UMBC Summer & Winter Blog
To what extent do you shape your own destiny, and how much is down to fate? How do you know that your experience of consciousness is the same as other people’s experience of consciousness? What makes you, you? PHIL 100 – Introduction to Philosophy explores these questions (and more!) with an introduction to fundamental philosophical concepts and methods. Discuss intriguing […]
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Due to winter session’s compressed format (four weeks) enrollment is limited to a maximum of 4.5 credits. However, highly motivated and academically strong students can request permission to enroll in more than the designated winter course load limit. Strong candidates for approval will answer YES to the following questions: Do I have a GPA of 3.5 or above? Do I have a […]
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“If you hate politics, politics will hate you back. It will exclude you.” – Dr. Sunil Dasgupta Life Lessons in Political Science I try to create a structure in my classroom that allows students to acquire critical learning skills that they can carry with them long after my class ends. A lot of the specifics about the courses […]
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Tuition remission is available during Winter Session 2018 for eligible UMBC faculty and staff, as well as their spouses and dependents. As an additional benefit, mandatory fees associated with course registration (i.e., the winter session fee and auxiliary facilities fee) will be remitted for UMBC faculty/staff taking courses at UMBC. If you’ve always wanted to take a class for personal […]
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“San Francisco 49ers National Anthem Knee” (CC BY-SA 2.0) by Keith Allison “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color.” – Colin Kaepernick Since the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback first refused to stand for the national anthem, dozens of current NFL players (as well as […]
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