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DIS - Study European Humanities in Copenhagen, Denmark (Outgoing Program)

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  • Locations: Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Program Terms: Fall, Spring
  • Homepage: Click to visit
  • Program Sponsor: DIS - Study Abroad in Scandinavia 
  • Dates / Deadlines
Fact Sheet:
Fact Sheet:
Language of Instruction: English Class Standing: 3. 2nd Class, 4. 1st Class
Housing Options: Apartment Shared, Dormitory, Host Family Program Type: Study Abroad
Minimum GPA: 3.0 Areas of Study: Electives, Engineering, English, Fine Arts, History, Modern Languages, Psychology
Program Description:
Four different core courses explore European history, film, art, literature, philosophy, or religious studies in the iconic settings that define the Western tradition.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
  • Travel with your fellow students and DIS faculty on course-integrated study tours in the footsteps of the great European intellectuals
  • Explore the European trends and discussions currently happening within humanities
  • Gain a deeper understanding of the material in class on field studies such as gallery visits, artist talks, poetry nights, and meetings with European contemporary authors and film directors
Euro humanities

PROGRAM STUDENT PROFILE
This program is right for you if you study any discipline within humanities, with particular interest in art, film, history, literature, philosophy, or religious studies, and are interested in the European tradition within your major.

CORE COURSE OVERVIEW
>> Competing Narratives: Modern European History
Study how selective ways of remembering Europe's past have shaped collective and individual identities.  This course examines the complex web of competing historical narratives, studying concepts and discourses in the contemporary field of history and memory studies.

Credits: 3
Week-Long Study Tour: Berlin-Warsaw
Core Course Week: A three-day study tour in Northern Germany-Western Denmark alongside a two-day seminar in Copenhagen.

>> Sense of Place in European Literature
We will focus on the interrelation between place and text and discover new comparative perspectives on European literature through in-depth analysis of some of the continent's most radical authors.  You will meet and work with contemporary Danish and Russian authors and improve your own writing.

Credits: 3
Week-Long Study Tour: St. Petersburg
Core Course Week: A three-day study tour in Western Denmark alongside a two-day seminar in Copenhagen.
Note: Russia has strict visa application procedures, and if you are taking this course, you will be required to apply and be granted a visa before coming to Denmark. Please visit the study tour page for more information.

>> Modern Frames: European Art and Cinema 
This course examines artistic expression in European film and visual arts. What role does independent film and art movements play in 20th- and 21st-century Europe? How is aesthetics influenced by the changing political landscape? We will do a case study of subversive art in post-communist Prague and meet with Danish directors to discuss film in the late-capitalist era.

Credits: 3
Week-Long Study Tour: Prague
Core Course Week: A three-day study tour in Western Denmark alongside a two-day seminar in Copenhagen.

>> From Religious Mythos to Philosophical Logos 
We explore the function of myth and the emergence of the rational philosophical mind.  We begin with the great poets, philosophers, and prophets of Ancient Greece, including Homer, Sophocles, and Plato - and conclude with works from the modern Continental thinkers: Hegel, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, and Heidegger.

Credits: 3
Week-Long Study Tour: Athens
Core Course Week: A three-day study tour in Northern Germany-Western Denmark alongside a two-day seminar in Copenhagen.

BUILD YOUR OWN CURRICULUM
DIS has over 200 elective courses for you to build your curriculum from after choosing your required core course. You have to opportunity to focus on your major or diversify by selecting any combination of courses based on your needs.

Dates / Deadlines:
Dates / Deadlines:
Term Year App Deadline Decision Date Start Date End Date
Spring 2024 05/16/2024 ** Rolling Admission TBA TBA
Fall 2024 12/31/2024 ** Rolling Admission TBA TBA

** Indicates rolling admission application process. Applicants will be immediately notified of acceptance into this program and be able to complete post-decision materials prior to the term's application deadline.