Institution name

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Total number of students

12870

Contact address for international enquiries

1000 Hilltop Circle
BALTIMORE 21250

Telephone

+1 410 455 2537

EFL telephone number

+1 410 455 2831

EFL email address

EFL email

EFL website address

EFL website

Venue / office name

College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Address

UMBC 252 Public Policy Building
1000 Hilltop Circle
BALTIMORE
Maryland
21250

Venue description

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology is a diverse, multidisciplinary department that offers undergraduate degrees in sociology, anthropology, and health administration and policy and undergraduate minors in sociology and anthropology. It also offers a Master of Arts degree in Applied Sociology that may be taken as a separate degree program or as a combined B.A./M.A. degree with many undergraduate majors. A graduate certificate in the non-profit sector is offered by the department and may be taken as part of the M.A. program or as a separate program. The Department has strong participatory relationships with three Ph. D. programs (public policy: gerontology: and language, literacy, and culture). Several faculty members are affiliated with the UMBC Erickson School, which focuses on integrated studies of aging, aging management, and aging policy. The Department has 18 full time faculty members with over 350 undergraduate majors, 70 graduate students, and currently over $3 million in funded research projects.

Telephone number

+1 410 455 3979

Is accommodation available at this venue?

Yes

Accommodation details

Residential Life (RL) is responsible for operating and maintaining the residential facilities as well as coordinating programs and services for approximately 3,900 students who live on campus. Residents may choose to live in one of several communities on campus. Freshmen who live on campus are required to live in one of five residence halls (Chesapeake, Patapsco, Potomac, Susquehanna, and Erickson). Upper-class students may apply to live in the halls, or in one of three apartment communities. All of the facilities are complete with: carpeting, individually controlled heating and air conditioning, and semi-private bathrooms shared by no more than five people. Students who need housing during semester breaks can choose Potomac Hall, which is designated as continuous occupancy. Several other special lifestyle options and living learning communities are tailored to meet student's interests and needs. All of the residence halls are similar and consist of suites of two rooms joined by a connecting bathroom. All rooms have phones with their own phone number and voice-mail. Rooms are furnished with one bed, wardrobe or closet, desk, and chair for each person assigned to the room. All rooms and hallways in these buildings are carpeted. Most rooms are doubles, with a limited number of singles and triples also available in the building. A cable television hook-up is available in each residence hall room. High-speed Ethernet data connectivity is available for each student in a single, double or triple room. On-campus housing for graduate students is available in the new Walker Avenue Apartments on the corner of Walker Avenue and Hilltop Circle. One wing of the apartment complex is available for graduate students. These are 2- or 4-bedroom fully furnished apartment suites. Residential Life provides temporary housing accommodations in the Hillside Apartment Community to UMBC graduate students who will be participating in campus orientation programs.