Description

The Public Health program is designed for students exploring career opportunities in public health, either from a policy, sociology, or pre-med background. The core course and study tours offer you a Northern European perspective on salient aspects of public health, e.g. prevention, health promotion and quality improvement, an understanding of the challenges of health policy making, prioritization, and health economics, and the ability to derive comparative insight from analysis of different national health care systems.

Highlights

Denmark provides a laboratory for exploring public health issues much different from the US. Come see what these issues look like from a social welfare state with free health care and very high taxes. The program aims:

* To provide a Northern European perspective on the salient aspects of public health like pre-natal care, immunization, prevention, food safety, health promotion
* To help you understand the complex challenges of health policy making, prioritization, and health economics
* To advance your ability to derive comparative insights from analysis of different national health care systems
* To sensitize you to the political, social, economic, and moral issues involved in different models underlying modern health care systems.

The study tours, which are covered by the DIS tuition, form an integral part of the core course. Study tours will take you to Helsinki-Tallin or Riga-Helsinki (your choice). You will explore and compare public health systems in a Scandinavian and a former Communist country, and look at the very different challenges Europe will be facing due to rising costs, aging populations, immigration, etc.

Degree Level

Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Minimum Education

High School

Subject Areas

Cost in US$:

Please inquire about price

Program Fees Include:

The DIS Board of Directors has allocated scholarship funds to help you afford to study in Denmark. Scholarships consist of grants in the range of USD 1,000 to 4,000 per semester. Summer scholarships range from USD 300 - 1000 depending on your program selection. All scholarships are awarded based on financial need.

Experience Required

no

This Program is open to

American and Canadian Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Apartment/Flat
• Dormitory
• Group living
• Home-stays
• Independent living
• Other

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

Independently or in Groups

Scholarships are Available

The DIS Board of Directors has allocated scholarship funds to help you afford to study in Denmark. Scholarships consist of grants in the range of USD 1,000 to 5,000 per semester. Summer scholarships range from USD 300 - 1000 depending on your program selection. All scholarships are awarded based on financial need.

Application Process Involves

• Essay
• 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