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WINTER 2022 COURSES
Winter 2022 Global Classrooms Connections
FALL 2021 COURSES
Fall 2021 Global Classrooms Connections
Fall 2021 Global Classrooms Signature
SUMMER 2021 COURSES
Summer 2021 Global Classrooms Connections
CCJS458C/MLAW358A: Human Trafficking in Context: A Comparative Analysis
ENGL391: Advanced Composition: Tolkien in Oxford
ENGL409M/THET428E: Literature, Art and Architecture in London
GVPT359I: Topics in Comparative Politics; Identity Politics: Constructing a Gender Inclusive Society
LARC489A/HONR338A: Landscape Architecture, Architecture and Music
Summer 2021 Global Classrooms Signature
SPRING 2021 COURSES
Spring 2021 Global Classrooms Connections
BIOE461: Synthetic Biology and Biological Engineering
CCJS325: Slavery in the Twenty First Century: Combating Human Trafficking
CPSS240: Contemporary Issues in STEM Education
EDHI788T: International Education & Cultural Exchange: Policies & Practices
ENME467/ENES467: Engineering for Social Change
FMSC110: Families and Global Health
GVPT356: Capstone in International Development
GVPT388R: Topical Investigations; Race Relations in the US and France
Spring 2021 Global Classrooms Signature
ARCH601: Bridging the Gap Studio: Collaborative Design Thinking Across Cultures
AREC360: Global Agriculture: Developing Extension Education & Agriculture Technologies in Africa
CPSS225: College Park Scholars Capstone: Science, Technology, and Society
HESI315: Student Leadership in Groups and Organizations
HESI418V: Global Leadership in a Virtual Context
HESI771: The College Student and Student Personnel Services in a Global Context
HONR269T: Honors Seminar: Understanding U.S. Foreign Policy toward Afghanistan
INST408R: Human-Centered Computing in a Global Context
WINTER 2021 Examine the ancient Greeks and Romans in Italy through virtual visits to significant sites, monuments and museum collections in Rome and the Bay of Naples area, connecting students with original artifacts to better understand ancient cultures. Learn about sustainability best practices in New Zealand, as well as the cultural systems that evolved from colonization and shape the country’s society today, through the practices of field sketching and observation as well as the virtual exploration of historic sites, monuments, art and artifact museums, aboriginal settlements, natural wonders, and environmental restorations. A professional writing course explores the life and works of J.R.R. Tolkien, professor and author of The Lord of the Rings, through virtual visits with scholars and experts in Oxford, England, offering an opportunity to learn about the writer's world and the unique intersections between his scholarship and fantasy (GenEd: FSPW).CLAS308G/ARTH369D/CLAS688G: Greek and Roman Culture in Context
LARC489N/HONR348N/HONR338B: Sustainable Transformation and Adaptation - Culture and Earth
ENGL391: Advanced Composition: Tolkien in Oxford
Fall 2020
MITH301: Digital Publishing with Minimal Computing: Humanities at a Global Scale
Cross-listed with CMLT398M, ENGL378M, and LASC348C
Time: W 12:00-1:50/F 12:00-12:50
Location: HBK0301
Instructor: Raffaele Viglianti
Credits: 3
Partner institution: Universidad del Salvador Buenos Aires, Argentina
NFSC230: Global Nutrition Sensitive Food Systems
Time: TBD
Location: Online
Instructor: Margaret Udahogora
Credits: 3
Partner institution: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana
HONR269T: Understanding U.S. Foreign Policy toward Afghanistan
Time: Th 6:30-9:00 pm
Location: ANA0120
Instructor: Temim “Tim” Nusraty
Credits: 3
Partner institution: American University of Afghanistan in Kabul, Afghanistan
FMSC286: Assisted Reproduction Law & Policy in the U.S. & Brazil
Time: T/Online
Location: 1102 HJP
Instructor: Kerry Tripp
Credits: 3
Partner institution: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Summer 2020
ARCH688A: Carbon Neutral Development through Net Zero
Dates: June 1-July 10
Time: TBD
Location: Online
Instructor: Ming Hu
Credits: 3
Partner institution: Nankai University, Tianjin, China
Graduate Students Only
MIEH607: Risk Based Approach to Ensure Global Food Safety and Security
Dates: June 1-July 10
Time: TBD
Location: Online
Instructor: Abdel-Razak Kadry, Muhiuddin Haider
Credits: 3
Partner institution: Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
Open to Senior Undergraduates
Spring 2020
HESI771: The College Student and Student Personnel Services in a Global Context
Time: W 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Location: EDU 2102
Instructor: Candace Moore
Credits: 3
Partner institution: University of Cape Coast in Ghana
Course Description: The course centers on the acquisition of local knowledges to decolonize conventional narratives of higher education practices. Students gain an understanding of Ghanaian and American approaches within the praxis of student affairs to student development theory, student support services, and the role of student affairs practice in student learning. Additionally, the course offers a cross-cultural, project-based platform for students to apply student development theories in the context of diverse campus environments. Specifically, the areas of psychosocial and cognitive structural development will be emphasized through multiple perspectives including moral development, intellectual development and social identity development. Moreover, the course offers a demographic study of the characteristics of college students in Ghana and the U.S. as well as a study of their aspirations, values, and purposes. Finally, the course explores best practices and emerging trends in global student affairs practice.
AREC360: Global Agriculture: Developing Extension Education & Agriculture Technologies in Africa
Time: W 10:00 am - 12:50 pm
Location: SYM 2200B
Instructor: Taryn Devereux
Credits: 3
Partner institution: Liberia International Christian College, Liberia
Course Description: The objective of the course is to identify challenges faced by farmers in Nimba County, Liberia, and work collaboratively across borders to discuss these challenges and develop extension education programming that will be implemented in the region in order to empower local farmers. The course is designed to create a paradigm shift for both cohorts of students who will educate and learn from each other in what is now becoming a critical context - the globalized workspace. UMD and LICC students will be grouped together to identify and develop particular thematic areas most needed by local farmers, and then as a cohort create a week-long extension program to be implemented on the ground.
For more course information or to obtain permission to enroll, contact Jill Janofsky at jjanofsk@umd.edu.
EDHD498G: Social Problems in Education; Cross-Cultural Approaches to Child Development and Poverty in the U.S. and Chile
Time: W 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location: HJP 3120
Instructor: Natasha Cabrera
Credits: 3
Partner Institution:
Register on Testudo
This course will help students gain a cross cultural understanding of child development and poverty in different contexts (U.S. and Chile). Through the use of technology, UMD students will interact directly with their peers in Chile.
EDHI750: International Higher Education
Time: M 4:15 pm - 7:00 pm
Location: EDU 1315
Instructor: Taylor C. Woodman
Credits: 3
Partner Institution:
Register on Testudo
Comparison of higher education systems in several countries, and of the problems and issues in higher education faced by these countries.
ENGL362: Caribbean Literature in English
Time: TuTh 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Location: TWS 1321
Instructor: Merle Collins
Credits: 3
Partner institution: Universidad Católica de Salta, Argentina
Course Description: Political and literary traditions that intersect in the fiction, poetry, and drama written in English by Caribbean writers, primarily during the 20th century.
Also offered as LASC348E. Credit granted for ENGL362 or LASC348E.
SURV699C: Special Topics in Survey Methodology; Big Data in Immigration Research
Meets February 10 - May 11
Time: M 11:15 am - 12:45 pm
Location: TBA
Instructor: Christopher Antoun
Credits: 3
Partner institution: University of Mannheim, Germany
Course Description: Students from the two partnering universities will form international groups to collaboratively work on the collection and analysis of Big Data to answer immigration-related research questions.
HONR269T: Honors Seminar: Understanding U.S. Foreign Policy toward Afghanistan
Time: Th 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: ANA 0120
Instructor: Temim Nusraty
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: American University of Afghanistan, Afghanistan
Register on Testudo
Course Description: Afghanistan has been at the center of U.S. and international attention since September 11. This seminar will examine the development and evolution of U.S. policy toward Afghanistan, including the impact of the death of Osama bin Laden on the U.S. strategy. This seminar will also examine the history of Afghanistan and its political figures. In addition, the seminar will explore the current challenges facing Afghanistan such as weak governance, widespread poverty, pervasive corruption, the burgeoning narcotics problem, and lack of respect for the rule of law. Students will also have the opportunity to hear different perspectives on the conflict in Afghanistan from current and former senior officials in the U.S. Government. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to engage with undergraduates studying in Afghanistan to better understand the indigenous perspective on the war and the U.S. presence in Afghanistan.
This is a Global Classroom course. There will be approximately 4 or 5 weeks where this course will meet on Sundays for teleconferencing meetings with students in Kabul, Afghanistan instead of meeting at its normal weekly time on Thursday nights.
ARCH601: Bridging the Gap Studio: Collaborative Design Thinking Across Cultures
Time: MWF 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Location: TBA
Instructor: Madlen Simon
Credits: 6
Partner institution: Al Nahrain University, Iraq
Course Description: Topical architectural design studio with concentration on advanced topical inquiry addressing but not limited to: architectural competitions, sustainable design, theoretica/conceptual issues, programmatic, contextual, and/or technical issues.
Restricted to ARCH, URPD or ARCP majors.
HESI318I: Applied Contextual Leadership; Global Leadership in a Virtual
Blended Learning
Instructor: Gregory Weaver & Genevieve Hiltebrand
Credits: 3
Partner institution: Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Course Description: Most course activities will be conducted online, but students will be expected to meet in person 6 times out of the semester. During these sessions, students will interact and learn with students and faculty from Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the Royal University of Phnom Penh (Cambodia) in a virtual classroom environment. Please visit, go.umd.edu/lspglobal or contact instructor, aspear@umd.edu, for more information.
GVPT356:Capstone in International Development
Time: Tu 9:00 am - 11:45 am
Location: HJP 3120
Instructor: Stacy Kosko
Credits: 3
Partner institution: Leiden University
Course Description: Serves as one of the two capstone courses for the Minor in International Development and Conflict Management. Focuses on advanced theory and the practice and profession of international development and is designed to provide students an introduction to, and a chance to engage with, a core set of practical skills relevant to the field.
MITH301: Digital Publishing with Minimal Computing: Humanities at a Global Scale
Cross-listed with CMLT398M, ENGL378M, and LASC348C
Time: W 12:00-1:50/F 12:00-12:50
Location: HBK0301
Instructor: Raffaele Viglianti
Credits: 3
Partner institution: Universidad del Salvador Buenos Aires, Argentina
NFSC230: Global Nutrition Sensitive Food Systems
Time: TBD
Location: Online
Instructor: Margaret Udahogora
Credits: 3
Partner institution: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana
HONR269T: Understanding U.S. Foreign Policy toward Afghanistan
Time: Th 6:30-9:00 pm
Location: ANA0120
Instructor: Temim “Tim” Nusraty
Credits: 3
Partner institution: American University of Afghanistan in Kabul, Afghanistan
FMSC286: Assisted Reproduction Law & Policy in the U.S. & Brazil
Time: T/Online
Location: 1102 HJP
Instructor: Kerry Tripp
Credits: 3
Partner institution: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
ARCH688A: Carbon Neutral Development through Net Zero
Dates: June 1-July 10
Time: TBD
Location: Online
Instructor: Ming Hu
Credits: 3
Partner institution: Nankai University, Tianjin, China
Graduate Students Only
MIEH607: Risk Based Approach to Ensure Global Food Safety and Security
Dates: June 1-July 10
Time: TBD
Location: Online
Instructor: Abdel-Razak Kadry, Muhiuddin Haider
Credits: 3
Partner institution: Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
Open to Senior Undergraduates
Spring 2020
HESI771: The College Student and Student Personnel Services in a Global Context
Time: W 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Location: EDU 2102
Instructor: Candace Moore
Credits: 3
Partner institution: University of Cape Coast in Ghana
Course Description: The course centers on the acquisition of local knowledges to decolonize conventional narratives of higher education practices. Students gain an understanding of Ghanaian and American approaches within the praxis of student affairs to student development theory, student support services, and the role of student affairs practice in student learning. Additionally, the course offers a cross-cultural, project-based platform for students to apply student development theories in the context of diverse campus environments. Specifically, the areas of psychosocial and cognitive structural development will be emphasized through multiple perspectives including moral development, intellectual development and social identity development. Moreover, the course offers a demographic study of the characteristics of college students in Ghana and the U.S. as well as a study of their aspirations, values, and purposes. Finally, the course explores best practices and emerging trends in global student affairs practice.
AREC360: Global Agriculture: Developing Extension Education & Agriculture Technologies in Africa
Time: W 10:00 am - 12:50 pm
Location: SYM 2200B
Instructor: Taryn Devereux
Credits: 3
Partner institution: Liberia International Christian College, Liberia
Course Description: The objective of the course is to identify challenges faced by farmers in Nimba County, Liberia, and work collaboratively across borders to discuss these challenges and develop extension education programming that will be implemented in the region in order to empower local farmers. The course is designed to create a paradigm shift for both cohorts of students who will educate and learn from each other in what is now becoming a critical context - the globalized workspace. UMD and LICC students will be grouped together to identify and develop particular thematic areas most needed by local farmers, and then as a cohort create a week-long extension program to be implemented on the ground.
For more course information or to obtain permission to enroll, contact Jill Janofsky at jjanofsk@umd.edu.
EDHD498G: Social Problems in Education; Cross-Cultural Approaches to Child Development and Poverty in the U.S. and Chile
Time: W 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location: HJP 3120
Instructor: Natasha Cabrera
Credits: 3
Partner Institution:
Register on Testudo
This course will help students gain a cross cultural understanding of child development and poverty in different contexts (U.S. and Chile). Through the use of technology, UMD students will interact directly with their peers in Chile.
EDHI750: International Higher Education
Time: M 4:15 pm - 7:00 pm
Location: EDU 1315
Instructor: Taylor C. Woodman
Credits: 3
Partner Institution:
Register on Testudo
Comparison of higher education systems in several countries, and of the problems and issues in higher education faced by these countries.
ENGL362: Caribbean Literature in English
Time: TuTh 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Location: TWS 1321
Instructor: Merle Collins
Credits: 3
Partner institution: Universidad Católica de Salta, Argentina
Course Description: Political and literary traditions that intersect in the fiction, poetry, and drama written in English by Caribbean writers, primarily during the 20th century.
Also offered as LASC348E. Credit granted for ENGL362 or LASC348E.
SURV699C: Special Topics in Survey Methodology; Big Data in Immigration Research
Meets February 10 - May 11
Time: M 11:15 am - 12:45 pm
Location: TBA
Instructor: Christopher Antoun
Credits: 3
Partner institution: University of Mannheim, Germany
Course Description: Students from the two partnering universities will form international groups to collaboratively work on the collection and analysis of Big Data to answer immigration-related research questions.
HONR269T: Honors Seminar: Understanding U.S. Foreign Policy toward Afghanistan
Time: Th 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: ANA 0120
Instructor: Temim Nusraty
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: American University of Afghanistan, Afghanistan
Register on Testudo
Course Description: Afghanistan has been at the center of U.S. and international attention since September 11. This seminar will examine the development and evolution of U.S. policy toward Afghanistan, including the impact of the death of Osama bin Laden on the U.S. strategy. This seminar will also examine the history of Afghanistan and its political figures. In addition, the seminar will explore the current challenges facing Afghanistan such as weak governance, widespread poverty, pervasive corruption, the burgeoning narcotics problem, and lack of respect for the rule of law. Students will also have the opportunity to hear different perspectives on the conflict in Afghanistan from current and former senior officials in the U.S. Government. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to engage with undergraduates studying in Afghanistan to better understand the indigenous perspective on the war and the U.S. presence in Afghanistan.
This is a Global Classroom course. There will be approximately 4 or 5 weeks where this course will meet on Sundays for teleconferencing meetings with students in Kabul, Afghanistan instead of meeting at its normal weekly time on Thursday nights.
ARCH601: Bridging the Gap Studio: Collaborative Design Thinking Across Cultures
Time: MWF 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Location: TBA
Instructor: Madlen Simon
Credits: 6
Partner institution: Al Nahrain University, Iraq
Course Description: Topical architectural design studio with concentration on advanced topical inquiry addressing but not limited to: architectural competitions, sustainable design, theoretica/conceptual issues, programmatic, contextual, and/or technical issues.
Restricted to ARCH, URPD or ARCP majors.
HESI318I: Applied Contextual Leadership; Global Leadership in a Virtual
Blended Learning
Instructor: Gregory Weaver & Genevieve Hiltebrand
Credits: 3
Partner institution: Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Course Description: Most course activities will be conducted online, but students will be expected to meet in person 6 times out of the semester. During these sessions, students will interact and learn with students and faculty from Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the Royal University of Phnom Penh (Cambodia) in a virtual classroom environment. Please visit, go.umd.edu/lspglobal or contact instructor, aspear@umd.edu, for more information.
GVPT356:Capstone in International Development
Time: Tu 9:00 am - 11:45 am
Location: HJP 3120
Instructor: Stacy Kosko
Credits: 3
Partner institution: Leiden University
Course Description: Serves as one of the two capstone courses for the Minor in International Development and Conflict Management. Focuses on advanced theory and the practice and profession of international development and is designed to provide students an introduction to, and a chance to engage with, a core set of practical skills relevant to the field.
HESI771: The College Student and Student Personnel Services in a Global Context
Time: W 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Location: EDU 2102
Instructor: Candace Moore
Credits: 3
Partner institution: University of Cape Coast in Ghana
Course Description: The course centers on the acquisition of local knowledges to decolonize conventional narratives of higher education practices. Students gain an understanding of Ghanaian and American approaches within the praxis of student affairs to student development theory, student support services, and the role of student affairs practice in student learning. Additionally, the course offers a cross-cultural, project-based platform for students to apply student development theories in the context of diverse campus environments. Specifically, the areas of psychosocial and cognitive structural development will be emphasized through multiple perspectives including moral development, intellectual development and social identity development. Moreover, the course offers a demographic study of the characteristics of college students in Ghana and the U.S. as well as a study of their aspirations, values, and purposes. Finally, the course explores best practices and emerging trends in global student affairs practice.
AREC360: Global Agriculture: Developing Extension Education & Agriculture Technologies in Africa
Time: W 10:00 am - 12:50 pm
Location: SYM 2200B
Instructor: Taryn Devereux
Credits: 3
Partner institution: Liberia International Christian College, Liberia
Course Description: The objective of the course is to identify challenges faced by farmers in Nimba County, Liberia, and work collaboratively across borders to discuss these challenges and develop extension education programming that will be implemented in the region in order to empower local farmers. The course is designed to create a paradigm shift for both cohorts of students who will educate and learn from each other in what is now becoming a critical context - the globalized workspace. UMD and LICC students will be grouped together to identify and develop particular thematic areas most needed by local farmers, and then as a cohort create a week-long extension program to be implemented on the ground.
For more course information or to obtain permission to enroll, contact Jill Janofsky at jjanofsk@umd.edu.
EDHD498G: Social Problems in Education; Cross-Cultural Approaches to Child Development and Poverty in the U.S. and Chile
Time: W 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location: HJP 3120
Instructor: Natasha Cabrera
Credits: 3
Partner Institution:
Register on Testudo
This course will help students gain a cross cultural understanding of child development and poverty in different contexts (U.S. and Chile). Through the use of technology, UMD students will interact directly with their peers in Chile.
EDHI750: International Higher Education
Time: M 4:15 pm - 7:00 pm
Location: EDU 1315
Instructor: Taylor C. Woodman
Credits: 3
Partner Institution:
Register on Testudo
Comparison of higher education systems in several countries, and of the problems and issues in higher education faced by these countries.
ENGL362: Caribbean Literature in English
Time: TuTh 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Location: TWS 1321
Instructor: Merle Collins
Credits: 3
Partner institution: Universidad Católica de Salta, Argentina
Course Description: Political and literary traditions that intersect in the fiction, poetry, and drama written in English by Caribbean writers, primarily during the 20th century.
Also offered as LASC348E. Credit granted for ENGL362 or LASC348E.
SURV699C: Special Topics in Survey Methodology; Big Data in Immigration Research
Meets February 10 - May 11
Time: M 11:15 am - 12:45 pm
Location: TBA
Instructor: Christopher Antoun
Credits: 3
Partner institution: University of Mannheim, Germany
Course Description: Students from the two partnering universities will form international groups to collaboratively work on the collection and analysis of Big Data to answer immigration-related research questions.
HONR269T: Honors Seminar: Understanding U.S. Foreign Policy toward Afghanistan
Time: Th 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: ANA 0120
Instructor: Temim Nusraty
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: American University of Afghanistan, Afghanistan
Register on Testudo
Course Description: Afghanistan has been at the center of U.S. and international attention since September 11. This seminar will examine the development and evolution of U.S. policy toward Afghanistan, including the impact of the death of Osama bin Laden on the U.S. strategy. This seminar will also examine the history of Afghanistan and its political figures. In addition, the seminar will explore the current challenges facing Afghanistan such as weak governance, widespread poverty, pervasive corruption, the burgeoning narcotics problem, and lack of respect for the rule of law. Students will also have the opportunity to hear different perspectives on the conflict in Afghanistan from current and former senior officials in the U.S. Government. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to engage with undergraduates studying in Afghanistan to better understand the indigenous perspective on the war and the U.S. presence in Afghanistan.
This is a Global Classroom course. There will be approximately 4 or 5 weeks where this course will meet on Sundays for teleconferencing meetings with students in Kabul, Afghanistan instead of meeting at its normal weekly time on Thursday nights.
ARCH601: Bridging the Gap Studio: Collaborative Design Thinking Across Cultures
Time: MWF 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Location: TBA
Instructor: Madlen Simon
Credits: 6
Partner institution: Al Nahrain University, Iraq
Course Description: Topical architectural design studio with concentration on advanced topical inquiry addressing but not limited to: architectural competitions, sustainable design, theoretica/conceptual issues, programmatic, contextual, and/or technical issues.
Restricted to ARCH, URPD or ARCP majors.
HESI318I: Applied Contextual Leadership; Global Leadership in a Virtual
Blended Learning
Instructor: Gregory Weaver & Genevieve Hiltebrand
Credits: 3
Partner institution: Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Course Description: Most course activities will be conducted online, but students will be expected to meet in person 6 times out of the semester. During these sessions, students will interact and learn with students and faculty from Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the Royal University of Phnom Penh (Cambodia) in a virtual classroom environment. Please visit, go.umd.edu/lspglobal or contact instructor, aspear@umd.edu, for more information.
GVPT356:Capstone in International Development
Time: Tu 9:00 am - 11:45 am
Location: HJP 3120
Instructor: Stacy Kosko
Credits: 3
Partner institution: Leiden University
Course Description: Serves as one of the two capstone courses for the Minor in International Development and Conflict Management. Focuses on advanced theory and the practice and profession of international development and is designed to provide students an introduction to, and a chance to engage with, a core set of practical skills relevant to the field.
Fall 2019
MIEH606: Addressing Current, Pressing Global and Environmental Public Health Challenges in Bangladesh
Blended Learning
Time: F 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Location: SPH 2234CC
Instructors: Muhiuddin Haider
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: Independent University of Bangladesh
Register on Testudo
Course Description: This course focuses on how to operationalize public health field research/practice on the ground in Bangladesh. The public health threat that will be addressed is solid waste management in Dhaka. With a landmass equivalent to the State of Wisconsin and the world's eighth largest population, Bangladesh is the most densely populated country on the globe. This course will give students the opportunity to collaborate virtually with students in Bangladesh.
ENGL362: Caribbean Literature in English
Time: TuThW 9:30 AM - 10:45 PM
Location: TWS 1106
Instructors: Merle Collins
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: University of West Indies, Jamaica
Register on Testudo
Course Description:
Political and literary traditions that intersect in the fiction, poetry, and drama written in English by Caribbean writers, primarily during the 20th century.
Also offered as LASC348E. Credit granted for ENGL362 or LASC348E.
HONR269T: Honors Seminar: Understanding U.S. Foreign Policy toward Afghanistan
Time: Th 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: ANA 0120
Instructors: Temim Nusraty
Credits: 3
American University of Afghanistan, Afghanistan
Register on Testudo
Course Description: Afghanistan has been at the center of U.S. and international attention since September 11. This seminar will examine the development and evolution of U.S. policy toward Afghanistan, including the impact of the death of Osama bin Laden on the U.S. strategy. This seminar will also examine the history of Afghanistan and its political figures. In addition, the seminar will explore the current challenges facing Afghanistan such as weak governance, widespread poverty, pervasive corruption, the burgeoning narcotics problem, and lack of respect for the rule of law. Students will also have the opportunity to hear different perspectives on the conflict in Afghanistan from current and former senior officials in the U.S. Government. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to engage with undergraduates studying in Afghanistan to better understand the indigenous perspective on the war and the U.S. presence in Afghanistan.
This is a Global Classroom course. There will be approximately 3 to 4 classes where this course will meet on a Saturday or Sunday morning for videoconferencing with students in Kabul, Afghanistan instead of meeting at its normal weekly time on Thursday nights (exact dates and times are TBA).
Summer 2019
MIEH607: Global Classroom: Risk Based Approach to Ensure Global Food Safety and Security
Time: MW 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: SPH 2234HH
Instructors: Muhiuddin Haider
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: Cairo University; Agriculture Research Center, Egypt
Register on Testudo
Course Description: The purpose of this global graduate class is to train and disseminate knowledge to the participants on the food safety and security. The main subject will be application of risk assessment to ensure food safety and food security. This course will improve the ability of participating students to accept various ways of investigating and solving food safety challenges. This international course on food safety and food security will assist the students from UMD and Cairo University to collaborate together to solve an international challenge. UMD students will experience, firsthand, the knowledge, belief and attitude toward food safety from other students from the Middle East and vice versa. This course will be a virtual and all lectures, assignment, quizzes and group projects will deliver by web-based technology. All course participants will interact, communicate, view and discuss presentations, and engage with learning resources while working in groups, all in an online setting.
ARCH688A: Advanced Selected Topics in Architectural Technologies; Carbon Neutral Development through Net Zero
Time: MW 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: ESJ 2309
Instructors: Ming Hu
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: Nankai University, China
Register on Testudo
Course Description: In this course, Net Zero (High-performance) building design and related life cycle environmental impact are examined through real case studies to explore the means and techniques applied to the buildings with integration of a variety of simulation and analysis software. The course focuses on an understanding of the design strategies of the high-performance design and life cycle assessment method through combination of lecture and lab time. The course topic Net Zero building will be investigated from a variety of perspectives and diverse case studies in United States and China.
The purpose of this course is to provide fundamental knowledge of building sciences for the development of high-performance buildings utilizing energy modelling and simulation technology and Life Cycle Assessment technology as a design method and process. Occupant comfort is also assessed using the field testing method. In this course, students will learn knowledge and collaborate with each other to develop high-performance buildings, resulting in energy savings and environmental protections through greenhouse gas emission reductions. Throughout the course, students will work in groups to propose high-performance renovation design options that improve the existing building energy efficiency and reduce environmental impact. The course will be a combination of broadcasted lectures and video conference between students.
Spring 2019
HESI771: The College Student and Student Personnel Services in a Global Context
Time: Tu 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Location: EDU 2102
Instructor: Candace Moore
Credits: 3
Partner institution: University of Cape Coast in Ghana
Course Description: The course centers on the acquisition of local knowledges to decolonize conventional narratives of higher education practices. Students gain an understanding of Ghanaian and American approaches within the praxis of student affairs to student development theory, student support services, and the role of student affairs practice in student learning. Additionally, the course offers a cross-cultural, project-based platform for students to apply student development theories in the context of diverse campus environments. Specifically, the areas of psychosocial and cognitive structural development will be emphasized through multiple perspectives including moral development, intellectual development and social identity development. Moreover, the course offers a demographic study of the characteristics of college students in Ghana and the U.S. as well as a study of their aspirations, values, and purposes. Finally, the course explores best practices and emerging trends in global student affairs practice.
AREC360: Global Agriculture: Developing Extension Education & Agriculture Technologies in Africa
Time: W 10:00 am - 12:50 pm
Location: SYM 2200B
Instructor: Taryn Devereux
Credits: 3
Partner institution: Liberia International Christian College, Liberia
Course Description: The objective of the course is to identify challenges faced by farmers in Nimba County, Liberia, and work collaboratively across borders to discuss these challenges and develop extension education programming that will be implemented in the region in order to empower local farmers. The course is designed to create a paradigm shift for both cohorts of students who will educate and learn from each other in what is now becoming a critical context - the globalized workspace. UMD and LICC students will be grouped together to identify and develop particular thematic areas most needed by local farmers, and then as a cohort create a week-long extension program to be implemented on the ground.
For more course information or to obtain permission to enroll, contact Jill Janofsky at jjanofsk@umd.edu.
ENGL362: Caribbean Literature in English
Time: TuTh 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Location: TWS 0221
Instructor: Merle Collins
Credits: 3
Partner institution: University of West Indies, Jamaica
Course Description: Political and literary traditions that intersect in the fiction, poetry, and drama written in English by Caribbean writers, primarily during the 20th century.
Also offered as LASC348E. Credit granted for ENGL362 or LASC348E.
SURV699C: Special Topics in Survey Methodology; Big Data in Immigration Research
Meets February 14, 2019 - May 22, 2019
Time: Th 9:30 am - 11:10 am
Location: LEF 1208
Instructor: Christopher Antoun
Credits: 2
Partner institution: University of Mannheim, Germany
Course Description: Students from the two partnering universities will form international groups to collaboratively work on the collection and analysis of Big Data to answer immigration-related research questions.
MIEH606: Addressing Current, Pressing Global and Environmental Public Health Challenges in Bangladesh
Blended Learning
Time: F 8:30 am - 10:00 am
Location: SPH 2234CC
Instructor: Muhiuddin Haider
Credits: 3
Partner institution: Independent University (IUB), Bangladesh
Course Description: This course focuses on how to operationalize public health field research/practice on the ground in Bangladesh. The public health threat that will be addressed is solid waste management in Dhaka. With a landmass equivalent to the State of Wisconsin and the world's eighth largest population, Bangladesh is the most densely populated country on the globe. This course will give students the opportunity to collaborate virtually with students in Bangladesh.
Restriction: Senior undergraduates may enroll with instructor's permission.
ANTH456: Conservation and Indigenous People in South America
Time: Tu 2:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Location: ASY 3203
Instructor: Janet Chernela
Credits: 3
Partner institutions: Universidade do Estado do Amazoas (UEA), Universidade de Brasilia (UNB)
Course Description: Considers indigenous peoples and their relation to the lands on which they live, issues of traditional indigenous knowledge and land management as well as new contributions by indigenous peoples to changing landscapes. Reviews legal mechanisms and instruments through which indigenous peoples have rights to the resources they occupy and utilize. Taking specific cases and examining them through the lens of political and social ecology, the role of indigenous peoples in local and worldwide conservation efforts is considered. Case studies will emphasize the indigenous peoples and conservation policies of Latin America.
ARCH601: Bridging the Gap Studio: Collaborative Design Thinking Across Cultures
Time: MWF 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Location: TBA
Instructor: Madlen Simon
Credits: 6
Partner institution: Al Nahrain University, Iraq
Course Description: Topical architectural design studio with concentration on advanced topical inquiry addressing but not limited to: architectural competitions, sustainable design, theoretica/conceptual issues, programmatic, contextual, and/or technical issues.
Restricted to ARCH, URPD or ARCP majors.
HESI318I: Applied Contextual Leadership; Global Leadership in a Virtual
Blended Learning
Instructor: Anne Spear
Credits: 3
Partner institution: Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Course Description: Most course activities will be conducted online, but students will be expected to meet in person 6 times out of the semester. During these sessions, students will interact and learn with students and faculty from Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the Royal University of Phnom Penh (Cambodia) in a virtual classroom environment. Please visit, go.umd.edu/lspglobal or contact instructor, aspear@umd.edu, for more information.
GVPT356:Capstone in International Development
Time: Tu 9:00 am - 11:45 am
Location: HJP 3120
Instructor: Stacy Kosko
Credits: 3
Partner institution: Leiden University
Course Description: Serves as one of the two capstone courses for the Minor in International Development and Conflict Management. Focuses on advanced theory and the practice and profession of international development and is designed to provide students an introduction to, and a chance to engage with, a core set of practical skills relevant to the field.
Fall 2018
HONR269T: Honors Seminar: Understanding U.S. Foreign Policy toward Afghanistan
Time: Th 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: ANA 0120
Instructor: Temim Nusraty
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: American University of Afghanistan, Afghanistan
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Course Description: Afghanistan has been at the center of U.S. and international attention since September 11. This seminar will examine the development and evolution of U.S. policy toward Afghanistan, including the impact of the death of Osama bin Laden on the U.S. strategy. This seminar will also examine the history of Afghanistan and its political figures. In addition, the seminar will explore the current challenges facing Afghanistan such as weak governance, widespread poverty, pervasive corruption, the burgeoning narcotics problem, and lack of respect for the rule of law. Students will also have the opportunity to hear different perspectives on the conflict in Afghanistan from current and former senior officials in the U.S. Government. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to engage with undergraduates studying in Afghanistan to better understand the indigenous perspective on the war and the U.S. presence in Afghanistan.
This is a Global Classroom course. There will be approximately 3 to 4 classes where this course will meet on a Saturday or Sunday morning for videoconferencing with students in Kabul, Afghanistan instead of meeting at its normal weekly time on Thursday nights (exact dates and times are TBA).
EDHD498G: Social Problems in Education; Cross-Cultural Approaches to Child Development and Poverty in the U.S. and Chile
Time: Tu 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: HJP 3120
Instructor: Natasha Cabrera
Credits: 3
Partner Institution:
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This course will help students gain a cross cultural understanding of child development and poverty in different contexts (U.S. and Chile). Through the use of technology, UMD students will interact directly with their peers in Chile.
Summer 2018
MIEH607: Global Classroom: Risk Based Approach to Ensure Global Food Safety and Security
Time: MW 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Location: SPH 2234CC
Instructors: Muhiuddin Haider
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: Cairo University; Agriculture Research Center, Egypt
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Course Description: The purpose of this global graduate class is to train and disseminate knowledge to the participants on the food safety and security. The main subject will be application of risk assessment to ensure food safety and food security. This course will improve the ability of participating students to accept various ways of investigating and solving food safety challenges. This international course on food safety and food security will assist the students from UMD and Cairo University to collaborate together to solve an international challenge. UMD students will experience, firsthand, the knowledge, belief and attitude toward food safety from other students from the Middle East and vice versa. This course will be a virtual and all lectures, assignment, quizzes and group projects will deliver by web-based technology. All course participants will interact, communicate, view and discuss presentations, and engage with learning resources while working in groups, all in an online setting.
ARCH688A: Advanced Selected Topics in Architectural Technologies; Carbon Neutral Development through Net Zero
Time: MW 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: ESJ B0320
Instructors: Ming Hu
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: Nankai University, China
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Course Description: In this course, Net Zero (High-performance) building design and related life cycle environmental impact are examined through real case studies to explore the means and techniques applied to the buildings with integration of a variety of simulation and analysis software. The course focuses on an understanding of the design strategies of the high-performance design and life cycle assessment method through combination of lecture and lab time. The course topic Net Zero building will be investigated from a variety of perspectives and diverse case studies in United States and China.
The purpose of this course is to provide fundamental knowledge of building sciences for the development of high-performance buildings utilizing energy modelling and simulation technology and Life Cycle Assessment technology as a design method and process. Occupant comfort is also assessed using the field testing method. In this course, students will learn knowledge and collaborate with each other to develop high-performance buildings, resulting in energy savings and environmental protections through greenhouse gas emission reductions. Throughout the course, students will work in groups to propose high-performance renovation design options that improve the existing building energy efficiency and reduce environmental impact. The course will be a combination of broadcasted lectures and video conference between students.
Spring 2018
CPSS225: College Park Scholars Capstone: Science, Technology, and Society
Section: 0301
Time: TuTh 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Location: CCC 1100
Instructors: David Tomblin, Matthew Aruch
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: University of Cuenca, Ecuador
Restriction: must be in the College Park Scholars Science, Technology & Society (CPSS) program.
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Course Description: Exploration and understanding of ways science and technology shape and are shaped by society.
Offered for the first time, course participants will learn and investigate STS concepts and case studies in collaboration with engineering faculty and students from the University of Cuenca in Ecuador. Throughout the course, UMD and Ecuadorian student teams will work on a research project for the College Park Scholars Academic Showcase in May 2018.
HESI318I: Applied Contextual Leadership; Global Leadership in a Virtual Context
Blended Learning
Instructors: Anne Spear, Natasha Chapman
Credits: 3
Partner Institutions: Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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Course Description: This course is a global learning experiment that joins students and faculty from the University of Maryland, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and the Royal University of Phnom Penh in a virtual, interactive environment. Students will explore the role of socially responsible leadership in a global context in response to the question, “How do we learn to understand, examine, and address complicated global problems while working with highly diverse groups of people and perspectives?”.
This course uses a selected global issue as a means to explore the complexity of the issue and develop understanding of and leadership skills in diverse, multicultural and global environments. Students will learn and work virtually with international partners to explore and critically examine the issue and present briefings on the various challenges, options and views surrounding it. As a final project, students will apply problem-solving skills and use their personal, acquired, and co-constructed knowledge about leadership, intercultural competencies and the global issue to respond to a live case study with recommendations for stakeholders.
ARHU398Q: Special Topics in Arts and Humanities; Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Quality
Time: M 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Location: VMH 1518
Instructor: David Ashley
Credits: 3
Partner Institutions: University of Queensland, Australia, and Linköping University, Sweden
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Course Description: This course builds on the foundation concepts of quality and substantially broadens our field of view to include a global perspective on quality. Specifically, we consider the subjective, customer-created definition of quality and the social and cultural forces that shape customer perspectives. We explore the differences in quality perceptions between US and non-US consumers, the sources of these differences, and the challenges they present in measuring expectations, performance, and customer satisfaction in a multinational business environment. This project-based course will examine international quality standards and cross-cultural measures of equivalence.
Open to QUEST program students. Instructor permission is required for non-QUEST students.
HONR269T: Honors Seminar: Understanding U.S. Foreign Policy toward Afghanistan
Time: Th 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: ANA 0120
Instructor: Temim Nusraty
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: American University of Afghanistan, Afghanistan
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Course Description: Afghanistan has been at the center of U.S. and international attention since September 11. This seminar will examine the development and evolution of U.S. policy toward Afghanistan, including the impact of the death of Osama bin Laden on the U.S. strategy. This seminar will also examine the history of Afghanistan and its political figures. In addition, the seminar will explore the current challenges facing Afghanistan such as weak governance, widespread poverty, pervasive corruption, the burgeoning narcotics problem, and lack of respect for the rule of law. Students will also have the opportunity to hear different perspectives on the conflict in Afghanistan from current and former senior officials in the U.S. Government. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to engage with undergraduates studying in Afghanistan to better understand the indigenous perspective on the war and the U.S. presence in Afghanistan.
This is a Global Classroom course. There will be approximately 4 or 5 weeks where this course will meet on Sundays for teleconferencing meetings with students in Kabul, Afghanistan instead of meeting at its normal weekly time on Thursday nights.
EDHI788X: Embargoed Dialogues: International Investigations in Cuban Education
Section: SB04
Instructors: Gilberto Garcia Batista, Taylor C. Woodman, Martha Naufrille Morris
Credits: 3
Partner Institutions: Association of Cuban Educators (APC) and Pedagogical University Enrique José Varona (UCPEJV), Havana, Cuba
Restriction: Graduate students with a preference for College of Education students.
Course Description: Immerse yourself in the complex global education and social issues facing the world today. The course combines both a virtual learning environment with a travel component to Cuba. In these environments, students will have the opportunity to conduct international research related to their academic interests and receive feedback from an international audience. The workshop style of the program allows you to engage with local Cuban educators through scholarly lectures, collaborative exchanges, interviews, and site visits.
SPAN422: Cross-Cultural Communication
SPAN 422: Cross-Cultural Communication
Time: TuTh 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Location: JMZ 0122
Instructor: Elisa Gironzetti
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial, Ecuador
Prerequisite: SPAN370 OR SPAN371 OR SPAN373 OR SPAN 374
Restriction: Junior standing or higher.
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Course Description: Focuses on the relationship of language and culture of those operating in world markets. Particular attention will be given to cross-cultural communication, linguistic systems, and culture specific perceptions of the Hispanic world.
ARCH601: Topical Design Studio VI
ARCH601: Topical Design Studio VI
Time: MWF 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Location: TBA
Instructor: TBA
Credits: 6
Partner Institution: Al Nahrain University, Iraq
Restriction: Permission of ARCH-Architecture Program.
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Course Description: Topical architectural design studio with concentration on advanced topical inquiry addressing but not limited to: architectural competitions, sustainable design, theoretical/conceptual issues, programmatic, contextual, and/or technical issues.
Restricted to ARCH, URPD or ARCP majors.
URSP661: City and Regional Economic Development Planning
URSP 661: City and Regional Economic Development Planning
Time: W 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Location: HJP 3120
Instructor: Li Fang
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: Higher School of Economics, St. Petersburg, Russia
Prerequisite: URSP606 or URSP660.
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Course Description: Spatial patterns of employment and populations, and models of urban and regional growth and decline. Focus on application of economic theory and urban planning techniques to issues of local economic development and planning.
ANTH461: Language as Practice
ANTH 461: Language as Practice
Time: Monday 2:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Location: WDS 1114
Instructor: Janet Chernela
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: Universidade do Estado do Amazonas (UEA), Brazil
Formerly: ANTH468I
Course Description: An introduction to linguistic variation and the construction of identity, relationship, and community membership through language use. The approach emphasizes language as community-based practice and examines the dynamic construction of social relations through linguistic interactions.
Fall 2017
MIEH 606: Addressing Current, Pressing Global and Environmental Public Health Challenges in Bangladesh Blended Learning
Blended Learning
Instructor: Muhiuddin Haider
Credits: 3
Partner institution: Independent University of Bangladesh
Restriction: Senior undergraduates may enroll with instructor's permission.
More Information on Testudo
Course Description: This course focuses on how to operationalize public health field research/practice on the ground in Bangladesh. The public health threat that will be addressed is solid waste management in Dhaka. With a landmass equivalent to the State of Wisconsin and the world's eighth largest population, Bangladesh is the most densely populated country on the globe. This course will give students the opportunity to collaborate virtually with students in Bangladesh.
HONR269T: Honors Seminar: Understanding U.S. Foreign Policy toward Afghanistan
Time: Th 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: ANA 0120
Instructor: Temim Nusraty
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: American University of Afghanistan, Afghanistan
More Information on Testudo
Course Description: Afghanistan has been at the center of U.S. and international attention since September 11. This seminar will examine the development and evolution of U.S. policy toward Afghanistan, including the impact of the death of Osama bin Laden on the U.S. strategy. This seminar will also examine the history of Afghanistan and its political figures. In addition, the seminar will explore the current challenges facing Afghanistan such as weak governance, widespread poverty, pervasive corruption, the burgeoning narcotics problem, and lack of respect for the rule of law. Students will also have the opportunity to hear different perspectives on the conflict in Afghanistan from current and former senior officials in the U.S. Government. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to engage with undergraduates studying in Afghanistan to better understand the indigenous perspective on the war and the U.S. presence in Afghanistan.
This is a Global Classroom course. There will be approximately 4 or 5 weeks where this course will meet on Sundays for teleconferencing meetings with students in Kabul, Afghanistan instead of meeting at its normal weekly time on Thursday nights.
Spring 2017:
- GVPT356: Capstone in International Development
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SPAN422: Cross-Cultural Communication
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URSP661: City and Regional Economic Development Planning
- ANTH468I: Topics in Cultural Anthropology: Language as Practice
Fall 2016:
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MIEH 606: Addressing Current, Pressing Global and Environmental Public Health Challenges in Bangladesh
- PERS498W: The Islamicate World 2.0: Studying Islamic Cultures through Computational Textual Analysis
Spring 2016:
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HONR269T: Honors Seminar: Understanding U.S. Foreign Policy toward Afghanistan
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ENGL261/ENGL361/LASC348R: Recovering Oral Histories: Caribbean and Latin American Communities in the USA and Britain
- SPAN422: Cross-Cultural Communication
- URSP661: City and Regional Economic Development Planning
- GVPT356: Capstone in International Development and Conflict Management
- HESI418T: Special Topics in Leadership; Technology Beyond Borders: Service Learning and Leadership Across Cultural, Ethnic and Community
- BMGT/ENES490H: Quest Consulting and Innovation Practicum
Spring 2015:
- URSP 661: Urban and Regional Economic Development
- GVPT356/PUAF689L: Capstone in International Development and Conflict Management
- HONR269T: Honors Seminar: Understanding U.S. Foreign Policy toward Afghanistan
- ENGL261: Recovering Oral Histories: Caribbean and Latin American Communities in the USA and Britain
- CPSP379D/HONR349V: UAE Global Immersion Experience
Spring 2014:
MIEH606: Addressing Current, Pressing Global and Environmental Public Health Challenges in Bangladesh
Blended Learning
Time: F 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Location: SPH 2234CC
Instructors: Muhiuddin Haider
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: Independent University of Bangladesh
Register on Testudo
Course Description: This course focuses on how to operationalize public health field research/practice on the ground in Bangladesh. The public health threat that will be addressed is solid waste management in Dhaka. With a landmass equivalent to the State of Wisconsin and the world's eighth largest population, Bangladesh is the most densely populated country on the globe. This course will give students the opportunity to collaborate virtually with students in Bangladesh.
ENGL362: Caribbean Literature in English
Time: TuThW 9:30 AM - 10:45 PM
Location: TWS 1106
Instructors: Merle Collins
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: University of West Indies, Jamaica
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Course Description:
Political and literary traditions that intersect in the fiction, poetry, and drama written in English by Caribbean writers, primarily during the 20th century.
Also offered as LASC348E. Credit granted for ENGL362 or LASC348E.
HONR269T: Honors Seminar: Understanding U.S. Foreign Policy toward Afghanistan
Time: Th 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: ANA 0120
Instructors: Temim Nusraty
Credits: 3
American University of Afghanistan, Afghanistan
Register on Testudo
Course Description: Afghanistan has been at the center of U.S. and international attention since September 11. This seminar will examine the development and evolution of U.S. policy toward Afghanistan, including the impact of the death of Osama bin Laden on the U.S. strategy. This seminar will also examine the history of Afghanistan and its political figures. In addition, the seminar will explore the current challenges facing Afghanistan such as weak governance, widespread poverty, pervasive corruption, the burgeoning narcotics problem, and lack of respect for the rule of law. Students will also have the opportunity to hear different perspectives on the conflict in Afghanistan from current and former senior officials in the U.S. Government. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to engage with undergraduates studying in Afghanistan to better understand the indigenous perspective on the war and the U.S. presence in Afghanistan.
This is a Global Classroom course. There will be approximately 3 to 4 classes where this course will meet on a Saturday or Sunday morning for videoconferencing with students in Kabul, Afghanistan instead of meeting at its normal weekly time on Thursday nights (exact dates and times are TBA).
MIEH607: Global Classroom: Risk Based Approach to Ensure Global Food Safety and Security
Time: MW 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: SPH 2234HH
Instructors: Muhiuddin Haider
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: Cairo University; Agriculture Research Center, Egypt
Register on Testudo
Course Description: The purpose of this global graduate class is to train and disseminate knowledge to the participants on the food safety and security. The main subject will be application of risk assessment to ensure food safety and food security. This course will improve the ability of participating students to accept various ways of investigating and solving food safety challenges. This international course on food safety and food security will assist the students from UMD and Cairo University to collaborate together to solve an international challenge. UMD students will experience, firsthand, the knowledge, belief and attitude toward food safety from other students from the Middle East and vice versa. This course will be a virtual and all lectures, assignment, quizzes and group projects will deliver by web-based technology. All course participants will interact, communicate, view and discuss presentations, and engage with learning resources while working in groups, all in an online setting.
ARCH688A: Advanced Selected Topics in Architectural Technologies; Carbon Neutral Development through Net Zero
Time: MW 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: ESJ 2309
Instructors: Ming Hu
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: Nankai University, China
Register on Testudo
Course Description: In this course, Net Zero (High-performance) building design and related life cycle environmental impact are examined through real case studies to explore the means and techniques applied to the buildings with integration of a variety of simulation and analysis software. The course focuses on an understanding of the design strategies of the high-performance design and life cycle assessment method through combination of lecture and lab time. The course topic Net Zero building will be investigated from a variety of perspectives and diverse case studies in United States and China.
The purpose of this course is to provide fundamental knowledge of building sciences for the development of high-performance buildings utilizing energy modelling and simulation technology and Life Cycle Assessment technology as a design method and process. Occupant comfort is also assessed using the field testing method. In this course, students will learn knowledge and collaborate with each other to develop high-performance buildings, resulting in energy savings and environmental protections through greenhouse gas emission reductions. Throughout the course, students will work in groups to propose high-performance renovation design options that improve the existing building energy efficiency and reduce environmental impact. The course will be a combination of broadcasted lectures and video conference between students.
Spring 2019
HESI771: The College Student and Student Personnel Services in a Global Context
Time: Tu 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Location: EDU 2102
Instructor: Candace Moore
Credits: 3
Partner institution: University of Cape Coast in Ghana
Course Description: The course centers on the acquisition of local knowledges to decolonize conventional narratives of higher education practices. Students gain an understanding of Ghanaian and American approaches within the praxis of student affairs to student development theory, student support services, and the role of student affairs practice in student learning. Additionally, the course offers a cross-cultural, project-based platform for students to apply student development theories in the context of diverse campus environments. Specifically, the areas of psychosocial and cognitive structural development will be emphasized through multiple perspectives including moral development, intellectual development and social identity development. Moreover, the course offers a demographic study of the characteristics of college students in Ghana and the U.S. as well as a study of their aspirations, values, and purposes. Finally, the course explores best practices and emerging trends in global student affairs practice.
AREC360: Global Agriculture: Developing Extension Education & Agriculture Technologies in Africa
Time: W 10:00 am - 12:50 pm
Location: SYM 2200B
Instructor: Taryn Devereux
Credits: 3
Partner institution: Liberia International Christian College, Liberia
Course Description: The objective of the course is to identify challenges faced by farmers in Nimba County, Liberia, and work collaboratively across borders to discuss these challenges and develop extension education programming that will be implemented in the region in order to empower local farmers. The course is designed to create a paradigm shift for both cohorts of students who will educate and learn from each other in what is now becoming a critical context - the globalized workspace. UMD and LICC students will be grouped together to identify and develop particular thematic areas most needed by local farmers, and then as a cohort create a week-long extension program to be implemented on the ground.
For more course information or to obtain permission to enroll, contact Jill Janofsky at jjanofsk@umd.edu.
ENGL362: Caribbean Literature in English
Time: TuTh 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Location: TWS 0221
Instructor: Merle Collins
Credits: 3
Partner institution: University of West Indies, Jamaica
Course Description: Political and literary traditions that intersect in the fiction, poetry, and drama written in English by Caribbean writers, primarily during the 20th century.
Also offered as LASC348E. Credit granted for ENGL362 or LASC348E.
SURV699C: Special Topics in Survey Methodology; Big Data in Immigration Research
Meets February 14, 2019 - May 22, 2019
Time: Th 9:30 am - 11:10 am
Location: LEF 1208
Instructor: Christopher Antoun
Credits: 2
Partner institution: University of Mannheim, Germany
Course Description: Students from the two partnering universities will form international groups to collaboratively work on the collection and analysis of Big Data to answer immigration-related research questions.
MIEH606: Addressing Current, Pressing Global and Environmental Public Health Challenges in Bangladesh
Blended Learning
Time: F 8:30 am - 10:00 am
Location: SPH 2234CC
Instructor: Muhiuddin Haider
Credits: 3
Partner institution: Independent University (IUB), Bangladesh
Course Description: This course focuses on how to operationalize public health field research/practice on the ground in Bangladesh. The public health threat that will be addressed is solid waste management in Dhaka. With a landmass equivalent to the State of Wisconsin and the world's eighth largest population, Bangladesh is the most densely populated country on the globe. This course will give students the opportunity to collaborate virtually with students in Bangladesh.
Restriction: Senior undergraduates may enroll with instructor's permission.
ANTH456: Conservation and Indigenous People in South America
Time: Tu 2:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Location: ASY 3203
Instructor: Janet Chernela
Credits: 3
Partner institutions: Universidade do Estado do Amazoas (UEA), Universidade de Brasilia (UNB)
Course Description: Considers indigenous peoples and their relation to the lands on which they live, issues of traditional indigenous knowledge and land management as well as new contributions by indigenous peoples to changing landscapes. Reviews legal mechanisms and instruments through which indigenous peoples have rights to the resources they occupy and utilize. Taking specific cases and examining them through the lens of political and social ecology, the role of indigenous peoples in local and worldwide conservation efforts is considered. Case studies will emphasize the indigenous peoples and conservation policies of Latin America.
ARCH601: Bridging the Gap Studio: Collaborative Design Thinking Across Cultures
Time: MWF 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Location: TBA
Instructor: Madlen Simon
Credits: 6
Partner institution: Al Nahrain University, Iraq
Course Description: Topical architectural design studio with concentration on advanced topical inquiry addressing but not limited to: architectural competitions, sustainable design, theoretica/conceptual issues, programmatic, contextual, and/or technical issues.
Restricted to ARCH, URPD or ARCP majors.
HESI318I: Applied Contextual Leadership; Global Leadership in a Virtual
Blended Learning
Instructor: Anne Spear
Credits: 3
Partner institution: Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Course Description: Most course activities will be conducted online, but students will be expected to meet in person 6 times out of the semester. During these sessions, students will interact and learn with students and faculty from Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the Royal University of Phnom Penh (Cambodia) in a virtual classroom environment. Please visit, go.umd.edu/lspglobal or contact instructor, aspear@umd.edu, for more information.
GVPT356:Capstone in International Development
Time: Tu 9:00 am - 11:45 am
Location: HJP 3120
Instructor: Stacy Kosko
Credits: 3
Partner institution: Leiden University
Course Description: Serves as one of the two capstone courses for the Minor in International Development and Conflict Management. Focuses on advanced theory and the practice and profession of international development and is designed to provide students an introduction to, and a chance to engage with, a core set of practical skills relevant to the field.
Fall 2018
HONR269T: Honors Seminar: Understanding U.S. Foreign Policy toward Afghanistan
Time: Th 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: ANA 0120
Instructor: Temim Nusraty
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: American University of Afghanistan, Afghanistan
Register on Testudo
Course Description: Afghanistan has been at the center of U.S. and international attention since September 11. This seminar will examine the development and evolution of U.S. policy toward Afghanistan, including the impact of the death of Osama bin Laden on the U.S. strategy. This seminar will also examine the history of Afghanistan and its political figures. In addition, the seminar will explore the current challenges facing Afghanistan such as weak governance, widespread poverty, pervasive corruption, the burgeoning narcotics problem, and lack of respect for the rule of law. Students will also have the opportunity to hear different perspectives on the conflict in Afghanistan from current and former senior officials in the U.S. Government. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to engage with undergraduates studying in Afghanistan to better understand the indigenous perspective on the war and the U.S. presence in Afghanistan.
This is a Global Classroom course. There will be approximately 3 to 4 classes where this course will meet on a Saturday or Sunday morning for videoconferencing with students in Kabul, Afghanistan instead of meeting at its normal weekly time on Thursday nights (exact dates and times are TBA).
EDHD498G: Social Problems in Education; Cross-Cultural Approaches to Child Development and Poverty in the U.S. and Chile
Time: Tu 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: HJP 3120
Instructor: Natasha Cabrera
Credits: 3
Partner Institution:
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This course will help students gain a cross cultural understanding of child development and poverty in different contexts (U.S. and Chile). Through the use of technology, UMD students will interact directly with their peers in Chile.
Summer 2018
MIEH607: Global Classroom: Risk Based Approach to Ensure Global Food Safety and Security
Time: MW 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Location: SPH 2234CC
Instructors: Muhiuddin Haider
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: Cairo University; Agriculture Research Center, Egypt
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Course Description: The purpose of this global graduate class is to train and disseminate knowledge to the participants on the food safety and security. The main subject will be application of risk assessment to ensure food safety and food security. This course will improve the ability of participating students to accept various ways of investigating and solving food safety challenges. This international course on food safety and food security will assist the students from UMD and Cairo University to collaborate together to solve an international challenge. UMD students will experience, firsthand, the knowledge, belief and attitude toward food safety from other students from the Middle East and vice versa. This course will be a virtual and all lectures, assignment, quizzes and group projects will deliver by web-based technology. All course participants will interact, communicate, view and discuss presentations, and engage with learning resources while working in groups, all in an online setting.
ARCH688A: Advanced Selected Topics in Architectural Technologies; Carbon Neutral Development through Net Zero
Time: MW 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: ESJ B0320
Instructors: Ming Hu
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: Nankai University, China
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Course Description: In this course, Net Zero (High-performance) building design and related life cycle environmental impact are examined through real case studies to explore the means and techniques applied to the buildings with integration of a variety of simulation and analysis software. The course focuses on an understanding of the design strategies of the high-performance design and life cycle assessment method through combination of lecture and lab time. The course topic Net Zero building will be investigated from a variety of perspectives and diverse case studies in United States and China.
The purpose of this course is to provide fundamental knowledge of building sciences for the development of high-performance buildings utilizing energy modelling and simulation technology and Life Cycle Assessment technology as a design method and process. Occupant comfort is also assessed using the field testing method. In this course, students will learn knowledge and collaborate with each other to develop high-performance buildings, resulting in energy savings and environmental protections through greenhouse gas emission reductions. Throughout the course, students will work in groups to propose high-performance renovation design options that improve the existing building energy efficiency and reduce environmental impact. The course will be a combination of broadcasted lectures and video conference between students.
Spring 2018
CPSS225: College Park Scholars Capstone: Science, Technology, and Society
Section: 0301
Time: TuTh 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Location: CCC 1100
Instructors: David Tomblin, Matthew Aruch
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: University of Cuenca, Ecuador
Restriction: must be in the College Park Scholars Science, Technology & Society (CPSS) program.
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Course Description: Exploration and understanding of ways science and technology shape and are shaped by society.
Offered for the first time, course participants will learn and investigate STS concepts and case studies in collaboration with engineering faculty and students from the University of Cuenca in Ecuador. Throughout the course, UMD and Ecuadorian student teams will work on a research project for the College Park Scholars Academic Showcase in May 2018.
HESI318I: Applied Contextual Leadership; Global Leadership in a Virtual Context
Blended Learning
Instructors: Anne Spear, Natasha Chapman
Credits: 3
Partner Institutions: Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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Course Description: This course is a global learning experiment that joins students and faculty from the University of Maryland, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and the Royal University of Phnom Penh in a virtual, interactive environment. Students will explore the role of socially responsible leadership in a global context in response to the question, “How do we learn to understand, examine, and address complicated global problems while working with highly diverse groups of people and perspectives?”.
This course uses a selected global issue as a means to explore the complexity of the issue and develop understanding of and leadership skills in diverse, multicultural and global environments. Students will learn and work virtually with international partners to explore and critically examine the issue and present briefings on the various challenges, options and views surrounding it. As a final project, students will apply problem-solving skills and use their personal, acquired, and co-constructed knowledge about leadership, intercultural competencies and the global issue to respond to a live case study with recommendations for stakeholders.
ARHU398Q: Special Topics in Arts and Humanities; Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Quality
Time: M 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Location: VMH 1518
Instructor: David Ashley
Credits: 3
Partner Institutions: University of Queensland, Australia, and Linköping University, Sweden
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Course Description: This course builds on the foundation concepts of quality and substantially broadens our field of view to include a global perspective on quality. Specifically, we consider the subjective, customer-created definition of quality and the social and cultural forces that shape customer perspectives. We explore the differences in quality perceptions between US and non-US consumers, the sources of these differences, and the challenges they present in measuring expectations, performance, and customer satisfaction in a multinational business environment. This project-based course will examine international quality standards and cross-cultural measures of equivalence.
Open to QUEST program students. Instructor permission is required for non-QUEST students.
HONR269T: Honors Seminar: Understanding U.S. Foreign Policy toward Afghanistan
Time: Th 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: ANA 0120
Instructor: Temim Nusraty
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: American University of Afghanistan, Afghanistan
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Course Description: Afghanistan has been at the center of U.S. and international attention since September 11. This seminar will examine the development and evolution of U.S. policy toward Afghanistan, including the impact of the death of Osama bin Laden on the U.S. strategy. This seminar will also examine the history of Afghanistan and its political figures. In addition, the seminar will explore the current challenges facing Afghanistan such as weak governance, widespread poverty, pervasive corruption, the burgeoning narcotics problem, and lack of respect for the rule of law. Students will also have the opportunity to hear different perspectives on the conflict in Afghanistan from current and former senior officials in the U.S. Government. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to engage with undergraduates studying in Afghanistan to better understand the indigenous perspective on the war and the U.S. presence in Afghanistan.
This is a Global Classroom course. There will be approximately 4 or 5 weeks where this course will meet on Sundays for teleconferencing meetings with students in Kabul, Afghanistan instead of meeting at its normal weekly time on Thursday nights.
EDHI788X: Embargoed Dialogues: International Investigations in Cuban Education
Section: SB04
Instructors: Gilberto Garcia Batista, Taylor C. Woodman, Martha Naufrille Morris
Credits: 3
Partner Institutions: Association of Cuban Educators (APC) and Pedagogical University Enrique José Varona (UCPEJV), Havana, Cuba
Restriction: Graduate students with a preference for College of Education students.
Course Description: Immerse yourself in the complex global education and social issues facing the world today. The course combines both a virtual learning environment with a travel component to Cuba. In these environments, students will have the opportunity to conduct international research related to their academic interests and receive feedback from an international audience. The workshop style of the program allows you to engage with local Cuban educators through scholarly lectures, collaborative exchanges, interviews, and site visits.
SPAN422: Cross-Cultural Communication
SPAN 422: Cross-Cultural Communication
Time: TuTh 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Location: JMZ 0122
Instructor: Elisa Gironzetti
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial, Ecuador
Prerequisite: SPAN370 OR SPAN371 OR SPAN373 OR SPAN 374
Restriction: Junior standing or higher.
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Course Description: Focuses on the relationship of language and culture of those operating in world markets. Particular attention will be given to cross-cultural communication, linguistic systems, and culture specific perceptions of the Hispanic world.
ARCH601: Topical Design Studio VI
ARCH601: Topical Design Studio VI
Time: MWF 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Location: TBA
Instructor: TBA
Credits: 6
Partner Institution: Al Nahrain University, Iraq
Restriction: Permission of ARCH-Architecture Program.
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Course Description: Topical architectural design studio with concentration on advanced topical inquiry addressing but not limited to: architectural competitions, sustainable design, theoretical/conceptual issues, programmatic, contextual, and/or technical issues.
Restricted to ARCH, URPD or ARCP majors.
URSP661: City and Regional Economic Development Planning
URSP 661: City and Regional Economic Development Planning
Time: W 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Location: HJP 3120
Instructor: Li Fang
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: Higher School of Economics, St. Petersburg, Russia
Prerequisite: URSP606 or URSP660.
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Course Description: Spatial patterns of employment and populations, and models of urban and regional growth and decline. Focus on application of economic theory and urban planning techniques to issues of local economic development and planning.
ANTH461: Language as Practice
ANTH 461: Language as Practice
Time: Monday 2:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Location: WDS 1114
Instructor: Janet Chernela
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: Universidade do Estado do Amazonas (UEA), Brazil
Formerly: ANTH468I
Course Description: An introduction to linguistic variation and the construction of identity, relationship, and community membership through language use. The approach emphasizes language as community-based practice and examines the dynamic construction of social relations through linguistic interactions.
Fall 2017
MIEH 606: Addressing Current, Pressing Global and Environmental Public Health Challenges in Bangladesh Blended Learning
Blended Learning
Instructor: Muhiuddin Haider
Credits: 3
Partner institution: Independent University of Bangladesh
Restriction: Senior undergraduates may enroll with instructor's permission.
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Course Description: This course focuses on how to operationalize public health field research/practice on the ground in Bangladesh. The public health threat that will be addressed is solid waste management in Dhaka. With a landmass equivalent to the State of Wisconsin and the world's eighth largest population, Bangladesh is the most densely populated country on the globe. This course will give students the opportunity to collaborate virtually with students in Bangladesh.
HONR269T: Honors Seminar: Understanding U.S. Foreign Policy toward Afghanistan
Time: Th 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: ANA 0120
Instructor: Temim Nusraty
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: American University of Afghanistan, Afghanistan
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Course Description: Afghanistan has been at the center of U.S. and international attention since September 11. This seminar will examine the development and evolution of U.S. policy toward Afghanistan, including the impact of the death of Osama bin Laden on the U.S. strategy. This seminar will also examine the history of Afghanistan and its political figures. In addition, the seminar will explore the current challenges facing Afghanistan such as weak governance, widespread poverty, pervasive corruption, the burgeoning narcotics problem, and lack of respect for the rule of law. Students will also have the opportunity to hear different perspectives on the conflict in Afghanistan from current and former senior officials in the U.S. Government. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to engage with undergraduates studying in Afghanistan to better understand the indigenous perspective on the war and the U.S. presence in Afghanistan.
This is a Global Classroom course. There will be approximately 4 or 5 weeks where this course will meet on Sundays for teleconferencing meetings with students in Kabul, Afghanistan instead of meeting at its normal weekly time on Thursday nights.
Spring 2017:
- GVPT356: Capstone in International Development
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SPAN422: Cross-Cultural Communication
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URSP661: City and Regional Economic Development Planning
- ANTH468I: Topics in Cultural Anthropology: Language as Practice
Fall 2016:
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MIEH 606: Addressing Current, Pressing Global and Environmental Public Health Challenges in Bangladesh
- PERS498W: The Islamicate World 2.0: Studying Islamic Cultures through Computational Textual Analysis
Spring 2016:
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HONR269T: Honors Seminar: Understanding U.S. Foreign Policy toward Afghanistan
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ENGL261/ENGL361/LASC348R: Recovering Oral Histories: Caribbean and Latin American Communities in the USA and Britain
- SPAN422: Cross-Cultural Communication
- URSP661: City and Regional Economic Development Planning
- GVPT356: Capstone in International Development and Conflict Management
- HESI418T: Special Topics in Leadership; Technology Beyond Borders: Service Learning and Leadership Across Cultural, Ethnic and Community
- BMGT/ENES490H: Quest Consulting and Innovation Practicum
Spring 2015:
- URSP 661: Urban and Regional Economic Development
- GVPT356/PUAF689L: Capstone in International Development and Conflict Management
- HONR269T: Honors Seminar: Understanding U.S. Foreign Policy toward Afghanistan
- ENGL261: Recovering Oral Histories: Caribbean and Latin American Communities in the USA and Britain
- CPSP379D/HONR349V: UAE Global Immersion Experience
Spring 2014:
HESI771: The College Student and Student Personnel Services in a Global Context
Time: Tu 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Location: EDU 2102
Instructor: Candace Moore
Credits: 3
Partner institution: University of Cape Coast in Ghana
Course Description: The course centers on the acquisition of local knowledges to decolonize conventional narratives of higher education practices. Students gain an understanding of Ghanaian and American approaches within the praxis of student affairs to student development theory, student support services, and the role of student affairs practice in student learning. Additionally, the course offers a cross-cultural, project-based platform for students to apply student development theories in the context of diverse campus environments. Specifically, the areas of psychosocial and cognitive structural development will be emphasized through multiple perspectives including moral development, intellectual development and social identity development. Moreover, the course offers a demographic study of the characteristics of college students in Ghana and the U.S. as well as a study of their aspirations, values, and purposes. Finally, the course explores best practices and emerging trends in global student affairs practice.
AREC360: Global Agriculture: Developing Extension Education & Agriculture Technologies in Africa
Time: W 10:00 am - 12:50 pm
Location: SYM 2200B
Instructor: Taryn Devereux
Credits: 3
Partner institution: Liberia International Christian College, Liberia
Course Description: The objective of the course is to identify challenges faced by farmers in Nimba County, Liberia, and work collaboratively across borders to discuss these challenges and develop extension education programming that will be implemented in the region in order to empower local farmers. The course is designed to create a paradigm shift for both cohorts of students who will educate and learn from each other in what is now becoming a critical context - the globalized workspace. UMD and LICC students will be grouped together to identify and develop particular thematic areas most needed by local farmers, and then as a cohort create a week-long extension program to be implemented on the ground.
For more course information or to obtain permission to enroll, contact Jill Janofsky at jjanofsk@umd.edu.
ENGL362: Caribbean Literature in English
Time: TuTh 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Location: TWS 0221
Instructor: Merle Collins
Credits: 3
Partner institution: University of West Indies, Jamaica
Course Description: Political and literary traditions that intersect in the fiction, poetry, and drama written in English by Caribbean writers, primarily during the 20th century.
Also offered as LASC348E. Credit granted for ENGL362 or LASC348E.
SURV699C: Special Topics in Survey Methodology; Big Data in Immigration Research
Meets February 14, 2019 - May 22, 2019
Time: Th 9:30 am - 11:10 am
Location: LEF 1208
Instructor: Christopher Antoun
Credits: 2
Partner institution: University of Mannheim, Germany
Course Description: Students from the two partnering universities will form international groups to collaboratively work on the collection and analysis of Big Data to answer immigration-related research questions.
MIEH606: Addressing Current, Pressing Global and Environmental Public Health Challenges in Bangladesh
Blended Learning
Time: F 8:30 am - 10:00 am
Location: SPH 2234CC
Instructor: Muhiuddin Haider
Credits: 3
Partner institution: Independent University (IUB), Bangladesh
Course Description: This course focuses on how to operationalize public health field research/practice on the ground in Bangladesh. The public health threat that will be addressed is solid waste management in Dhaka. With a landmass equivalent to the State of Wisconsin and the world's eighth largest population, Bangladesh is the most densely populated country on the globe. This course will give students the opportunity to collaborate virtually with students in Bangladesh.
Restriction: Senior undergraduates may enroll with instructor's permission.
ANTH456: Conservation and Indigenous People in South America
Time: Tu 2:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Location: ASY 3203
Instructor: Janet Chernela
Credits: 3
Partner institutions: Universidade do Estado do Amazoas (UEA), Universidade de Brasilia (UNB)
Course Description: Considers indigenous peoples and their relation to the lands on which they live, issues of traditional indigenous knowledge and land management as well as new contributions by indigenous peoples to changing landscapes. Reviews legal mechanisms and instruments through which indigenous peoples have rights to the resources they occupy and utilize. Taking specific cases and examining them through the lens of political and social ecology, the role of indigenous peoples in local and worldwide conservation efforts is considered. Case studies will emphasize the indigenous peoples and conservation policies of Latin America.
ARCH601: Bridging the Gap Studio: Collaborative Design Thinking Across Cultures
Time: MWF 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Location: TBA
Instructor: Madlen Simon
Credits: 6
Partner institution: Al Nahrain University, Iraq
Course Description: Topical architectural design studio with concentration on advanced topical inquiry addressing but not limited to: architectural competitions, sustainable design, theoretica/conceptual issues, programmatic, contextual, and/or technical issues.
Restricted to ARCH, URPD or ARCP majors.
HESI318I: Applied Contextual Leadership; Global Leadership in a Virtual
Blended Learning
Instructor: Anne Spear
Credits: 3
Partner institution: Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Course Description: Most course activities will be conducted online, but students will be expected to meet in person 6 times out of the semester. During these sessions, students will interact and learn with students and faculty from Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the Royal University of Phnom Penh (Cambodia) in a virtual classroom environment. Please visit, go.umd.edu/lspglobal or contact instructor, aspear@umd.edu, for more information.
GVPT356:Capstone in International Development
Time: Tu 9:00 am - 11:45 am
Location: HJP 3120
Instructor: Stacy Kosko
Credits: 3
Partner institution: Leiden University
Course Description: Serves as one of the two capstone courses for the Minor in International Development and Conflict Management. Focuses on advanced theory and the practice and profession of international development and is designed to provide students an introduction to, and a chance to engage with, a core set of practical skills relevant to the field.
HONR269T: Honors Seminar: Understanding U.S. Foreign Policy toward Afghanistan
Time: Th 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: ANA 0120
Instructor: Temim Nusraty
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: American University of Afghanistan, Afghanistan
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Course Description: Afghanistan has been at the center of U.S. and international attention since September 11. This seminar will examine the development and evolution of U.S. policy toward Afghanistan, including the impact of the death of Osama bin Laden on the U.S. strategy. This seminar will also examine the history of Afghanistan and its political figures. In addition, the seminar will explore the current challenges facing Afghanistan such as weak governance, widespread poverty, pervasive corruption, the burgeoning narcotics problem, and lack of respect for the rule of law. Students will also have the opportunity to hear different perspectives on the conflict in Afghanistan from current and former senior officials in the U.S. Government. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to engage with undergraduates studying in Afghanistan to better understand the indigenous perspective on the war and the U.S. presence in Afghanistan.
This is a Global Classroom course. There will be approximately 3 to 4 classes where this course will meet on a Saturday or Sunday morning for videoconferencing with students in Kabul, Afghanistan instead of meeting at its normal weekly time on Thursday nights (exact dates and times are TBA).
EDHD498G: Social Problems in Education; Cross-Cultural Approaches to Child Development and Poverty in the U.S. and Chile
Time: Tu 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: HJP 3120
Instructor: Natasha Cabrera
Credits: 3
Partner Institution:
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This course will help students gain a cross cultural understanding of child development and poverty in different contexts (U.S. and Chile). Through the use of technology, UMD students will interact directly with their peers in Chile.
Summer 2018
MIEH607: Global Classroom: Risk Based Approach to Ensure Global Food Safety and Security
Time: MW 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Location: SPH 2234CC
Instructors: Muhiuddin Haider
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: Cairo University; Agriculture Research Center, Egypt
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Course Description: The purpose of this global graduate class is to train and disseminate knowledge to the participants on the food safety and security. The main subject will be application of risk assessment to ensure food safety and food security. This course will improve the ability of participating students to accept various ways of investigating and solving food safety challenges. This international course on food safety and food security will assist the students from UMD and Cairo University to collaborate together to solve an international challenge. UMD students will experience, firsthand, the knowledge, belief and attitude toward food safety from other students from the Middle East and vice versa. This course will be a virtual and all lectures, assignment, quizzes and group projects will deliver by web-based technology. All course participants will interact, communicate, view and discuss presentations, and engage with learning resources while working in groups, all in an online setting.
ARCH688A: Advanced Selected Topics in Architectural Technologies; Carbon Neutral Development through Net Zero
Time: MW 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: ESJ B0320
Instructors: Ming Hu
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: Nankai University, China
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Course Description: In this course, Net Zero (High-performance) building design and related life cycle environmental impact are examined through real case studies to explore the means and techniques applied to the buildings with integration of a variety of simulation and analysis software. The course focuses on an understanding of the design strategies of the high-performance design and life cycle assessment method through combination of lecture and lab time. The course topic Net Zero building will be investigated from a variety of perspectives and diverse case studies in United States and China.
The purpose of this course is to provide fundamental knowledge of building sciences for the development of high-performance buildings utilizing energy modelling and simulation technology and Life Cycle Assessment technology as a design method and process. Occupant comfort is also assessed using the field testing method. In this course, students will learn knowledge and collaborate with each other to develop high-performance buildings, resulting in energy savings and environmental protections through greenhouse gas emission reductions. Throughout the course, students will work in groups to propose high-performance renovation design options that improve the existing building energy efficiency and reduce environmental impact. The course will be a combination of broadcasted lectures and video conference between students.
Spring 2018
CPSS225: College Park Scholars Capstone: Science, Technology, and Society
Section: 0301
Time: TuTh 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Location: CCC 1100
Instructors: David Tomblin, Matthew Aruch
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: University of Cuenca, Ecuador
Restriction: must be in the College Park Scholars Science, Technology & Society (CPSS) program.
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Course Description: Exploration and understanding of ways science and technology shape and are shaped by society.
Offered for the first time, course participants will learn and investigate STS concepts and case studies in collaboration with engineering faculty and students from the University of Cuenca in Ecuador. Throughout the course, UMD and Ecuadorian student teams will work on a research project for the College Park Scholars Academic Showcase in May 2018.
HESI318I: Applied Contextual Leadership; Global Leadership in a Virtual Context
Blended Learning
Instructors: Anne Spear, Natasha Chapman
Credits: 3
Partner Institutions: Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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Course Description: This course is a global learning experiment that joins students and faculty from the University of Maryland, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and the Royal University of Phnom Penh in a virtual, interactive environment. Students will explore the role of socially responsible leadership in a global context in response to the question, “How do we learn to understand, examine, and address complicated global problems while working with highly diverse groups of people and perspectives?”.
This course uses a selected global issue as a means to explore the complexity of the issue and develop understanding of and leadership skills in diverse, multicultural and global environments. Students will learn and work virtually with international partners to explore and critically examine the issue and present briefings on the various challenges, options and views surrounding it. As a final project, students will apply problem-solving skills and use their personal, acquired, and co-constructed knowledge about leadership, intercultural competencies and the global issue to respond to a live case study with recommendations for stakeholders.
ARHU398Q: Special Topics in Arts and Humanities; Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Quality
Time: M 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Location: VMH 1518
Instructor: David Ashley
Credits: 3
Partner Institutions: University of Queensland, Australia, and Linköping University, Sweden
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Course Description: This course builds on the foundation concepts of quality and substantially broadens our field of view to include a global perspective on quality. Specifically, we consider the subjective, customer-created definition of quality and the social and cultural forces that shape customer perspectives. We explore the differences in quality perceptions between US and non-US consumers, the sources of these differences, and the challenges they present in measuring expectations, performance, and customer satisfaction in a multinational business environment. This project-based course will examine international quality standards and cross-cultural measures of equivalence.
Open to QUEST program students. Instructor permission is required for non-QUEST students.
HONR269T: Honors Seminar: Understanding U.S. Foreign Policy toward Afghanistan
Time: Th 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: ANA 0120
Instructor: Temim Nusraty
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: American University of Afghanistan, Afghanistan
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Course Description: Afghanistan has been at the center of U.S. and international attention since September 11. This seminar will examine the development and evolution of U.S. policy toward Afghanistan, including the impact of the death of Osama bin Laden on the U.S. strategy. This seminar will also examine the history of Afghanistan and its political figures. In addition, the seminar will explore the current challenges facing Afghanistan such as weak governance, widespread poverty, pervasive corruption, the burgeoning narcotics problem, and lack of respect for the rule of law. Students will also have the opportunity to hear different perspectives on the conflict in Afghanistan from current and former senior officials in the U.S. Government. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to engage with undergraduates studying in Afghanistan to better understand the indigenous perspective on the war and the U.S. presence in Afghanistan.
This is a Global Classroom course. There will be approximately 4 or 5 weeks where this course will meet on Sundays for teleconferencing meetings with students in Kabul, Afghanistan instead of meeting at its normal weekly time on Thursday nights.
EDHI788X: Embargoed Dialogues: International Investigations in Cuban Education
Section: SB04
Instructors: Gilberto Garcia Batista, Taylor C. Woodman, Martha Naufrille Morris
Credits: 3
Partner Institutions: Association of Cuban Educators (APC) and Pedagogical University Enrique José Varona (UCPEJV), Havana, Cuba
Restriction: Graduate students with a preference for College of Education students.
Course Description: Immerse yourself in the complex global education and social issues facing the world today. The course combines both a virtual learning environment with a travel component to Cuba. In these environments, students will have the opportunity to conduct international research related to their academic interests and receive feedback from an international audience. The workshop style of the program allows you to engage with local Cuban educators through scholarly lectures, collaborative exchanges, interviews, and site visits.
SPAN422: Cross-Cultural Communication
SPAN 422: Cross-Cultural Communication
Time: TuTh 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Location: JMZ 0122
Instructor: Elisa Gironzetti
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial, Ecuador
Prerequisite: SPAN370 OR SPAN371 OR SPAN373 OR SPAN 374
Restriction: Junior standing or higher.
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Course Description: Focuses on the relationship of language and culture of those operating in world markets. Particular attention will be given to cross-cultural communication, linguistic systems, and culture specific perceptions of the Hispanic world.
ARCH601: Topical Design Studio VI
ARCH601: Topical Design Studio VI
Time: MWF 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Location: TBA
Instructor: TBA
Credits: 6
Partner Institution: Al Nahrain University, Iraq
Restriction: Permission of ARCH-Architecture Program.
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Course Description: Topical architectural design studio with concentration on advanced topical inquiry addressing but not limited to: architectural competitions, sustainable design, theoretical/conceptual issues, programmatic, contextual, and/or technical issues.
Restricted to ARCH, URPD or ARCP majors.
URSP661: City and Regional Economic Development Planning
URSP 661: City and Regional Economic Development Planning
Time: W 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Location: HJP 3120
Instructor: Li Fang
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: Higher School of Economics, St. Petersburg, Russia
Prerequisite: URSP606 or URSP660.
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Course Description: Spatial patterns of employment and populations, and models of urban and regional growth and decline. Focus on application of economic theory and urban planning techniques to issues of local economic development and planning.
ANTH461: Language as Practice
ANTH 461: Language as Practice
Time: Monday 2:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Location: WDS 1114
Instructor: Janet Chernela
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: Universidade do Estado do Amazonas (UEA), Brazil
Formerly: ANTH468I
Course Description: An introduction to linguistic variation and the construction of identity, relationship, and community membership through language use. The approach emphasizes language as community-based practice and examines the dynamic construction of social relations through linguistic interactions.
Fall 2017
MIEH 606: Addressing Current, Pressing Global and Environmental Public Health Challenges in Bangladesh Blended Learning
Blended Learning
Instructor: Muhiuddin Haider
Credits: 3
Partner institution: Independent University of Bangladesh
Restriction: Senior undergraduates may enroll with instructor's permission.
More Information on Testudo
Course Description: This course focuses on how to operationalize public health field research/practice on the ground in Bangladesh. The public health threat that will be addressed is solid waste management in Dhaka. With a landmass equivalent to the State of Wisconsin and the world's eighth largest population, Bangladesh is the most densely populated country on the globe. This course will give students the opportunity to collaborate virtually with students in Bangladesh.
HONR269T: Honors Seminar: Understanding U.S. Foreign Policy toward Afghanistan
Time: Th 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: ANA 0120
Instructor: Temim Nusraty
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: American University of Afghanistan, Afghanistan
More Information on Testudo
Course Description: Afghanistan has been at the center of U.S. and international attention since September 11. This seminar will examine the development and evolution of U.S. policy toward Afghanistan, including the impact of the death of Osama bin Laden on the U.S. strategy. This seminar will also examine the history of Afghanistan and its political figures. In addition, the seminar will explore the current challenges facing Afghanistan such as weak governance, widespread poverty, pervasive corruption, the burgeoning narcotics problem, and lack of respect for the rule of law. Students will also have the opportunity to hear different perspectives on the conflict in Afghanistan from current and former senior officials in the U.S. Government. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to engage with undergraduates studying in Afghanistan to better understand the indigenous perspective on the war and the U.S. presence in Afghanistan.
This is a Global Classroom course. There will be approximately 4 or 5 weeks where this course will meet on Sundays for teleconferencing meetings with students in Kabul, Afghanistan instead of meeting at its normal weekly time on Thursday nights.
Spring 2017:
- GVPT356: Capstone in International Development
-
SPAN422: Cross-Cultural Communication
-
URSP661: City and Regional Economic Development Planning
- ANTH468I: Topics in Cultural Anthropology: Language as Practice
Fall 2016:
-
MIEH 606: Addressing Current, Pressing Global and Environmental Public Health Challenges in Bangladesh
- PERS498W: The Islamicate World 2.0: Studying Islamic Cultures through Computational Textual Analysis
Spring 2016:
-
HONR269T: Honors Seminar: Understanding U.S. Foreign Policy toward Afghanistan
-
ENGL261/ENGL361/LASC348R: Recovering Oral Histories: Caribbean and Latin American Communities in the USA and Britain
- SPAN422: Cross-Cultural Communication
- URSP661: City and Regional Economic Development Planning
- GVPT356: Capstone in International Development and Conflict Management
- HESI418T: Special Topics in Leadership; Technology Beyond Borders: Service Learning and Leadership Across Cultural, Ethnic and Community
- BMGT/ENES490H: Quest Consulting and Innovation Practicum
Spring 2015:
- URSP 661: Urban and Regional Economic Development
- GVPT356/PUAF689L: Capstone in International Development and Conflict Management
- HONR269T: Honors Seminar: Understanding U.S. Foreign Policy toward Afghanistan
- ENGL261: Recovering Oral Histories: Caribbean and Latin American Communities in the USA and Britain
- CPSP379D/HONR349V: UAE Global Immersion Experience
Spring 2014:
MIEH607: Global Classroom: Risk Based Approach to Ensure Global Food Safety and Security
Time: MW 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Location: SPH 2234CC
Instructors: Muhiuddin Haider
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: Cairo University; Agriculture Research Center, Egypt
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Course Description: The purpose of this global graduate class is to train and disseminate knowledge to the participants on the food safety and security. The main subject will be application of risk assessment to ensure food safety and food security. This course will improve the ability of participating students to accept various ways of investigating and solving food safety challenges. This international course on food safety and food security will assist the students from UMD and Cairo University to collaborate together to solve an international challenge. UMD students will experience, firsthand, the knowledge, belief and attitude toward food safety from other students from the Middle East and vice versa. This course will be a virtual and all lectures, assignment, quizzes and group projects will deliver by web-based technology. All course participants will interact, communicate, view and discuss presentations, and engage with learning resources while working in groups, all in an online setting.
ARCH688A: Advanced Selected Topics in Architectural Technologies; Carbon Neutral Development through Net Zero
Time: MW 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: ESJ B0320
Instructors: Ming Hu
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: Nankai University, China
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Course Description: In this course, Net Zero (High-performance) building design and related life cycle environmental impact are examined through real case studies to explore the means and techniques applied to the buildings with integration of a variety of simulation and analysis software. The course focuses on an understanding of the design strategies of the high-performance design and life cycle assessment method through combination of lecture and lab time. The course topic Net Zero building will be investigated from a variety of perspectives and diverse case studies in United States and China.
The purpose of this course is to provide fundamental knowledge of building sciences for the development of high-performance buildings utilizing energy modelling and simulation technology and Life Cycle Assessment technology as a design method and process. Occupant comfort is also assessed using the field testing method. In this course, students will learn knowledge and collaborate with each other to develop high-performance buildings, resulting in energy savings and environmental protections through greenhouse gas emission reductions. Throughout the course, students will work in groups to propose high-performance renovation design options that improve the existing building energy efficiency and reduce environmental impact. The course will be a combination of broadcasted lectures and video conference between students.
CPSS225: College Park Scholars Capstone: Science, Technology, and Society
Section: 0301
Time: TuTh 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Location: CCC 1100
Instructors: David Tomblin, Matthew Aruch
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: University of Cuenca, Ecuador
Restriction: must be in the College Park Scholars Science, Technology & Society (CPSS) program.
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Course Description: Exploration and understanding of ways science and technology shape and are shaped by society.
Offered for the first time, course participants will learn and investigate STS concepts and case studies in collaboration with engineering faculty and students from the University of Cuenca in Ecuador. Throughout the course, UMD and Ecuadorian student teams will work on a research project for the College Park Scholars Academic Showcase in May 2018.
HESI318I: Applied Contextual Leadership; Global Leadership in a Virtual Context
Blended Learning
Instructors: Anne Spear, Natasha Chapman
Credits: 3
Partner Institutions: Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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Course Description: This course is a global learning experiment that joins students and faculty from the University of Maryland, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and the Royal University of Phnom Penh in a virtual, interactive environment. Students will explore the role of socially responsible leadership in a global context in response to the question, “How do we learn to understand, examine, and address complicated global problems while working with highly diverse groups of people and perspectives?”.
This course uses a selected global issue as a means to explore the complexity of the issue and develop understanding of and leadership skills in diverse, multicultural and global environments. Students will learn and work virtually with international partners to explore and critically examine the issue and present briefings on the various challenges, options and views surrounding it. As a final project, students will apply problem-solving skills and use their personal, acquired, and co-constructed knowledge about leadership, intercultural competencies and the global issue to respond to a live case study with recommendations for stakeholders.
ARHU398Q: Special Topics in Arts and Humanities; Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Quality
Time: M 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Location: VMH 1518
Instructor: David Ashley
Credits: 3
Partner Institutions: University of Queensland, Australia, and Linköping University, Sweden
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Course Description: This course builds on the foundation concepts of quality and substantially broadens our field of view to include a global perspective on quality. Specifically, we consider the subjective, customer-created definition of quality and the social and cultural forces that shape customer perspectives. We explore the differences in quality perceptions between US and non-US consumers, the sources of these differences, and the challenges they present in measuring expectations, performance, and customer satisfaction in a multinational business environment. This project-based course will examine international quality standards and cross-cultural measures of equivalence.
Open to QUEST program students. Instructor permission is required for non-QUEST students.
HONR269T: Honors Seminar: Understanding U.S. Foreign Policy toward Afghanistan
Time: Th 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: ANA 0120
Instructor: Temim Nusraty
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: American University of Afghanistan, Afghanistan
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Course Description: Afghanistan has been at the center of U.S. and international attention since September 11. This seminar will examine the development and evolution of U.S. policy toward Afghanistan, including the impact of the death of Osama bin Laden on the U.S. strategy. This seminar will also examine the history of Afghanistan and its political figures. In addition, the seminar will explore the current challenges facing Afghanistan such as weak governance, widespread poverty, pervasive corruption, the burgeoning narcotics problem, and lack of respect for the rule of law. Students will also have the opportunity to hear different perspectives on the conflict in Afghanistan from current and former senior officials in the U.S. Government. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to engage with undergraduates studying in Afghanistan to better understand the indigenous perspective on the war and the U.S. presence in Afghanistan.
This is a Global Classroom course. There will be approximately 4 or 5 weeks where this course will meet on Sundays for teleconferencing meetings with students in Kabul, Afghanistan instead of meeting at its normal weekly time on Thursday nights.
EDHI788X: Embargoed Dialogues: International Investigations in Cuban Education
Section: SB04
Instructors: Gilberto Garcia Batista, Taylor C. Woodman, Martha Naufrille Morris
Credits: 3
Partner Institutions: Association of Cuban Educators (APC) and Pedagogical University Enrique José Varona (UCPEJV), Havana, Cuba
Restriction: Graduate students with a preference for College of Education students.
Course Description: Immerse yourself in the complex global education and social issues facing the world today. The course combines both a virtual learning environment with a travel component to Cuba. In these environments, students will have the opportunity to conduct international research related to their academic interests and receive feedback from an international audience. The workshop style of the program allows you to engage with local Cuban educators through scholarly lectures, collaborative exchanges, interviews, and site visits.
SPAN422: Cross-Cultural Communication
SPAN 422: Cross-Cultural Communication
Time: TuTh 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Location: JMZ 0122
Instructor: Elisa Gironzetti
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial, Ecuador
Prerequisite: SPAN370 OR SPAN371 OR SPAN373 OR SPAN 374
Restriction: Junior standing or higher.
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Course Description: Focuses on the relationship of language and culture of those operating in world markets. Particular attention will be given to cross-cultural communication, linguistic systems, and culture specific perceptions of the Hispanic world.
ARCH601: Topical Design Studio VI
ARCH601: Topical Design Studio VI
Time: MWF 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Location: TBA
Instructor: TBA
Credits: 6
Partner Institution: Al Nahrain University, Iraq
Restriction: Permission of ARCH-Architecture Program.
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Course Description: Topical architectural design studio with concentration on advanced topical inquiry addressing but not limited to: architectural competitions, sustainable design, theoretical/conceptual issues, programmatic, contextual, and/or technical issues.
Restricted to ARCH, URPD or ARCP majors.
URSP661: City and Regional Economic Development Planning
URSP 661: City and Regional Economic Development Planning
Time: W 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Location: HJP 3120
Instructor: Li Fang
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: Higher School of Economics, St. Petersburg, Russia
Prerequisite: URSP606 or URSP660.
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Course Description: Spatial patterns of employment and populations, and models of urban and regional growth and decline. Focus on application of economic theory and urban planning techniques to issues of local economic development and planning.
ANTH461: Language as Practice
ANTH 461: Language as Practice
Time: Monday 2:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Location: WDS 1114
Instructor: Janet Chernela
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: Universidade do Estado do Amazonas (UEA), Brazil
Formerly: ANTH468I
Course Description: An introduction to linguistic variation and the construction of identity, relationship, and community membership through language use. The approach emphasizes language as community-based practice and examines the dynamic construction of social relations through linguistic interactions.
Fall 2017
MIEH 606: Addressing Current, Pressing Global and Environmental Public Health Challenges in Bangladesh Blended Learning
Blended Learning
Instructor: Muhiuddin Haider
Credits: 3
Partner institution: Independent University of Bangladesh
Restriction: Senior undergraduates may enroll with instructor's permission.
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Course Description: This course focuses on how to operationalize public health field research/practice on the ground in Bangladesh. The public health threat that will be addressed is solid waste management in Dhaka. With a landmass equivalent to the State of Wisconsin and the world's eighth largest population, Bangladesh is the most densely populated country on the globe. This course will give students the opportunity to collaborate virtually with students in Bangladesh.
HONR269T: Honors Seminar: Understanding U.S. Foreign Policy toward Afghanistan
Time: Th 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: ANA 0120
Instructor: Temim Nusraty
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: American University of Afghanistan, Afghanistan
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Course Description: Afghanistan has been at the center of U.S. and international attention since September 11. This seminar will examine the development and evolution of U.S. policy toward Afghanistan, including the impact of the death of Osama bin Laden on the U.S. strategy. This seminar will also examine the history of Afghanistan and its political figures. In addition, the seminar will explore the current challenges facing Afghanistan such as weak governance, widespread poverty, pervasive corruption, the burgeoning narcotics problem, and lack of respect for the rule of law. Students will also have the opportunity to hear different perspectives on the conflict in Afghanistan from current and former senior officials in the U.S. Government. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to engage with undergraduates studying in Afghanistan to better understand the indigenous perspective on the war and the U.S. presence in Afghanistan.
This is a Global Classroom course. There will be approximately 4 or 5 weeks where this course will meet on Sundays for teleconferencing meetings with students in Kabul, Afghanistan instead of meeting at its normal weekly time on Thursday nights.
Spring 2017:
- GVPT356: Capstone in International Development
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SPAN422: Cross-Cultural Communication
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URSP661: City and Regional Economic Development Planning
- ANTH468I: Topics in Cultural Anthropology: Language as Practice
Fall 2016:
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MIEH 606: Addressing Current, Pressing Global and Environmental Public Health Challenges in Bangladesh
- PERS498W: The Islamicate World 2.0: Studying Islamic Cultures through Computational Textual Analysis
Spring 2016:
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HONR269T: Honors Seminar: Understanding U.S. Foreign Policy toward Afghanistan
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ENGL261/ENGL361/LASC348R: Recovering Oral Histories: Caribbean and Latin American Communities in the USA and Britain
- SPAN422: Cross-Cultural Communication
- URSP661: City and Regional Economic Development Planning
- GVPT356: Capstone in International Development and Conflict Management
- HESI418T: Special Topics in Leadership; Technology Beyond Borders: Service Learning and Leadership Across Cultural, Ethnic and Community
- BMGT/ENES490H: Quest Consulting and Innovation Practicum
Spring 2015:
- URSP 661: Urban and Regional Economic Development
- GVPT356/PUAF689L: Capstone in International Development and Conflict Management
- HONR269T: Honors Seminar: Understanding U.S. Foreign Policy toward Afghanistan
- ENGL261: Recovering Oral Histories: Caribbean and Latin American Communities in the USA and Britain
- CPSP379D/HONR349V: UAE Global Immersion Experience
Spring 2014:
MIEH 606: Addressing Current, Pressing Global and Environmental Public Health Challenges in Bangladesh Blended Learning
Blended Learning
Instructor: Muhiuddin Haider
Credits: 3
Partner institution: Independent University of Bangladesh
Restriction: Senior undergraduates may enroll with instructor's permission.
More Information on Testudo
Course Description: This course focuses on how to operationalize public health field research/practice on the ground in Bangladesh. The public health threat that will be addressed is solid waste management in Dhaka. With a landmass equivalent to the State of Wisconsin and the world's eighth largest population, Bangladesh is the most densely populated country on the globe. This course will give students the opportunity to collaborate virtually with students in Bangladesh.
HONR269T: Honors Seminar: Understanding U.S. Foreign Policy toward Afghanistan
Time: Th 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: ANA 0120
Instructor: Temim Nusraty
Credits: 3
Partner Institution: American University of Afghanistan, Afghanistan
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Course Description: Afghanistan has been at the center of U.S. and international attention since September 11. This seminar will examine the development and evolution of U.S. policy toward Afghanistan, including the impact of the death of Osama bin Laden on the U.S. strategy. This seminar will also examine the history of Afghanistan and its political figures. In addition, the seminar will explore the current challenges facing Afghanistan such as weak governance, widespread poverty, pervasive corruption, the burgeoning narcotics problem, and lack of respect for the rule of law. Students will also have the opportunity to hear different perspectives on the conflict in Afghanistan from current and former senior officials in the U.S. Government. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to engage with undergraduates studying in Afghanistan to better understand the indigenous perspective on the war and the U.S. presence in Afghanistan.
This is a Global Classroom course. There will be approximately 4 or 5 weeks where this course will meet on Sundays for teleconferencing meetings with students in Kabul, Afghanistan instead of meeting at its normal weekly time on Thursday nights.