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Urban Studies

Urban studies, copenhagen

As the number of people living in urban settings increases around the world, how do we make sure that people closely are also living well?

Over the past decade, Copenhagen has consistently ranked as one of the top 10 most livable cities and is leading the world in sustainable urban solutions. The city’s infrastructure is made for bikes, with 62% 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.

This program is a good fit if you study:

  • Anthropology
  • Environmental Studies
  • Urban Studies
  • Political Science
  • Sociology
Urban studies, copenhagen

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European Urban Experience: Why Cities Matter

Semester Copenhagen
European Urban Experience: Why Cities Matter
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Using the city as our classroom, this course combines first-hand experiences through biking, walking, and sensing the city with theoretical knowledge of the built environment, urban life, and urban transformations...

Study Tours: Nantes, Northern Germany, Paris, Southern Sweden, Germany (Fall), Vienna (Spring), Western Sweden

Disciplines: Anthropology, History, Sociology, Urban Design, Urban Studies

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