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Courses - Spring 2026
BSOS
Behavioral and Social Sciences
BSOS180
Introduction to Data Management
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Restriction: Must be in a major within the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences or the College of Information.
Credit only granted for: BSOS180 or BSOS188B.
Formerly: BSOS188B.
Additional information: Recommended for BSOS majors who need additional support for their disciplinary stats or research methods sequence.
Learn to read data, clean data sets, and perform other vital functions (mainly in Excel). Students will develop fundamental skills that will ease the transition into future coursework (or a career) in data science or analytics. Designed for students who have minimal background in Excel or computer software.
Course is offered 2/10-4/11/25.
BSOS355
(Perm Req)
Social Sciences Internship Practicum
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F
GenEd: DSSP
Restriction: Must have earned a minimum of 60 credits; and minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5; and must have completed at least 1 semester at UMD.
Credit only granted for: BSOS388I or BSOS355.
Formerly: BSOS388I.
BSOS 355 is an internship course open to all majors. It will enable students to articulate and apply the scholarship from the discipline related to their specific internship placement into a real-work environment.
BSOS361
Academic and Career Planning for Transfer Students in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F
Restriction: Must be a first-semester transfer student in a College of Behavioral and Social Sciences major.
Additional information: Intended for first semester transfer students in BSOS majors.
Students will utilize the resources of the Feller Center for Academic and Career Planning and TerrapinSTRONG to explore how their individual social identities and strengths contribute to building strong communities in personal, academic, and professional career spaces.
BSOS448M