Spring 2024
Program Course # Section Title Seats Available Day & Time
UMBC - History Program HIST 488 01 Europe, 1914-present 25 Wednesdays 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Prerequisites

none

Description

The history of Europe from the outbreak of World War I until the present. Emphasis on the origins and the social and political impact of the two world wars, the Russian Revolution, the rise of fascism in inter-war Europe, and the decline and the division of Europe after 1945, as well as its more recent revival and developing unity. Recommended Preparation: HIST 100, HIST 110, or HIST 111 and junior/senior status.

UMD - Communication Program COMM 498G ESG1 Event Planning 25 Mondays and Wednesdays 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Prerequisites

none

Description

A hands-on course where client work will develop the professional-level skills required to plan a creative event on time and under budget and build brand awareness of the client. This course requires attendance at several meetings, conference calls, lectures and activities outside of the scheduled class time.

UMD - Communication Program COMM 398E ESG1 Health Communication 30 Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Prerequisites

none

UMBC - History Program HIST 446 01 History of Science since 1700 25 Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Prerequisites

none

Description

This course provides an overview of the history of Western science since the 18th century. It will emphasize the development of various scientific fields within their institutional settings and the professionalization of the role of the scientist. Recommended Preparation: Lower-level Social Sciences course.

UMD - Communication Program COMM 374 ESG1 Message Production in Digital Media 25 Mondays 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Prerequisites

none

Description

Focus on the interplay between technology, images and sound in the creation of digital content. This is a communication process by which a digital visual message evolves from conception to completion, incorporating the creative, financial and marketing tools. Students will conceive, plan, recruit and supervise digital video projects, developing a familiarity with production management technique and execution.

UMBC - Psychology Program PSYC 380 02 Personality 40 Tuesdays 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Prerequisites

You must have completed PSYC 100 and one other PSYC course both with a C or better.

Description

A comparative survey of the major theories of personality, preceded by a discussion of theory construction and evaluation and including an examination of some of the empirical research generated by the theories.

UMBC - Psychology Program PSYC 335 03 Physiological Psychology 40 Tuesdays 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Prerequisites

You must have completed PSYC 100 and one additional PSYC course with a grade of ‘C’ or better before taking this class.

Description

Physiological and neurological bases of behavior. Emphasis on physiological bases of sensory, motivational, emotional and cognitive processes.

UMD - Biological Sciences Program BSCI 358A ESG1 Physiology of Pain and Evidence -based CAM 40 Tuesdays 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Prerequisites

none

Description

An exploration of the basic physiology of pain and chronic pain disorders, how these conditions are treated allopathically, and the various philosophies, practitioners, techniques, and evidence of efficacy of complementary and alternative modalities (CAM) therapeutics currently in use in the United States to treat chronic pain disorders. A discussion of the societal impacts of chronic pain will also be explored

UMBC - Psychology Program PSYC 307 01 Psychology of Aging 40 Tuesdays 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Prerequisites

You must completed PSYC 100 with a ‘C’ or better before you can enroll in this course.

Description

An examination of psychological changes associated with aging. Topics include physiological, cognitive, affective, behavioral and social changes.

UMD - Communication Program COMM 301 ESG1 Rhetorical Theory and Principles 30 Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:30 AM - 10:45
Prerequisites

Refer Course Description

Description

Explores the idea of rhetoric, from antiquity to digitality. Rhetoric, as an art of moving bodies, is central to democratic self-governance: only through persuading each other can we develop a shared vision of a just and desirable future. This course tracks the genesis of rhetorical theory in the ancient world, 20th-century struggles against fascist rhetoric, and contemporary extensions of rhetoric in digital media ecologies.

COMM130, COMM250; and one course from STAT100, BMGT230, EDMS451, CCJS200, PSYC200, or SOCY201; and one course from COMM107, COMM200, or COMM230; and must have completed or be concurrently enrolled in COMM304