Why Study at DIS This Summer?
Engage in High-Impact Courses
Choose from over 80 courses that allow you to build your resumé, network with experts in the field, and explore Europe through an academic lens. Enroll in signature sessions to gain international lab and research experience, or expand your design skills in studio from a Nordic perspective.
Mix and Match Sessions
Build your own unique study abroad experience – stay for one session or create your own complementary summer package by adding sessions at DIS Stockholm, DIS Copenhagen, or both. Transport between Copenhagen and Stockholm sessions is organized by DIS at no extra cost!
Make Your Mark
Intellectually stimulating courses taught in English challenge you to examine issues from various perspectives as you debate, analyze, and reflect on contemporary topics and burning issues.
Build Your Knowledge in New Settings
DIS faculty teach what they do, bringing theory to life by sharing real-life experiences and cases, and introducing you to their network with local Field Studies and guest lectures.
Explore Europe on Study Tour
Use Europe as your classroom when on week-long Study Tours during Sessions 2, Session 3, and the Architecture & Design Session. Study Tours help contextualize your understanding of topics while in a relevant European destination.
Get an Easy Overview of Costs
DIS offers you transparent, comprehensive fees with no hidden costs. Tuition includes housing, Study Tours (if offered in your session), Field Studies, textbooks, local commuting costs, transportation between DIS locations for students studying in consecutive sessions, and an Arrival Workshop.
Join an Inclusive Student Community
Explore, discuss, debate, and reflect in a welcoming and supportive learning environment.
Seek Support When You Need It
Academic counseling and personal support resources are available to you during your time abroad, providing you a solid foundation upon which to grow.
Course Offerings
6 Weeks | 6 Credits | May 25 - July 3
In this signature summer session, enroll in lab or research opportunities that include:
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6 weeks in Copenhagen or Stockholm
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Invaluable international lab experience focusing on climate change, simulations of biomedical procedures, or neurodegeneration modeling
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Joining an engaged community of scholars across various disciplines to collaborate on their research projects as a Research Assistant
DIS Copenhagen
Microbrains Lab: Modeling Neurodegeneration
Understanding Climate Change Lab
Note: This course includes a field lab excursion to Greenland at no extra cost
Research Assistantship (see website for specific openings)
Session 1
3 Weeks | 3 Credits | May 25 - June 11
In this session, choose 1 course that includes:
DIS Copenhagen
Active Citizenship in Denmark
Activism: Gender, Sexuality, and Race
Children with Special Needs
Creativity, Brain, and Self
Development and Programming of Serious Games
Early Childhood: Nordic Education and Parenting
Environmental Philosophy
Human Health and Disease: A Clinical Approach
Human Trafficking in a Global Context
Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Europe + Entrepreneurship Practicum
(Note: This course runs over Session 1 and Session 2, for 6 credits total)
Medical Ethics
Nordic Mythology
Positive Psychology
Psychology of Criminal Behavior
Psychology of Human Sexuality
Social Brain: Neuropsychology of Social Behaviors
Sports Medicine: Performance and Fatigue
Storytelling Through Photography
Strategies for Urban Livability
Sustainable Business Strategy
Sustainable Denmark: Solutions and Dilemmas
Session 2
3 Weeks | 3 Credits | June 14 - July 3
In this session, choose 1 course that includes:
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2 weeks in Copenhagen or Stockholm
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1 week-long, course-integrated Study Tour in Europe
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Local explorations beyond the classroom on Field Studies
Study Tour: Paris
Arctic Orientalism: Postcolonialism in the North
Study Tour: Lapland
Children in a Multicultural Context
Study Tour: London
Climate Change and Glaciers
Study Tour: Arctic Norway or Iceland
Cross-Cultural Psychology
Study Tour: Berlin
European Clinical Psychology
Study Tour: Vienna
Food and Identity
Study Tour: Barcelona
Healthcare Systems: A Comparative Approach
Study Tour: Netherlands
Human Health and Disease: A Clinical Approach
Study Tour: Berlin or Vienna
Humanitarian Law and Armed Conflict
Study Tour: Bosnia
Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Europe + Entrepreneurship Practicum
(Note: This course runs over Session 1 and Session 2, for 6 credits total)
Study Tour: Helsinki-Stockholm
International Strategy and Leadership: Case Studies
Study Tour: London-Stockholm
Medical Biotechnology and Drug Development
Study Tour: Edinburgh
Neuroscience of Fear
Study Tour: Munich
Nordic Culinary Culture
Study Tour: Faroe Islands
Positive Psychology
Study Tour: Edinburgh
Prostitution and the Sex Trade
Study Tour: Amsterdam
Renewable Energy Systems
Study Tour: Germany
Sex Education and Sexual Reform in Europe
Study Tour: Berlin
Sustainable Development in Northern Europe
Study Tour: Norway
Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism from a European Perspective
Study Tour: Brussels-Munich
Session 3
4 Weeks | 4 Credits | July 5 - July 31
In this session, choose 1 course that includes:
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3 weeks in Copenhagen or Stockholm
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1 week-long, course-integrated Study Tour in Europe
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Local explorations beyond the classroom on Field Studies
Study Tour: Disko Island, Greenland
Bicycle Urbanism
Study Tour: Netherlands
Child Development: Theory and Practice
Study Tour: Finland
Communication and Conflict: A Cross-Cultural Perspective
Study Tour: Belfast-Dublin
European Biodiversity
Study Tour: Andorra-Spain
European Genocides
Study Tour: Poland
From Witches to Cyborgs: Gender, Race, and Resistance
Study Tour: Spain
The Good Life: Philosophy of Happiness
Study Tour: French Riviera
Strategic Leader
Study Tour: Lisbon
World of Vikings: Facts, Fiction, and Fantasy
Study Tour: Isle of Man-York
In this signature summer session, enroll in a studio and its corequisite course that includes:
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6 weeks studio in Copenhagen
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1 week-long, course-integrated Study Tour in Europe
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Work on challenging assignments dealing with real issues on sites in Copenhagen, in intimate studio settings alongside a small group of fellow students
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Visits to cutting-edge examples of architecture and design in and around Copenhagen on Field Studies
Study Tour: Finland-Sweden or Norway-Sweden
Architecture Foundations Studio + Visual Journal
Study Tour: Finland-Sweden or Norway-Sweden
Graphic Design Studio + Visual Journal
Study Tour: Finland-Sweden
Graphic Design Foundations Studio + Visual Journal
Study Tour: Finland-Sweden
Interior Architecture Studio + Visual Journal
Study Tour: Finland-Sweden or Norway-Sweden
Urban Design Studio + Visual Journal
Study Tour: Finland-Sweden or Norway-Sweden
Study Tour: Finland-Sweden
This course includes:
- 4 weeks in Athens and Copenhagen
- Study Tour to two different islands
Tasting Culture: Nordic and Mediterranean Food, Tradition, and Nutrition