HIV/AIDS in Europe

- Multi-Country

Locations in Europe

  Denmark

Copenhagen

Term: Summer 

Description: DIS in cooperation with the University of Maryland offers an innovative, six-credit summer program on HIV/AIDS in Europe. The program is designed for highly motivated undergraduate students interested in pursuing careers in medicine and with a serious concern for understanding the complexity of patients' lives. It aims at:

* Providing an understanding of the complexity of HIV/AIDS from a biological and medical perspective, including epidemiology and treatment
* Sensitizing students to the political, social, economic, and moral issues concerning HIV/AIDS
* Informing students about Scandinavian and other European health care systems
* Contributing to broad intercultural competence

The program consists of two consecutive three-credit courses: Understanding and Treating HIV/AIDS in Denmark and Amsterdam, and, HIV/AIDS in the UK: Comparative Perspectives. Students are required to enroll in both courses.

Highlights: During the first three weeks, students will focus on medical practice and policy in Scandinavia with respect to HIV/AIDS, and partake in a one-week study tour throughout Denmark and Amsterdam (hospitals and research institutions related to HIV/AIDS). In the second part of the program, you will focus on the socio-political context and comparative aspects of health care with respect to HIV/AIDS, spending two weeks in Copenhagen and one week in London. Students reside in kollegiums while in Copenhagen and in hostels during study tours.

Minimum Education: High School

Cost in US$: Inquire for more information

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American and Canadian Participants.

Participants Travel Independently Or in Groups

Scholarships are Available. - Please contact us for more information.

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Other
• 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