Summer overview
Summer 2025
Explore each session to learn more about the features, dates, and courses.
Go to the DIS calendar for an overview of all session begin and end dates.
Build a summer abroad that works for you
Studying abroad offers you the flexibility to earn credits and tailor your study abroad experience to fit your schedule and your needs.
DIS offers a variety of three- and six-week sessions, each based around a single course. You can take as many as three courses and earn up to nine credits.
Combine sessions and save
For each additional Summer Session you add, you receive a $1,200 discount. This includes both three-week and six-week sessions.
Studying in both Stockholm and Copenhagen?
Transportation between sessions
If you choose multiple Summer Sessions in both Stockholm and Copenhagen, DIS provides transportation between the cities at the end of your session. The bus ride includes stops for sightseeing, lunch, and a chance to connect with fellow students on the same journey.
You may also arrange your own travel if you prefer. Check-in at your new housing starts on Arrival Day.
Curious about where you will live?
Learn about DIS housing tailored for summer students.
How will you spend your summer?
Make the city your classroom
DIS courses bring you outside the classroom with Field Studies—exploring the city, meeting experts, and gaining firsthand insights into your course topics.
Visit startups in the Swedish tech scene, explore Danish design history at architectural sites, and get to know each city through an academic lens.
Experience summer in Scandinavia
Summer is a special time in Scandinavia, where locals flock outside to enjoy the seemingly endless daylight and the numerous festivals and events.
You can make yourself at home in each city, swimming in the Copenhagen canals, exploring Stockholm’s archipelago, and joining in midsummer traditions.
Explore Europe on Study Tour
Travel to a different European destination on a faculty-led Study Tour to see your course topic in real-life contexts in a new culture.
Study Tour is included in all courses under Session 2, Architecture & Design Session, Furniture Design Sessions, and select courses in Labs, Research, & Practicums Session.
Arctic Experiential Studies: Greenland
Summer 2026
6 weeks | 6 credits
The Arctic sits at the center of today’s major global challenges, including climate change and rising geopolitical tensions. Greenland offers a rare and powerful lens through which to explore these dynamics.
This fully funded, six-week summer session takes you beyond the classroom and into one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable regions. With time spent in both Copenhagen and Greenland, you’ll explore the Arctic through hands-on fieldwork, transdisciplinary courses, and deep cultural engagement.
Designed for students with a strong sense of purpose, this program combines academic rigor with embodied learning and a commitment to reciprocity with Greenlandic communities.
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Summer at DIS: Something for everyone
Natalie (She/her, Vanderbilt University) wasn’t certain what she wanted to do with her summer in 2024. She considered research, jobs, internships, and more before realizing she wanted to try something…
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Careers in Copenhagen: My internship experience through DIS
“The experience felt more like a collaborative creative endeavor than a traditional internship. Running around the city with friends, styling them for shoots, and directing their poses created such an…
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Lessons from Scandinavia
“Embrace change, explore new perspectives, and expand horizons.” I often say that I hate change. This summer, however, I realized that this is not entirely true — I just hate goodbyes.…
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Saying hello to Copenhagen
Summer Writer Natalie (she/her) recaps her first few weeks in Copenhagen, sharing first impressions. After three incredible weeks in Stockholm, I was nervous about coming to Copenhagen. Many of my…
