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Data-Informed Business Strategies

To succeed in today’s data-driven and fast-paced business landscape, you need the ability to make quick decisions. But in situations where going with your gut feeling is not enough, you need stronger arguments to back your…

Ethics of Travel

How do we travel in ways allowing us to better understand the places and the cultures we visit? This course focuses on the intricate layers of spaces and cultures, monuments and people, encountered during traveling or studying abroad. Being aware of how and why…

The Day After: Rewriting the History of WW2, 1945-1950

What happens when the fighting stops? This course begins the day after WW2 ended in Europe and focuses on the process of national myth-making. During the War, many people collaborated with Nazi rule while few resisted.…

The Business of Tech: From Invention to Innovation

Today’s business world is dominated by technology. Innovators, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and tinkerers are all striving to find the next big idea which will disrupt, breakthrough, and establish itself within its industry. But what makes a…

Arctic Norway and Sweden (Fall)

Scandinavian countries are known for the high levels of well-being reported by their populations and their governments are often considered role models of strong welfare states. However, Scandinavian states have also had a troubled history when…

Research Assistant: Vascular Mechanisms of Migraine

The Danish Headache Center is a world-leading clinical and research center for headache diseases, particularly migraine. The center has a strong emphasis on translation between animal and human studies. A branch of the Center, led by…

Research Assistant: Self-Identity, Human Relations, and Well-Being

The project explores the subjective experience of self and the implications that different configurations of self-identity have on human relations and well-being, with a particular focus on transformation of prejudice, and the development of well-being. There…

Research Assistant: Preventing and Treating Eating Disorders

Eating disorders are serious psychiatric illnesses with high levels of morbidity and mortality. Although the factors that heighten risk and maintain eating disorder symptoms are multifaceted, the current research explores two particularly salient psychosocial factors: dieting…

Cyberpsychology Lab

A digitalised world calls for digitalised research methods. In this lab, students will explore and try their hand at psychological research that utilises the methodological tools of Cyberpsychology. We will review scholarly research exploring online phenomena…

Sicily (Fall)

Situated right in the heart of the Mediterranean, the Italian island of Sicily has a long history rich with cultural and food traditions. Today though, that tradition is threatened. In contrast to northern Europe, southern Europe…

Sweden

The Swedish community is highly connected to nature. The country boasts a diversity of natural landscapes, from forests to mountains to sea, and the ability to access this nature is protected legally by allenmansrätten, or, the…

Paris

Paris needs no introduction. However, in an entrepreneurship context, Paris is a newcomer though already dominant. The city is the second-largest tech ecosystem in Europe (London #1, Berlin #3), according to Atomico’s State of European Tech…

November 16, Archived Explosion in Poland Alert

November 16, 2022 Explosion in Poland Several news outlets have reported an explosion in the Polish village of Przewodow, about four miles north of the Ukraine border. The cause of the explosion is not immediately clear.…

Visa Biometric Days

Do not book travel for January 20 and January 21 as you will be having your biometric data recorded. Note: This is only relevant for students entering Denmark without a Residence Permit. If you traveled to…

Ireland

Globalization is reshaping the world. On this Study Tour, we examine the forces behind globalization using economic theories of international trade, capital markets, institutions, and labor economics. We learn about the troubled history of Ireland as…

Bias Education and Information

What is bias? Bias incidents, whether intentional or unintentional in their occurrence, contribute to creating an unwelcoming environment for individuals and groups at DIS. Bias is defined as behavior that is received as an expression of…

Inform DIS of a Bias Incident

DIS takes bias incidents and discrimination very seriously. We ask that you make DIS aware of incidents of bias that you experience or witness. With this information, DIS can properly understand address inappropriate and unwelcome behavior,…

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Most classes meet twice a week. Wednesdays are field study days in and around Copenhagen, which form an integral part of your experiential learning.