Summer Students Summer Students Summer Study Abroad 2012

Study Abroad Summer: Programs & Courses

Summer study abroad offers a stimulating and exciting experience, and at DIS, the focus is on maximizing your time both academically and culturally. If you choose summer study abroad at DIS, you will have the opportunity to further your academic goals and travel in Europe with DIS while learning about what you see (except in Session 1), meet Danes and encounter many opportunities for personal growth.

Session I students benefit from a lower tuition price due to courses being taught entirely in Copenhagen, with local, hands-on field studies supplementing the class work. Those who stay for 6 weeks will have the fantastic opportunity to travel with DIS on a study tour to a European location.

DIS offers a number of summer study abroad programs – all taught in English – that are unique in several ways. The topics are focused and cutting-edge, ranging from free speech and human trafficking to Scandinavian furniture design – and much more. Apart from Session I students, you will also take part in study tours in Europe, which are integrated into the coursework (and included in the tuition fees).

Summer Study Abroad at DIS:

Study Abroad Summer 2012 Options at DIS

Early summer courses offer great flexibility in terms of length of study (three or six weeks) and course selection, while the late summer Architecture & Design are thoroughly integrated programs of seven weeks. Summer study abroad programs, like those during the semester, are demanding and of high academic quality.

You are expected to prepare for and attend classes, hand in assignments, and take responsibility for your own learning. Do not expect to work more than at home, but expect to work more than you might anticipate from a summer abroad program. Most DIS courses are taught by permanent, part-time Danish faculty who hold full-time positions in academia, government, business and other professions. The DIS student body is a diverse group of bright, high achieving third or fourth year students from ranking American universities and colleges, making the classroom and study tours a highly inspirational academic and social setting.

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Flexible Course Choice

Session 1 and Session 2 courses at DIS offer great flexibility in terms of length of study and course selection. You can choose just one three-week course from either Session 1 or Session 2, or you can combine one course from each session to create a six-week study abroad period. Around half of the summer students enroll in both sessions, spending six weeks in Copenhagen, while the other half take just one session.

If, however, you choose Architecture & Design, Furniture Design or Textile Design, these are fully integrated programs of seven weeks.

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I studied Children with Special Needs in Session 1 and Positive Psychology in Session 2. A highlight and something I really enjoyed and benefitted from was the the practicum element. We were able to take the topics that we focused on in the classroom out into the real world. At DIS you’re not just learning in the classroom or reading text books - you actually get to go and interact with professionals."

Danneka Miller, U of Minnesota, Twin Cities Psychology, 2011
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