Supplementary Courses
To round out the Global Fellows experience, two additional UMD courses are required of students participating in the program. These courses supplement the fall seminar and spring internship by providing greater depth and context to the academic experience. At least one such course must be completed prior to the internship semester. Courses completed prior to beginning the program may be used to satisfy this requirement! Courses must be taken at the university (no high school AP/IB course credit), must be at least 3 credits, and must be taken for a grade.
The courses below represent a sampling of supplementary courses offered across the university. Students may choose from this list or suggest additional courses for approval by emailing a course description to globalfellowsdc@umd.edu
Courses Pre-Approved for Students:
Note: Students in the Science Diplomacy track may also count courses in the sciences and engineering toward this requirement.
- AASP310 – African Slave Trade
- AAST398L – Asian Americans in Film
- ANTH266 – Changing Climate, Changing Cultures
- ANTH298E – Anthropological Approaches to Sustainable Development
- ANTH410 – Theory and Practice of Health and Community Development
- AMST328A – Perspectives on Identity and Culture; Latina/o Sexualities: Borders, Migration, and Citizenship
- ARAB101 – Elementary Arabic I
- ARAB104 – Elementary Modern Standard Arabic I-II
- ARAB105 – Elementary Modern Standard Arabic III-IV
- ARAB204 – Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic I
- ARAB205 – Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic II
- ARAB304 – Advanced Modern Standard Arabic I
- ARAB305 – Advanced Modern Standard Arabic II
- ARAB398M – Making of Middle Eastern Identities
- ARAB398X – Key Moments in the History of the Middle East
- ARAB499C – Food Cultures in the Global Middle East
- ARAB499D – Gender and Difference in the Arab World
- ARAB499L – Social Issues in Contemporary Arab Societies
- ARAB499X – Yemen: Land of War and Peace
- ARAB499Z – Moroccan Society and Culture
- AREC345 – Global Poverty and Economic Development
- AREC365 – World Hunger, Population, and Food Supplies
- AREC382 – Computer-Based Analysis in Agricultural and Resource Economics
- BSCI433 – Biology of Cancer
- BSST330 – Terrorist Motivations and Behaviors
- CPJT100 – Justice and Legal Thought: First-Year Colloquium
- CPSP227 – Science, Technology and Society
- CPSP239/249/259E – Environment, Technology and Economy
- CPSP239/249/259F – Global Public Health
- CPSP239/249/259G – Science and Global Change
- CPSP239/249/259N – International Studies
- EDHI488 – Special Topics in Education Policy and Administration
- ECON201 – Principles of Macro-Economics
- ECON315 – Economic Development of Underdeveloped Areas
- ECON317 – Global Economic Policies
- ECON401 – Current Issues in American Economic Policy
- EDPS301 – Education Policy Studies: Foundations of Education
- ENCE215 – Engineering for Sustainability
- ENEE131 – Technology Choices
- ENEE200 – Social and Ethical Dimensions of Engineering Technology
- ENES210 – Entrepreneurial Opportunity Analysis and Decision-Making in 21st Century Technology Ventures
- ENES464 – International Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- ENES472 – International Business Cultures in Engineering and Technology
- ENSP340 – Water: Science, Ethics and Law
- ENST410 – Ecosystem Services: An Integrated Analysis
- FMSC110S – Families and Global Health
- GEMS104 – Topics in Science, Technology and Society
- GEOG110 – The World Today: Global Perspectives
- GEOG130 – Developing Countries
- GEOG313 – Latin America
- GEOG328C – Topics in Regional Geography; Subsaharan Africa
- GEOG332 – Economic Geography
- GEOG330 – As the World Turns: Society and Sustainability in a Time of Great Change
- GEOG437 – Political Geography
- GEOG456 – The Social Geography of Metropolitan Areas in Global Perspective
- GEOL123 – Causes and Implications of Global Change
- GVPT100 – Principles of Government and Politics
- GVPT200 – International Political Relations
- GVPT205S – Special Topics in International Ethics, Conflict, and Immigration
- GVPT260 – State and Local Government
- GVPT270 – Introduction to Public Policy
- GVPT282 – Politics and the Developing World
- GVPT306 – Global Environmental Politics
- GVPT354 – Peacebuilding, Post-Conflict Reconstruction, and International Development
- GVPT407 – International Political Economy
- GVPT409E – Seminar in International Relations and World Politics; European Union
- GVPT409H – Seminar in International Relations and World Politics; International Security
- GVPT419B – Seminar in Public Policy: Advanced Topics in Environmental Policy analysis
- GVPT431 – Introduction to Constitutional Law
- GVPT450 – Comparative Study of Foreign Policy Formulation
- GVPT455 – Contemporary Middle Eastern Politics
- GVPT457 – American Foreign Relations
- GVPT473 – The U.S. Congress
- GVPT482 – Government and Politics of Latin America
- GVPT484 – Government and Politics of Africa
- GVPT485 – Government and Politics of the Middle East
- HGLO101 – Globalization
- HIST152 – Looking at America through a Global Lens
- HIST219W – Special Topics in History: Middle East and North Africa in the 20th Century
- HIST266 – The United States in World Affairs
- HIST357 – Recent America: 1945-Present
- HIST376 – History of Zionism and the State of Israel
- HIST392 – History of the Contemporary Middle East
- HIST453 – Diplomatic History of the United States from 1914
- HLTH234 – Global Health Messages: Understanding Exposure and Impact
- HLSC377 – Research and Application in Life Sciences
- HONR209M – Fair Division- From Cake Cutting to Dispute Resolution
- HONR238R – Honors Seminar: Terrorism
- HONR268L – United States Immigration Issues
- HONR269B – Political Economy of International Cooperation
- HONR269E – Exploring Key Issues of Globalization
- HONR269P – Formulating U.S. Science and Technology Policy
- HONR269T – Understanding U.S. Foreign Policy in Afghanistan
- HONR278N – Culture, Identity, and the Global Economy
- HONR278Q – Biodiversity, Global Environmental Change and Their Effects on Human Health
- HONR349F – America and the Middle East
- ISRL2891 – The Israeli/Palestinian Conflict: Fundamental Questions
- ISRL349W – Investigating Topics in Israel Studies; Gender and Migration: Global Trends and the Israeli Case
- JWST234/235 – History of the Jewish People I/II
- JWST233 – Why the Jews? Historical and Cultural Investigations
- JWST429 – American Jewry and Public Policy
- LGBT448K – Sexual Orientation, Gender, and Human Rights
- MLAW100 – Justice and the Law
- MLAW304 – Introduction to Law and Social Inquiry
- MLAW404 – Law and Society Capstone
- PERS101 – Elementary Persian I
- PERS102 – Elementary Persian II
- PERS201 – Intermediate Persian I
- PERS202 – Intermediate Persian II
- PERS301 – Advanced Persian I
- PERS302 – Advanced Persian II
- PERS311 – Persian Media
- PERS312 – Contemporary Iranian Culture
- PERS280 – Art Activism in Iran (in English, GenEd)
- PERS283 – Iranian Cinema (in English, GenEd)
- PERS251 – Modern Iran (in English, GenEd)
- PERS389A – Theatre and Dance in Iran and Afghanistan (in English, GenEd)
- PERS386 – Experiential Learning (Capstone Internship)
- PERS398Q – Social Issues in Contemporary Iran
- PERS398R – Persian for Professional Purposes
- PERS399D – Capstone Research Project
- PERS498E – Translation of Contemporary Persian Texts
- PERS489D – Political, Economic, and Social Thought in Today’s Iran
- PLSC115 – How Safe is Your Salad? The Microbiological Safety of Fresh Produce
- PLCY288Q – Intro to International Security
- PLCY288W – Global Action and Problem Solving
- PLCY388 – Special Topics in Public Policy
- PLCY388B – Intelligence Theory and Practice
- PLCY388C – Fundamentals of Cybersecurity for Policymakers
- PLCY388R – Nuclear Security Policy
- PLCY388V – Public Policy Challenges in Africa
- PLCY401 – Contemporary Issues in Public Policy - Global Disease Outbreaks
- RUSS398P – Selected Topics in Russian Language and Literature; Russia of the Post-Communist Era
- SOCY441 – Social Stratification and Inequality
- SPAN333 – Spanish Culture, Civilization, and Literature III: Modern Times
- UNIV399X – Experiential Learning in Undergraduate Studies; Beyond Study Abroad: Global Citizenship, Citizen Diplomacy and Cultural Exchange for Social Change