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Supplementary Courses

To round out the Global 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 spring 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.

Pre-approved Supplementary Courses List

Students may choose from our list of over 400 pre-approved supplementary courses  or suggest additional courses for approval by emailing a course description and brief explanation of relevance to fedglobal@umd.edu. Students in the Science Diplomacy track may also count courses in the sciences and engineering toward this requirement.

View our full list of Pre-Approved Supplementary Courses.

Sample Courses:

  • AASP301 – Applied Policy Analysis and the Black Community
  • AAST355 – Asian Americans in Film
  • ANTH266 – Changing Climate, Changing Cultures
  • ANTH298E – Anthropological Approaches to Sustainable Development
  • ANTH410 – Theory and Practice of Health and Community Development
  • AGNR301 – Sustainability
  • 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
  • BSCI433 – Biology of Cancer
  • CPSP227 – Science, Technology and Society
  • CPET101 – Environment, Technology and Economy
  • CPGH100 – Global Public Health
  • CPSG100 – Science and Global Change
  • CPSN100 – 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
  • EDPS310 – Foundations of Education
  • ENCE215 – Engineering for Sustainability
  • ENEE131 – Technology Choices
  • ENES464 – International Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • ENSP340 – Water: Science, Ethics and Law
  • ENST410 – Ecosystem Services: An Integrated Analysis
  • FMSC110 – Families and Global Health
  • GEMS104 – Topics in Science, Technology and Society
  • GEOG110 – The World Today: Global Perspectives
  • GEOG313 – Latin America
  • GEOG328 – Topics in Regional Geography
  • GEOG332 – Economic Geography
  • GEOG437 – Political Geography
  • GEOL123 – Causes and Implications of Global Change
  • GVPT201 - Scope and Methods for Political Science Research
  • GVPT200 – International Political Relations
  • GVPT270 – Introduction to Public Policy
  • GVPT306 – Global Environmental Politics
  • HIST142 – Looking at America through a Global Lens
  • HIST266 – The United States in World Affairs
  • HIST357 – Recent America: 1945-Present
  • HIST376 – History of Modern Israel
  • HLTH234 – Global Health Messages: Understanding Exposure and Impact
  • HNUH218(A-Z) Freedom at Stake - Thematic Cluster
  • HNUH228 (A-Z) Redesigning Life - Thematic Cluster
  • HNUH238(A-Z) Systemic Racism - Thematic Cluster
  • HNUH248(A-Z) Global Crises, Sustainable Future - Thematic Cluster
  • HNUH258(A-Z) Metamorphosis - Thematic Cluster
  • HNUH268(A-Z) Heritage - Thematic Cluster
  • HNUH278(A-Z) "In A Word" - Thematic Cluster
  • HNUH288(A-Z) Health Matters - Thematic Cluster
  • ISRL283 – The Israeli/Palestinian Conflict: Fundamental Questions
  • JWST234/235 – History of the Jewish People I/II
  • JWST233 – Why the Jews? Historical and Cultural Investigations
  • LGBT448K – Special Topics in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies
  • MLAW100 – Justice and the Law
  • MLAW304 – Introduction to Law and Social Inquiry
  • PERS101 – Elementary Persian I
  • PERS102 – Elementary Persian II
  • PERS201 – Intermediate Persian I
  • PERS202 – Intermediate Persian II
  • PERS301 – Advanced Persian I
  • PERS302 – Advanced Persian II
  • PERS251 – Modern Iran (in English, GenEd)
  • PERS398Q – Social Issues in Contemporary Iran
  • PERS398R – Persian for Professional Purposes
  • PERS489D – Political, Economic, and Social Thought in Today’s Iran
  • PLCY100 - Foundations of Public Policy
  • PLCY201 - Public Leaders and Active Citizens
  • PLCY306 - Public Policy Analysis in Action
  • PLCY401 – Contemporary Issues in Public Policy - Global Disease Outbreaks
  • RUSS398 – Selected Topics in Russian Language and Literature
  • SOCY441 – Social Stratification and Inequality
  • SPAN333 – Spanish Culture, Civilization, and Literature III: Modern Times