2020–2021 CATALOG

1 2020 2021 University Made for YouMISSIONThe mission of University of Maryland Global Campus is improving the lives of adult learners. We will accomplish this by operating as Maryland s open university, serving working adults, military servicemen and servicewomen and their families, and veterans who reside in Maryland, across the United States, and around the will be a global leader in adult education focusing on career-relevant programs that enable students to realize their professional Students First: These are the people who make our work possible. Accountability: We are each responsible for our overall success. Diversity: Each individual brings value to our efforts and results. Integrity: Our principles and standards are never compromised. Excellence: Quality is the hallmark of our work. Innovation: We advance so others can benefit from our leadership. Respect: The rights and feelings of others are always considered.

2 People Always: Our faculty and staff represent our differentiator and competitive | 2020 2021 Learner,Welcome to University of Maryland Global Campus! On behalf of our more than 4,500 faculty and 1,730 staff worldwide, we are delighted that you have chosen us to help you achieve your education and career UMGC, we know that every learner is on a unique and personal journey. Furthering your education may be a personal goal or a critical stepping-stone to career advancement. You may be working toward a certificate or a degree or simply acquiring the necessary knowledge and skills to earn industry-recognized certifications. Some of you may be striving to provide a model for your family, demonstrating that education is both important and attainable. And in all likelihood, you re also juggling work and family responsibilities in addition to managing bring to our learning community a host of life and work experi-ences and formal and informal education that enriches each class.

3 For those of you beginning undergraduate study, this also means you need not start your educational journey from square one. We offer a range of ways for you to earn credit for what you know and can do to put you on the most efficient pathway to your Schools of Arts and Sciences, Business, and Cybersecurity and Information Technology offer you a range of options for meeting your goals, all with a focus on providing you a meaningful and high-quality educational experience. We develop our courses and programs with you the learner at the center and strive to provide an engaging and professionally relevant education in which you learn by doing and which supports your development of transferrable and discipline-specific goal is to give you access to the best education to meet your goals, everywhere, anytime. Congratulations on taking this first step. We are excited to support you throughout your academic R. Pomietto Senior Vice President and Chief Academic OfficerFrom the Chief Academic OfficerPOLICY STATEMENTThis publication and its provisions do not constitute and should not be regarded as a contract between UMGC and any party or par-ties, nor is it a complete statement of all poli-cies, procedures, rules, regulations, academic requirements, or tuition and fees applicable to UMGC, its students, or its programs.

4 UMGC reserves the right to make changes to the policies, procedures, rules, regulations, and academic requirements set out in this publica-tion without prior notice. Such changes will be reflected on the university's website or other CATALOG provides the degree requirements and recommended curriculum for students who begin continuous enrollment on or after August 1, 2020. When a curriculum or gradu-ation requirement is changed, it is not made retroactive unless the change is to the stu-dent s advantage and can be accommodated within the span of years normally required for graduation. See additional policies on pp. 317 319. Sources for any claims made throughout this CATALOG may be found on the UMGC website ( ). CATALOG | 2020 2021 Communication Studies 51 Computer Networks and Cybersecurity53 Computer Science 55 Criminal Justice57 Cybersecurity57 Cybersecurity Management and Policy59 Digital Media and Web Technology61 Diversity Awareness61 East Asian Studies63 Economics63 Emergency Management64 English66 environmental Management68 Finance70 Fire Service Administration 70 Forensics 70 General Studies71 Gerontology and Aging Services73 Graphic Communication 74 Health Services Management76 History78 Homeland Security80 Humanities82 Human Resource Management84 Information Systems Management86 Laboratory Management87 Law for Business87 Legal Studies89 Management Studies90 Marketing92 Mathematical Sciences92 Natural Science93 Nursing for Registered Nurses94 P ersonal Financial Planning94 Philosophy94 Political Science96 Psychology98 Public Safety Administration100

5 Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship100 Social Science102 Sociology103 Software Development and Security104 Speech Communication105 Terrorism and Critical Infrastructure105 Women s StudiesWELCOME TO UMGC 5 ABOUT STUDY AT UMGC 66 Admission13 Enrollment Information 14 Ways of Earning Credit21 E ducational Relationships22 Helping You Get StartedOVERVIEW OF ACADEMIC SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS 2424 The School of Arts and Sciences25 The School of Business26 The School of Cybersecurity and Information Technology ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAM 2727 Expectations27 Requirements 29 Curricula 30 Accounting Curriculum31 Business and Management Curriculum32 Computer Studies Curriculum33 Criminal Justice Curriculum34 F oreign Language Area Studies Curriculum35 Legal Studies Curriculum36 Management Studies Curriculum37 Mathematics Curriculum38 Psychology Curriculum39 Women s Studies CurriculumBACHELOR S DEGREE PROGRAMS 4040 Expectations40 Requirements43 Curricula43 Accounting45 african American Studies45 Art45 Art History46 Biology46 Biotechnology47 Business AdministrationTable of ContentsMajors and degree programs are indicated in PDF is interactive.

6 If you click on a page number in the table of contents or the index, it will take you directly to that page. Jump back to the table of contents or the index by clicking on the buttons on the outside margin of each | 2020 2021 Marketing 153 Nonprofit and Association Management 154 Project Management 155 Strategic Communications156 Teaching158 Transformational LeadershipDOCTORAL DEGREE PROGRAM 159159 Expectations 159 Requirements 160 Curriculum160 Business Administration CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS 161161 Expectations161 Requirements162 Curricula163 UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS 163 Computer Networking 163 Digital Marketing164 Human Resource Management 164 Management Foundations 165 Project Management165 Spanish for Business and the Professions166 GRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS166 Acquisition and Supply Chain Management 166 Bioinformatics167 Cloud Computing and Networking 167 Cyber Operations 168 Cybersecurity Management and Policy168 Cybersecurity

7 Technology169 Digital Forensics and Cyber Investigation 169 F oundations in Business Analytics170 F oundations of Human Resource Management170 Global Health Management171 Homeland Security Management171 Information Assurance172 Instructional Technology Integration172 Leadership and Management173 Learning Design and Technology 173 Project Management174 Strategic CommunicationsMASTER S DEGREE PROGRAMS 106106 Expectations 106 Requirements108 Curricula108 Accounting and Financial Management110 Accounting and Information Systems111 Biotechnology112 Bioinformatics113 Biosecurity and Biodefense114 Biotechnology Management115 Biotechnology Regulatory Affairs116 Business Administration117 Cloud Computing Architecture118 Cyber Operations120 Cybersecurity Management and Policy121 Cybersecurity Technology123 Data Analytics124 Digital Forensics and Cyber Investigation125 Distance Education and E-Learning126 environmental Management128 Healthcare Administration129 Health Informatics Administration130 Information Technology130 Database Systems Technology131 Homeland Security Management132 Informatics133 Information Assurance135 Project Management136 Software Engineering137 Systems Engineering138 Instructional Technology139 Learning Design and Technology140 Management140 Accounting142 Acquisition and Supply Chain Management143 Criminal Justice Management145 Emergency Management146 Financial Management147 Homeland Security Management148 Human Resource Management149 Information Systems and Services 150 Intelligence Management 151 Interdisciplinary Studies in ManagementContinuedTable of ContentsThis PDF is interactive.

8 If you click on a page number in the table of contents or the index, it will take you directly to that page. Jump back to the table of contents or the index by clicking on the buttons on the outside margin of each | 2020 2021 INFORMATION 175175 Course Numbering System175 Unit of Credit176 Prerequisites176 Key to Course Descriptions177 Undergraduate Course Descriptions248 Graduate Course DescriptionsACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS 285285 Academic Standards 290 Scholastic Recognition 292 Responsibilities of the StudentFINANCIAL INFORMATION 296296 P ayment of Tuition and Fees 298 Ways to Finance Your EducationSERVICES AND RESOURCES 304304 A vailability of Services 305 Accessibility Services 305 Admission Assistance305 Advising306 Alumni Association 307 Career Services 307 Computer Labs and Services 307 Course Materials308 Graduation Clearance and Services308 Student Advisory Council308 Student Organizations 309 T ranscript Services309 T utoring and

9 Writing Resources309 The UMGC Library310 V erification Services310 V eterans ResourcesLEADERSHIP 311311 University System of Maryland311 UMGCGLOBAL HEADQUARTERS 314314 UMGC Stateside314 UMGC Europe314 UMGC AsiaPOLICIES 317317 Annual Security Report and Consumer Disclosures317 Disclosure of Student Records317 Nondiscrimination318 P eer-to-Peer File Sharing319 Religious Observance319 Sexual Misconduct319 Smoking319 Student Classification for Admission and Tuition 319 Student Drug and Alcohol Awareness319 T ransfer of General Education RequirementsAPPENDICES 320320 Community College Alliances320 CPA Requirements320 MyUMGC Terminology321 Retention of Student Records321 State Authorizations323 Stateside Classroom Locations with Zip CodesINDEX 324 Table of ContentsThis PDF is interactive. If you click on a page number in the table of contents or the index, it will take you directly to that page. Jump back to the table of contents or the index by clicking on the buttons on the outside margin of each OF CONTENTSINDEXCATALOG | 2020 2021 to UMGCFrom its founding in 1947, University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) has had a single mission: to meet the educa-tional needs of adult students like you students who must balance study with the demands of work and family life.

10 Since then, the university has grown to be the largest public university in the nation, serving students throughout the state, the country, and the world. And although its name has changed more than once over the decades (from the College of Special and Continuation Studies to University College, from UMUC to UMGC), the univer-sity s mission (stated on inside front cover) and focus on providing open access to high-quality educational programs and services eliminating the barriers that can keep you from achieving your educational goals remains information on UMGC s mission, his-tory, and values, visit OUT THE MISSIONS tudents FirstAt UMGC, your success as a student is of paramount importance. The university seeks not only to help you fulfill your cur-rent education goals but also to create an educational partnership that will last throughout your life. To that end, the university looks first for ways to ensure that you can easily access programs and services.