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APPROVED FOR GENERAL EDUCATION CREDIT

DANISH INSTITUTE FOR STUDY ABROAD

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AREA OF STUDY                    COURSE NAME
ALS-A
Architecture                              Architecture and Planning
Art                                             Ancient Art and Archaeology
Art                                             Classical Greece (must be 3 credits)
Art                                             European Art  1870-1920
Art                                             European Art of the 19th C
Art                                            European Art of the 20th Cealso WRI OR HWC+WRI) (course name updated 1/3/22)
Art                                             Garden Art in European Culture
Art                                             History of European Film
Art                                             Masters of European Art:  Renaissance-Baroque
Art History                                The meaning of style (OR HWC)
Art History                                Women, Art, Identity (OR HWC)
Literature                                 Scandinavian Crime Fiction
Literature                                 The Literature of Ice and Snow
Literature                                 The Rebel Child: Scandinavian Children's Lit (also WRI)
Literature                                 European Storytelling: From Homer to Harry Potter (also HWC) (updated 3/3/21)
Philosophy                              Ethics
Philosophy                              Ethics of Dialogue:Philosophy of Human Relationship
 
EIN
Ethics, Pre-Med/Health Sci.   Medical Ethics (also WRI)
Public Health
Philosophy                             Ethics of Dialogue: Phil. Human Relations     

HBS
Biology                                     Human Health and Disease
Ecology                                    Ecology and Human Impact in the Baltic
Economics                               Behavioral Economics
Environmental Science            European Sustainable Development
Interdisciplinary                        Health Care Strategies for at-risk populations
Political Science                       European Politics: The European Union
Psychology                               Positive Psychology
Psychology                               Pregnancy, Birth and Infancy in Denmark
Sociology/Anthropology           Contemporary Norwegian Society
Sociology/Anthropology           Families Without Borders: From Adoptions to Transnational Desires
Sociology/Anthropology           Gender and Sexuality in Scandinavia (also WRI)
Sociology/Anthropology           Medical Anthropology (also MCG)
Sociology/Anthropology           Sociology of the Family
Sociology/Anthropology           The Guilty Pleasures of Pop Culture
Pre-Med/Health Sci./                Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Pub. Health  
PoliSci/Pub. Policy/Sociology   Inequality in Scandinavia: Developments and Challenges of the Welfare State (added 10/20/21)

HWC
Architecture                              20th and 21st C Danish Architecture
Art                                             European Art of the 20th Cealso WRI OR ALS-A+WRI) (course name updated 1/3/22)
Art History                                The Meaning of Style (OR ALS-A)
Art History                                Women, Art, Identity (OR ALS-A)
Global Health/History/              The Impact of Epidemic Disease on European History
Public Health 
History                                      20th C European History
History                                      20th & 21st Century Danish Architecture (also WRI)
History                                      Battlefield Europe: Military History of WW II
History                                      Conspiracy Theories & Historical Controversies
History                                      Cultural History of Travel
History                                      European Art of the 19th C: From Classicism to Symbolism
History                                      European Art of the 20th Century
History                                      European Memory and Identity
Literature                                  European Storytelling: From Homer to Harry Potter (also ALS-L) (updated 3/3/21)
History                                      History of Copenhagen
History                                      History of European Ballet
History                                      History of Jewish Life in Europe
History                                      How Plants Have Changed World History
History                                      Religion and Politics in Europe
History                                      Royalty in the Land of Equality
History                                      Terrorism and Counter Terrorism from a European Perspective
History                                      The Enemy Within: Spies and Espionage during the Cold War
Gender studies, History,           History of Sexuality in Europe (added 10/27/2021)
Sociology 
Literature, Philosophy, &          Kierkegaard's Authorship (added 2/8/2022)
Religious Studies                                            

IST
Biology                                     Biological Conservation and Biodiversity PLUS Biological and Biodiversity Lab
Environmental Studies             Renewable Energy Systems

MCG
Anthropology                            Medical Anthropology
Interdisciplinary                        Muslims in the West: Islam, Democracy and Gender

ORC
Business                                  International Advertising in a European Context (section B)

SED
Biology                                     Biological Conservation and Biodiversity
Environmental Studies             Greenland Scientific Exploration (must be 3 credits)
Interdisciplinary                        Glaciers and Human Impact:  Icelandic Climate Change Case Study

WRI
Architecture                             Scandinavian Interior Architecture
Art                                            Garden Art in European Culture (upon approval of Program Adviser)
Biology                                     Biology of Marine Mammals
Biology                                     Medical Ethics (also EIN)
Communication                       Strategic Communications 
English                                     Creative Travel Writing
Environmental Science            Business Strategies in the Transition toward a Sustainable Economy (2017)
Environmental Science            Sustainable Business Strategies (2018)
History                                     20th & 21st Century Danish Architecture (also HWC)
Literature                                  A Sense of Place in European Literature
Literature                                  Nordic Noir (also ALS-L)
Literature                                  Scandinavian Crime Fiction
Literature                                  The Rebel Child: Scandinavian Literature (also ALS-L)
Sociology/Anthropology          Gender and Sexuality in Scandinavia (also HBS)
Creative Writing                       Creative Nonfiction Workshop (added 2020)
Bio/BioMed/BioTech/               Research Assistant: Neurodegenerative Diseases
NeuroSci/Health Sci.
Pre-Medicine/Health Sci.           Health Delivery and Prioritization
Econ./Pub. Health, Pub. Policy  Health Economics and Health Policy in Europe
Communication,
Creative Writing, Literature       Travel Writing (added 12/13/2021)
Art                                             European Art of the 20th Cealso ALS-A OR HWC) (course name updated 1/3/22)


COURSES MUST BE 3 DIS CREDITS TO EQUAL 1 ST. OLAF CREDIT. 1 CREDIT COURSES TRANSFER AS .25 CREDITS.

**Only ONE course may be taken off-campus in each of these requirements:  Historical Studies in Western Culture (HWC), Studies in Human Behavior and Society (HBS) or Studies in Natural Science (IST, SED).

Contact the program adviser to discuss any courses which should receive GE credit.
 
THESE COURSES HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN OFFERED, BUT WE CANNOT GUARANTEE OFFERINGS AT ANOTHER INSTITUTION.