Intersession Courses
Intersession courses are offered between the fall and spring semesters, December 21, 2020 - January 8, 2021.
Looking to get ahead and pick up a credit (or a few) or interested in a brief course that explores a current topic? Try out one or more of UND's intersession courses! These 1-credit courses are offered online for three weeks.
About Intersession Courses
Intersession courses have no prerequisites and are open to non-UND students as well
as UND students in all majors and at all class levels. Some of them also fully meet
a special emphasis for Essential Studies (i.e., even though they are 1-credit, they
meet the requirement because of the topical focus).
In addition, K-12 educators may use these courses to obtain credit(s) toward licensure
requirements in North Dakota and other states..
Enrollment & Registration
When selecting these courses, please search under the spring 2021 term. They will be listed as part of your spring courses and will be included under your spring financial aid package.
Current Students
For students enrolled at UND, register in Campus Connection under the spring 2021 term.
Non-UND Students
For non-UND students, follow enrollment steps #1-5 to become admitted to UND and learn how to register for an online course.
Application Deadline
Please apply and register by Friday, December 11 to ensure access to course(s) in Blackboard, UND's online course management system.
FAQs
Cost for Current UND Students
Each 1-credit course is:
- Included in your spring semester enrollment.
- Part of the 12-credit tuition cap.
- Billed at your standard tuition rate for your academic program. Please visit the Quick Cost Estimator for details on your program tuition rate.
Cost for Non-UND Students
- If you apply as a non-degree-seeking student, each 1-credit online course is $428.20 (regardless of your residency status).
- There is an additional, nonrefundable $35 application fee for non-UND students.
Online, asynchronous. Courses will have assignments and deadlines, but you'll be able to log into your online course when it's convenient for you.
No. Anyone can take these courses for extra credits or professional development.
Reach out to the instructor prior to registration for additional information.
Contact the course instructor.
If you have questions about enrollment or registration, contact your academic advisor or One-Stop Student Services.
2020-2021 Intersession Course Offerings
AVIT 399-02: Special Aerospace Topics – Beyond Amelia Earhart: Positive Impacts of Women in Aviation.
This course will focus the social issues of women in the field of aviation and their impact on society. A survey of the trends and patterns of social change throughout history of women in aviation will be studied, leading to an exploration of current events. Inquiry of how gender dynamics affect the aviation workforce and how social norms may affect career progression both positively and negatively. This course will meet the Essential Studies Global Diversity or Diversity of Human Experience requirement.
Instructor: Leisha Lunnie | 701.777.6994
BIMD 494-04: Directed Studies – HeLa: The Mother of Modern Science
Henrietta Lacks, better known as HeLa to the science community, was a poor black woman
who died of cancer in 1951. She is also immortal. Her cells were the first human cells
to be grown outside the body, which may be the single most important technological
advancement to modern biomedical science. This course will integrate discussions of
her life and family, modern cancer research, and the ethical implications around human
experimentation. This course will meet the Essential Studies Global Diversity or Diversity
of Human Experience requirement.
Instructor: Amanda Haage | 701.777.5627
COMM 499-01: Special Topics – Social Media Analytics in the Age of Pandemics
The primary objective of Social Media Analytics in the Age of Pandemics is to increase
students’ analytical literacy in a landscape that involves social media initiatives
and data. Social media has changed how individuals and organizations consume information
and make decisions. With the unprecedented volume, velocity, and variety of digital
traces, social media data has been considered the new gold in social marketing, crisis
responses, political campaigns, and public health monitoring, among many others. In
the gold rush of the digital age, however, it is all too easy to be overwhelmed by
the massive amount of data without extracting actionable insights, or make misinformed
decisions based on flawed analytics. The course will introduce students to basic concepts,
tools, and advantages and disadvantages of social media analytics. Emphasis will be
on hands-on experience of collecting, managing, visualizing, analyzing, and interpreting
social media data. Students will apply the social media analytical methods to COVID-19
informatics, specifically examining the impacts of two social media initiatives (#InThisTogetherND
and #NDStrong) on informing the public about the threat. Sample topics include: fundamentals
of R programming, sentiment analysis, network and hyperlink analysis, and story-telling
with data. The class will culminate with a project poster in which students will present
analytical findings and provide data-driven recommendations.
Instructor: Xun Zhu | 701.777.3168
POLS 491-01: Readings in Political Science – The Politics of COVID
This course will address the reaction to COVID by elected and unelected public officials
in the United States. It will examine debates over public policy and public health
actions during the pandemic. The course will also consider conflicts over expert knowledge
and political imperatives.
Instructor: Mark Jendrysik | 701.777.3540
PSYC 499-02: Advanced Special Topics in Psychology – The Psychology of Men
Exploration of the individual, interpersonal, and cultural construction and perpetuation
of masculinity; this includes gender identity and health, masculinity and the workplace,
current research in male identity. This course will meet the Essential Studies Global
Diversity or Diversity of Human Experience requirement.
Instructor: Travis Clark | 701.777.3920
RHS 499-02: Special Topics - Living and Dying with Disability during COVID-19 Pandemic
This course will focus on bioethical questions and research as they relate to the
lived experiences of disabled people as a minority group. In addition to defining central
concepts at the intersection of bioethics and disability, the course will analyze
several cases illustrative of the economic, political, and cultural influences on the
(bio)ethical reasoning in the context of disability. The course will highlight bioethical
quandaries raised during the COVID-19 pandemic. This course will meet the Essential
Studies Global Diversity or Diversity of Human Experience requirement.
Instructor: Andjela Kaur | 701.777.2346