Location: Copenhagen

Graphic Design Studio

In this course, you develop a comprehensive understanding of the Scandinavian and European approach to graphic design and explore methodologies that will strengthen your individual design capabilities. You work on project-based assignments in visual identity, branding,…

Graphic Design Studio, Summer Course

Graphic Design Foundations Studio

This course presents you with in-depth knowledge of, and professional skills within, the field of graphic design. The course develops your graphic sensibilities through analysis of existing examples of real-life visual identity, branding, and communication along…

Graphic Design Foundations Studio, Summer Course

Furniture Design Studio

Scandinavian furniture design has a deep history of considering people, culture, and society in design development. The course gives you the opportunity to explore this particular relationship and to grow your individual design capabilities through studio…

European Genocides

The Nazis went through a series of steps in their attempt to eliminate the European Jews, moving from mass shootings to the increasingly sophisticated application of gassing. Tracing this development, we study perpetrator profiles, victim strategies,…

European Genocides, Summer course at DIS Copenhagen

Climate Change and Glaciers

Glaciers and ice sheets play an important role in the climate system: Their bright surfaces reflect sunlight back to space thus keeping the temperature down, and when they melt or grow, it directly affects the global…

Summer study tour to Iceland, Climate Change and Glacier Modeling, DIS Copenhagen

Entrepreneurship Practicum

You are placed at a Danish start-up and experience first-hand what issues young companies are struggling with in getting their products and services to market. This practicum focuses both on the specific challenges faced by your…

Business Start-up in Scandinavia Internship, Summer Course

Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Europe

This course teaches tools and skills required to succeed as an entrepreneur — and lets you apply these tools in a real-life project. Gain an understanding of innovation in various settings looking at new business models…

Bicycle Urbanism

This class examines the best ways a city can encourage and accommodate bicycle traffic in the present and future. The course uses Copenhagen as the main case study and examines how a city can integrate bicycling…

Bicycle Urbanism, Summer Course

Behavioral Economics: European Case Studies

Behavioral economics rethinks the standard economic model of human behavior by integrating experiential and psychological research into economic theory. This course is based on behavioral economic theory and cases from Denmark and Europe, which examine the…

Arctic Ecology

In this course, you gain an introduction to and understanding of ecology in the Arctic. The Arctic regions are sensitive to climate variations, and you learn about how these are affecting marine, terrestrial, and freshwater species.…