GVPT Winter Study Abroad Course: Kenya- Global Wildlife Conservation in Africa

Spend the Winter Term in Kenya, where the richness of wildlife and biodiversity have drawn the attention of conservationists worldwide. 

Engage with indigenous groups creating sustainable ways to conserve the sacred forests that are a UNESCO-recognized heritage site in Kilifi. Kenya is highly diverse—with 42 different tribes and dialects and an impressive ethnic, racial, and cultural diversity, which makes it the perfect case study to analyze conservation issues. The country’s beautiful landscapes and scenery make it attractive to those students seeking an immersive study abroad experience while enjoying the beauty of the continent of Africa.

For more information contact course instructor Dr. Conny Kazungu Sigel ckazungu@umd.edu

APPLY NOW! GO TO EDUCATION ABROAD:

https://marylandglobal.umd.edu/global-learning-all/study-abroad

START 2024 Winter Session Courses

 

Study Abroad & Earn GVPT Upper Level Credit

This year, eligible GVPT students have the opportunity to earn GVPT upper-level credit and travel to Cuba during the Winter Term. Students will take a two-credit course in the fall and a one-credit course in Havana, Cuba during the winter semester. 

The application is on the Education Abroad website: https://globalmaryland.umd.edu/offices/education-abroad/program/11721. 

The deadline to apply is August 3. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the course instructor, Carolina Sampo: csampo@umd.edu.

GVPT Winter 2023 Courses

 

GVPT Winter Term 2023 Course Offerings

 

GVPT Winter 2022 Courses

 

GVPT Winter 22 Course Offerings

 

National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) Winter Session Courses

The National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) based here at the University of Maryland offers fully online summer and winter courses each year, open to any current degree seeking student (UMD and non-UMD) or non-degree seeking individual. Their upcoming winter session is now available for registration. Please reference the flyer below for additional information.

AAPS Crosslisted Course: Virtual Winter Semester to Ghana

Take a virtual journey during Winter Semester to Ghana, West Africa to understand the impact of COVID-19 on education and earn 3-credit hours at the same time! 

Meet local university students, business leaders, and community leaders who made efforts to support students as they transitioned to virtual learning. 

Register for AAPS300/GVPT368G Corporate Social Responsibility: A Strategy for Sustainable Educational Development to learn more 

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic communities in both developed and underdeveloped countries have been impacted on multiple levels. In particular, some of the already vulnerable groups have experienced exponential hardships due to COVID-19. Marginalized communities, populations that live in remote regions, or groups of people that have traditionally been underserved have had to deal with circumstances such as financial loss, food insecurity, and threatened access to educational resources. The course aims to prepare students with knowledge, transferable skills and strategies to achieving social development in local communities domestically and internationally. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is considered a development strategy in which business can potentially bring about positive change in the communities in which they operate. CSR will be considered specifically, within the context of the global pandemic of the COVID-19 virus, as many nations mandated/encouraged a transition to virtual operations. The education sector was significantly impacted by COVID-19 but its impact was exacerbated for educators and students in traditionally underserved communities. Educational inequities evidenced by the limited to no access to educational resources experienced by some communities, left a void in which businesses, especially telecommunications companies had an opportunity to engage in CSR to provide resources for education in a virtual environment. The “Student Ambassadors” will explore the extent to which a U.S. and Ghanaian based multinational corporation responded to COVID-19 vis-a-vis the support of educational entities to communities in need.

Watch this short video clip to learn more!  

Journey to Ghana Virtually During Winter 2020 & Earn 3-Credit Hours (Click Here)

GVPT Winter Term 2021 Course Offerings

 

START Winter Courses

 

Winter Term 2021 GVPT Course Offerings

 

Winter Course ANTH469P/689P: Political Anthropology

 

Winter Course in Geospatial Intelligence

START Winter 2020 Online Courses - Open to all Majors

Interested in building marketable skills in the terrorism analysis and homeland security fields? Consider taking an online course with START this Winter 2020 (Jan 2nd-Jan 22nd). These terrorism studies courses are completely online and open to students from any major. 

This winter we are offering:

• BSST338P: The Rise of the Islamic State (3 credits)
• This course is taught by Jason Blazakis, the Director of the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies. He was previously the Director of the Counterterrorism Finance and Designations Office, Bureau of Counterterrorism at the U.S. Department of State.
• BSST399F: Geospatial Analysis of Terrorism (1 credit)
• This course helps students develop skills in Geospatial Information Systems and the technologys specific applications to terrorism studies. No previous experience with GIS or terrorism data is necessary. Students will leave the course with a firm grasp of GIS technologies and the ways in which they may implemented in terrorism studies.
• BSST399D: Data Presentation Skills for Homeland Security (1 credit)
• Students in this course will develop skills using Stata to present data in research and policy briefs in a manner that is digestible and appealing to policy makers.
• BSST399N: Social Network Analysis for Terrorism (1 credit)
• This class introduces the student to the fundamentals of network analysis and to core network concepts including centrality and prestige, cohesive subgroups, and roles and positions, among other topics. By the end of the semester, the student should be able to conduct network analyses as needed to better understand whatever substantive phenomenon is of interest.

These courses count toward the 3 credit elective requirement for the Global Terrorism Minor - If you are interested in applying to the minor, these courses would count toward the program before you are even admitted. 

If you have any questions, please contact Liz Wasden at ewasden@umd.edu.

Winter Term Courses

Winter Course: Multitrack Diplomacy and Conflict Transformation Program

Winter 2019: 1- Credit GIS Courses

Winter 2019 Course Offerings