College of Education

An immersive, project-based course that covers strategies for teaching and learning in K-12 and higher education classrooms using global, African knowledge systems, incorporating virtual collaboration with peers at partner institutions abroad. 

This course focuses on issues related to critical literacy, digital technology, and literacy instruction, including the impact of media and various technologies on teachers and students.

“I wish I would have known more about the short term study abroad options. I often had a misconception that study abroad meant months away, but the short-term study abroad options fit perfectly into my graduate school schedule!”

An in-depth review of different theories and methods related to psychological interventions for children and adolescents. 

This is a collaborative course offered by the University of Maryland (UMD), the University of Thessaly in Greece, and the University of Hong Kong (HKU) to explore psychological and educational research methods in a global context. Participants in this graduate and undergraduate Global Classroom will engage in hybrid (in-person and virtual) cross-cultural, project-based learning to deepen their understanding of research design, develop proposals or manuscripts, and strengthen critical thinking in the study of education and psychology. Guest lecturers from the Jacobs Foundation Research Fellows community will share their international perspectives and research in learning and child development, further enriching the global dialogue.

This course delves deeply into issues associated with language, language rights, education, and linguistic repression in schooling. 

A deep dive into the intersectionality of disability, culture, social norms, policy and more that impacts educational access for people with disabilities in a global context.

This course examines colonial and neocolonial frameworks that impact economic, political, and social inequities.

This course examines key political, social, and economic policies in contemporary Latin America with an emphasis on Cuba. 

The course centers on the acquisition of local knowledge to decolonize conventional narratives of higher education practices.