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Undergraduate Catalog 2008-2010

Continuing and Professional Studies

UMBC Continuing and Professional Studies (CPS) programs are offered by the Division of Professional Education and Training (DPET) and UMBC Training Centers (TC), LLC.

UMBC Continuing and Professional Studies (CPS) offers individuals and organizations high-quality credit and non-credit training, certificate and degree programs that reflect the values of a major research university and the performance of a private company. With enrollments of over 13,600 students and professionals annually, the combined enterprise offers programs on campus, on site, online, at UMBC Tech Incubators (South Campus) and at the Universities at Shady Grove in Rockville, MD.

Working closely with academic departments, CPS programs include:

  • Summer and winter sessions
  • Master’s degrees and post baccalaureate certificates
  • English Language Center
  • Satellite campus offerings
  • UMBC Training Centers (non-credit programs)

Summer and Winter Sessions

The summer session offers an opportunity for students to accelerate their graduation date, learn something new or just enjoy a special-topics class for personal enrichment. Continuing, visiting and new students also may take summer courses to enhance their personal or professional development. More than 350 courses from a wide range of academic areas are scheduled for four-, six-, eight- and 12-week periods. These courses include special topics, general education requirements, major courses, study-abroad options, internships and field experiences. Over 50 hybrid and online courses are also offered during summer session. Courses are conveniently scheduled to suit busy students and professionals.

For more information, call 410-455-2335 or go to www.umbc.edu/summer.

The winter session is an intensive semester that provides an opportunity to earn up to 4.5 credits in a condensed time period in January. Many courses required for graduation, as well as special-topics courses are available during this session. Other courses are offered for students who want to try out a new area of interest, travel for credit or use the time for internship placement. A number of hybrid and online courses are also offered

For more information, call 410-455-2335 or go to www.umbc.edu/winter.

Master’s Degrees and Post-baccalaureate Certificates

Responding to the needs of working professionals, CPS offers applied, graduate degrees and certificates in the following areas, in partnership with the colleges and departments:

Master’s Degrees:

Education

Engineering Management

Instructional Systems Development -
Training Systems

Biotechnology

Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Geographic Information Systems

Systems Engineering

Post-baccalaureate Certificates:

American Contemporary Music

Biochemical Regulatory Engineering

Biotechnology Management

Distance Education

Engineering Management

Instructional Systems Design

Instructional Technology

Nonprofit Sector

Systems Engineering

For more information, go to www.cps.umbc.edu.

K-12 Teacher Education (master’s and certificates)

CPS supports K-12 education by offering professional development programs for teachers. In collaboration with the Department of Education and other academic departments, CPS administers a variety of graduate courses (both on and off-campus) as well as special activities such as summer institutes for teachers.

CPS also coordinates off-site cohort programs with local area school systems to provide full degree programs in high-need subject areas such as mathematics and science.

For more information and a current listing of CPS programs, call 410-455-2336 or go to www.cps.umbc.edu.

English Language Center (ELC)

The ELC offers courses for students admitted to the University who require additional academic English. Students who begin in the ELC and successfully complete upper-level courses are eligible for conditional admission to undergraduate programs without taking the TOEFL exam. The ELC also offers courses for prospective students and a non-credit, year-round Intensive English Program with 20+ hours per week of integrated language instruction.

The Center provides:

  • Face-to-face, online and hybrid classes
  • Individual and group tutoring
  • A multimedia lab with English software
  • Student advising
  • TOEFL preparation
  • A variety of programs including: conversation partners, field trips and student activities

The Center’s Professional Development Programs include non-credit courses for academics and professionals and are focused on training English teachers who live and work abroad.

For more information, call 410-455-2831 or go to www.umbc.edu/elc.

Satellite Campus Offerings

UMBC at Shady Grove

UMBC, in partnership with the Universities at Shady Grove, offers an opportunity for transfer students in the national capitol region to achieve their educational goals.

Located in Montgomery County, UMBC at Shady Grove offers a full-time, daytime and upper division bachelor’s program with degrees in political science, psychology and social work, as well as two applied graduate programs in industrial/organizational psychology and geographic information systems.

Admissions requirements, academic policies and procedures, and academic standards for UMBC Shady Grove students are identical to those followed by all UMBC students. Classes are taught by UMBC professors, and degrees are granted by UMBC.

The programs stress enrichment opportunities such as internship experiences in business and industry, applied field practicum and undergraduate research opportunities.

For more information and a current listing of programs, call 301-738-6081 or go to www.umbc.edu/shadygrove.

UMBC at Cecil County

Expanding its reach to Cecil County, UMBC brings high-quality programs and opportunities in the areas of science and technology to the county. Through 2+2 associate’s to bachelor’s degree programs, UMBC will offer both degree and non-credit training programs.

New Program Development

CPS partners with campus units to develop high-quality graduate programs responsive to the needs of working professionals, as well as government and corporate clients. By engaging the intellectual talent of university faculty and practitioners, CPS develops and delivers successful graduate certificates and master’s degree programs to working professionals. Through our graduate certificate and master’s of professional studies programs, there are various flexible, interdisciplinary learning opportunities.

For more information on the development of new programs, please contact Chris Morris at morrisc@umbc.edu.

UMBC Training Centers, LLC

UMBC Training Centers delivers high quality, flexible training programs that have direct impact on individual and organizational performance. Training Centers extends the academic excellence of UMBC to working professionals and organizations through affordable, convenient training offerings which can be conducted at one of our training locations, onsite or online.

Information Technology

Complementing UMBC’s academic strengths in information systems and computer science, UMBC Training Centers delivers hands-on training in a variety of technologies and content areas. Through partnerships with industry leaders such as Microsoft, Sun Microsystems and Oracle, UMBC Training Centers provides high quality, applied training to help improve the skills and performance of technology professionals.

Program areas include:

  • Business Analysis and Project Management
  • Business Intelligence
  • Distributed Applications
  • Information Security and Assurance
  • Networking
  • Software Development
  • Systems and Database Administration
  • Biotechnology and Engineering

UMBC Training Centers offers highly specialized courses in biotechnology and engineering, reflecting UMBC’s well known leadership in these areas of study.

Courses offered include specialized credit and non-credit programs in biochemical regulatory engineering, quality control and quality assurance for biotechnology products and regulatory issues in biotechnology. Training Centers offers one of the region’s top professional engineering tests and licensing review courses, including Fundamentals of Engineering Review and the Professional Engineer License Exam review for civil, mechanical and electrical engineering.

Professional Development and Business

UMBC Training Centers offers high-quality professional development and business programs in project management, human-resources management, financial planning, accounting, leadership and management and related fields. Training partners include the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the College of Financial Planning and the Project Management Institute (PMI).

Diagnostic Medical Sonography

UMBC Training Centers offers one of the area’s most highly regarded programs in diagnostic medical sonography. This program is accredited and includes concentrations in cardiac, general and vascular sonography. It involves classroom instruction and significant hands-on experience in our sonography lab, as well as at hospitals and other clinical sites in the Baltimore region. This program offers a certificate upon completion; however, students also can pursue an undergraduate degree in interdisciplinary studies at UMBC if desired.

Higher Education Test Preparation

UMBC Training Centers provides a high-quality, affordable alternative for exam preparation for the GRE, LSAT or MCAT examinations. These

courses are delivered by experienced college faculty who are very knowledgeable of the examinations and who understand clearly how to help students maximize their performance on these exams and reduce their test anxiety.

Online Courses

Training Centers offers a variety of affordable, online, instructor-led courses in areas such as information technology, project management, business administration, sales and marketing and graphic design.

For more information, visit www.umbctrainingcenters.com or call 443-543-5400.