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Study Migration & Conflict in Copenhagen, Denmark
Location: Denmark: Copenhagen
Term: Fall, Spring, 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
1313 Fifth Street SE Suite 113 Minneapolis, MN 55414 United States
Call Us
Phone: 800 247 3477 or 612 627 0140
Fax: 612 627 0141
Description
Migration & Conflict will introduce students to the diversity of immigrant and minority populations in Europe - in terms of language, ethnicity, religion and culture - and the challenges they fact in their host societies; with special opportunity to study Muslim and Jewish migrants/minorities. Examine the complexity of minority-majority relations and the breadth of responses to issues caused by migration as seen from the minorities, majorities, activists, academics, citizens, and by national, EU, and international decision-makers. Gain insights into violence from - from day-to-day harassment to holocaust & genocide - as a perennial component of minority-majority relations; and the history of migration, minorities & minority-majority relations in Europe. Apply what you're learning to new environments on study tours to Istanbul as well as Southern Sweden. You'll see the world through different eyes!
Highlights
Study tours include a short regional study tour to the Sweden early in the semester and a longer European study tour to Istanbul during the mid-semester study break.
The Migration & Conflict study tours address issues of ethnicity, nationality, ethnic and national conflict, migration, integration and multiculturalism through visits to immigrant organizations, talks with politicians and minority representatives, and tours to historical sites associated with the overall topic.
Additionally, all courses include field study visits to relevant institutions and organizations in Copenhagen.
Degree Level
Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)
Minimum Education
High School
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Credit Available
no
This Program is open to
American, Canadian, European Participant.
Typical Living Arrangements
- Apartment/Flat
- Group living
- Home-stays
- Independent living
- Other
Participants Travel to Denmark
Independently
Application Process Involves
- Letters of Reference
- Transcript
- Written Application
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
