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Winter Session January 4-22, 2027

October 06, 2026 Arabic | Cinema and Media Studies | French | Hebrew | Persian | School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures | Spanish and Portuguese

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Gain ground and earn UMD credits through this convenient 3-week session. Classes meet online. Current UMD students simply register. All other students must first apply.

Registration Period: 10/20/2026 - 1/3/2027
UMD is closed Dec. 25, 2026 - Jan. 1, 2027. During this time, University staff are unavailable to assist if there are issues with registration. Students are encouraged to register without delay.


First Day of Classes, University Opens: 1/4/2027
Martin Luther King Holiday, University Closed: 1/18/2027
Last Day of Classes: 1/22/2027

All of our Winter session courses are ONLINE. Register on the OES Website.

 

Arabic

ARAB398Q / CINE329Q  Arab Television: From Broadcasting to Streaming

Cinema & Media Studies

CINE245 / ENGL245  Film Form and Culture (DSHU GenEd)

CINE319L  Animation on the Small Screen: TV, Streaming, and the Internet

CINE329M  Musical Biopics

ARAB398Q / CINE329Q  Arab Television: From Broadcasting to Streaming

CINE459K  The Art of Trilogy in World Cinema

French

FREN241  Women Writers of French Expression in Translation (DSHU GenEd)

Hebrew

JWST285 / HEBR298O  Jewish Language in America (DSHU, DVCC GenEds)

Persian

PERS298C  Introduction to Persian for Communication

Spanish

SPAN103  Elementary Spanish for Intercultural Communication I

SPAN203  Elementary Spanish for Intercultural Communication II

SPAN204  Intermediate Spanish for Intercultural Communication

SPAN207  Reading and Writing in Spanish