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I wanted to take this course to learn more about Danish culture. I am a finance and advertising major back at Syracuse, so I have not had the opportunity to take classes related to this subject. Since we are all living in Denmark it is also very relevant!

In my life I hope first of all to be happy! I want to travel as much as I can and hopefully have a career that allows me to travel/is incorporated in the position. Although I am finance and advertising, I am much more interested in the advertising part (I would get very bored working on Excel for hours everyday).

My learning objectives in this course I want to be more aware and educated on different groups and Denmark. I would also like to know more about the ways that these groups interact in Danish culture. Super excited to start the semester!

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I was interested in taking this course considering Denmark is known for its progressive social policies which I think would give a unique perspective on immigration and minority rights. With my aunt being an immigration lawyer in the U.S., I am curious to explore the comparisons between Denmark's immigration policies and those of America.

As for my career goals, I am currently deciding between furthering my education through grad school or entering the work force.

I hope to broaden my understanding of the mechanisms that foster social inclusivity, cultural integration, and the well-being of migrants in Denmark by the end of this course.

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Being an immigrant from Kenya studying in the United States has made me aware of the importance of understanding the experiences of migrants and minorities. This course provides a valuable opportunity for me to delve into the specific context of Denmark and Europe, allowing me to connect my personal background with academic exploration.

My mission is to broaden my knowledge of how different societies approach migrant issues and apply these insights to contribute meaningfully to discussions and initiatives addressing the challenges faced by migrants and minorities, both in Europe and globally.

By the end of this course, I aspire to gain a comprehensive understanding of the policies, social dynamics, and cultural factors needed to advocate for positive change in the world.

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I decided I wanted to take this course because I wanted to learn how the minorities and / or immigrants who were being welcomed into Denmark feel in their everyday routines. I am interested to see how Denmark compares to America in regards to the treatment of these groups.

In regards to my education and career interests, I hope to go to law school and become a lawyer. Although I am unsure as to what type of law I want to practice, I know that a very important part of law is seeing all types of people in an equal manner, which is a core part of this course

By the end of this course, I hope to become knowledgeable in the different types of perspectives throughout all the different groups of people. I feel as if I am very uneducated in this topic and hope to come out of this course feeling educated in how minorities and immigrants adapt to their new counties.

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I am a sociology major, and after taking a service-learning globalization course where I worked with Soccer Without Borders, I became very interested in how immigrants find their sense of belonging in a new country. I took this course so that I could get another country's perspective on immigration as a whole.

I am not entirely sure exactly what I want to do with my career, but I know that I want to help people, and so far, volunteering with Soccer Without Borders has given me some direction in how I would like to do so.

By the end of this course, I am hoping to understand the nuances of belonging in Denmark, and compare it to what I have learned in the U.S.

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I decided to take this course for similar reasons to why I am studying Religion, English, and Sociology/ Anthropology which is because I will be able to take what I learn and apply it to larger parts of society and the world. I think it will be super interesting to see how policies and ideas surrounding immigration and minorities in Denmark differ from those and the US and what those ideas look like in this culture.

I'm not yet sure what I want to do with my education or life, I think teaching at some point could be valuable to help create a more socially aware culture in spaces I exist in, though I am not sure if teaching is my end goal!

I hope to come away from this class with a greater awareness and new perspectives on this topic!

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I decided to take this course because I wanted a more diverse understanding of Copenhagen and Denmark. This past semester, I had the amazing opportunity to be a legal intern at the US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants and that experience (especially the people that I was lucky enough to meet and work with) inspired me to take this class. I feel that I have some knowledge about this topic in the United States and I am very excited to learn more about it in a different place.

My goal is to go to law school and perhaps one day focus on immigration or refugee law.

This semester I am hoping to learn more about the Danish immigration system and to learn a little more about the diversity of Danish society as a whole.

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I decided to take this course because I am interested in how Denmark functions in comparison to what I know in my daily life as a US native. I also have taken many academic courses in my academic journey so far that center around minority groups and furthering my knowledge on this subject is something that I'm hoping to gain from this class.

Career-wise, I am hoping to pursue Event Planning and be able to own my own Special Events business. Currently, I am looking forward to my upcoming summer internship as an Event Specialist and can't wait to see where that takes me! However, in general I am looking to live each day to the fullest by spending time with friends and family and meeting new people along the way.

After this course is done, I am hoping that I can use my new knowledge to educate the people that I know back at home about the different types of minority groups, disparities, and reasons for migration within Denmark so that they too can better understand the lifestyle and culture here!

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I decided to take this course because living in an extremely diverse country makes it hard conceptualize what it would be like living in a country that is fairly homogeneous.

My mission is to better understand the experience of someone living somewhere where almost no one looks like them. So often Americans are told that they would be living better lives if they moved to Europe but that’s not always the case for POC. I want to better understand this perspective that is often neglected. Getting a deeper understanding of this is also one of my main learning objectives.

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I am very interested in the differences between Denmark and America, and interested in this specific topic about due to the large divide and discrepancies in American culture. I am excited to learn about danish communities and peoples roles and feeling in them.

In my broader life I want to graduate college, go to PA school, and live in small town as a doctor far away from the real world. Before PA school I would like to travel more and enjoy my life outside of class. Pretty much I just want to be happy in whatever I am doing.

At the end of this course, I would like to be able to use my knowledge about danish society and identity to better understand and appreciate my time here.

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I chose to take this course because I come from a city that houses migrants from all over the world and I am eager to learn how Denmark's policies surrounding migration compares to those from where I live. I have a social science and medicine minor so I am interested to explore how migrants are affected and by and integrated into the Danish healthcare system.

I am pursuing a career in medicine which is why this course in particular will help widen my perspective on how politics play a role in healthcare and can explain the lack of care that migrants and minorities receive in some places around the world.

My learning objectives are to gain a deeper understanding of the migrant population within Denmark and how it to compares to other countries, specifically the United States.

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I am a neuroscience major and recently declared a sociology minor last semester. I was interested in taking this course because I am quite familiar with the migrant/minority experience in the United States from personal experience and learning about it in the classroom. I am excited to learn more about the experience outside of the U.S. especially because I feel like it's a topic not talked about or at least not a topic talked about in any of the classes offered at my college.

I hope to go into research in creating and/or testing the efficacy of drugs for treating neurological disorders. I am also interested in pursuing a PhD in neuropharmacology after college. As a scientist, it is important to be able to understand the social context behind the research you are conducting which is why I think it is important to engage in sociology courses.

By the end of this course, I hope to learn more about the migrant/minority experience in Europe and how it has changed over time. I also hope to familiarize myself with Danish policies regarding the topic because I have little to no knowledge about Danish politics.

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I am a sociology major and government minor, and in many of the courses I have taken, Nordic countries have been touted as being a model for egalitarian cultures and welfare states. Critiques of this idea were often only brief in-class discussion, so this course caught my eye as being a place to expand on those discussions. My core course (Cultural Diversity and Integration) and will also pair well with this class, and I am hoping to connect what I learn from both. I am also very interested in cultural sociology and ideas of place and community, so I saw this course as a good place to learn more.

Im not entirely sure of what I would like to do with my sociology major. I hope to work for an NGO doing some type of social work at some point in my life, and possibly work at a think tank or become a professor. I hope that whatever I do puts me in a position to have some type of positive impact on the communities and the people around me.

My learning objectives for this semester are to (as I said) put this course in conversation with my core course, and to overall become more aware of the more marginalized experiences of people who live in Denmark. A specific topic that I would like to learn more about or at least create context for is the "parallel societies" legislation, and how that has impacted immigrant's ability to form communities here.

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As an International Studies major, this class sparked my curiosity immediately. I have a friend from Greenland who has told me about some of the struggles she has as a minority in Denmark, and I think this class will give a lot of insight into the realities that immigrants face here, which we often are not exposed to as tourists or as students who are not here permanently.

I'm not sure what kind of career I want to have, but I know that I love meeting new people and learning about different places around the world, so hopefully I will find a career that allows me to do that.

By the end of this course I hope I will have a much better understanding of the realities that immigrants face in Denmark, as well as the ways in which immigrants have shaped the country.

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My background in Anthropology and South Asian Studies impacts the questions and movements I want to explore with respect to how culture, identity, and society are interconnected. Coming from a family of immigrants who came to the United States, I am interested in learning about how individuals from various ethnic backgrounds experience life in Denmark. My goal for this course is to apply my own lived experience and knowledge of the immigration of minorities to gain an understanding of how communities emerge and establish themselves in a new country. I hope to go to law school or pursue higher education in public health in the future!

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I decided to take this course because I've heard that Copenhagen is a city filled with people from all over the world, and I wanted to learn about the perspective of living in a foreign country filled with locals and immigrants alike. I hope to learn about the details about a sense of belonging — and just more about human interaction with strangers in general — because I hope to go into the medical field where a pillar of my job is to provide comfort to people I may have just met. By the end of this class, I hope that I have a new perspective on how immigration/migration affects mental health as well as strategies on how to best foster belonging.

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I'm a stem major and minor, but I've always been interested in sociology. I missed the opportunity to take sociology classes at my home school. I'm excited about the opportunity to do so here and to learn about social issues in Denmark.

I'm pursuing a degree in Computer Science, which is a subject I am very passionate about. I hope to work in accessibility or for a non-profit and generally avoid some of the toxic work culture prevalent within the tech field. The impact of my future work is very important to me.

Going into this course I am looking forward to learning about different communities and cultures in Denmark, as well as understanding the problems they face.

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I decided to take this course because I wanted a meaningful way to academically learn about Denmark as a country, specifically the minorities and migration that greatly impacts the culture, communities, and country. I am especially interested in how minorities in Denmark are treated and the legal processes immigrants must endure to enter the country.

Ideally, I'd love to be a graphic designer or artist for non-profits working with women and queer folk. However, because I'd also like to make enough to feed myself, I am thinking about either going to law school or becoming a child psychologist (and using art in either one of those professions).

I hope to have a better understanding of how socially ingrained notions of normality impact a country's ability to welcome the 'different.' I also hope to learn and grow in ways I cannot even comprehend yet.

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I am a sociology major and took a class last semester on the sociology of population and population growth, I am taking this course because I am hoping to add to my current knowledge about population through migration!

My career/education goal is to attend medical school and be a doctor. I love helping people and I love kids so I am hoping to go into some sort of pediatric specialty.

I hope that this class allows me to become more familiar with Denmark, I don't know much about Danish politics or migration policies.

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I am interested in learning more about those who leave their homes and try to start a new life in a place they are not familiar with. I want to understand how they perceive themselves in a new country and how that country reacts to groups of people they are unfamiliar with.

I want to go into the hospitality industry and provide wonderful experiences for people to enjoy.

I hope to learn more about the difference between the European border and immigration laws and how it affects everyone.

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Understanding the experiences of different minority groups is a great way to learn about a country and its culture. I decided to take this course as a gateway to understanding Denmark on a deeper level. My goal in my education is to gain a greater perspective on life, enabling me to make a more significant impact on the world around me. By the end of this course, I hope to gain a greater understanding of the makeup of Denmark from its social groups and the interactions between them to broaden my perspectives and get the most out of this abroad experience.

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My background in sociology had a large influence in choosing this course. After learning and experiencing immigrant lives in the United States, I want to understand new perspectives on migrant and minority lives, and thought taking a class focusing on how these challenges and experiences translated into the Danish community would help me in doing so!

Education and career-wise, I am currently on the pre-health track and hope to work as a physician and public health research.

By the end of this course, I want to have learned more about influences to European immigration laws and to European media representation of immigrants.

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My Asian American Studies major had a lot to do with my decision to take this class; my field of study is very much occupied and invested in questions of migration/diaspora/belonging, and I'm interested in puzzling through these ideas in a European context and comparing it with the American discourse.

Career wise, I don't know exactly what I want to do, but I'm hoping to live a life and profession oriented by my values and a commitment to community and justice.

By the end of this course, I'm hoping to have an understanding of the complexities of Danish nationalism and how Danish identity discourse is shifting with the growth of migrant communities.

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I'm studying Social Movements through Organizational & Religious Studies, and migration and minoritization are extremely bound up with race and ethnicity as well as religion (e.g. many Muslim immigrants here). I'm mixed and third-generation on Mom's side (Chinese), so I'm interested in contextualizing that heritage and also learning more about differences between the experience of immigrants here vs. the U.S. I hope this class will give a chance to engage critically with nationalism and xenophobia (esp. in a very homogenous state) and offer me frameworks for doing so that I can apply at home.

What I want to achieve in my life

Big question! I don't know about a career path, but I want to center community relationships in my life and honor what they call me to do, i.e. act in ethical ways. For the past bit, that's meant moving away from tech, which I worked in before coming to college, and towards work esp. with Asian-American and queer community. I want to keep questioning, stay open to a lot of joy, and live by similar principles as people I admire. Vague? Possibly, but life is big!

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I'm interested in understanding how immigrants are perceived in Denmark and how immigrant communities identify themselves within the Danish community.

I want to go to law school and am interested in international refugee law.

I hope to learn more about the European Border Crisis.

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I decided to take this course because of my strong interest in learning about people, and the wide range of perspectives a population can have. As a public health major being able to gain further insight on some of the topics this class focuses on would help me later in life, creating health policies and initiatives that can better serve all people.

My educational aspirations is to go to grad school abroad and focus on either public health or health management. I hope to one day go into health administration and work in a hospital setting.

I would love to learn more about Scandinavian policies towards migrants and refugees, and the discourse surrounding them. While I am studying in Denmark I would love to be able to learn more about these policies and issues that are more specific to this region.