Study Abroad Opportunities

Benefits of Study Abroad

Studying abroad is a life-changing experience. One of the most personally and professionally rewarding things you can do is to spend a semester studying in another country. You may never be able to travel for an extended period like this after you graduate.

The Department of Computer Science encourages you to spend a portion of your sophomore or junior year earning CS credits at recognized institutions overseas. You will find courses that directly fill required UMD CS and IS&T requirements as well as those that cover aspects of computing not offered at UMD.

Scholarships and Financial Aid

UMD has a formal partnership agreement with several institutions guaranteeing that you can attend there while paying the UMD tuition rate. You can also use your financial aid for study abroad. For details on fees, talk to the UMD International Education Office.

Universities and Courses

You may select from a range of courses applying to your major or minor in CS or IS&T. All courses listed are taught in English. The following list applies to the 2003-2004 academic year.

If you are interested in looking into the feasibility of study abroad for your CS or IS&T degree please visit the CS Department International Programs Advisor (Jim Allert, 324 Heller Hall) or sending him email to find out more details.

Australia

Curtin University, Perth, Australia, Department of Computing

Curtin University of Technology is located on the Indian Ocean in the city of Perth. It has 31,000 students (11,000 international students). It is named after former Australian Prime Minister John Curtin.

Course UMD credits UMD course Major Semester

4524 v4 Computer Graphics 252 4 CS-5721 CS 2 (July-Nov)

4533 v7 Database Systems 252 4 CS-4611 CS/IS&T 2 (July-Nov)

12334 Theoretical Foundations of CS 352 5 CS-4511 CS 2 (July-Nov)

There are other courses either similar to those offered at UMD but fewer credits, or dissimilar but acceptable as an upper division elective. These would could toward upper division electives at UMD for the credits listed and transfer in as CS-4995 Special Topics.

Course UMD credits UMD course Major Semester

12333 Design and Anal. of Alg. 251 3 CS 1 (Feb-June)

3437 Prog. Lang. Design & Concepts 352 3 CS 2 (July-Nov)

4542 v7 Foundations of CS 351 3 CS 1 (Feb-June)

4517 v6 Artificial Intelligence 251` 3 CS 1 (Feb-June)

New Zealand

The University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand, Department of Computer Science

New Zealand is in the South Pacific (near Australia). They speak English and drive on the left. Hamilton is a city the size of Duluth and is located in the center of New Zealand’s North Island. Within an hour and a half drive are major surfing beaches, volcanoes, ski areas, fantastic glowworm caves, geysers and hot springs, and Auckland (New Zealand’s largest city). The CS Department is almost twice the size of UMD and offers many courses similar to ours and some that we cannot.

Course UMD credits UMD course Major Semester

COMP301 Operating Systems 4 CS-5631 CS B (July-Nov)

COMP304 Graphics and Multimedia* 4 CS-3121 IS&T B (July-Nov)

COMP311 Computer Systems Architecture 4 CS-5621 CS B (July-Nov)

COMP312 Communications & Systems Software 4 CS-5651 CS A (Feb-June)

COMP314 Software Engineering Project 4 CS-4531 CS/IST A (Feb-June)

COMP316 Artificial Intelligence 4 CS-5541 CS A (Feb-June)

COMP317 Design and Analysis of Algorithms 4 CS-4521 CS B (July-Nov)

COMP319 Database Systems 4 CS-4611 CS/IS&T B (July-Nov)

COMP325 Human Computer Interaction 4 CS-5551 CS B (July-Nov)

COMP410 Prog. Languages and Compilers 4 CS-5641 CS A (Feb-June)

There are other courses not offered in our department that may be considered as upper-division CS electives

Course UMD credits UMD course Major Semester

COMP313 Programming Languages 4 - CS A (Feb-June)

COMP333 Web Applications Development 4 - CS A (Feb-June)

*Not equivalent to our CS-5721 (Waikato highlights computer game programming)

Sweden

All courses are taught IN ENGLISH. See the map of Sweden for exact locations.

Jonkopping University, Sweden, School of Engineering

Course UMD credits UMD course Major Semester*

Discrete Math 4 Math 3355 CS/IS&T Spring (3)

Software Engineering 4 CS-4531 CS/IS&T Spring (3)

Databases 4 CS4611/3211 CS/IS&T Fall (1)

Computer Graphic Media 4 ** IS&T Fall (1)

Digital Compression 4 ** IS&T Fall (2)

Multimedia 4 CS-3121 IS&T Spring (4)

Swedish Lang,Cult,Soc. 4 *** Fall(1),Spr(3)

Swedish Lang,Cult II 4 *** Fall(2),Spr(4)

University of Karlskrona/Ronneby, Sweden - Blekinge Institute of Technology (BIT)

Course UMD credits UMD course Major Semester

Software Arch. 4 CS-4531 CS/IS&T Fall (1)

Database Techniques 4 CS-4611 CS/IS&T Fall(1),Spr(4)

Applied AI 4 CS-5541 CS Fall (2)

Operating Systems 4 CS-5631 CS Fall (2)

Agent Systems 4 ** CS Fall (1)

Software Metrics 4 ** CS Fall (2)

Mobility 4 ** CS Fall (2)

Vaxjo University, Sweden

Course UMD credits UMD course Major Semester

DAB702Object Oriented 4 CS-1521 CS/IS&T Spring

Software Engineering 4 CS-2511 CS/IS&T (1-2)

DAB721Modern Computer Design 4 CS-2521 CS Spring(2)

and Architecture

DAB727Artificial Intelligence 4 CS-5541 CS Fall (1)

DAB726Computer Graphics 4 CS-5721 CS Fall (1)

DAB724Human-Comp. Interaction 4 CS-5551 CS Spring (2)

DAB728Computer Networks 4 CS-5651/4411CS/IS&T Fall (2)

DAC718Compiler Design 4 CS-5641 CS Spring (1)

* There are two semesters in Sweden, each is broken down into halves (Fall 1 and Fall 2, Spring 3 and Spring 4). Each half is called a session. If you took 4 courses in one semester you would take two in the first session and two in the last session.

** Some courses have no direct UMD equivalent but can be used to fulfill your upper division breadth requirement under the CS-4995 Special Topics course designation.

*** Language and culture courses can be used as Foreign Studies course credits at UMD. Note: many students studying abroad can easily achieve a UMD Foreign Studies minor.