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DIS - Danish Institute for Study Abroad: Copenhagen - Various Programs
Program Information
Copenhagen as your home, Europe as your classroom
Enhance your major, engage and immerse, broaden your horizons, and acquire valuable cross-cultural skills with other motivated, curious, and energetic students from American universities.
Academically Challenging Courses Taught in English
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| Provider: | DIS - Danish Institute for Study Abroad |
| Location(s): | Copenhagen, Denmark |
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| Website | Take me there! |
Review By:
Dustin W. (Physics, Middlebury College) on February 01, 2012
Overall Rating
Personal Information
| * Start Date: | 2011-08-20 |
| * End Date: | 2011-12-19 |
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 2 weeks - 1 month |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
The work load was much easier than what I am used to at Middlebury. As far as study abroad programs go, DIS puts a much greater focus on academics between the variety of course options and the study tours. The grading was pretty similar to in the US and was based on a mix of participation in class, projects, papers, and tests. However, some of the grading standards were a little unclear. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
DIS organizes all sorts of programs and activities for the students to participate in throughout the semester including weekend trips, week-long adventure trips during the break, and nightly events. |
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The food is expensive. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
The organized trips are awesome. |
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* Health Care:
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| * Safety: |
Out of all the cities in Europe I visited, I felt the safest in Copenhagen by far. |
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* Home Institution Advising:
How well did Middlebury College prepare and support you for your time abroad? |
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Finances
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* Money: How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?
(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost) |
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Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| Language acquisition improvement? |
It is really difficult to use Danish in conversation when all of the Danes speak fluent English but it is very helpful for grocery shopping, reading signs, etc.. |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * If you could do it all over again, would you choose the same program? | Yes |
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | If you are outgoing and are into organized activities, this is the program for you. |
| * What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile? | The other kids in the program made my experience fun and exciting because my housing made it somewhat difficult to integrate with Danes |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Positive Psychology |
| Course Department: | Psychology |
| Instructor: | Mads Babds |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | I felt that the class went very slowly and we could have learned much more than we did. |
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Psychology of Leadership |
| Course Department: | Psychology |
| Instructor: | Nancy Kelley |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | This was my favorite course, partly because it was taught by a phenomenal visiting professor from Villanova. She did a great job of engaging the class and everyone in the class was intrinsically motivated to do well and work hard. |
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