European Humanities European Humanities

In this program you delve into complex European histories and cultures. Deconstruct the competing narratives that have given rise to questions of nationality and confront the inherent ambiguity of European border regions.

Using memory studies, an interdisciplinary model, you will examine the formation of current identities through the lens of art, history, literature, philosophy, and religious studies.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

PROGRAM STUDENT PROFILE

The program is directed at intellectually curious students of all disciplines within the humanities. You will have the opportunity to enhance your major by tailoring the core course research paper to your specific area or major of study. You should be liberal arts-minded with an interest in viewing history from a European perspective and enjoy critical thinking and textual analysis.

CORE COURSE OVERVIEW

>> European Memory and Identity
You will synthesize knowledge about European art, literature, philosophy, and history by focusing on the selective ways of remembering Europe’s past – the rich as well as the tragic.

BUILD YOUR OWN CURRICULUM

DIS has over 160 elective courses for you to build your curriculum from after choosing your required core course. You have to opportunity to focus on your major or diversify by selecting any combination of core courses based on your needs. Click here for electives related to History, Art History, Literature, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Film Studies, and more.

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DIS Student Bloggers

Wonder what it is like to study European Humanities in Copenhagen? 

Click here to read Mackenzie Shanahan's blog!

On our study tour to Germany, we walked to the various memorials for the Berlin Wall incorporated throughout the city. My professor pointed out the cobblestones that marked where the Berlin Wall once
divided the free world from Communism. There is now a path of cobblestones that cuts across the city where the wall once was, and it’s incredible to think about how easy it is for us to just walk cross it today.

Kate Wofford University of Maryland, College Park

The depth of study and dedication of my professors in European Humanities was impressive; they all possessed expertise, and paid real attention to students. On the study tour, I spoke with renowned Czech artists and visited important sites in terms of Czech and global history. We learned to view ‘ordinary’ places with new attention and skepticism, to engage with these places and recognize their profound political and cultural resonance – thanks to our study of local history and contemporary ‘memory studies’.

Charles Thaxton Bates College

Housing Feature: Arts & Culture House

Request to live in the Arts & Culture House Learning & Living Community with your fellow students who have an interest in exploring a broad array of cultural offerings within theater, music, dance, film, painting, and writing.

Elective Courses Feature

Dive in with the experts at the Søren Kierkegaard Research Center, University of Copenhagen, focusing on Denmark’s most radical author:

Or, why not join Denmark’s most talented young musicians, performance majors receive focused instruction through this elective course with Danish music professors at the Royal Danish Academy of Music, the most prestigious conservatory in Denmark:

Just a few of the facinating humanities courses DIS has to offer!

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