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DIS Copenhagen - Urban Studies (Outgoing Program)

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  • Locations: Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Program Terms: Fall, Fall and Spring, Spring
  • Homepage: Click to visit
  • Program Sponsor: DIS - Study Abroad in Scandinavia 
  • This program is currently not accepting applications.
Dates / Deadlines:

There are currently no active application cycles for this program.
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Click here for a definition of this term Program Type: Guilford Affiliated Program Minimum GPA: 3.0
Major(s): History, Political Science, Sociology and Anthropology Language Prerequisite: No Language Prerequisite
Housing: Homestay, University residence hall Language of Instruction: English
Program Description:
Urban Studies
Over the past decade, Copenhagen has consistently ranked onMonocle Magazine’s Top 10 Most Livable Cities and is leading the world in sustainable urban solutions. The city’s infrastructure is made for bikes, with 50% of Copenhageners commuting to work or school by bike.

Become part of this unique city’s fabric for your semester, using it as your classroom and look beyond to other cities in Europe on Study Tour to analyze their successes and challenges.

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IS THIS PROGRAM FOR YOU?
It’s a good fit if you study:
  • Anthropology
  • Environmental studies
  • Urban Studies
  • Political Science
  • Sociology

CORE COURSE

The European Urban Experience: Why Cities Matter
Fall/Spring, 3 Credits 
Cities are both creative and destructive friction machines, full of contradictory tensions, goals, and visions about what constitutes the good life. This course examines the driving forces of this friction within a European context, including social, economic, environmental, technical, cultural, historical, and spatial influences. 
Week-Long Study Tour: Barcelona or Budapest-Vienna 
Core Course Week: Denmark or Northern Germany 

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This program is currently not accepting applications.