In honor of course enrollment season, here is a list we compiled of courses offered next Spring that may satisfy a requirement you need for graduation, and also enhance your pre-brigade education (whenever that brigade may be) or or enhance your general educational experience at UMBC.
Whether it's a GEP, upper-level credits, or general credit to complete your 120 needed to graduate, these are some courses that could prove purposeful and practical for your brigade experiences. They reflect educational, cultural, or technical themes you may encounter when you go on a brigade with the program of your choice. Check it out!
Global Brigades' Recommended UMBC Courses:
- African Studies: Women in Africa and the Diaspora-- AFST 439 (upper-level
- Anthropology: Cultural Anthropology-- ANTH 211/211Y (Social Science or Culture credit)
- Anthropology: Human Evolution, Physical Anthropology & Archaeology-- ANTH 302 (upper-level, Social Science or Culture credit)
- Anthropology: Anthropology of Science & Technology-- ANTH 318 (upper-level, Writing Intensive or Social Science credit)
- Anthropology: Selected Topics in Anthropology: Education, Culture, & Politics-- ANTH 397-02 (upper-level)
- American Studies: What's an American?--AMST 200 (Arts & Humanities credit)
- American Studies: American Culture in the Global Perspective--AMST 352 (upper-level, Art & Humanities or Culture credit)
- Civil Engineering: Special Topics in Environmental Engineering: Groundwater Hydrology--ENCE 489 (upper-level)
- Economics: Economic Development-- ECON 385 (upper-level)
- Education: Foundations of Leadership Development-- EDUC 216 (taught by Student Life staff--highly recommended for anyone interested in leadership on campus)
- Emergency Health Services: Medical Terminology-- EHS 115
- Concepts of Emergency Health Services-- EHS 200 (Social Sciences credit)
- Emergency Health Services: Stress and Burnout: Personal and Professional Issues-- EHS 311 (upper-level, Social Science credit)
- English: The World of Language I-- ENGL 190 (Arts & Humanities credit)
- English: The World of Language II-- ENGL 191 (Arts & Humanities or Culture credit)
- Entrepreneurship: Intro to Entrepreneurship-- ENTR 200
- Global Studies: Introduction to Global Studies-- GLBL 101
- Global Studies: Approaches to Globalization-- GLBL 301 (upper-level credit)
- Gender & Women's Studies: Women, Gender, and Globalization-- GWST 340 (Social Science or Culture credit)
- Gender & Women's Studies: Gender, Human rights, and Political Violence in Latin America-- GWST 343 (Arts & Humanities or Culture credit)
- Geography & Environmental Systems: Environmental Science & Conservation-- GES 120 (Science non-lab credit)
- Geography & Environmental Systems: Environmental Policy-- GES 328 (upper-level)
- Health Administration & Policy Program: Survey of the US Healthcare System-- HAPP 100
- Health Administration & Policy Program: Human Implication for Health & Disease-- HAPP 200
- Health Administration & Policy Program: Geography of Health & Disease-- HAPP/GES 329 (upper-level & Writing Intensive or Social Science credit)
- Health Administration & Policy Program: Global Issues in Health and Disease-- HAPP 380 (upper-level)
- History: Don't Buy It: The Global History of Commodities-- HIST 204 (Social Science or Culture credit)
- History: Intro to Contemporary Africa-- HIST 242 (Social Science or Culture credit)
- History: Modern Latin American History-- HIST 327 (Social Science or Culture credit)
- Modern Language & Linguistics: Film & Society in Latin America-- MLL 218 (Culture credit)
- Modern Language & Linguistics: Africa: Culture & Development-- MLL 210 (Art & Humanities or Culture credit)
- Modern Language & Linguistics: Gender, Race, & Media-- MLL 322 (upper-level, Art & Humanities credit)
- Modern Language & Linguistics: Introduction to Intercultural Communication-- MLL 305 (upper-level, Culture credit)
- Philosophy: Ethical Issues in Science and Engineering-- PHIl 251 (Arts & Humanities credit)
- Philosophy: Philosophy of Biology-- PHIL 394 (upper-level credit)
- Political Science: Politics of Human Rights-- POLI 470 (upper-level, Writing Intensive credit)
- Psychology: Psychology and Culture-- PSYC 230 (Social Science or Culture credit)
- Psychology: Health Psychology-- PSYC 385 (upper-level credit)
- Sociology: Medical Sociology-- SOCY 351 (upper-level credit, possible elective for some majors)
- Sociology: Social Basis of Public and Community Health-- SOCY/HAPP 354 (upper-level credit)
Some courses are offered in both the Fall and the Spring, but some are only offered in one semester or the other, so we'll try to send a modified list next semester with more/different options!
Have you taken a course that you loved related to these similar themes? Let us know so we can add them to our future lists!
