Freshman Intro to the University (UNIV101)
Class Selections:
Notes: UNIV Sections are intended ONLY for new first-time freshmen at UMBC. Please contact Dr. Laila M. Shishineh (lailams@umbc.edu) with questions about these sections.
Spring 2024
UNIV101 – Meyerhoff Scholars
Lecture: Mo 1 – 2:15 p.m. | Sherman Hall 013
Instruction Mode: In Person
Meeting Dates: 01/29/2024 – 05/14/2024
Instructor: TBA
The purpose of this course is to help new students experience a successful transition to the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and build the knowledge, skills, and practices needed to thrive at a research university. Students will identify, understand, and take a deep dive into an academic discipline, explore and demonstrate metacognitive awareness, connect with and integrate into the campus community, and develop themselves both personally and professionally. Students in this course will learn from faculty, staff, and peers within their academic discipline and across the larger campus community. Topics will be published in the Schedule of Classes.
UNIV101 – Humanities
Lecture: We 1 – 2:15 p.m. | Information Technology 239
Instruction Mode: Hybrid
Meeting Dates: 01/29/2024 – 05/14/2024
Instructor: TBA
The purpose of this course is to help new students experience a successful transition to the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and build the knowledge, skills, and practices needed to thrive at a research university. Students will identify, understand, and take a deep dive into an academic discipline, explore and demonstrate metacognitive awareness, connect with and integrate into the campus community, and develop themselves both personally and professionally. Students in this course will learn from faculty, staff, and peers within their academic discipline and across the larger campus community. Topics will be published in the Schedule of Classes.
UNIV101 – Social Sciences
Lecture: Tu 4 – 5:15 p.m. | Janet & Walter Sondheim 111
Instruction Mode: In Person
Meeting Dates: 01/29/2024 – 05/14/2024
Instructor: TBA
The purpose of this course is to help new students experience a successful transition to the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and build the knowledge, skills, and practices needed to thrive at a research university. Students will identify, understand, and take a deep dive into an academic discipline, explore and demonstrate metacognitive awareness, connect with and integrate into the campus community, and develop themselves both personally and professionally. Students in this course will learn from faculty, staff, and peers within their academic discipline and across the larger campus community. Topics will be published in the Schedule of Classes.
UNIV101 – Natural Sciences
Lecture: Mo 4 – 5:15 p.m. | Janet & Walter Sondheim 112
Instruction Mode: In Person
Meeting Dates: 01/29/2024 – 05/14/2024
Instructor: TBA
The purpose of this course is to help new students experience a successful transition to the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and build the knowledge, skills, and practices needed to thrive at a research university. Students will identify, understand, and take a deep dive into an academic discipline, explore and demonstrate metacognitive awareness, connect with and integrate into the campus community, and develop themselves both personally and professionally. Students in this course will learn from faculty, staff, and peers within their academic discipline and across the larger campus community. Topics will be published in the Schedule of Classes.
UNIV101 – Natural Sciences
Lecture: We 4 – 5:15 p.m. | Janet & Walter Sondheim 111
Instruction Mode: In Person
Meeting Dates: 01/29/2024 – 05/14/2024
Instructor: TBA
The purpose of this course is to help new students experience a successful transition to the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and build the knowledge, skills, and practices needed to thrive at a research university. Students will identify, understand, and take a deep dive into an academic discipline, explore and demonstrate metacognitive awareness, connect with and integrate into the campus community, and develop themselves both personally and professionally. Students in this course will learn from faculty, staff, and peers within their academic discipline and across the larger campus community. Topics will be published in the Schedule of Classes.
UNIV101 – Computing
Lecture: Mo 1 – 2:15 p.m. | Janet & Walter Sondheim 208
Instruction Mode: In Person
Meeting Dates: 01/29/2024 – 05/14/2024
Instructor: TBA
The purpose of this course is to help new students experience a successful transition to the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and build the knowledge, skills, and practices needed to thrive at a research university. Students will identify, understand, and take a deep dive into an academic discipline, explore and demonstrate metacognitive awareness, connect with and integrate into the campus community, and develop themselves both personally and professionally. Students in this course will learn from faculty, staff, and peers within their academic discipline and across the larger campus community. Topics will be published in the Schedule of Classes.
UNIV101 – Engineering
Lecture: We 1 – 2:15 p.m. | Sherman Hall 011
Instruction Mode: In Person
Meeting Dates: 01/29/2024 – 05/14/2024
Instructor: TBA
The purpose of this course is to help new students experience a successful transition to the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and build the knowledge, skills, and practices needed to thrive at a research university. Students will identify, understand, and take a deep dive into an academic discipline, explore and demonstrate metacognitive awareness, connect with and integrate into the campus community, and develop themselves both personally and professionally. Students in this course will learn from faculty, staff, and peers within their academic discipline and across the larger campus community. Topics will be published in the Schedule of Classes.
UNIV101 – Exploratory
Lecture:
We 4 – 5:15 p.m. | Janet & Walter Sondheim 112
Instruction Mode: In Person
Meeting Dates: 01/29/2024 – 05/14/2024
Instructor: TBA
The purpose of this course is to help new students experience a successful transition to the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and build the knowledge, skills, and practices needed to thrive at a research university. Students will identify, understand, and take a deep dive into an academic discipline, explore and demonstrate metacognitive awareness, connect with and integrate into the campus community, and develop themselves both personally and professionally. Students in this course will learn from faculty, staff, and peers within their academic discipline and across the larger campus community. Topics will be published in the Schedule of Classes.
1/23/2024