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Study Architecture & Design in Copenhagen, Denmark

Location: Denmark: Copenhagen

Term: Fall, Spring, Summer, Academic Year

Dates: Spring 2012: 1/21/2012 to 5/20/2012, Fall 2012: 8/18/2012 to 12/17/2012, Spring 2013: 1/12/2013 to 5/17/2013

DIS - Danish Institute for Study Abroad

http://www.dis.dk

1313 Fifth Street SE Suite 113 Minneapolis, MN 55414 United States

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Phone: 800 247 3477 or 612 627 0140

Fax: 612 627 0141

Description

Denmark is world renown for its design tradition; not surprisingly, in 2008 Copenhagen was named the Design Capital of the World by the British magazine Monacle. The objectives of the DIS Architecture & Design are to expand students professional skills and knowledge through interaction with Danish architects and designers, familiarize students with contemporary Danish, Scandinavian, and European architecture, design, and theory, and to enable students to recognize and analyze the effects of cultural, economic, and political life on architecture and design, and vice versa. Studio work is the backbone of the program and aims at training you in the process of design as practiced in the Danish tradition; at reaching design solutions to concrete, real-life assignments in the fields of architecture and urban design; and at acquiring an understanding of how these problems are solved within the Danish and European context.

Architecture, Interior Architecture, Information Design (Graphic/Communication Design) and Urban Design are offered in the fall, spring and summer. Furniture, and Textile Design are offered only in the summer. For students enrolled in non-studio based architecture programs or in liberal arts fields such as art history or studio art, we offer a Pre-Architecture program that will allow students to develop their 3D skills, as well as allow students with limited spatial design experience to further their design skills in a different cultural context. The Pre-Architecture Foundations studio is vertical-- meaning that all students are taught to their individual abilities. Come to Denmark and become inspired by all that is around you!

Highlights

Unlike most other programs abroad, full-pledged studio work is the backbone of the DIS program. Additionally, core courses and electives include several field studies to important historical and contemporary architectural landmarks in the Copenhagen region.

Degree Level

Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Minimum Education

High School

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Credit Available

no

Experience Required

yes

    To participate in the Architecture & Design program, you must be enrolled at a professional school or department of architecture or design at the junior, senior or graduate level. For Pre-Architure, students must have a documented background in fine arts or studio art and have taken a course in drawing.
This Program is open to

American, Canadian Participant.

Typical Living Arrangements
  • Apartment/Flat
  • Group living
  • Home-stays
  • Independent living
  • Other

Participants Travel to Denmark

Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves
  • Letters of Reference
  • Transcript
  • Written Application
Post Services Include
  • Alumni Network
DIS - Danish Institute for Study Abroad's Mission Statement

DIS is a specialized Danish institution offering study abroad programs in English for primarily American university students in their third or fourth year of study, with credit transfer to their home school. Among alumni and partners, we have a reputation of being intense, demanding and rewarding, and of providing a challenging educational environment in a full-service framework.

Year Founded

1959

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