PRAC 103: INTERCULTURAL ENGAGEMENT PREP (Spring 2027)

Looking to boost your intercultural communication skills for an increasingly global workforce? We have a free course for you!

PRAC 103: Intercultural Engagement Prep is designed to help UMBC students build vital intercultural competency and practical communication skills.

This non-credit, no-fee course (PRAC 103, Course #6391) is primarily online and asynchronous, featuring two in-person meetings, team collaboration, and optional in-person meet-ups. Participants will attend two globally themed events, complete independent Blackboard assignments, and earn two microcredits / digital badges: Increasing Cultural Self-Awareness and Reinforcing Intercultural Dialogue.

What You'll Gain:

• Connect with other globally minded students at UMBC

• Build critical analytical and reflective skills

• Increase cultural self-awareness and examine unconscious biases

• Learn practical strategies for effective intercultural communication

• Navigate cultural differences, perceptions, power dynamics, and conflict resolution

• Understand how intercultural dialogue fosters social justice and global citizenship

Who Should Join?

• International students

• Future or returned study abroad participants

• Students considering the Peace Corps or international service programs

• Anyone preparing for intercultural careers, global experiences, or becoming an active global citizen

Note: Open to both undergraduate and graduate students. This course serves as the prerequisite orientation for UMBC’s Peace Corps Prep Program, opening eligibility for PRAC 104 in the spring.

Course flyer attached.