Literature
Walk in the footsteps of the continent’s finest and most groundbreaking authors and poets and make traveling a literary adventure. Experience Europe through a literary lens and discover the importance of place in literature by visiting the venues and hideouts of Nordic contemporary writers.
Core Course
A Sense of Place in European Literature
Fall/Spring, 3 Credits
Literature opens up for known and unknown places, real and imaginary. In this course, discover comparative perspectives on European literature through in-depth analysis and close readings of texts written by modern and classic writers. On our short Study Tour, we seek out the literary voices of Copenhagen and the island of Fanø in the North Sea. On the week-long Study Tour to Berlin, we read literature, on-site, that was originally written in and about this important metropolis, to explore how the city influences our reading and vice versa.
Core Course Study Tours
This program travels on Study Tours to the following destinations:
Early in the semester, you delve into your academic focus during Core Course Week, in which you travel on a short Study Tour for three days in Denmark or a neighboring country, combined with a two-day seminar in Copenhagen. Later in the semester, you travel again with your Core Course on a week-long Study Tour in Europe.
While on tour, theories learned in the classroom come to life by meeting with professionals and experts in your field who contribute to furthering your understanding of course topics. Study Tours are hands-on and experiential, combining theory with practice, and expose you to additional cultural perspectives. You have the opportunity to visit sites and experts in your field of interest that you may not otherwise have access to.
Elective Courses
Add elective courses to complement your Core Course at DIS Copenhagen. You decide how to build your course load based on your needs and interests!
Electives range across disciplines and include research, workshops, studios, and even Exploration Electives, which come with a travel component.
Visit our website to view the full list of over 200 additional elective courses!
Program Details
Eligibility: Check website for most recent GPA information. Prerequisites vary by class. Typically a background of 2-3 courses in the core class field of study is required. Students must meet the DIS prerequisites with a class recorded on a college transcript (high school courses and non-credit bearing experiences do not apply).
Reviewed by: Faculty: Michael Spezio, Hao Huang, Scot Gould Staff: Patricia Guenther-Gleason
Advising Notes: If a course is not listed in a department offered at the Claremont Colleges, students are advised to consult carefully with the Registrar about eligibility for credit at Scripps. Students have to complete a petition process through the Registrar's Office for courses from abroad to fulfill the Gender and Women's Studies general education requirement. However, the following courses have been previously approved: Women, Art, Identity; Women and Leadership; Masculinities in Scandinavia; Gender and Sexuality in Scandinavia; Psychology of Human Sexuality. Additionally, GPA below 8.25 requires a reference. For Courtauld or Amsterdam, GPA below 9.0 requires a 2nd reference.
Visa Information: Participants must obtain a Residence Permit, the equivalent of a visa, to be in Denmark as a full-time student. DIS provides assistance with this process after acceptance to the program. Students will be billed by DIS for the $300 residency fee.
Budget Planning: For budget planning purposes,
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