Gain ground and earn UMD credits through these convenient summer sessions. Classes meet online. Current UMD students simply register. All other students must first apply.

Most of our Summer session courses are ONLINE. Register on the OES Website.

Summer Registration Deadlines

Summer Session I (June 1 - July 10)

Session I-A (June 1 - June 18)

Session I-B (June 22 - July 10)

Arabic

• ARAB190 (I-B) | Introduction to Arab Cultures & Societies

Cinema

• CINE310 | Introduction to Filmmaking 1
• CINE319R | Special Topics in Documentary, Animation, Experimental Cinema, and Other Visual Media; Screenwriting for Animation
• CINE352 (I-A) | The Baddest Decade: The 1970s in American Film and American History
• CINE359K (I-A) | Special Topics in Genres/Auteurs/Cinema Movements; The Horror Film
• CINE459M (I-A) | Special Topics in Genres/Auteurs/Cinema Movements; Science Fiction Cinema: Masterworks

French

• FREN103 | Intensive Elementary French
• FREN203 | Intensive Intermediate French

German

• GERS103 | Intensive Elementary German

Japanese

• JAPN101 | Elementary Japanese I

Korean

• KORA398Y | Special Topics in Korean Studies; Korean History through Film and Drama

Spanish

• SPAN103 | Intensive Elementary Spanish
• SPAN203 | Intensive Intermediate Spanish
• SPAN204 | Spanish Grammar Review
• SPAN207 | Reading and Writing in Spanish
• SPAN301 | Advanced Grammar and Composition I
• SPAN303 | Approaches to Cultural Materials in the Hispanic World
• SPAN363 | Latin American Literatures and Cultures III: From Modernism to Neo-Liberalism

Summer Session II (July 13 - August 21)

Session II-C (July 13 - July 31)

Session II-D (August 3 - August 21)

Cinema

• CINE245 | Film Form and Culture
• CINE319K (II-C) | Special Topics in Documentary, Animation, Experimental Cinema, and Other Visual Media; The Disney Studio and the Animation Industry
• CINE329U | Special Topics in National/International Cinemas; Lord of the Rings Films
• CINE359C (II-C) | Special Topics in Genres/Auteurs/Cinema Movements; Disaster Cinema
• CINE359T | Special Topics in Genres/Auteurs/Cinema Movements; The Suspense Thriller in World Cinema

French

• FREN203 | Intensive Intermediate French
• FREN204 | French Grammar and Composition
• FREN301 | Composition and Style

German

• GERS203 | Intensive Intermediate German

Japanese

• JAPN102 | Elementary Japanese II

Russian

• RUSS398G | Selected Topics in Russian Language and Literature; Russian Grammar

Spanish

• SPAN103 | Intensive Elementary Spanish
• SPAN203 | Intensive Intermediate Spanish
• SPAN222 (II-C) | Cultural Difference in Contemporary Latin America
• SPAN301 | Advanced Grammar and Composition I
• SPAN311 | Advanced Communication I

Arabic, Korean, and Persian language classes are also available through our Summer Language Institute program. Visit the Summer Language Institute page for full program details and to apply.

*Additional offerings may be added at a later date, check back for updates.