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Study Abroad Program Review of DIS - Danish Institute for Study Abroad: Copenhagen - Various Programs

Submitted by Annie8 (Architecture,female,Tulane University) on August 7th, 2010

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Start Date:

Aug 23, 2009

End Date:

May 16, 2010

International exposure prior to program?

2 weeks-1 month

Academics Overall

**Overall educational experience:

**Comment:

Studio classes were set up differently - several smaller projects rather than one large project, so that was a little strange to adapt to. The academic study trips (to western Denmark and other Scandinavia/Northern European countries) were WONDERFUL for hands-on learning of architecture and urbanism.

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Course Title:

Women, Art & Identity

Course Department and Number:

European Politics and Society

Instructor:

Andrea Homann

Language of Instruction:

English

Please comment on the course:

A wonderful class!! Great instructor, interesting material, appropriate workload.

Did you have any credit transfer issues upon return to your home institution? If so, what would you suggest to other students?

I'm not sure yet if I had issues with transfer credit.

Language Overall

Foreign language component?

Yes

**Language acquisition improvement?

**Comment:

I took a Danish class for one out of two semesters abroad - since English is spoken fluently by almost everyone in Denmark, there wasn't much motivation to learn Danish.

Host Country Program Administration Overall

**On-site administration of your program:

**Please explain the program's strengths and weaknesses:

I think I would have given a 4.5/5 if I could ... DIS is very well-organized and definitely has the academic and social well-being of its students in mind during all parts of the program. The classes and trips work well together, and I definitely learned a lot about architecture, Denmark and myself by completing the program.

Housing Overall

Living arrangements? (all that apply):

Host Family

Dorm

Who did you live with?

Local Students

Host Family

If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition?

**Housing satisfaction:

**Comment:

Danish people are kind of hard to get to know ... so it was interesting living with them, but I didn't become very good friends with the people who I was living with.

Food Overall

**Food satisfaction:

**Comment:

Denmark is very expensive, so I almost never ate out. Grocery shopping and cooking for myself was the only feasible option. My friends and I would get together to cook, and that was fun.

Safety and Health Overall

**How well were health issues addressed through your program?

**Safety:

**Comment:

Denmark is very safe and DIS always backed this up.

Money Overall

**How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?

General Assessment Overall

**Words of wisdom:

Most all students, except ones that need to always be surrounded by people who they know already - I was the only Tulane student who attended in the year I was there (which I think was a very good thing, but some people wouldn't like that).

**If you could do it all over again, would you choose the same program?

Yes

**Overall satisfaction with your study abroad experience:

**Was your study abroad experience worthwhile?

Yes, definitely worthwhile - good life experience.

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