(Denmark, Copenhagen) DIS Copenhagen

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While in Copenhagen, your semester is structured around a Core Course system, where you will select one core course that defines your program of study. All core courses include two faculty-led Study Tours to help students apply classroom learning in new contexts. You'll round out your course load with a selection of over 300 elective courses. Choose from a variety of housing options, including living in a homestay, with local Danish university students, or living in a learning community of students with similar academic interests.  Whichever you choose, you'll learn more about yourself, life in Copenhagen, and the importance of hygge!

For a preview of what a semester in Copenhagen could look like, check out Fall 2025 participant June Lee's video: Lessons from Abroad

Approved Core Courses

Below, you'll find the list of approved core courses for DIS Copenhagen. To apply for admission, click on the name of the Core Course and follow the appropriate steps. To complete OIE-related materials, click on Request Course Approval.

If you're interested in a core course not found on the list below, you must submit it for review as part of Petition for Program Approval process.

Architecture & Design Request Course Approval Art & Visual Culture Request Course Approval Biomedicine Request Course Approval Child Development & Diversity Request Course Approval Computer Science Request Course Approval Economics Request Course Approval Environmental Science of the Arctic Request Course Approval Holocaust & Genocide Request Course Approval Justice & Human Rights Request Course Approval Literature Request Course Approval Neuroscience Request Course Approval Politics & Security Request Course Approval Prostitution & the Sex Trade Request Course Approval Public Health Request Course Approval Sociology Request Course Approval Sustainable Development in Northern Europe Request Course Approval Sustainable Food: Production & Consumption Request Course Approval Urban Studies Request Course Approval