Copenhagen-DIS

• This is an IU Co-Sponsored Program
• Semester Program with DIS Copenhagen

• Courses taught in English by local faculty at the DIS Center for DIS students only
• Choose a core course from one of the following tracks, which include extensive study tours to various Scandinavian and European cities 

• • Architecture and Design 
  • Arts and Visual Culture 
  • Biomedicine 
  • Business 
  • Child Development & Diversity 
  • Communication 
  • Computer Science 
  • Economics 
  • Environmental Science of the Arctic 
  • Finance 
  • Furniture Design 
  • Graphic Design 
  • Holocaust and Genocide 
  • Innovation and Entrepreneurship 
  • Justice & Human Rights 
  • Literature 
  • Medical Practice & Policy 
  • Neuroscience 
  • Politics & Security 
  • Prostitution & The Sex Trade 
  • Psychology 
  • Public Health 
  • Sociology 
  • Sustainability 
  • Urban Studies 
•  Remaining courses from an extensive list of elective course offerings   in the arts, business, design, economics, humanities, public health, social science, science, technology, and much more. 
• The program will satisfy the IUB Gen Ed World Languages and Culture Requirement.

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

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

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 2024

Spring 2025

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.