Business and the New Experience Economy

  Denmark

Copenhagen

Term: Summer 
Dates: Session 1 (May 22-Jun 12) and/or Session 2 (Jun 12-Jul 3)

Description: Course will focus on cutting-edge business trends, especially in the new experience economy, which provides experiences rather than goods and services. They are designed for students majoring in business, economics, or related fields, and introduce you to business strategy as practiced by a variety of Danish, European, and multinational corporations. Together, course work and field visits will enable you to analyze and understand the European business environment.

Prerequisites: General DIS prerequisites plus, for European Business Strategy, university-level introductory courses in both micro- and macroeconomics.

Core Courses: "European Business Strategy" (Session 1) and "Creative Industries: Business, Innovation, Politics, and Culture" (Session 2)

Highlights: The program includes a one-week European study tour to London & Brussels (European Union instituions and European companies) during the first session and a one-week study tour in Sweden & Denmark (local and international companies, with Roskilde music festival as a case study) during the second session

Minimum Education: High School

Cost in US$: Please contact DIS for more information

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American and Canadian Participants.

Participants Travel to Denmark Independently

Typically Participants Work 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