Global Classrooms Summer Courses for students in the Honors College!

Please see below some fantastic opportunities from the Office of International Affairs to stay globally engaged this summer!

ENGL378T/HONR348K: Australia: Literature and Culture
Explore the literature and arts of Indigenous and contemporary Australia. While focusing on the ways Australian literature and art engage with present-day concerns -- among them environmental challenges, the movement toward Indigenous sovereignty, and Australia's changing place in the world -- we will also delve into the continent's two-century history of colonization and Indigenous dispossession.
Registration link: https://go.umd.edu/Szo

HIST219K/HONR249B: The Rise and Fall of the British Empire
Learn about the people, places, and policies that shaped the development of the British Empire, the single largest trans-cultural phenomenon in the world since 1500. During our investigations and virtual visits to political and cultural sites in London, examine how ideology, migration, technology and resistance shaped the expansion and eventual retrenchment of British imperial power in the Atlantic world and the Indian subcontinent.
Registration link: https://go.umd.edu/Sje

LARC489A/HONR338A: Landscape Architecture, Architecture and Music
This exciting course brings the piazzas, architecture, and ancient artifacts of Italy to your virtual classroom while exploring the common language of architecture and music. All majors are welcome and knowledge of architecture or music is not required. Develop an understanding of the beauty and significance of Italy's offerings, and become much more interesting at future business/social gatherings.
Registration link: https://go.umd.edu/SCL

About Global Classrooms:
Global Classrooms allow you to gain international experience, virtually, from wherever you are. These programs, developed in partnership with the Office of International Affairs, are intentionally designed to facilitate meaningful connection and collaboration with global experts and partners, going beyond the typical online class experience as they help you to grow cross-cultural competencies. Global Classrooms Connections courses can include guest lectures, virtual tours, dialogues, and mini projects with partners overseas. Signature courses facilitate project-based collaboration with peers at an international institution as you work to address global challenges. Learn more about Global Classrooms: go.umd.edu/gc-umd.