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.
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