Undergraduate students at USG may take advantage of the unique “course sharing” program available on campus by enrolling in a course offered to all students, regardless of their home institution or major. These Inter-Institutional Courses are of interest to a variety of disciplines and can serve as an exciting elective.

Click here for a full list of Inter-Institutional Courses available at USG.

Featured courses from participating programs for Spring 2012 include:

University of Baltimore

Principles Of Health Systems Management (UB HSMG 371)

Sa 8:00am - 11:45am 

Provides an understanding of the conceptual foundations and practices of management within health services organizations. Presents an overview of the structure, operation and management of health services organizations is presented. Perspectives from organizational theory and general management provide a conceptual basis for understanding and analyzing the practice of management in health service organizations. Uses the case study approach to develop management skills through the analysis of health care industry examples.

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

The First World War (UMBC SOCY 351) 

MW 10:30am -11:45am

Origins, nature and impact of the First World War. Particular emphasis is placed on the military, diplomatic, social, scientific and technological developments, events of the war years, and how this first total war affected the subsequent history of the United States and Europe.

University of Maryland, College Park

Communication and Gender (UMCP COMM 324)

MW 11:00am-12:15pm

The creation of images of male and female, and masculine and feminine, through communication, the differences in male and female communication behaviors and styles, and the implications of those images and styles for male-female transactions.

University of Maryland, College Park

Plagues, Pathogens, and Public Policy (UMCP ANTH 429A)

M 6:00pm – 9:15pm

The impact of diseases on populations from prehistoric times through the present will be examined, along with public perceptions of disease, scientific breakthroughs on treatment and prevention, and the ways that politics and public health policies can enhance or impede the advancement of disease treatment. The natural history of disease, population structure, and immunity will be discussed. The class will address emerging and re-emerging diseases and the ways that first responders, researchers, and policy makers may affect the outcome of an outbreak.

University of Maryland University College

Religions of the West (UMUC PHIL 349)

M 6:30pm-9:30pm 

An examination of the religions of the West, including the Zoroastrian, Judaic, Christian, and Islamic traditions. The goal is to gain a historical perspective on world events. Discussion examines the interrelationships of these religious traditions through their history and main teachings.

Registration Information

Students wishing to register in an Inter-Institutional course must contact their Program Director to obtain approval and complete the necessary paperwork. More information about registration is available here.

For additional questions about the process, please contact your Program Director or the USG Office of Student Services at: usg-coursesharing@umd.edu or 301.738.6023.