NEW Spring 2021 course for first-year students addresses global challenges!
- IDEA200/PLCY200: Designing the World’s Future: The UN Sustainable Development Goals (1 credit)
- Monday/Wednesday, 9 - 9:50 a.m.
- Dates: Begins March 1 and runs for 8 weeks.
- This course is best suited for all first year students.
The University of Maryland is committed to addressing and proposing solutions to the grand challenges facing the world today. In this dynamic course, first year students will be introduced to the UN Sustainable Development Goals as a blueprint for addressing grand challenges to achieve a more equitable and sustainable future for all. Students will work virtually and collaboratively on projects with peers from across UMD’s global network using design thinking methods and the SDGs framework to engage in creative problem-solving for the improvement of the common good through a series of guest lectures featuring the founders of the SDGs and international practitioners.
The Office of International Affairs, the School of Public Policy and the
Academy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship have teamed up to launch
this new and innovative one-credit course for Spring 2021
Click here for additional course information and to register!
