Thursday, March 16, 2017

START Summer 2017 Courses

Join START this summer online! Courses are offered to students from any university through the UMD Office of Extended Studies at https://oes.umd.edu/incoming-current-visiting-students/summer-session.

Gain Knowledge:

  • Earn Analytic Reasoning credit through Terrorist Financing Analysis and Counterterrorist Finance in BSST 370 (3 credits).
  • Earn credit for your summer internship through an experiential learning course in Terrorism Studies, BSST 386 (3-5 credits).
  • Investigate the different forms of hostage taking and understand negotiation tactics in Terrorist Hostage Taking: BSST 338A (3 credits).
  • Understand factors and motivators that lead to mass shootings and evaluate real-world cases in School Shooter and Spree Killers: BSST 3380 (3 credits).
  • Discuss foundational concepts about propaganda, ideology and narratives used by violent extremists in Extremist Propaganda: BSST 338D (3 credits).

Special Topics in Terrorism Studies:
Register through Testudo! For more information, visit www.start.umd.edu/education/summerwinter-courses.


Contact education@start.umd.edu with questions.

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