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

Lab & Research Session

6 Weeks | 6 Credits | May 25 - July 3

In this signature summer session, enroll in lab or research opportunities that include:

• 6 weeks in Copenhagen or Stockholm
• Invaluable international lab experience focusing on climate change, simulations of biomedical procedures, or neurodegeneration modeling
• 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:

• 3 weeks in Copenhagen or Stockholm
• Local explorations beyond the classroom on Field Studies

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:

• 2 weeks in Copenhagen or Stockholm
• 1 week-long, course-integrated Study Tour in Europe
• Local explorations beyond the classroom on Field Studies

DIS Copenhagen
African American Expats in Copenhagen and Paris

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:

• 3 weeks in Copenhagen or Stockholm
• 1 week-long, course-integrated Study Tour in Europe
• Local explorations beyond the classroom on Field Studies

DIS Copenhagen
Arctic Ecology

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
 

Architecture & Design Session - Copenhagen 
7 Weeks | 7 or 9 Credits | June 14 - July 31 
 

In this signature summer session, enroll in a studio and its corequisite course that includes:

• 6 weeks studio in Copenhagen 
• 1 week-long, course-integrated Study Tour in Europe 
• Work on challenging assignments dealing with real issues on sites in Copenhagen, in intimate studio settings alongside a small group of fellow students 
• Visits to cutting-edge examples of architecture and design in and around Copenhagen on Field Studies 

7-Credit Studio Packages
Architecture Design Studio + Visual Journal 

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
 

9-Credit Studio Package
Furniture Design Studio + Furniture Design in Scandinavia 

Study Tour: Finland-Sweden
 

CYA Partnership Course
4 Weeks | 4 Credits | June 21 - July 17
 

This course includes:

• 4 weeks in Athens and Copenhagen
• Study Tour to two different islands

Tasting Culture: Nordic and Mediterranean Food, Tradition, and Nutrition

Study Abroad Summer: Programs & Courses
Study abroad at DIS allows you to pursue a dream summer. You have the opportunity to engage and immerse while living in a new home. Courses with field components and extracurricular offerings are designed for you to maximize your time both academically and culturally. You can further your academic goals through a wide range of courses. For information on courses, please visit https://disabroad.org/summer/


Housing during Summer Study Abroad
DIS guarantees housing to all students who request (and have paid for) DIS-arranged housing. The deadline for requesting summer housing is one month before the arrival date, but the sooner you sign up for housing the better. During the summer, Kollegium and DIS Residential Communities are the two housing options.

DIS Residential Community (DRC):
This is a residence hall in which you live with fellow DIS students. The facilities are all relatively centrally located and furnished. The sizes vary and two or more students often share a room. You will either share a kitchenette and a bathroom with your roommates, or share a common kitchen and bathrooms with fellow DIS students living in the same building. You will experience a great social life connected to your academic environment. More on DIS Residential Communities.

Kollegium:
This is a residence hall in which you live with Danish and international students that are attending courses at local universities around Copenhagen. As European universities usually do not have campuses, the rooms in the different kollegiums used by DIS are shared between many Danish universities and colleges, thus allowing you to meet a variety of students from many disciplines and backgrounds.

Something to keep in mind is that Danish students tend to be older that the typical American college student. It is normal in Denmark to be in your late 20’s or early 30’s and still be in school. Second, kollegiums are not operated by universities or colleges – they are free standing organizations. This means that they are not located on campuses, but rather outside the city center area. Please also note that all of our kollegiums are co-ed. You will never share a room (if you live in a double room) with someone of the opposite gender, but in some of the kollegiums you will share the bathroom and you will always live in co-ed halls.