Danish Institute for Study Abroad Partner Program: Stockholm, Sweden
Study Abroad in Scandinvia at Stockholm (DIS-Stockholm) offers English-language study abroad programs for U.S. University students in their third of fourth year of study. Students take four classes, one of which is a core class that includes two faculty-led course-integrated study tours for three days in Sweden and for a week in Europe. In addition, students are required to take a Swedish language and culture course which counts as a half-credit course. A variety of housing options are designed to maximize flexibility and range from homestays with a Swedish family or living with other DIS students who share similar interests. DIS-Copenhagen is a very popular study abroad option among psychology majors for its access to Europe and Scandinavian life and it is likely that DIS-Stockholm will be just as popular.
All courses are only tentatively approved for transfer to Dickinson. Final approval will be granted pending the review of each course's actual syllabus.
| Course Title | Dickinson Course Equivalent |
| Core Courses | |
| Cognitive Neuroscience of Addiction | PSYC 480 |
| Developmental Psychopathology | PSYC 480 |
| Forensic Psychology | PSYC 480 |
| Neuroscience of Emotion | PSYC 480 |
| Positive Psychology | PSYC 480 |
| The Loving Brain: The Neuroscience of Relationships | PSYC 480 |
| Electives | |
| Developing Brain: From Infancy to Adolescence | PSYC 180 (2) |
| Forensic Psychology AND Forensic Psychology Lab* | PSYC 380 |
| Neuroscience of Emotion AND of Emotion Lab* | PSYC 380 |
| Research Assistant (various topics depending on the semester) | PSYC 500 |
| Power of the Mind: Psychology of Performance | PSYC 180(Elective) |
| Psychology of Emerging Adulthood | PSYC 180 (2) |
| Psychology of Food: A Biopsychosocial Perspective | PSYC 180 (2) |
| Psychology of Loneliness | PSYC 480 |
| Psychology of Political Behavior | PSYC 480 |
| Psychology of Violence and Hate | PSYC 180 (3) |
*The grade will be averaged for the course and lab and transferred as a single course - PSYC380. Students signing up for this course and lab should take 3 additional DIS courses.
Psychology courses offered on the DIS program (whether courses are listed here or not) will be counted as Dickinson courses’ and grades received for these courses will be factored into the student’s Dickinson GPA
NOTES ON THE STUDY ABROAD IN SCANDINAVIA (DIS) PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAM:
- Students may take more than one PSYC 180 course at DIS. Courses noted as PSYC 180(1) fulfill the 100-level Group 1 requirement, courses noted as PSYC 180(2) fulfill the 100-level Group 2 requirement, and courses noted as PSYC 180(3) fulfill the 100-level Group 3 requirement.
- Students may take more than one PSYC 380, 480, or 500 course, but only one of each upper-level course will transfer back as fulfilling psychology major requirements starting with students enrolling as first year students at Dickinson in fall 2022.
- Because differences exist in offerings between institutions, students are advised to choose psychology courses from the above pre-approved list.While other courses at DIS may be worthwhile and may complement a student's study of psychology, they will not typically transfer for credit as a psychology course. If a student chooses to take a course that has not been pre-approved, that student must request course approval from the Department of Psychology. The student should provide course syllabi, course descriptions, and samples of assignments in order for the Department to determine whether or not the student should receive Psychology credit for that course. Questions about Psychology course credit should be directed to Prof. Ford.