Copenhagen-DIS

• This is an IU Co-Sponsored Program
• Semester Program with DIS Copenhagen
• Typical enrollment: 1200 students from U.S. colleges and universities

• DIS courses on European topics taught in English
• Extensive study tours to various Scandinavian and European cities
• Choose a core course from one of the following co-sponsored* programs:
  • Architecture and Design
  • Art and Visual Culture
  • Biomedicine
  • Business
  • Child Development & Diversity
  • Communication
  • Computer Science
  • Economics
  • Environmental Science of the Arctic
  • European Politics
  • Finance
  • Furniture Design
  • Graphic Design
  • History
  • Holocaust and Genocide
  • Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • Justice & Human Rights
  • Literature
  • Medical Practice & Policy
  • Neuroscience
  • Philosophy
  • Prostitution & The Sex Trade
  • Psychology
  • Public Health
  • Sociology
  • Sustainability
  • Terrorism & Security
  • Urban Studies
• Choose remaining courses from an extensive list of elective course offerings  course offerings in the arts, business, design, economics, humanities, public health, social science, science, technology, and much more.

• Optional courses in Danish language 

Academic year option available to qualified students. See additional eligibility and application requirements.

Course Load

• 15 IU credits in 4-5 DIS courses

Course Equivalencies: Please see the Copenhagen-DIS course equivalency list for program enrollment requirements and a list of IU course equivalencies that students have received in the past.

• Program Website
• Getting Started Handbook
• Diversity, Identity, and Accessibility Resources

• Student Evaluation Responses

Wide range of housing options including:

• Homestay
• Student residence hall (Kollegium)
• Living & learning communities
• DIS Residential Community

Students are required to live in program-provided housing in Copenhagen.

You may apply if you:

• are an undergraduate student at any Indiana University campus who is making normal academic progress
• are in at least your fourth full-time semester of college
• have approximately a 3.0 cumulative GPA

Business majors must have completed (or will complete) the KSB prerequisites of the Business Integrative Core (or equivalent coursework at an IU campus outside Bloomington) by the start of the program

Biology coursework prerequisites: one year of university-level biology, with lab experience and one university-level chemistry course.

Note on required visa application process.  Per the requirements of the Danish Immigration Services, students from some countries will have to present themselves in person at a Danish Consulate that has biometric capabilities. At this time, the Danish Consulate in New York is the only one in the U.S. with biometric capabilities. This requirement does not apply to students who hold U.S. passports.

Students from these countries are advised that you must travel to a Danish Consulate at your own expense and well in advance of your travel dates.

Students must have a passport valid for six months beyond program's end date.

Students must be able to demonstrate flexibility, resilience, and self-reliance.

Complete eligibility criteria and selection criteria are outlined within the Academic Policies and Procedures of Education Abroad. Selection is based on maturity, seriousness of purpose, and appropriateness of match between program and applicant. Students on disciplinary probation during program period are ineligible.

Fall 2023

• Per Semester
• IU portion of fee: $241.95
• DIS portion of fee*paid to IU bursar: $26,325 (includes DIS tuition, housing in Kollegium or room and board with homestay family, health insurance, books, tram pass, study trips, and residence permit)
• Kollegium meals: $1,600 - $2,200
• International Airfare: $1,000 - $1,500
• See IU Fee Sheet for additional cost and payment details.

*Special discounted DIS fee for IU students. Based on published DIS materials. Indiana University cannot guarantee the prices charged by DIS and is not responsible for any price increase or change. 

Personal expenses and vacation travel additional. Initial prepayment of $500 due March 21, 2023.

Spring 2024

• Per Semester
• IU portion of fee: $241.95
• DIS portion of fee*paid to IU bursar: $26,360 (includes DIS tuition, room in Kollegium or room and board with host family, health insurance, books, tram pass, study trips, and residence permit)
• Additional meals: $1,600 - $2,200
• International Airfare: $1,000 - $1,500
• See IU Fee Sheet for additional cost and payment details.

*Special discounted DIS fee for IU students. Based on published DIS materials. Indiana University cannot guarantee the prices charged by DIS and is not responsible for any price increase or change. 

Personal expenses and vacation travel additional. Initial prepayment of $500 due October 3, 2023.

Financial Aid and Scholarships:

• IU scholarships, grants and loans applicable to program costs with some exceptions. Please carefully check these exceptions before you commit to a program.

• IU Scott C. Schurz Study Abroad Scholarships of $2,500-$5,000

• Need-based Education Abroad Program Specific Scholarships
• DIS Scholarships available
• For Business students: Kelley School of Business Overseas Study Scholarships

Please see our financial aid page for general information and links to additional scholarship opportunities.