical

an Islamic popular movement that has held

the Impressionist movement beginning in

past. After visits to the Moscow Kremlin,

the government for several years. The tour

the 1870s and continues to capture the

Red Square, the Tsars’ Winter Palace, as

highlights the modern debate on issues

imagination of artists and art lovers today. By

well as the homes of Russian students and

of gender, migration, culture, and identity.

examining famous Impressionist works and

St. Petersburg ‘behind the facades’ you will

Through workshops with intellectuals and

walking in the footsteps of the Impressionists,

return to Copenhagen with a much better

visits to the sultans’ palace, the Hagia Sophia

you will meld the museum experience and the

understanding of current Russia.

and the Tunel neighborhood, you will better

inspiration behind the work. Appreciate both

understand Turkey’s dual personality.

the art and the city, one through the other.

Spring only. Fee: $1,095. See Sustainability

Vikings and Sagas: The Story of Iceland

Literary London

in Austrian Architecture course description on

Spring only. Fee: $1,095. See Vikings and

Fall and spring. Fee: $575. See Literary London

p. 72.

Sagas course description on p. 74.

course description on p. 68.

A class-based exploration of the progress of

Explore how the culture and the values of

London has held authors, poets and

sustainability in northern Austria and southern

the Viking Age still influence Icelandic society.

playwrights spellbound for centuries. From

Germany, a region at the absolute forefront of

Visit Viking landmarks, historical sites, see

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, Dickens’ murky

sustainable design for the last decade. With

stunning landscapes, majestic glaciers and

alleyways or Zadie Smith’s ethnic fabric of

an understanding of the political context and

spouting geysers. After gaining an insight into

today, virtually every corner has its place in

the foundation of design you will survey a

the world view of pagan Scandinavia through

literary history. Explore the city through a

variety of buildings and communities, and visit

medieval texts and Icelandic sagas – as well

literary lens and see how its diverse enclaves

design and municipal offices. On-site analyses

as some contemporary poems and a novel –

have influenced its writers.

will focus on the historical roots and current

you will analyze the relationship between the

development of sustainable initiatives.

literature and Iceland today.

Impressionism in Paris Fall and spring. Fee: $575. See Impressionism in Paris course description on p. 66.

Vienna: Capital of Classical Music Fall and spring. Fee: $575. See Vienna. Capital of Classical Music course description on p. 74.

Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Mahler, and Schönberg all lived and worked in Vienna.

Through an introduction to the basic forms of classical music, a more thorough analysis of the leading composer’s masterworks and a historical overview, you will understand why Vienna fostered so many great composers and gain better appreciation of their music, and for a city which was the center of the Habsburg empire and has been one of Europe’s cultural hot spots for centuries!

DIS student witnessing a demonstration in Istanbul on the Turkey study tour.

For full information, go to www.dis.dk

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Academics

Sustainability in Austrian Architecture

Additional academic opportunities and details CREDITS

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

FULL-YEAR STUDENTS

Most courses are 3 credits, while a few carry

Students who have started a foreign language

Many students choose to stay at DIS for

1 or 6. Students must take at least 12 credits

at their home institution and are required

two semesters. This is a great opportunity

and may take up to 18, including no more

to continue studying that language while

to maximize the academic and intercultural

than five 3-credit classes (or three 3-credit

abroad may be able to do so at DIS, provided

experience. Full-year students have the option

and one 6-credit class).

the level of language is a documented

to select a new program in their second

requirement of the student’s declared major

semester (spring). This way they will get a

All courses are upper-division courses, with

or minor. One foreign language class per

new core course and new study tours while

the exception of Danish Language and

semester (other than Danish) is permitted.

at the same time continuing to take courses

Culture, which is introductory.

Please contact the DIS North American Office

within the discipline they studied in the first

(dis@umn.edu) for more details. This course is

semester.

Student RESEARCH project

subject to an additional fee of $500.

Three DIS programs offer a full-fledged year

By taking this course, you will be able to carry out a piece of individualized research under

PERFORMING ARTS: MUSIC

option: Architecture & Design (in which

the supervision of a Danish faculty or expert.

If you are studying music at your university

students continue their six-credit Studio

You are asked to define and prepare the

and want to continue your studies while in

course), Biomedicine, and Medical Practice

project beforehand at your home university,

Copenhagen, DIS can arrange instruction

& Policy. In the latter two cases the second-

so that you are ready to maximize your use

for credit in your subject through a joint

semester core course is a student research

of the local environment once you arrive in

collaboration with the Royal Danish Academy

project.

Copenhagen. You might talk to your faculty

of Music (www.dkdm.dk). The academy offers

advisor at home about integrating research at

both individual and group instruction.

DIS in your Honors Project or Senior Thesis.

Students interested in studying music while in Copenhagen are asked to contact the DIS

Annika Yates Mount Holyoke CollEge spring 2010

prestigious fellowships

North American Office (dis@umn.edu) early to

“Two of Grinnell’s graduating seniors have

coordinate the audition process, as required

just received prestigious post-graduate

by the Academy. Note, this 6-credit course is

fellowships, based in part on work they

subject to an additional fee of $500.

everything is planned out for you. You

won a Watson Fellowship, allowing him

OTHER PERFORMING ARTS

Faculty here have been amazing, and

to travel the world for a year, because of

DIS may be able to arrange instruction for

interest in environmental sustainability

students interested in continuing their studies

that he gained from the DIS trip to the

in other performing or creative arts. Please

island of Samsø [see p. 36]. Winnon

contact the DIS North American Office

Brunson received a Fulbright Scholarship

(dis@umn.edu) for assistance. Each specially

to return to Denmark next year to study

arranged course is subject to a $500 fee.

completed while at DIS. Filippos Tsakiris

“DIS is great because there are so many options. It isn’t a small program where get to make it your own experience. they really care about the students.

They really want to know you on a personal level, what you like to do, and what you are interested in. I would do this again — I’m sad I had to leave.”

public health, an interest sparked in part by his DIS semester. These two awards

academic regulations

are testament to the academic rigor of

Please consult the DIS website for the DIS

the DIS program, and they deserve to be

Academic Regulations.

publicized by DIS as emblems of what students can accomplish based on the

EXTRA/HONORS CREDIT

work they do in Denmark.”

You may elect to take one DIS course for

David Harrison, Director, Center for

an extra credit, or to write an honors paper

International Studies, Grinnell College

related to one of your DIS courses.

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For full information, go to www.dis.dk

The Programs • Architecture & Design / 22 • Pre-Architecture / 23 • Biomedicine / 24 • Child Diversity & Development / 25 • Communication & Mass Media / 26 • European Culture & History / 27 • European Politics / 28 • Global Economics / 29 • International Business / 30 • Justice & Human Rights / 31 • Medical Practice & Policy / 32 • Migration & Conflict / 33 • Psychology / 34 • Public Health / 35 • Sustainability in Europe / 36

Architecture & Design YOUR OPTIONS The Architecture & Design program offers the following semester and full-year tracks: • ARCHITECTURE • INFORMATION DESIGN • INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE • URBAN DESIGN

CHOOSE YOUR CORE COURSE • Architectural Design Studio (6 credits. See p. 59) • Information Design Studio (6 credits. See p. 66) • Interior Architecture Studio (6 credits. See p. 67) • Urban Design Studio

THE PROGRAM The program is designed for students majoring in architecture, graphic design, interior design, interior architecture, landscape architecture, and urban design.

Studio is the backbone of all Architecture & Design tracks at DIS. The studio core course and study tours will expand your professional skills and knowledge through interaction with Danish architects and designers; familiarize you with contemporary Danish, Scandinavian, and European architecture, design, and theory; enable you to recognize and analyze

(6 credits. See p. 73) Prerequisites: Enrollment at a professional school or department of architecture or design at the junior, senior or graduate level, plus completion of a minimum of two spatial design studios.

JOINT STUDY TOURS

seminars focusing on design history, theory, sustainability and visual representation in multiple media. We do, however, encourage you to take some non-architecture courses as well. Please see pp. 14-17 for a full course overview.

FULL-YEAR STUDENTS, 2nd semester You are encouraged to stay for the year, in which case you may remain enrolled in the same track, or you may choose another track within Architecture & Design (or an entirely different program). If you remain in Architecture & Design, you choose a new set of electives and go on a short study tour to Berlin and a longer study tour to GermanyNetherlands or Sweden-Finland (the opposite tour from fall).

• A short study tour in Denmark • A longer European study tour to Germany-

WHY DENMARK? WHY DIS?

Netherlands or Sweden-Finland (your choice)

• Unlike most other study abroad

the effects of cultural, economic, and political

The study tours, which are led by professional

programs in architecture and design,

life on architecture and design, and vice versa.

architecture faculty and included in the

you will be engaged in full-fledged

DIS tuition, combine students from all

studio work from day one, learning

four studio tracks. As integral parts of the

from architects and designers who

studio core courses, they introduce you to

are trained and work in the Danish

outstanding examples of historic, modern and

tradition.

nancy smebak wash. u. of saint louis fall 2009 “One day in my European Urban Design Theories class we went on a field study to Ørestad. As we were walking through one of the new buildings, I had a strange feeling of deja vu, although I’ve never been to Copenhagen before.

When we reached the landing on the first floor staircase, it suddenly hit me we were walking through a building I’d studied the previous year in one of my architecture classes. I hadn’t been expecting to go there at all! I love the hands-on, practical and experiental approach to learning at DIS.”

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contemporary architecture, design and urban planning. Germany and the Netherlands are European frontrunners in the re-development and re-design of previous industrial buildings and sites, while Sweden and Finland are exponents of the Scandinavian approach to

• As part of the studio, you will study and experience Scandinavian and European architecture on site, seeing the REAL thing and not just an image of it.

• Danish design: A world-renowned

architectural design emphasizing simplicity,

design tradition that will shape your

context and user.

understanding of both local context and universal design problems.

ELECTIVE COURSES In addition to the required core course (studio), you can select many other architecture and design electives. Check out courses listed under Architecture, Design, and Studio Art. The range of electives is very diverse, from lecture-based courses to

• Interdisciplinary cooperation between architects, landscape architects, urban designers, interior, industrial and other designers, leading to an integrated approach in the resolution of design problems.

For full information, go to www.dis.dk

Pre-Architecture YOUR OPTIONS The Architecture & Design program offers the following semester and full-year prearchitecture tracks:

CHOOSE YOUR CORE COURSE • Architecture Foundations Studio (6 credits. See p. 60) • Interior Architecture Foundations Studio

• ARCHITECTURE • INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE • URBAN DESIGN

Pre-Architecture is a unique opportunity for students enrolled in non-studio-based architecture programs or liberal arts fields (such as art history or studio art) to develop their skills in architectural design and explore whether to pursue a career in architecture. Studying in Denmark provides a different cultural context for students with limited spatial design experience to further their design skills.

• Urban Design Foundations Studio (6 credits. See p. 73) Prerequisites: Documented background in fine arts or studio art, or completion of a course

17 for a full course overview. If you want to learn more about architecture and design, check out courses listed under Architecture, Design, and Studio Art. The range of electives is very diverse, from lecture-based courses to seminars focusing on design history, theory, sustainability and visual representation in

JOINT STUDY TOURS

FULL-YEAR STUDENTS, 2nd semester

…with Architecture & Design students • A short study tour in Denmark • A longer European study tour to GermanyNetherlands or Sweden-Finland (your choice)

architecture faculty and included in the

& Design tracks at DIS. The core course

DIS tuition, combine students from all

and study tours will develop and expand

three studio tracks. As integral parts of the

your professional skills and knowledge of

studio core courses, they introduce you to

3-dimensional design through interaction with

outstanding examples of historic, modern and

Danish architects and designers in studio;

contemporary architecture, design and urban

familiarize you with contemporary Danish,

planning. Germany and the Netherlands are

Scandinavian, and European architecture,

European frontrunners in the re-development

design, and theory; enable you to recognize

and re-design of previous industrial buildings

and analyze the effects of cultural, economic,

and sites, while Sweden and Finland are

and political life on architecture and design,

exponents of the Scandinavian approach to

and vice versa.

architectural design emphasizing simplicity, context and user.

architecture and design.

from the DIS curriculum. Please see pp. 14-

multiple media.

Studio is the backbone of all Architecture

and professional contacts in the field of

are free to select any combination of courses

in drawing.

The study tours, which are led by professional

It will also help you build a network of creative

In addition to the required studio course, you

Programs

THE PROGRAM

(6 credits. See p. 67)

ELECTIVE COURSES

If you enroll at DIS as a full-year student, you have several options in your second semester: • Continue to the Architecture & Design Studio in your individual track • Concentrate on a different Pre-Architecture track • Study in another DIS program.

Tyler Duncan UNIVERSITY of Colorado Fall 2009 “My Danish architecture professors provided fresh, different perspectives in studio, stressing design principles that may not be such a major focus in the U.S. They encouraged us to visit many new, innovative buildings in Copenhagen, which provided me with inspiration for my assignments. The long study tour to Sweden and Finland allowed us to experience several styles of architecture through a range of buildings designed by local and worldrenowned architects.”

For full information, go to www.dis.dk

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Biomedicine THE PROGRAM The Biomedicine program is designed for students exploring career opportunities within biomedical research and/or biomedical business development.

The core course and study tours offer you insights into biomedicine-based methods for diagnosis and treatment of disease; an understanding of the dynamics of drug discovery and development; and an interdisciplinary perspective on how biomedical research and biomedical business work together.

CORE COURSE • Medical Biotechnology and Drug Development Introduction to biomedicine, drug discovery and drug development. Exploration of opportunities of biotechnology for medicine.

Cases from the pharmaceutical and biotech research community. See p. 69 for a course description.

Prerequisites: One year of biology and one year of chemistry at the university level.

STUDY TOURS • A short study tour in Denmark • A longer European study tour to Edinburgh (fall) or London (spring).

The study tours, which are faculty-led and included in the DIS tuition, form an integral part of the core course. London and Edinburgh are centers of advanced international research in pharmaceuticals and biomedicine. The tours feature highly topical visits to biomedical research centers and companies, highlighting topics being studied in class.

ELECTIVE COURSES In addition to the required core course, you

WHAT’S SPECIAL? In this program, you will experience topnotch biomedical research through visits to biomedical companies and institutions, and you will develop your skills within critical drug analysis and science communication with a special focus on web literacy.

Why Denmark?

• Denmark is among the largest per capita exporters in the world of pharmaceutical products.

• The Danish/Swedish life science cluster,

are free to select any combination of courses

Medicon Valley, is home to more than

from the DIS curriculum. Please see pp. 14-

200 pharma/biotech companies and

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170 medtech companies.

to learn more about biology, biomedicine and biotechnology, check out courses listed under Biology, Epidemiology, Health Science, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, and Public Health.

• Danish company Novo Nordisk is the world’s biggest diabetes-drug maker; it holds 25% of the world’s insulin market while also conducting further research in diabetes.

FULL-YEAR STUDENTS, 2nd semester You are encouraged to study abroad for the full year. You may remain enrolled in the Biomedicine program in spring, in which case you take the core course Biomedical Research Project (see p. 60) and go on program study tours in Denmark (different from fall) and to London. Alternatively, you may switch to a different program and continue to take electives in Biomedicine.

Barret Zimmerman Mount Holyoke COLLEGE Spring 2010 “My favorite part about the Medical Biotechnology and Drug Development course were the field studies, which took us to Santaris and Novo Nordisk, the world’s leading insulin producer, plus the two study tours. These gave me a chance to meet professionals in the fields of pharmaceutical research.

I was able to talk to these individuals and gather a good picture of what their research careers entailed – both the perks and the downsides.”

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For full information, go to www.dis.dk

An international take on child education: Student at the Stellanova school in Stockholm (far left) • Visiting a Danish day-care institution with many immigrant kids • Taking in the sights in the Estonian capital of Tallinn, here the 13th-century City Hall (right).

Child Diversity & Development THE PROGRAM Child Diversity & Development offers a unique combination of a seminar core course (3 credits) and a practicum experience in a Danish child care institution (3 credits).

STUDY TOURS • A short study tour in Denmark • A longer European study tour to London

ELECTIVE COURSES In addition to the required core course, you are free to select any combination of courses from the DIS curriculum. Please see pp. 14-17

(Multicultural Context) or Tallinn and

for a full course overview. If you want to take

Stockholm (Special Needs)

some of your electives in the fields of child

The program is designed for students majoring

care or psychology, check out courses listed The study tours, which are faculty-led and

under Child Development, Education, and

development, education, social work and

included in the DIS tuition, form an integral

Psychology.

related fields. The core courses and study

part of the core courses. In London, a city

tours offer you an understanding of children

that has seen significant immigration over the

in the Danish and European context through

last many decades, students will experience

hands-on experience with daily life in the

the diversity and multiculturalism that

institutions, pedagogical philosophies,

characterizes British childcare and educational

educational systems, and social policy.

institutions. In Tallinn and Stockholm, students will compare Scandinavian and east European

CORE COURSEs • Children in a Multicultural Context: Seminar or

approaches to inclusion within the classroom and childcare settings. Estonia was part of the Soviet Union until 1989 and has had to fully revamp its approaches to special needs education.

•C hildren with Special Needs: Seminar and • Child Diversity & Development Practicum Depending on the track you choose, you will focus either on how ethnic diversity and multiculturalism are perceived and practiced in Danish early childhood education, or how children with special needs are integrated and included in Danish educational practice. See

PRACTICUM: A UNIQUE FEATURE The ‘Child Diversity & Development Practicum’ course is a unique hands-on opportunity for students of Psychology or Child Development. You will be placed in a relevant Danish vuggestue (for children age 1-3), a børnehave (for children age 2-6) or an after-school

Students are required to obtain criminal

day a week for a total of 45 to 55 hours

child care center. See online registration for

Hannah Pickar Scripps College Spring 2010 “Studying abroad with DIS was challenging, thrilling and eye-opening.

One highlight was going to Tallinn, Estonia and Stockholm, Sweden on the long study tour because I felt I saw aspects of two cities that I would never visit on my own. I absolutely loved living with a host family, especially

the course descriptions on p. 60-61.

clearance before arrival to work in a Danish

Programs

in human development, psychology, child

coming home to a hygge family dinner and sharing stories about the day. Another highlight was going to my after-school care practicum for children with special needs, as I got to form relationships with the kids and pedagogues and learn the inside workings of a Danish childcare facility.”

program (for children age 7-17) one in the semester. You will observe and interact with children under the guidance

more details.

of a supervising teacher and draw

special danish COURSE

corresponding seminar course.

upon your practicum experiences in the

Students in Child Diversity & Development have the opportunity to take the specially designed course Danish Language & Culture for Child Diversity & Development Students (see. p. 63) which will enhance their practicum experience in a Danish day care institution.

For full information, go to www.dis.dk

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Communication & Mass Media THE PROGRAM

CORE COURSE

Communication & Mass Media is designed for

• Current Trends in Media

students majoring in communication, media studies, journalism, and related fields.

Julia Smith Elon University spring 2010

The course offers an introduction to the changing media landscape in Denmark and

The core course and study tours will give you

examines different modes of communication

“The program offered a lot of valuable,

an understanding of the background and

and broadcasting in a European context.

practical experience for my career

implications of the massive changes currently

Combining coursework with company visits

because our instructors were also

taking place within the Danish, European and

and guest lectures, the course looks at

working professionals and assigned

international media industries and PR.

the role of media, advertisers, and other

work just like you would do in any

agents in the field of communication.

PR or journalism job. The core class

Separate course elements include profiling

specifically engaged me in learning

careers in communication as well as weekly

about public broadcasting, something

presentations on media trends. See p. 62 for

I had never learned about prior to

a course description.

coming to DIS, and it was great

“INTERNATIONAL REPORTING” Produce a weekly online newspaper and

because we even got to visit TV2 and

find out what it takes to be an international reporter through this exciting new hands-on journalism elective. The course combines writing

STUDY TOURS • A short study tour in Denmark

and reporting exercises with a study of

• A longer European study tour to London

the challenges facing journalists and

The study tours, which are faculty-led and

writers in a foreign setting. By examining seminal international reportage and also meeting Danish journalists and editors, students will gather skills that are applied in continuing projects such as writing workshops and the online newspaper.

included in the DIS tuition, form an integral part of the core course. In both Denmark and London, they feature highly relevant academic visits to newspapers, TV stations, PR firms, and media observers. London is widely seen as the media capital of Europe today.

Not only is the BBC probably the best public service station in the world, London is also

CAREERS IN COMMUNICATION Explore the field of communication and learn more about your own career interests through field studies, consultations, and interviews with Danish professionals. The core course ‘Current Trends in Media’ enables you to draw on company visits in both Copenhagen and London to get an in-depth idea of your own future possibilities within communications.

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the headquarters of the British press and of global satellite TV stations.

ELECTIVE COURSES In addition to the required core course, you are free to select any combination of courses from the DIS curriculum. Please see pp. 1417 for a full course overview. If you want to take some of your electives in the fields of communication and media, check out courses

DR [the public broadcasting TV stations in Denmark], which brought the topic to life.”

Lily Chen Vanderbilt University Spring 2010 “The short study tour was a great balance between the cultural side of communications and the technical, journalistic side. The long study tour was even more rewarding. From visiting companies I really felt like I gained exciting and valuable insight into the industry and was able to apply classroom learning in reallife situations. Overall, I think the Communication & Mass Media program has been very well rounded in providing challenging coursework and classroom application experiences.”

listed under Communication, Journalism, Film Studies, Media Studies, and Advertising.

For full information, go to www.dis.dk

European Culture & History THE PROGRAM

CORE COURSE

European Culture & History is designed for

• European Memory and Identity

students majoring in the humanities. The program offers a wide variety of courses allowing you to gain in-depth knowledge and analytical skills in the fields of the European cultural tradition – from ancient art and religious studies to modern film and European history.

KIERKEGAARD IN COPENHAGEN

An interdisciplinary study of a major European

Denmark’s most

country from the perspective of its ‘memory

radical author, the

and identity,’ i.e. its history, architecture,

philosopher Søren

national myths, ways of dealing with a

Kierkegaard (1813-

troublesome past, plus, for the present,

1855) – the “father of

power relations, production and wealth, and

Existentialism” – lived

ethnic relations. You can choose among three

the themes of memory and identity to specific European destinations, offer you a comprehensive view of the social, political and artistic culture and historical background of an important European country and its major city; an understanding of factors that contribute to the creation of specific

different sections of the course: France, Germany, or the Czech Republic. See p. 64 for a course description.

in, worked in, and was shaped by Copenhagen. In collaboration with the Søren Kierkegaard Research Center at the University of Copenhagen,

STUDY TOURS

we offer a variety of courses focusing on

• A short study tour in Denmark

thinkers from continental Europe who

• A longer European study tour related to your

his authorship as well as that of other have critically appropriated elements of

region of interest:

his thought. This includes courses on

and the ability to make comparative

France: Paris-Reims-Verdun

existentialism, an honors level seminar

observations between the country under

Germany: Berlin-Dresden

on Kierkegaard, and courses on religion

Czech Republic: Prague-Ceský Krumlow

and philosophy in 18th and 19th-century

national cultures and identities in general;

investigation, Denmark, and your home country.

The study tours, which are faculty-led and amelia russo colorado college spring 2010 “The European Culture & History program drew students from diverse scholastic backgrounds and offered us an opportunity to merge our individual areas of academic expertise. For me, the core course was unlike any other I have taken and was an extremely fulfilling experience. This layering of different perspectives, opinions, and interpretations made the European Memory and Identity course and study tours infinitely richer.”

Programs

The core course and study tours, by applying

Kierkegaard’s pseudonymous writings,

Denmark.

included in the DIS tuition, form an integral part of the core course. They visit the capital city and one or two smaller historic towns of

MUSIC IN COPENHAGEN

each of the countries you can choose among and introduce you to their memory and identity. Paris—for centuries the cultural and fashion capital of Europe; Berlin—devastated in World War 2 and centerpiece of the Cold War; Prague—a dazzling Central European capital struggling to overcome its Communist past.

Music majors or students of music with significant formal training may continue their musical studies at the Royal Danish Academy of Music. These students will participate in an instrumental ensemble and individual teaching in instrumental/ vocal performance in the student’s primary area of study. The Academy

ELECTIVE COURSES In addition to the required core course, you are free to select any combination of courses from the DIS curriculum. Please see pp. 14-17 for a full course overview. If you want to learn

ensembles, through regular practice and rehearsal, prepare for performance both locally and regionally in concert and worship settings.

more about the outcome of European cultural history, check out courses listed under History, Art History, Literature, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Film Studies, etc.

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European Politics THE PROGRAM The European Politics program is designed for students majoring in political science,

CORE COURSE • European Politics: The European Union

ELECTIVE COURSES In addition to the required core course, you are free to select any combination of courses

international studies, international relations,

A study of the European Union (EU) in terms

from the DIS curriculum. Please see pp. 14-17

government, or related fields.

of history, governing institutions, political

for a full course overview. If you want to take

processes, policies, European integration, and

some of your electives in the field of politics,

The core course and study tours will equip you

problems facing the Union. See p. 65 for a

check out courses listed under Political

with solid knowledge of the European Union

course description.

Science and International Relations.

(EU), including its institutions, governance and major policy areas. Further, the program

Prerequisites: Two courses in political science,

will develop your understanding of current

including one in either international relations

political issues, policies and politicking, and

or comparative politics.

provide theoretical and hands-on insights into the processes that shape European politics.

STUDY TOURS • A short regional study tour in Denmark and

LEARNING ABOUT THE EU

northern Germany • A longer European study tour to Brussels,

The European Politics program features two very special learning experiences:

Belgium, home to the majority of EU institutions and agencies

emily rutcofsky tufts university spring 2010 “I think the long study tour to Brussels was very useful because it allowed us to see how the European Union actually works, and it makes European politics more relatable because we get to visit all of the EU institutions. It was very informative and interesting. I really

The study tours, which are faculty-led and

enjoyed talking to the people who work

included in the DIS tuition, form an integral

in the European Union, and I thought

part of the core course. The short tour

the interviews we did with political

studies the EU from the perspective of Danish

actors in the EU system were very

institutions and the government of a north

helpful. My group was able to talk to

German federal state, either Hamburg or

student groups will interview political

a woman from a Danish lobbying firm,

Schleswig-Holstein that both deal directly

actors at their workplace – diplomats,

and we saw how private organizations

with the EU institutions, not through Berlin.

EU civil servants, lobbyists, members of

influence and lobby the EU political

Brussels is the natural choice for the long

the European Parliament, etc., in order

structure. She helped explain exactly

tours, being the “capital” of the Union and

to understand the EU political process.

what the institutions in the European

hosts all the major governing institutions plus

Union do and what her role was in

a variety of other political actors. Both tours

helping Denmark getting funding and

feature visits to EU and other transnational

recognition in the European Union.”

• Students in small groups are assigned a specific EU country from day one and will represent this country in a final European Council simulation game.

• While in Brussels, ‘capital’ of the EU,

political institutions (e.g. NATO) and engage students with political actors in Copenhagen and Brussels, highlighting topics studied in class.

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Far left: Politics professor Jacob Buksti opening a European Council sim game.

Students in the European Parliament and at the European Commission, key Brussels institutions of the EU. Left: Grand Place in Brussels, built in magnificent Baroque in the 1690s.

Right: Econ students meeting a highranking EU policy maker in Brussels.

Global Economics THE PROGRAM Global Economics is designed for students in economics, business or international relations.

CORE COURSE • Economic Theories of Globalization

ELECTIVE COURSES In addition to the required Core Course, you are free to select any combination of courses

Globalization is reshaping the world, creating

from the DIS curriculum. Please see pp. 14-

The core course and study tours will give

new winners and losers. Understand the

17 for a full course overview. If you want to

you a toolbox of analytical frameworks and

forces behind globalization through theories

take some of your electives in the field of

economic theories of international trade;

of international trade, capital markets, and

economics, check out courses listed under

significantly increase your understanding of

economic development. See p. 64 for a course

Economics, Finance, Business, Marketing, and

the international institutions which regulate

description.

Management.

ability to apply theory to analyses of the main

Prerequisites: One-semester courses in

FULL-YEAR STUDENTS

features of globalization.

both microeconomics and macroeconomics,

You are encouraged to stay for the year, in

plus a course in intermediate or advanced

which case you might consider enrolling in the

macroeconomics.

International Business program and continue

trade and economic activity; and further your

• As an open economy where foreign trade accounts for most of the GDP, Denmark has a strong interest in the

taking a couple of economics electives. Or you STUDY TOURS • A short study tour in Denmark

The study tours, which are faculty-led and

between countries (Danish Ministry of

included in the DIS tuition, form an integral

Foreign Affairs, 2009).

part of the core course. They feature highly

world trade is today transported on ships either owned or controlled by Danish shipping companies, and the percentage is constantly increasing.

(Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2008) The Danish shipping company Maersk is a world market leader with a market share of around 15 percent (The Times, 2009).

program (in which case you can still take economics electives).

• A longer European study tour to Brussels.

free exchange of goods and services

• More than 10 percent of total

may want to switch to an entirely different

topical study visits to Danish and international government institutions, economic organizations and think tanks, and relevant European Union institutions, including offices on economic policy and foreign aid. Brussels is an obvious choice for the long tour, as it hosts all the major European Union agencies and offers the opportunity of interviews with economists and civil servants in the economics field.

• Denmark gives a large amount of foreign aid as a share of its income and has a high quality foreign aid program.

(2009 Center for Global Development).

A Danish contribution to globalization: Copenhagen-based Maersk line is the world’s biggest container carrier.

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DID YOU KNOW

Left: Business students at a company visit • Right: Professor Niels Hald, European Business Strategy, during a field study to Carlsberg Breweries • The astonishing new dome of the German Reichstag in Berlin.

Far right: Scenes from the civil wars in the Balkans – and a monument to those murdered in the Nazi concentration camp Neuengamme.

International Business THE PROGRAM International Business is designed for students of business, economics, finance, marketing, management, and related fields.

STUDY TOURS • A short study tour in Denmark • A longer European study tour to London or Berlin-Hamburg (your choice)

The core course and study tours will significantly increase your understanding of current issues and practices in corporate strategy, marketing, and competition; your knowledge of the European business environment and the European Union which regulates business practices in Europe; and your ability to analyze how businesses operate and create value in the global marketplace.

The study tours, which are faculty-led and included in the DIS tuition, form an integral part of the core course. They feature highly topical visits to Danish and international companies and business-related institutions, highlighting topics being studied in class.

London is in many ways both the business and the financial hub of Europe. Hamburg is Germany’s biggest export harbor, while Berlin presents a different problematique:

CORE COURSE

Reinventing itself as a business node after its isolation during the Cold War.

• European Business Strategy A case-based approach to the strategies of European and multinational companies operating in the global business environment.

See p. 64 for a course description.

Prerequisites: One course each in macro- and microeconomics at the university level.

ELECTIVE COURSES In addition to the required core course, you are free to select any combination of courses

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU? • First-hand knowledge of European business from visiting companies and organizations in Denmark and Europe, and from lectures by business professionals • Practice in analyzing company strategies based on real-life cases • A solid understanding of the European business environment and European business strategies You might be interested in knowing that • Denmark has been acclaimed ‘best business environment in the world’ 2007-11 (Economist Intelligence Unit) • There are over 2,200 foreign companies located in Copenhagen.

from the DIS curriculum. Please see pp. 1417 for a full course overview. If you want to take some of your electives in the field of business, check out courses listed under Business, Economics, Finance, Marketing, and

lauren jantsch fordham university fall 2009

Management.

Kath. Branthoover elon university spring 2010

“The opportunity to be independent FULL-YEAR STUDENTS

in Copenhagen while having new

You are encouraged to stay for the full year,

academic and social experiences

in which case you might consider enrolling in “I really enjoyed all the study tours that

was truly life-changing. DIS provided

the Global Economics program and continue

I experienced through the International

structure and guidance that facilitated

taking a couple of business electives. Or you

Business program. It definitely gave

these experiences, but also gave

may want to switch to an entirely different

me a better idea of how a variety of

students an incredible amount of

program (in which case you can still take

businesses function. Additionally, it

freedom to explore individually. Many

business electives).

times this semester, field studies and

was interesting to see some of the principles that I am learning in class being applied in the business world today.”

study tours opened the doors to visits with major international companies.

I was constantly asking myself, ‘How did I get here!’ I will always remember my time in Denmark for the unique friendships, hands-on learning, and meaningful travel.”

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Justice & Human Rights THE PROGRAM

CORE COURSE

STUDY TOURS

• War Crimes and Human Rights

• A short study tour in Denmark

relations, law/pre-law, human rights and

This course is an examination of war crimes,

• A longer European study tour to Kosovo in

similar fields.

human rights violations and European

Justice & Human Rights is designed for students of political science, international

the Balkans

responses to these in an institutional and The core course and study tours will provide

political context. In addition, the course

you with a thorough understanding of the

examines the civil wars of former Yugoslavia

legal aspects and political context behind

and Kosovo in the 1990s as a case study,

major human rights violations in Europe.

analyzing the practical solutions to ethnic

The study tours, which are faculty-led and included in the DIS tuition, form an integral part of the core course. In Denmark, students will visit Danish UN peacekeeping forces and

DID YOU KNOW...

been, in Afghanistan. In Kosovo, the former

course description.

Albanian enclave in Serbia now vying for statehood and the scene of many atrocities

Prerequisites: A course in international • The notion of unlawful actions in war is

of the Yugoslavian civil wars in the 1990s,

relations, or a course in human rights.

you will visit human rights institutions, war

almost 4,000 years old.

• The first documented war crimes trial was held in 1472 and that the accused used the same excuse of “following orders” that was heard during the Nuremberg Trials that followed World War II.

crimes courts, NGOs, international agencies,

FULL-YEAR STUDENTS You are encouraged to stay for the full year, in which case you might consider enrolling in the

and Danish peacekeeping forces; and you will engage with actors at all levels.

European Politics program. Or you may want to switch to a different program (in which case you can still take political science electives).

• The Kosovo declaration of independence is being tried as a

Austria

case before the International Court of Justice. The case is the first of its kind and is expected to be decided during 2010, thus setting an important benchmark for future developments in the international system.

Switzerland

Slovenia Croatia

• Starbucks has a global human rights global compact.

• The country of Niger finally criminalized abolished as late as 1960.

Romania

Bosnia/ Herzegovina

policy and is a member of the UN

slavery in 2003. Slavery had been

Hungary

Italy

Serbia Bulgaria

Montenegro Macedonia Albania

Kosovo is located in the center of the Balkans and used to be a province of Serbia. Due to its ethnic mix of majority Albanians and minority Serbians, it was the scene of massive atrocities and war crimes during the Balkan wars of the 1990s. Danish forces, among others, still act as peacekeeping forces in the province which is now seeking international recognition as an independent state.

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Greece

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troops preparing for service, or having already

conflict in the Balkans. See page 74 for a

Medical Practice & Policy THE PROGRAM Medical Practice & Policy is designed for students with a serious, documented interest in medicine and the required science

CORE COURSE • Human Health and Disease: A Clinical Approach An overview of the most important human

background.

diseases, their diagnosis and treatment, The core course and study tours offer you a

and to the clinical working methods of

unique clinical course designed for pre-med

physicians as practiced at a Danish university

students, not available in the U.S.; valuable

hospital. An analysis of medical policy in the

hands-on medical experience such as patient

Danish welfare state. See p. 66 for a course

cases and clinical lab exercises; insight into

description.

clinical practices and health provision in countries other than the U.S.; and improved

Prerequisites: One year of biology and one

chances of getting into the medical school of

year of chemistry at the university level.

your choice.

STUDY TOURS James Hopkins Wells College spring 2009

Taught at a real hospital The ‘Human Health and Disease’ core course is different from anything you could get back home. It is taught by medical doctors at the National University Hospital and Copenhagen University Hospitals. You will try your hand at patient history recording, theoretical and patient clinical cases, and perform physical examinations and procedures on phantoms, such as blood drawing, I.V. entry, and suturing, in the Lab for Clinical Skills.

• A short study tour in Denmark

Please be aware that the core class does

• A longer European study tour to Berlin-

does not include shadowing of doctors or

Poznan or Stockholm-Tallinn (your choice)

“Like all Medical Practice & Policy

The study tours, which are faculty-led and

students, I took classes at a university

included in the DIS tuition, form an integral

hospital. So, twice a week my

part of the core course. Through visits to

classmates and I would take the metro

hospitals, clinics and research institutions,

and journey to the Amager Hospital.

they expose you to the medical practices

Our teachers, two local doctors working

and public health care systems of both

in Amager, were knowledgeable and

northern European welfare states (Denmark

able to make even the most difficult

plus Sweden or Germany) and the countries

subjects in medicine understandable

of eastern Europe currently re-building their

and interesting to everyone in my class,

systems after the Communist era (Poland or

a formidable task having a class of

Estonia).

students from different backgrounds.

They were always willing to help no

ELECTIVE COURSES

matter what the questions and were

In addition to the required core course, you

constantly inspiring us to challenge

are free to select any combination of courses

what we knew about medicine.”

from the DIS curriculum. Please see pp. 14-17

not provide medical school training and physical examination of patients.

FULL-YEAR STUDENTS You are encouraged to stay for the year, in which case you may remain enrolled in the Medical Practice & Policy program for your second semester. Here you take the core course Medical Research Project (see p. 69) and go on program study tours in Denmark (different from fall) and to Berlin-Poznan or Stockholm-Tallinn (the opposite of the fall tour). You may also consider switching to the Biomedicine or Public Health program, or to any other program, in which case you may still take electives in Pre-Medicine.

for a full course overview. If you want to take some of your electives in the field of health care and medicine, check out courses listed under Biology, Health Science, Public Health, Biotechnology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology.

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Migration & Conflict THE PROGRAM The Migration and Conflict program is designed for students majoring in sociology, anthropology, political science, international relations, and related fields.

STUDY TOURS • A short study tour to southern Sweden (fall) or Denmark (spring) • A longer European study tour to Istanbul, Turkey

The core course and study tours present you with both first-hand and analytical insight into the social, cultural, and political factors that underlie cultural conflict. From the vantage research on phenomena such as globalization, immigration, integration, multiculturalism, struggles for recognition, and mutual limits of tolerance.

CORE COURSE • Cultural Conflict: Immigration, Integration, and Recognition Globalization has torn down walls, dissolved old hierarchies, and provided transportation and information bringing us closer to each other than ever before. But proximity and equality have also led to anxiety, confrontation, and violence rather than dialogue and multicultural understanding.

Beginning with two case studies—the challenges of integrating immigrants in Denmark, and the trouble-ridden relationship between Europe and Turkey—the course focuses on the sociological, anthropological, and political mechanisms at play in cultural conflicts.

“The Migration & Conflict program at DIS is a fantastic way to gain an

The study tours, which are faculty-led and

interdisciplinary and experiential

included in the DIS tuition, form an integral

understanding of some of the most

part of the core course. The short tour

pressing issues of our time. The

presents you with a first-hand experience

instructors are on the cutting edge of

of recent Muslim immigrants’ integration

their fields, the field studies augment

challenges in a Scandinavian setting. The long

classroom learning by allowing the

study tour to Istanbul introduces you to the

students to apply their knowledge in a

tension between ‘east’ and ‘west’ in modern

real world setting, and the study tours

Turkish politics, society and culture. Turkey,

are a superior experience: intellectually,

which straddles Europe and Asia and once

culturally, and socially. Migration &

ruled from Baghdad to Budapest, is a declared

Conflict is a fantastic choice for any

secular state challenged by an Islamic popular

student in the social sciences.”

Programs

point of the European context, you will do

Nick Harvey-Cheetham u. of British Columbia spring 2010

movement that has held the government for several years now. The tour introduces you first-hand to issues such as the relation

WORK WITH ASYLUM SEEKERS

between religion and politics today, common attitudes toward the Kurdish minority, TurkishArmenian relations, Greek minority life, the role of Islam, and more.

ELECTIVE COURSES In addition to the required core course, you are free to select any combination of courses from the DIS curriculum. Please see pp. 14-17 for a full course overview. If you want to learn more about migration and identity, check out courses listed under Anthropology, Gender Studies, International Relations, Minority Studies, Political Science, Religious Studies, and Sociology.

As a participant in the core course ‘Cultural Conflict: Immigration, Integration, and Recognition’ you will have the option to volunteer and work with some of those directly affected by immigration and minority life in Denmark.

You could, for instance, choose to be a part of the co-production of an issue of the newspaper New Times together with a group of foreigners seeking asylum in Denmark under the auspices of the Asylum Department of Danish Red Cross, or to volunteer as an assistant teacher of English at a Muslim private school in an immigrant neighborhood in Copenhagen.

In this way, you will get an immediate sense of the challenges and issues that migration and integration give rise to.

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Student visit to a Danish research institution working to implement positive psychology. What are their results? • Edinburgh is the destination for the study tour to Scotland • A happy student!

Psychology THE PROGRAM This program is designed for students of psychology.

CORE COURSE • Positive Psychology What does science reveal about happiness?

The variety of courses enables you to both

What are the possible pitfalls of a psychology

gain in-depth knowledge of specific schools of

of happiness? This course is an examination

psychology and understand their applications

of recent psychological research in the

in a Danish context. The core course and

rapidly expanding field of positive psychology.

study tours allow you to explore contemporary

Students will explore constructs of well-being

positive psychology research, contextualize

and happiness and consider the ways that

the ways that positive psychology is applied in

positive emotions influence cognition, health,

practice and policy, and examine why Denmark

wealth, and social relationships. See p. 70 for

is consistently rated one of the happiest

a course description.

countries in the world.

Prerequisites: A university-level psychology sarah sperry wheaton college spring 2010 “I absolutely loved my core class, Positive Psychology. I have never had a teacher with such enthusiasm, and

course.

STUDY TOURS

HAPPIEST PEOPLE ON EARTH? In a 2006 survey of more than 80,000 people around the world, British social psychologist Adrian White from the University of Leicester found that Denmark was the number one country in the world in terms of subjective wellbeing.

The Danish achievement is confirmed year after year in the European Union’s Eurobarometer surveys. Said Mr. White: “When people are asked if they are happy with their lives, people in countries with good healthcare, a higher GDP per capita, and access to education

• A short study tour in Denmark

were much more likely to report being

• A longer European study tour to either

barometer, last 30 years).

Scotland or Milan, Italy (your choice)

happy.” (BBC News, July 26, 2006; Euro-

that made for an incredible learning

The study tours, which are faculty-led and

environment. Our study tours were

included in the DIS tuition, form an integral

ELECTIVE COURSES

fantastic – of my four months in class

part of the core course. Students will explore

In addition to the required core course, you

I learned the most and took the most

the application of positive psychology in

are free to select any combination of courses

from the week-long tour to Scotland

various institutions, organizations, and

from the DIS curriculum. Please see pp. 14-

and the tour around western Denmark.

in research and will create a comparative

17 for a full course overview. If you want to

Meeting professionals and researchers

approach between Denmark and Scotland/

take some of your electives in the field of

in the field was a real eye-opener.”

Italy. In Scotland, students will learn how

psychology, check out courses listed under

Positive Psychology is implemented at

Psychology. Psychology students interested

the policy level through a national mental

in working at a childcare center and using it

health and well-being action plan and at the

as the basis for a deeper understanding of

institutional level through various NGOs and

positive psychology may take the 3-credit

independent organizations. In Milan, which

‘Positive Psychology Practicum’ elective

hosts some of Europe’s most advanced

course.

positive psychology research institutions, students will learn about cutting edge crosscultural and cultural Positive Psychology research that examines the applicability of Positive Psychology in a non-Western context.

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Danish authorities do a lot to promote a healthy lifestyle among the Danes.

For example, you can bring your bicycle with all commuter and regional trains, free of charge. This is the comfortable “S-train”, the commuter train used by most DIS students • Nice and tidy parks also contribute to the general well-being of the population.

Public Health THE PROGRAM The Public Health program is designed for students exploring grad school and career

CORE COURSE • Public Health in Northern Europe

opportunities in public health, either from a

A study of the organization and provision

policy, sociology or pre-med background.

of public health in northern Europe – very different from the United States – and of the

The core course and study tours offer you

social, economic and political background and

a north European perspective on salient

dynamics of the present health care systems.

aspects of public health, e.g. prevention,

See p. 71 for a course description.

health promotion and quality improvement; health policy making, prioritization, and health economics; and the ability to derive comparative insight from analysis of different national health care systems.

LEARN TO PRIORITIZE CARE In this program, you will learn about the crucial issue of health care prioritization.

Through a negotiation game, you will have to dispense health care in a perpetual situation of limited funds, by playing the roles of different stakeholders in the system, such as doctors, civil servants, and politicians.

Why Denmark?

• Health care in Denmark and Northern Europe is funded through taxes and employers, and only to a small degree based on private insurance – meaning that every citizen has free and equal access to the national health services.

STUDY TOURS • A short study tour in Denmark • A longer European study tour to HelsinkiTallinn

“The unique aspect of Public Health in Northern Europe is that you aren’t just in the classroom learning, but you are utilizing the skills you have acquired and applying them to the outside world through field studies and research

Programs

an understanding of the challenges of

Winnon Brunson, Jr. Grinnell College fall 2008

papers. My field studies were very informative and helped me realize what I did and did not want to pursue. After visiting Vejle Sygehus, one of Denmark’s best hospitals, and taking the Health

The study tours, which are faculty-led and

Care classes, I realized that I am really

included in the DIS tuition, form an integral

interested in health care quality and

part of the core course. You will explore and

health disparities. Essentially, this was

compare public health systems in Scandinavia,

a program of discovery, and this is

the archetypical modern welfare state,

exactly what studying abroad is about.”

and Estonia, a former Communist country in the process of building modern welfare

Editor’s Note: Winnon Brunson was

institutions, and look at the very different

awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in

challenges Europe will be facing due to rising

2010 to return to Denmark and study

costs, aging populations, immigration, etc.

public health. See the box on p. 20.

ELECTIVE COURSES In addition to the core course, you are free to select any combination of courses from the DIS curriculum. Please see pp. 14-17 for a full course overview. If you want to take some of your electives in the field of public health and health care, check out courses listed under Public Health, Health Science, Biology, and Epidemiology.

• Denmark is a world leader in epidemiology research, primarily due

FULL-YEAR STUDENTS

to the Civil Register system, which

You are encouraged to stay for the year. If you

makes it possible to anonymously track

have the right prerequisites, you may want

citizens and their health over their

to switch to the Medical Practice & Policy,

lifetime for statistical purposes.

Biomedicine program, or to another program

• The European headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) is

for your second semester, in which case you can still select Public Health electives.

located in Copenhagen.

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Sustainability in Europe THE PROGRAM Sustainability in Europe is designed for students majoring in environmental studies, environmental science, public policy, and

CORE COURSE • Sustainable Development: Environmental, Political and Social Issues

students generally interested in environmental

An examination of the concepts and

affairs.

philosophies of sustainability. A study of the roles of individuals, communities, businesses

The core course and study tours will enhance

and government in shaping sustainable

your understanding of the divergent goals

development. Emphasis on Danish and

and complex processes associated with

European experiences and perspectives. See

sustainable development. You will be

p. 73 for course description.

introduced to a broad range of Danish and European stakeholders currently shaping the sustainability agenda, and encouraged to identify your own values and strategies for a sustainable future.

STUDY TOURS • A short study tour in Denmark • A longer European study tour to the United Kingdom or Germany-Netherlands (your choice)

See sustainable samsø

a model country?

• In Copenhagen, 36 percent of the population commutes to work by bike, saving 90,000 tons of CO2 emissions per year compared to driving the same distance by car.

• Denmark is the first country in the world to commit itself to reducing overall energy consumption.

• Biomass (including waste) is the most important source of renewable energy in Denmark, accounting for approximately 70 percent of renewable energy consumption.

• Denmark has established deposit

The study tours, which are faculty-led and

and return systems for a number of

included in the DIS tuition, form an integral

packaging types, including beer and

In just eight years, a broad collaboration

part of the core course. They feature visits

carbonated soft drinks, to encourage

on the Danish island of Samsø (pop.

to Danish and European local community

their return for reuse or recycling

4,100) has managed to convert the

projects, NGOs, green technology companies,

instead of being incinerated or dumped.

island’s energy production from oil

and governmental institutions, highlighting

This enables Denmark to avoid

and coal to renewable energy. Local

topics studied in class. The U.K. is a research

management of some 390,000 tons of

involvement has created a bit of a social

leader in sustainable technologies and boasts

waste every year.

energy movement. Today, the island

the largest offshore windmill park in the world;

produces more renewable energy than

Germany is the largest user of renewable

it uses and exports excess energy to the

energy in Europe, while Holland, due to its

mainland. Samsø has an international

fragile landscape located below sea level has a

lead as an energy-efficient research

strong focus on sustainable development.

Sounds different? Come and learn more.

island, from which the Samsoe Energy Academy shares knowledge and

ELECTIVE COURSES

experiences with the world.

In addition to the required core course, you are free to select any combination of courses

You can experience this unique feat

from the DIS curriculum. Please see pp. 14-

by joining the ‘Sustainable Samsø’

17 for a full course overview. If you want

academic adventure weekend bicycle trip

to take some of your electives in the field

(image top left) conducted by DIS each

of sustainability and environmental studies,

semester. Read more at www.dis.dk/

check out courses listed under Environmental

samsoe.

Studies, Environmental Science, Business, and Public Policy.

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Music at the Closing Ceremony of the semester; DIS has its own house orchestra consisting of students from the Royal Danish Academy of Music • A student receiving the Award of Academic Excellence from DIS Associate Director, Malene Torp.

The semester Semester at at DIS DIS: Timeline For specific dates pertaining to your DIS semester, see p. 52.

Arrivals and arrival workshop (1 + 3 days)

classes in copenhagen (2 weeks)

Programs

Classes begin: Most classes meet two times a week for 1,5 hours on Mondays and Thursdays or Tuesdays and Fridays.

Wednesdays are field study days.

Architecture studio is a bit different.

Arrivals: DIS staff meet you at the airport and take you to your housing. Arrival Workshop: Engage in a dialogue on your expectations to living and studying abroad.

Experience the city and an Immersion Fair.

core course study tours in denmark (3 days)

classes in copenhagen (3 weeks) Classes resume: You will appreciate that on top of class meetings and readings there will also be written and experiential assignments that involve you directly in an exciting learning process.

The faculty-led short core course study tours take you to places and people in and around Denmark as part of your core course. You explore, learn, socialize, see Denmark, and have fun.

core course study tours in europe (1 week)

classes in copenhagen

The long core course study tours take you and your faculty and classmates to sites in Europe that will give you a European angle on the topics you have been studying in class. Europe is your classroom!

(3 weeks) Classes again: Most classes at DIS include a couple of field studies and/or some other experiential elements, e.g. practicum, urban analysis, field interviews, etc. that make use of Copenhagen as an academic resource.

Travel Break, Optional Study Tours and Adventure Trips (2 weeks)

In the two-week travel break, join one of the many DIS optional study tours and/ or outdoor adventure trips (some of these also come on weekends). Or plan your own individual travels in Europe.

classes in copenhagen More classes: Back from your travels you now enter the final round of classes. Note that throughout the semester DIS also organizes a great social and immersion program that brings you closer to the Danes.

(4 weeks)

final exams and end of semester (1 week)

For complete current syllabi, go to www.dis.dk

Finally, the semester ends with a week of final exams and presentations climaxed by the grand Concluding Ceremony with music, speeches, and academic awards.

Congratulate yourselves on a job well done!

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I loved the practical learning at DIS...

Keemi Ereme, Amherst College in Massachusetts, DIS Medical Practice & Policy Program, Spring 2010

and went to visit a children’s hospital and the medical school. We gained an all-encompassing view of the area we were focusing on in our class work at DIS while we were in Stockholm. It was interesting to see the Swedish view of healthcare and to talk to many doctors and have interesting discussions.

AN INTERESTING COMPARISON After Stockholm, we travelled to Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, which was part of the former Soviet Union.

Seeing the healthcare system and how it is being developed in a former Soviet bloc country offered a nice comparison to the Swedish system. We encountered a lot of the cultural aspects of Estonia, and visited to another children’s hospital. We talked with this lovely old nurse, who discussed what it’s like to work in the Estonian system. It was very different from Sweden, and was very interesting and eye-opening.

I’LL TAKE AWAY EXPERIENCE I loved the clinical experience aspect of the

I HAVE FRIENDS ON EVERY CONTINENT

Medical Practice & Policy core course. It was

For my housing option, I chose to stay at

fantastic to interact with patients and also

the International Folkehøjskole in Helsingør,

the different activities we got to take part

which was a distance away from the center

in, like suturing and learning how to do IVs.

of Copenhagen. There were 33 different

One of the main reasons I decided to study

These are things I would never even have

countries represented and meeting such a

abroad at DIS was that the Medical Practice

encountered until later on in medical school.

diverse group of people was a huge highlight.

& Policy program seemed so interesting – the

I will definitely take home the experience of

It was a world cultural experience and I made

fact the program is taught in English was

‘hands on’ medicine, but I’ll also take back

friends with a lot of people, experienced

also a factor as I never focused on foreign

new knowledge about the diseases and their

different cultures firsthand by hanging out and

languages in school. I knew other people who

causes. I learned a lot regarding that aspect

interacting with them. I now have friends on

had come to Copenhagen a semester or two

and how to recognize the related symptoms.

every continent… it was a great experience!

before me and had studied in the Medical

In the U.S., these are the things that you

Practice and Policy program. I made sure I

don’t learn until medical school and I will

Overall, I am very glad I came to DIS. It made

spoke with them when I was considering my

definitely hold on to them.

me more independent, even though I was

options, and they told me how they had really

quite independent beforehand. But now I feel

enjoyed themselves at DIS and had learned

Both the short and long study tours were

that I have changed into an adult after arriving

so much. In general they just had so many

really great. On the long tour we went to the

here as more of a child. I’ve grown on my own

good things to say about the program; their

Swedish capital, Stockholm, and Tallinn in

and I am now completely able to do what I

recommendation was a major factor for me.

Estonia. In Stockholm we did some sightseeing

want, and to do things the right way.

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For full information, go to www.dis.dk

Immersion & Experience Housing Options / 40-41 Adventure Trips / 42-43 Networking and Volunteering / 44 Sports / 45 Danish Language & Culture / 46 Map of Copenhagen / 47

Left to right: Most students use the commuter S-train to DIS. Bring your bike! • Kollegium rooms come fully furnished • Student preparing a Thanksgiving meal for her host family • One of the kollegiums used

by DIS • A Danish host family • You can see the 1630s Round Tower from the DIS Residential Community, where students share facilities.

Discover the Danes: Housing Options five types of housing

HOST FAMILY

DANISH ROOMMATE

Housing options are a key element in your

Based on past students’ experience and

Here you will live with a young Danish person

interaction with Danish culture and society

ratings, we strongly recommend the family

– approximately between the age of 18 and

and are the foundation for a rich cultural and

stay; rated the most popular housing option

30 – who lives in an often centrally located

social experience during your time at DIS.

at DIS. Students live with a Danish family in

apartment and who is either a student or a

Copenhagen and the greater metropolitan

working professional. All Danish Roommates

Housing options should suit individual

area. This option maximizes cross-cultural

speak and understand English.

students, therefore, unless otherwise required

benefits of studying abroad and gives you a

by your home institution, you can choose

support network, cultural insight and personal

DIS rents a furnished apartment room with

among FIVE housing options:

freedom.

shared access to a kitchen and bathroom for

• HOST FAMILY

DIS host families live in apartments or single-

household tasks and clean up after yourself.

• DANISH ROOMMATE

family houses. You are guaranteed a room

Living with a Danish Roommate means you do

of your own but share other facilities with

your own food shopping and preparation.

• FOLKEHØJSKOLE • KOLLEGIUM • DIS residential community If you want to, you are also welcome to arrange your own independent housing.

you. You are expected to do your share of

your host family. The standard of living is comfortable. If you live with a family, meals

The Danish roommate stay allows you to lead

are provided; but you are expected to make

the life of an independent urbanite in charge

your lunch and prepare your own breakfast.

of your own day, meals, and social life. The level of interaction with your roommate will

You will be a real member of the family, not

vary, so please take this into account when

just a boarder. Danish families are liberal and

forming expectations of this housing option.

down-to-earth and will treat you as an adult Alison Holtzapple UnIVERSITY of Washington Spring 2010 “I feel very close with my family and I feel like a real part of the family.

They are really sad I am leaving. I am definitely glad I did the host family option and I even got used to their Danish sense of humor! My youngest host sister, who is only 15, says how much she wants to go to the States in the future and of course she can come and stay with me – that would be really nice.”

guest. You are free to go out with friends during the week or travel over weekends but you should be prepared to spend some evenings and weekends with your host family.

They are genuinely interested in introducing you to Danish culture, and will incorporate you as much as you want to be incorporated.

The roommate option is right for you if • you are willing to treat the apartment as if it were your own and share cleaning responsibilities with your roommate • you are prepared do grocery shopping, cook for yourself, and share cleaning responsibilities.

DIS offers a diversity of host families, including nuclear families, single-parent families and many other combinations, including non-ethnic Danish families. We will do our best to find you a compatible family.

The family option is right for you if • you want to immerse yourself into Danish culture and traditions, and make Danish friends and build a Danish network • you are willing to take responsibility for helping out with household chores.

HOUSING OPTIONS The different housing options entail varying degrees of cross-cultural immersion, from maximum immersion (living with Danish host families or at a Danish folkehøjskole) to medium immersion (kollegium with common kitchen, or Danish roommate), to minimum immersion (kollegium without common kitchen, or DIS Residential Community). For more details, go to www.dis.dk/housing.

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For full information, go to www.dis.dk

FOLKEHØJSKOLE

KOLLEGIUM

DIS residential community

Imagine living on the rural campus of a small

Living in a Kollegium combines independence

Would you like to live with other DIS students

liberal arts college with a student body of

with immersion in Danish culture by living

in a DIS Residential Community? The rooms

about 50. A folkehøjskole is for young Danes

side-by-side with Danes and international

are all relatively centrally located and come

between the ages of 19-25 who live at the

students from all over the world.

furnished. The sizes vary and two or more

school and participate in a wide spectrum of

students share a room. You will share a

courses and extracurricular activities. The idea

Kollegium is Danish for a student residence

kitchenette and a bathroom with fellow DIS

is to become ‘educated for life,’ and Danish

hall. European universities usually do not

students living in the same building. You will

students attending a folkehøjskole do not take

have campuses; consequently, kollegiums

experience a great social life connected to

any exams. The unique Danish tradition of

where rooms are rented by DIS are used by

your academic environment.

the folkehøjskole dates back more than 150

other students from various universities and

years, and DIS students tend to love the social

colleges. Thus, you will meet a diverse student

If you choose the DIS Residential Community,

interaction with Danes their own age.

population.

you have to participate in two of the

At the school, you will be part of a meal

In most cases, you will have your own room

program, DIS ambassador program, sports,

plan, covered by your food stipend. You will

with a private bathroom and share a common

volunteering, or Danish Language and Culture.

be living and dining alongside the Danish

kitchen with a number of other students. In

See pp. 44-46. This is to ensure a minimum

students, but commuting to DIS. If you are

some kollegiums, though, there are no shared

degree of cultural immersion.

willing to interact and meet people, life at the

kitchens. Students will, in some cases, share

folkehøjskole has a lot to offer: film nights,

an apartment, including a bathroom and a

The DIS Residential Community option is

concerts, theme parties, and more.

private kitchen, with another DIS student, and

right for you if

following activities: Visiting family, DIS buddy

You will have your own room or share a room

room with a kitchenette and bathroom.

with another DIS students, with either a private or a shared bathroom and access to a

Depending on the type of rooming, the level

shared kitchenette.

of your interaction with the Danes on a dayto-day basis will vary. However, all kollegiums

The folkehøjskole is right for you if • you are interested in this unique crosscultural experience and want to socialize with other Danish and international folkehøjskole students • you want to take part in the dinner meal plan and share cleaning responsibilities • you are willing to commute.

• you are willing to share a room and live with other DIS students • you do not consider living with Danes to be a high priority while studying abroad • you are prepared to do grocery shopping,

offer different social events in which you

cook for yourself, and share cleaning

will be invited to participate. Some Danish

responsibilities.

kollegiums are known to be very social; they are a great place to make new friends.

The kollegium option is right for you if • you are willing to initiate meetings and

WHERE WILL YOU BE LIVING? Host families and kollegiums are located in Copenhagen and the greater

socializing with other students from

metropolitan area. Folkehøjskoles mostly

Denmark and abroad

lie in the quiet and residential suburbs.

• you are prepared do grocery shopping, cook for yourself (kollegiums do not have cafeterias or meal plans), and share cleaning responsibilities with your floormates.

With any of the housing options, you will commute to school using the convenient, frequent and safe commuter trains, metro, and buses that run day and night. Count on an average commute to school of 30-70 minutes. The cost of commuting from your home to school, and within central Copenhagen, is included in the Housing Fee.

For full information, go to www.dis.dk

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Immersion & Experience

in some kollegiums, students live in a single

Left to right: Hill walking in Ireland • Delicious smoked herring on Bornholm • Just a regular bridge crossing on the Czech Trek • Canoeing in Sweden • Biking around Bornholm • Skiing in the French Alps • Medieval Ribe’s magnificent 12th-century cathedral.

Show your adventurous side... outdoor adventure trips – not for credit The Outdoor Adventure Trips are not embedded in a course and do not yield any

WEEK-LONG TRIPS

Portugal: Surf the Atlantic Fall and spring. 6 days. Limited space.

The Czech Trek: Outdoor Adventure in Ceský Ráj Fall and spring. 6 days. Limited space.

Fee: $1,095.

Escape to Portugal’s Atlantic coast for a week of surfing, laid-back BBQs and ocean sunsets.

credits. They are purely for adventure and fun

Fee: $595.

and allow you to discover beauty of outdoor

Explore one of the most remarkable parts of

afternoon pursuing the perfect wave, playing

the Czech Republic, Ceský ráj. Starting with

volleyball and lounging by the pool. Ericeira,

team challenges and ice breakers, you will

known as Portugal’s Surf Mecca, has multiple

then dive into three full days of rock climbing,

surf spots ideal for those who have never

rappelling, high rope bridge walking, trekking

hopped on a board as well as stoked surfers,

and spelunking. At night you will retreat to

hooked on the sport for years. After 4 days

the Hruba Skala Castle, overlooking a fantastic

of riding the waves, we head to Lisbon for

rock landscape. On the final day, you will

a day of sightseeing and perhaps a glass of

venture into Prague for a day of sightseeing.

Port to celebrate the end of great Portuguese

life. The trips allow you to explore in an active way, but you do not need to be an athlete to participate – all normal abilities are welcome!

So try something new, like surfing, sailing or canoeing!

Adventure Trips come at an additional fee, which DIS has already subsidized by $75 to $150.

After a morning of surfing lessons, spend the

adventure.

Ireland: Craic and Countryside Rachel Lowenstein Bucknell University Spring 2010

Fall and spring. 6 days. Limited space.

Skiing in the French Alps

Fee: $1,095.

Spring only. 7 days. Limited space.

Discover the rugged west coast of the

Fee: $1,295.

Emerald Isle and the picturesque countryside “The adventure trip I took with DIS was

Been dreaming of skiing in the French Alps?

of Connemara National Park while taking part

truly a trip of a lifetime. There were so

If so, here is your chance… Wake up in the

in a broad range of exciting outdoor activities.

many great and memorable activities,

highest ski village in Europe, click into your

Three days of team challenges, zip-lining, hill

and the leaders from DIS could not

bindings and tackle all the terrain Val Thorens

walking, gorge walking, surfing and canoeing

have been better. I had a really

can offer. There are a variety of slopes

will keep your adrenaline going. The tour

fantastic week. The staff at the place

suitable for novices or advanced skiers or

continues to Dublin, where you will have time

we stayed were amazing and very nice.

snow boarders. Whether you are following

to explore the Irish capital at your own pace –

It is sure to be a trip that I will never

our local ski guides to the best runs, indulging

and perhaps sample a Guinness on a music or

forget. It was a perfect week!”

at a fabulous mountain picnic or joining your

literary pub crawl!

fellow skiers for cozy apres-ski. A ski trip to the French Alps, the crème de la crème of mountains, is not something you will easily forget.

Learning how to surf in Portugal.

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For full information, go to www.dis.dk

WEEKend TRIPS Bornholm Bike Trip Fall and spring. Limited space. Fee: $225.

Academic Adventure: Sustainable Samsø

Isaberg Ski Weekend

Fall and spring. Limited space. Fee: $225.

Spring only. Limited space. Fee: $295.

100 percent renewable and environmentally

Bundle up and hit the slopes of Isaberg!

sustainable energy in ten years – that and

Spend a weekend cycling on the beautiful

more is what the small Danish island of

Danish island of Bornholm. Located in the

Samsø has accomplished since 1998. With

Baltic Sea southeast of Sweden, the island

its 4,080 inhabitants on 45 square miles,

is crisscrossed by 250 kilometers of bike

it is a beautiful rural island located in the

paths that have been praised as among the

center of Denmark. The trip will give you

best and most beautiful in Northern Europe.

the opportunity to understand how this very

Sample the famous smoked herring, visit

ambitious energy plan was accomplished

one of the many glass blowing or ceramics

– not only from a design and technology

studios, or take a ferry to go explore a

perspective, but from a political and

neighboring island.

community perspective as well.

Sweden Canoe and Hiking Trip

Academic Adventure: Medieval Ribe –

Fall and spring. Limited space. Fee: $225.

Denmark’s Oldest Town

Venture to the beautiful Kullaberg Peninsula in

From gentle green slopes to more challenging black runs, everyone can find something to suit them on this small resort’s 10 pistes. In addition, Isaberg and the neighboring town of Hestra have a total of 28.5 kilometers of prepared cross-country trails. OK, so it’s not the Alps or Colorado, but it is a great place for a weekend, especially if you plan to learn something new. If you are a great skier why not learn to snowboard, or even crosscountry?

Fall and spring. Limited space. Fee: $225.

The Danish town of Ribe in southern Jutland

activities. Climb down the forest trail to the

close to Germany was founded around 700

coast and see the Nimis driftwood sculptures,

AD, grew to become a bishopric and one

rappel down the cliffs over the Ørsend sound,

of the most important commercial towns

challenge your mind with an orienteering

in the Middle Ages, flourished in the 17th

course and canoe down the Ronne River.

century – and then stagnated. Therefore, it

In the evening, relax in the middle of the

is one of Denmark’s best-preserved towns,

Swedish countryside and hang out with your

with a medieval street pattern, a magnificent

friends around the bonfire.

cathedral, and tons of historic buildings. This

Immersion & Experience

Southern Sweden for a weekend of outdoor

academic adventure trip will teach you how Tall Ship Sailing Trip

to ‘read’ a European city through on-site map

Fall and spring. Limited space. Fee: $225.

exercises, architectural styles analyses, historic

Denmark is surrounded by water and consists of more than 400 islands. Why not make the most of it and head for a weekend on board

scavenger hunts, background presentations, and more. You will do the exploration, but under the guidance of a DIS professor.

one of the beautiful tall ships? After thorough instruction of climbing and sail setting, the ship will head out for a full day at sea. In the evening, you will dock in an overnight port before setting sail again on Sunday. Be prepared to join the crew in the navigation and enjoy where the wind takes you!

Hoisting the sails on the Tall Ship Sailing Trip.

For full information, go to www.dis.dk

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Discover the Danes: Networking, volunteering...

Study abroad is very much about acquiring

Visiting Family Program

Here are some examples of where you can

intercultural skills by engaging in meaningful

If you are staying at a Folkehøjskole, with a

volunteer:

communication with local students, other

Danish Roommate, in a Kollegium or in DIS

youth as well as older people.

Residential Community, you still have the opportunity of getting a taste of the family

• Schools – Become a teaching aid in English classes or just give support and encouragement to students

At DIS, cultural immersion is a long, engaging

experience through the Danish Visiting Family

process that starts before you leave for

Program. The program gives you the unique

Denmark and continues after you return

opportunity to experience Danish family

different integration projects designed

home. The main target of immersion is an

life, traditions and values. You will share

to help immigrant teens socially and aim

exchange of values that leads to a higher

occasional family dinners, take part in various

to improve integration and help break

degree of intercultural understanding and

family-related activities, and develop your own

stereotypes about immigrants

skills. All DIS cultural initiatives are based on

Danish network.

the idea that immersion is more than just being abroad – it also covers developing

VOLUNTEERING

intercultural understanding and experiencing

DIS students can choose to volunteer during

new and interesting situations.

their time in Denmark, something which

• Integration Projects – DIS works with four

• Social Projects – The social projects cover a wide span but they all have one thing in common – assisting those who need social help in different ways

allows you to really engage with the local

• Sports & Coaching – DIS works with a

WHY IMMERSION?

Danish community. Through connections

number of sports clubs, which often

A highly globalized world has become a fact

and resources, DIS is able to place students

function as a social as well as an athletic

and dealing with the burning issues of our

in organizations throughout the greater

organization. The volunteer positions range

time requires that you are able to apply the

Copenhagen area. Here you get to volunteer

from volunteering as a coach up to team

theories you learn in the classroom at DIS in

weekly throughout the semester and

manager

the real world. Immersing yourself in a foreign

thereby engage in a meaningful service

culture opens your eyes to the world as well

experience, while giving something back to

as your own culture and makes you aware of

the community. DIS also offers ongoing one-

how to deal with the challenges posed by an

time volunteering opportunities. You can

increasingly complex world. Here are some of

complement your volunteering experience by

the Cultural Immersion options available at

taking the ‘Service Learning Seminar.’

DIS:

See p. 72.

DIS Buddy program: Meet the Danes If you have ever wondered how the life of a young person in Europe differs from yours and would like to experience it first hand, then the buddy program is ideal. The DIS Buddy Program is a very unique opportunity to go behind the scenes and learn what it is like to be a young person living in Denmark by socializing with Danes your own age. The aim of the DIS Buddy Network is to break down cultural barriers and nurture respect through meaningful interaction between young Danes and DIS students.

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• Nursing Homes – DIS currently works with nursing homes with volunteers helping with resident care and special care, and helping with daily activities and planned events for the residents.

DIS Ambassadors The DIS Ambassadors Program is an

Kellye Lopez Northwestern UNIvERSITY spring 2010

opportunity to engage in small-scale cultural diplomacy by visiting different levels of Danish schools or other types of academic organizations to discuss the burning issues

“My Danish buddy, Lars, is really nice.

of our time. These visits have proven not only

We often went to Living Room café in

to be excellent opportunities for DIS students

winter to sit in front of the fireplace

to immerse yourselves in Danish culture, but

and play chess for hours. We’re really

they also challenge you to reconsider your

good friends and hang out a lot. I ask

world views and become better accustomed to

him a ton of questions about culture

the complexities of the globalized world.

and differences and I’ve learned so much from him.”

For full information, go to www.dis.dk

Left to right: A student and his Danish buddy at the Spring Picnic • The Immersion Fair during the Arrival Workshop • DIS student Jean Low (left) volunteered with the immigrant youth club PalKlun • The DIS choir performing during the Christmas Luncheon for students, host families, staff and buddies • Soccer is just one of the sports you can join.

...sports and more Ian Higham George Washington U. Year 2009-2010

DIS Intercultural Leadership award You are offered the opportunity to earn the prestigious DIS Intercultural Leadership Certificate by immersing yourself in Danish and European culture and society. Many of the DIS courses, study tours, housing options and extra-curricular immersion activities serve to

“It turns out that a little effort goes

train your intercultural leadership skills.

a long way in making Danish friends

With DIS you are encouraged to step out of the comfort zone of fellow American students to interact with Danes and other Europeans and familiarize yourself with European culture and society through the immersion options offered by DIS and by your own initiative.

The DIS Intercultural Leadership Award will set you apart when applying to grad schools and for jobs. It is a value-added award from studying with DIS that comes at no extra cost – only your commitment!

and learning about their culture. A willingness to ask intelligent questions and listen patiently will immerse you deeper in the culture than you could have imagined. Just make sure you have a lot of patience – they seem quiet, but once a Dane starts talking

You can learn more about the Intercultural Leadership Award at www.dis.dk/intercultural-

they rarely pause for breath!”

leadership-award.

Yourself Fair, which is part of the Arrival

brainstorm ideas for social and cultural

Workshop. More than 30 organizations,

events around Copenhagen. Rather than

lifestyle, and Danes often seem to be walking,

covering sports clubs, LGBTQ groups, religious

organizing events from the top down, DIS

biking, running, or playing games. However,

communities, etc., are invited to take part in

encourages the Student Activities Committee

sports in Denmark operate differently than

the fair and are all interested in you joining

to develop student-initiated activities that

traditional youth or college sports in the

their community.

reflect the interests and wishes of those

States. Thus, intramural sports do not exist in

currently studying abroad in Copenhagen. The

Denmark. There are no high school or college

Other clubs at DIS include the DIS Film Club,

committee works to prioritize initiatives and

sports, but clubs that function independently,

which meets weekly to view contemporary

allocate financial subsidies.

often organized on a local municipal base. The

Danish films (with subtitles, of course),

clubs often function as a social as well as an

the DIS International Club, which organizes

Articulation of Expectations and

athletic organization.

a series of cultural and social events that

Outcome

will help you access the varied cultural

Students will be asked to write down their

On all teams that DIS offer, you will be playing

opportunities at DIS and in the diverse city of

expectations to studying abroad with DIS

with Danes. While not all of the instructions

Copenhagen.

before the semester starts. During the

will be in English, the Danes will be helpful

Arrival Workshop you will, in teams, discuss

and translate the most important instructions.

DIS runs a Wine Club, its own choir, while

your expectations to the academics, the

It is also a great way to make Danish friends!

various DIS events include a Welcome Party,

immersion, the European culture, and to

Most Danes speak nearly perfect English, so

Midterm Event, Concluding Party, Christmas

traveling. Articulation of expectations will

communication will not be a problem! More

Lunch, Spring Picnic and informal get-

better prepare you for what study abroad

than ten sports clubs will be represented at

togethers with your instructors & DIS staff.

can offer and improve the quality of the

the Immerse Yourself Fair during the Arrival

DIS can help with suggestions, getting student

experience. Towards the end of the semester,

Workshop and you can even sign up as a part

tickets, and even giving directions. We also

you will be asked to write down the outcome

of the online registration process. For more

regularly subsidize trips to museums, castles,

of your studying abroad and in teams

info, go to www.dis.dk/sports.

games, and performances. Student are always

discuss your different “take-aways” from

welcome to start new groups of your own!

the experience. Outcome articulation will set you aside as a winner when applying to grad

DIS Events and Social Groups DIS organizes several events and specialist

DIS also has a Student Activities Committee

groups for students starting with the Immerse

where students meet up to discuss and

For full information, go to www.dis.dk

school or a future job.

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Immersion & Experience

Sports Athletics play a large role in the Danish

Left to right: You’ve been thoroughly Danified when you enjoy eating pickled herring with raw egg yolk, onions and horse radish • Professor Charlotte Bjerre Beuck teaching students to pronounce æ, ø and å • Danish Language field study to a local high school for discussions with Danish youth.

TAKE DANISH!

A DIFFERENT Learning Experience

FIELD STUDIES

Study abroad is about experiences, learning

Danish Language and Culture isn’t a typical

Danish Language and Culture includes three

and reflections – and at DIS you have the

language course, it is a much more dynamic

field studies, for example:

opportunity to learn the local culture and

experience. On top of the courage and hard

to be able to read and understand the local

work that learning any new language requires,

language. DIS strongly encourages students

you can expect an interactive classroom, fun,

to take Danish Language and Culture as it

a focus on culture and real-life situations,

promises to positively enhance your study

and various field studies in and around

abroad experience. In fact, well over 60

Copenhagen throughout the semester. The

percent of all students choose to enroll in the

cultural aspect will also give you solid insight

Danish Language and Culture class.

into the Danes and help to understand the

• Danish Language and Culture

semester you will be able to:

Level I & II (6 credits) • Danish Language and Culture for Child Development Students with Practicum Level I (3 credits) (see p. 63) FULL-YEAR STUDENTS, 2ND SEMESTER • Danish Language and Culture Level II (3 credits) Higher-level courses can be arranged for students arriving with various levels of proficiency.

understanding Danish. At the end of the • to read and understand various simple

• Statens Museum for Kunst (State Museum of Art): Danish Golden Age painting • Dyrehaven (Deer Park, the royal hunting

Most Danes speak English, so why should you bother to study Danish and try to learn how to pronounce sounds like Æ, Ø and Å? Well, for a couple of reasons.

The language of a nation is a window on its culture. You may not end up speaking Danish fluently, but words are not neutral, they are reflections of cultural realities that you will learn about through the language.

grounds of the 18th century)

Discover the Danes: La

texts in Danish (passive knowledge of the language)

Frazer Lockhart University Of Denver Fall 2009

• have short informal conversations with your Danish host family or roommate or new

“LEARN DANISH!!! Yes, I know it’s a

friends at the kollegium

frustrating, confusing language that

• order your Danish or buy your daily coffee or lunch in Danish (active knowledge)

is almost completely useless outside the boundaries of Denmark. But the thing is, that makes it all the more

Danish Culture

meaningful that you – a visitor to their

The culture element will be used as an opener

land – is trying to learn it. The Danish

to Danish culture, history and identity. It will: WHY DANISH?

Unesco’s World Heritage list • Danish World War II Resistance Museum

What to expect The emphasis is on reading, listening and

• A Danish high school, meeting and working • Roskilde Cathedral, the royal sepulcher, on

DANISH COURSES, SINGLE SEMESTER Level I (3 credits)

stadium (all classes) with students your own age

local mentality and traditions!

• Danish Language and Culture

• A soccer match at Denmark’s national

•p rovide you with an overview of the historical development of Denmark •e nable you to understand and decode Danishness • i ntroduce you to current social trends and political debates • r equire you to analyze contemporary life and culture through a comparative lens and your own first-hand observations You will also learn “storytelling,” i.e. the

Second, if you want to obtain a sense of not

ability to present a topic in a way worth

just being a tourist passing by, but actually

listening to. This is important for your general

feeling that you live in Copenhagen, knowing

communication skills, and in the job market.

language is woven into Danish culture, in fact it is arguably the gateway to understanding the Danes. They have worked very hard to preserve this language as a sense of their national identity. This is why I am going to take this moment to urge you to take Danish. I promise you won’t regret it.

Plus it is always a good conversation starter to try to pronounce impossibly difficult Danish words while they sit there and laugh at you, but always in the best possible way.”

the language to some extent is essential.

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A green and blue city, with DIS in the center US Embassy

The Little Mermaid

State Museum of Art

Royal Garden Royal Palace (1750)

Royal Opera

EU Environmental Agency

Cathedral

DIS

Royal Theater

Main Walking Street

Parliament City Hall Square State Department Tivoli Central Station

Glyptotek Art Museum

Royal Library

For full information, go to www.dis.dk

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Interaction with the professors was great...

Ariel Gregory, Smith College, DIS Architecture & Design Program, Year 2009-2010

If you like buildings and you like architecture, I would highly recommend going to DIS, whether for a semester, to just get a feel for Europe, or for the full year. Either way it will be worth it.

STUDY TOURS REALLY WORK I loved the study tours. They’re one of the biggest highlights and one of the main reasons why I chose DIS. Everything we learned on the study tour we had touched on in class and would learn more about later, which was fantastic!

For my long study tour during the fall semester, we went to Sweden and Finland and it was so great to get to explore so many buildings by Alvar Aalto, the famous Finnish architect, as well as Stockholm’s architecture. In my second semester, I went on the Germany-Netherlands tour.

It was amazing to examine industrial re-design and re-use. We went through the Ruhr valley and visited this one industrial well dressed, with a lot of different individual styles. They figure out how to wear the most outrageous clothes and make them look pretty cool!

park that contains several award-winning buildings combining beautiful design with incredible functionality. The study tours offer a very holistic approach to learning, and the combination of tours and classes really works.

When I arrived in Copenhagen I thought, “This

I TOOK A STEP FORWARD AT DIS

I chose a kollegium and though I could have

is kind of weird, all the buildings are pretty

I was a full-year student at DIS, initially

changed for the second semester, I wanted

short – this isn’t how cities should be!” But

starting out in the Pre-Architecture program

to stay on. I was at Grønjordskollegium, close

soon I started to really love it; it feels like a

before I was given the chance to transfer to

to the metro – and you never had to wait

city on a human scale, like you’re actually

the full Architecture & Design program for

more than three minutes for a train to come. I

living in a place that – it sounds kind of

the second semester. Everyday interaction

bike, take the metro, and walk. DIS pays your

strange – has a soul to it, and actually cares

with the professors was great. You come in,

Metro pass, which offers a lot of freedom

about making you feel safe and comfortable.

meet with the professors during your studio

for exploring the city and beyond. The walk

It’s fantastic that you can bike or walk

time and discuss ideas. They were always

from my kollegium to DIS is only about 40

everywhere and you never feel you’re going

willing to offer suggestions and critiques

minutes, and it’s along a beautiful stretch of

to get harassed on the street. In Copenhagen

and often point out things that maybe you’d

the harbor. On the way, you see little kids

people in general are very respectful and I

never considered. Because of the amount of

out playing, local pizza shops, people buzzing

really love the design and fashion sense they

experience they have, they were able to point

around, and you really get a feel for daily life

have. People wear fantastic clothes, and

out specific things that you would never have

in Copenhagen. Or maybe what being Danish

most young people on the street are very

thought of.

is like. Well, at least that’s how I feel!

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For full information, go to www.dis.dk

Reference Tuition & Fees / 50-51 Academic Calendars / 52 Admission / 53 Our Students Come From... / 54-55 For U.S. Faculty & Advisors / 56-58 Course Descriptions / 59-74 Index / 75

Tuition & Fees 2011/2012 VALUE FOR MONEY: NO HIDDEN costs DIS Charges

semester

year

As a non-profit organization, it is the policy of DIS to keep the total price and annual price increases to a minimum. The DIS fees are

$15,125

$26,390

Comprehensive Housing Fee

$4,825

$9,650

Program-integrated study tours

included

included

dollars and are guaranteed not to change

Health and liability insurance

included

included

once published.

Meals – host family only

included

included

Local transportation, housing to DIS

included

included

Textbooks

included

included

pages and on the DIS website, as are any DIS-

Airport pick-up, DIS arrival day

included

included

related optional expenses.

Arrival Workshop

included

included

Library & IT services

included

included

• Full tuition

Cell phone rental

included

included

• Pre-departure information

total

$19,950

$36,040

• Group pick-up at the airport upon arrival

Comprehensive Tuition Fee

(non host family, see below)

published 12-16 months in advance of the start of your semester. They are listed in U.S.

There are no hidden costs at DIS. All expenses covered by the Comprehensive Tuition and Housing Fees are clearly delineated in these

comprehensive TUITION INCLUDES:

during DIS-scheduled arrival hours • Arrival Workshop in Copenhagen • Free use of textbooks for classes

additional expenses

semester

year

• Program-integrated study tours in Denmark (three days) and Europe (six days). DIS will provide 2 meals per day, while one meal is on your own

Estimated Expenses – All Students $220

$220

$700 - $1,200

$700 - $1,200

Personal expenses

$1,500 - $3,000

$3,000 - $6,000

total

$2,420 - $4,420

$3,920 - $7,420

Residence Permit (subject to change) International airfare

• Field study events • Use of DIS facilities, including library and computer labs with support service • Permanent academic records and a Final Grade Report (see next page) • Various cultural and social events • Administration of all academic and non-

Estimated Expenses – Elective $1,000*

$2,000*

Per your use

Per your use

Optional Study Tours (each)

$575 - $1,495

$575 - $1,495

Outdoor Adventure Trips (each)

$225 - $1,295

$225 - $1,295

Meals – non-host family Cell phone minutes

*

Estimated $400/month, partially covered by DIS food stipends. See www.dis.dk/housing.

academic elements of the program • A cell phone (see following page) • 24-hour emergency phone service • Comprehensive medical, accident and liability insurance. See www.dis.dk/insurance • Subsidy for Optional Tours and Outdoor Adventure Trips to keep cost down.

Note: Combining terms of study (e.g. a semester plus a summer course) includes a

comprehensive HOUSING INCLUDES:

discount. See www.dis.dk/financial.

All Students • Local transportation from your housing to DIS, valid 7 days a week during class weeks

In addition to the items listed above and on the following pages, students receive an array of services at no extra cost. These include:

Family Stay

•a cademic and personal counseling

• some clubs and groups

•a pplication, registration and pre-

• tourist information and advice

departure support • s tudent intranet – DIS Forum

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• Furnished single room, towels, blanket, pillow and bed linen

• volunteer program options

• All meals during scheduled class weeks

• insurance claim processing

• Laundry facilities

• s tudent information and service desk • v isa advice and assistance

• Administration of the housing program.

• Recruitment of families and placement with ...and much more.

host family.

For full information, go to www.dis.dk

Kollegium Stay, Folkehøjskole Stay, or DIS Residential Community Stay

DEPOSIT / PAYMENT / CANCELLATION DIS SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

A place in the program is not ensured until either the institution that enrolled you or DIS

•F urnished room (kollegium & folkehøjskole: single. DIS Residential Community: normally

The DIS Board has allocated need-based

receives a non-refundable deposit of $500.

double), towels, blanket, pillow and bed

scholarship funds for students who

The deposit will be deducted from the invoice

linen

otherwise could not afford to study in

which is sent to you or to the institution that

•K itchen equipment, dishes and utensils

Denmark. 40 percent of all students

issues payment for you.

•A DIS contact person in most kollegiums,

receive a DIS scholarship or discount.

residential communities and folkehøjskoles

Three types of scholarships are offered,

All fees must be paid to DIS before arrival.

for assistance

awarded on the basis of financial need:

In exceptional cases, written permission by DIS to postpone part of the payment may

•M aintenance of room and furnishings • L aundry facilities and laundry allowance •K ollegium and residential community: Food stipend as specified below •F olkehøjskole: Mandatory dinner meal plan covered by your food stipend as specified next column.

• The DIS Scholarship with grants in the range of $1,000 –4,000 per semester.

• The DIS Work Study Scholarship of $400 per semester • The Mary Dau Scholarship of $500 – 2,000 (U.S. students only)

Danish Roommate Stay •F urnished single room, towels, blanket,

More information including a scholarship

pillow and bed linen, with access to

application form can be downloaded

bathroom and fully equipped kitchen

from www.dis.dk/scholarships. For

• Recruitment of and placement with Danish roommate • L aundry facilities and laundry allowance

additional scholarship opportunities, visit this website or ask your study abroad advisor.

•F ood stipend as specified below.

Cleaning is not included in any of the DISarranged housing options.

SCHOOL OF RECORD FEE DIS issues a Final Grade Report to the student

DIS-arranged housing is available during mid-

after completion of the term of attendance.

semester breaks. DIS Residential Community

The Report is accepted as a transcript by

and kollegium rooms are also available during

most U.S. universities. Your home institution

the period between two semesters for full-

determines whether credits from DIS will

year students if you decide to remain in the

be accepted directly, or whether an official

same room during the second semester.

transcript from a U.S. accredited institution

FOOD STIPEND

of Minnesota will act as the School of Record

Family housing includes all meals during

and provide an official transcript for a fee of

scheduled class weeks. Students choosing

$350 which will be added to your invoice. This

other DIS-arranged housing options will, while

must be arranged prior to the beginning of

in Denmark, receive a food stipend in Danish

the semester. Please check with your home

Kroner. For the folkehøjskole stay this food

institution to find out whether you need

stipend will cover an obligatory dinner meal

an official transcript from the University of

plan. The stipend equals $600 per semester.

Minnesota to receive course credit.

On study tours, one meal a day is on your own.

PROGRAM CHANGE FEE Making any changes to your choice of DIS

optional study tours and

academic program within 30 days of the

adventure trips

program start date will result in a charge of

These have to be paid separately (but are

$150. This policy only applies to changing a

subsidized by DIS). See the fees on pp. 18-

core course and its associated study tours,

19, 42-43.

but not to elective course changes.

For full information, go to www.dis.dk

end of the Arrival Workshop, students will be dismissed from the program. cancellation 1. If you withdraw 31 days or more prior to the arrival day specified for your term of attendance, we will refund 100 percent of the total program cost, except the non-refundable deposit of $500.

2. If you withdraw 30 days or less prior to the arrival day as specified for your term of attendance we will refund 50 % of the total program cost, except the non-refundable deposit of $500.

3. If you withdraw on or after the arrival day no refund will be issued.

DIS will withhold final grades if students owe DIS money for fees, housing damages, book replacement, student loans, etc.

Cell Phone Service DIS has made arrangements with PicCell Wireless to supply you with a cell phone – if you wish – before you leave the U.S. or upon your arrival in Denmark. The standard cell phone rental fee is waived and a phone with Danish SIM card is provided free of charge for DIS students; you will only pay for the minutes you use each month. Please refer to www.dis. dk/cellphones for more information about this service. further information See www.dis.dk/financial for self-arranged housing, spouse/partner fee, refund policy, and work in Denmark.

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Reference

is needed. If this is the case, the University

be arranged. If all fees are not paid by the

Academic calendars 2011-2012 For Summer 2011 calendars, see the summer section of the catalog.

fall semester 2011

spring semester 2012

Sat Aug 20

Latest departure from the U.S.

Sat Jan 21

Latest departure from the U.S.

Sun Aug 21

Arrival in Copenhagen. First day of

Sun Jan 22

Arrival in Copenhagen. First day of

DIS housing. Housing introduction

DIS housing. Housing introduction

Mon Aug 22 - Wed Aug 24

Start of semester. Opening

Mon Jan 23 - Wed Jan 25

Start of semester. Opening

Ceremony. Arrival Workshop

Ceremony. Arrival Workshop

Thu Aug 25

Start of classes

Thu Jan 26

Start of classes

Sat Aug 27

Arrival Workshop continues

Sat Jan 28

Arrival Workshop continues

Thu Sept 8 - Sat Sept 10

Short program-integrated study

Thu Feb 9 - Sat Feb 11

Short program-integrated study

tours in Denmark

tours in Denmark

Sat Oct 1 - Sun Oct 9

Long program-integrated study

Sat Mar 3 - Sun Mar 11

Long program-integrated study

tours in Europe

tours in Europe

Sat Oct 29-Sun Nov 13

Optional study tours/outdoor

Thu Mar 31 - Sun Apr 15

Optional study tours/outdoor

adventure trips/individual travel

adventure trips/individual travel

Fri Nov 25 -Sun Nov 27

Fri May 4 - Sun May 6

Optional study tours/outdoor

Optional study tours/outdoor

adventure trips/individual travel

adventure trips/individual travel

Sat Dec 10 - Sun Dec 11 Reading Days. Don’t travel!

Sat May 12 - Sun May 13 Reading Days. Don’t travel!

Mon Dec 12 - Fri Dec 16

Final Exams

Mon May 14 - Fri May 18

Final Exams

Fri Dec 16

Concluding Ceremony &

Fri May 18

Concluding Ceremony &

End-of-Semester Party

End-of-Semester Party

Sat Dec 17

Earliest departure to the U.S.

Sat May 19

Earliest departure to the U.S.

Mon Dec 19

Last day of DIS housing

Sun May 20

Last day of DIS housing

International educators workshops (IEW) • Fall 2010 IEW:

Tue Oct 26 - Sat Oct 30, 2010

• Spring 2011 IEW: Tue Mar 15 - Sat Mar 19, 2011 • Fall 2011 IEW:

Tue Oct 25 - Sat Oct 29, 2011

• Spring 2012 IEW: Tue Mar 27 - Sat Mar 31, 2012

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For full information, go to www.dis.dk

Admission, registration & predeparture Admission

Application

Registration

•Q ualified students enrolled at any U.S. or

The DIS application process varies by

Once you’ve been admitted – by your

Canadian college or university are welcome

university and, in some cases, by the term you

home institution or by DIS – you’ll receive a

to apply

intend to study abroad and the program of

username and password to log into the DIS

study. Most students apply to DIS from their

website and register for courses, housing,

home campus, typically through the study

optional study tours, and other program

abroad office who can admit you directly

offerings. Register as soon as you receive the

without seeking DIS approval. Other students

login details from your advisor or from DIS;

apply directly to DIS on a rolling basis, with

courses, housing and tours fill on a first-come,

deadlines of April 15 (summer), May 15 (fall/

first-served basis. Courses are opened for

year) and November 15 (spring). Applications

registration approximately six months prior to

received by DIS after the deadline are placed

the start of a semester.

•C ourses are taught in English and designed for upper-level undergraduates (3rd-4th year). Some DIS programs also admit graduate students •A cumulative B average (3.0 on a 4.0 scale) is required. Applicants not meeting this requirement may in exceptional cases be considered

on a waiting list and only accepted if space

•B e mindful of course and program prerequisites listed in this catalog and online •A dmission is competitive, and you should be prepared to do challenging academic work.

is available. Applying directly to DIS does

Residence Permit

not complicate or slow down the application

Semester and year students must obtain a

process, nor does it have any bearing on your

Danish Residence Permit because you’ll be

chances of admission.

in Denmark for longer than 3 months. The

How do YOU apply? Fill out a non-binding preliminary application at www.dis.dk/apply as soon as you know you are interested in DIS – even years before you plan to go – and we’ll guide you from there. It is really easy.

Questions about application or admission?

Call our North American Office (NAO) at 800-247-3477. We’re here to help.

DIS North American Office (NAO) Admissions

necessary forms and instructions directly to you once you have registered online. These instructions detail that you must send to the Royal Danish Consulate in New York your passport, 2 passport photos, the appropriate forms supplied by DIS, and a processing fee.

For U.S. and Canadian students, processing can take up to two months; for other citizens, please allow four months. Contact Kari Thiel (kthiel@umn.edu) with questions.

Pre-Departure From your registration until you depart for

Student contacts partner institution to apply

Student submits preliminary application at www.dis.dk

Student applies to partner institution

Student applies online to DIS

updates from DIS academic departments or

Preferred deadlines: April 15 (summer), May 15 (fall/year), November 15 (spring)

the housing office, a pre-departure packet

Denmark, you’ll receive correspondence from the DIS North American Office: newsletters, emails about any missing registration forms,

Deadlines determined by partner

containing various important information and details regarding your upcoming semester or year. Feel free to contact the NAO at

Student admitted, given registration password by partner institution. Register now–courses, housing, tours fill quickly \

Student admitted, given registration password by DIS. Register now–courses, housing, tours fill quickly

800-247-3477.

Student registers, receives registration packet and residence permit application and instructions from DIS North American Office

For full information, go to www.dis.dk

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Reference

Partner Institution Admissions

DIS North American Office (NAO) mails all

Our students come from...

These institutions sent students to DIS between spring 2009 and fall 2010 (total 2-year enrollment in parentheses). Partner institutions (see p. 56) are in bold.

ARIZONA University of Arizona (12)

CONNECTICUT Connecticut College (21) Quinnipiac University (1) Trinity College (18) University of Connecticut (16) University of Hartford (4) Wesleyan University (47) Yale University (20)

ARKANSAS University of Arkansas (1)

DELAWARE University of Delaware (8)

CALIFORNIA California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (68) California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (10) California State University Channel Islands (3) California State University, Fullerton (1) California State University, Northridge (2) Claremont McKenna College (6) Dominican University of California (1) Humboldt State University (1) Loyola Marymount University (2) Mills College (1) New School of Architecture & Design (2) Occidental College (3) Pomona College (3) San Diego State University (3) San Jose State University (1) Santa Clara University (10) Scripps College (23) Sonoma State University (12) Stanford University (1) University of California, Berkeley (12) University of California, Davis (2) University of California, Los Angeles (1) University of California, Riverside (1) University of California, San Diego (2)

University of Redlands (12) Whittier College (12) COLORADO Colorado College (20) Colorado State University (2) University of Colorado at Boulder (46) University of Colorado at Denver (14) University of Denver (34)

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA American University (28) Corcoran College of Art & Design (6) George Washington University (22) Georgetown University (55) Howard University (4) FLORIDA University of Florida (3) University of South Florida (1) GEORGIA Mercer University Oglethorpe University (1) Spelman College (1) University of Georgia University of West Georgia (1) HAWAII Chaminade University of Honolulu (2) University of Hawaii at Manoa (11) ILLINOIS Bradley University (8) Columbia College – Chicago (3) Illinois Institute of Technology (1) Illinois Wesleyan University (18) Knox College (24) Northern Illinois University (2) Northwestern University (37) School of the Art Institute of Chicago (1) University of Chicago (1) University of Illinois at Chicago (19) University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign (8) Wheaton College (2) INDIANA Ball State University DePauw University (11) Indiana University (85) Indiana University - Purdue University at Indianapolis (1) Purdue University (22)

Stonehill College (2) Tufts University (27) University of Massachusetts, Amherst (30) University of Massachusetts Boston (1) Wellesley College (20) Wheaton College (17) Williams College (9)

IOWA Coe College (1) Grand View University (1) Grinnell College (39) Luther College (1) University of Iowa (3) KANSAS Kansas State University (12) University of Kansas (28)

MICHIGAN Central Michigan University (6) College for Creative Studies (1) Kalamazoo College (6) Kendall College of Art and Design (1) University of Michigan (3)

KENTUCKY Berea College (1) Transylvania University (1) University of Kentucky (8) LOUISIANA Tulane University (20) University of Louisiana (1) MAINE Bates College (35) Bowdoin College (38) Colby College (32) College of the Atlantic (1) University of Maine at Orono (2) MARYLAND Goucher College (36) Johns Hopkins University (7) Loyola University in Maryland (76) Maryland Institute, College of Art (1) McDaniel College (1) University of Maryland, Baltimore County (5) University of Maryland, College Park (30) MASSACHUSETTS Amherst College (5) Bard College at Simon’s Rock (1) Bentley University (1) Boston College (1) Brandeis University (23) Endicott College (7) Framingham State College (1) Harvard University (2) Massachusetts College of Art & Design (1) Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (1) Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences (2) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2) Merrimack College (1) Mount Holyoke College (24) Simmons College (1) Smith College (42)

MINNESOTA Carleton College (45) Gustavus Adolphus College (5) Macalester College (29) Minneapolis College of Art and Design (2) Saint Catherine University (1) Saint Olaf College (11) University of Minnesota – Morris (2) University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (75) University of Saint Thomas (4) MISSOURI Park University (2) Truman State University (1) University of Missouri-Columbia (7) Washington University in St. Louis (43) MONTANA Montana State University – Bozeman (1) NEBRASKA Creighton University (4) NEVADA University of Nevada – Reno (1) NEW HAMPSHIRE Southern New Hampshire University (1) University of New Hampshire (5) NEW JERSEY College of New Jersey (2) Drew University (3) Montclair State University (1) New Jersey Institute of Technology (3) Princeton University (3) Ramapo College of New Jersey (1)

For full information, go to www.dis.dk

NEW YORK Alfred University (4) Barnard College (9) Baruch College, The City University of New York (1) Binghamton University, State University of New York (1) Clarkson University (1) Colgate University (6) College of Saint Rose (1) College of Staten Island, City University of New York (2) Columbia University (9) Cornell University (52) Fordham University (9) Hamilton College (33) Hobart & William Smith Colleges (46) Hunter College, The City University of New York (3) Manhattan College (1) Medgar Evers College, The City University of New York (1) New York University (3) Pratt Institute (89) Purchase College, State University of New York ( 3) Rochester Institute of Technology (18) Sage Colleges Saint Lawrence University (84) Sarah Lawrence College (2) Siena College (10) Skidmore College (34) State University of New York at Fredonia (1) State University of New York at New Paltz (1) Syracuse University (1) Union College (24) University at Albany, State University of New York (10) University at Buffalo, State University of New York (1) University of Rochester (1) Vassar College (22) Wells College (2)

NORTH DAKOTA North Dakota State University (1)

SOUTH Dakota Augustana College (1)

OHIO Case Western Reserve University (15) College of Wooster (16) Denison University (42) John Carroll University (2) Kenyon College (16) Miami University (19) Oberlin College (13) The Ohio State University (5) Otterbein University (1) University of Cincinnati (59) Wittenberg University (3)

TENNESSEE East Tennessee State University (1) Rhodes College (3) University of Memphis (1) University of the South (1) University of Tennessee (9) Vanderbilt University (116)

NORTH CAROLINA Davidson College (7) Duke University (8) Elon University (40) Meredith College (27) North Carolina State University at Raleigh (3) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (8) University of North Carolina Charlotte (1) Wake Forest University (15) Wingate University (3)

RHODE ISLAND Brown University (51) Providence College (7) Rhode Island School of Design (25) University of Rhode Island (4)

OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City University (1) OREGON Portland State University (8) University of Oregon (31)

SOUTH CAROLINA College of Charleston (1) Converse College (1) University of South Carolina (2) Wofford College (10)

For full information, go to www.dis.dk

Alverno College (4) Beloit College (7) University of Wisconsin – Madison (2) AUstraliA

University of New South Wales (1) CANADA Capilano University Trinity Western University (1) University of British Columbia (6) CHINA Beijing Language and Culture University Peking University SOUTH KOREA Kunkook University

UTAH Westminster College of Salt Lake City (1) VERMONT Middlebury College (20) Saint Michael’s College (8) University of Vermont (16) VIRGINIA College of William and Mary (4) Hampton University (1) Randolph College (3) University of Richmond (27) University of Virginia (97) Virginia Commonwealth University (3) Virginia Military Institute (1) Virginia Tech (4) Washington and Lee University (17)

Reference

PENNSYLVANIA Bryn Mawr College (19) Bucknell University (23) Carnegie Mellon University (16) Dickinson College (8) Drexel University (5) Eastern University (1) Franklin and Marshall College (30) Gettysburg College (106) Haverford College (12) Lafayette College (6) Lehigh University (22) Muhlenberg College (15) Penn State University (2) Philadelphia University (30) Susquehanna University (3) Swarthmore College (11) University of Pennsylvania (1) University of Pittsburgh (8) University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (2) Villanova University (19)

TEXAS Baylor University (1) Rice University (9) Saint Edward’s University (2) Saint Mary’s University of San Antonio (1) Southern Methodist University (50) Southwestern University (2) Texas A & M University (1) Texas Christian University (1) Texas Tech University (3) Trinity University (4) University of Texas at Arlington University of Texas at Austin (17) University of Texas at Dallas (1)

WISCONSIN

WASHINGTON Pacific Lutheran University (5) Seattle University (11) University of Puget Sound (5) University of Washington (6) Washington State University Pullman (7) Whitman College (2)

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For U.S. faculty & advisors Partner Universities

with relevant information for your students

DIS Curriculum Committee

DIS works in partnership with approximately

including links and contact information

University of Minnesota, the DIS School of

160 universities primarily in the United States

for your office, alumni and scholarship

Record, works closely with DIS on curricular

(see pp. 54-55), and also works very closely

information specific to your institution

and program quality through representation

with non-Partner Institutions. DIS assists partner universities in internationalizing their institutions in various ways according to mutual agreement.

A Partner not only approves DIS, but also has a formalized relationship through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

Partners are not obligated to send any specific number of students to DIS, and no fee is charged to obtain or maintain partner status.

After an MoU is signed, DIS works with the new Partner to complete a comprehensive review to establish a mutual understanding of each institution’s expectations and requirements in regard to academics, admissions, housing, invoicing, etc.

Benefits of Partnership • Ability to admit students directly to DIS • Customized invoicing • Visiting faculty opportunities

• High level of personalized service and support.

Customized Partnership Programs DIS is committed to working with our partners in curriculum development, and to the professional development of DIS faculty, as well as Partner University faculty.

Our customized “Partnership Programs” are tailor-made and flexible in terms of academic content, type of program, and credits earned.

advisors to exercise due diligence through

place in the spring or fall • A Partnership Program can be established as

• A Partnership Program is designed only for students from your institution, or may be open to other qualified DIS students.

Designed for students at the McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia, a 3-credit seminar course is offered each spring exclusively for UVA students. The seminar is taught by UVA faculty through distance learning and faculty visits. Since 2000.

The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)

visits to DIS and campus visits from DIS staff • A database-driven web page (university portal) is created for each DIS Partner,

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US sending institutions. The DIS Curriculum Committee convenes once a year with the participation of DIS and University of

Faculty from Partner Universities are encouraged to apply to teach a course at DIS during a semester, year or summer (note: bringing a minimum of 15 students to DIS).

Interior Architecture

least once a year via email, as well as during

the requirements and quality measures of

teaching at DIS in the summer requires

Educators Workshops (see www/dis.dk/iew)

DIS curriculum and other programming at

that the DIS Faculty is kept abreast with

being offered annually or biennially

semester in the form of International

in the evaluation and development of the

institution. The Committee also ensures

a one-time offering, or with the intention of

visits to DIS. Site visits are organized each

• Partners are expected to take an active role

with the goals and needs of US undergraduate

Teaching at DIS

DIS Academic Calendar, and usually takes

Semester Business Program

• DIS encourages faculty, administrators and

continued alignment of the DIS curriculum

• A Partnership Program normally follows the

• Institutional scholarship opportunities

institutional collaboration

The Curriculum Committee focuses on the

Minnesota faculty and academic staff.

Examples of Partnership Programs

outreach, professional development and

through program reviews every fifth year.

Key Features

• Customized partnership programs

• Campus visits from DIS, designed for

on the DIS Curriculum Committee and

The proposed course should complement the existing DIS curriculum and be adapted to take advantage of local/regional resources.

Proposals should be submitted at least one year in advance to the DIS Faculty Executive Committee, and potential faculty should visit DIS to meet appropriate staff and faculty so that proper arrangements can be made for teaching and living in Copenhagen. DIS will assist in establishing a professional network, and in researching housing and other practical matters. See www.dis.dk/visitingfaculty.

has designed a 9-credit summer interior architecture program required for their graduate students. Studio and lecture courses are co-led by RISD and DIS faculty. The program, offered each summer, is open to both RISD and other qualified architecture students. Since 2006.

For full information, go to www.dis.dk

Continued overleaf >>

Danish Students to the U.S.

The workshop is like a mini-semester at DIS

Each year, DIS sends over 50 highly qualified

with opportunities to attend classes, meet

Admission

Danish students from the University of

DIS staff, faculty & students, participate in

DIS offers Partner Universities the option

Copenhagen, Copenhagen Business School,

field studies, live with a host family, get to

to directly admit students to DIS using

Roskilde University and the Technical

know Danish culture and society – live the DIS

their own deadlines, application and

University of Denmark to spend a semester

experience.

screening process. Conversely, Partner as

at Partner Institutions in the U.S. These

well as non-Partner students may apply to

universities offer Danish students free or

Participants are also invited to join the

DIS via the North American Office (NAO)

subsidized spots in exchange for DIS tuition

program or optional study tours within

at the University of Minnesota.

discounts for their own students.

Denmark and/or Europe which are sometimes scheduled right before or after the workshop.

School of Record The University of Minnesota acts as

International Educators Workshops (IEW)

For more information or with questions,

the DIS school of record for institutions

Each semester, DIS offers faculty and

please visit www.dis.dk/IEW or contact Julie

unable to accept the DIS Final Grade

administrators at U.S. universities and colleges

Scott, Director of Institutional Relations,

Report as documentation of credit earned

a five-day International Educators Workshop

js@dis.dk or 781-245-2485.

abroad. For school of record details, see

(IEW) in Copenhagen. IEWs are key elements

p. 51. For admission, see p. 53.

in creating and maintaining dialogue with our partners and in program development.

The workshops provide: • Professional development to new and long-time colleagues including faculty, advisors, education abroad staff and other administrators at U.S. institutions.

• An opportunity for participants to comprehensively review the DIS program and to contribute to its ongoing curriculum • An interactive introduction to the DIS

Fall 2010: Tue Oct 26 - Sat Oct 30 Spring 2011: Tue Mar 15 - Sat Mar 19 Fall 2011: Tue Oct 25 - Sat Oct 29 Spring 2012: Tue Mar 27 - Sat Mar 31

Registration Students who have been admitted to DIS – by an admitting Partner or by DIS – are given a registration password allowing them to access the DIS website to register for courses, housing, study tours and other program offerings. The DIS North American Office communicates registration passwords to all admitting Partners approximately 6 months in advance of a semester or summer.

Reference

development and improvement.

Workshop Dates 2010-2012

From the time they begin online

programs and curriculum, the city of

registration, admitted students receive

Copenhagen, and to Danish culture and

regular correspondence from the DIS

society.

North American Office regarding residence permits, pre-departure information, academic advising, arrival and housing details, and more. Contact the North American Office (800-247-3477, dis@umn.edu) for more information.

Scholarships Need-based scholarships are available to students in the range of $1,000-$4,000.

Work study positions may be included in an award. See www.dis.dk/scholarships.

For full information, go to www.dis.dk

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U.S. Faculty-Led Summer Programs Invited to DIS Bring your program and students

Examples of Recent Programs

Examples of possible DIS Faculty

abroad

•M cIntire School of Commerce, University of

Lectures and Field Visits

You want to bring your classroom abroad for a summer session – but you don’t want to organize all the details concerning academic support and logistics. Where will you house the students? How do you get academic visits? Who can arrange a behind-the-scene field study?

Virginia: European Business Strategy DIS provides one component (course and

• Danish Design & Sustainable Architecture, by

led summer program for MBA students. Since

various DIS Architecture and Design faculty

2009.

• Carleton College New Media in Copenhagen

DIS offers to do it all for you!

DIS Academic and Logistic Support

media in New York and Paris, Barcelona and

organization should you choose to run parts of or a whole summer program (normally 1-6

study program exploring and making new Copenhagen. DIS provides housing, group airport pickup and orientation, classroom, guest lecture, field studies, welcome and

weeks) in Copenhagen. We offer:

concluding dinner. Since 2010.

Academic support

•S t. Lawrence University, Neuroscience of

• Academic guest lectures by DIS faculty or other local experts • Academic field visits to companies, political institutions, NGO’s and cultural sites • Full-day academic (or adventure) trips in the greater Copenhagen-southern Sweden region.

Fear Professors Joe Erlichman and Bill Coteau

Mette Christiansen, editor of the magazine Sustainability Quarterly • Visit to Carlsberg Breweries or Scandinavian Airlines, by Niels Hald, CEO, The Danish Brewers Association • Positive Psychology, by Helle Harnisch, VIA Institute of Positive Psychology • Migration & Conflict in a European Setting,

by Jacob Lindgaard, Ph.D.

DIS IS TRULY A PARTNER FOR US

Danish guest lecturers and field visits. DIS also provides housing, classrooms, billing and transcript services, etc.

A group of Union College students earn 3

• Classrooms and classroom facilities

credits in the DIS summer course Health Care

case by case.

and Public Health • Corporate Social Responsibility, by Anne

Copenhagen, enriching the curriculum with

• Housing

Many other support elements can be arranged

Mørk Rønbøl Lauridsen, Ph.D. in Bioethics

with DIS staff bring this four-week class to

•U nion College Comparative Health Care

student service support.

• Public Health in Northern Europe, by Sigurd

from St. Lawrence University in cooperation

Logistic support

• Logistics, including pre-departure, arrival and

former Danish Minister for Transport

study tour plus housing) of a broader faculty-

New Media Roadtrip is a ten-week off-campus

DIS offers to act as your local support

• Danish Politics & Society, by Jacob Buksti,

in Northern Europe as one component of a broader faculty-led program, National Health Systems. Students visit an academic hospital, a rehabilitation center, a nursing home, and an outpatient clinic. The students examine

“DIS is truly a partner for us. DIS is willing to offer special classes or make program changes if necessary to serve our particular needs. The staff are true believers in continuous improvement of their programs, including classroom instruction. They have frequent instructor observation and coaching, and the results are very impressive.”

models of health care in Canada, Great Britain

Brad Brown, Professor of Commerce,

and Denmark. Since 2009.

McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia

further information Students: Check out U.S. faculty-led summer programs at DIS at www.dis.dk/ summer/faculty-led.

Faculty/Advisors: Contact Julie Scott, Director of Institutional Relations, at js@dis.dk.

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For complete current syllabi, go to www.dis.dk

Course Descriptions Architectural History. Art History

20th & 21st Century Danish Architecture Fall & spring. 3 credits.

What sets Danish architecture apart in a global context?

Lectures and field studies present theories and material developments shaping the works of Arne Jacobsen and Jørn Utzon, traditions of low-rise high-density housing and co-housing, the “Finger Plan” urban design, and new projects of international fame by BIG and others. Strongly recommended for Pre-Architecture students. Full-year students should enroll in the fall semester.

Instructors: Morten Lund. Architect, M.A.A. (Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, 1983).

Lecturer, Denmark’s Design School, 1992-98. Dean, Denmark’s Design School, Institute of Product Design, 1998-2006.

Visiting Professor, Lund University, Sweden, since 1998.

Artistic Professor, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden, since 2008. Practicing architect since 2002. Own office since 2006. With DIS since 2003.

Camilla Ryhl. Architect, M.A.A., Ph.D. (Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, 1998 and 2003). Post-doc and Lecturer, University of California, Berkeley, 2003-2006. Senior Researcher, Danish Building Research Institute, since 2006. Lecturer, Bergen School of Architecture, since 2008; Professor since 2010. With DIS since 2008.

History. International Relations

20th Century European History Fall & spring. 3 credits.

Aims to provide a basic understanding of the specific processes which have shaped contemporary Europe over the last century, focusing on the interplay of political, economic, social, and ideological developments. Highly recommended for a background in current European affairs.

Instructor: Peter Christensen. Doctor Philosophiae (History, University of Copenhagen, 1993). Mag. art. (History, University of Copenhagen, 1979). Lecturer at the Institute of History, University of Copenhagen. With DIS since 1992.

Child Development. Psychology. Sociology

Adolescence in Northern Europe Fall & spring. 3 credits.

This course examines Northern European contexts for teen development. Students analyze issues of identity, autonomy, intimacy, family dynamics and peer relations from a cross-cultural perspective, and will employ psychosocial approaches to view interpersonal aggression among Danish youth.

Instructor: Maja Sbahi-Biehl. Cand. comm.

(Communication and Educational Studies, Roskilde University, 2004). B.A. (Speech and Communication, San Francisco State University, 1998). Interpreter and pedagogical supervisor for Turkish youth, Farum municipality, 1999-2000. Various teaching and volunteer experiences with ethnic youth in the Copenhagen area.

With DIS since 2005.

Criminology/Criminal Justice. Ethics. Minority Studies.

Sociology

The Anatomy of Hatred: Philosophy, Crime and Ethnic Conflict

Prerequisites: Enrollment at a professional school or department of architecture or design at the junior, senior or graduate level, and completion of at least two spatial design studios prior to arrival at DIS.

Fall only. 3 credits. University of Copenhagen course.

Instructors:

Hatred and related concepts such as enmity, homophobia, and anti-Semitism are often discussed in our world of conflict. The American-dominated discourse of “hate crime” and “hate speech” is growing in Europe. This course examines these concepts and why they are seldom examined in studies on minority persecution or causes of ethnic mass violence.

Susanne Andersen. Architect, M.A.A. (Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, 1984).

Practicing architect at Danish architecture offices since 1984: Heger & Clemmensen, Knud Munk, Henning Larsen, and KHR. Own office: SCAN arkitekter, since 2003. Studies at the Danish Academy in Rome, Italy, 1986. Adjunct Professor, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, 1990-2006.

With DIS since 2002.

Instructor: Thomas Brudholm. Ph.D. (Philosophy, University of Copenhagen, 2005). Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen, section of Minority Studies.

Editor of and contributor to several books on the topic of responses to mass atrocities. Recent publications include Resentment’s Virtue and The Religious in Responses to Mass Atrocity (co-edited with Thomas Cushman). With DIS since 2009.

Archaeology. Art History. Classics

Ancient Art and Archaeology: The Copenhagen Collections Fall only. 3 credits.

Learn about the cradle of Western civilization and come to appreciate the art and archaeology of ancient Greece and Rome. Stylistic and iconographical developments as well as cultural meaning and historical context are emphasized.

Students will study objects in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek and the National Museum of Denmark which possess superb collections of art and artifacts from Minoan to Late Roman periods.

Instructor: Thyge C. Bro. Mag. art. (Classical Archaeology, University of Copenhagen, 1984). External lecturer in art history at the University of Copenhagen, 1985-1998.

External lecturer in classical archaeology at the University of Southern Denmark, 1998-2000. Lecturer in classical art and archaeology at the Extension Service of the University of Copenhagen since 1986. With DIS since 2006.

Psychology

Applied Psychology Fall & spring. 3 credits.

How does one apply theoretical knowledge to real-life therapeutic contexts? This course introduces theoretical approaches to counseling methods and the use of creative therapeutic approaches in individual and group contexts. Requires active involvement in and observation of group-based exercises.

Prerequisites: A university-level psychology course.

Instructor: Carla Caetano. Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology (APA approved), Fuller Graduate School of Psychology, 1992). Adjunct Lecturer in Cognitive Psychology, University of Copenhagen, till 2006. Presently Head of Research, Center for Rehabilitation of Brain Injury, University of Copenhagen. With DIS since 2003.

Architecture

Architectural Design Studio

Studio instruction focuses on the design process in Danish practice. Design problems address context, user, and sustainability, starting from a critical analysis of Scandinavian and North European architecture.

Courtney D. Coyne-Jensen. Architect, M.A.A. and Ph.D. (Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, 2000). M.Phil. (Cambridge University, 1999). B.Arch. (University of Cincinnati, 1995). Associate Professor, Victoria University, New Zealand, 2005-2006. Lecturer, Witwatersrand University, South Africa, 2002-2003.

Creative Artist Grant from Danish National Arts Foundation, 2001-2002. Work at O.M.M. Design Workshop, South Africa; Bystrups Arkitekter, Denmark; KPF, U.K. and U.S., BerghofLandesRang, Germany. With DIS since 2000.

Eva Frederiksen. Architect, M.A.A. (Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, 1976).

Practicing architect. Own office since 1996.

Adjunct Professor, Denmark’s Design School.

With DIS since 1995. Assistant Program Director at DIS since 2008.

Marc Jay. Architect, M.A.A. (Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, 2005). Urban studies in Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2000.

Studies at ETSAM, Madrid, 2001. With PLOT, Copenhagen, 2002-2003, Estudio Carme Pinos, Madrid, 2003-6. Project manager at BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group, Copenhagen), 2006-8. Own practice: WE Architecture, since 2008. Runner-up winner in European 10, Aarhus site. With DIS since 2007.

Rikke Lequick Larsen. Architect, M.A.A. (Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, 2004). Studies at the University of Washington, 2005, and East London University, 2002. Practicing architect and urban designer, Juul+Frost Architects, Copenhagen. Own office: Nervous in the Service, since 2003. With DIS since 2007.

Cecilia Nilsson. Architect, M.A.A. (Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, 1985).

Practicing architect with Danish architecture offices since 1985: Dissing+Weitling, Vilhelm Wohlert, Henning Larsen, and KHR. Own office: SCAN arkitekter, since 2003. Lecturer at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture. With DIS since 2003.

Mark Werdelin. Architect, M.A.A. (Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, 2001).

B.Arch. (University of Westminster, London, 1996). Practicing architect at Danish architecture offices: Henning Larsen, KHR, Malling. Own office: werdelin-ark, since 2002. External Instructor at the Technical University of Denmark. With DIS since 2007.

Studio groups combine students of different standing and background. The course is taught vertically, and expectations relate to each individual student. Full-year students continue Architectural Design Studio in spring, with the opportunity for research-based projects, or switch to another studio.

For complete current syllabi, go to www.dis.dk

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Course Descriptions

Fall & spring. 6 credits. Core course for Architecture students.

Bo Christiansen. Architect, M.A.A. (Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, 1993).

M.Arch., University of Washington, 1995.

Own office: Scale Denmark. Member of network office www.036.dk since 2004.

With DIS since 1999.

Course Descriptions Architecture. Design. Studio Art

Literature

Ethics. Health Science. Philosophy

Architecture Foundations Studio

Beowulf in Denmark

Biomedical Ethics

Fall & spring. 6 credits. Core course for Pre-Architecture students.

Spring 2012 only. 3 credits.

Fall & spring. 3 credits.

Explore ancient Denmark and Scandinavia with Beowulf— the archetypal Tough Guy—as your guide. The course organizes an in-depth exploration of the mythological context of the Age of Migrations, Anglo-Saxon England, and Medieval Scandinavian culture around the never dull stories of Old English literature.

What are the appropriate ethical criteria for analyzing and evaluating the consequences of biotechnological advances in medical practice? How do we address the many dilemmas? We will focus on the ethical issues involved in, for example, euthanasia, reproduction technology, and organ donation.

Students develop design skills through analysis of existing buildings and by solving real-life architectural problems in a Danish context. In studio projects, they construct spatial models in physical and digital media and advance their communication skills in expressing abstract concepts.

Studio groups combine students of different standing and background. The course is taught vertically, and expectations relate to each individual student. Full-year students can progress to Architectural Design Studio in spring, take a different foundation studio, or switch to another DIS program.

Prerequisites: Documented background in fine arts or studio art, or completion of a course in drawing. Students are strongly recommended to enroll in the lecture course ‘20th and 21st Century Danish Architecture’.

Instructors: Johan Carlson. Interior Architect, M.D.D. (Denmark’s Design School, Copenhagen, 2000). RIBA (Architectural Association, London, 1998-2000). Worked in various English and Danish architectural offices, 1998-2001. Guest lecturer at Denmark’s Design School, 2000-2001. Own practice: RACA, since 2001. Numerous Danish and international exhibitions and installations.

With DIS since 2002.

Sidsel Gelting Hodge. Architect, M.A.A. (Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, 1998). Postgraduate studies at Archeworks, Chicago, 2001. Practicing at architecture offices in Chicago, Rotterdam, and Copenhagen since 1998. Work at Rubow Architects and Schmidt Hammer Lassen, Copenhagen, 2004-2009.

Currently working with Bosch & Fjord. With DIS since 2005.

Tina Midtgaard. Architect, M.A.A., M.D.D. (Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, 1992). Practicing architect at various offices in Germany, South Africa, Namibia and Denmark. Own office since 1992. Exhibition architect and furniture designer for numerous Danish and international exhibitions. With DIS since 2005.

Instructor: Christopher Fee. Ph.D. (Old English Language and Literature, University of Glasgow, 1997). M.A. (Medieval Studies, University of Connecticut, 1995). M.A. (English Language and Literature, Loyola University, 1991). B.A. (English Literature, BaldwinWallace College, 1989). Johnson Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Humanities at Gettysburg College, 1997-2011. Books and articles on medieval mythology, Beowulf, Old English and Old Norse Warrior Saints, the Cult of Saint Magnus in Viking Orkney, and Norse assembly sites in Britain. With DIS in Spring 2012.

Biology. Genetics. Molecular Biology. Biotechnology

Bioinformatics Spring only. 6 credits.

This course places strong emphasis on practical uses of computer programs for analysis of molecular sequence data. The course works with various BLAST-programs, makes phylogenetic reconstructions of evolution, reveals metabolic pathways by analyzing high-density microarrays, studies 2- and 3-dimensional protein structures, and hunts new drugs.

Prerequisites: One year of biology and one semester of chemistry at the university level, plus an introductory course in molecular biology/genetics OR completion of your university’s prerequisites for an upper-level molecular biology/genetics course.

Instructor: Ole Skovgaard. Ph.D. (Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark, 1987).

M.Sc. (Civil Engineering-Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark, 1981). Visiting Scientist (Dept. of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Tufts Medical School, Boston MA, 1987).

Associate Professor at the Department of Life Sciences and Chemistry, Roskilde University. With DIS since 2005.

Courtney D. Coyne-Jensen. See ‘Architectural Design Studio’.

Biology

Cecilia Nilsson. See ‘Architectural Design Studio’.

Fall & spring. 3 credits.

Mark Werdelin. See ‘Architectural Design Studio’.

Art Matters

A comparative study of marine mammal anatomy, morphology, physiology, life history and behavior, and adaptation to marine existence. Includes study of the effect of human activities on marine mammals with special reference to northern European waters.

Fall & spring. 1 credit.

Prerequisites: At least one year of college-level biology.

This course is an experiential investigation of contemporary art in Copenhagen, a leading city for art in Northern Europe. Current exhibitions, edgy galleries and alternative spaces will fuel important discussions regarding European contemporary art. Classes and field studies cover a range of young artists and media, analyzed individually and in an international context.

Instructor: Maria Iversen. Cand. scient.

(Biology, University of Aarhus, 2004). Ph.D. studies in Spain, Iceland and Norway.

Researcher in several projects concerning marine mammals both in Denmark, Scotland, Canada and Greenland since 1999. With DIS since 2005.

Art History

Instructor: Andrea Homann. Dipl.-Ing. (Apparel Engineering/Fashion Design, Fachhochschule Mönchengladbach, 1989).

Educator at the Danish National Gallery, the Thorvaldsen Museum, and the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. With DIS since 1997.

Biology of Marine Mammals

Biology

Biology of Marine Mammals Lab Fall & spring. 1 credit.

Laboratory course in cooperation with Biology of Marine Mammals including a porpoise or seal dissection to be followed up by a written investigation and presentation of important aspects of the necropsy.

Instructor: Jeanette Bresson Ladegaard Knox.

Mag. art. (Philosophy, University of Copenhagen, 1998). Researcher and visiting professor, St. Olaf College, USA, since 2002.

With DIS since 2000.

Biology. Biomedicine. Health Science

Biomedical Research Project Spring only. 3 credits.

Including desk research, as well as data collection in the field or lab, this project will begin with discussions on content, literature search strategies, and writing of a proposal. Students seek out a specialist in the field who acts as advisor, guiding them through the research process. Student evaluation is based on the production of a single major paper at the end of term.

Prerequisites: DIS course ‘Medical Biotechnology and Drug Development’.

Child Development. Education. Minority Studies

Child Diversity & Development Practicum Fall & spring. 3 credits. Core course in the Child Diversity & Development program. See the optional Danish Language and Culture for Child Diversity & Development Students course on p. 64.

This is a companion course to the seminar courses Children in a Multicultural Context and Children with Special Needs. You will be placed in a Danish vuggestue (ages 0-2), børnehave (preschool, 2-6 years old) or after-school program (6-12) one day a week for a total of 45-55 hours, to observe and interact with the children under the guidance of a supervising pedagogue.

Practicum Coordinator: Alis Jensen.

Pedagogue (Dansk Fritidshjemsseminarium, 1979). Cand. pæd. (Roskilde University, 2001). Cand. psyk. (Roskilde University, 2009). Various pedagogical positions, 1979-1997. Since 1998, Educational Director and Instructor, College of Basic Social Health Education Programs. With DIS since 2007.

Child Development. Education. Minority Studies

Children in a Multicultural Context: Seminar Fall & spring. 3 credits. Core course in the Child Diversity & Development program.

Based on readings and student experiences at their practicum site, the seminar examines practices around the terms ethnic diversity, ethnicity and multiculturalism in Danish education and social policy. Educational issues such as teaching practices, intercultural communication and learning, multilingualism, and the influence of culture on education and child development are studied.

Instructor: Maja Sbahi-Biehl. Cand. comm.

(Communication and Educational Studies, Roskilde University, 2004). B.A. (Speech and Communication, San Francisco State University, 1998). Interpreter and pedagogical supervisor for Turkish youth, Farum municipality, 1999-2000. Various teaching and volunteer experiences with ethnic youth in the Copenhagen area.

With DIS since 2005.

Co-requisite: Enrollment in the 3-credit course Biology of Marine Mammals.

Instructor: Maria Iversen. See ‘Biology of Marine Mammals’.

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For complete current syllabi, go to www.dis.dk

Course Descriptions Child Development. Education

Children with Special Needs: Seminar Fall & spring. 3 credits. Core course in the Child Diversity & Development program.

This course offers a systems perspective on understanding children and families with special needs and settings for their support while considering the impact of inclusive education. The seminar examines the dilemmas of working with children who may have diagnoses while also recognizing and supporting the child’s perspective on the good life, the right to play, friendship and learning.

Instructor: Rita Tisdall. Social Pedagogue, Can. mag. (International Education and Development Studies, University of Copenhagen, 1999). Certified teacher of F.M. Alexander Technique. Since 1997, Special Needs/Inclusive Education and Development Advisor with the Danish University of Education and Copenhagen Municipality, Danish Council of Organizations of Disabled People, Danish Association for International Cooperation, and Ministry of Education—Nepal. With DIS since 2009.

Art History. Classics

Classical Foundations: The Copenhagen Collections Spring only. 3 credits.

Classical Greek and Roman culture have served as the foundation of European art and architecture from the Renaissance to the present. This course forms a study of main elements of the classical heritage and ways in which it has influenced European art, architecture, and culture ever since the Renaissance.

Instructor: Thyge C. Bro. See ‘Ancient Art and Archaeology: The Copenhagen Collections’.

Art History. Classics. History

Classical Greece Spring only. 1 credit. Additional fee; includes study tour to Greece.

Classical Greece is at the fountainhead of Western civilization. This course and study tour introduce you to the classical heritage within political culture, philosophy, art and architecture as evidenced in Athens, Delphi and Olympia.

Instructor: Thyge C. Bro. See ‘Ancient Art and Archaeology: The Copenhagen Collections’.

Art History. Classics. History

Classical and Renaissance Rome Fall & spring. 1 credit. Additional fee; includes study tour to Rome.

This course and study tour offer an introduction to the art, architecture, philosophy, and politics of ancient Rome and the time of the classical rebirth known as the Italian Renaissance. Special attention will be paid to the visible remains of ancient Rome as a framework for understanding the Renaissance.

Instructor: Thyge C. Bro. See ‘Ancient Art and Archaeology: The Copenhagen Collections’.

Environmental Science

Climate Change in a Historical Perspective This course explores the climate topic through learning from the past climate. What climate changes took place in the paleo-climate and what caused or triggered them? Based on the paleo-climate changes and the past interplay between climate and culture, what general conclusions about the future can we draw?

Architectural History. Architecture. Design

Prerequisites: One year of Biology, preferably within Environmental Science.

Spring only. 3 credits.

Instructor: To be announced. See the DIS website.

Psychology

Clinical Psychology and Comparative Approaches to Diagnosis

Contemporary European Architectural Theories An exploration of recent architectural theories in new and historical architecture. Examples are analyzed through the study of important philosophical ideas in scholarly articles. Students analyze textual, theoretical, and built work through active personal reactions and re-interpretations of theory. Verbal and visual skills are developed through written reflections on architecture.

Fall & spring. 3 credits.

Co-requisite: Enrollment in a Studio course at DIS.

What does it mean to treat clients in Denmark? Diagnosis and treatment in the Danish context serves a provocative comparison to the U.S. Central perspectives include the role of client voice, participation and empowerment.

Prevalence of mental illness, state policies and provision, diagnostic processes and treatment protocols will be considered.

Morten Lund. Architect, M.A.A. (Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, 1983).

Lecturer, Denmark’s Design School, 1992-98. Dean, Denmark’s Design School, Institute of Product Design, 1998-2006.

Visiting Professor, Lund University, Sweden, since 1998.

Artistic Professor, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden, since 2008. Practicing architect since 2002. Own office since 2006. With DIS since 2003.

Prerequisites: A university-level psychology course.

Instructor: To be announced. See the DIS website.

Architecture. Design

Co’creation: Collaborative Innovation and Design Fall & spring. 3 credits.

Collaborative, participatory, and user-centered design methods are exploding in a globalized world. But what, in fact, are the underpinning structures and beliefs of these strategies? What promises and potentials do they hold for collective and individual development? And how is Co’creation a new, more sustainable practice of design leadership today?

Instructor: Courtney D. Coyne-Jensen.

Architect, M.A.A. and Ph.D. (Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, 2000). M.Phil.

(Cambridge University, 1999). B.Arch.

(University of Cincinnati, 1995). Associate Professor, Victoria University, New Zealand, 2005-2006.

Lecturer, Witwatersrand University, South Africa, 2002-2003. Creative Artist Grant from Danish National Arts Foundation, 2001-2002. Work at O.M.M. Design Workshop, South Africa; Bystrups Arkitekter, Denmark; KPF, U.K. and U.S., BerghofLandesRang, Germany. With DIS since 2000.

Biology. Health Science

Complexity of Cancer Fall & spring. 3 credits.

An extensive clinical look at a wide variety of different types of cancer. Course topics include carcinogenesis, epidemiology, diagnosis, the principles of anticancer therapy, major cancer types and clinical drug trials.

Prerequisites: One year of biology and one year of chemistry at the university level.

Instructors: Joen Svejstrup. M.D. (University of Copenhagen, 2007). Ph.D. Candidate, Resident at Department of Oncology, National University Hospital (Rigshospitalet).

With DIS since 2010.

Cecilia Bech, M.D. (University of Copenhagen, 2006). Ph.D. candidate, Resident at Department of Oncology, National University Hospital (Rigshospitalet).

With DIS since 2010.

Communication. Film Studies. Media Studies

Contemporary European Film: The Individual and Society Spring only. 3 credits.

A study of European film from the 1960s to the present, focusing on important themes and dominating trends of the medium in relation to the changing attitudes to social, political, and artistic issues. The main emphasis will be on seeing and understanding the films in relation to their historical, social, and political background.

Instructors: Morten Egholm. Ph.D. (Film and Media Theory, University of Copenhagen 2009).

Cand. mag. (Scandinavian Studies and Film and Media Theory, University of Copenhagen, 1997). Teacher of Danish to foreigners, 1998-2002. Associate Professor, Danish language, literature and culture, University of Groningen, The Netherlands, 2002-6). Several articles in Danish, English and Dutch on Danish literature, mentality, TV shows, and film history. With DIS since 2008.

Anne Jespersen. Cand. mag. (English Literature and Film History and Theory, University of Copenhagen, 1982). Lecturer at the Department of Film & Media Studies, University of Copenhagen; Hamburg Media School, Germany; and the European Film College in Ebeltoft, Denmark. With DIS since 1987.

History. Urban Studies

Copenhagen: History and Contemporary Urban Issues Fall & spring. 3 credits.

Learn how to read a European city and decode its history.

Through on-site analyses and map exercises you will gain an understanding of Copenhagen’s morphological history – its urban plan and urban fabric – and the underlying causes of its stages of development. You will also get an introduction to the history of the city in Europe in general.

Instructor: Carsten Pape. Cand. mag. (History and Russian, Universities of Aarhus and Copenhagen, 1977). University Gold Medal, 1975. Research Associate, University of Copenhagen, Slavic Department, 1977-83.

Research at the Soviet Academy of Sciences, 1974-75, 1980, 1981. Visiting Adjunct Professor, The American University, Washington, D.C., fall 1986. Carlsberg Foundation Research Scholarship, 2000. With DIS since 1983, Senior Consultant till 2010.

Denmark has the ’cutting edge’ in this unique type of climate research, since current European knowledge on paleo-climate is based on data provided by ice cores from Greenland and Antarctica. Ice cores provide science with a snapshot from the past being exposed today. Students will get hands-on experience working with old and real

For complete current syllabi, go to www.dis.dk

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Fall & spring. 3 credits.

ice from the Greenland Ice Sheet as they explore actual pieces of prehistoric deposits as part of the experiential pedagogy of the course.

Course Descriptions Business. Finance. Management

Psychology

Communication. Journalism. Media Studies

Corporate Finance: European Case Studies

Cross-Cultural Psychology

Current Trends in Media

Fall & spring. 3 credits.

Fall & spring. 3 credits.

Through the study of European cases, this course addresses how companies analyze, raise, and manage their financial resources. Students will apply corporate finance theory, with an emphasis on comparisons of U.S. and European corporate finance practices. Topics include capital structure, debt financing, equity financing, valuation methods, mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buy-outs, corporate governance, and risk management.

Students examine the complex ways in which cultural factors interact with and affect psychology and identity in Europe. Students will unpack terms such as enculturation, ethnocentrism, conformity and individualism and explore the relationship between in-groups and out-groups.

Fall & spring. 3 credits. Core course in the Communication & Mass Media program.

Prerequisites: One course each in macro- and microeconomics at the university level.

Instructors:

Instructor: Todd W. Johnson. B.A. (History, Bates College, 1979). M.Sc. (Business Administration, London Business School, 1983). Director and owner of the firm T.W.Johnson. With DIS since 1996.

Business. Management

Creative Industries: Business and Innovation Fall & spring. 3 credits.

Creativity, innovation and culture are important factors for the competitiveness of not only companies, but also of regions and nations, particularly as we move from goods and service economies to ‘experience’ economies.

This course explores the links between these factors by analyzing business cases, trends in society, and political initiatives.

Instructor: Rasmus Wiinstedt Tscherning.

Cand. scient. pol. (Political Science, University of Aarhus, 2000). European Commission, 1992-94. EU Public Affairs Consultant in Brussels, 1994-2000. Danish Ministry of Culture’s European Cultural Contact Point, 2000-03. Official Speaker, European Commission, 1996-2008. Senior Consultant, Center for Experience Economy, Rambøll Management 2006-2009. With Roskilde Festival 1994-2008 and VEGA House of Music since 2001. Managing Director, National Center for Culture & Experience Economy, since 2009. Member, Board of Directors, Danish Cultural Institute. With DIS since 2005.

Literature

Creative Writing in Scandinavia Fall 2011 only. 3 credits.

This creative writing workshop offers students the possibility to explore their own writing interest in an intercultural and interdisciplinary setting. Students analyze and discuss short, focused reading selections from Scandinavia. The literature serve as the starting point for the individual writing process. Students may choose to write fiction, poetry or creative non-fiction. The course involves peer critique in concert with faculty evaluation.

Instructor: Gregory G. Hewett. Ph.D. (Literature, State University of Albany, New York). Associate Professor of English at Carleton College, Minnesota. Former Fulbright Scholar in Denmark and Fulbright Professor in Norway. Fellow at the Camargo Foundation, Cassis, France. Visiting faculty at DIS, fall 2011.

Criminology/Criminal Justice. Public Policy. Sociology

Criminology and Criminal Justice in Scandinavia Fall & spring. 3 credits.

A study of crime, crime patterns, basic criminological theory and criminal justice administration in Scandinavia, aiming at enabling students to evaluate criminal justice policy-making from a different perspective.

Instructor: Anne Okkels Birk. Cand. scient. pol. (Political Science, University of Aarhus, 1997). Diploma in Criminology, University of Copenhagen, 2007. Independent consultant since 2007. Chief Advisor and Head of Section, Danish Prison and Probation Service, 2001-6.

Head of Section, Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, 1997-2000. With DIS since 2008.

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Prerequisites: A university-level psychology, anthropology, or sociology course.

Ann-Marie Low. Cand. psych. (Psychology, University of Aarhus, 1999). Certified specialist in clinical psychology and neuropsychology, 2008. Since 1999, clinical psychologist working with adults and children in Denmark and England. Currently, clinical neuropsychologist, Centre for Brain Injury, University of Copenhagen. External lecturer in neuropsychology, University of Copenhagen. With DIS since 2008.

Instructor: Thomas Gert Troglauer. Cand. psych. (Psychology, University of Copenhagen, 1999). Specialist in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology (2008).

Cand. mag. (Africa Studies, University of Copenhagen). Since 1999, clinical psychologist with both adults and children in Denmark and England. Currently, clinical neuropsychologist, Centre for Brain Injury, University of Copenhagen, and external lecturer, University of Copenhagen. With DIS since 2008.

Anthropology. International Relations. Sociology

Cultural Conflict: Immigration, Integration, and Recognition Fall & spring. 3 credits. Core course in the Migration & Conflict program.

A study of the social, cultural, and political mechanisms lying at the heart of cultural conflicts, as seen from a European perspective. Based on two case studies – the conflicts resulting from non-Western, mainly Muslim immigration to Denmark and Europe; and the uneasy liaison between Europe and Turkey — we will delve into more theoretical analyses of central concepts such as integration, assimilation, multiculturalism, recognition, cultural norms, identity, nationalism, and tolerance.

Instructor: Jakob Lindgaard. Ph.D. (Philosophy, University of Warwick, UK, 2007). Cand. mag. (Philosophy and Religious Studies, University of Aarhus, Denmark, 2002). Visiting Scholar, University of Pittsburgh, and Junior Research Scholar, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany. External lecturer at the University of Copenhagen since 2007. With DIS since 2007.

Anthropology. History

A Cultural History of Travel Fall & spring. 3 credits.

Travel and tourism are fundamental ways in which people construct ideas about self, society, nation, the past and others. Studying the practice and discourse of travel means dealing with a symbolic representation of the world, with an experience of a fictional environment, just like art. The course outlines general dimensions of travel and tourism, maps historical foundations of modern tourism and focuses on recent developments.

Instructor: Thorsten Wagner. Magister Artium in Modern History, German Literature, Political Science (Technische Universität Berlin, 1998). 1999-2000 postgraduate fellow, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

2001-2004 Danish Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. Since 2001, educator at the Jewish Museum Berlin. Since 2007, research fellow and docent at the Humboldt Universität zu Berlin. With DIS since 2010.

Gain first-hand knowledge of the European media and communication scene, from public service broadcasters to PR companies. Examine how communication agents respond strategically to challenges at the national, European and global level. Separate course elements include profiling careers in communication as well as weekly presentations on media trends.

Instructor: Jonas Hall-Nørregaard. Cand. mag. (Media Studies, University of Aarhus, 2009). Visiting scholar at the University of Texas at Austin, researcher at the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, and coordinator at the Erasmus Mundus in Journalism program at the University of Aarhus.

Specialized in American political campaigning, political advertising and media organization. With DIS since 2009.

Architecture. Art History. Design

Danish Design Fall & spring. 3 credits.

A journey through Denmark’s design discourse, investigating Danish modern design since the mid-20th century as a national and global phenomenon. Analyze not only aesthetic beauty, but the environmental, social, economic, and tectonic factors that shape design form.

Students strengthen critical observation skills by keeping a reflective and analytical notebook.

Courtney D. Coyne-Jensen. Architect, M.A.A. and Ph.D. (Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, 2000). M.Phil. (Cambridge University, 1999). B.Arch. (University of Cincinnati, 1995). Associate Professor, Victoria University, New Zealand, 2005-6. Lecturer, Witwatersrand University, South Africa, 2002-3. Creative Artist Grant from Danish National Arts Foundation, 2001-2002. Work at O.M.M. Design Workshop, South Africa; Bystrups Arkitekter, Denmark; KPF, U.K. and U.S., BerghofLandesRang, Germany. With DIS since 2000.

Area Studies. Language

Danish Language & Culture Fall & spring. 3 or 6 credits.

Danish Language and Culture is highly recommended for all students. The language component will be of great help in really participating and submerging in Danish society. The overall focus is on reading and listening comprehension. Furthermore, the course will provide enough information on Danish culture for you to ask the thought-provoking questions that will make you a valuable participant in discussions with Danish friends and family.

Instructors: Suzanne da Cunha Bang. Cand. mag. et art.

(Scandinavian Philology, English, History of Art, University of Copenhagen, 1983 and 2002). Teacher of Danish to foreigners since 1979. With DIS 1983-1991 and since 2004.

Director of Danish Language and Culture at DIS. Charlotte Bjerre Beuck. Cand. phil. (Czech and European Studies, University of Aarhus, 2003). Teacher of Czech, 1995-99. Teacher of Danish to foreigners since 2000. With DIS since 2005.

Ditte Marie Egebjerg. Cand. mag.

(Scandinavian Philology and French, University of Copenhagen, 2001). Studies in French Literature at the University of Montpellier, France, 1994-95. Vice Consul, Danish Consulate, Ethiopia, 1999-2000. Teacher of Danish to foreigners since 2002. With DIS since 2006.

For complete current syllabi, go to www.dis.dk

Course Descriptions Morten Egholm. Ph.D. (Film and Media Theory, University of Copenhagen 2009).

Cand. mag. (Scandinavian Studies and Film and Media Theory, University of Copenhagen, 1997). Teacher of Danish to foreigners, 1998-2002. Associate Professor, Danish language, literature and culture, University of Groningen, The Netherlands, 2002-6). Several articles in Danish, English and Dutch on Danish literature, mentality, TV shows, and film history. With DIS since 2008.

Alette Haase. Cand. mag. (Danish and Nordic Literature, University of Copenhagen, 2000). Certified Teacher of Danish as a Foreign and Second Language, University of Copenhagen, 1999. With DIS since 1999.

Mette Jungersen. B.A. (Russian Philology, University of Copenhagen). 2004-6, teacher of Danish and English language and literature, Saint Petersburg State University/ Technical University, Russia. 2006-9, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, department of European Neighborhood and Russia. With DIS since 2008.

Christina Knudsen. Cand. mag. (French and Spanish, University of Southern Denmark, 1999). Studies in French at the Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France. Teacher of Danish language, culture, and history to foreigners at the University of Southern Denmark. With DIS since 2006.

Nina Honoré Lahav. Certified Teacher of Danish as a Foreign and Second Language, Danish University of Education, 2002. With DIS since 2002.

Mogens Ørting Larsen. Qualified Teacher (Danish and English, Copenhagen Day and Evening University College of Teacher Education, 1973). Certified Teacher of Danish as a Foreign and Second Language (Danish University of Education, 2001). Teacher of Danish to foreigners since 1991. Teacher of Danish to foreign artists at the Royal Theater. With DIS since 2007.

Area Studies. Language

Danish Language and Culture for Child Diversity & Development Students Fall & spring. 3 credits.

This course is tailor-made for CDD students who spend a day each week in Danish child care institutions. It aims at providing language skills relevant for this particular situation.

Instructors: DIS Danish Language faculty.

Political Science. Sociology

Danish Politics and Society Fall & spring. 3 credits.

This course provides students with broad-ranging knowledge of Danish politics and society, exploring contemporary issues of the welfare state, immigration, and European Union cooperation. Focus on Danish political parties, NATO membership, and international relations in the context of Danish values and national identity.

Architecture. Graphic Design. Studio Art

Design Methods in Your Practice

Digital Design Journal

Fall only. 3 credits.

Fall & spring. 3 credits.

Understand how designers think and act through theorybased investigations. Students analyze specific design processes, and, by implication, their own process, thus broadening and improving their design knowledge, skills, and values.

Explore the expanding field of visual, auditory, and other sensory communication, investigating the meeting between analog and digital media as virtual representation software becomes more powerful. Develop multimedia software skills and produce dynamic content that transcends the standard presentation methods to achieve engaging narratives.

Co-requisite: Enrollment in a Studio course at DIS. Instructor: W. Mike Martin. Ph.D. (Architecture, University of California Berkeley, 1983). M.Arch., University of Washington, 1971. B.Arch., University of Colorado, 1969. Former Undergraduate Dean and Chair of Architecture at U.C. Berkeley. With DIS since 2001.

Economics. International Relations

Development Economics Fall & spring. 3 credits.

This course offers an understanding of the complexity of poverty and the debates surrounding the ways and means to address it. Gain knowledge of the “International aid architecture” and understand the drivers of change to policies and institutions. Explore new trends in financing the combat against poverty.

Co-requisite: Enrollment in a Studio course at DIS. Exceptions on a case-by-case basis through the Architecture & Design department.

Instructor: Lisbeth Lorentzen. Interior Architect and Scenographer (Denmark’s Design School, Copenhagen, 2001).

Scenographer and lecturer at Aalborg University, 2003-2005. Scenographer, Huset Schwab, 2005. Graphic designer, Universiteternes Studenter Gymnastik, USG, 2005. Interior and graphic designer, Darrol Shop Design, 2006. Own office: Spacegap, since 2008. With DIS since 2005.

History. Landscape Architecture. Religious Studies

Prerequisites: One course each in macro- and microeconomics at the university level.

Divine Gardens and Earthly Paradises

Instructor: Dorte Kabell. Cand. polit.

(Economics, University of Copenhagen, 1983). Auditeur Libre at DESS en Developpement, 1987. Owner and Director, Kabell Konsulting, 2003-present. Special Advisor, Danish Development Agency, 2001-3. Senior Advisor to the President, African Development Bank, 1997-2001. Advisor to the Vice President, Asian Development Bank, 1992-7. With DIS since 2009.

Discover humanity’s complex relationship with deities, nature and art through a selective study of the powerful imagery and cults of the world religions. Gain insight in the significant status that plants and gardens play in nearly every religion. Just think of the ‘Garden of Eden’.

Child Development. Psychology

Developmental Disorders Fall & spring. 3 credits.

A study of the origins and course of maladaptive behaviors. Why do some children become insecurely attached, depressed, hyperactive, or antisocial, while others develop in a normal way in spite of significant adversity or risk?

Prerequisites: A university-level psychology course.

Instructor: Anders Myszak. M.Sc. (Psychology, University of Copenhagen, 2006). B.Sc. (hons) (Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, UK, 2003). Formerly business consultant and organizational psychologist with private and public organizations. Since 2010, own clinic and consultancy.

With DIS since 2010.

Child Development. Neuroscience. Psychology

Developmental Neuropsychology Fall & spring. 3 credits.

A study of child development and disorders from a neuropsychological perspective, focusing on normal brain and cognitive development, methods of cognitive assessment, neuropsychological aspects of developmental disorders such as ADHD and autism, and acquired brain injury. We will also examine how this neurological perspective may influence educational practice.

Prerequisites: At least two university-level psychology courses or at least one neuroscience course.

Instructor: Ann-Marie Low. See ‘Cross Cultural Psychology.’

For complete current syllabi, go to www.dis.dk

Prerequisites: Knowledge of Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, or Director is required. Some knowledge of HTML and editing programs such as Premiere is preferable.

Fall & spring. 3 credits.

Instructor: Toby Musgrave. Ph.D. (Garden History, Reading University, UK, 1996). B.Sc. (Horticulture, Reading University, UK, 1990).

Independent scholar and lecturer focusing on the subjects of garden and plant history since 1994. International garden designer and author of seven books and numerous magazine and newspaper articles on the subjects of garden and plant history and design. With DIS since 2010.

Business. Psychology. Management. Organiz. Behavior

Dynamic Project Leadership Fall & spring. 3 credits.

In this course you will develop a project related to your study abroad experience in Copenhagen. Through brainstorming, project development and outcome evaluation you will train your personal leadership competencies in an international environment. Part of the process will be based on teamwork, and you will work for an external customer, Wonderful Copenhagen, a Danish government agency promoting Copenhagen internationally.

The course is inspired by the curriculum of the Kaospilots (‘Chaos Pilots’), an independent school affiliated with the University of Aarhus. The purpose of the Kaospilot School is to create positive societal change through personal growth and enterprise.

Instructors: Uffe Elbaek. Journalist (Danish School of Journalism, 1986). Founder and former president of The Kaospilots – International School of New Business Design & Social Innovation. CEO of the World Outgames 2009. Has written several books on leadership and project management. With DIS since 2010.

Gry Guldberg. (Rhetoric and Spanish, University of Copenhagen, 2002 and La Universidad de La Habana, Cuba, 1999).

Team leader and former president at the KaosPilot School at Malmø University, Sweden. Leader of international dynamic projects.

International facilitator for NGOs in various countries.

Rhetoric instructor at Krogerup College. With DIS since 2010.

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Instructor: Jacob Buksti. Cand. mag. (Political Science and Contemporary History, University of Aarhus, 1972). Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Aarhus, 1972-86. Member of Parliament for the Social Democrats, 1994-2005. Minister of Transport, 2000-2001. Party Spokesman in Parliament on Taxes and Fiscal Affairs, 2001-2005. With DIS since 2003.

Architecture. Design

Course Descriptions Economics. International Relations

Biology. Environmental Science. Microbiology

Economic Theories of Globalization

Environmental Microbiology

Fall & spring. 3 credits. Core course in the Global Economics program.

Fall only. 3 credits. Technical University of Denmark, Department of Environmental Engineering course.

Globalization is reshaping the world, creating winners and victims. Understand the forces behind globalization through theories of international trade, capital markets, and economic development. Learn the facts on trade, growth, inequality, business environments and the economics and possibilities in the world’s climate challenge.

This course will equip students with the knowledge and tools necessary to identify, interpret, and analyze microbes and microbial processes in engineered environmental systems and anthropogenically disturbed natural environments.

Prerequisites: One course each in macro- and microeconomics, plus one course in either intermediate or advanced macroeconomics.

Instructor: Patricia C. Silva. Ph.D. (Economics, University of California Santa Barbara, 2006). Economist, environment and development issues, World Bank, 2002-6.

Assistant Research Professor, University of Copenhagen, Department of Economics, since 2007. With DIS since 2010.

History. International Relations. Political Science

The Enemy Within: Spies and Espionage in the Cold War Fall & spring. 3 credits.

Political conflict was endemic during the Cold War, yet people on both sides of the Iron Curtain were intrigued by the other side’s ideology and became spies, risking everything in the process. This course introduces students to the objectives and effects of intelligence and espionage in the post-war period. The rising importance of intelligence in international politics and major players such as the OSS/CIA, MI5, KGB/GRU, STASI will be addressed.

Instructor: Torben Jørgensen. Cand. mag.

(History, University of Copenhagen, 2003).

With the Danish Jewish Museum, 2007-2008. Researcher, Danish Institute for International Studies, Department for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, 2003-5. Researcher, Danish Center for Holocaust and Genocide Research, 2000-3. Author and co-author of books and articles on the Holocaust and other genocides. With DIS from 2008.

Economics. Environmental Studies. Public Policy

Environmental Economics Fall & spring. 3 credits.

This course provides a broad understanding of the economic approach to deciphering and resolving problems in the environment through a set of theoretical and practical economic skills for addressing environmental problems developed through a primary focus on energy use and production.

Prerequisites: One semester of economics (micro, macro, or combined) Instructor: Patricia C. Silva. See ‘Economic Theories of Globalization’.

Environmental Studies. History

Environmental History of Europe Spring only. 3 credits.

This course examines some of the underlying assumptions and generalizations that condition our current views of the environment. This includes the emergence of ecology as a paradigmatic science for understanding the place of humans in the natural order. The most important explanatory theories of environmental change will be introduced.

Instructor: Peter Christensen. Doctor Philosophiae (History, University of Copenhagen, 1993). Mag. art. (History, University of Copenhagen, 1979). Lecturer at the Institute of History, University of Copenhagen. With DIS since 1992.

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Prerequisites: One year of biology and one year of chemistry at the university level.

Instructors: Barth F. Smets. Professor, Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark.

Hans-Jørgen Albrechtsen. Professor, Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark.

Public Health. Health Science

Epidemiology – Danish Case Studies Fall & spring. 3 credits.

By using research data from the unique and internationally renowned Danish Civil Register System, students will develop an understanding of the cause of disease in the context of the individual, community, and environment. The course will provide an overview of epidemiologic methods as applied to the study of health and chronic disease in the Danish population. Formal statistical modeling will be used to analyze and critique current issues and epidemiologic studies.

Prerequisites: An applied statistical methods course.

Instructor: To be announced. See the DIS website.

Art History

European Art of the 19th Century: From Classicism to Symbolism

Prerequisites: One course each in macro- and microeconomics at the university level.

Instructors: Niels Hald. Cand. polit. (Economics, University of Copenhagen, 1979). Secretary General and CEO, The Danish Brewers Association and The Danish Softdrink Association. Counsellor of Embassy, Deputy to the Ambassador, Permanent Representation of Denmark to the European Union, 1992-96. With DIS 1988-92 and since 2002.

Susanne Goul Hovmand. Cand. merc.

(International Business, Copenhagen Business School, 1999). Marketing Research Consultant, Harrigan-Bodick, Inc., New York, 2000-01, and TNS Gallup A/S, Copenhagen, 2002-06. External Lecturer, Copenhagen Business School, 2003-05. Program Director, International Business and Global Economics programs at DIS. With DIS since 2006.

Karim Jabbar. Cand. merc. (International Business Administration and Development Studies, Copenhagen Business School, 2001). Programme Manager at the Delegation of the European Commission in Cotonou, Benin (2002-2003). Research Assistant at the Danish Institute for International Studies (2001).

Managing Director for a travel company with subsidiaries in 5 African countries (2004-2007). With DIS since 2009.

Area Studies. History

European Memory and Identity Fall & spring. 3 credits. Core course in the European Culture & History program.

A study of common traits in European history and culture enabling students to understand the development of both national and European identities and various expressions thereof within art, literature, politics and thought in Denmark and one other European country. Students choose to focus on either France, Germany, or the Czech Republic.

Fall only. 3 credits.

Instructors:

A critical examination of key art movements, focusing on a contextual analysis of selected paintings and sculptures by major artists of the period (Manet, Gauguin, Munch) and tracing the evolution and the impact of modernity in a European context. Through visits to museums and galleries in Copenhagen, students will learn to identify and critically analyze key works, significant artists, and main styles of the 19th century.

Ditte Marie Egebjerg. Cand. mag.

(Scandinavian Philology and French, University of Copenhagen, 2001). Studies in French Literature at the University of Montpellier, France, 1994-95. Vice Consul, Danish Consulate, Ethiopia, 1999-2000. Teacher of Danish to foreigners since 2002. With DIS since 2006.

Instructor: Andrea Homann. See next column.

Art History

European Art of the 20th Century: From Expressionism to Post-War Art Spring only. 3 credits.

This course offers a study of leading modern artists (Picasso, Matisse, Kandinsky), focusing on a comparative analysis of styles/movements based on individual works of art, and placing stylistic expressions in the sociopolitical and broad cultural development in Europe during the early 20th century. Includes visits to Copenhagen museums and galleries.

Instructor: Andrea Homann. See next column.

Business. Management

European Business Strategy Fall & spring. 3 credits. Core course in the International Business program.

A case-oriented approach to the strategies of European businesses in the global marketplace with the point of departure being actual European business cases. Students work on projects based on company visits, and within industry sectors, to gain a holistic understanding of how businesses can create value through their strategies and the nature of the business environment in the European Union (EU).

Andrea Homann. Dipl.-Ing. (Apparel Engineering/Fashion Design, Fachhochschule Mönchengladbach, 1989). Educator at the Danish National Gallery, the Thorvaldsen Museum, and the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek.

With DIS since 1997.

Jakob Due Lorentzen. Cand. mag.

(Philosophy, University of Copenhagen, 2004). M.A. (Philosophy, Stony Brook University, 2002). Editorial staff, P1 Debat, Danmarks Radio, 2005. With DIS since 2006, Director of the European Culture & History and Communication & Mass Media programs.

K. Brian Söderquist. Ph.D. (Philosophy of Religion, Søren Kierkegaard Research Center, University of Copenhagen, 2005). M.A.R. (Philosophy of Religion, Yale University, 1994). With DIS since 2000.

Thorsten Wagner. Magister Artium in Modern History, German Literature, Political Science (Technische Universität Berlin, 1998). 1999-2000 postgraduate fellow, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

2001-2004 Danish Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. Since 2001, educator at the Jewish Museum Berlin. Since 2007, research fellow and docent at the Humboldt Universität zu Berlin. With DIS since 2010.

For complete current syllabi, go to www.dis.dk

Course Descriptions International Relations. Political Science

Criminology. Sociology

Biology. Health Science. Public Health. Public Policy

European Politics: The European Union

Gang Crime in Scandinavia

Health Beyond Borders

Fall & spring. 3 credits. Core course of the European Politics program.

Fall & spring. 3 credits.

Fall & spring. 3 credits.

Even in relatively peaceful Denmark there is gang crime.

The country has seen gang wars and rivalry between leading groups, such as Hells Angels, Bandidos and various immigrant outfits fighting over the drug and sex markets. This course focuses on reasons why gang crimes exists, ways to prevent it from emerging or spreading, and how to deal with existing gang activity

Globalization contributes to major shifts in global health patterns and how these are perceived and addressed.

Global health has become a discipline in itself. It emphasizes not only public health but also the broader connections to economic and political factors, and the connections between national and international aspects.

This course maps and analyzes progress and challenges in meeting global health goals.

The European Union has been called a UPO (unidentified political object) because it is not a state, yet it is more powerful than any other international organization.

This course offers a broad study of the EU, including its historical development, governing institutions, political processes, major policies, and role in European integration.

Prerequisites: Two university-level Political Science courses, with at least one focusing on either International Relations or Comparative Politics.

Instructor: Jacob Buksti. Cand. mag. (Political Science and Contemporary History, University of Aarhus, 1972). Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Aarhus, 1972-86. Member of Parliament for the Social Democrats, 1994-2005. Minister of Transport, 2000-2001. Party Spokesman in Parliament on Taxes and Fiscal Affairs, 2001-2005. With DIS since 2003.

Literature

European Storytelling: From Homer to Harry Potter Fall & spring. 3 credits.

Discover the influence of European storytelling in modern forms of literature, encompassing myths, fairytales and medieval legends. The course examines stories in their historical context but also explores various theoretical approaches and how traditional stories live on in fantasy, movies, role-playing and other modern uses.

Instructor: Bettina Sejbjerg Sommer. Mag. art. (History of Religion, University of Copenhagen, 2006), specializing in Nordic Religions and Scandinavian Folklore. With DIS since 2006.

Architecture. Design. Urban Studies

European Urban Design Theories Fall & spring. 3 credits.

What are the underlying theories and methodologies of urban design, as applied in Europe since the mid-20th century? Focus is placed on practical application using case studies in Copenhagen. Relations, differences, and similarities between European and American cities as socio-political contexts will be discussed.

Instructors: Camilla Richter Friis van Deurs. Architect, M.A.A. (Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, 2002). Work at C.F. Møller architecture office, Svend Kierkegaard landscape architecture office, research assistant at the Centre for Public Space Research, Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Project Manager, Gehl Architects, since 2002. Ph.D. candidate (Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen). With DIS since 2004.

Anthropology. Gender Studies. Sociology

Gender and Sexuality in Scandinavia Fall & spring. 3 credits.

What characterizes interpretations of gender, body and sexuality in the liberal Scandinavian context? The course explores current Scandinavian debates on gender equality, the role of men and masculinity, family structure, homosexuality, and prostitution. How do concepts of gender, body and sexuality intersect with concepts of normality and the real consequences of these for both genders.

Instructor: To be announced. See the DIS website.

Biology. Environmental Science

Greenland: A Scientific Expedition Fall & spring. 1 credit. Additional fee; includes study tour to Greenland.

A rare opportunity to study arctic phenomena on-site.

Combines lectures in Copenhagen (arctic biology, ice ages, arctic climate change, human history, modern Greenland and arctic politics) with hands-on experience at the research centre at Kangerlussuaq.

Prerequisites: A background or interest in science is strongly recommended.

Instructor: Henning Thing. Ph.D. (Arctic Wildlife Ecology), Cand. scient. (Biology and Geology, University of Copenhagen). A lifelong experience as a researcher, communicator, science advisor and project organizer in Greenland. With DIS since 2009.

Literature

Hans Christian Andersen and the Danish Golden Age Fall & spring. 3 credits.

Hans Christian Andersen’s tales are not just for children, but reflections of social and technological change. The course provides an understanding of the Romantic Age and the Danish Golden Age, and of the social and economic changes that affected life in mid-19th Century Europe. Andersen’s works will be approached through different literary schools.

Instructors: Lise Lotte Frederiksen. Cand. mag.

(Literature and History of Theatre, University of Copenhagen, 1975 and 1994).

Lectureship at University College Copenhagen. Owner of the literary travel agency Peter and Ping. Founder of the Danish branch of The Dickens Fellowship. With DIS 1997-2005 and since 2008.

Instructor: Siri Tellier. M. Sc. (Harvard School of Public Health, 1970). Forty years of experience in international health programs, incl. Director, Danish Red Cross International Department; Representative, UNFPA in Afghanistan, China, and DPR Korea; Chair, UN System Theme Group on AIDS/China. Fifteen years of experience in teaching public health demography. With DIS since 2010.

Economics. Public Health. Public Policy

Health Economics and Health Policy in Europe Fall & spring. 3 credits.

A study of the most important concepts and theories in health economics and health policy analysis, applying concepts and theories to actual cases from Northern Europe in which health economics rationales clash with health politics. Students will gain the ability to independently carry out basic health economic appraisals of health care interventions and decision analysis of health policy processes.

Instructors: Jeppe Sørensen. Cand. scient. pol. (Political Science and Public Administration, University of Copenhagen, 2005). Master of Health Care Quality Improvement (University of Helsinki, Finland, 2004). Research Associate, Danish Institute of Health Services Research (DSI), 2004-6. Consultant, Disabled People’s Organizations Denmark. With DIS since 2005.

Andreas Jørgensen. Cand. scient. pol.

(Political Science and Public Administration, University of Copenhagen, 2007). Public health studies, Macquarie University, Australia, 2005. Head of Section, Ministry of Health and Prevention, Office of Regional Health, 2007-2009. Head of Section, Ministry of Finance. With DIS since 2008.

Dance History

History of European Ballet Fall & spring. 3 credits.

A study of European ballet from court ballet to postmodern dance, focusing on prime choreographic works and leading artists, with a special focus on the Royal Danish Ballet and the Danish choreographer, August Bournonville (1805-1879).

Instructor: Heino Byrgesen. Mag. art.

(Theatre Research, University of Copenhagen, 1971). Former Head of Drama Production, Dramaturg and Theatre Critic, Drama Department, Denmark’s Radio.

President of the International Theatre Institute and the Danish Theatre Union. With DIS since 1972.

Course Descriptions

Kristian Skovbakke Villadsen. Urban designer and Architect, M.A.A. (Aarhus School of Architecture, 2005). Architect at Crimson Architectural Historians, Rotterdam, 2003-2004. Project Architect at Gehl Architects, Copenhagen, since 2005. National and international working experience in urban regeneration projects. With DIS since 2007.

Instructor: To be announced. See the DIS website.

Janis Granger. Ph.D. (Scandinavian Studies, UC Berkeley, 1982). M.A. (Scandinavian Studies, UCLA, 1976). Lecturer in Danish, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1982-84.

With DIS since 1984.

For complete current syllabi, go to www.dis.dk

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Course Descriptions Communication. Film Studies. Media Studies

Peter Nørregaard. M.D., Ph.D. (University of Copenhagen, 1985 and 1998). Chief Physician, Clinic of Internal Medicine B, Medical Center, Copenhagen University Hospital (Frederiksberg). With DIS since 2004.

History of European Film Fall only. 3 credits.

Following an introduction to early European film, this course focuses on the development of film language as well as major styles and trends in European filmmaking from early film pioneers to the Danish Dogma 95 movement. The course includes weekly screenings of major European films.

Jens Rasmussen. M.D. (University of Copenhagen, 1999). Consultant, Department of Internal Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital (Amager).

With DIS since 2009.

Anne Jespersen. Cand. mag. (English Literature and Film History and Theory, University of Copenhagen, 1982). Lecturer at the Department of Film & Media Studies, University of Copenhagen; Hamburg Media School, Germany; and the European Film College in Ebeltoft, Denmark. With DIS since 1987.

Johannes Boyen Rasmussen. M.D. (University of Copenhagen, 2008). Resident at Copenhagen University Hospital (Amager), 2008. With DIS since 2009.

Sophie Sejling. M.D. (University of Copenhagen, 2010). Resident at Copenhagen University Hospital (Hillerød), 2010. With DIS since 2010.

History. Law. Minority Studies

Holocaust and Genocide Fall & spring. 3 credits.

This course analyses the causes and consequences of genocide. Specific cases of genocide and near-genocide, including the Holocaust, will be studied along with issues such as perpetrator profiles, commemoration, and genocide prevention. The course includes a twoday tour to Hamburg and the Nazi concentration camp Neuengamme, for which reason there is an extra fee of $180.

Instructor: Torben Jørgensen. See ‘The Enemy Within’.

Biology. Health Science

Human Health and Disease: A Clinical Approach Fall & spring. 3 credits. Core course in the Medical Practice & Policy program.

An introduction to the most important human diseases, their diagnosis and treatment, and to the clinical working methods of physicians as practiced at a Danish university hospital. Taught at the National University Hospital (Rigshospitalet) and several Copenhagen University Hospitals.

Please be aware that the course does not provide regular medical training corresponding to that of medical students and does not include shadowing of doctors or physical examination of patients.

Prerequisites: At least one year of biology and one year of chemistry at the university level.

Instructors: Maria Salling Eghøj. M.D. (University of Copenhagen, 2003). Resident at Department of Ophthalmology, Copenhagen University Hospital (Glostrup). With DIS since 2008.

Signe Hjorth. M.D. (University of Southern Denmark, 2008). Resident at Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Center, Copenhagen University Hospital (Frederiksberg). With DIS since 2010.

Julie Hjortsø Janner. M.D., Ph.D. (University of Copenhagen, 2004 and 2010). Resident at Department of Respiratory Medicine.

Copenhagen University Hospital (Hvidovre).

With DIS since 2010.

Troels Wesenberg Kjær. M.D., Ph.D. (University of Copenhagen, 1992 and 1996). Chief Physician in Clinical Neuro-Physiology, National University Hospital (Rigshospitalet). With DIS since 2003.

Torben Lykke Sørensen. M.D. (University of Copenhagen, 1999). D.M.Sci. Resident in ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology, Copenhagen University Hospital (Roskilde). With DIS since 2005.

Law. Political Science

Human Rights in Africa Fall & spring. 3 credits. University of Copenhagen course.

Governments, donors, international organizations, and NGOs highlight the need to respect fundamental human rights. The course explores the implications of this new focus both at a regional level and through country specific case studies.

Instructors: Andrew M. Jefferson. Psychologist, Ph.D. Researcher, Rehabilitation and Research Centre for Torture Victims (RCT), Copenhagen. Specialization: Development of critical psychologies of prison practice; perpetrative institutions and networks; prevention of torture and organized violence; transitional justice; justice sector reform; comparative penology. With DIS since 2008.

Stephen Jensen. Ph.D. Senior Researcher, Rehabilitation and Research Centre for Torture Victims (RCT). Current Research Activities include topics such as gangs, politics and policing in Cape Town, reforming state violence, and security and state formation on the South African frontier. With DIS since 2008.

Gender Studies. Law. Sociology

Human Trafficking in a Global Context

History. Public Health

The Impact of Epidemic Disease upon European History Fall only. 3 credits.

A broad overview of the shifting disease patterns of European history, from late Antiquity through the Middle Ages and Renaissance to the post-1700 decrease in mortality. Special attention will be paid to the contribution of epidemic disease to European attitudes, institutions, and policies, e.g., within public health.

Instructor: Peter Christensen. Doctor Philosophiae (History, University of Copenhagen, 1993). Mag. art. (History, University of Copenhagen, 1979). Lecturer at the Institute of History, University of Copenhagen. With DIS since 1992.

Art History

Impressionism in Paris Fall & spring. 1 credit. Additional fee; includes study tour to Paris.

Rebelling against the Salon, the French Impressionists caused a revolution in the art world, changing the existing rules of technique, color and motif forever. The bustling life of Haussmann’s new modern Paris became the catalyst, birthplace and subject matter for these forerunners of modern art. Painters studied include Monet, Renoir, Degas, Manet, Berthe Morisot, Sisley, Bazille, Caillebotte, and Pisarro.

Instructor: Suzanne da Cunha Bang. Cand. mag. et art. (Scandinavian Philology, English, History of Art, University of Copenhagen, 1983 and 2002). Teacher of Danish to foreigners since 1979. With DIS 1983-1991 and since 2004. Director of Danish Language and Culture at DIS. Design. Graphic Design. Studio Art

Information Design Studio Fall & spring. 6 credits. Core course for Information Design students.

Studio focuses on print and web-based graphic design. Design skills are developed through analysis of composition and function of existing media and through information design problems solved in a Danish context.

Students work in digital and analog modes, advancing their communication skills and learning the opportunities and challenges of different media and user perception.

Studio groups combine students of different standing and background. The course is taught vertically, and expectations relate to each individual student. Full-year students can continue Information Design Studio in spring, or they may switch to a different studio.

Fall & spring. 3 credits.

Prerequisites: Documented background in Studio Art or Design, or completion of a course in drawing. Basic knowledge of one or more programs in the Adobe Suite.

Globally, human trafficking ranks among the most profitable criminal activities. It is also a violation of human rights. In this course, students will gain an understanding of the issue of trafficking, including its extent, relation to other criminal activities, and its victims and perpetrators.

They will also learn the most important elements of the legal and policy framework addressing trafficking at the European and international level.

Instructor: Lise Staubo. Graphic Designer (Interactive Media & Marketing Academy 1998). Art Director at Audio Media, 1998-2000. Senior Designer at Scandinavian Branding, 2000-2010. Own design company since 2010. Winner of Multi Prize. Twice nominated for Papyrus Design Award. With DIS since 2010.

Instructor: Anne Brandt Christensen. Cand. jur. (Law, University of Copenhagen, 1995).

Admitted to the Danish Bar. 2007-08, Legal Advisor and Project Coordinator, Danish Red Cross, Asylum Department, focusing on trafficking in Denmark. Chairman of the non-profit NGO HopeNow which works with and for women, in particular African women, trafficked to Denmark. With DIS since 2007.

Jesper Linde. M.D. (University of Copenhagen, 2006). PhD Candidate, Resident at Department of Cardiology.

Copenhagen University Hospital (Hvidovre).

With DIS since 2010.

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For complete current syllabi, go to www.dis.dk

Course Descriptions Architecture. Design. Environmental Studies

Architecture. Design

Integrated Sustainability

Interior Architecture Studio

Fall & spring. 3 credits.

Fall & spring. 6 credits. Core course for Interior Architecture students.

What makes a strategy sustainable and how can it be integrated into a design process? The concept of sustainability will be analyzed through a critical and caseby-case approach including water efficiency, progresses to site, orientation, passive and active strategies, envelope, heating and cooling, materials and lighting, ecotect software analysis and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA).

Prerequisites: At least one course in sustainable design.

Instructor: Anna Mette Monnely. Architect, M.A.A. (Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, 2005). Work at Sasaki Associates and Smart Architecture, Boston, 2005-2008; Vilhelm Lauritzen’s Office, Copenhagen, 2002-3. With DIS since 2010.

Architecture. Design. Studio Art

Interior Architecture Foundations Studio Fall & spring. 6 credits. Core course for Pre-Architecture students.

Students develop design skills through analysis of existing interiors and by solving real-life design problems in a Danish context. In studio projects, they construct spatial models in physical and digital media and advance their communication skills to express abstract concepts.

Studio groups combine students of different standing and background. The course is taught vertically, and expectations relate to each individual student. Full-year students can progress to Interior Architecture Studio in spring, take a different foundation studio, or switch to another DIS program.

Prerequisites: Documented background in Fine Arts or Studio Art, or completion of a course in drawing. Students are strongly recommended to enroll in the lecture course ‘20th and 21st Century Danish Architecture’.

Instructors: Birgitte Borup. Interior Architect, M.D.D. (Denmark’s Design School, 1986). Own design office since 1988. Design work includes interior design, exhibition design, graphic design and furniture design.

Recipient of several international awards. Works exhibited nationally and internationally. Juror at Denmark’s Design School since 1988. With DIS since 1998.

Johan Carlson. Interior Architect, M.D.D. (Denmark’s Design School, Copenhagen, 2000). RIBA (Architectural Association, London, 1998-2000). Worked in various English and Danish architectural offices, 1998-2001. Guest lecturer at Denmark’s Design School, 2000-2001. Own practice: RACA, since 2001. Numerous Danish and international exhibitions and installations.

With DIS since 2002.

Eva Frederiksen. Architect, M.A.A. (Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, 1976).

Practicing architect. Own office since 1996.

Adjunct Professor, Denmark’s Design School.

With DIS since 1995. Assistant Program Director at DIS since 2008.

Studio groups combine students of different standing and background. The course is taught vertically, and expectations relate to each individual student. Full-year students can continue Interior Architecture Studio in spring, or they may switch to another studio.

Prerequisites: Enrollment at a professional school or department of architecture or design at the junior, senior or graduate level, and completion of a minimum of two spatial design studios prior to arrival at DIS. Instructors: Christian Dalsdorf. Interior Architect, M.D.D. (Denmark’s Design School, Copenhagen, 2002). Studies at Universität für Angewandte Kunst, Vienna. Practice with various German and Danish architectural offices, 1997-2001. Work exhibited in several European countries. Own office since 2001. With DIS since 2005.

Birgitte Borup. See previous course.

Johan Carlson. See previous course.

Eva Frederiksen. See previous course.

Tina Midtgaard. See ‘Architecture Foundations Studio’.

Advertising. Business. Communication

International Advertising in a European Context Fall & spring. 3 credits.

Globalization has made the international corporate world more alike, but it has not diminished the often subtle cultural and sociological differences among markets. This course offers in-depth knowledge of the elements of brand building, advertising and PR across cultures.

Instructor: Christian Schultz. B.A. (Business Administration, London Metropolitan University, 2002). M.A. (Public Relations & Public Communications, University of Westminster, 2003). PR Account Manager, Northern Profile Public Relations, UK, 2003-4. PR Account Manager, Kinghorn-Davies Advertising & PR, UK, 2004-5.

Head of Public Relations, Ogilvy Public Relations, Denmark, 2005-8. Head of Communication, Mattel Europe, since 2008. Guest Lecturer, University of Westminster, UK, since 2005. With DIS since 2006.

Business. Communication. Management

International Business Negotiations Fall only. 3 credits. Copenhagen Business School course.

Christian Romer Løvendal. M.Sc. (Economics, University of Copenhagen and University of Budapest. Negotiation Advisor at MarketWatch Management since 2009.

External Lecturer at the University of Copenhagen. Economist at United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, 2001-2009. Head of Section, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1999-2001. Advisor, European Commission, 1994-1999.

Business. Finance. Management

International Financial Management Fall & spring. 3 credits.

A practical understanding of foreign exchange markets, international monetary markets, and international capital markets. The course focuses on the concepts of currency arbitrage, risk management, cash management, international debt and equity financing, market behavior, and relevant aspects of European monetary policy and its capital markets.

Prerequisites: One course each in macro- and microeconomics, plus an introductory course in finance.

Instructor: Todd W. Johnson. B.A. (History, Bates College, 1979). M.Sc. (Business Administration, London Business School, 1983). Director and owner of the firm T.W.Johnson. With DIS since 1996.

International Relations. Law

International Law from a European Perspective Fall & spring. 3 credits.

An introduction to basic principles of international law: is it law and what is it good for? Why is there disagreement between the United States and Europe on issues such as the legality of war, the United Nations, and the International Criminal Court? And have these points of contention changed under President Obama?

Instructor: Martin Mennecke. LL.M. (International Law, University of Edinburgh, 2000). Ph.D. (International Law, University of Copenhagen, 2010). Assistant Professor at the University of Copenhagen and Adjunct professor the Royal Danish Defence College.

Academic adviser on the International Criminal Court to the Danish Foreign Ministry. Visiting Professor, Washington and Lee University, Winter 2009. With DIS since 2004.

Business. Marketing

International Marketing and Branding

An introduction to the process of business negotiations with parties whose interests, cultural norms, communication styles and business expectations may differ significantly from one’s own. Recent negotiation theory will be used to analyze the particulars of international business negotiations with a focus on two-party negotiations. Includes intercultural negotiation simulations with Danish and other foreign students.

Fall & spring. 3 credits.

Instructors:

Prerequisites: An introductory course in marketing.

Anne Marie Bülow. Ph.D. (English, University of East Anglia, UK, 1983). Cand. mag.

(English/Danish, University of Odense/ University of Copenhagen, 1976). Director, Centre for Negotiation, Copenhagen Business School, 2009-present. Member, Danish State Research Council for the Humanities, 2004-2009. Danish Representative, COST, the European Science Foundation’s network organization, in the domains of Humanities and Social Sciences (2005-2008).

Instructor: Leif Rasmussen. Cand. merc.

(Copenhagen Business School, 1982).

Consultant and Account Manager, Ted Bates Advertising, 1982-5. Head of Marketing, Faxe Brewery A/S, 1985-9. Marketing Director, The Danish Brewery Group A/S, 1990-6. Sales and Marketing Director, Royal Unibrew, 1997-2006. With DIS since 2007.

This course offers a framework for the development and implementation of a marketing plan, and an introduction to the key elements of brand marketing. Students work in groups on a marketing project with a Danish-based company, acquiring hands-on experience with marketing and branding.

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Course Descriptions

For complete current syllabi, go to www.dis.dk

Studio focuses on interior architecture design in a Danish context, developing a concept and project design within an existing structure. Students create a design strategy shaping interior space and user experience.

Karim Jabbar. Cand. merc. (International Business Administration and Development Studies, Copenhagen Business School, 2001). Programme Manager at the Delegation of the European Commission in Cotonou, Benin (2002-2003). Research Assistant at the Danish Institute for International Studies (2001).

Managing Director for a travel company with subsidiaries in 5 African countries (2004-2007). With DIS since 2009.

Course Descriptions Journalism. Communication

Philosophy. Religious Studies

Business. Management. Organizational Behavior

International Reporting

Kierkegaard Honors Level Seminar

Leadership Across Cultures

Fall & spring. 3 credits.

Fall & spring. 3 credits. University of Copenhagen course.

Fall & spring. 3 credits.

Become an international reporter and learn to produce news for a weekly online newspaper. In this hands-on, practical journalism course, you will learn how journalism functions through an intercultural lens. By examining famous international reportage and meeting Danish foreign correspondents, students will gather skills that are applied in continuing projects such as writing workshops and online or print publications.

This seminar course consists of a lecture series by distinguished scholars from the Søren Kierkegaard Research Centre at the University of Copenhagen, as well as round table discussions among students from DIS and the University of Copenhagen - Kierkegaard’s alma mater. At the end of the course, students will be able to distinguish and discuss various interpretations of Kierkegaard’s philosophy.

Drawing substantially from company examples and current academic research, students will be provided with a set of conceptual frameworks for understanding, analyzing and evaluating the impact of culture in a broad variety of leadership situations. The ultimate aim of the course is for students to develop an ability of learning how to learn and reflexively understand one’s own role as a leader.

Instructor: To be announced. See the DIS website.

Co-requisite: At least one of the following DIS courses: ‘Kierkegaard’s Authorship,’ ‘The Making of the Modern Self,’ or ‘Religion in Crisis.’

International Relations. Political Science

Israel: The Challenge of Contested Territory

Instructors:

Fall & spring. 1 credit. Additional fee; includes study tour to Israel.

Israel is ubiquitous in international media coverage and political discourse but usually with a narrow, sensationalist focus on images of terror and violence.

The course explores transformations in Israeli society by examining issues, such as the redefinition of Israeli identities between ethnicity, religion, and a new sense of individualism; the role of disputed territory; and the development of new mentalities and values.

Instructor: Thorsten Wagner. Magister Artium in Modern History, German Literature, Political Science (Technische Universität Berlin, 1998). 1999-2000 postgraduate fellow, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

2001-2004 Danish Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. Since 2001, educator at the Jewish Museum Berlin. Since 2007, research fellow and docent at the Humboldt Universität zu Berlin. With DIS since 2010.

Communication. Journalism. Media Studies

Journalism and Public Relations Fall & spring. 3 credits.

This course is like no other on PR and journalism. Other courses examine either the one or the other, but we will place you right where the two collide and show you what happens in the crash. Taught by a corporate lobbyist and a newspaper business editor, this course gets you up-close and personal with the inner workings of PR departments and newsrooms.

K. Brian Söderquist. Ph.D. (Philosophy of Religion, Søren Kierkegaard Research Center, University of Copenhagen, 2005). M.A.R. (Philosophy of Religion, Yale University, 1994). With DIS since 2000.

Pia Søltoft. Ph.D. (Theological and literary studies, University of Copenhagen, 1999).

Ph.D. (Philosophical Studies, Freie Universität, Berlin). Cand. theol. (Theology, University of Copenhagen, 1992. Associate Professor of Systematic Theology and Director of the Kierkegaard Library at The Søren Kierkegaard Research Center, 2002 - present. President of the Danish Søren Kierkegaard Society and member of the editorial committee of Kierkegaardiana, 1998-present.

Literature. Philosophy. Religious Studies

Kierkegaard’s Authorship Fall & spring. 3 credits. University of Copenhagen course.

This course is particularly concerned with Kierkegaard’s theory of individual personhood. After a short historical introduction to Kierkegaard, we will look at some of his earliest works, focusing on the tension between individual and community. Readings include parts of The Concept of Irony and Either/Or, and Fear and Trembling in its entirety.

The course concludes with an examination of one of his late pseudonymous works, Sickness unto Death, as well as some signed works.

Instructor: K. Brian Söderquist. See ‘Kierkegaard Honors Level Seminar’.

Instructors: Esben Kjær. Cand. scient. pol. (Political Science, University of Copenhagen, 1992).

M.A. (Journalism, New York University, 1999). Business Editor at the national newspaper Politiken. Previously New York correspondent and international business reporter at the national newspaper Berlingske Tidende and news desk editor at Time Magazine, New York. Co-author of several books. With DIS since 2007.

Rasmus Kristensen. Cand. mag. (Cross Media Communication, University of Copenhagen, 2006). Corporate Affairs Manager, Philip Morris. Previously director and special consultant, Integral A/S - PR Division; Head of PR and Marketing at Copenhagen theater Østre Gasværk. Head of PR at Fri Film. Lectures on press relations at the Danish Marketing Association. With DIS since 2010.

Anthropology. Linguistics. Sociology

Language, Youth and Society Fall & spring. 3 credits. University of Copenhagen course.

This course describes the language, behaviors and practices of young people in late modern Europe, particularly metropolitan areas. We will look at the interplay between ideology, social,power, and culture as it can be observed in youth groups. The course will cover basic sociolinguistics as well as post-colonial theories of language and will further look at empirical studies of youth interaction from European cities.

Instructors: J. Normann Jørgensen. Professor of Danish as a Second Language, Department of Scandinavian Studies and Linguistics, University of Copenhagen, since 1995. Head of the section of Danish as a Second and Foreign Language.

Janus Spindler Møller. Ph.D. Employed at the LANCHART center, University of Copenhagen. Special expertise: Interactional Sociolinguistics, linguistic diversity, youth language in late modernity, poly-languaging.

With DIS since 2010.

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Instructor: Martin Glisby. M.Sc. (Strategy and Cross-cultural Management, Copenhagen Business School, 2001). Diplomas in strategy from Harvard Business School and in Asian management systems from INSEAD in Singapore. Academic articles on culture and knowledge management. Positions as chairman, managing director and board member of several companies with special reference to Asia. Co-founder and director of Glisby Holden & Associates Ltd. With DIS since 2009.

Literature

Literary London Fall & spring. 1 credit. Additional fee; includes study tour to London.

For centuries, London has inspired authors, poets and playwrights. Virtually every street corner has a place in literary history, from Dickens’ murky alleyways to Zadie Smith’s ethnic fabric of today’s city. The readings include authors such as Shakespeare, Dickens, Doyle, the Bloomsbury Group, Kureishi and Zadie Smith.

Instructor: Lise Lotte Frederiksen. Cand. mag. (Literature and History of Theatre, University of Copenhagen, 1975 and 1994).

Lectureship at University College Copenhagen. Owner of the literary travel agency Peter and Ping. Founder of the Danish branch of The Dickens Fellowship. With DIS 1997-2005 and since 2008.

Sociology. Urban Studies

Livability in the Modern City Fall & spring. 3 credits.

How do cities become livable amidst population and traffic growth, space limitations, and economic decentralization favoring suburbia? This course uses social sciences, architecture, urban design, and public health to understand quality of life in cities. Copenhagen becomes an urban laboratory for investigating how design solves problems and shapes urban environments.

Instructors: Regitze Marianne Hess. Architect, M.A.A. (Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, 1993). B.Eng. (Civil Engineering, McGill University, 1985). Practicing architect.

Project Manager at Realdania since 2006.

With DIS since 2003.

Jeff Risom. M.Sc. (City Design and Social Science, London School of Economics, 2009). B.Sc. (Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, 2001).

Urban Designer at Gehl Architects, Copenhagen, since 2003. With DIS since 2004.

Birgitte Bundesen Svarre. Ph.D. candidate (Center for Public Space Research, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, Copenhagen, 2004-). Visiting Scholar, University of California-Berkeley, 2006. Research coordinator at Gehl Architects, Copenhagen, 2008. With DIS since 2009.

For complete current syllabi, go to www.dis.dk

Course Descriptions Literature. Philosophy

Architecture. Design. Studio Art

The Making of the Modern Self

Mediterranean Visual Journal

Anthropology. Minority Studies. Religious Studies.

Sociology

Fall & spring. 3 credits. University of Copenhagen course.

Fall only. 1 credit. Additional fee; includes study tour to Mallorca or another Mediterranean site.

Muslims in the West Fall & spring. 3 credits.

This course exposes students to a series of techniques, methods, and media for recording and analyzing the environment through hand drawing. Skills are developed by keeping a well-documented and detailed sketchbook a ‘visual journal’ - through the course of the tour.

As the Danish Muhammad cartoon controversy and European clashes over the Muslim female head scarf have shown, the question of Islam’s integration into the West is still a hotbed of cultural and political dispute. This course will introduce you to the nature and role of Islam in the West, and provide you with both hands-on and theoretical tools to analyze such disputes.

Focusing on thinkers from Continental Europe like Jean Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, Martin Heidegger, Hannah Arendt, and Copenhagen’s own Søren Kierkegaard, this course traces the development of the conception of ‘selfhood’ in the 19th and 20th centuries.

We will observe how ethical thinking has moved from the language of duty to that of personal answerability, and how the search for meaningful personal existence has increasingly become the responsibility of the individual.

Instructor: K. Brian Söderquist. See ‘Kierkegaard Honors Level Seminar’.

Biology. Biotechnology. Health Science

Medical Biotechnology and Drug Development Fall & spring. 3 credits. Core course in the Biomedicine program.

This course explores biotech opportunities and challenges within medicine, including personalized medicine, biomaterials, stem cells, and tissue engineering. Case studies highlight the Danish pharmaceuticals and biotech research community.

Prerequisites: At least one year of biology and one year of chemistry at the university level.

Instructor: Regitze Illum. Cand. scient.

(Human Biology, University of Copenhagen, 2001). B.Sc. (Pharmacy, Danish University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 1998).

Assistant Director, Science & Health Programs at DIS. With DIS since 2007.

Biology. Health Science. Public Health

Medical Exploration of HIV/AIDS Fall & spring. 3 credits.

The course aims at providing students with an evidencebased broad knowledge of the HIV pandemic, with a strong focus on the clinical effects of the disease. Topics include historical, biological, socio-economical and political aspects.

Prerequisites: At least one year of biology and one year of chemistry at the university level.

Instructors:

Prerequisites: Prior sketching experience and a personal commitment to drawing is recommended. Completion of a course in drawing is required.

Instructors: Courtney D. Coyne-Jensen. Architect, M.A.A. and Ph.D. (Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, 2000). M.Phil. (Cambridge University, 1999). B.Arch. (University of Cincinnati, 1995). Creative Artist Grant from Danish National Arts Foundation, 2001-2002. Work at O.M.M. Design Workshop, South Africa; Bystrups Arkitekter, Denmark; KPF, U.K. and U.S., BerghofLandesRang, Germany. With DIS since 2000.

Health Science.

Medical Research Project Spring only. 6 credits.

Prerequisites: DIS course ‘Human Health and Disease: A Clinical Approach.’

Neuroscience of Fear Fall & spring. 3 credits.

Mammals, birds and reptiles share similar evolutionally preserved brain structures to control the fear response.

But what about us? Does fear have a function in our consciousness today? This course examines the evolutionary aspects of the fear response, how it ties into decision-making and our everyday lives. The approach is multidisciplinary, synthesizing recent work from the fields of biology, psychology, neuroscience and philosophy.

Biology. Genetics. Molecular Biology. Biotechnology

Prerequisites: One year of biology or one year of psychology at the university level.

Metabolic Engineering and Functional Genomics Fall only. 6 credits. Technical University of Denmark course.

A lecture/lab course offering students a fundamental understanding of the interplay between the many different intracellular reactions, and how the fluxes through the different pathways are regulated. Special focus on pathways leading to industrially relevant products like primary metabolites, antibiotics, industrial enzymes, and pharmaceutical proteins.

Prerequisites: One year of biology and one semester of chemistry at the university level, plus an introductory course in molecular biology/genetics OR completion of your university’s prerequisites for an upper-level molecular biology/genetics course.

Instructor: Kiran Raosahed Patil, Assistant Professor, Department of Systems Biology, Technical University of Denmark. With DIS since 2009.

Music

Music Performance: Chamber Music and Principal Instrument or Voice Fall & spring. 6 credits. Royal Danish Academy of Music course.

This 6-credit course is for music majors or students of music with significant formal training only. The course offers participation in an instrumental ensemble at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and individual training in principal instrument or voice in the student’s primary area of study.

Instructors: Regitze Illum. See ‘Medical Biotechnology and Drug Development’.

Troels Kjær. See ‘Human Health and Disease’.

History. Literature. Religious Studies

Nordic Mythology Fall & spring. 3 credits.

The religion and world view of the pre-Christian Scandinavians is reflected in the mythology preserved in medieval texts and poems from the Viking Age (8001050). The course is based on readings of these primary texts, and the Icelandic Sagas further provide a glimpse into the culture and values of the Vikings. Analysis of the sagas as anthropological source material, as well as literature, will complete the course.

Instructors: Morten Warmind. Ph.D., 1998 and Mag. art., 1984 (Sociology of Religion, University of Copenhagen). Associate Professor and Director of Studies, Department of History of Religion, University of Copenhagen. With DIS 1990-7 and since 2000.

Bettina Sejbjerg Sommer. Mag. art. (History of Religion, University of Copenhagen, 2006), specializing in Nordic Religions and Scandinavian Folklore. With DIS since 2006.

Course Descriptions

The Medical Research Project involves desk research as well as data collection in the field. The project will begin with discussions on content, literature search strategies, and the writing of a proposal and end with a final paper.

Students seek out a specialist in the field who acts as an advisor, guiding the student through the research process. Student evaluation is based upon the production of a single major paper at the end of term.

Biology, Biomedicine. Neuroscience, Psychology

Cecilia Nilsson. Architect, M.A.A. (Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, 1985).

Practicing architect with Danish architecture offices since 1985: Dissing+Weitling, Vilhelm Wohlert, Henning Larsen, and KHR. Own office: SCAN arkitekter, since 2003. Lecturer at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture. With DIS since 2003.

Signe Worm. M.D., Ph.D. (University of Copenhagen, 2002 and 2009). Clinical research associate, Copenhagen HIV Programme (CHIP). With DIS since 2008.

Lars Peters. M.D. (University of Copenhagen, 2001). Clinical Research Associate, Copenhagen HIV Programme (CHIP). With DIS since 2008.

Instructor: Jakob Lindgaard. Ph.D. (Philosophy, University of Warwick, UK, 2007). Cand. mag. (Philosophy and Religious Studies, University of Aarhus, Denmark, 2002). Visiting Scholar, University of Pittsburgh, and Junior Research Scholar, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin. External lecturer at the University of Copenhagen since 2007. With DIS since 2007.

Prerequisites: Music majors or students of music with significant formal training only. Acceptance by the Academy required through advance submission of a solo performance recording on DVD. A repertoire list of works may also be included.

Instructor: To be announced. See the DIS website.

For complete current syllabi, go to www.dis.dk

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Course Descriptions Philosophy. Religious Studies

Philosophy and Religion in the Golden Age of Denmark Fall only. 3 credits. University of Copenhagen course.

A study of the rich cultural period covering the first half of the 19th century known as ‘the Golden Age’ of Denmark.

The main feature is a series of critical discussions surrounding Johan Ludvig Heiberg’s philosophical and literary works. We will follow the critical debates that Heiberg becomes embroiled in as he tried to promote G.W.F. Hegel’s philosophy of religion among his Danish contemporaries.

Instructor: Jon Stewart. Doctor Philosophiae (Philosophy & Theology, University of Copenhagen, 2007 and 2003). Ph.D. (Philosophy, University of California, San Diego, 1992). Associate Research Professor, Søren Kierkegaard Research Center, University of Copenhagen. With DIS since 2010.

Communication. Journalism. Media Studies. Studio Art

Photojournalism Fall & spring. 3 credits.

This course focuses on how photos are used in the shaping of public opinion and how to communicate with images. What ethical and practical demands are involved in contemporary photojournalism? For their assignments, students will be photographing people and will return to the same subject matter throughout the semester. This course is not a technical photography foundation course, and students are expected to provide their own digital camera.

Instructor: Anders Clausen. B/Tec HND (Documentary Photography, Gwent College of Higher Education, UK, 1991). Freelance photographer since 1995. Published ‘Postcards from Paradise: Refugees in Denmark,’ 2003. Represented at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the National Museum of Photography, Copenhagen, and the Museum of Photographic Arts, Odense. With DIS since 2006.

Communication. Political Science

Political Rhetoric: Blogs, Speeches, and Spin Fall & spring. 3 credits.

Students will identify and decipher political communication by applying theoretical background to real-world examples, thereby lifting the veil of mystery often surrounding political communication and ‘spin’. The aim is to develop an understanding of rhetoric and basic skills for working on or analyzing political campaigns.

Instructor: Søren Lieppert. M.A. (Political communication, University of Liverpool, UK, 2005. Journalist (Danish School of Journalism, 2002). Employed by the Social Democratic Party (SDP), advising the party leadership on political communication; managing SDP’s permanent campaign (2008). Journalist and radio host at the Danish Broadcasting Company (2007); PR-consultant for various companies (2006). Author of two books on the Danish welfare state. With DIS since 2010.

Instructors: Helle Harnisch. Cand. pæd. psyk.

(Psychology, Danish University of Education, 2008). Specialized in the field of Positive Psychology. Teacher (Frederiksberg Teacher Training College, 2003). Contributing practitioner at the VIA Institute of Positive Psychology.

With DIS since 2008.

Mette Gregersen. Cand. pæd. psyk. (Danish University of Education, 2010). Specialized in the field of Positive Psychology and Mindfulness. Instructor in mindfulness meditation, 2009. Nurse from Storstrøms Amts Nursing school, 2002. Specialized in the field of psychiatric care. With DIS since 2010.

Anders Myszak. M.Sc. (Psychology, University of Copenhagen, 2006). B.Sc. (hons) (Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, UK, 2003).

Formerly business consultant and organizational psychologist with private and public organizations. Since 2010, own clinic and consultancy.

With DIS since 2010.

Child Development. Education. Minority Studies.

Psychology

Positive Psychology Practicum Fall & spring. 3 credits.

This optional practicum is a companion course to Positive Psychology. It offers an experiential opportunity for students to learn more about young children in Danish day care settings, early constructs of positive emotions and the application of best practices to positive psychology principles. Every student has a placement one day per week (45 to 55 hours per semester) in either a børnehave (for children ages 2-6) or Fritidshjem (afterschool program ages 7-18). Students will observe and interact with children under the guidance of a supervisor.

Mette Sejer Sørensen. Bachelor degree in Midwifery (Metropolitan University College, Faculty of Midwifery, 2009). B.A. (Anthropology, University of Aarhus, 2001).

Cand. mag. (Anthropology, University of Copenhagen, 2010). Research Assistant at Copenhagen University Hospital, Roskilde, since 2009. With DIS since 2010.

Criminology/Criminal Justice. Psychology

Psychology and Criminal Behavior Fall & spring. 3 credits.

A study of criminal behavior from a predominantly psychological theoretical perspective. Key focus areas include: understanding the contexts within which criminal behavior occurs, the variety of offending behaviors and strategies for assessment, treatment and management strategies, and gaining insight into the special needs of mentally disordered offenders.

Prerequisites: A university-level psychology course.

Instructor: Anne Okkels Birk. Cand. scient. pol. (Political Science, University of Aarhus, 1997). Diploma in Criminology, University of Copenhagen, 2007. Independent consultant since 2007. Chief Advisor and Head of Section, Danish Prison and Probation Service, 2001-6.

Head of Section, Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, 1997-2000. With DIS since 2008.

Health Science. Psychology. Public Health

Psychology and Health: Prevention and Application in a Danish Context

Instructor: Helle Harnisch. See ‘Positive Psychology’.

Fall & spring. 3 credits.

Philosophy. History

The Power of Thought in Europe Fall & spring. 3 credits.

Let us “strangle the last king with the entrails of the last priest”. In those words 18th-century French Enlightenment thinker Diderot questioned the constraints of critical thinking exercised by inherited power and religious authority. In this course, you will develop your own critical faculties from the example of the masters. While primarily a course on critical thinking, the context is the history of critical thought, a mainstay of Western Civilization.

Instructor: Jakob Lindgaard. Ph.D. (Philosophy, University of Warwick, UK, 2007). Cand. mag. (Philosophy and Religious Studies, University of Aarhus, Denmark, 2002). Visiting Scholar, University of Pittsburgh, and Junior Research Scholar, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany. External lecturer at the University of Copenhagen since 2007. With DIS since 2007.

Positive Psychology

Public Health. Public Policy. Health Science

Fall & spring. 3 credits. Core course in the Psychology program.

Pregnancy, Birth and Infancy in Denmark

A study of recent research in the rapidly expanding field of positive psychology. Students will critique the possible pitfalls of a psychology of happiness, explore constructs of subjective well-being, and consider the ways that positive emotions influence cognition, health, wealth, and social relationships.

A study of how the Danish health system cares for mother and child from conception through pregnancy into early childhood. Emphasis is placed on three major areas: medical aspects of a healthy pregnancy including birth and postnatal care; services provided by the welfare system; and cultural values inherent in this system.

Topics include role of the midwife, pain relief, regulations governing maternity leave, and concepts of normality and risk.

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Torben Lykke Sørensen. M.D. (University of Copenhagen, 1999). D.M.Sci. Resident in ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology, Copenhagen University Hospital (Roskilde). With DIS since 2005.

Co-requisite: ‘Positive Psychology’.

Psychology

Prerequisites: A university-level psychology course.

Instructors:

Fall & spring. 3 credits.

This course applies a psychological focus on contemporary health issues in Danish society. The objective is to provide students with an understanding of the underlying psychological premises of health related behavior and attitudes at both individual and group-levels in relation to prevention, risk-taking and positive decision-making.

Instructor: Thomas Gert Troglauer. Cand. psych. (Psychology, University of Copenhagen, 1999). Specialist in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology (2008).

Cand. mag. (Africa Studies, University of Copenhagen). Since 1999, clinical psychologist with both adults and children in Denmark and England. Currently, clinical neuropsychologist, Centre for Brain Injury, University of Copenhagen, and external lecturer, University of Copenhagen. With DIS since 2008.

Psychology

Psychology of Human Sexuality Fall & spring. 3 credits.

A study of human sexuality emphasizing psychological aspects and focusing on topics such as sexual development, gender, sexual attitudes and behavior, and sex therapy. One goal of this class is to develop a greater awareness of your own sexuality and the sexuality of others.

Prerequisites: A university-level psychology course, or permission by the instructor.

Instructor: To be announced. See the DIS website.

For complete current syllabi, go to www.dis.dk

Course Descriptions Ethics, Public Health

Minority Studies. Political Science. Sociology

Public Health Ethics

Racism: Theory and Cases

Fall & spring. 3 credits.

Spring only. 3 credits. University of Copenhagen course.

Decision makers within health politics are increasingly dealing with ethical issues within public health. This course addresses some of the most urgent ethical dilemmas of public health, e.g. justice and health, coercion and the protection of society in case of infectious diseases, and regulation of individuals’ lifestyles.

Racism is still a major dynamic impulse in modern society.

We will look at contemporary theories of racism both as ideology and social practice as well as study the roots of modern racism. A critical approach to ‘race’ and racism will be developed: What is ‘race’? Why racism? What are the consequences?

Instructor: Sigurd Mørk Rønbøl Lauridsen.

Ph.D. (Bioethics and Public Health, University of Copenhagen, 2008). Cand. mag. (Philosophy and Political Science, University of Copenhagen, 2002). Visiting Scholar, Harvard University Ethics in Health Program, and Research Fellow, Copenhagen Collegium for Advanced Studies. External consultant at the Danish Board of Health. Presently project manager of Human-Centered Research Hub. With DIS since 2007.

Public Health. Health Science

Public Health Implications of Modern Lifestyles Fall & spring. 3 credits.

A study of the health implications of modern lifestyles, focusing on cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, obesity, and smoking-related diseases. Principles of prevention, health promotion, communication, and health marketing.

Prerequisites: One year of Biology.

Instructor: To be announced. See the DIS website.

Public Health. Public Policy

Public Health in Northern Europe Fall & spring. 3 credits. Core course in the Public Health program.

A study of the organization and provision of public health in Northern Europe, and of the historical, social, economic and political background of the present health care systems. The course provides an understanding of what determines health, priority-setting for public health policy, and the relationship between the many players involved in policy-making and provision of health services.

Instructors: Morten Rye Eiersted. Cand. scient. pol.

(Political Science and Public Administration, University of Copenhagen, 2002). Editor and webmaster at Hiv-Danmark (2003), a Danish NGO for people living with HIV. Research assistant at Hiv-Danmark since 2009. With DIS since 2010.

Jakob Hansen. Cand. scient. pol. (Political Science and Public Administration, University of Copenhagen, 2004). Research Associate, Danish Institute for Health Services Research (DSI). With DIS since 2007.

Sigurd Mørk Rønbøl Lauridsen. See ‘Public Health Ethics’.

Child Development. Literature. Sociology

The Rebel Child: Scandinavian Children’s Literature Fall & spring. 3 credits.

This course studies the characteristics of Scandinavian children’s literature. It is in the voice of its often rebellious role models that Scandinavian literature stands out in content as well as form. The course will offer a discussion of different perspectives on the child and compare the literature to both American and British works for children.

Lise Lotte Frederiksen. Cand. mag.

(Literature and History of Theatre, University of Copenhagen, 1975 and 1994).

Lectureship at University College Copenhagen. Owner of the literary travel agency Peter and Ping. Founder of the Danish branch of The Dickens Fellowship. With DIS 1997-2005 and since 2008.

Jakob Lindgaard. Ph.D. (Philosophy, University of Warwick, UK, 2007). Cand. mag. (Philosophy and Religious Studies, University of Aarhus, Denmark, 2002).

Visiting Scholar, University of Pittsburgh, and Junior Research Scholar, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany. External lecturer at the University of Copenhagen since 2007. With DIS since 2007.

Bo Gytkjær Christensen. Cand. mag.

(Religious Studies and Philosophy, University of Aarhus, 2007). Published articles on nationalism and religion in modern politics, and has worked with human rights issues in the Middle East. With DIS since 2009.

Environmental Studies, Public Policy

Renewable Energy Systems and Policy Fall and Spring. 3 credits.

Climate change calls for radical re-thinking of our energy systems – ultimately, a change towards 100 percent renewable energy systems. But is this possible? This course examines the technical, economic and political aspects of renewable energy. Different renewable energy technologies (wind, solar, hydro, biomass etc.) are explored, and the strengths and weaknesses of different policy options (feed-in tariffs, quotas etc.) are discussed.

Kirsten Hasberg. Cand. polit. (Economics, University of Copenhagen, 2008). Studies in Sustainable Energy Planning and Management, Aalborg University, 2008.

Strategic Energy Planner, Energinet.dk, 2009. Research assistant, Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, 2010. With DIS since 2010.

Child Development. Education.

The Role and Meaning of Play in Childhood Fall & spring. 3 Credits.

History. Philosophy. Religious Studies

Religion in Crisis: 18th Century European Thought Spring only. 3 credits. University of Copenhagen course.

A study of the challenges to religious thinking in the 18th century. Through texts from authors like Leibniz, Voltaire, Rousseau, Lessing, Jacobi, Hume, Fichte and Kant, we will explore questions such as the problem of evil, religious freedom, the divine nature of Christ, the Revelation, and the religious grounding of ethics.

Instructor: Jon Stewart. See ‘Philosophy and Religion in the Golden Age of Denmark’.

A study of the quantity and quality of playtime in childhood. Students will learn about interdisciplinary views of scholars, policy makers, community representatives, educators, and parents and draw in-depth comparisons about play between Europe and the U.S. Instructor: Judith Ross-Bernstein. M.Ed. (Northeastern University, Boston, MA).

Senior consultant for DIS and the Psychology and Child Development program.

Previously instructor of child study courses at Cornell University in the Department of Human Development for 25 years. With DIS since 2009.

Area Studies. History. Russian Studies

History. Philosophy. Religious Studies

Russia Past and Present

Religion in Crisis: 19th Century European Thought

Fall & spring. 1 credit. Additional fee; includes study tour to Russia.

Fall only. 3 credits. University of Copenhagen course.

The course and tour introduce you to a Russia in transition through insights into the long lines of Russian history, its political culture and current politics, and into the everyday life of its citizens, as evidenced in Moscow, Novgorod and St. Petersburg.

A study of the challenges to religious thinking in the 19th century. Beginning with a careful examination of Hegel’s interpretation of the development of the historical forms of religion and his analysis of religion as a form of knowing, we will examine some of the most significant criticisms of Hegel’s understanding of religion in the works of D. F. Strauss, Feuerbach, Marx, Kierkegaard and Nietzsche.

Instructor: Jon Stewart. See ‘Philosophy and Religion in the Golden Age of Denmark’.

Instructor: Jon Kyst. Ph.D. (English and Russian, University of Copenhagen, 2004).

Lecturer, Department of East European Studies, University of Copenhagen, since 1995. Visiting scholar, Columbia University, 2000-2004. Translator and conference interpreter. With DIS since 2003.

Political Science. Public Policy. Religious Studies

Religion and Politics in Europe Fall & spring. 3 credits.

Is the liaison between religion and politics a dangerous one? Religion has certainly resurfaced as a visible player in politics, public life, and international relations.

Secularism - the idea that religion and politics, church and state should be kept apart - is under pressure. This course examines the religion-politics relationship from a European perspective.

For complete current syllabi, go to www.dis.dk

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Course Descriptions

Maj Vingum. Cand. mag. (History and Political Science, University of Southern Denmark and University of Copenhagen, 2004). Studies in International Politics (School of International Service, American University, 2005). Assistant Political Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Danish Embassy, Washington DC, 2006-2007. Health Political Advisor, DaneAge Association, since 2009.

Instructor: Mikaela von Freiesleben. Cand. mag. (Religion and Sociology, University of Copenhagen, 2006). External Lecturer, Minority Studies, Institute for Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen. Research Assistant on Holocaust and Genocide, Danish Institute for International Studies, 2005.

Studies at Tel Aviv University, Israel, 2000-1. With DIS since 2009.

Instructors:

Course Descriptions Literature. Russian Studies

Anthropology. Sociology

Architecture. Design. Environmental Studies

Russian Literature in a Cultural Context

Service Learning Seminar

Sustainability in Austrian Architecture

Fall & spring. 3 credits.

Fall & spring. 1 credit.

A general understanding of Russian culture and history through the lens of literature. Russian cinema, art, and music will be studied alongside Russian literary masterpieces by authors such as Dostoevsky, Chekhov, Nabokov, and Bulgakov. Students are encouraged to participate in the elective study tour to Russia.

This course offers cross-cultural understanding through analysis and reflection on community-based volunteering experiences in Copenhagen. Students join volunteer activities within the fields of education, integration, sports, and other human services. The course entails the keeping of a reflective journal.

Spring only. 1 credit. Additional fee; includes study tour to Austria and southern Germany.

Instructor: Jon Kyst. See ‘Russia Past and Present’.

Co-requisite: Enrollment in this class requires participation in the Volunteer Program.

Literature

Instructor: Bianca Katarzyna Liberski. Cand. merc.int. (Intercultural Management, Copenhagen Business School, 2005). BA (European Business and French, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK and Université Blaise Pascal, France, 2000). Cross-cultural consultant, PontiConsult, 2008. Ethics Officer, Borealis, Brussels, 2006-7). Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Warsaw, 2004-5. With DIS since 2009.

The Scandinavian Detective Novel Fall & spring. 3 credits.

Why is Scandinavian crime fiction so popular? What is it with the terse language, the Nordic landscape, and the protagonists as anti-heroes, feminists or outsiders that make these novels so appealing? In this course we will study the Nordic detective novel and its development from pulp fiction to high brow, mainstream literature.

Janis Granger. Ph.D. (Scandinavian Studies, UC Berkeley, 1982). M.A. (Scandinavian Studies, UCLA, 1976). Lecturer in Danish, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1982-84.

With DIS since 1984.

Communication. Film History. Media Studies

Scandinavian Moods in Cinema Fall & spring. 3 credits.

This course will study contemporary Nordic film. For years, the work of Roy Anderson, Lukas Moodysson, Aki Kaurismäki, Dagur Kari, and others have set a special tone and atmosphere in Scandinavian cinema. How do the heirs of Bergman, Lars von Trier and the Dogme 95 movement ask new questions and what elements, themes, and stories are typical of new Scandinavian film?

Morten Egholm. Ph.D. (Film and Media Theory, University of Copenhagen 2009).

Cand. mag. (Scandinavian Studies and Film and Media Theory, University of Copenhagen, 1997). Teacher of Danish to foreigners, 1998-2002. Associate Professor, Danish language, literature and culture, University of Groningen, The Netherlands, 2002-6). Several articles in Danish, English and Dutch on Danish literature, mentality, TV shows, and film history. With DIS since 2008.

Music

Scandinavian Classical Music Fall & spring. 3 credits.

A comprehensive Nordic music history course focusing on the development of art music in Scandinavia from the middle-ages to the present. The music of Jean Sibelius, Edvard Grieg, Carl Nielsen, and others will be examined as the course compares the concurrent development of music in the rest of Europe to the nationalistic styles of Nordic music in the romantic period and onwards.

Instructor: Torkil Mølle. Associate Professor, Royal Danish Academy of Music. Cand. Phil.

(Musicology, Aahus University, 1995). Cand.

Mus. (Music History and Music Theory, Det Jyske Musikkonservatorium, Aarhus, 1993).

Teaches music history and music theory. Contributor to Danish encyclopedia of music (Gads Nye Musikleksikon).

With DIS since 2010.

Instructor: Bo Christiansen. Architect, M.A.A. (Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, 1993). M.Arch., University of Washington, 1995. Own office: Scale Denmark. Member of network office www.036.dk since 2004.

With DIS since 1999.

Business. Environmental Studies. Management

Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility Fall & spring. 3 credits.

Architecture. Design

Simplicity in Architecture Fall & spring. 3 credits.

“Simple” is the term most often used to characterize Scandinavian design and architecture. This course focuses on simplicity in lighting, material and functionality.

The class includes multiple field trips to discuss the interpretation and implementation of simplicity in architecture and design in Copenhagen.

Instructor: Visiting faculty.

Anthropology. Public Health. Sociology

The Social Context of HIV/AIDS in Africa Fall & spring. 3 credits. University of Copenhagen course.

The course places the study of HIV/AIDS in Africa in a social science perspective, enabling students to understand and analyze how the AIDS epidemic in Africa is part of broader societal developments, as well as how the epidemic has affected these developments in Africa.

Instructor: To be announced. See the DIS website.

Business. Management. Organizational Behavior

Strategic HR Management: The Expatriate Assignment Fall & spring. 3 credits.

A study of the issues related to mobility and international assignments in the context of multinational company business strategies. The course focuses on the contribution of theoretical perspectives in shaping mobility management, practical applications of the theories, and types of support required prior to, during and after international assignments.

Instructor: Heather Wallerson Krog. Cand. merc. (International Marketing and Management, Copenhagen Business School, 2008). BSBA (Marketing and International Business, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University, 2004). Various project management positions in cultural training and consulting since 2008. With DIS 2004-2007 and since 2009.

Student Research Project Fall & spring. 3 credits.

If you would like to conduct research while in Denmark, perhaps as part of a project or thesis for home, you may apply for a 3-credit Student Research Project under the guidance of a Danish faculty supervisor. Students are encouraged to plan the research project with a professor or advisor at their home university before arrival at DIS.

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Sustainable design has increased in importance in recent years. This course and study tour will explore how sustainability is implemented in northern Austria and southern Germany, a region which has been at the absolute forefront of sustainable design for the last ten years.

A study of the ways in which different actors address sustainability and corporate social responsibility. The main focus will be on Scandinavian corporations and their responses to demands and expectations from stakeholders such as governments, NGOs, investors and consumers with regard to corporate social, environmental and ethical performance.

Instructors: Anne Brandt Christensen. Cand. jur. (Law, University of Copenhagen, 1995). Admitted to the Danish Bar. 2007-08, Legal Advisor and Project Coordinator, Danish Red Cross, Asylum Department, focusing on trafficking in Denmark. Chairman of the non-profit NGO HopeNow which works with and for women, in particular African women, trafficked to Denmark. With DIS since 2007.

Karim Jabbar. Cand. merc. (International Business Administration and Development Studies, Copenhagen Business School, 2001). Programme Manager at the Delegation of the European Commission in Cotonou, Benin (2002-2003). Research Assistant at the Danish Institute for International Studies (2001).

Managing Director for a travel company with subsidiaries in 5 African countries (2004-2007). With DIS since 2009.

Anne Mette Christiansen. Cand. Merc. Int. (M.Sc., International Business and Development Studies, Copenhagen Business School, 2000). Business Unit Manager at Aalund, a market analysis and consultancy firm, 2001-7. Senior Manager at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, 2007-2010. CSR expert Air Greenland, 2010. With DIS since 2001.

Architecture. Design. Environmental Studies

Sustainable by Design Fall & spring. 3 credits.

How do we define and implement sustainability in design?

Based on theory and case studies, from urban planning and individual buildings to industrial design and products, this course focuses on topics such as contemporary and future building codes and design policy, priorities and strategies of environmental sustainability, and social and economical responsibility.

Instructor: Christian Dalsdorf. Interior Architect, M.D.D. (Denmark’s Design School, Copenhagen, 2002). Studies at Universität für Angewandte Kunst, Vienna. Practice with various German and Danish architectural offices, 1997-2001. Work exhibited in several European countries. Own office since 2001. With DIS since 2005.

For complete current syllabi, go to www.dis.dk

Course Descriptions Environmental Studies. Public Policy

Sustainable Development: Environmental, Political and Social Issues Fall & spring. 3 credits. Core course in the Sustainability in Europe program.

Using a predominately social science approach, this course explores some of the key issues and themes of sustainable development. Students will get a coherent and analytical framework for understanding the key ideas in the sustainability debate, with special emphasis on European viewpoints. Students will acquire a critical awareness of the diverse and contested meanings of sustainable development ideas and practices and be able to identify a broad range of Danish and European stakeholders and activities currently shaping the sustainability agenda.

Instructors: Deborah Kaplan. M.Sc. (Sustainable Development, University of Exeter, UK, 2010). B.A. (Environmental Studies, University of Exeter, UK, 2009). B.A. (History, Sonoma State University, 1978).

Leadership positions in Agenda 21, nature conservation and human rights organizations. Member of Copenhagen District Council Committee on Environment and Transportation, and of Urban Garden Network. With DIS 1985-98 and since 2002.

Kirsten Hasberg. Cand. polit. (Economics, University of Copenhagen, 2008). Studies in Sustainable Energy Planning and Management, Aalborg University, 2008.

Strategic Energy Planner, Energinet.dk, 2009. Research assistant, Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, 2010. With DIS since 2010.

International Relations. Political Science

Terrorism and Counterterrorism in International Politics Fall & spring. 3 credits.

A study of terrorism - its causes, aims, and forms - and of counterterrorism measures introduced by the international community and individual states. An examination of the implications of terrorism for international politics in the 21st century.

2009.

Instructor: Jesper Lohmann. Cand. mag.

(History of Ideas and American Studies, University of Ãrhus, 2002). Former editor of Lettre Internationale. Employment with the public education system. With DIS since

Business. Management.

Tourism Industry in Europe and Beyond

Prerequisites: One course each in macro- and microeconomics at the university level.

Instructor: Anthony D’Costa. Ph.D. (Development Studies, University of Pittsburgh, 1989). Master in Economics (Birla Institute of Technology and Science, India, 1980). Professor, Chair of Indian Studies, Department of International Economics & Management, Copenhagen Business School.

Anthropology. Area Studies. History

Turkey at the Crossroads Fall only. 1 credit. Additional fee; includes study tour to Turkey.

Turkey is a secular democracy led by a moderate Muslim government at the crossroads between Europe and the Middle East. Yet, rising nationalist voices in Europe have launched a critical examination of Turkey’s Muslim culture.

This course and study tour introduce you to Turkish history, culture, society, and identity as evidenced in Istanbul.

Instructor: Maja Sbahi-Biehl. Cand. comm.

(Communication and Educational Studies, Roskilde University, 2004). B.A. (Speech and Communication, San Francisco State University, 1998). Grew up in Turkey and speaks the language. Interpreter and pedagogical supervisor for Turkish youth, Farum municipality, 1999-2000. Various teaching and volunteer experiences with ethnic youth in the Copenhagen area. With DIS since 2005.

Studio Art. Urban Studies

Urban Design Foundations Studio Fall & spring. 6 credits. Core course for Pre-Urban Design students.

Architecture. Design. Landscape Architecture

Urban Design Studio Fall & spring. 6 credits. Core course for Urban Design students.

Using Copenhagen as a laboratory, students solve real-life problems using analytical and design methods specifically devised for urban design and landscape questions. Some sections in the Urban Design Studio will focus on issues of sustainable design.

Prerequisites: Enrollment at a professional school or department of architecture or design at the junior, senior or graduate level, and completion of a minimum of two spatial design studios prior to arrival at DIS.

Prerequisites: Documented background in fine arts or studio art, or completion of a course in drawing. Students are strongly recommended to enroll in the lecture course ‘20th and 21st Century Danish Architecture’.

Instructors:

Karim Jabbar. See ‘Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility’.

Through on-site studies, this course demonstrates how to experience, record, and analyze the European urban landscape, its fabric, spatial elements, and individual components. Studies are documented in a journal containing analytical sketches, diagrams, freehand perspectives, notes, and color studies.

Rikke Lequick Larsen. See ‘Urban Design Studio’.

Architecture. Design. Urban Studies

Urban Design Journal Fall & spring. 3 credits.

Instructors: Christian Dalsdorf. See ‘Sustainable by Design’.

Sidsel Gelting Hodge. See ‘Urban Design Journal’.

Rikke Lequick Larsen. Architect, M.A.A. (Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, 2004). Studies at the University of Washington, 2005, and East London University, 2002. Practicing architect and urban designer, Juul+Frost Architects, Copenhagen. Own office: Nervous in the Service, since 2003. With DIS since 2007.

Ulrik Sylvest Nielsen. Architect, M.A.A. (Aarhus School of Architecture, 2003).

Associate / Architect at Gehl Architects since 2005. Experience in master planning and strategic planning of large-scale developments. Danish work at PK Hønnung, Iceland, 2005, H.U.S. Arkitekter v. Schirning, Denmark, 2004, Arkitektgruppen Aarhus, Denmark, 2003. With DIS since 2009.

Prerequisites: Enrollment in a Studio course at DIS. Exceptions on a case by case basis through the Architecture & Design department.

A study of key economic, political, and social dynamics in emerging markets, with an emphasis on large Asian economies such as India and China. In addition we will look at Brazil and certain east European countries that share late industrialization experiences and challenges in transitioning to market economies.

For complete current syllabi, go to www.dis.dk

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Course Descriptions

Sidsel Gelting Hodge. See ‘Urban Design Journal’.

Spring only. 3 credits. Copenhagen Business School course.

Sarah Ruck. Architect, M.A.A. (Glasgow School of Art, 2008). Studies at Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan, Stockholm, 2006).

Work for various architecture offices since 2003: Groves Raines Architects Ltd, Grastudio, Leslie Hunter Architects, MMM Architects. Work for Frank Harmon Architect, North Carolina, 2009. With DIS since 2010.

Studio groups combine students of different standing and background. The course is taught vertically, and expectations relate to each individual student. Full-year students can progress to Urban Design Studio in spring, take a different foundation studio, or switch to another DIS program.

The travel and tourism industry, which is arguably the largest industry in the world, has undergone big changes over the past decade. With the rise of dynamic packaging engines on the internet and growth of low cost carriers, the traditional global value chain is being challenged from all sides. This course analyses the main challenges that the industry is going to face in an era of increased globalization of services.

Transition Economies and Emerging Markets

Camilla Richter Friis van Deurs. Architect, M.A.A. (Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, 2002). Work at C.F. Møller architecture office, Svend Kierkegaard landscape architecture office, research assistant at the Centre for Public Space Research, Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Project Manager, Gehl Architects, since 2002. Ph.D. candidate (Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen). With DIS since 2004.

Studio groups combine students of different standing and background. The course is taught vertically, and expectations relate to each individual student. Full-year students continue Urban Design Studio in spring, with the opportunity for research-based projects, or switch to another studio.

Christian Dalsdorf. See ‘Sustainable by Design’.

Business. Economics

Sidsel Gelting Hodge. Architect, M.A.A. (Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, 1998). Postgraduate studies at Archeworks, Chicago, 2001. Practicing at architecture offices in Chicago, Rotterdam, and Copenhagen since 1998. Work at Rubow Architects and Schmidt Hammer Lassen, Copenhagen, 2004-2009.

Currently working with Bosch & Fjord. With DIS since 2005.

Students develop design skills for the urban condition by analyzing public space and solving urban design problems in the Danish context. In studio projects, they construct spatial models in physical and digital media and advance their communication skills to express abstract concepts.

Fall & spring. 3 credits.

Prerequisites: Knowledge and experience from the travel, hospitality and/or tourism industries is not required.

Instructors:

Course Descriptions Music

Communication. Media Studies. Sociology

International Relations. Law. Political Science

Vienna: Capital of Classical Music

Virtual Worlds and Social Media

War Crimes and Human Rights

Fall & spring. 1 credit. Additional fee; includes study tour to Vienna.

Fall & spring. 3 credits.

Fall & spring. 3 credits. Core course in the Justice & Human Rights program.

Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Mahler, and Schönberg – luminaries of European classical music – all lived and worked in Vienna. This course and study tour will introduce you to basic forms of classical music, to masterworks of leading composers, and to the city that fostered so many great composers.

Instructors: Jakob Due Lorentzen. Cand. mag.

(Philosophy, University of Copenhagen, 2004). M.A. (Philosophy, Stony Brook University, 2002). Editorial staff, P1 Debat, Danmarks Radio, 2005. With DIS since 2006, Director of the European Culture & History and Communication & Mass Media programs.

Ian Samuel Terkildsen. Composer, B.A. (Music Theory, New England Conservatory of Music). Graduate studies in musicology and piano, University of Copenhagen. Composer of 12-tone piano and chamber works.

Violist in several symphony and opera orchestras in Boston and Copenhagen. Former instructor of music theory, New England Conservatory of Music. With DIS since 2007.

History

Vikings in Britain 793-1066 Spring 2012 only. 3 credits.

In this course we will explore the genesis, development, and dissemination of medieval Scandinavian culture through a study of the Danish raiders in England. The course covers the first Viking raid of England in 793 AD to the crowning of a Danish king of England, Cnut, in 1016 AD, and finally the two great invasions of Britain in 1066, mounted by William of Normandy and Harald Hardradi.

Instructor: Christopher Fee. Ph.D. (Old English Language and Literature, University of Glasgow, 1997). M.A. (Medieval Studies, University of Connecticut, 1995). M.A. (English Language and Literature, Loyola University, 1991). B.A. (English Literature, BaldwinWallace College, 1989). Johnson Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Humanities at Gettysburg College, 1997-2011. Books and articles on medieval mythology, Beowulf, Old English and Old Norse Warrior Saints, the Cult of Saint Magnus in Viking Orkney, and Norse assembly sites in Britain. With DIS in Spring 2012.

History. Literature. Religious Studies

Vikings and Sagas: The Story of Iceland Spring only. 1 credit. Additional fee; includes study tour to Iceland.

An introduction to the religion and world view of the preChristian Scandinavians as reflected in primary medieval texts and poems from the Viking Age (800-1050). Visits to landscapes and historical sites providing insights into the culture and values of the Viking Age and its influence on modern Icelandic society. Emphasis on the Icelandic Sagas.

Instructor: Janis Granger. Ph.D. (Scandinavian Studies, UC Berkeley, 1982). M.A. (Scandinavian Studies, UCLA, 1976).

Lecturer in Danish, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1982-84. With DIS since 1984.

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A study of the history of the internet and new communication cultures. Students in this course will create personal blogs and examine digital media within business, politics and education. The course also studies the changes in lifestyle and social interaction related to new media.

Instructor: Inger Marie Vennize. Journalist (Danish School of Journalism, 1987).

Studies in Nordic Literature (University of Odense, 1982) and in Foreign Relations and Communication (Stanford University, 1992-93). Foreign news editing and reporting at Danmarks Radio since 1997. News anchor and reporter, TV2 News, 1987-97. Web master at Dixa Net, 2001.

Information Delegate, International Committee of the Red Cross, Bosnia 1992. Currently works as a media consultant. With DIS since 2007.

Architecture. Design. Studio Art

Visual Journal Fall & spring. 3 credits.

The visual journal is a process-driven, theoretical tool where students record drawing inquiries for this course, studio, and study tours. The focus is on understanding (as a dialogic, ‘situated’ activity) via different techniques and media. Students observe and communicate diverse conditions and possibilities of physical environments and objects around us.

Prerequisites: Enrollment in a Studio course at DIS. Exceptions on a case by case basis through the Architecture & Design department.

An examination of war crimes, human rights violations, and European responses to these in an institutional and political context. The civil wars of Yugoslavia and Kosovo in the 1990s are used as a case study, analyzing the practical solutions to ethnic conflict in the Balkans.

Prerequisites: A course in political science or human rights at university level.

Instructors: Nicolai Christoffersen. Cand. jur. (Law, University of Aarhus, 2006). Joint Senior Staff Course (Royal Danish Defence College, 2010). Trained in the Danish Army and deployed to Kosovo (2000). Currently serving as Military Legal Adviser in the Danish Military with prior deployments to Iraq (2007), Afghanistan (2008) and the Gulf of Aden (2009). With DIS since 2010.

Ulrik Graff Rasmussen. Cand. jur. (Law, University of Copenhagen, 2006). B.A. (Law, University of Kent. U.K., 2004). European legal diploma, University of Kent, 2003. B.A. (Law, University of Copenhagen, 2002).

Head of Section, Danish Defence Command, Afghanistan desk, 2009. Head of Section, Danish Defence Command, Maritime operations, 2008. Legal Adviser, Danish Defence, 2006 and SHIRBRIG, 2008. Deployed to Iraq (2007) and Afghanistan (2009). With DIS since 2010.

Architecture. Design. Studio Art

Watercolor Painting

Instructors:

Spring only. 3 credits.

Courtney D. Coyne-Jensen. Architect, M.A.A. and Ph.D. (Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, 2000). M.Phil. (Cambridge University, 1999). B.Arch. (University of Cincinnati, 1995). Creative Artist Grant from Danish National Arts Foundation, 2001-2002. Work at O.M.M. Design Workshop, South Africa; Bystrups Arkitekter, Denmark; KPF, U.K. and U.S., BerghofLandesRang, Germany. With DIS since 2000.

An introduction to watercolor painting as a medium for recording the environment in full, including color and texture. Students apply watercolor techniques to architectural sketching and rendering. Topics include representational techniques, mixing and applying color, analyzing physical color, and strategic use of tools and paper to desired effect.

Pernille Grønbech. Interior Architect, M.D.D. (Denmark’s Design School, 1991, Aarhus School of Architecture, 1994-95). Ph.D. studies at Denmark’s Design School, 1997-2002. Lecturer at Denmark’s Design School, 2002-03. Lecturer in design at Ishøj-Høje Taastrup Commercial School. Work with interior and exhibition projects. President of the organization “Danish Designers” since 2006. With DIS since 2005.

Cecilia Nilsson. Architect, M.A.A. (Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, 1985).

Practicing architect with Danish architecture offices since 1985: Dissing+Weitling, Vilhelm Wohlert, Henning Larsen, and KHR. Own office: SCAN arkitekter, since 2003. Lecturer at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture. With DIS since 2003.

Prerequisites: Enrollment in a Studio course at DIS. Exceptions on a case by case basis through the Architecture & Design department.

Instructor: Cecilia Nilsson. See ‘Visual Journal’.

Art History. Gender Studies

Women, Art and Identity Fall & spring. 3 credits.

An investigation of women artists and their impact on early modern and contemporary culture, with a focus on Europe. Issues of gender, institutional practice, postmodernism, and contemporary critical debate form an essential component of class discussions and museum visits.

Instructor: Andrea Homann. Dipl.-Ing. (Apparel Engineering/Fashion Design, Fachhochschule Mönchengladbach, 1989).

Educator at the Danish National Gallery, the Thorvaldsen Museum, and the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. With DIS since 1997.

For complete current syllabi, go to www.dis.dk

Index A

F

N

V

Academic calendars, 52

Family stay, 40

Networking, 44

Visa (Residence Permit), 53

Academic information, 9

Fees, 50-51

North American Office, inside front cover

Visiting faculty, U.S., 56

Academic programs, 12, 21-36

Field studies, 11

Academic Regulations, 20

Film Studies, 15

O

Admission, 53, 57

Finance, 15

Optional study tours, 18-19

Adventure trips, 42-43

Financial aid, 51

Organizational Behavior, 16

W

Advertising, 14

Folkehøjskole stay, 41

Orientation program, 37

Withdrawal, 51

Anthropology, 14

Food, 51

Outdoor Adventure Trips, 42-43

Work Scholarship, 51

Application, 53

Food stipend, 51

Own housing, 40

Archaeology, 14

Foreign languages, 20

Architectural History, 14

Full-year option, 20

Architecture, 14, 22

Visiting family program, 44 Volunteering, 44

P

Disclaimer

Partner universities and colleges, 54-55

The information in the DIS Catalog is

Area Studies, 14

G

Partnership Programs, 56

provided solely as a convenience; no

Arrival, 37

Gender Studies, 15

Payment, 51

contractual liability is assumed. Because

Art History, 14

Genetics, 15

Performing Arts, 20

the manuscript was finalized in June 2010,

Graphic Design, 15

Philosophy, 16

this publication should not be assumed to

Political Science, 16, 28

be currently complete and fully accurate.

B Biology, 14, 24

H

Practicum, 25

Biomedicine, 24

Health insurance, 50

Pre-Architecture, 16, 23

DIS and the University of Minnesota are

Business, 14, 30

History, 15

Predeparture, 53

committed to the policy that all persons

Honors Credit, 20

Prices, 50-51

shall have equal access to their programs,

C

Host family stay, 40

Program overview, 12

facilities, and employment without regard

Calendars, 52

Housing, 40-41

Program study tours, 10, 13

to race, color, creed, religion, national

Cancellation, 51

Housing fee, 50

Programs, choice of, 11-12

origin, sex, age, marital status, disability,

Cell phone service, 51

Housing, self-arranged, 40

Psychology, 17, 34

public assistance status, veteran status or

Child Development, 14, 25

Human Rights, 31

Public Health, 17, 35

sexual orientation.

Public Policy, 17

Classics, 14

Editors: Carsten Pape and Billy Leahy

Communication, 15, 26

I

Commuting, 41

Information Design, 22

R

Design: Refleks / Helle Harder

Comprehensive Housing Fee, 50

Insurance, 50

Refund policy, 51

Layout: Kirsten Long

Comprehensive Tuition Fee, 50

Intercultural Leadership Award, 45

Registration with DIS, 53, 57

Printed in the USA, July 2010

Copenhagen, 6-7

Interior Architecture, 22

Religious Studies, 17

Copenhagen map, 47

International Business, 15, 30

Research, 14, 20

Cooperating universities/colleges, 54-55

International Educators Workshop, 56

Residence permit, 53

Cost of living, 50

International Relations, 16

Residential Community, 41 Roommate stay, 40

Cost of the programs, 50-51 Course descriptions, 59-74

J

Course overview, 12, 14-17

Journalism, 16

Course selection, 12

Russian Studies, 17 S

Credits, 20

K

Scholarships, DIS, 51, 57

Criminology, Criminal Justice, 15

Kollegium stay, 40

School of Record, 51, 57 Self-arranged housing, 40

Customized Partnership Programs, 56 L

Semester programs, overview, 12

D

Landscape Architecture, 16

Sender institutions, 54-55

Dance History, 15

Language, 16, 20

Shared housing, 41

Danish Language, 46

Language instruction, 20, 46

Sociology, 17

Danish roommate stay, 40

Law, 16, 31

Sports, 45

Denmark, language and culture, 46

Legal Studies, 16, 31

Student body, 54-55

Deposit, 51

Linguistics, 16

Studio Art, 17

Design, 15, 22

Literature, 16

Study tours, 10, 13, 18-19

DIS, inside front cover, 2-5

Living arrangements, 40-41

Sustainability, 36 Syllabi, 14

Drama History, 15 M Majors, 14-17

T

Economics, 15, 29

Management, 16

Transcript, 51

Education, 15, 25

Marketing, 16

Transportation, Copenhagen, 41

Environmental Science, 15, 36

Mass Media, 26

Travel opportunities, 10, 18-19, 42-43

Environmental Studies, 15, 36

Meals, 46-47

Travel break, 42-42

Ethics, 15

Media Studies, 16, 26

Tuition and Fees, 50-51-47

Expenses, personal, 50

Microbiology, 16

Extra credit, 20

Migration Studies, 33

U

Minority Studies, 16, 33

Urban Design, 22

Molecular Biology, 16

Urban History. Urban Studies, 17

Index

E

Music, 16, 20, 27

For complete current syllabi, go to www.dis.dk

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