Academic Program Proposal

Date Proposal Activated	Institution and Proposal	Degree Awarded	Academic Program Name	Objection Deadline	MHEC Final Action	Final Decision Date
	University of Maryland, Baltimore Proposal	Post-Baccalaureate Certficate (P.B.C.)	Intercultural Leadership	8/25/2018	Approved	9/7/2018
Intercultural Leadership Program Description
The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate (P.B.C.) in Intercultural Leadership intends to equip professionals with an understanding of intercultural competence and the necessary tools for working across cultural difference.  The term intercultural competence was described as “the ability to develop targeted knowledge, skills and attitudes that lead to visible behavior and communication that are both effective and appropriate in intercultural interactions”. <br> <br>This P.B.C. program will consist of five courses with a total of 13 credits. Instruction will occur predominantly online, utilizing distance learning technologies in addition to a mandatory on-site residency to be taken in tandem with Course 4. There is an annual, mandatory residency that will require students to attend two consecutive days of face-to-face lectures, trainings, discussions, and presentations at UMB’s campus in Baltimore, MD. The in-person interactions will assist in facilitating the reflection and group discussion that is essential to intercultural learning and engagement. <br> <br>To offer this PBC, the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) will partner with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County's (UMBC) department of Modern Languages, Linguistics and Intercultural Communication. The certificate will require students to enroll in the UMBC course MLL 625: Intercultural and Cross-Cultural Communication and all remaining courses will be taught at UMB. UMBC and UMB have drafted a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to articulate shared delivery of the shared courses, including hosting of courses, faculty, student enrollment in each program, and confidentiality of student information.  The UMB/UMBC partnership takes advantage of UMB’s graduate human services program as well as UMBC’s experience in intercultural communication.  Through this partnership, UMB will grant admission, award the P.B.C., and be considered the “home” campus for registration and enrollment. <br>