Study Tours & Field Studies
Program Study Tours
DIS makes a point of utilizing the European context to enhance classroom teaching in order to improve the learning process through high-impact experiential learning.
Each DIS program includes a short tour in Denmark and a longer tour to a European destination relevant to the core course content. Participation in these tours is required and the cost is included in the Comprehensive Tuition Fee.
The program study tours form an intense combination of academic and cultural exploration and experiences, socializing, and fun. Students will visit course-relevant sites such as famous art collections, European Union institutions, multinational companies, schools and kindergartens, architecture and design projects, university hospitals, media headquarters, NGOs, minority groups, and similar.
Field Studies
Most DIS classes include course-integrated field studies in the Copenhagen region. Field studies connect DIS courses to organizations, companies, sites, and/or persons that are relevant to the course topic. Field studies are typically a half-day or day excursion, tied to one or more class assignments and each course typically has at least one field study.
The field studies are complemented by the frequent use of guest lecturers from academia and the world of politics, government and the professions, adding up to a rich, comprehensive and site-specific academic experience.
Optional Study Tours
Optional study tours are academic and embedded in a 1-credit companion course. This is to ensure the quality and depth of the tour. While program study tours are included in the Comprehensive Tuition Fee, the optional study tours are an additional fee. However, they are subsidized by DIS by an average of 25% of the cost. See a list of optional study tours.
Personal Travel
The two program study tours take place during the first half of the semester. In the second half there are two weeks of class break during which students can travel on their own or join DIS for optional study tours and/or adventure trips.
Students are also free to travel on weekends, but should be aware that the program is academically rigorous and they should plan to spend some of their weekends working in the DIS library/at home to complete or exploring their neighborhood and Copenhagen!
