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| African-American and African Studies | |
| AAS 150 | Special Topics in African American Studies (0) |
| Special Topics in African American Studies. | |
| AAS 1010 | Introduction to African-American and African Studies I (4) |
| This introductory course surveys the histories of people of African descent in Africa, the Americas, and the Caribbean from approximately the Middle Ages to the 1880s. Emphases include the Atlantic slave trade and its complex relationship to Africa; the economic systems, cultures, and communities of Africans and African-Americans in the New World, in slavery and in freedom; the rise of anti-slavery movements; and the socio-economic systems that replaced slavery in the late 19th century. | |
| AAS 1020 | Introduction to African-American and African Studies II (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This introductory course builds upon the histories of people of African descent in Africa, the Americas, and the Caribbean surveyed in AAS 1010. Drawing on disciplines such as Anthropology, History, Religious Studies, Political Science and Sociology, the course focuses on the period from the late 19th century to the present and is comparative in perspective. It examines the links and disjunctions between communities of African descent in the United States and in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa. The course begins with an overview of AAS, its history, assumptions, boundaries, and topics of inquiry, and then proceeds to focus on a number of inter-related themes: patterns of cultural experience; community formation; comparative racial classification; language and society; family and kinship; religion; social and political movements; arts and aesthetics; and archaeology of the African Diaspora. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| AAS 1559 | New Course in African and African American Studies (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of African American Studies. | |
| AAS 2210 | Introduction to African Literatures & Cultures (3) |
| This course is a survey of literary texts in English by contemporary African writers. Students will read a variety of texts including novels, short stories, poetry, film and songs and critically analyze the cultural and aesthetics of the literary landscape. Particular attention will be on how authors engage themes such as identity, patriarchy, gender, class, and politics in post-colonial structures. | |
| AAS 2220 | Introduction to Race, Class, Politics & the Environment (3) |
| Students will be introduced to the evidence and debates surrounding the claims that racialized and poor communities disproportionately shoulder society's environmental burdens. Through a variety of analytical and contextual lenses, we examine fundamental environmental problems faced by individuals and communities of color and the policies and initiatives designed to address them. | |
| AAS 2224 | Black Femininities and Masculinities in the US Media (3) |
| This course, taught as a lower-level seminar, will address the role the media has played in creating images and understandings of 'Blackness' in the United States, particularly where it converges with popular ideologies about gender. Course was offered January 2025, Summer 2024, January 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, January 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Janiuary 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, January 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2013 | |
| AAS 2225 | Black Love: Media Representations vs. Reality (3) |
| How do media representations shape our perceptions and lived experiences of Black love? In this course, we will examine media portrayals of Black love alongside theoretical readings about the historical, social, and cultural elements that impact the development of Black relationships. In addition to exploring examples of Black romantic relationships, we will also explore Black love in the context of family, friendships, and community. | |
| AAS 2230 | African Refugees Cultures & Stories (3) |
| This course examines the experiences of African migrants and refugees through the lens of race, ethnicity, and migration. Through an engagement with the International Rescue Committee in Charlottesville and migrants in the area as well as literary and other written sources, notions of displacement, migration, genocide, ethnic and racial formation among other factors that are important in understanding international migration. | |
| AAS 2240 | Africans in America (3) |
| This course will focus on recent African arrivals to the United States, exploring the history of Africans who voluntarily entered the country. We will examine the lives of Africans who came to the US in the late 19th, 20th, and 21st century as students, visitors, missionaries, & temporary residents, as well as the reasons for African migration, settlement patterns and adjustment issues, and immigrant relationships with Americans, black and white. | |
| AAS 2263 | UVA in Kenya - Swahili Cultures: Then & Now (3) |
| Located in Kenya as a study abroad experience, this course is aimed at providing students with an immersive, interactive and intellectually enriching experience of the Swahili coast. Some of the main themes covered include language, cultures and practices, a critical understanding of the experience of race and racism, slavery and enslavement in the Swahili coast, and the historical cultural context of the region. | |
| AAS 2450 | The Health of Black Folks (3) |
| An interdisciplinary course analyzing the relationship between black bodies and biomedicine both historically and in the present. The course is co-taught by Norm Oliver, M.D. (UVa Department of Family Medicine), and offers political, economic, and post-structuralist lenses with which to interpret the individual and socio/cultural health and disease of African-Americans. Readings range across several disciplines including anthropology, epidemiology/public health, folklore, history, science studies, political science, sociology and literary criticism. Topics will vary and may include: HIV/AIDS; reproductive issues; prison, crime and drugs; and body size/image and obesity; the legacy of the Tuskegee Syphilis Trials. Cross listed as ANTH 2450. | |
| AAS 2500 | Topics Course in Africana Studies (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Lower-level topics course: reading, class discussion, and written assignments on a special topic in African-American and African Studies Topics change from term to term, and vary with the instructor. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022 |
| AAS 2559 | New Course in African and African American Studies (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | New course in the subject of African and African American Studies Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, January 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, January 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, January 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, January 2014, Summer 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2011 |
| AAS 2657 | Routes, Writing, Reggae (3) |
| In this course, we will trace the history of reggae music and explore its influence on the development of Jamaican literature. With readings on Jamaican history, we will consider why so many reggae songs speak about Jah and quote from the Bible. Then, we will explore how Marcus Garvey's teachings led to the rise of Rastafarianism, which in turn seeded ideas of black pride and black humanity into what would become reggae music. | |
| AAS 2700 | Festivals of the Americas (3) |
| Communities throughout the Caribbean, and South, Central and North America celebrate festivals which are rooted in religious devotion, and which serve to mark sacred time and and to assert claims about religious, ethnic, and national identities. The class will read ethnographic accounts and listen to musical recordings of signature religious festivals--such as Saint Patrick's Day in Boston, Mardi Gras in New Orleans, and Carnival in Brazil. | |
| AAS 2710 | Introduction to Afro-Latin America (3) |
| This seminar examines the historical and contemporary trajectories and the cultural and intellectual contributions of Afro-descendant peoples in Latin America. Students explore the myriad ways in which Afro-Latin Americans have shaped their societies from the colonial period to the present day. | |
| AAS 2740 | Peoples and Cultures of Africa (3) |
| In this course, students will gain an understanding of the richness and variety of African life. While no course of this kind can hope to give more than a broad overview of the continent, students will learn which intellectual tools and fundamental principles are necessary for approaching the study of the hundreds of cultural worlds that exist today on the African continent. This course will draw from ethnographic texts, literary works and film. | |
| AAS 2751 | African History through the Novel (3) |
| This course will introduce students to themes in the history of Africa and the African Diaspora through novels. The class encourages students to read several novels as history. The novels will help us understand various themes in African history from the precolonial era to independence, exploring the role of religion, gender, slavery, and colonialism, and relationship with the African Diaspora in the lives of African peoples. | |
| AAS 2760 | Empowered Women of Africa (3) |
| In this interdisciplinary survey course on women leaders in urban areas in Africa, we will examine the experiences of women from diverse societies across the Eastern and Southern regions of Africa during the colonial and postcolonial periods. Of particular importance is how women in these societies have faced challenges and how they emerge as leaders in their communities. | |
| AAS 3000 | Women and Religion in Africa (3) |
| This course examines women's religious activities, traditions and spirituality in a number of different African contexts. Drawing on ethnographic, historical, literary, and religious studies scholarship, we will explore a variety of themes and debates that have emerged in the study of gender and religion in Africa. Topics will include gendered images of sacred power; the construction of gender through ritual; sexuality and fertility; and women Course was offered Fall 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2015, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| AAS 3113 | Horror Noire: A History of Black Americans in Horror (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The horror genre provides daring, unflinching lessons. It is a syllabus of our social, political, and racial world. Black horror, in particular, has established itself as a primer on the quest for social justice. What can such a boundary-pushing genre teach us about paths to solidarity and democracy? What can we learn about disrupting racism, misogyny, and anti-Blackness? |
| AAS 3157 | Caribbean Perspectives (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Breaking with popular constructions of the region as a timeless tropical paradise, this course will re-define the Caribbean as the birthplace of modern forms of capitalism, globalization, and trans-nationalism. We will survey the founding moments of Caribbean history, including the imposition of slavery, the rise of plantation economies, and the development of global networks of goods and peoples. |
| AAS 3158 | Haiti and the US (3) |
| What are the origins of anti-Haitian antagonism in the U.S. and why has it persisted? From zombies to AIDS to the sensational headlines animating recent presidential debates, we uncover why Haiti has played a central role in U.S. political discourse, immigration policy, and popular culture for centuries. Explore the connection between history, film, photography, literature, and more! | |
| AAS 3160 | African Americans in Sport (3) |
| This course provides a historical and analytical understanding of the issues involving race, racism, race relations in American sport. This course provides an overview of the sporting events, activism, icons, and time periods that have been shaped by Americas continued struggle to improve race relations. | |
| AAS 3200 | Martin, Malcolm and America (3) |
| An intensive examination of African-American social criticism centered upon, but not limited to, the life and thought of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. We will come to grips with the American legacy of racial hatred and oppression systematized in the institutions of antebellum chattel slavery and post-bellum racial segregation and analyze the array of critical responses to, and social struggles against, this legacy. Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| AAS 3220 | Environmental Justice: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Policy & Practice (3) |
| Through selected case studies, we will examine theories of racism and justice, the conceptual history and definitions of environmental racism, the historical development and goals of the environmental justice movement, stakeholder responses to environmental inequities , the impact of environmental justice policies on environmental inequities as well as their impact on subsequent political behavior and the impact of environmental justice policies | |
| AAS 3231 | Rise and Fall of the Slave South (3) |
| A history of the American South from the arrival of the first English settlers through the end of Reconstruction in 1877. Cross-listed with HIUS 3231. | |
| AAS 3245 | Slavery in the Contemporary Literary Imagination (3) |
| This course will examine the work of African American authors whose work forms a subgenre of African American letters sometimes called the neo-slave narrative, concerned to explore and expand the historical and creative representation of slavery in the US and the UK. We will explore the limits of literary forms, racial (mis)representation and the historical records that have yielded this compelling production of writing in the past 30 years. | |
| AAS 3280 | Reading the Black College Campus (3) |
| Historically Black Colleges and University campuses are records of the process of democratizing (extending to excluded social groups such as African-Americans) opportunities for higher education in America. Through landscapes, we trace this record, unearthing the politics of landscapes via direct experience as well as via interpretations of representations of landscapes in literature, visual arts, maps, plans, and photographs. | |
| AAS 3300 | Social Science Perspectives on African American and African Studies (3) |
| This course will focus on major debates, theories, and methodological approaches in the social sciences that contribute to African American Studies. The course helps students to consider how a multidisciplinary approach enriches efforts to analyze such issues as health disparities, education, and incarceration as they relate to the African Diaspora. | |
| AAS 3310 | Environmental Justice in the Mid-Atlantic Region (3) |
| This course is dedicated to examining government responses to environmental injustice. Our readings and discussions will use an interdisciplinary social-science perspective to track the trajectory of environmental justice activism and official responses to it in the five states (DE, MD, PA, VA, WVA) the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) has designated as comprising the important but understudied mid-Atlantic region. | |
| AAS 3351 | African Diaspora Religions (3) |
| This seminar examines changes in ethnographic accounts of African diaspora religions, with particular attention to the conceptions of religion, race, nation, and modernity found in different research paradigms. Prerequisite: previous course in one of the following: religious studies, anthropology, AAS, or Latin American studies. | |
| AAS 3356 | Culture, Race and World Politics (3) |
| This course explores the role of culture and race in international politics. Cultural and ethnic factors have long influenced international relations, especially in the post Cold War era. These "identity" issues raise new questions about the role of national sovereighty and the prospects for democracy in countries around the world. We focus on several broad themes structured around the pivot of identity and otherness. | |
| AAS 3450 | Race, the Law, and the American Constitution (3) |
| This course will introduce students to the substance of the Constitution, the conditions under which it was developed, what it means, how its meaning has been determined, changed, interpreted and the ways in which it has shaped and has been shaped by ideas about and considerations of race. | |
| AAS 3456 | The Supreme Court and the Civil Rights Movement (3) |
| This course explores the role of the United States Supreme Court in defining the legality of racial distinctions in the United States in the post-Civil War era. Special attention is paid to the role of the court's landmark 1954 decision, Brown v. Board of Education. The class will be taught in a discussion format based upon assigned readings. | |
| AAS 3457 | Issues in Civil Rights Law (3) |
| An exploration of critical issues in modern civil rights law. We engage competing visions of racial equality through law by examining topics such as school desegregation, affirmative action, urban policymaking, and the crisis of mass incarceration. This course will also highlight the limitations of civil rights law and consider the ways in which the law is often complicit in perpetuating race, gender and class hierarchies. Course was offered Summer 2011 | |
| AAS 3471 | History of American Labor (3) |
| This course examines the economic, cultural, and political lives of the US working classes from the end of the Civil War to the present. | |
| AAS 3500 | Intermediate Seminar in African-American & African Studies (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Reading, class discussion, and written assignments on a special topic in African-American and African Studies. Topics change from term to term, and vary with the instructor. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| AAS 3559 | New Course in African and African American Studies (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | New course in the subject of African and African American Studies. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2010 |
| AAS 3645 | Musical Fictions (3) |
| Over the course of the semester, we will explore the genre of the contemporary musical novel in order to better understand why writers and readers are so intrigued by the figure of the musician as a literary trope. Pairing close listening and music theory with close readings of seminal blues, jazz, reggae, mambo, calypso and rock novels set in the US, UK, Jamaica, Trinidad, France and Germany. | |
| AAS 3652 | African American History since 1865 (3) |
| This course surveys the major political, economic, and cultural developments in black America from the end of the Civil War to the present. Through an engagement with various primary and secondary texts, and multimedia, students examine African Americans' endeavors to build strong families and communities, create socially meaningful art, and establish a political infrastructure capable of bringing into existence a more just and humane world. Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Fall 2013, Fall 2011 | |
| AAS 3671 | History of the Civil Rights Movement (3) |
| This course examines the history and legacy of the African American struggle for civil rights in twentieth century America. It provides students with a broad overview of the civil rights movement -- the key issues, significant people and organizations, and pivotal events -- as well as a deeper understanding of its scope, influence, legacy, and lessons for today. Course was offered January 2024, Fall 2020 | |
| AAS 3710 | African Worlds through Life Stories (3) |
| This course examines an array of African cultural worlds from the perspective of a variety of different life story genres. We will be addressing biography, autobiography, autofiction, memoirs, diaries, biographical documentary film and various artistic representations. Some critics claim that such genres, concentrating on the 'individual' in Western terms, are not appropriate for representing African experiences of personhood. | |
| AAS 3745 | Currents in African Literature (3) |
| In this course, we will read a sampling of some exciting new works of fiction from Africa's young and established writers. In particular, we will examine the literary innovations that African writers use to narrate issues affecting the continent such as dictatorship, the lingering effects of colonization, the postcolonial nation state, the traumas of war and geo-politics, religion, gender and sexuality, and migration, among others. Course was offered Spring 2021, Fall 2019 | |
| AAS 3749 | Food and Meaning in Africa and the Diaspora (3) |
| This course investigates the traditions and symbolics of food and eating in Africa and throughout the African Diaspora -- wherever people of African descent have migrated or have been forced to move. This course will help students to investigate the way the foods people eat' or don't eat' hold meaning for people within a variety of cultural contexts.Topics will include symbol, taboo, sexuality, bodies, ritual, kinship & beauty, among others. Course was offered Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013 | |
| AAS 3750 | Women in African History (3) |
| This course explores themes and issues in the lives of women in Africa. These include women in early African history, culture, and the role of gender in Africa, encounter with Islam and the West, womens search for autonomy, etc. Emphasis is placed, as much as is possible, on the perspectives of women, how they view their history and their ongoing struggle for self-determination. | |
| AAS 3760 | Reading Black Digital Culture (3) |
| Using a mix of scholarly and popular-press readings and an examination of digital artifacts, we will analyze the creations and contributions of Black digital culture from the mid-90s to the present. Covering topics including the early Black blogosphere; the creation of niche content sites like BlackPlanet.com; the emergence of Black Twitter; the circulation of memes, and the use second-screening. Course was offered Fall 2023 | |
| AAS 3770 | Black Girlhood & the Media (3) |
| How do movies, viral videos, and memes impact the material lives of Black girls? This course offers an introduction to the emergent and growing field of Black Girlhood Studies, especially in relation to media representation and engagement. The course will cover foundational texts about Black girlhood alongside a range of media to explore the ways in which Black girlhood has been constructed and portrayed through these platforms. | |
| AAS 3810 | Race, Culture and Inequality (3) |
| This course will examine how culture matters for understanding race and social inequality. It will survey social science research about cultural forms such as everyday discourse, styles of dress, music, literature, visual arts, and media as they relate to race and inequality. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019 | |
| AAS 3820 | Race, Medicine and Incarceration (3) |
| This intermediate seminar course explores selected topics in the history of race, medicine, and incarceration (broadly defined) and the ways in which the captive black body has functioned as a site of medical exploitation and profit from the period of slavery to the present. | |
| AAS 3830 | Being Human: Race, Technology, and the Arts (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course is an introduction to Afrofuturism, exploring race and alienness, race and technology, and race and modernity through global futuristic representations of blackness in TV, film, music, art, and literature. Course was offered Spring 2020 |
| AAS 3853 | From Redlined to Subprime: Race and Real Estate in the US (3) |
| This course examines the history of housing and real estate and explores its role in shaping the meaning and lived experience of race in modern America. We will learn how and why real estate ownership, investment, and development came to play a critical role in the formation and endurance of racial segregation, modern capitalism, and the built environment. | |
| AAS 4005 | Morven's Enslaved and Descendant Communities (3) |
| This course invites students to explore the complex, multilayered history and evolving interpretation of UVA's Morven Farm, with a focus on the site's 19th century enslaved and descendant communities. The course combines lectures, research, and seminar-style discussions with field trips to area archives and historic sites. Does not count toward 4000-level seminar requirement. Course was offered Summer 2023 | |
| AAS 4070 | Distinguished Major Thesis I (3) |
| Students in the Distinguished Majors Program should enroll in this course for their first semester of thesis research. | |
| AAS 4080 | Distinguished Major Thesis II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Second-semester DMP students should enroll in this course to complete their theses. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| AAS 4109 | Civil Rights Movement and the Media (3) |
| Course examines the crucial relationship between the Civil Rights Movement and mass media from 1950s through early 1970s, looking at a variety of media forms: Hollywood cinema, network television, mainstream newspapers, photojournalism, the black press, and news as primary documents that can tell us something about American race relations during this period and how the nation responded to challenges posed by a powerful social change movement. | |
| AAS 4471 | Black Women and Work (3) |
| This advanced seminar explores selected topics in the history of black women and work (broadly defined) in the United States. Using gender, race, and class as essential categories of analysis, this course is designed to help students better understand the myriad contributions working class black women have made to American history--across time and space--as slaves, convict laborers, domestic servants, sex workers, labor activists, and more. | |
| AAS 4500 | Advanced Seminar in African-American and African Studies (3) |
| Reading, class discussion, and research on a special topic in African-American and African Studies culminatiing in the composition of a research paper. Topics change from term to term, and vary with the instructor. Primarily for fourth-year students but open to others. Course was offered Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| AAS 4501 | Advanced Research Seminar in History & AAS (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Reading, class discussion, and research on a special topic in African-American and African Studies culminating in the composition of a research paper. Topics change from term to term, and vary with the instructor. Primarily for fourth-year AAS and History students--double majors and others. Crosslisted with the History major seminar. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 |
| AAS 4559 | New Course in African and African American Studies (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of African and African American Studies. | |
| AAS 4570 | Advanced Research Seminar in African-American & African Studies (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Reading, class discussion, and research on a special topic in African-American and African Studies culminating in the composition of a research paper. Topics change from term to term, and vary with the instructor. Primarily for fourth-year students but open to others. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| AAS 4724 | Africa in the U.S. Media (3) |
| This course will address the role the media has played in creating images and understandings of "Africa" and "Blackness" in this country. We will focus primarily on the context of the present-day United States. However, we will also address pre-colonial and colonial periods and touch on the role of popular media in particular contemporary African contexts. | |
| AAS 4725 | Queer Africas (3) |
| How does "Africa" shape the contours of queerness? We will explore the complex iterations of afro-queer subjectivities in the the circum-Atlantic world. Importantly, we will examine the extent to which the afterlife of slavery in the Americas intersect with the state of postcoloniality in Africa, and how blackness and queerness get conditioned at these intersections. By providing an introduction to various artists, activists, and intellectuals in both Africa and its myriad diasporas, this interdisciplinary seminar will thus examine what it means to be both black and queer historically, spatially, and contemporarily. | |
| AAS 4749 | Engaging Local Histories: River View Farm (4) |
| This course situates and sheds light on various aspects of Black history and culture in Albemarle County and the surrounding regions through the lens and example of River View Farm and those who lived there, farmed there, and led local and regional communities. Part of the work of this class involves actively working with the Ivy Creek Foundation to support their mission of providing education about local Black histories to the public. | |
| AAS 4845 | Black Speculative Fiction (3) |
| This course seeks to explore the world of African American 'speculative' fiction. This genre of writing largely includes science fiction, fantasy fiction, and horror. In this class, we will read, watch, and discuss narratives by black writers of speculative fiction to better understand the motivation, tone, and agenda in the work of black writers. We will also consider the role of black culture and representation in the larger field. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| AAS 4993 | Independent Study (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Allows students to work on an individual research project. Students must propose a topic to an appropriate faculty member, submit a written proposal for approval, prepare an extensive annotated bibliography on relevant readings comparable to the reading list of a regular upper-level course, and complete a research paper of at least 20 pages. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, January 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| AAS 5559 | New Course in African and African American Studies (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of African and African American Studies. | |
| AAS 7000 | Introduction to Africana Studies (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This is an introductory course that will survey selected recent and classic texts in the interdisciplinary fields of African American, African, and Caribbean Studies. By the end of the course, students will be prepared to identify and understand major themes that have shaped the development of the discipline of Africana Studies. |
| AAS 7200 | Black Environmental Thought (3) |
| Beginning in the colonial and antebellum periods of American history and moving through the twentieth century into the twenty-first, this class will highlight the myriad approaches black women and men adopted to address shifting manifestations of racialized environmental injustice. At the foundation of the course will be an exploration of the environmental history of slavery in the United States. Course was offered Fall 2019 | |
| AAS 7300 | Revolutionary Struggles of the African Atlantic (3) |
| In this course, we will grapple with the concept of struggle as it pertains to Africans' desire to wrestle themselves from the interlocking white supremacist systems of colonialism, enslavement, apartheid and racialized capitalism. How has the desire to be 'free' from these systems of oppression defined Black identities in Africa & its myriad diasporas? Course was offered Fall 2019 | |
| AAS 7310 | The Imperial Encounter in Africa (3) |
| This course studies the concept of the "imperial encounter" in Africa -- what it involved, who it exploited, and why today we still grapple with its legacies. This class analyzes the concept of "the encounter" in the period between 1450 and 1950 using a variety of sources: literature, poems, films, maps, voyagers' accounts, artwork, and scholarly works by historians. Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| AAS 7315 | Development and the Environment in Modern Africa (3) |
| Focusing largely on east and central Africa, this class studies ideologies of economic development towards Africa, and the localized responses of rural communities across the continent. Fusing histories of imperialism and capitalism alongside works of literature, philosophy, and activism, the class explores how the global economy has sought to exploit the natural resources of Sub-Saharan Africa. Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| AAS 7725 | Queer Africas (3) |
| How does "Africa" shape the contours of queerness? We will explore the complex iterations of afro-queer subjectivities in the the circum-Atlantic world. Importantly, we will examine the extent to which the afterlife of slavery in the Americas intersect with the state of postcoloniality in Africa, and how blackness and queerness get conditioned at these intersections. By providing an introduction to various artists, activists, and intellectuals in both Africa and its myriad diasporas, this interdisciplinary seminar will thus examine what it means to be both black and queer historically, spatially, and contemporarily. | |
| AAS 9710 | Woodson Institute Fellows Pre- and Post-Doctoral Research (12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This is a supervised research course without formal classroom instruction. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021 |
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| AMST 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and Philosophical Inquiry. | |
| AMST 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and Societies of the World. | |
| AMST 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Historical Perspectives. | |
| AMST 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Social and Economic Systems. | |
| AMST 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, Mathematical, and Physical Inquiry | |
| AMST 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| AMST 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and Society | |
| AMST 1050 | Slavery and Its Legacies (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course examines the history of slavery and its legacy at UVA and in the central Virginia region. The course aims to recover the experiences of enslaved individuals and their roles in building and maintaining the university, and to contextualize those experiences within Southern history. |
| AMST 1060 | The Aftermath of Slavery at UVA and in Virginia (3) |
| This course examines the post-1865 history at UVA and in the region, recovering the experiences of African Americans in building community in the face of racism, and also contextualizing those experiences within U.S. history. The course situates that local history in political and cultural context, tracing the advent of emancipation, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, desegregation, civil rights change, and even twenty-first century racism and inequality. Course was offered Spring 2022 | |
| AMST 1559 | New Course in American Studies (1 - 4) |
| New Course in the subject of American Studies | |
| AMST 2001 | Introduction to American Studies (3) |
| This course introduces students to American Studies, the interdisciplinary study of US culture. Students will be exposed to the three main categories of American Studies methods, historical analysis, close analysis, and fieldwork and to a broad variety of cultural forms, including films, photographs, music, sermons, journalism, fiction, speeches, court decisions, government documents, and web-based materials including social media sites. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| AMST 2130 | Narratives of Girlhood (3) |
| This course treats a range of contemporary English language literatures about girlhood. Our comparative analyses of texts will pay particular attention to their play with genre and their use of literary devices -- e.g., structure, voice, point of view, dialogue, temporality, language ¿ to render narratives about girlhood in contexts of (im)migration, loss, displacement, violence, revolution, war, and trauma. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| AMST 2155 | Whiteness & Religion: Religious Foundations of a Racial Category (3) |
| This class examines the role religion plays in defining a racial category known as whiteness. By reading cultural histories and ethnographies of the religious practices of various communities, we will examine how groups now classified as white (Irish, Italians, Poles, Jews, etc.) and religious images (depictions of Jesus and the Virgin Mary) "became white" and the role that religious practice played in this shift in racial classification. Course was offered Spring 2017 | |
| AMST 2210 | Arts of the Harlem Renaissance (3) |
| Studies the literature, painting, photography and prints produced by New York artists based in Harlem in the 1920s and 1930s, and examines their relation to concurrent social, cultural, and aesthetic issues. | |
| AMST 2231 | Native Americans in Popular Culture (3) |
| This course interrogates American Indian people in pop culture. Students historicize and analyze the representation of American Indians across such media as print, photography, cinema, music, and more recently in the twenty-first century, social media. This course asks students to think about the ways American Indian people have not only contributed to pop culture, but the desire for American Indians as cultural objects. | |
| AMST 2233 | Contemporary Native American Literature (3) |
| In this course we use contemporary Native American literature, authored by individuals from diverse tribal backgrounds, as an accessible avenue to better understand the history of federal Indian policy, its complexity, legal construct, and the ways federal Indian policy influences the lives of American Indian people. | |
| AMST 2321 | Latinx Fiction and Film (3) |
| This course explores the diverse and also converging experiences of Latinos in the US. We will read contemporary novels and poetry by Latinx authors from different Latinx groups (Chicano, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American and South American). We will discuss reasons for migration, concepts of the "border" and the impact of bilingualism on group identity. We will view films that depict the Latinx experience in the US. Course was offered Spring 2022, Fall 2018 | |
| AMST 2420 | Cultural Landscapes of the United States (3) |
| This course introduces the study of everyday landscapes as cultural spaces that illuminate the history of social and political developments in the U.S. It encourages a broad understanding of landscape across genres-painting, photography, fiction, journalism. Particular focus will be paid to the political economy of landscapes to explore the connections between landscape and public policy from multiple vantage points. | |
| AMST 2460 | Language in the U.S. (3) |
| Through diverse academic/theoretical readings and spoken, written, and visual material, students will learn to analyze, evaluate, and construct arguments as related to critical linguistic and cultural analysis of primary and secondary source material. This course examines complex relationships among American language and cultural practices, American history, race, gender, and class ideologies, and social identities. Course was offered Fall 2017, Spring 2016 | |
| AMST 2470 | Disney (3) |
| This discussion course examines the cultural role of Disney and its effects on the visual arts in the 20th and 21st centuries. It considers a range of material to interrogate how Disney as both a corporation and a cultural icon promotes and reinforces national ideals. Presented both chronologically and thematically, students engage with aesthetic, ideological and theoretical concerns regarding history, identity, space/place, and popular culture. Course was offered Spring 2017 | |
| AMST 2500 | Major Works for American Studies (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Topics vary according to instructor. The goal of the course is to introduce students to interdisciplinary work in American Studies by juxtaposing works across disciplinary boundaries and from different methodological perspectives. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, January 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, January 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| AMST 2559 | New Course in American Studies (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | New Course in subject of American Studies. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, January 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015 |
| AMST 2660 | Spiritual But Not Religious: Spirituality in America (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | What does "spiritual but not religious" mean, and why has it become such a pervasive self-description in contemporary America? This interdisciplinary course surveys spirituality in America, with a particular eye for the relationship between spirituality and formal religion, on the one hand, and secular modes of understanding the self, such as psychology, on the other. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017 |
| AMST 2753 | Arts and Cultures of the Slave South (4) |
| This interdisciplinary course covers the American South to the Civil War. While the course centers on the visual arts- architecture, material culture, decorative arts, painting, and sculpture- it is not designed as a regional history of art, but an exploration of the interrelations between history, material and visual cultures, foodways, music and literature in the formation of Southern identities. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2011 | |
| AMST 3001 | Theories and Methods of American Studies (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This seminar course will introduce majors to various theories and methods for the practice of American Studies. The three goals of the seminars are (1) to make students aware of their own interpretive practices; (2) to equip them with information and conceptual tools they will need for advanced work in American Studies; and (3) to provide them with comparative approaches to the study of various aspects of the United States. Prerequisites: American Studies Major Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| AMST 3050 | Critical Ethnic Studies (3) |
| This core seminar is an introduction to key issues and methods in the comparative and critical study of ethnicity and race. The course highlights an interdisciplinary approach to the studies of systematic oppression in the United States, and the global implication of these structures. We will consider how Ethnic Studies presents a progressive intellectual challenge to global and local configurations of power in the name of global justice. | |
| AMST 3180 | Introduction to Asian American Studies (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An interdisciplinary introduction to the culture and history of Asians and Pacific Islanders in America. Examines ethnic communities such as Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, Asian Indian, and Native Hawaiian, through themes such as immigration, labor, cultural production, war, assimilation, and politics. Texts are drawn from genres such as legal cases, short fiction, musicals, documentaries, visual art, and drama. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| AMST 3200 | African American Political Thought (3) |
| This course explores the critical and the constructive dimensions of African American political thought from slavery to the present. We will assess the claims that black Americans have made upon the polity, how they have defined themselves, and how they have sought to redefine key terms of political life such as citizenship, equality, freedom, and power. | |
| AMST 3221 | Hands-On Public History: Slavery and Reconstruction (3) |
| "Public history" is delivered to a non-academic audience, often at historic sites, museums, archives, and on digital platforms. Some films, podcasts, fiction, and poetry might also be considered public history. This course uses all of those formats to investigate how the history of slavery and Reconstruction are presented to the public. Collaboration with local community groups and field trips to historic sites are key components of this class. Course was offered Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016 | |
| AMST 3222 | Hands-On Public History: Slavery and Reconstruction, Part II (3) |
| Hands-On Public History is designed as a year-long course. This course continues the curriculum of AMST 3221. Course was offered Spring 2022 | |
| AMST 3250 | Black Protest Narrative (3) |
| This course studies modern racial protest expressed through African American narrative art from the 1930s to 1980s, focusing on Civil Rights, Black Power, Black Panthers, womanism, black gay/lesbian liberation movements, and black postmodernism. We begin our study with the most famous protest novel, Richard Wright's Native Son. Then we examine other narratives including works by Angelo Herndon, Ann Petry, James Baldwin, Martin Luther King, Jr. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| AMST 3280 | Introduction to Native American Studies: (Mis)Representations (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An intro to the broad field of Native Studies, this class focuses on themes of representation and erasure. We read Indigenous scholars and draw from current events, pop culture, and historical narrative to explore complex relationships between historical and contemporary issues that Indigenous peoples face in the US. We examine the foundations of Native representations and their connections to critical issues in Native communities. |
| AMST 3300 | Introduction to Latinx Studies (3) |
| AMST 3300 offers students close study of significant texts and other cultural forms representing the perspective and contributions of the main Latinx populations in the United States--including those of Puerto Rican, Chicano, Dominican, Central American and Cuban American origin--in historical context and within a theoretical, analytical framework. | |
| AMST 3321 | Race and Ethnicity in Latinx Literature (3) |
| This course examines the construction of race and ethnicity in Latinx literature by examining key texts by individuals from varying Latinx groups in the US. We will examine how US-American identity shapes Latinx notions of race and how the authors' connections with Latin America and the Caribbean do the same. We will explore from a hemispheric perspective how race and ethnicity are depicted in Latinx literature and culture. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2018 | |
| AMST 3323 | Hemispheric Latinx Literature and Culture (3) |
| This course offers a survey of Latinx literature and film from a hemispheric perspective. Engaging texts from colonial times to the present day, we explore how the histories of the US, Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia come together to produce novels, poems, essays and films that are now referred to as distinctly Latinx. | |
| AMST 3354 | Race and Media (3) |
| We explore issues related to white supremacy, anti-blackness, mixed-race, settler colonialism, immigrant and transqueer phobia, and the production of racial difference. We examine these topics within their historical context and explore representations across all forms of visual culture, predominantly television but with reference to advertising, film, music, and digital media. | |
| AMST 3355 | Border Media (3) |
| In this course we consider the depiction of the U.S.-Mexico border from the perspective of popular and mass media cultures. We examine the border as a site of cultural exchanges, resistance and critical negotiation; interchanges that impact the construction of race, ethnicity, sexuality and gender from both sides of the border. Course was offered Fall 2017 | |
| AMST 3407 | Racial Borders and American Cinema (3) |
| This class explores how re-occurring images of racial and ethnic minorities such as African Americans, Jews, Asians, Native Americans and Latino/as are represented in film and shows visual images of racial interactions and boundaries of human relations that tackle topics such as immigration, inter-racial relationships and racial passing. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2019 | |
| AMST 3422 | Point of View Journalism (3) |
| This course analyzes 'point-of-view' journalism as a controversial but credible alternative to the dominant model of 'objectivity' in the U.S. news media. It will survey point-of-view journalists from Benjamin Franklin to the modern blog. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| AMST 3425 | American Material Culture (3) |
| This course will introduce you to the study of material culture, the physical stuff that is part of human life. Material culture includes everything we make and use, from food and clothing to art and buildings. This course is organized into six sections, the first introducing the idea of material culture, and the other five following the life cycle of an object: material, making, designing, selling, using. Course was offered Spring 2019 | |
| AMST 3427 | Gender, Things, and Difference (3) |
| This class explores how material culture, the physical stuff that is part of human life, is used to help to construct and express gendered and other forms of difference. We will look at how bodies and clothes shape our understanding of our own and others' identities, how we imbue objects with gender, how the food we cook and eat carries cultural meanings, and how the design of buildings and spaces structures gender. | |
| AMST 3460 | Reading America at Home and Abroad (3) |
| This course explores ideas of America, as they are constructed both at "home" in the United States, and "abroad," in and through a number of global locales. It considers a range of representations, in literature, art, film and music, and also the everyday life of American culture. In asking how America has seen itself and how others have seen America, we will effectively theorize the concepts of both nation and globality. Course was offered Fall 2015 | |
| AMST 3463 | Language and New Media (3) |
| This course takes an interdisciplinary approach to the investigation of how language both shapes and is shaped by American society with a focus on New Media. Draws on critical and analytical tools and socio-cultural theories to examine this dynamic relationship in Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, texting, Instagram, YouTube, and more. Course was offered Spring 2019 | |
| AMST 3465 | America and the Global South in Literature and Film (3) |
| Students in this course will examine and interpret conceptions of America from the point of view of novelists, filmmakers, journalists, and scholars in the Global South. American and Global South landscapes will be a focus of the class, as will images, artifacts, and material culture that reveal Global South views of the United States. Course was offered Spring 2018 | |
| AMST 3470 | Race, Gender, and Empire: Cultures of US Imperialism (3) |
| In this course we emphasize how U.S. power has been exercised in the world with focus on intersections of cultural, political, and economic power. We analyze how power is produced and contested through language and media, and how hegemonic discourses -- the dominant and most powerful blocs defining U.S. society and empire -- are produced. We are equally concerned with cracks and contradictions in these discourses, and people who challenge them. | |
| AMST 3471 | American Cinema (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides an introduction to film studies through an examination of American film throughout the 20th & 21st centuries. We will learn basic film techniques for visual analysis, and consider the social, economic, and historical forces that have shaped the production, distribution & reception of film in the US Examples will be drawn from various genres: melodrama, horror, sci-fi, musical, Westerns, war films, documentary, animation, etc. |
| AMST 3491 | Rural Poverty in Our Time (3) |
| This course will use an interdisciplinary format and document based approach to explore the history of non-urban poverty in the US South from the 1930s to the present. Weaving together the social histories of poor people, the political history of poverty policies, and the history of representations of poverty, the course follows historical cycles of attention and neglect during the Great Depression, the War on Poverty, and the present. | |
| AMST 3500 | Topics in American Studies (3) |
| Topics vary according to instructor. | |
| AMST 3559 | New Course in American Studies (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | New Course in the subject of American Studies Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2012, Fall 2010 |
| AMST 3610 | Asian Americans & Popular Culture (3) |
| Asian Americans and Popular Culture surveys a history of Asian American racialization, experiences, and subject formation in the United States through film, comics, TV, theatre, music, public protest, sports, and social media. Students will learn how to analyze and develop creative work to respond to and re/frame debates on the politics of representation, exoticization, cultural appropriation, transnationalism, hybridity, and US immigration laws. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| AMST 3630 | Vietnam War in Literature and Film (3) |
| In the US, Vietnam signifies not a country but a lasting syndrome that haunts American politics and society, from foreign policy to popular culture. But what of the millions of Southeast Asian refugees the War created? What are the lasting legacies of the Vietnam War for Southeast Asian diasporic communities? We will examine literature and film (fictional and documentary) made by and about Americans, Vietnamese, Cambodians, Laotians, and Hmong. | |
| AMST 3641 | Native America (3) |
| This course will introduce students to deep history of Native North America. Using primary and secondary sources, we will cover such topics as mutually beneficial trade and diplomatic relations between Natives and newcomers; the politics of empire; U.S. expansion; treaties and land dispossession; ecological, demographic, and social change; pan-Indian movements; legal and political activism; and many, many others. | |
| AMST 3710 | Mapping Black Landscapes (3) |
| Students will learn to use digital mapping and narratives as tools of reparative history. The class will partner with community organizations documenting Black history in Virginia. Students will do research in historical archives and public records; interview community members; and participate in field work. Readings will address ethical aspects of doing community history and explore approaches to the history of slavery and Reconstruction. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| AMST 3740 | Cultures of Hip-Hop (3) |
| This course explores the origins and impacts of American hip-hop as a cultural form in the last forty years, and maps the ways that a local subculture born of an urban underclass has risen to become arguably the dominant form of 21st-century global popular culture. While primarily focused on music, we will also explore how forms such as dance, visual art, film, and literature have influenced and been influenced by hip-hop style and culture. | |
| AMST 3790 | Moving On: Migration in/to the US (3) |
| This class examines the history of voluntary, coerced, and forced migration in the U.S., tracing the paths of migrating groups and their impact on urban, suburban, and rural landscapes. We'll dig for cultural clues to changing attitudes about migration over time. Photographs, videos, books, movies, government records, poems, podcasts, paintings, comic strips, museums, manifestos: you name it, we'll analyze it for this class. | |
| AMST 3880 | Literature of the South (3) |
| Analyzes selected works of literature by major Southern writers. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| AMST 4060 | Politics and Literature (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This advanced, interdisciplinary seminar considers how works of fiction enhance our understanding of the terms of democratic life. The theme of the seminar is the life and afterlife of slavery in American political experience. Our core texts will be Moby Dick, Invisible Man, and Beloved. Additionally, we will read related work by writers from the antebellum, Jim Crow, and post-civil rights eras. |
| AMST 4210 | Refugee Aesthetics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Refugee Aesthetics is a survey course that examines histories of racialization, war, forced migration, nation-state formation, humanitarian aid, and resettlement alongside questions of the politics of aesthetics, ethics of representation, and social justice. Students will explore how refugee aesthetics is broadly defined, performed, and contested through maps, graphic novels, films, and various mixed media. |
| AMST 4321 | Caribbean Latinx: Cuba, Puerto Rico and the DR (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | In this course we will read texts by Latinx writers from Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Dominican Republic. We will explore how their works speak to issues of race, colonialism and imperialism based on their individual and shared histories. We will discuss their different political histories and migration experiences and how these in turn impact their literary and artistic productions in the US. |
| AMST 4351 | Aural Histories: Edison to Auto-Tune (3) |
| This is a course about the role of technology and technological innovation in the production and consumption of 20th and 21st century music. We will begin with the invention of the phonograph and the birth of the recording industry and continue up through the present day. Course was offered Spring 2020 | |
| AMST 4401 | Literature of the Americas (3) |
| This course explores a wide range of (broadly defined) fictions from and about the Americas, from writings by Columbus and the conquistadors through modern and contemporary novels, novellas, and short stories. Students consider the intersection of fiction and history through topics that include New world "discovery" and conquest; borderlands and contact zones; slavery and revolution; and the haunting of the global present by the colonial past. | |
| AMST 4403 | Transamerican Encounters (3) |
| This comparative, interdisciplinary course focuses on the encounter between the U.S. and the wider Americas as represented in literature, history, and film. Working across a range of historical periods, it explores the varied international contexts underpinning narratives of U.S. national identity and history. It also considers how cultural forms access histories and perspectives outside of official accounts of the past and present. | |
| AMST 4410 | Censorship (3) |
| This course examines the social, legal, aesthetic, and theoretical issues raised by censorship of art, mass media, literature, film, and music in the U.S. While censorship is usually associated with explicit sexuality, we will also look at cases involving racial stereotyping, violence, social disorder, and religion. Our cases will center around novels, art, film, music, mass media, and other cultural phenomena. Course was offered Fall 2015 | |
| AMST 4430 | Documentary Film and the South (3) |
| This course explores how documentary filmmakers have represented the US South from the 1930s through the end of the twentieth century and the place of films made in and about the region in the history of documentary film. Students will conduct original research, shape their findings into paper, and make their own documentary short about a topic of their choosing. | |
| AMST 4440 | Visions of Apocalypse in American Culture (3) |
| This course examines how Americans have envisioned the end of the world. Through religious and cultural history and contemporary cultural studies, it considers the ways social, political, and economic tensions are reflected in visions of the apocalypse. It explores the impact of imagined futures on previous generations, and how religious and secular ideologies of apocalypticism have shaped social movements, politics, and popular culture. Course was offered Spring 2016 | |
| AMST 4462 | Harlem Stories (3) |
| Harlem has been many things to many people - capital of a global African diaspora, an early instance of Italian and Jewish immigrant communities, home to an important "el barrio," a representative site of contemporary gentrification and, above all, a place for racial and ethnic minoritization. This course will explore many of those lived and symbolic Harlems from the early twentieth century to the present. Course was offered Fall 2022 | |
| AMST 4470 | American Film Noir (3) |
| This seminar examines the phenomenon of American Film Noir produced during the 1940s and 50s. Using urban culture to frame debates about films noir, it explores the ways in which "the city" is represented as a problematic subject and a frequent resource immediately before and after World War II. The course also discusses the influences of early twentieth-century photography, American Scene art, and Abstract Expressionist painting. | |
| AMST 4472 | Hollywood Cinema's Golden Age: The 1930s (3) |
| This course examines American cinema produced in Hollywood during the 1930s. While the Great Depression serves as an important backdrop to our investigation, we will interrogate how issues such as ethnic/racial representation, shifting gender roles, sexuality, and urbanity are mediated in popular cinema in this decade. The course also considers the studio system, the Hayes Code, stardom, and changes within narrative and film techniques. Course was offered Fall 2017 | |
| AMST 4474 | Stardom and American Cinema (3) |
| This course examines the role of stardom and star performance in American cinema from the silent era to the present. Using social history, cultural studies and film criticism theory, we will explore topics such as the cultural patterns of stardom, constructions and subversions of star identity, and the ways in which issues of race, class, gender, and sexuality affect the star image both inside and outside cinema. | |
| AMST 4500 | Fourth-Year Seminar in American Studies (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This seminar is intended to focus study, research, and discussion on a single period, topic, or issue, such as the Great Awakening, the Civil War, the Harlem Renaissance, the Great Depression, or the 1960s. Topics vary. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| AMST 4559 | New Course in American Studies (1 - 4) |
| New Course in the subject of American Studies. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016 | |
| AMST 4893 | Independent Study in Asian Pacific American Studies (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An elective course for students in the Asian Pacific American Studies minor. Students will work with an APAS core faculty member to support the student's own research. Topics vary, and must be approved by the APAS Director. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| AMST 4993 | Independent Study (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An elective course for American Studies majors who have completed AMST 3001-3002. Students will work with an American Studies faculty member to support the student's own research. Topics vary, and must be approved by the Program Director. Prerequisite: AMST 3001, 3002, Instructor Consent. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| AMST 4998 | Distinguished Majors Program Thesis Research (3) |
| Students spend the fall semester of their 4th years working closely with a faculty advisor to conduct research and begin writing their Distinguished Majors Program (DMP) thesis. | |
| AMST 4999 | Distinguished Majors Thesis Seminar (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This workshop is for American Studies majors who have been admitted to the DMP program. Students will discuss the progress of their own and each other's papers, with particular attention to the research and writing processes. At the instructor's discretion, students will also read key works in the field of American Studies. Prerequisites: admission to DMP. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| AMST 5232 | Oral History Workshop: A Hands-On Approach to Researching the Past (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The course is run as a workshop, a space for students to learn oral history methodologies in a hands-on manner. In partnership with local/regional organizations, students will learn to conduct interviews and related research, which may include completing historical surveys, doing genealogical work, & completing archival or database research. Students will learn new skills while helping expand historical archives and knowledge of regional history. Course was offered Fall 2023 |
| AMST 5500 | Graduate Topics in American Studies (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Various topics offered in American Studies at the graduate level Course was offered Spring 2024 |
| AMST 5559 | New Course in American Studies (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | New Course in the subject of American Studies. |
| AMST 5710 | Mapping Black Landscapes (3) |
| Students will hone their digital mapping and digital narrative skills and learn how to use them as tools of reparative history. The class will partner with community organizations documenting Black history. Students will do research in archives and public records; interview community members; and participate in fieldwork. In addition, students will do a focused set of readings by members of the Black Geographers movement. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| AMST 7559 | New Courses in American Studies (3) |
| First and one-time graduate course offerings in American Studies. | |
| AMST 8001 | Approaches to American Studies (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course introduces graduate students to the field of American Studies, the interdisciplinary study of US culture. Students will be exposed to a variety of influential theoretical and methodological interventions that have occurred over the field's history, and will also be introduced to some of the principal intellectual, political, and professional issues they will face while pursuing a career in the field. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2017 |
| AMST 8570 | Studies in American Culture (3) |
| Topics vary from year to year Course was offered Spring 2022 | |
| AMST 8993 | Independent Study in American Studies (1 - 3) |
| A single semester of independent study under faculty supervision for students doing intensive research on a subject not covered in the usual courses. Requires approval by a faculty member who has agreed to supervise a guided course of reading and substantial written exercise, a detailed outline of the research project, and authorization by the Director of the AMST program. | |
| Anthropology | |
| ANTH 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and Philosophical Inquiry. | |
| ANTH 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and Societies of the World. | |
| ANTH 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Historical Perspectives. | |
| ANTH 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Social and Economic Systems. | |
| ANTH 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, Mathematical, and Physical Inquiry | |
| ANTH 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| ANTH 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and Society | |
| ANTH 1010 | Introduction to Anthropology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This is a broad introductory course covering race, language, and culture, both as intellectual concepts and as political realities. Topics include race and culture as explanations of human affairs, the relationship of language to thought, cultural diversity and cultural relativity, and cultural approaches to current crises. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, January 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, January 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ANTH 1050 | Anthropology of Globalization (3) |
| Anthropology of Globalization Course was offered Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2013, Fall 2011 | |
| ANTH 1559 | New Course in Anthropology (3) |
| New course in the subject of anthropology. | |
| ANTH 2040 | Tell Me Who You Are: Ethnographic Interviewing and Participatory Research (3) |
| How can we deepen our understanding of other people and their experience? This course introduces the research method of ethnographic interviewing and participatory field research, which is valued in public health, development, marketing, user experience design, activism, education, and scholarship. Students gain practical experience conducting independent ethnographic research about student life and presenting the results in a public blog. | |
| ANTH 2060 | Comparing World Racisms (3) |
| What can we learn about racism by comparing the forms it takes in different parts of the world? In this course we will compare anti-Black, anti-Indigenous, and other racisms in a selection of the following places and times: Brazil, Japan, Germany, South Africa, Rwanda, Israel/Palestine, China, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Canada, and the U.S. | |
| ANTH 2120 | The Concept of Culture (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Culture is the central concept that anthropologists use to understand the striking differences among human societies and how people organize the meaningful parts of their lives. In this course we explore this diversity, examine its basis in neuroplasticity and human development, and consider its implications for human nature, cognition, creativity, and identity. By learning about other cultures, we gain new understanding of ourselves. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014 |
| ANTH 2153 | North American Indians (3) |
| Ethnological treatment of the aboriginal populations of the New World based on the findings of archaeology, ethnography, linguistics, biological anthropology, and social anthropology. | |
| ANTH 2160 | Culture and the Environment (3) |
| This course explores anthropological understandings of culture and the environment, particularly with respect to the ecology of human perception, histories of colonialism and related inequalities, food production, consumerism, nature conservation, the Anthropocene concept, and pervasive environmental logics of globalizing capitalism. | |
| ANTH 2190 | Desire and World Economics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course offers an insight into the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services practiced by peoples ignored or unknown to classic Western economics. Its principle focus will open upon the obvious differences between cultural concepts of the self and the very notion of its desire. Such arguments as those which theorize on the "rationality" of the market and the "naturalness" of competition will be debunked. |
| ANTH 2210 | Marriage and the Family (3) |
| Compares domestic groups in Western and non-Western societies. Considers the kinds of sexual unions legitimized in different cultures, patterns of childrearing, causes and effects of divorce, and the changing relations between the family and society. Course was offered Fall 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ANTH 2230 | Fantasy and Social Values (3) |
| Examines imaginary societies, in particular those in science fiction novels, to see how they reflect the problems and tensions of real social life. Focuses on 'alternate cultures' and fictional societal models. | |
| ANTH 2250 | Nationalism, Racism, Multiculturalism (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introductory course in which the concepts of culture, multiculturalism, race, racism, and nationalism are critically examined in terms of how they are used and structure social relations in American society and, by comparison, how they are defined in other cultures throughout the world. Course was offered Spring 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017 |
| ANTH 2260 | Water Worlds: the Anthropology of Water (3) |
| This course examines the many ways that people have managed, shared and made claim to water¿the construction of water worlds. It also looks at waterscapes, dam projects, water in cities, and wastewater and sewage systems globally. Importantly, the course addresses conflicting notions of how to value water, including contemporary debates about the sale of water and water rights, and examines the notion that water will be the locus of future wars. Course was offered Fall 2023 | |
| ANTH 2262 | Community Science: From Participation to Environmental Justice (3) |
| Community Science (aka Citizen Science, Street Science, People's Science) encourages people without extensive formal scientific training to participate in scientific research. Lectures and weekly practicums focus on sociocultural aspects of different types of CS projects: crowdsourced, co-created, grassroots, and fugitive. Other topics include Indigenous science, CS as social justice, citizen archaeology, and bridging the amateur/expert divide. | |
| ANTH 2270 | Race, Gender, and Medical Science (3) |
| Explores the social and cultural dimensions of biomedical practice and experience in the United States. Focuses on practitioner and patient, asking about the ways in which race, gender, and socio-economic status contour professional identity and socialization, how such factors influence the experience, and course of, illness, and how they have shaped the structures and institutions of biomedicine over time. | |
| ANTH 2280 | Medical Anthropology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The course introduces medical anthropology, and contextualizes bodies, suffering, healing and health. It is organized thematically around a critical humanist approach, along with perspectives from political economy and social constructionism. The aim of the course is to provide a broad understanding of the relationship between culture, healing (including and especially the Western form of healing known as biomedicine), health and political power. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2010 |
| ANTH 2285 | Anthropology of Development and Humanitarianism (3) |
| This course explores anthropological writings on development and humanitarianism to better understand the historical context and contemporary practice of these distinct modes of world saving. We will attend to critiques of development and humanitarianism, and will also consider writings by anthropologists who champion the humanitarian project Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2016 | |
| ANTH 2310 | Symbol and Ritual (3) |
| Studies the foundations of symbolism from the perspective of anthropology. Topics include signs and symbols, and the symbolism of categorical orders as expressed in cosmology, totemism, and myth. | |
| ANTH 2320 | Anthropology of Religion (3) |
| Explores anthropological approaches to religion, in the context of this discipline's century-old project to understand peoples' conceptions of the world in which they live. Course was offered Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ANTH 2325 | Anthropology of God (3) |
| How does the study of society and culture create an intellectual space for any explanation and experience of the Divine? How does anthropology deal specifically with explaining (rather than the explaining away) knowledge and understanding about divinity? Is God an American? If God has a gender and race, what are they? These and many other pertinent questions will be engaged and tackled in this cross-cultural study of the divine. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Summer 2011 | |
| ANTH 2340 | Anthropology of Birth and Death (3) |
| Comparative examination of beliefs, rites, and symbolism concerning birth and death in selected civilizations. Course was offered Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2010 | |
| ANTH 2345 | Anthropology of Reproduction: Fertility and the Future (3) |
| In this course, we will study human reproduction as a cultural process. Questions include how gender, class, race, and religion shape reproductive ideals and practices around the world. Ethnographic examples will come from around the world, but will emphasize South Asia and the United States. This course examines the perspectives of both men and women and situates local examples within national and global struggles to (re)produce the future. Course was offered Summer 2013, Summer 2011 | |
| ANTH 2360 | Don Juan and Castaneda (3) |
| Analyzes the conceptual content in Castaneda's writings as an exploration of an exotic world view. Focuses on the concepts of power, transformation, and figure-ground reversal. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ANTH 2365 | Art and Anthropology (3) |
| The course emphasizes art in small-scale (contemporary) societies (sometimes called ethnic art or "primitive art"). It includes a survey of aesthetic productions of major areas throughout the world (Australia, Africa, Oceania, Native America, Meso-America). Included are such issues as art and cultural identity, tourist arts, anonymity, authenticity, the question of universal aesthetic cannons, exhibiting cultures,and the impact of globalization. Course was offered Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ANTH 2370 | Japanese Culture (3) |
| This course offers an introductory survey of Japan from an anthropological perspective. It is open without prerequisite to anyone with a curiosity about what is arguably the most important non-Western society of the last 100 years, and to anyone concerned about the diverse conditions of modern life. We will range over many aspects of contemporary Japan, and draw on scholarship in history, literature, religion, and the various social sciences. Course was offered Fall 2014 | |
| ANTH 2375 | Disaster (3) |
| Sociocultural perspectives on disaster, including analysis of the manufacture of disaster, debates on societal collapse, apocalyptic thought, disaster management discourse, how disasters mobilize affect, disaster movies, and disasters as political allegory. Students work through a series of case studies from different societies that cover "natural," industrial, and chronic disasters, as well as doomsday scenarios. | |
| ANTH 2400 | Language and Culture (3) |
| Introduces the interrelationships of linguistic, cultural, and social phenomena with emphasis on the importance of these interrelationships in interpreting human behavior. No prior knowledge of linguistics is required. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ANTH 2405 | Your Heritage Language (3) |
| This course explores the languages spoken with varying degrees of fluency within students' own families and home communities, either at present or in recent generations. The course prepares students to draw upon linguistic diversity as a positive resource in developing their own identities and interacting with others in our multicultural society. | |
| ANTH 2410 | Sociolinguistics (3) |
| Reviews key findings in the study of language variation. Explores the use of language to express identity and social difference. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2012 | |
| ANTH 2415 | Language in Human Evolution (3) |
| Examines the evolution of our capacity for language along with the development of human ways of cooperating in engaged social interaction. Course integrates cognitive, cultural, social, and biological aspects of language in comparative perspective. How is the familiar shape of language today the result of evolutionary and developmental processes involving the form, function, meaning and use of signs and symbols in social ecologies? | |
| ANTH 2420 | Language and Gender (3) |
| Studies how differences in pronunciation, vocabulary choice, non-verbal communication, and/or communicative style serve as social markers of gender identity and differentiation in Western and non-Western cultures. Includes critical analysis of theory and methodology of social science research on gender and language. Course was offered Spring 2021, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010 | |
| ANTH 2440 | Language and Cinema (3) |
| Looks historically at speech and language in Hollywood movies, including the technological challenges and artistic theories and controversies attending the transition from silent to sound films. Focuses on the ways that gender, racial, ethnic, and national identities are constructed through the representation of speech, dialect, and accent. Introduces semiotics but requires no knowledge of linguistics, or film studies. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2015, Fall 2014 | |
| ANTH 2450 | Language & Environment (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | In this course, students rethink assumptions about what "language" and "environment" are. Both depend on living systems to be rendered meaningful, and together we will wrestle with how these two ideas can be brought into relation and the implications associated with different frames of understanding. There are many perspectives on the issues raised in this course, and you will receive a broad introduction to that diversity. Course was offered Spring 2024 |
| ANTH 2470 | Reflections of Exile: Jewish Languages and their Communities (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Covers Jewish languages Yiddish, Judeo-Arabic, Ladino, and Hebrew from historical, linguistic, and literary perspectives. Explores the relations between communities and languages, the nature of diaspora, and the death and revival of languages. No prior knowledge of these languages is required. This course is cross-listed with MEST 2470. |
| ANTH 2500 | Cultures, Regions, and Civilizations (3) |
| Intensive studies of particular world regions, societies, cultures, and civilizations. Course was offered Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, January 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, January 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011 | |
| ANTH 2541 | Topics in Linguistics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with linguistics. Course was offered Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2017, Fall 2015 |
| ANTH 2557 | Culture Through Film (3) |
| Topics to be announced prior to each semester covering the diversity of human cultural worlds and the field of anthropology as presented through film. A variety of ethnographic and commercial films will be viewed and discussed in conjunction with readings. Course was offered Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, January 2018, Summer 2017, January 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2014, Fall 2011, Summer 2011 | |
| ANTH 2559 | New Course in Anthropology (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of anthropology. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2022, January 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, January 2015, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ANTH 2560 | Hierarchy and Equality (3) |
| Provides an anthropological perspective on relations of inequality, subordination, and class in diverse societies, along with consideration of American ideas of egalitarianism, meritocracy, and individualism. Specific topics will be announced prior to each semester. | |
| ANTH 2575 | Migrants and Minorities (3) |
| Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with migration and migrants, and the experience of ethnic and racial minorities. Course was offered Fall 2013 | |
| ANTH 2589 | Topics in Archaeology (3) |
| Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with archaeology. Course was offered Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| ANTH 2590 | Social and Cultural Anthropology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with social and cultural anthropology. Course was offered Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, January 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, January 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, January 2011 |
| ANTH 2620 | Sex, Gender, and Culture (3) |
| Examines the manner in which ideas about sexuality and gender are constructed differently cross-culturally and how these ideas give shape to other social phenomena, relationships, and practices. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2015, Summer 2014 | |
| ANTH 2621 | Culture, Gender and Violence (3) |
| Beginning with a discussion of the cultural patterning of social action, this course examines sex, gender, and sexuality as culturally constructed and socially experienced, with special attention to non-Western examples that contrast with sex and gender norms in the U.S. The course then focuses on gender violence at U.S. universities, asking whether structural violence can be effectively countered by programs that focus on individual responses. Course was offered Fall 2016 | |
| ANTH 2625 | Imagining Africa (3) |
| Africa is commonly imagined in the West as an unproblematically bounded and undifferentiated entity. This course engages and moves beyond western traditions of story telling about Africa to explore diverse systems of imagining Africa's multi-diasporic realities. Imagining Africa is never a matter of pure abstraction, but entangled in material struggles and collective memory, and taking place at diverse and interconnected scales and locales.
Prerequisite: ANTH 1010 | |
| ANTH 2660 | The Internet Is Another Country: Community, Power, and Social Media (3) |
| The peoples of Polynesia and Indonesia, sharing a cultural and linguistic heritage, have spread from Madagascar to Easter Island. Examines their maritime migrations, the societies and empires that they built, and recent changes affecting their cultural traditions. Course was offered Spring 2015, Fall 2009 | |
| ANTH 2800 | Introduction to Archaeology (3) |
| Topics include alternative theories of prehistoric culture change, dating methods, excavation and survey techniques, and the reconstruction of the economy, social organization, and religion of prehistoric societies. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, January 2020, Fall 2019, January 2019, Fall 2018, January 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, January 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, January 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ANTH 2810 | Human Origins (3) |
| Studies the physical and cultural evolution of humans from the initial appearance of hominids to the development of animal and plant domestication in different areas of the world. Topics include the development of biological capabilities such as bipedal walking and speech, the evolution of characteristics of human cultural systems such as economic organization and technology, and explanations for the development of domestication. Course was offered Spring 2021, Summer 2018, Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010 | |
| ANTH 2820 | The Emergence of States and Cities (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Surveys patterns in the development of prehistoric civilizations in different areas of the world including the Inca of Peru, the Maya, the Aztec of Mexico, and the ancient Middle East. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 |
| ANTH 2823 | The Materiality of Death and Dying (3) |
| This course will focus on the materiality of death, and the human experience of death and dying. By using archaeological, ethnographic and ethnohistoric investigations, this course will review different theoretical perspectives on the treatment of the deceased in ancient societies, the kinds of data generated from such studies, and their relationship to status, gender, agency and power. | |
| ANTH 2890 | Unearthing the Past (3) |
| An introduction to prehistory covering 4 million years of human physical evolution and 2.5 million years of human cultural evolution. Provides students with an understanding of how archaeologists reconstruct the rise and fall of ancient civilizations. Covers some major developments in prehistory such as origins of modern humans, the rise of the first complex societies & agriculture, and the emergence of ancient civilizations in North America. | |
| ANTH 3010 | Theory and History of Anthropology (3) |
| Overview of the major theoretical positions which have structured anthropological thought over the past century. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ANTH 3020 | Using Anthropology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The theoretical, methodological and ethical practice of an engaged anthropology is the subject of this course, We begin with a history of applied anthropology. We then examine case studies that demonstrate the unique practices of contemporary sociocultural, linguistic, archaeological and bioanthropological anthropology in the areas of policy and civic engagement. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014 |
| ANTH 3070 | Introduction to Musical Ethnography (3) |
| Explores music and sound as a social practice, using genres and traditions from throughout the world. | |
| ANTH 3100 | Indigenous Landscapes (3) |
| This course engages with ways that historical process are inscribed in landscapes, which are the traditional territories of indigenous communities and have also been shaped by colonialism, extractive enterprise, and nature conservation. It challenges students to examine their assumptions to examine ways in which dominant values and stories are inscribed in landscapes and made to appear natural, and how indigenous people contest these processes. | |
| ANTH 3105 | Love and Romantic Intimacies (3) |
| This course offers an introduction to recent anthropological scholarship on romance to examine how intimate relationships shape human experiences. Through readings and films, we investigate the increasingly popular idealization of "companionate marriages," in which spouses are ideally linked by affection. Our examples include queer and straight experiences, and a diversity of racial, cultural, classed, and gendered representations. | |
| ANTH 3129 | Marriage, Mortality, Fertility (3) |
| Explores the ways that culturally formed systems of values and family organization affect population processes in a variety of cultures. Course was offered Fall 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ANTH 3130 | Disease, Epidemics and Society (3) |
| Topics covered in this course will include emerging diseases and leading killers in the twenty-first century, disease ecology, disease history and mortality transitions, the sociology of epidemics, the role of epidemiology in the mobilization of public health resources to confront epidemics, and the social processes by which the groups become stigmatized during disease outbreaks.
Prerequisite: introductory anth or soc course Course was offered Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013 | |
| ANTH 3152 | Rainforests of Flesh / Peoples of Spirit (3) |
| Ethnographies of Amazonian Peoples and the new anthropological theories about their way of life. | |
| ANTH 3155 | Anthropology of Everyday American Life (3) |
| Provides an anthropological perspective of modern American society. Traces the development of individualism through American historical and institutional development, using as primary sources of data religious movements, mythology as conveyed in historical writings, novels, and the cinema, and the creation of modern American urban life. Prerequisite: ANTH 1010 or instructor permission. | |
| ANTH 3170 | Anthropology of Media (3) |
| Explores the cultural life of media and the mediation of cultural life through photography, radio, television, advertising, the Internet, and other technologies. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| ANTH 3171 | Culture of Cyberspace: Digital Fluency for an Internet-Enabled Society (3) |
| Today's personal, social, political, and economic worlds are all affected by digital media and networked publics. Together we will explore both the literature about and direct experience of these new literacies: research foundations and best practices of individual digital participation and collective participatory culture, the use of collaborative media and methodologies, and the application of network know-how to life online. Course was offered Fall 2015 | |
| ANTH 3175 | Native American Art: The Astor Collection (3) |
| This is an upper-level anthropology course which is intended to engage students in the study of Native American art as well as the history and current debate over the representation of Native American culture and history in American museums. After a thorough review of the literature on those topics, the class focuses specifically on the Astor collection owned by the University of Virginia. | |
| ANTH 3205 | Modern Families, Global Worlds (3) |
| This course examines the importance of kinship for the structure and dynamics of transnational economic relations and for the meaning and constitution of nation and citizenship in the contemporary global political economy. Course was offered Fall 2016 | |
| ANTH 3220 | Economic Anthropology (3) |
| Comparative analysis of different forms of production, circulation, and consumption in primitive and modern societies. Exploration of the applicability of modern economic theory developed for modern societies to primitive societies and to those societies being forced into the modern world system. | |
| ANTH 3240 | The Anthropology of Food (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course approaches food from various social science perspectives, focusing on historically and culturally variable forms of food production, exchange, preparation and consumption as the means through which both individual and social bodies are constructed and reproduced. We examine food and the environment; food and colonialism; the globalization of food and food production; food and identities; and food and bodies. Course was offered Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Janiuary 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2012, Summer 2011 |
| ANTH 3255 | Anthropology of Time and Space (3) |
| All societies position themselves in space and time. This course samples the discussion of the ways social systems have configured spatial/temporal orders. It considers both internalized conceptions of time and space and the ways an analyst might view space and time as external factors orientating a society's existence. And it samples classic discussions of spatial-temporal orientations in small and large, "pre-modern" and "modern" societies. Course was offered Fall 2017 | |
| ANTH 3260 | Globalization and Development (3) |
| Explores how globalization and development affect the lives of people in different parts of the world. Topics include poverty, inequality, and the role of governments and international agencies. Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2010 | |
| ANTH 3265 | Cultures, Spaces, and Worldviews of International Aid (3) |
| The main focus of this class is the culture and values of development practitioners, and how these shape ideas of development itself. It explores the interconnected processes, relationships, and spaces through which development practitioners and planners learn, live , work, and encounter (or not) people who are the targets of development plans and interventions. | |
| ANTH 3270 | Anthropology of Politics (3) |
| Reviews the variety of political systems found outside the Western world. Examines the major approaches and results of anthropological theory in trying to understand how radically different politics work. Prerequisite: ANTH 1010 or instructor permission. | |
| ANTH 3275 | The Corporation: History, Culture, Capital (3) |
| What is a corporation? Contrary to wide belief, the corporation is a very ancient social form that arose in diverse world regions and is the heritage of many civilizations. In this course, we explore its history and relation to culture, economics, and law. How has financialization shaped today's major business corporations and theories of corporate social responsibility? How might we improve the corporations of the future? | |
| ANTH 3280 | Introduction to Native American Studies: (Mis)Representations (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An intro to the broad field of Native Studies, this class focuses on themes of representation and erasure. We read Indigenous scholars and draw from current events, pop culture, and historical narrative to explore complex relationships between historical and contemporary issues that Indigenous peoples face in the US. We examine the foundations of Native representations and their connections to critical issues in Native communities. |
| ANTH 3290 | Biopolitics and the Contemporary Condition (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Biopolitical analysis has become one of the prominent critical approaches across the social sciences and humanities. This course will consider various biopolitical theories and the ways in which they help us understand diverse phenomena of our contemporary condition, which will be examined through various case studies. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018 |
| ANTH 3295 | Moral Experience (3) |
| This course introduces students to one of the key frameworks in anthropology's "ethical turn": moral experience. The investigation of moral experience explores questions of ethics from a phenomenological-hermeneutic perspective and attends closely to subjectivity, affect, and embodiment. We will explore moral experiences such as ethical self-cultivation, empathy, love, hope, breakdown, mood, and moral transformation. | |
| ANTH 3300 | Tournaments and Athletes (3) |
| A cross-cultural study of sport and competitive games. Prerequisite: ANTH 101 or instructor permission. Course was offered Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2011 | |
| ANTH 3310 | Controversies of Care in Contemporary Africa (3) |
| In this course we will draw on a series of classic and contemporary works in history and anthropology to come to a better understanding of current debates concerning corruption and patronage, marriage and sexuality, and medicine in Sub-Sahararn Africa. | |
| ANTH 3320 | Shamanism, Healing, and Ritual (3) |
| Examines the characteristics of these nonmedical practices as they occur in different culture areas, relating them to the consciousness of spirits and powers and to concepts of energy. Prerequisite: At least a 2000-level ANTH course, or instructor permission. | |
| ANTH 3325 | Capitalism: Cultural Perspectives (3) |
| Examines capitalist relations around the world in a variety of cultural and historical settings. Readings cover field studies of work, industrialization, "informal" economies, advertising, securities trading, "consumer culture," corporations; anthropology of money and debt; global spread of capitalist markets; multiple capitalisms thesis; commodification; slavery and capital formation; capitalism and environmental sustainability. Course was offered Spring 2016 | |
| ANTH 3340 | Ecology and Society: An Introduction to the New Ecological Anthropology (3) |
| Forges a synthesis between culture theory and historical ecology to provide new insights on how human cultures fashion, and are fashioned by, their environment. Although cultures from all over the world are considered, special attention is given to the region defined by South and East Asia, and Australia. Prerequisite: At least one Anthropology course, and/or relevant exposure to courses in EVSC, BIOL, CHEM, or HIST or instructor permission Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ANTH 3344 | Anthropology and Anarchy (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Anarchy - organizing society through horizontal relations of free association - has a modern European history contemporary with Anthropology and has Indigenous histories in many places where people decided together to organize society against the state and hierarchy. Readings survey anthropology of non-state societies and engage questions of how non-European anarchies of Black and Indigenous authors and organizers critique anthropological methods. |
| ANTH 3360 | The Museum in Modern Culture (3) |
| Topics include the politics of cultural representation in history, anthropology, and fine arts museums; and the museum as a bureaucratic organization, as an educational institution, and as a nonprofit corporation. | |
| ANTH 3370 | Power and the Body (3) |
| Studying the cultural representations and interpretations of the body in society. Prerequisite: ANTH 1010 or permission of the instructor. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| ANTH 3380 | The Nature of Nature (3) |
| This course explores the evolution of Nature as a concept and a human-created realm of reality, particularly in relation to colonialism and globalization. It focuses on environmental politics of diverse people who do not relate to reality as a separate object called Nature. It also addresses the idea that we are living in the Anthropocene, a moment in which humans have become a force of Nature, and Nature perhaps no longer exists. | |
| ANTH 3390 | Pregnancy, Birthing and the Post-Partum (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | There's no debate that human reproduction is a biological universal, but it's also an intensely cultural phenomenon with widely disparate, & often contested, specific cultural routines, symbolic systems, ideas & practices whether focused on mothers, fathers, infants or communities or who is recognized as a birthing expert. Course examines variations in physiological & cultural processes globally & explores both the individual experiences & and systemic patterns associated with the phases of reproduction from pregnancy through to post-partum. |
| ANTH 3392 | African American Women and the Cultural Politics of Body Size (3) |
| This course will examine the cultural politics of body size norms drawing on a range of perspectives within anthropology and related fields and from the lived experiences of diverse African American women. | |
| ANTH 3395 | Mythodology (3) |
| A hands-on seminar in myth interpretation designed to acquaint the student with the concept and techniques of obviation. Course was offered Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015 | |
| ANTH 3440 | Language and Emotion (3) |
| This course explores emotion from the perspectives of cultural anthropology and sociolinguistics. Topics include: emotion in the natural vs. social sciences; cross-cultural conceptions of emotion; historical change in emotion discourses; emotion as a theory of the self; the grammatical encoding of emotion in language; (mis-) communication of emotion; and emotion in the construction of racialized and gendered identities. | |
| ANTH 3450 | Native American Languages (3) |
| Introduces the native languages of North America and the methods that linguists and anthropologists use to record and analyze them. Examines the use of grammars, texts and dictionaries of individual languages and affords insight into the diversity among the languages. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2019, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ANTH 3455 | African Languages (3) |
| An introduction to the linguistic diversity of the African continent, with focus on sub-Saharan Africa. Topics include linguistic structures (sound systems, word-formation, and syntax); the classification of African languages; the use of linguistic data to reconstruct prehistory; language and social identity; verbal art; language policy debates; the rise of "mixed" languages among urban youth. | |
| ANTH 3470 | Language and Culture in the Middle East (3) |
| Introduction to peoples, languages, cultures and histories of the Middle East. Focuses on Israel/Palestine as a microcosm of important social processes-such as colonialism, nationalism, religious fundamentalism, and modernization-that affect the region as a whole. This course is cross-listed with MEST 3470. Prerequisite: Previous course in anthropology, linguistics, Middle East Studies or permission of instructor. Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2009 | |
| ANTH 3480 | Language and Prehistory (3) |
| This course covers the basic principles of diachronic linguistics and discusses the uses of linguistic data in the reconstruction of prehistory. | |
| ANTH 3490 | Language and Thought (3) |
| Language and Thought Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2010 | |
| ANTH 3541 | Topics in Linguistics (3) |
| Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with linguistics. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2012, Spring 2012 | |
| ANTH 3550 | Ethnography (3) |
| Close reading of several ethnographies, primarily concerned with non-Western cultures. | |
| ANTH 3559 | New Course in Anthropology (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of Anthropology. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Fall 2013, Spring 2012, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, January 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ANTH 3589 | Topics in Archaeology (3) |
| Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with archaeology. Course was offered Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2011 | |
| ANTH 3590 | Social and Cultural Anthropology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with social and cultural anthropology. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011 |
| ANTH 3603 | Archaeological Approaches to Atlantic Slavery (3) |
| This course explores how archaeological and architectural evidence can be used to enhance our understanding of the slave societies that evolved in the early-modern Atlantic world. The primary focus is the Chesapeake and the British Caribbean, the later exemplified by Jamaica and Nevis. The course is structured around a series of data-analysis projects that draw on the Digital Archaeological Archive of Comparative Slavery (http://www.daacs.org). | |
| ANTH 3630 | Chinese Family and Religion (3) |
| Analyzes various features of traditional Chinese social organization as it existed in the late imperial period. Includes the late imperial state; Chinese family and marriage; lineages; ancestor worship; popular religion; village social structure; regional systems; and rebellion. Course was offered Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ANTH 3675 | Museums and Cultural Representation in Quebec (3) |
| In this J-term course, we visit museums in Montreal and Quebec City to examine the politics of cultural representation, asking how various kinds of group identity are exhibited in art, history, and anthropology museums. Daily museum visits are accompanied by readings and lectures. | |
| ANTH 3679 | Curating Culture: Collection, Preservation, and Display as Cultural Forms (3) |
| This course teaches the importance of understanding cultural meanings when curating items, whether material or intangible, drawn from social worlds other than one's own. It provides a general introduction to collection, preservation, and display through study of a specific collection held by the instructor or by a local institution such as the Fralin Museum of Art. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2023 | |
| ANTH 3680 | Australian Aboriginal Art and Culture (3) |
| This class studies the intersection of anthropology, art and material culture focusing on Australian Aboriginal art. We examine how Aboriginal art has moved from relative obscurity to global recognition over the past thirty years. Topics include the historical and cultural contexts of invention, production, marketing and appropriation of Aboriginal art. Students will conduct object-based research using the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection. Prerequisite: ANTH 1010 or instructor permission. | |
| ANTH 3700 | Globalizing India: Society, Bazaars and Cultural Politics (3) |
| A study of selected interrelated major cultural, religious and political changes for comprehending India after independence. The course will focus on major urban centers for explicating changing family, marriage and caste relationships; middle class Indians; status of women and Dalits; and rising religious/ethnic violence, including Hindu religious politics and religious nationalism. Prerequisite: One course in Anthropology or permission of instructor. | |
| ANTH 3705 | Anthropology of the Middle East (3) |
| Anthropological readings and films provide insight into the diversity of peoples and cultures of the modern Middle East. The focus will be on the everyday lived experiences of peoples in this part of the world. As we explore the rich diversity of cultures in the Middle East, key topics to be examined include tribalism, gender and politics, Islam, religion and secularism, colonialism, nationalism, and economic inequalities. | |
| ANTH 3810 | Field Methods in Archaeology (3 - 6) |
| Provides a comprehensive training in archaeological field techniques through participation in research projects currently in progress under the direction of the archaeology faculty. The emphasis is on learning, in an actual field situation, how the collection of archaeological data is carried out in both survey and excavation. Students become familiar with field recording systems, excavation techniques, survey methods, sampling theory in archaeology, and artifact processing and analysis. (Field methods courses outside anthropology or offered at other universities may be substituted for ANTH 3810 with the prior approval of the student's advisor.) Supporting Courses. The following list includes additional courses which have been approved for the major program. Other courses can be added, depending on the student's area of concentration, with the approval of an advisor. | |
| ANTH 3830 | North American Archaeology (3) |
| Surveys the prehistoric occupations of several areas of North America emphasizing the eastern United States, the Plains, California, and the Southwest. Topics include the date of human migration into the New World, the economy and organization of early Paleo-Indian populations, and the evolution of organization and exchange systems. | |
| ANTH 3840 | Archaeology of the Middle East (3) |
| This course is an introduction to the prehistory/early history of the Middle East (Egypt, Mesopotamia, the Levant and southeast Anatolia) from 10,000 to 4,000 BP. | |
| ANTH 3850 | Historical Archaeology (3) |
| Historical archaeology is the archaeological study of the continental and transoceanic human migrations that began in the fifteenth century, their effects on native peoples, and historical trajectories of the societies that they created. This course offers an introduction to the field. It emphasizes how theoretical models, analytical methods, and archaeological data can be combined to make and evaluate credible inferences about the past. | |
| ANTH 3870 | Archaeology of Virginia (3) |
| Reviews the current state of archaeological and ethnohistoric research in Virginia. Emphasizes the history and culture of Native Americans in Virginia from the earliest paleoindian cultures to the period of European colonization. | |
| ANTH 3875 | Pre-Columbian South America (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course will review the history of South America from its earliest population to the Spanish Conquest. Emphasis will be placed on tracing the rise of civilization in the Andes. The Inka empire was only the last of a long sequence of states and empires. Comparison of the Inka state with earlier polities such as the Moche and Tiwanaku will reveal the unique and enduring traditions of Andean political organizations. |
| ANTH 3880 | African Archaeology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course surveys transformations in the African past, from the Middle Stone Age emergence of modern humans, to the florescence of lifeways in the Late Stone Age, to the broad mosaic of small-, medium-, and large-scale Iron Age societies, to the archaeology of colonial encounters. We also consider how archaeological methods work to produce knowledge in combination with studies of genetics, climate and environment, and historical methods. |
| ANTH 3885 | Archaeology of Europe (3) |
| A survey of European archaeology beginning with the Neanderthal debate, and including interpretations of Upper Paleolithic cave painting, the spread village farming from the Near East, the role of megalithic monuments, the interaction of Rome and the `Barbarians', the growth of urban centers, the Iron Age, and the Viking expansion. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ANTH 3890 | Archaeology of the American Southwest (3) |
| The northern section of the American Southwest offers one of the best contexts for examining the evolution of local and regional organization from the prehistoric to the historic period. Readings and discussion focus on both archaeological and ethnographic studies of the desert (Hohokam), mountain (Mogollon), and plateau (Anasazi/Pueblo) cultures. | |
| ANTH 4060 | People, Culture and Environment of Southern Africa (3) |
| Focusing on the intersection between peoples, cultures, and environments of southern Africa, this summer study abroad course details the continuities and contrasts between life in rural, marginalized and under-served regions of South Africa and Mozambique. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the community role in education and sustainable development - both developmental and anthropogenic impacts on the environment but also environmental. | |
| ANTH 4420 | Theories of Language (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Survey of modern schools of linguistics, both American and European, discussing each approach in terms of historical and intellectual context, analytical goals, assumptions about the nature of language, and relation between theory and methodology. |
| ANTH 4559 | New Course in Anthropology (1 - 4) |
| New Course in the subject of Anthropology. | |
| ANTH 4590 | Social & Cultural Anthropology (3) |
| Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with social and cultural anthropology. | |
| ANTH 4591 | Majors Seminar (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The majors seminars in anthropology offer majors and minors an opportunity to engage deeply with a topic of anthropological concern. Through these courses anthropology students gain experience in doing an independent research project on a topic they care about and produce a significant paper or other major work. Enrollment for majors and minors is preferred. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012 |
| ANTH 4840 | Quantitative Analysis in Anthropology I (3) |
| Examines the quantitative analytical techniques used in archaeology. Includes seriation, regression analysis, measures of diversity, and classification. | |
| ANTH 4841 | Quantitative Analysis II (3) |
| This course offers training in statistical models and methods that will be useful for students in multiple fields, including archaeology, anthropology, and environmental science. The goal is to equip students with statistical skills useful in systematically describing and analyzing empirical variation, deciphering links to the environmental and historical contexts in which that variation occurs, and using the results to advance science. Prerequisites: ANTH 4840 Quantitative Analysis I. Course was offered Spring 2017 | |
| ANTH 4993 | Independent Study in Anthropology (1 - 6) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Independent study conducted by the student under the supervision of an instructor of his or her choice. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ANTH 4998 | Distinguished Majors Thesis Research (3) |
| Independent research, under the supervision of the faculty DMP thesis readers, toward the DMP thesis. Prerequisite: Admission to the Distinguished Majors Program in Anthropology. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ANTH 4999 | Distinguished Majors Thesis Writing (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Writing of a thesis of approximately 50 pages, under the supervision of the faculty DMP thesis readers. Prerequisite: ANTH 4998. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ANTH 5195 | TechnoScience (3) |
| What do rocket launches, genetic testing, robot marriage, protein folding, marine biology, climate change and nuclear meltdowns have in common? Anthropologists have studied them all to understand sociocultural factors involved in technoscientific production. Spend a semester in the borderlands between anthropology and STS (science and technology studies) studying the latest research as well as classic ethnographies, with hands-on demonstrations. | |
| ANTH 5200 | History of Kinship Studies (3) |
| Critical assessment of major theoretical approaches to the study of kinship and marriage (from the 19th century to the present) and of the central role of kinship studies in the development of anthropological theory. | |
| ANTH 5210 | Reconfiguring Kinship Studies (3) |
| Examines the ways in which the forms of kinship have been reconfigured in contemporary societies, and the ways in which traditional kinship studies have been reconfigured by their intersection with culture theory, feminist theory, gender studies, postmodern theory, gay and lesbian studies, and cultural studies of science and medicine. Prerequisite: ANTH 5200 or instructor permission. | |
| ANTH 5220 | Economic Anthropology (3) |
| Considers Western economic theories and their relevance to non-Western societies. Includes a comparative analysis of different forms of production, consumption, and circulation. | |
| ANTH 5225 | NGOs, Development, and International Aid (3) |
| Graduate level seminar explores the scholarly literature on NGOs and development aid organizations, emphasizing results of field studies. Issues include the relationship between policy and practice, the impact of changing trends and funding priorities, the politics of representing the voices of aid clients, economic and racial hierarchies in development, assessment and audit, and the nature of motivations to help.
Prerequisite: 4th year ANTH, GDS, or PST Majors; or A&S Graduate students Course was offered Spring 2014 | |
| ANTH 5235 | Legal Anthropology (3) |
| This course is an introduction to legal anthropology for graduate students or advanced undergraduates. This course investigates law systems, legal argumentation, and people's interactions with these thoughts and forms. Rather than taking as given the hegemonic power that legal structures might hold over people's lives and thought, this course questions how people use, abuse, subvert, and leverage legal structures in which they find themselves. | |
| ANTH 5240 | Relational Ethics (3) |
| How might we begin to conceive relational ethics? In the attempt to think through this question, we will slowly read and discuss some important texts in anthropology and continental philosophy that have attempted to think and articulate relationality, being-with and ethics. | |
| ANTH 5270 | Care and Abandonment (3) |
| This seminar will explore the norms, embodied practices, material artifacts, and forms of reasoning which shape processes of care and abandonment across a range of contemporary cases. We will explore Foucault's writings on bio-power, how a focus on abandonment and abjection has altered the field of anthropology, and how care might relate to other concepts like kinship. Course was offered Fall 2020 | |
| ANTH 5360 | World Mental Health (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course will examine mental health issues from the perspectives of biomedicine and anthropology, emphasizing local traditions of illness and healing as well as evidence from epidemiology and neurobiology. Included topics will be psychosis, depression, PTSD, Culture Bound Syndromes, and suicide. We will also examine the role of pharmaceutical companies in the spread of western based mental health care and culturally sensitive treatment. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ANTH 5425 | Language Contact (3) |
| Considers how languages change as part of social systems and affected by historical processes. We will contrast language change through internal processes of drift and regular sound change with contact-induced language change involving multilingualism and code switching, language shift and lexical borrowing, the emergence of pidgin, creole, and intertwined languages, language endangerment, and computational tools for historical linguistics. | |
| ANTH 5435 | Language Documentation in Theory and Practice (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course explores the theoretical, practical, and ethical foundations of language documentation and linguistic fieldwork, forms of research that can hardly be separated in this era of global language loss. |
| ANTH 5465 | Language and the Culture of Preservation (3) |
| Why save endangered languages? What makes this work compelling to the diverse stakeholders involved? What kinds of obstacles do language preservation projects repeatedly encounter and why? This seminar explores language preservation as a cultural phenomenon in which issues of temporality, ownership, identity, and authenticity come to the fore. Course was offered Spring 2020 | |
| ANTH 5470 | Language and Identity (3) |
| In anthropology, where identity has become a central concern, language is seen as an important site for the construction of, and negotiation over social identities. In linguistics, reference to categories of social identity helps to explain language structure and change. This seminar explores the overlap between these converging trends by focusing on the notion of discourse as a nexus of cultural and linguistic processes. | |
| ANTH 5475 | Multimodal Interaction (3) |
| Students build knowledge and practice of analysis of peoples' joint-engagement in embodied interactions. How does action weave together multiple sensory modalities into semiotic webs linking interactions with more durative institutions of social life? Course includes workshops on video recording, and the transcription and coding of verbal and non-verbal actions. Prior coursework in Linguistics, Anthropology or instructor permission recommended. | |
| ANTH 5480 | Literacy and Orality (3) |
| This course surveys ethnographic and linguistic literature on literacy, focusing on the social meanings of speaking vs. writing (and hearing vs. reading) as opposed communicative practices, looking especially at traditionally oral societies. | |
| ANTH 5485 | Discourse Analysis (3) |
| Discourse analysis looks at the patterns in language and language-use above the level of sentence grammar and seeks to apply the micro-level analysis of communicative interactions to understanding the macro-level processes of social and cultural reproduction. Topics include: symbolic interactionism, conversation analysis, critical discourse analysis, interactional sociolinguistics, discourse prosody, and digital analysis techniques. | |
| ANTH 5490 | Speech Play and Verbal Art (3) |
| This graduate-level seminar seeks to understand variation in language (and its significance for social relations and social hierarchies) by focusing on forms of language that are aesthetically valued (whether as powerful or as poetic) in particular communities. The course assumes some familiarity both with technical analysis of language and anthropological perspectives on social formations. | |
| ANTH 5495 | Discourse Prosody (3) |
| Discourse prosody looks at intonation, rhythm, meter, and voice quality in everyday speech, developing descriptive and theoretical models for the systematic study of these linguistic phenomena. The course emphasizes instrumental analysis and focuses on how prosody: varies across dialects and languages; functions in spoken interaction; and affects structures of social life (identity, hierarchy, etc.). | |
| ANTH 5510 | Topics in Ethnography (3) |
| Seminars on topics announced prior to each semester. | |
| ANTH 5528 | Topics in Race Theory (3) |
| This course examines theories and practices of race and otherness, in order to analyze and interpret constructions, deconstructions and reconstructions of race from the late 18th to the 21st centuries. The focus varies from year to year, and may include 'race, 'progress and the West,' 'gender, race and power,' and 'white supremacy.' The consistent theme is that race is neither a biological nor a cultural category, but a method and theory of social organization, an alibi for inequality, and a strategy for resistance. Cross listed as AAS 5528. Prerequisite: ANTH 1010, 3010, or other introductory or middle-level social science or humanities course | |
| ANTH 5541 | Topics in Linguistics (3) |
| Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with linguistics. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2014 | |
| ANTH 5549 | Topics in Theoretical Linguistics and Linguistic Anthropology (3) |
| Seminars in topics of specific interest to faculty and advanced students will be announced prior to each semester. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2013, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ANTH 5559 | New Course in Anthropology (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | New course in the subject of anthropology. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2013, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 |
| ANTH 5589 | Selected Topics in Archaeology (1 - 6) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Seminars in topics announced prior to each semester. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2015, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ANTH 5590 | Topics in Social and Cultural Anthropology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with social and cultural anthropology. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012 |
| ANTH 5610 | Critical medical anthropology: healers, patients, scholars (3) |
| This class focuses on critical issues in medical anthropology on topics of patienthood, healing and healers and the theoretical, methodological and ethnographic perspectives of anthropologists who integrate issues of politics, economics, power and resistance in understanding health, illness, healing as individually experienced and culturally shaped phenomena . | |
| ANTH 5620 | The Middle East in Ethnographic Perspective (3) |
| Survey of the anthropological literature on the Middle East & N. Africa. Begins historically with traditional writing on the Middle East and proceeds to critiques of this tradition and attempts at new ways of constructing knowledge of this world region. Readings juxtapose theoretical and descriptive work toward critically appraising modern writers' success in overcoming the critiques leveled against their predecessors. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| ANTH 5808 | Method and Theory in Archaeology (3) |
| Investigates current theory, models, and research methods in anthropological archaeology. | |
| ANTH 5840 | Archaeology of Complex Societies (3) |
| Examines archaeological approaches to the study of complex societies using case studies from both the Old and New Worlds. Course was offered Spring 2014, Fall 2009 | |
| ANTH 5870 | Archaeozoology (3) |
| Laboratory training in techniques and methods used in analyzing animal bones recovered from archaeological sites. Include field collection, data analysis, and the use of zooarchaeological materials in reconstructing economic and social systems. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2015, Fall 2010 | |
| ANTH 5875 | Spatial Analysis and GIS in Archaeology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course explores theories and techniques underlying spatial analysis and use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in archaeological research. Topics covered in this hands-on course include construction and manipulation of spatial data, basic spatial statistics and landscape studies. Students are expected to work on their own research projects, involving the construction, analysis and modeling of environmental and social variables. |
| ANTH 5880 | Gender in Archaeology (3) |
| Explores the range of case studies and theoretical literature associated with the emergence of gender as a framework for research in archaeology. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| ANTH 5885 | Archaeology of Colonial Expansions (3) |
| Exploration of the archaeology of frontiers, expansions and colonization, focusing on European expansion into Africa and the Americas while using other archaeologically-known examples (e.g., Roman, Bantu) as comparative studies. Prerequisite: For undergraduates, ANTH 4591 senior seminar or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2014, Spring 2011 | |
| ANTH 5891 | Archaeology of Frontiers and Boundary Interaction (3) |
| The focus of this class is the nature of sociopolitical interaction across boundaries and imperial frontier regions, using multidisciplinary research and different scales of analysis. Among other disciplines, this includes archaeology, ethnohistory and history. Some of the case studies comprise the ancient frontiers of imperial formations in the ancient World, the pre-Columbian Americas, and those in the US and beyond. | |
| ANTH 5993 | Independent Studies in Anthropology (3) |
| Independent study conducted by the student under the supervision of an instructor of his or her choice. | |
| ANTH 7010 | History of Anthropological Theory (3) |
| Introduces major historical figures, approaches, and debates in anthropology (sociocultural, linguistic, archaeological), with a focus on understanding the discipline's diverse intellectual history, and its complex involvement with dominant social and intellectual currents in western society. | |
| ANTH 7020 | Contemporary Anthropological Theory (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Explores the major recent theoretical approaches in current anthropology, with attention to their histories and to their political contexts and implications. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ANTH 7040 | Ethnographic Research Design and Methods (3) |
| Seminar on ethnographic methods and research design in the qualitative tradition. Surveys the literature on ethnographic methods and explores relations among theory, research design, and appropriate methodologies. Students participate in methodological exercises and design a summer pilot research project. Prerequisite: Second year graduate in anthropology or instructor permission. | |
| ANTH 7050 | Ethnographic Writing and Representation (3) |
| Seminar on the craft of ethnographic writing and the ethical, political, and practical challenges of describing studied people in scholarly books and articles. What can student researchers do during fieldwork to help them write better dissertations more easily? How should they analyze and present field data? Prerequisite: ANTH 7040 or instructor permission. Suitable for pre- and post-field graduate students. | |
| ANTH 7060 | Dissertation Research Proposal Workshop (3) |
| A workshop for graduates preparing dissertation proposals and writing grant applications. Each student prepares several drafts of a proposal, revising it at each stage in response to the criticisms of classmates and the instructor. | |
| ANTH 7100 | Indigenous Landscapes (3) |
| This course engages with ways that historical process are inscribed in landscapes, which are the traditional territories of indigenous communities and have also been shaped by colonialism, extractive enterprise, and nature conservation. It challenges students to examine their assumptions to examine ways in which dominant values and stories are inscribed in landscapes and made to appear natural and how indigenous peoples contest these processes. Prerequisite: Graduate status or instructor permission. | |
| ANTH 7129 | Marriage, Mortality, Fertility (3) |
| Explores the ways that culturally formed systems of values and family organization affect population processes in a variety of cultures. Readings are drawn from comparative anthropology and historical demography. Cross-listed as ANTH 3129. Course was offered Fall 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ANTH 7130 | Disease, Epidemics and Society (3) |
| Topics covered in this course will include emerging diseases and leading killers in the twenty-first century, disease ecology, disease history and mortality transitions, the sociology of epidemics, the role of epidemiology in the mobilization of public health resources to confront epidemics, and the social processes by which the groups become stigmatized during disease outbreaks.
Prerequisites: previous ANTH or SOC course Course was offered Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013 | |
| ANTH 7290 | Nationalism and the Politics of Culture (3) |
| Analyzes the ways in which a spirit of national or ethic solidarity is mobilized and utilized. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| ANTH 7344 | Anthropology and Anarchy (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Anarchy - organizing society through horizontal relations of free association - has a modern European history contemporary with Anthropology and has Indigenous histories in many places where people decided together to organize society against the state and hierarchy. Readings survey anthropology of non-state societies and engages questions of how non-European anarchies of Black and Indigenous authors and organizers critique anthropological methods. |
| ANTH 7350 | The Nature of Nature (3) |
| This course explores the evolution of Nature as a concept and a human-created realm of reality, particularly in relation to colonialism and globalization. It focuses on environmental politics of diverse people who do not relate to reality as a separate object called Nature. It also addresses the idea that we are living in the Anthropocene, a moment in which humans have become a force of Nature, and Nature perhaps no longer exists. | |
| ANTH 7370 | Power and the Body (3) |
| Study of the cultural representations and interpretations of the body in society. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| ANTH 7400 | Linguistic Anthropology (3) |
| An advanced introduction to the study of language from an anthropological point of view. No prior coursework in linguistics is expected, but the course is aimed at graduate students who will use what they learn in their own anthropologically-oriented research. Topics include an introduction to such basic concepts in linguistic anthropology as language in world-view, the nature of symbolic meaning, language and nationalism, universals and particulars in language, language in history and prehistory, the ethnography of speaking, the nature of everyday conversation, and the study of poetic language. The course is required for all Anthropology graduate students. It also counts toward the Theory requirement for the M.A. in Linguistics. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ANTH 7420 | Theories of Language (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Survey of modern schools of linguistics, both American and European, discussing each approach in terms of historical and intellectual context, analytical goals, assumptions about the nature of language, and relation between theory and methodology. |
| ANTH 7440 | Language and Emotion (3) |
| This course explores emotion from the perspectives of cultural anthropology and sociolinguistics. Topics include: emotion in the natural vs. social sciences; cross-cultural conceptions of emotion; historical change in emotion discourses; emotion as a theory of the self; the grammatical encoding of emotion in language; (mis-) communication of emotion; and emotion in the construction of racialized and gendered identities. | |
| ANTH 7450 | Native American Languages (3) |
| Surveys the classification and typological characteristics of Native American languages and the history of their study, with intensive work on one language by each student. Some linguistics background is helpful. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2019, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ANTH 7455 | African Languages (3) |
| An introduction to the linguistic diversity of the African continent, with focus on sub-Saharan Africa. Topics include linguistic structures (sound systems, word-formation, and syntax); the classification of African languages; the use of linguistic data to reconstruct prehistory; language and social identity; verbal art; language policy debates; the rise of "mixed" languages among urban youth. Taught concurrently with ANTH 3455. | |
| ANTH 7470 | Language and Culture in the Middle East (3) |
| Language and Culture in the Middle East Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2009 | |
| ANTH 7480 | Language and Prehistory (3) |
| This course covers the basic principles of diachronic linguistics (the study of how languages change over time) and the uses of linguistic data in the reconstruction of prehistory. Considered is the use of linguistic evidence in tracing prehistoric population movements in demonstrating contact among prehistoric groups and in the reconstruction of daily life. To the extent that the literature permits, examples and case studies will be drawn from the Mayan language area of Central America, and will include discussion of the pre-Columbian Mayan writing system and its ongoing decipherment. Fulfills the comparative-historical requirement for Linguistics graduate students. | |
| ANTH 7541 | Topics in Sociolinguistics (3) |
| Analyzes particular aspects of the social use of language. Topics vary from year to year. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| ANTH 7559 | New Course in Anthropology (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of anthropology. | |
| ANTH 7589 | Topics in Archaeology (3) |
| Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with archaeology. | |
| ANTH 7590 | Topics in Social and Cultural Anthropology (3) |
| Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with social and cultural anthropology. Course was offered Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| ANTH 7603 | Archaeological Aproaches to Atlantic Slavery (3) |
| This course explores how archaeological and architectural evidence can be used to enhance our understanding of the slave societies that evolved in the early-modern Atlantic world. The primary focus is the Chesapeake and the British Caribbean, the later exemplified by Jamaica and Nevis. The course is structured around a series of data-analysis projects that draw on the Digital Archaeological Archive of Comparative Slavery (http://www.daacs.org). | |
| ANTH 7630 | Chinese Family and Religion (3) |
| Analyzes various features of traditional Chinese social organization as it existed in the late imperial period. Includes the late imperial state; Chinese family and marriage; lineages; ancestor worship; popular religion; village social structure; regional systems; and rebellion. Course was offered Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ANTH 7840 | Quantitative Analysis in Anthropology I (3) |
| This course examines the quantitative analytical techniques used in anthropology and archaeology. Topics include seriation, regression analysis, measures of diversity, and classification. | |
| ANTH 7841 | Quantitative Analysis II (3) |
| This is a second course in statistical methods useful in many disciplines, including archaeology, anthropology, and environmental sciences. Coverage includes linear and generalized linear models, non-parametric regression, multivariate distances, clustering, ordination methods, and discriminant functions. The course emphasizes practical data analysis using R.
Prerequisite: Quantitative Analysis I (ANTH 4840/7840) or an introductory statistics course and a basic knowledge of R. Course was offered Spring 2017 | |
| ANTH 7855 | Historical Archaeology (3) |
| Historical archaeology is the archaeological study of the continental and transoceanic human migrations that began in the fifteenth century, their effects on native peoples, and historical trajectories of the societies that they created. This course offers an introduction to the field. It emphasizes how theoretical models, analytical methods, and archaeological data can be combined to make and evlaluate credible inferences about the past. | |
| ANTH 8559 | New Course in Anthropology (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of anthropology. Course was offered Spring 2022 | |
| ANTH 8998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For master's research, taken before a thesis director has been selected. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ANTH 8999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ANTH 9010 | Directed Readings (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Directed Readings Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ANTH 9020 | Directed Readings (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Directed Readings Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ANTH 9050 | Research Practicum (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Research Practicum Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ANTH 9998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ANTH 9999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| Arabic | |
| ARAB 116 | Intensive Introductory Arabic (0) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute. | |
| ARAB 126 | Intensive Introductory Arabic (0) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute. | |
| ARAB 216 | Intensive Intermediate Arabic (0) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic intermediate level expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute. | |
| ARAB 226 | Intensive Intermediate Arabic (0) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic intermediate level expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute. | |
| ARAB 256 | Introduction to Levantine Arabic-I (0) |
| This course intends to introduce the students to colloquial Levantine Arabic by enabling them to communicate in Levantine Arabic, the colloquial spoken in Syria, Lebanon, the Holy Land, and Western Jordan Prerequisite: First Year Arabic | |
| ARAB 266 | Introduction to Levantine Arabic-II (0) |
| This course intends to introduce the students to colloquial Levantine Arabic by enabling them to communicate in Levantine Arabic, the colloquial spoken in Syria, Lebanon, the Holy Land, and Western Jordan Prerequisite: First year Arabic and ARAB 0256/2256 | |
| ARAB 1010 | Elementary Arabic (4) |
| Introduction to the sound and writing systems of Arabic, including basic sentence structure and morphological patterns. A combination of the direct, audio-lingual, proficiency-based, and translation methods is used. The format consists of classroom discussions of a certain grammatical point followed by intensive practice. | |
| ARAB 1016 | Intensive Introductory Arabic (4) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Course was offered Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| ARAB 1020 | Elementary Arabic (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduction to the sound and writing systems of Arabic, including basic sentence structure and morphological patterns. A combination of the direct, audio-lingual, proficiency-based, and translation methods is used. The format consists of classroom discussions of a certain grammatical point followed by intensive practice. Prerequisite: ARAB 1010 or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ARAB 1026 | Intensive Introductory Arabic (4) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisites: ARAB 1016 or equivalent. Course was offered Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| ARAB 1060 | Accelerated Elementary Arabic (4) |
| This course is intended for students with native or near-native speaking ability in Arabic, but with little or no reading and writing ability in Standard Arabic (MSA). The course focuses on reading and writing Arabic and aim to help students to: (a) achieve control of the Arabic sounds, (b) be able to write and speak in MSA, (c) and express themselves clearly in written form on a variety of topics using learned grammar patterns and vocabulary. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| ARAB 1559 | New Course in Arabic (1 - 6) |
| New Course in Arabic | |
| ARAB 2010 | Intermediate Arabic (4) |
| Continues training in modern standard Arabic, with emphasis on speaking, comprehension, writing, and reading. The method of teaching primarily follows the proficiency-based approach to language learning. Prerequisite: for ARAB 2010: ARAB 1020 or equivalent, or instructor permission; for ARAB 2020: ARAB 2010 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 2016 | Intensive Intermediate Arabic (4) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic intermediate level expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Prerequistes: ARAB 1016 & 1026 or equivalent. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| ARAB 2017 | Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic I (4) |
| The primary goal of the course is to teach the student to communicate clearly and to give a good base for continued learning. Foreign languages are not acquired only in class; foreign languages are acquired through the students own efforts during and outside of class. For this reason, great emphasis is placed on learning through listeningnot only to other speakers, but to ones own voice repeating the language structures and vocabulary. | |
| ARAB 2020 | Intermediate Arabic (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Continues training in modern standard Arabic, with emphasis on speaking, comprehension, writing, and reading. The method of teaching primarily follows the proficiency-based approach to language learning. Prerequisite: for ARAB 2010: ARAB 1020 or equivalent, or instructor permission; for ARAB 2020: ARAB 2010 or equivalent, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ARAB 2026 | Intensive Intermediate Arabic (4) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in intermediate level oral expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Prerequisites: ARAB 1016 , 1026 & 2016 or equivalent. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| ARAB 2060 | Accelerated Intermediate Arabic II (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course is for students with native or near-native speaking ability in Arabic, but with reading and writing ability equivalent to ARAB 1020. The course focuses on reading and writing Arabic. The goals of this course are to help students: (a) achieve a basic level of reading competency with rich vocabulary; (b) express themselves clearly in written Arabic on a variety of topics using learned grammar patterns and vocabulary. |
| ARAB 2250 | Conversational Arabic (3) |
| Introduces students to spoken Arabic, with oral production highly emphasized. Prerequisite: ARAB 2020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 2256 | Introduction to Colloquial Arabic I (0.5) |
| This course intends to introduce students to a variety of colloquial Arabic by enabling them to communicate with native speakers in the region where this variety is spoken. The focus will be on vocabulary and expressions used in daily life.
Prerequisite: ARAB 1010 and ARAB 1020, or instructor's permission. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014 | |
| ARAB 2266 | Introduction to Colloquial Arabic II (0.5) |
| This course is a continuation of ARAB 2256. The course intends to introduce students to a variety of colloquial Arabic by enabling them to communicate with native speakers in the region where this variety is spoken. The focus will be on the vocabulary and expressions used in daily life.
Prerequisite: ARAB 1010, ARAB 1020, and ARAB 2256. or instructor's permission Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014 | |
| ARAB 3010 | Advanced Arabic I (3) |
| The goal of this course is to increase the student's knowledge of the Arabic language and culture via a communicative-based approach, meaning that though the students will be expected to learn grammatical structures emphasis will be placed on the functional usage of the language and on communication in context. Prerequisites: ARAB 2020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 3019 | Language House Conversation (1) |
| For students residing in the Arabic group in Shea House. Prerequisite: instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ARAB 3020 | Advanced Arabic II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The goal of this course is to increase the student's knowledge of the Arabic language and culture via a communicative-based approach, meaning that though the students will be expected to learn grammatical structures emphasis will be placed on the functional usage of the language and on communication in context. Prerequisites: ARAB 3010 or equivalent, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ARAB 3230 | Arabic Conversation and Composition (3) |
| Using a communicatively oriented, proficiency-based approach the course will focus on the communicative prodution skills (speaking and writing) in the language through a combination of interactive classroom activities, take-home assignments and group work. Emphasis will be on the development of these two skills. Students will also be introduced to aspects of the Arab culture to build cultural awareness and communicative competence. Course was offered Spring 2020, Fall 2018 | |
| ARAB 3240 | Advanced Arabic Conversation and Composition (3) |
| Develops oral and written proficiency to an advanced level of fluency, with emphasis on speaking and writing. Prerequisite: ARAB 3230 or equivalent, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2019, Spring 2011 | |
| ARAB 3259 | Advanced Arabic for Business (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The course aims to provide advanced training in developing linguistic and communicative skills in business Arabic. The business topics cover data & communication, finance, insurance, law & contract, research & production, marketing, transport, travel, meetings, and conferences. Instructor permission. |
| ARAB 3330 | Arabic of the Quran and Hadith I (3) |
| Studies the language of the Quran and its exegesis, and the Hadith. Prerequisite: ARAB 2020 or higher, or permission of instructor. | |
| ARAB 3559 | New Course in Arabic (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Arabic. | |
| ARAB 3672 | Review of Arabic Grammar (3) |
| In this course students will develop a mastery of core items relevant to Modern Standard Arabic grammar, a mastery which will enable them to produce discreet, sophisticated sentences, as well as to compose paragraphs and essays, all while utilizing the grammar points covered in this class. Those interested in taking this course are required to have completed ARAB 2020 or equivalent, or to receive approval of instructor. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013 | |
| ARAB 3810 | Modern Arabic Fiction (3) |
| Students are introduced to twentieth-century Arabic fiction, and to the varied genres of prose including letters, memoirs, short stories, travelogues, and novels. Topics include autobiography, war and nation construction, fantasy, and political and sexual identity crises. Students become acquainted with different schools of modern Arabic literary criticism, and learn to analyze texts using critical analysis and specific theoretical terminology. Prerequisite: ARAB 3020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ARAB 4010 | Advanced Arabic III (3) |
| The main goal at this stage is to reach a superior level of Modern Standard Arabic with due attention paid to all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing in addition to culture. Acquisition of more advanced grammatical structures will take place primarily through directed in-class drilling, coupled with an emphasis on the functional use of language through communication in context. Prerequisite: ARAB 3020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 4020 | Advanced Arabic IV (3) |
| The main goal at this stage is to reach a superior level of Modern Standard Arabic with due attention paid to all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing in addition to culture. Acquisition of more advanced grammatical structures will take place primarily through directed in-class drilling, coupled with an emphasis on the functional use of language through communication in context. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ARAB 4120 | Introduction to Arabic Drama (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course introduces students to modern Arabic drama from the early pioneers' period in the 20th century to the contemporary era. We will study different forms of this genre including: musicals, traditional, experimental, feminist, and social drama. Further, students become acquainted with different schools of modern Arabic literary criticism and learn to analyze dramatic texts using critical analysis and specific theoretical terminology. Prerequisites: ARAB 5830 or 5840, or instructor's permission. Course was offered Fall 2022, Spring 2020, Fall 2017, Spring 2015, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 |
| ARAB 4230 | Love, War, and Diaspora in Hoda Barakat's Writings (3) |
| In this course, we will examine the themes of love, war, and diaspora in the literature of the Lebanese writer, Hoda Barakat. Some of the topics that will interest us are: the role of the author as a witness to the Lebanese civil war, the challenges of rewriting history, recreating the homeland's image in diasporic locales, collective and individual memories and its role in trauma recall and testimony. Course was offered Fall 2015 | |
| ARAB 4245 | Readings in Classical Arabic Prose (3) |
| Students will gain insight and learn to appreciate some of the most influential "Arab" literary figures and some of the most celebrated classical Arabic prose masterpieces. Students will also broaden their critical and comparative perspectives with regard to some of the most important literary and cultural issues related to the overall poetics and politics of the Arabic-Islamic heritage. Prereq: ARAB 3020 or Instructor Permission. | |
| ARAB 4450 | The Other in Premodern Arabic Sources (3) |
| This course explores the unduly studied corpus of Arabic writings that describes the encounters with and perception of the Other. Much effort will be devoted to investigate medieval and early modern Arab-Muslim views of the Other in a cross-generic selection of non-religious Arabic prose such as travelogues, diplomatic memoirs, captivity reports, marvels, folktales, literary debates/boasting, and poetry. Prerequisite: ARAB 3020 Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2017 | |
| ARAB 4559 | New Course in Arabic (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Arabic. | |
| ARAB 4993 | Independent Study in Arabic (1 - 3) |
| Independent Study in Arabic Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ARAB 5230 | Love, War, and Diaspora in Hoda Barakat's Writings (3) |
| In this course, we will examine the themes of love, war, and diaspora in the literature of the Lebanese writer, Hoda Barakat. Some of the topics that will interest us are: the role of the author as a witness to the Lebanese civil war, the challenges of rewriting history, recreating the homeland's image in diasporic locales, collective and individual memories and its role in trauma recall and testimony. Course was offered Fall 2015 | |
| ARAB 5240 | Advanced Arabic Conversation and Composition (3) |
| Develops oral and written proficiency to an advanced level of fluency, with emphasis on speaking and writing. Prerequisite: ARAB 3230 or equivalent, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ARAB 5245 | Readings in Classical Arabic Prose (3) |
| Students will gain insight and learn to appreciate some of the most influential 'Arab' literary figures and some of the most celebrated classical Arabic prose masterpieces. Students will also broaden their critical and comparative perspectives with regard to some of the most important literary and cultural issues related to the overall poetics and politics of the Arabic-Islamic heritage. | |
| ARAB 5310 | Introduction to the Arab World and Its Languages (3) |
| A general survey of the linguistic, geographical, historical, social, religious, cultural, and artistic aspects of the modern Arab world. Attention given to the Arabic language, family, gender relations, the Arab experience in the U.S., Arab American relations, the role of the past and of social change, and Arab art and music. | |
| ARAB 5330 | Arabic of the Quran and Hadith I (3) |
| Studies the language of the Quran and its exegesis, and the Hadith. Prerequisite: ARAB 2020 or higher, or permission of instructor. | |
| ARAB 5410 | Advanced Arabic III (3) |
| The main goal at this stage is to reach a superior level of Modern Standard Arabic with due attention paid to all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing in addition to culture. Acquisition of more advanced grammatical structures will take place primarily through directed in-class drilling, coupled with an emphasis on the functional use of language through communication in context. Prerequisites: ARAB 3020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 5420 | Advanced Arabic IV (3) |
| This course focuses on reading texts in Modern Standard Arabic of different genres. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2011 | |
| ARAB 5559 | New Course in Arabic (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Arabic. | |
| ARAB 5810 | Modern Arabic Fiction (3) |
| Students are introduced to twentieth-century Arabic fiction, and to the varied genres of prose including letters, memoirs, short stories, travelogues, and novels. Topics include autobiography, war and nation construction, fantasy, and political and sexual identity crises. Students become acquainted with different schools of modern Arabic literary criticism, and learn to analyze texts using critical analysis and specific theoretical terminology. Prerequisite: ARAB 3020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ARAB 5830 | Topics in Arabic Prose I (3) |
| Emphasis on reading modern Arabic prose, and writing descriptive and narrative short essays. Prerequisite: ARAB 3020/5020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 5840 | Topics in Arabic Prose II (3) |
| Exposure to selected reading material in modern Arabic prose, and writing of short essays, summaries, and descriptive pieces in Arabic. Prerequisite: ARAB 5830 or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 5850 | Media Arabic (3) |
| Examination of electronic (television and radio) and print (newspapers, magazines, periodic publications) Arabic. Prerequisite: ARAB 5530 and 5540, or ARAB 3010/5010 and 3020/5020, or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 5870 | Media Arabic II (3) |
| A survey of print and electronic media, news and news reports, analysis, commentaries from or about the Arab world, intended to increase students' familiarity with the language used in news as reported in Arabic-media venues. Prerequisite: ARAB 5850, completion of ARAB 5530 and 5540 or permission of instructor. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2011 | |
| ARAB 6559 | New course in Arabic (3) |
| This course is to allow 6000-level new courses to be taught for one semester | |
| ARAB 6672 | Review of Arabic Grammar (3) |
| The course treats in depth aspects of Arabic Grammar. It enables leaners to produce orally and in writing samples of Modern Standard Arabic. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013 | |
| ARAB 7120 | Introduction to Arabic Drama (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course introduces students to modern Arabic drama from the early pioneers' period in the 20th century to the contemporary era. We will study different forms of this genre including: musicals, traditional, experimental, feminist, and social drama. Further, students become acquainted with different schools of modern Arabic literary criticism and learn to analyze dramatic texts using critical analysis and specific theoretical terminology.
Prerequisites: ARAB 5830 or 5840, or instructor's permission. Course was offered Fall 2022, Spring 2020, Fall 2017, Spring 2015, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2011 |
| ARAB 8559 | New Course in Arabic (3) |
| New Course in Arabic
Prerequisite: ARAB 3020 or equivalent, or instructor permission Course was offered Spring 2014 | |
| ARAB 8993 | Independent Study in Arabic (1 - 3) |
| Independent Study in Arabic. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| History of Art | |
| ARTH 150 | Special Topics in Art History (0) |
| Special Topics in Art History | |
| ARTH 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and Philosophical Inquiry. | |
| ARTH 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and Societies of the World. | |
| ARTH 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Historical Perspectives. | |
| ARTH 1004 | A History of Architecture (3) |
| This course will introduce students to the study of architecture through an examination of selected examples from the history of architecture with a focus on Europe and the United States and buildings relevant to those regions (e.g. the Great Pyramids, the Parthenon, Versailles). Classes will be a combination of lectures and discussions as students are taught the fundamentals of architectural history as well as how to analyze buildings. Course was offered Summer 2021, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011 | |
| ARTH 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Social and Economic Systems. | |
| ARTH 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, Mathematical, and Physical Inquiry | |
| ARTH 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| ARTH 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and Society | |
| ARTH 1051 | History of Art I (4) |
| A survey of the great monuments of art and architecture from their beginnings in caves through the arts of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece and Rome, Byzantium, the Islamic world, and medieval western Europe. The course attempts to make art accessible to students with no background in the subject, and it explains the ways in which painting, sculpture, and architecture are related to mythology, religion, politics, literature, and daily life. The course serves as a visual introduction to the history of the West. | |
| ARTH 1052 | History of Art II: Renaissance to Post-Modern Art and Architecture (3 - 4) |
| Studies the history and interpretation of architecture, sculpture and painting from 1400 to the present. | |
| ARTH 1054 | How Art Works (3) |
| An overview of art from the perspective of both its history and the ways it operates in the world today. Focusing on case studies from different periods and world regions, topics include how art works in museums, in the markets, in the law, in communities and the public sphere. The course addresses also how art relates to the sciences, cultural appropriation, social justice, and offers an overview of art historical methodologies to study it. | |
| ARTH 1500 | Introductory Seminars in Art History (3) |
| Introductory Seminars in Art History are small classes for first- and second-year students that emphasize reading, writing, and discussion. While subject varies with the instructor, topics will be selected that allow students to engage broad issues and themes historically and in relationship to contemporary concerns and debates. Subject is announced prior to each registration period. Enrollment is capped at 15. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013 | |
| ARTH 1503 | Art and the Premodern World (3) |
| This course will train students to understand and critically evaluate comparative, premodern, global cultures. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2019 | |
| ARTH 1505 | Art and the Modern World (3) |
| This course will train students to understand and critically evaluate comparative, modern global cultures. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015 | |
| ARTH 1507 | Art and Global Cultures (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course will train students to understand and evaluate global cultures from a critical and culturally sensitive perspective. |
| ARTH 1559 | New Course in Art History (3) |
| This course is an introductory level course in art history on a new topic. Course was offered Fall 2022, Spring 2022 | |
| ARTH 2052 | Ancient Egypt (3 - 4) |
| Survey of Egyptian art and architecture (Predynastic-New Kingdom, 4000-1100 BC). The course introduces students to the great monuments and works of art, and to the beliefs that engendered them. While the focus is on pharaonic 'visual' culture, neglected 'others' (women, cross-gendered persons, foreigners, commoners) and their material/visual cultures are brought to attention to provide a nuanced understanding of Egyptian society and culture. Course was offered January 2025, Summer 2024, January 2024, Summer 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2012 | |
| ARTH 2053 | Greek Art and Archaeology (3 - 4) |
| The vase painting, sculpture, architecture, and other arts of the Greeks, from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic periods. Works are studies in their social, political, and religious contexts with a special focus on archaeology and material culture. | |
| ARTH 2054 | Roman Art and Archaeology (3 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Following an overview of Etruscan art, the course examines the development of Roman architecture, urbanism, sculpture and painting from the Republic to Constantine. A focus is Rome itself, but other archaeological sites, such as Pompeii, in Italy and throughout the empire are also considered. Themes, such as succession, the achievements of the emperor, the political and social role of art, and the dissolution of classical art, are traced. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ARTH 2055 | Introduction to Classical Archaeology (3 - 4) |
| Introduces the history, theory, and field techniques of classical archaeology. Major sites of the Bronze Age (Troy, Mycenae) as well as Greek and Roman cities and sanctuaries (e.g., Athens, Olympia, Pompeii) illustrate important themes in Greek and Roman culture and the nature of archaeological data. | |
| ARTH 2056 | Aegean Art and Archaeology (3 - 4) |
| Introduction to the art and archaeology of the prehistoric Aegean, from the Early Bronze Age to the end of the Late Bronze Age (ca. 3000-1200 BCE). Notable sites examined include Troy, Knossos, Mycenae, Thebes, Pylos. The course also examines cultural and artistic connections with New Kingdom Egypt and the Late Bronze Age Levant. | |
| ARTH 2151 | Early Christian and Byzantine Art (3 - 4) |
| Studies the art of the early Church in East and West and its subsequent development in the East under the aegis of Byzantium. Includes the influence of theological, liturgical and political factors on the artistic expression of Eastern Christian spirituality. | |
| ARTH 2153 | Romanesque and Gothic Art (3 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | From the Romanesque churches along the Pilgrimage Routes to the new Gothic architecture at St. Denis outside Paris and on to late medieval artistic production in Prague, this course examines profound and visually arresting expressions of medieval piety, devotion, and power made by artists from roughly 1000-1500. Throughout our investigations, particular attention will be paid to the contributions of important medieval women. |
| ARTH 2154 | Early Medieval Art (3 - 4) |
| This course examines art created in the era from 300 to 1100, when early medieval artists, motivated by devotion to their faiths and scientific beliefs, crafted beautiful and refined visual expressions of their values. These crafted confessions in stone, paint, parchment, and metal provide the living historical records of a vibrant period, during which medieval artists asserted their various cultural identities. | |
| ARTH 2251 | Italian Renaissance Art (3 - 4) |
| Studies painting, architecture, and sculpture in Italy from the close of the Middle Ages through the sixteenth century. Focuses on the work of major artists such as Giotto, Donatello, Botticelli, Leonardo, and Michelangelo. Detailed discussion of the social, political, and cultural background of the arts. Course was offered Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ARTH 2252 | High Renaissance and Mannerist Art (3 - 4) |
| Studies the painting, architecture, and sculpture or the sixteenth century, emphasizing the works of major artists, such as Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Giorgione, and Titian. Detailed discussion of the social, political, and cultural background of the arts. Course was offered Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| ARTH 2271 | Northern Renaissance Art (3 - 4) |
| Surveys major developments in painting and graphics in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in the Netherlands and Germany. Includes the rise of Netherlandish naturalism and the origins of woodcut and engraving. Explores the effects of humanist taste on sixteenth-century painting and the iconographic consequences of the Reformation. Emphasizes the work of major artists, such as Van Eyck, Van der Weyden, Dürer, Bosch, and Bruegel. | |
| ARTH 2273 | Disneyland (3) |
| This course examines the visual, aesthetic and cultural effects of Disneyland. It considers the history of the theme parks, its relationship to Disney films, and its visual construction of space, leisure, and American cultural identity. Presented both chronologically and thematically, this course is both reading and writing intensive. | |
| ARTH 2275 | Heroes, Superheroes and American Visual Culture (3) |
| This course examines the aesthetic and cultural importance of 'heroes' and heroic representation in American visual culture from the mid-18th century to the present. It considers the construction and representation of heroic figures within debates about aesthetics, national identity, political representation, and popular culture. Presented both chronologically and thematically, this coure is both reading and writing intensive. | |
| ARTH 2281 | The Age of Caravaggio, Velázquez, and Bernini (3 - 4) |
| Studies the painting, sculpture, and architecture of the seventeenth century in Italy, the Low Countries, France, and Spain. Focuses on Caravaggio, Bernini, Velazquez, Rubens, Rembrandt, and Poussin. | |
| ARTH 2282 | The Age of Rubens and Rembrandt: Baroque Art in the Netherlands (3 - 4) |
| A survey of the art of the Dutch and Flemish Golden Age, including such artists as Rubens, Rembrandt, van Dyck, Hals and Vermeer. The course examines innovations in style and new subjects like landscape, still life and daily-life genre in relation to major historical developments, including the revolt of the Netherlands, the rise of the Dutch Republic, and the Counter-Reformation. The course includes a survey of Dutch architecture. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Spring 2014, Spring 2012, Fall 2009 | |
| ARTH 2351 | Eighteenth-Century European Art (3 - 4) |
| Surveys European painting and sculpture from the late Baroque period to Neo-Classicism. Emphasizes the artistic careers of major figures and on the larger social, political, and cultural contexts of their work. Artists include Watteau, Boucher, Fragonard, Chardin, Falconet, Pigalle, Greuze, Batoni, Rusconi, Hogarth, Gainsborough, and Reynolds. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| ARTH 2352 | Art of Revolutionary Europe (3 - 4) |
| Surveys European painting and sculpture from the last decades of the Ancien Regime to the liberal revolutions of 1848. Major artists, such as David, Canova, Ingres, Constable, Turner, Gericault, Delacroix, Friedrich, Goya, Corot, and Thorvaldsen are examined in their political, economic, social, spiritual, and aesthetic contexts. Course was offered Fall 2018, Spring 2011 | |
| ARTH 2354 | British Art (3 - 4) |
| This survey of British Art in the modern period examines the work of some of Britain's greatest painters, sculptors, and printmakers including Hogarth, Blake, Flaxman, Turner, the Pre-Raphaelites, Sickert, Bacon, and Freud. Major themes include the relationship of British art to religion, urbanization, empire, industrialization, and post-colonialism. | |
| ARTH 2361 | Nineteenth-Century European Art (3 - 4) |
| A thematic survey of European art in the long nineteenth century, the course examines the work of German, French, Italian, British and Scandinavian artists, among them Boucher, Vien, David, Friedrich, Ingres, Gericault, Delacroix, Courbet, Manet, Whistler, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Munch, and others. Key course themes will include artistic training and practice, exhibition, and art-theoretical debates of the period. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| ARTH 2371 | Impressionism and Post Impressionism (3 - 4) |
| Surveys modernist movements in European art during the second half of the nineteenth century. Major themes include the establishment of modernity as a cultural ideal, the development of the avant-garde, and the genesis of the concept of abstraction. | |
| ARTH 2372 | Paris, "Capital of the Nineteenth Century" (3 - 4) |
| Examines the places, spaces, practices and representations of Paris in the nineteenth century. Tracing the changing faces of the city, we will study the modern city through architecture and urban planning, painting, drawing, photography, popular imagery and literature. Topics include Paris 'types'; fashion and birth of the department store; Haussmannization; and the 'spectacular' Paris of the panorama, morgue, Opera, and World's Fairs. | |
| ARTH 2451 | Art in the 20th Century (3 - 4) |
| Art in the 20th Century surveys visual art from 1900 to 2000 with an international perspective. Major questions and themes will be tracked across a range of media (sculpture, painting, printmaking, video art, performance art, etc), attending to the social, theoretical, and practical concerns structuring the making and reception of modern and contemporary art. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2011 | |
| ARTH 2470 | Art Now (3) |
| This course is designed to familiarize you with the major themes, issues, and questions being pursued in today's art world. Focusing on the last twenty years, the class is organized around five themes that define the majority of art being made today: portraying, experiencing, performing, reproducing, and agitating. | |
| ARTH 2471 | Art Since 1945 (3 - 4) |
| Surveys art production and theory in the U.S. and Europe since World War II. Relationships between artistic practice and critical theory are stressed in an examination of movements ranging from abstract expressionism to neo-geo. Course was offered Summer 2023, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ARTH 2472 | Modern Art in Italy (3 - 4) |
| ARTH 2472 will use the resources of Italy's modern and contemporary art museums supplemented by classroom and on-site lectures to offer an overview of the major movements of modern art in Italy. It will examine the historical and political contexts for developments from Futurism and Valori Plastici to Informel and Arte Povera, with a particular focus on the postwar years.. | |
| ARTH 2491 | The History of Photography (3 - 4) |
| General survey of the photographic medium from 1839 to the present. Emphasizes the technical, aesthetic, and critical issues particular to the medium. | |
| ARTH 2525 | Topics in Renaissance Art History (3 - 4) |
| Examines focused topics in Renaissance Art History. | |
| ARTH 2559 | New Course in History of Art (3 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject History of Art. Course was offered Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, January 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 |
| ARTH 2745 | African American Art (3) |
| This course surveys the visual arts (painting, sculpture, photography, prints, mixed media and textiles) produced by those of African descent in the United States from the Colonial period to the present. Presented both chronologically and thematically, the class interrogates issues of artistic identity, gender, patronage and the aesthetic influences of the African Diaspora and European and Euro-American aesthetics on African American artists. | |
| ARTH 2751 | American Art to the Civil War (3 - 4) |
| This lecture course will examine the visual arts (painting, sculpture, photography, prints) of the United States from establishment of the nation to and through the Civil War. Particular attention will be paid to the cultural, political and social issues that provide a contextual framework for the interpretation and analysis of these works of art. Course was offered Fall 2013 | |
| ARTH 2752 | America! Art, Identity, Politics (3 - 4) |
| This lecture course will examine the importance of identity and politics in the visual arts (painting, sculpture, photography, prints) of the United States from the Civil War to World War II. Particular attention will be paid to the cultural, political and social issues that frame the production and reception of images. | |
| ARTH 2753 | Arts & Cultures of the Slave South (4) |
| This interdisciplinary course covers the American South to the Civil War. While the course centers on the visual arts 'architecture, material culture, decorative arts, painting, and sculpture' it is not designed as a regional history of art, but an exploration of the interrelations between history, material and visual cultures, foodways, music and literature in the formation of Southern identities. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2011 | |
| ARTH 2769 | Queer Histories of US Art, 1950s-90s (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course examines the flourishing of queer artistic production (painting, sculpture, film, photography, performance, and conceptual art) in the United States after World War II. It will chart how--despite attempts to censor or erase them--artists working with lesbian, gay, otherwise non-heterosexual, and/or transgender themes made major contributions to the development of art, culture, society, and politics in the United States. Course was offered Spring 2023 |
| ARTH 2771 | American Modernism (3 - 4) |
| American Modernism is a survey of American art in the first half of the 20th century. The course will address the arrival of modern art in America, the situation of the American artist in relation to European art, and an American public, and the question of the American art. | |
| ARTH 2772 | Dark Men and Deadly Women: Noir and American Cinema (3) |
| This course examines the aesthetic and cultural importance of film noir in American cinema. With a prominent focus on these stylish mid-20th century crime dramas, we will consider a range of topics including the significance of "the city" and urban culture, debates and performances of gender, class and race, and the impact of noir's style on contemporary Hollywood movies. Course was offered Summer 2020, Summer 2010 | |
| ARTH 2851 | World Art (3 - 4) |
| Big art history, on the role of art in human cultures. The construction of spaces in relation to human presence. Materials, skills, and the making of social hierarchies. Places, group origins, and identity. Kingship and empire across the continents; art and world religions. Contact, interaction and the beginnings of the present world. Course was offered Spring 2015 | |
| ARTH 2861 | East Asian Art (3 - 4) |
| Introduces the artistic traditions of China, Korea, and Japan, from prehistoric times to the modern era. Surveys major monuments and the fundamental concepts behind their creation, and examines artistic form in relation to society, individuals, technology, and ideas. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2013, Fall 2010 | |
| ARTH 2862 | Arts of the Buddhist World- India to Japan (3 - 4) |
| Surveys the Buddhist sculpture, architecture and painting of India, China and Japan. Considers aspects of history and religious doctrine. Course was offered Summer 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| ARTH 2871 | The Arts of India (3 - 4) |
| The class is an overview of Indian sculpture, architecture, and painting from the Third Millennium BC to the 18th century AD and includes works from Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Islamic traditions. | |
| ARTH 2882 | Sex, Spirits & Sorcery: Modern Aboriginal Art (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Located in Australia's tropical north, Arnhem Land has long been one of the epicenters of the modern Aboriginal art movement. The art of the region opens a window onto another world: a world in which ancestral spirits remain a constant presence in the land. Using the world-class holdings of the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection, we'll explore the art of Arnhem Land from 1911 to the present. |
| ARTH 2891 | Arts of African Civilizations (3 - 4) |
| This course offers an introduction to the arts of African civilizations from the first millennium to modern times, including Nok, Ife, Djenne, the Kingdom of Kongo, the Dogon and Yoruba peoples. Course was offered Fall 2023 | |
| ARTH 2892 | Modern and Contemporary African Art (3 - 4) |
| This course will examine key artists, movements & theories of modern & contemporary art in Africa from the 20th century - present. Beginning with Modernism, we will explore some of today's most established artists working w/ different media. We will situate works within the continent¿s rich history of art making & the field's "global turn." Topics include Modernism, Post-colonialism, Pan-Africanism, Feminism, Afro-futurism, & exhibition histories. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| ARTH 2961 | Arts of the Islamic World (3 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The class is an overview of art made in the service of Islam in the Central Islamic Lands, Egypt, North Africa, Spain, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and South and Southeast Asia. Discussion sections offer more in depth discussions of larger issues raised in the lectures. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015 |
| ARTH 3051 | Greek Vase Painting (3 - 4) |
| Survey of the major styles, techniques, and painters of Greek vases produced in the Archaic and Classical periods (c. 700-350 b.c.). Emphasizes themes of myth and daily life, the relationship of vases to other ancient arts, the legacy of form and decoration in the arts of later periods, such as 18th century England, and comparisons with other cultures, such as the Native American southwest. Prerequisite: any course in Art History, Anthropology, Classics or History. | |
| ARTH 3061 | Roman Architecture (3) |
| Study of the history of Roman architecture from the Republic to the late empire with special emphasis on the evolution of urban architecture in Rome. Also considered are Roman villas, Roman landscape architecture, the cities of Pompeii and Ostia, major sites of the Roman provinces, and the architectural and archaeological field methods used in dealing with ancient architecture. | |
| ARTH 3062 | Pompeii (3) |
| Explores the life, art, architecture, urban development, religion, economy, and daily life of the famous Roman city destroyed in the cataclysmic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in a.d. 79. | |
| ARTH 3151 | Art and Science in the Middle Ages (3 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | During the medieval period, power and knowledge required the endorsement of clerics. Alongside secular courtiers they also cultivated creative expressions of their erudition, revealing the medieval interpenetration of art, science and religion. The artworks surveyed in this course provide lasting records of critically creative confrontations between the scientific and spiritual traditions linked to medieval Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2014 |
| ARTH 3153 | Prague: Threshold of European Art and Culture (3) |
| In this course, students will learn the entire visual and cultural history of Prague and the Czech Republic, former seat of the Holy Roman Empire. The art history of Prague from its earliest Romanesque roots to the fall of Communism and even current contemporary artistic exploration following the Velvet Revolution of 1989, introduces students to extraordinary examples of Central European art and architecture. | |
| ARTH 3251 | Gender and Art in Renaissance Italy (3 - 4) |
| Examines how notions of gender shaped the production, patronage, and fruition of the visual arts in Italy between 1350 and 1600. Prerequisite: A previous course in art history or gender studies. Course was offered Fall 2017 | |
| ARTH 3254 | Leonardo da Vinci (3 - 4) |
| An analysis of Leonardo da Vinci's paintings, drawings, and notes, giving special attention to his writings and drawings on human anatomy, the theory of light and shade, color theory, and pictorial composition. His work is considered in relation to the works of fellow artists such as Bramante, Raphael, and Michelangelo as well as within the context of Renaissance investigation of the natural world. Prerequisite: One course in the humanities. Course was offered Summer 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011 | |
| ARTH 3255 | Renaissance Art on Site (3) |
| Firsthand, direct knowledge of Renaissance art and architecture through an intensive program of on-site visits in Florence and Rome. The course aims to provide a deeper understanding of the specificity of images and sites; that is, their materials, texture, scale, size, proportions, colors, and volumes. It also aims to instill a full sense of the importance of the original location for the understanding and interpretation of Renaissance art. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| ARTH 3257 | Michelangelo and His Time (3) |
| Analyzes the work of Michelangelo in sculpture, painting and architecture in relation to his contemporaries in Italy and the North. The class focuses on the close investigation of his preparatory drawings, letters, poems and documents. Prerequisite: One course in the history of art beyond the level of ARTH 1051 and 1052 | |
| ARTH 3281 | Rembrandt (3) |
| Study of the life and work of the great Dutch seventeenth-century master. Topics include Rembrandt's interpretation of the Bible and the nature of his religious convictions, his relationship to classical and Renaissance culture, his rivalry with Rubens, and the expressive purposes of his distinctive techniques in painting, drawing, and etching. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2021 | |
| ARTH 3491 | Women Photographers and Feminist Aesthetics (3) |
| This course explores the question of whether there might be something called a 'feminist aesthetics.' We look at the work of a handful of women photographers, and read criticism about photography, to leverage our exploration into feminist aesthetics. The course works within the frame of feminist discourse. It presents the work of a small number of photographers whose work we will interpret in conjunction with readings in criticism and theory. Course was offered Spring 2015, Spring 2014 | |
| ARTH 3494 | Individual Research Experiences (3) |
| This course focuses on building and improving undergraduate research and writing skills in preparation for larger research projects through a sandbox process. We will cover a variety of topics, such as why research is useful and how it can be personally satisfying. The course helps students build skills using a groundwork of essays, papers etc. from other courses, or experimenting with new topics, and expanding them into viable research projects. | |
| ARTH 3525 | Topics in Renaissance Art History (3 - 4) |
| Examines focused topics in Renaissance Art History. | |
| ARTH 3545 | Topics In 20th/21st Century Art (3 - 4) |
| Examines focused topics in 20th/21st Art History. Course was offered Summer 2023 | |
| ARTH 3559 | New Course in History of Art (3 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject History in Art. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, January 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ARTH 3591 | Art History Colloquium (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The Art History Colloquium combines lecture and discussion. Subject varies with the instructor, who may decide to focus attention either on a particular period, artist, or theme, or on the broader question of the aims and methods of art history. Subject is announced prior to each registration period. This course fulfills the second writing requirement, involving at least two writing assignments totaling at a minimum 4,000 words (20 pages). Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012 |
| ARTH 3595 | Art History Practicum (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The Art History Practicum course places added emphasis on immersive experience and the active construction of knowledge, involving hands-on projects, experiments, lab work, and field trips of varying lengths, including on-site studies at archaeological sites, laboratories, or museums. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2015 |
| ARTH 3651 | Anthropology of Australian Aboriginal Art (3) |
| This class studies the intersection of anthropology, art and material culture focusing on Australian Aboriginal art. We examine how Aboriginal art has moved from relative obscurity to global recognition over the past 30 yrs. Topics include the historical and cultural contexts of invention, production, marketing and appropriation of Aboriginal art. Students will conduct research using the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection and Study Center. | |
| ARTH 3785 | Afro-Latin American Art (3 - 4) |
| This course centers on art & visual culture of the Black experience in Latin America. Topics include the role of Spain & Portugal in the slave trade, Africans in the early colonial period, Afro-Indigenous solidarity, revolution, nation building, Afro-Atlantic cultural expressions & the consolidation of a global Black consciousness. Please be aware that some of the images discussed include offensive, controversial or otherwise difficult content. | |
| ARTH 3861 | Chinese Art (3 - 4) |
| The course is a survey of the major epochs of Chinese art from pre-historic to the modern period. The course intends to familiarize students with the important artistic traditions developed in China: ceramics, bronzes, funerary art and ritual, Buddhist art, painting, and garden architecture. It seeks to understand artistic form in relation to technology, political and religious beliefs, and social and historical contexts, with focus on the role of the state or individuals as patrons of the arts. It also introduces the major philosophic and religious traditions (Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism) that have shaped cultural and aesthetic ideals, Chinese art theories, and the writings of leading scholars. Course was offered Fall 2022, Fall 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| ARTH 3863 | East Asian Art, Landscape, and Ecology (3) |
| This course introduces the concepts on nature in East Asian traditions--Daoism, Shinto, Buddhism, Confucianism, their impacts on the relationship between human and their natural environment, and the art forms in which the theme of nature predominates, from landscape paintings to religious and garden architecture. It also explores how these ideas can contribute to the modern discourse on environmental ethics and sustainability. | |
| ARTH 3993 | Independent Study (1 - 3) |
| Independent study in the history of art Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ARTH 4051 | Art History: Theory and Practice (3) |
| This course introduces art history majors to the basic tools and methods of art historical research, and to the theoretical and historical questions of art historical interpretation. The course will survey a number of current approaches to the explanation and interpretation of works of art, and briefly address the history of art history. Prerequisite: Major or minor in art history. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ARTH 4591 | Undergraduate Seminar in the History of Art (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Subject varies with the instructor, who may decide to focus attention either on a particular period, artist, or theme, or on the broader question of the aims and methods of art history. Subject is announced prior to each registration period. Representative subjects include the life and art of Pompeii, Roman painting and mosaics, history and connoisseurship of baroque prints, art and politics in revolutionary Europe, Picasso and painting, and problems in American art and culture. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARTH 4951 | University Museums Internship (3) |
| This is the second semester of the internship at either the Fralin Museum of Art or Kluge Ruhe. Students will work approximately 100 hours per semester in the museum, and will participate in three training sessions and three academic seminars. Prequisite: ARTH/GDS 4951 and instructor permission, by application. Please see information at www.virginia.edu/art/arthistory/courses and www.artsandsciences.virginia.edu/globaldevelopment | |
| ARTH 4952 | University Museums Internship (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This is the second semester internship at either UVA Art Museum or Kluge Ruhe. Students will work approximately 100 hours per semester in the museum, and will participate in three training sessions and three academic seminars. ARTH/GDS 4951 and instructor permission, by application; deadline May 1. Please see information at www.virginia.edu/art/arthistory/courses and www.artsandsciences.virginia.edu/globaldevelopment Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012 |
| ARTH 4998 | Undergraduate Thesis Research (3) |
| Research for a thesis of approximately 50 written pages undertaken in the fall semester of the fourth year by art history majors who have been accepted into the department's Distinguished Majors Program. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ARTH 4999 | Undergraduate Thesis Writing (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Writing of a thesis of approximately 50 written pages undertaken in the spring semester of the fourth year by art history majors who have been accepted into the department's Distinguished Majors Program. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ARTH 5559 | New Course in Art History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of art history. Course was offered Spring 2016 | |
| Arabic in Translation | |
| ARTR 3245 | Arabic Literary Delights (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | In this course, we will venture into the fascinating words and worlds of premodern Arab-Islamic leisure and pleasure. We will focus specifically on the literary representation of and socio-cultural/theosophical debate on humor, pleasantry, wit, frivolity, eating, feasting, banquets crashing, dietetics, erotology, aphrodisiacs, sexual education and hygiene. |
| ARTR 3290 | Modern Arabic Literature in Translation (3) |
| Introduction to the development and themes of modern Arabic literature (poetry, short stories, novels and plays). Taught in English. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| ARTR 3350 | Introduction to Arab Women's Literature (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A comprehensive overview of contemporary Arab women's literature, this course examines all Arab women's literary genres starting from personal letters, memoirs, speeches, poetry, fiction, drama, to journalistic articles and interviews. Selected texts cover various geographic locales and theoretical perspectives. Special emphasis will be given to the issues of Arab female authorship, subjectivity theory, and to the question of Arab Feminism. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2015, Fall 2013 |
| ARTR 3450 | Global Masterpieces from the Classical Islamicate World (3) |
| The course explores the literary masterworks of some of the most celebrated prose authors of the Classical Islamicate World. Students will develop an appreciation for the development of the intellectual history of what may be called, not without reservation, the medieval and early modern Middle East (including North Africa, al-Andalus and Sicily). Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| ARTR 3490 | Arab Cinemas (3) |
| The course will concentrate on cinemas of Egypt, the Maghrib (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia) as well as Syrian and Palestinian films. It will examine major moments in the history of these cinemas and the political developments that have inevitably had a major influence on filmmaking in the region. | |
| ARTR 3559 | New Course in Arabic in Translation (1 - 4) |
| This course is meant to work with students on major works of Arabic literature in English translation | |
| ARTR 5245 | Arabic Literary Delights (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | In this course we will focus specifically on the literary representation of and socio-cultural/theosophical debate on humor, pleasantry, wit, frivolity, eating, feasting, banquets crashing, dietetics, erotology, aphrodisiacs, sexual education and hygiene. We will organize the course around selected readings from a variety of premodern Arabic jocular, culinary and erotological literature available in English translations. |
| ARTR 5290 | Modern Arabic Literature in Translation (3) |
| Introduction to the development and themes of modern Arabic literature (poetry, short stories, novels, and plays). Taught in English. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| ARTR 5350 | Introduction to Arab Women's Literature (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A comprehensive overview of contemporary Arab women's literature, this course examines all Arab women's literary genres starting from personal letters, memoirs, speeches, poetry, fiction, drama, to journalistic articles and interviews. Selected texts cover various geographic locales and theoretical perspectives. Special emphasis will be given to the issues of Arab female authorship, subjectivity theory, and to the question of Arab Feminism. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2015, Fall 2013 |
| ARTR 5450 | Global Masterpieces from the Classical Islamicate World: A Comparative Appr (3) |
| This course explores the literary masterworks of some of the most celebrated authors of the classical Islamicate world (500-1500). Drawing on both classical Arabic-Islamic and modern Western theories, we will further form comparative insights into the poetics and politics of the humanist topics encountered across our literary journeys into the rich corpus of Arabic-Islamic adab (belles-lettres). Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| ARTR 5490 | Arab Cinemas (3) |
| The course will concentrate on cinemas of Egypt, the Maghrib (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia) as well as Syrian and Palestinian films. It will examine major moments in the history of these cinemas and the political developments that have inevitably had a major influence on filmmaking in the region. | |
| ARTR 5559 | New Course in Arabic in Translation (1 - 4) |
| This course is meant to work with students on major works of Arabic literature in English translation. Course was offered Fall 2018 | |
| Studio Art | |
| ARTS 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and Philosophical Inquiry. | |
| ARTS 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and Societies of the World. | |
| ARTS 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Historical Perspectives. | |
| ARTS 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Social and Economic Systems. | |
| ARTS 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, Mathematical, and Physical Inquiry | |
| ARTS 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| ARTS 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and Society | |
| ARTS 1559 | New Course in Studio Art (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of studio art. Course was offered January 2021 | |
| ARTS 2000 | Introduction to Studio Art (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An introductory course, divided into three segments, which serves as a prerequisite to all studio courses. In Drawing students will learn observational drawing and how visual thinking connects with the hand. The Conceptual segment will exercise creative problem-solving skills and teach students to engage in critical discourse. The Digital segment teaches basic technical skills and digital tools including still and moving image and sound. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, January 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, January 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, January 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019 |
| ARTS 2110 | Introduction to Photography I (3) |
| Focuses on gaining a working understanding of photographic processes and practice. Class assignments help students understand the visual language of photography using 35mm black and white film and printing their own photographs in the darkroom. In addition, lectures explore examples from the historical and contemporary worlds of fine art photography. Cameras are provided. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ARTS 2112 | Introduction to Photography II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Offers an introduction to color photography and digital working methods. Advanced software skills are demonstrated and practiced with the goal of increasing the overall quality of the work. Further explorations into historical and contemporary art issues via presentations, visiting artists, and readings increase awareness. Students create a final portfolio in the form of a printable book. Cameras are provided. Prereqs: ARTS 2000 and ARTS 2110 Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARTS 2220 | Introduction to Digital Art I (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An art class that introduces the creative use of digital tools within the fine art context. Students will both learn processes and history of experimental art and practice the use of the computer as a tool for personal expression. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARTS 2222 | Introduction to Digital Art II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An art class that continues the exploration of digital skills with an emphasis on artist¿s media rather than mass media. Students will continue to learn about the history and practice of art to inform their own creative work. Prerequisites: ARTS 2220 Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ARTS 2310 | Installation and Performance Art I (3) |
| This course introduces new art genres including installation, performance, and video documentation to the student's art practice. Includes contemporary Art History, theory, and the creation of art made with non-traditional materials, methods and formats. Prerequisite: ARTS 2000 or instructor permission | |
| ARTS 2312 | Installation and Performance Art II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | In this interdisciplinary studio course students will investigate 'prior conditions of existence,' study critical theories, and produce artworks inspired by the archive. Students will research archive-related topics of their choosing, and synthesize readings and research through written and oral communication. They will develop critical thinking skills through the production of artwork and engagement in group critiques. Prereq: ARTS 2000 or instructor permission |
| ARTS 2370 | Introduction to Filmmaking I (3) |
| The course introduces experimental 16mm film production as a practice of visual art. These courses include technical, historical, and theoretical issues that apply to cinematography and its relationship to the traditional visual arts. | |
| ARTS 2372 | Introduction to Filmmaking II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The course introduces experimental 16mm film production as a practice of visual art. These courses include technical, historical, and theoretical issues that apply to cinematography and its relationship to the traditional visual arts. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ARTS 2511 | Special Topics in Photography (3) |
| This course will focus on the topic of documentary photography, a working style that combines accurate depiction with impassioned advocacy, usually with the goal of arousing public commitment to social change. Since the 1980s this mode has expanded to include formal and iconographical investigation of social experience with a counterstain of personal images. This class will use digital photography to develop projects and portfolios. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2014, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| ARTS 2520 | Special Topics in New Media (3) |
| A new course in the subject of New Media. | |
| ARTS 2530 | Special Topics in Cinematography (3) |
| An introduction to the specialized materials, methods, processes, and cultural issues as they relate to the history and practice of cinematography. Course was offered January 2024 | |
| ARTS 2559 | New Course in Studio Art (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | New course in the subject of studio art. Course was offered Fall 2017, Spring 2016 |
| ARTS 2560 | Special Topics in Printmaking: Works On/Of Paper (3) |
| This studio class explores works on paper, including monotype, monoprint, mixed media and paper construction. There's no prerequisite for this class. Course was offered January 2025, January 2024, January 2023, Summer 2021, January 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2013 | |
| ARTS 2570 | Special Topics in Painting (3) |
| Students are introduced to specialized materials, methods and cultural issues as they relate to painting. | |
| ARTS 2580 | Special Topics in Sculpture (3) |
| An introduction to the specialized materials, methods, processes, and cultural issues as they relate to the history and practice of Sculpture. Course was offered Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Janiuary 2022, January 2020, January 2019, January 2018, January 2017, Spring 2016, January 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, January 2015, January 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, January 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, January 2012 | |
| ARTS 2610 | Drawing I (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A continued introductory study of the materials and techniques of drawing. Provides training in the coordination of hand and eye and encourages development of visual analysis. Emphasizes understanding form, space, light and composition. Course was offered January 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Janiuary 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, January 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, January 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, January 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, January 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, January 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, January 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, January 2014 |
| ARTS 2620 | Drawing II (3) |
| Applies technical drawing skills to projects that delve into analytical thinking and idea-based work. Projects are designed to help students experiment and learn how to communicate meaning visually. Prerequisite: ARTS 2000 and ARTS 2610. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, January 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, January 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, January 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, January 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, January 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, January 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, January 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ARTS 2630 | Life Drawing I (3) |
| Creations of drawings of a living model in various media. Topics include artistic anatomy, figure and portrait drawing. Prerequisite: ARTS 2000 and 2610. | |
| ARTS 2632 | Life Drawing II (3) |
| Creations of drawings of a living model in various media. Topics include artistic anatomy, figure and portrait drawing. Prerequisites: ARTS 2000 and 2610. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ARTS 2670 | Introduction to Intaglio & Monotype Printmaking (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduction to intaglio printmaking and monotype techniques, including hard and soft ground etch, aquatint, and drypoint. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARTS 2672 | Introduction to Lithography & Relief Printmaking (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduction to Lithography (planographic), and woodcut and other relief printmaking processes. Prerequisite: ARTS 2610 Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARTS 2710 | Introduction to Water-Based Painting (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduction to basic water painting techniques and materials (including acrylic, gouache, and water color), emphasizing perception and color. Assignments are designed to assist the student in understanding the creative process and interpreting the environment through a variety of subject matter expressed in painted images. Encourages individual stylistic development. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARTS 2712 | Introduction to Oil-Based Painting (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduction to Oil-based painting. Prerequisite: ARTS 2610 Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARTS 2810 | Introduction to Sculpture I (3) |
| Investigates the sculptural process through modeling, carving, fabricating and casting. Examines traditional and contemporary concerns of sculpture by analyzing historical examples and work done in class. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ARTS 2812 | Introduction to Sculpture II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Investigates the sculptural process through modeling, carving, fabricating and casting. Examines traditional and contemporary concerns of sculpture by analyzing historical examples and work done in class. Prerequisites: ARTS 2000 Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, January 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARTS 3110 | Intermediate Photography I (3) |
| This intermediate-level course expands technical possibilities available to students by introducing medium and large format cameras. Working in black & white, students learn advanced techniques with film and darkroom printing. Further explorations into historical and contemporary art issues via presentations, visiting artists, and readings. Students create a final portfolio culled from class assignments. Cameras are provided. Prereq: ARTS 2110 | |
| ARTS 3112 | Intermediate Photography II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Explores intermediate-level photographic techniques and concepts. Specific course content varies according to faculty. (Spring only). Prerequisite: ARTS 2110 and ARTS 2112. Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ARTS 3220 | Intermediate Digital Art I (3) |
| An intermediate art class that covers moving image and digital work as broadly defined. Students will focus on video and sound editing as well as installation. Prerequisites: ARTS 2220 and 2222. | |
| ARTS 3222 | Intermediate Digital Art II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A project-based art class that allows intermediate students the time to develop independent ideas in cooperation with the professor while participating in a class community. Prerequisites: ARTS 2220 and 2222. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ARTS 3370 | Intermediate Filmmaking I (3) |
| This course continues the practice of 16mm experimental film production with an increased emphasis on audio and digital video motion picture making. Student will complete assignments based on genres of experimental film making such as expressionism, naturalism, and realism. Prerequisite: ARTS 2370 and ARTS 2372. | |
| ARTS 3372 | Intermediate Filmmaking II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course continues the practice of 16mm experimental film production with an increased emphasis on audio and digital video motion picture making. Student will complete assignments based on genres of experimental film making such as expressionism, naturalism, and realism. Prerequisite: ARTS 2370 and ARTS 2372. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ARTS 3559 | New Course in Studio Art (3) |
| New course in the subject of studio art. | |
| ARTS 3620 | Intermediate Drawing III (3) |
| Exploration of contemporary drawing techniques and concepts with emphasis on the role of drawing in an interdisciplinary practice. Students are encouraged to broaden their definition of drawing into color, print, digital and other media. Projects are given as prompts that assist students in the development of their own visual language. | |
| ARTS 3670 | Intermediate Printmaking I (3) |
| Includes relief printing, advanced lithography techniques, including color lithography, color etching, monotypes, and further development of black and white imagery. Printmaking professors and course content vary from semester to semester. Prerequisite: ARTS 2670 and ARTS 2672. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ARTS 3672 | Intermediate Printmaking II (3) |
| Includes relief printing, advanced lithography techniques, including color lithography, color etching, monotypes, and further development of black and white imagery. Printmaking professors and course content vary from semester to semester. Prerequisites: ARTS 2670 and ARTS 2672. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ARTS 3710 | Intermediate Painting I (3) |
| Exploration of contemporary painting materials, techniques, and concepts, as well as a continuation of basic oil painting processes. Assignments are designed to assist the student in developing their perceptions and imagination and translating them into painted images. Direction is given to the formation of personal original painting styles. Prerequisite: ARTS 2710, 2712. | |
| ARTS 3712 | Intermediate Painting II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | In this interdisciplinary studio course students will investigate 'prior conditions of existence,' study critical theories, and produce artworks inspired by the archive. Students will research archive-related topics of their choosing, and synthesize readings and research through written and oral communication. They will develop critical thinking skills through the production of artwork and engagement in group critiques. Prereq: ARTS 2000 Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ARTS 3810 | Intermediate Sculpture I (3) |
| Continuation of ARTS 2810 and ARTS 2812 with greater emphasis on the special problems of the sculptural discipline. Prerequisite: ARTS 2810, 2812. Course was offered Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ARTS 3812 | Intermediate Sculpture II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Continuation of ARTS 2810 and 2812 with greater emphasis on the special problems of the sculptural discipline. Prerequisites: ARTS 2810 or ARTS 2812 Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARTS 4110 | Advanced Photography I (3) |
| Explores advanced-level photographic techniques and concepts. Prerequisite: ARTS 3110 and ARTS 2112 Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ARTS 4112 | Advanced Photography II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Assists students in preparing their required thesis exhibitions. Meets twice a week as a group to evaluate and discuss work in progress. Students participate in class portfolio and acquire a print from each member of the class. (Spring only) Prerequisite: ARTS 3110 Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ARTS 4220 | Advanced Digital Art I (3) |
| A project-based art class that allows advanced students the time to develop independent ideas in cooperation with the professor while participating in a class community. Prerequisite: ARTS 3220 or 3222 | |
| ARTS 4222 | Advanced Digital Art II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An advanced art class in which students design, propose and produce a semester-long thesis project that culminates in a public presentation of their work. Prerequisite: ARTS 3220 or 3222 Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ARTS 4370 | Advanced Filmmaking I (3) |
| Course continues the practice of 16mm film or digital video experimental production with an emphasis on a completed piece for public screenings or exhibitions. Prerequisite: ARTS 3370 or ARTS 3372. | |
| ARTS 4372 | Advanced Filmmaking II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Course continues the practice of 16mm film or digital video experimental production with an emphasis on a completed piece for public screenings or exhibitions. Prerequisite: ARTS 3370 or ARTS 3372. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ARTS 4450 | Advanced Major Seminar I (3) |
| Intensive independent work using either digital media, filmmaking, painting, photography, printmaking, or sculpture as the primary medium, culminating in a coherent body of work under direction of a faculty member. Prerequisite: Admission to the Advanced Major or Distinguished Major Program. | |
| ARTS 4452 | Advanced Major Seminar II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Intensive independent work using either digital media, sculpture, photography, printmaking, cinematography, or painting as the primary medium, culminating in a coherent body of work under direction of a faculty member. Prerequisite: Admission to the Advanced Major Program or Distinguished Major Program, ARTS 4450 Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ARTS 4620 | Advanced Drawing (3) |
| The final course in a comprehensive study of drawing. Continues the investigation of drawing as a flexible contemporary medium with a focus on developing an individual body of work. Students will work towards conception, planning and execution of a thematic series that emerges from thoughtful study of their intentions and interests. Prerequisite: ARTS 3620. | |
| ARTS 4670 | Advanced Printmaking I (3) |
| Designed for students who have completed two or more semesters of study of a specific printmaking technique (woodcut, etching, or lithography) and wish to continue their exploration of that technique. Prerequisite: ARTS 3670 or 3672. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ARTS 4672 | Advanced Printmaking II (3) |
| Designed for students who have completed two or more semesters of study of a specific printmaking technique (woodcut, etching, or lithography) and wish to continue their exploration of that technique. Prerequisite: ARTS 3670 or 3672. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ARTS 4710 | Advanced Painting I (3) |
| The capstone of a three year study in painting. Continues the investigation of oil painting as an expressive medium and stresses the development of students' ability to conceive and execute a series of thematically related paintings over the course of the semester. Painting professors and course content vary from semester to semester. Prerequisite: ARTS 3710 or 3712. | |
| ARTS 4712 | Advanced Painting II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Painting professors and course content vary from semester to semester. Prerequisite: ARTS 3710 or ARTS 3712. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ARTS 4810 | Advanced Sculpture I (3) |
| Continuation of the sculpture sequence with greater emphasis on developing a student's individual voice. Advanced projects in moldmaking, metal casting, and non-traditional sculpture materials are assigned. The creation of a sculptural installation is also assigned. Sculpture professors and course content vary from semester to semester. Prerequisite: ARTS 3810 or 3812. Course was offered Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ARTS 4812 | Advanced Sculpture II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Continuation fo the sculpture sequence with greater emphasis on developing a student's individual voice. Advanced projects in mold-making, metal casting, and non-traditional sculpture materials are assigned. The creation of a sculptural installation is also assigned. Sculpture professors and course content vary from semester to semester. Prerequisite: ARTS 3810 or 3812 Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARTS 4900 | Advanced Project in Art (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Investigation and development of a consistent idea or theme in painting, sculpture, or the graphic arts. May be taken more than once under the same course number by students who are sufficiently advanced in studio work. This course is not intended to be used for major credit. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| American Sign Language | |
| ASL 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and Philosophical Inquiry. | |
| ASL 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and Societies of the World. | |
| ASL 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Historical Perspectives. | |
| ASL 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Social and Economic Systems. | |
| ASL 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, Mathematical, and Physical Inquiry | |
| ASL 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| ASL 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and Society | |
| ASL 1010 | Elementary American Sign Language I (4) |
| Introduces receptive and expressive American Sign Language skills, including basic vocabulary, sentence structure, classifiers, use of space, non-manual type indicators, and fingerspelling. Examines signing deaf people as a linguistic/cultural minority. | |
| ASL 1020 | Elementary American Sign Language II (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces receptive and expressive American Sign Language skills, including basic vocabulary, sentence structure, classifiers, use of space, non-manual type indicators, and fingerspelling. Examines signing deaf people as a linguistic/cultural minority. Prerequisite: ASL 1010 or successful completion of placement exam. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ASL 1559 | New Course in American Sign Language (1 - 4) |
| New Course offering in the subject of American Sign Language. | |
| ASL 2010 | Intermediate American Sign Language I (3) |
| Continues training in American Sign Language, with focus on more complex sentence types, signs, and idioms. Considers ASL literary forms such as poetry, theater, and storytelling, as well as deaf history and other related topics. Prerequisite: ASL 1020 or successful completion of placement exam. | |
| ASL 2020 | Intermediate American Sign Language II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Continues training in American Sign Language, with focus on more complex sentence types, signs, and idioms. Considers ASL literary forms such as poetry, theater, and storytelling, as well as deaf history and other related topics. Prerequisite: ASL 2010 or successful completion of placement exam. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ASL 2300 | Women and Gender In The Deaf World (3) |
| Examines the roles of deaf women inside and outside of the signing Deaf community. Using an interdisciplinary approach, considers such topics as language and cultural barriers, violence against women, sexuality, race, class, education, and work. Investigates disparities between deaf and hearing women and the choices available to d/Deaf women, individually and collectively, in contemporary culture. No prior knowledge of ASL is required. | |
| ASL 2450 | Deaf People, Society, and the Law (3) |
| This course will explore the Deaf community, discrimination, and laws affecting Deaf people in the United States. We will consider the experiences of Deaf people before and after such measures as the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 to gain insight into how the law affects social perceptions and people's everyday lives. No prior knowledge of ASL or Deaf culture is required for this course. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2010 | |
| ASL 2559 | New Course in American Sign Language (1 - 4) |
| New course offering the subject of American Sign Language. | |
| ASL 3010 | Conversational ASL (3) |
| Continues language and cultural instruction with emphasis on everyday conversation. Topics include common idioms and slang, explaining rules, discussing finances and major decisions, and storytelling techniques such as role-shifting and narrative structure. Students will be required to interact with deaf signers. Prerequisite: ASL 2020 or successful completion of placement interview. | |
| ASL 3015 | Language House Conversation in ASL (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The ASL language course related to residency in the Shea Language House at UVA for students who have applied to and been accepted into the ASL Language Pod in the Shea House dormitory. Student residents will further develop their ASL language skills and understanding of Deaf culture through conversations among their peers in their dorm setting, weekly dinner meetings, and other arranged activities. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018 |
| ASL 3081 | History of the American Deaf Community (3) |
| This new course will examine the history of deaf people in the United States over the last three centuries, with particular attention to the emergence and evolution of a community of Deaf people who share a distinct sign language and culture. We will read both primary texts from specific periods and secondary sources. We will also view a few historical films.
Prerequisite: none (thought a previous class in History or ASL is recommended) | |
| ASL 3220 | Coda Literature: Deaf Culture, ASL, and Hearing Children of the Deaf (3) |
| In Deaf culture, "coda" means the hearing child or children of Deaf adults. This course will examine the body of coda literature or "coda stories" (written memoir, movies, social media, etc.) and examine the issues and commonalities among them. Through discussion, writing, and other activities we'll discover more about ourselves, cultures, and the human experience. Course was offered Fall 2022 | |
| ASL 3400 | Deafness in Literature and Film (3) |
| This course will study the contradictory and telling ways that deaf people have been depicted over the last three centuries in addressing the question: What does deafness signify, especially in a western society that is centered upon speech? Our approach will be contrapuntal, juxtaposing canonical texts and mainstream films with relatively unknown works by deaf artists. | |
| ASL 3410 | Contemporary Disability Theory (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This seminar offers an interdisciplinary approach to disability in the social, cultural, political, artistic, ethical, and medical spheres and their intersections. It also introduces students to critical theory concerned with the rights of the disabled. |
| ASL 3450 | Comparative Linguistics: ASL and English (3) |
| Describes spoken English and ASL (American Sign Language) on five levels: phonological, morphological, lexical, syntactic, and discourse and compares/contrasts them using real-world examples. Describes major linguistic components and processes of English and ASL. Introduces basic theories regarding ASL structure. Emphasizes ASL's status as a natural language by comparing/contrasting similarities and unique differences between the two languages. | |
| ASL 3559 | New Course in American Sign Language (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | New course in the subject of American Sign Language. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2012, Spring 2012 |
| ASL 4112 | Psychology and Deaf People (3) |
| This course will consider the psychological development and psychosocial issues of deaf people. Topics covered will include cognition, education, hearing and speech perception, impact of family interaction and communication approaches, influence of etiology/genetics, language development, literacy, mental health, social and personality development, interpersonal behavior, and current trends. | |
| ASL 4115 | Multiculturalism in the Deaf Community (3) |
| Explores cultural influences on identity development, family systems, linguistics, engagement with educational and community agencies, and resilience within the Deaf community. The interaction of culture, identity and language will be highlighted and applied to future trends for groups within the Deaf community, such as children of Deaf adults, GLTB community members, ethnic minority groups, women, and persons with disabilities. | |
| ASL 4559 | New Course in American Sign Language (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of American Sign Language. | |
| ASL 4750 | Contemporary Deaf Studies (3) |
| Examines such topics as American deaf history; ASL linguistics; deaf education; cultural versus pathological views of deaf people; controversies over efforts to eliminate sign language and cure deafness; ASL poetry and storytelling; deafness in mainstream literature, film, and drama; deafness and other minority identities; and the international deaf community. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Fall 2014, Fall 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| ASL 4993 | Independent Study in American Sign Language (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Independent Study in American Sign Language.
Prerequisite: Instructor Permission Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015 |
| Astronomy | |
| ASTR 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and Philosophical Inquiry. | |
| ASTR 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and Societies of the World. | |
| ASTR 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Historical Perspectives. | |
| ASTR 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Social and Economic Systems. | |
| ASTR 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, Mathematical, and Physical Inquiry | |
| ASTR 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| ASTR 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and Society | |
| ASTR 1210 | Introduction to the Sky and Solar System (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A study of the night sky primarily for non-science majors. Provides a brief history of astronomy through Newton. Topics include the properties of the sun, earth, moon, planets, asteroids, meteors and comets; origin and evolution of the solar system; life in the universe; and recent results from space missions and ground-based telescopes. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, January 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ASTR 1220 | Introduction to Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A study of stars, star formation, and evolution primarily for non-science majors. Topics include light, atoms, and modern observing technologies; origin of the chemical elements; supernovae, pulsars, neutron stars, and black holes; structure and evolution of our galaxy; nature of other galaxies; active galaxies and quasars; expanding universe, cosmology, the big bang, and the early universe. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ASTR 1230 | Introduction to Astronomical Observation (3) |
| An independent laboratory class for non-science majors, meeting at night, in which students learn how to observe the night sky, use a telescope, and take digital images of the sky. Students work individually or in small groups on observational projects that focus on the study of constellations, planets, stars, nebulae, and galaxies using binoculars, 8-inch telescopes, and imaging equipment at the department's student observatory. Course was offered Fall 2023, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ASTR 1250 | Alien Worlds (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Alien worlds orbiting other stars were the subject of speculation going back to ancient times, and were first detected in the 1990s. Today, thousands of extrasolar planets are known and show a remarkable diversity compared to our own solar system. This introductory astronomy course for non-science majors discusses the known exoplanets: how they are discovered, their orbits, physical properties, formation, evolution and fate. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018 |
| ASTR 1260 | Threats from Outer Space (3) |
| This introductory astronomy course for non-science majors deals with harmful, or potentially harmful, astronomical phenomena such as asteroid/comet impacts, supernovae, gamma ray bursts, solar storms, cosmic rays, black holes, galaxy collisions, and the end of the universe. Physical principles will be used to evaluate the dangers involved. | |
| ASTR 1270 | Unsolved Mysteries in the Universe (3) |
| An exploration of the unsolved mysteries in the universe and the limits of our knowledge for non-science majors. The class emphasizes the nature of scientific endeavor, and explores the boundaries between science, philosophy, and metaphysics. A number of thought provoking topics are discussed including the beginning and end of the universe, black holes, extraterrestrial life, the nature of time, dark matter and dark energy. Course was offered Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| ASTR 1280 | The Origins of Almost Everything (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | From ancient Babylon to modern cosmology, nearly every culture on Earth has stories and myths of creation. It is a universal human desire to understand from where we came. In this introductory astronomy class for non-science majors, students will explore the origins of the Universe, structure and galaxies, stars, planets and life. The course will use the content to illustrate the nature of science and scientific inquiry. Course was offered Spring 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016 |
| ASTR 1290 | Black Holes (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Black holes are stellar remnants that are so dense that nothing, not even light, can escape their gravitational pull. Nevertheless, systems that contain these "dark stars" are among the brightest sources in the universe. In this introductory course, aimed primarily at non-science majors, students will explore the seemingly paradoxical nature of black holes and evaluate the astronomical evidence for their existence. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017 |
| ASTR 1510 | Seminar (1) |
| Primarily for first and second year students, taught on a voluntary basis by a faculty member. Topics vary. | |
| ASTR 1559 | New Course in Astronomy (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of astronomy. | |
| ASTR 1610 | Intro to Astronomical Research for Potential Astronomy/Astrophysics Majors (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For first- and second-year students considering Astronomy/Astronomy-Physics as a major, or current A/A-P majors. Faculty will present ongoing research to introduce students to both the subject matter and the required physical, mathematical, and computational background of contemporary astronomy research. Potential long-term undergraduate research projects will be emphasized. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015 |
| ASTR 2110 | Introduction to Astrophysics I (3) |
| Primarily for science majors. A thorough discussion of the basic concepts and methods of solar system, stellar, galactic, and extragalactic astronomy and astrophysics with an emphasis on physical principles. Prerequisite/corequisite: MATH 1210 or 1310, PHYS 1420 or 1425, or instructor permission; ASTR 2110 and 2120 form a sequence and should be taken in that order. | |
| ASTR 2120 | Introduction to Astrophysics II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Primarily for science majors. A thorough discussion of the basic concepts and methods of solar system, stellar, galactic, and extragalactic astronomy and astrophysics with an emphasis on physical principles. Prerequisite/corequisite: ASTR 2110, MATH 1210 or 1310, PHYS 1420 or 1425, or instructor permission; ASTR 2110 and 2120 form a sequence and should be taken in that order. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ASTR 2559 | New Course in Astronomy (1 - 4) |
| New Course in the subject of Astronomy. | |
| ASTR 3130 | Observational Astronomy (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Primarily for science majors. A lecture and laboratory course that deals with basic observational techniques in astronomy. The laboratory section generally meets at night. Students use observational facilities at the McCormick and Fan Mountain Observatories. Additional work outside posted laboratory hours will be required to take advantage of clear skies. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ASTR 3150 | The Interstellar Medium: From Hydrogen to Humans (3) |
| This course provides an overview of the origins of the elements through cosmic history. The course is taught chronologically, starting from the Big Bang and leading up to life as we know it. The course will cover a wide variety of topics, such as the formation of the first stars, galaxies, and the lifecycle of the interstellar medium. We will also study how material is re-incorporated into modern day stars, planets, and eventually life. | |
| ASTR 3410 | Archaeo-Astronomy (3) |
| Open to non-science students. Discussion of prescientific astronomy, including Mayan, Babylonian, and ancient Chinese astronomy, and the significance of relics such as Stonehenge. Discusses the usefulness of ancient records in the study of current astrophysical problems such as supernova outbursts. Uses current literature from several disciplines, including astronomy, archaeology, and anthropology. Prerequisite/corequisite: A 1000- or 2000-level ASTR course, or instructor permission. | |
| ASTR 3420 | Life Beyond the Earth (3) |
| Open to non-science students. Studies the possibility of intelligent extraterrestrial life; methods and desirability of interstellar communication; prospects for humanity's colonization of space; interaction of space colonies; and the search for other civilizations. Prerequisite/corequisite: A 1000- or 2000-level ASTR course or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| ASTR 3450 | Mission to Mars (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The next great adventure in space flight will be a human mission to Mars. In this course, we will explore how such a mission might take place. Topics will include the basics of spaceflight, spacecraft and rocket design, the history of human space exploration, its legacy and impact on the modern world, the current state of spaceflight, and new technologies that are being developed to make the mission possible. |
| ASTR 3460 | Development of Modern Astronomy (3) |
| The 20th Century saw a revolution in our study of the origin and evolution of the universe. It was a dynamic period with the opening of the electromagnetic spectrum and the transition to "Big Science." This course is a survey of the development of modern astrophysics, with an emphasis on the second half of the 20th Century.
Prerequisite: A 1000- or 2000-level ASTR course or instructor permission. | |
| ASTR 3470 | Science and Controversy in Astronomy (3) |
| Open to non-science students. Investigates controversial topics in science and pseudo-science from the astronomer's perspective. Analyzes methods of science and the nature of scientific evidence, and their implications for unresolved astrophysical problems. Topics include extraterrestrial life, UFO's, astrology, the Moon landing, and others. | |
| ASTR 3480 | Introduction to Cosmology (3) |
| Intended for STEM majors and non-STEM majors who are comfortable with some non-calculus math. Cosmology explores the origin and evolution of the Universe, including cosmic expansion, mapping the Universe, dark matter and dark energy, the birth and evolution of galaxies, the early universe, and the Big Bang. This course strikes a balance between richly illustrated description and a simplified quantitative exploration of the above topics. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| ASTR 3490 | Galaxies (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Intended for STEM majors and non-STEM majors who are comfortable with some non-calculus math. The course explores the structure, properties, and history of galaxies. Topics include: the structure of galaxies; galaxy demographics; star motions and populations; nuclear black holes; galaxy interactions; dark matter halos; the distribution of the elements; and the formation and evolution of galaxies. |
| ASTR 3559 | New Course in Astronomy (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of astronomy. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| ASTR 3880 | Planetary Astronomy (3) |
| Studies the origin and evolution of the bodies in the solar system, emphasizing the geology of the planets and satellites of the inner solar system and the satellites of the gaseous planets. Topics will include the interpretation of remote sensing data, the chemistry and dynamics of planetary atmospheres and their interactions with the planetary surfaces, and the role of impacts. Prerequisite: Introductory course in geosciences or astronomy. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Fall 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ASTR 3881 | Planetary Astronomy Laboratory (1) |
| Optional one hour laboratory for students in ASTR 3880 that provides practical experience in accessing and analyzing data related to the origin and geology of solar system planetary bodies, including the Moon, Mars, and outer planet satellites. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| ASTR 4140 | Research Methods in Astrophysics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Primarily for astronomy/astrophysics majors. Students will be exposed to a research methods-intensive set of mini projects, with emphasis on current active areas of astrophysics research. The goal is to prepare students for research in astrophysics. Topics will include databases and database manipulation, astronomical surveys, statistics, space observatories and observation planning, intro to numerical simulations, and proposal writing.Prerequisites: ASTR 2110/2120 and PHYS 2660, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015 |
| ASTR 4460 | Physics of Compact Stars (3) |
| The compact stars - white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes - are the end state of stellar evolution. The conditions in and around these objects are extreme as compared to terrestrial standards, and they are responsible for some of the most powerful and dynamic phenomena in the universe. This course introduces the physics of strong gravity and dense matter required to understand compact stars and their observational manifestations. Course was offered Fall 2023 | |
| ASTR 4470 | Computational Astronomy (3) |
| Computational methods are widely applied in all areas of astrophysical research, including data analysis, instrumentation, and theory. This course covers advanced computing skills that optimize the scientific return from using increasingly complex code bases and sophisticated code development tools. Using Python, we introduce widely applicable numerical methods while training the students in the use of commonly used code development concepts. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| ASTR 4559 | New Course in Astronomy (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of astronomy. | |
| ASTR 4810 | Astrophysics (3) |
| Basic concepts in mechanics, statistical physics, atomic and nuclear structure, and radiative transfer are developed and applied to selected fundamental problems in the areas of stellar structure, stellar atmospheres, the interstellar medium, and extragalactic astrophysics. Prerequisite: ASTR 2110, 2120 (recommended); MATH 4220; PHYS 3210, 3310 (concurrent), 3340, 3430 (concurrent), 3650; or instructor permission. | |
| ASTR 4993 | Tutorial (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Independent study of a topic of special interest to the student under individual supervision by a faculty member. May be repeated once for credit.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ASTR 4998 | Senior Thesis (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ASTR 5010 | Astrophysical Processes (3) |
| An introduction to the basic physics of astronomy and astrophysics organized around learning physical principles and applying them to astrophysical objects. Physics covered will be chosen from fluid mechanics, radiative transfer, statistical mechanics, classical and quantum radiation processes, and quantum mechanics of atomic and molecular structure. This graduate course will involve more complex and difficult assignments than ASTR 4810. Prerequisite: Instructor Permission. | |
| ASTR 5110 | Astronomical Techniques (4) |
| Surveys modern techniques of radiation measurement, data analysis, and image processing, and their application to astrophysical problems, especially the physical properties of stars and galaxies. Relevant laboratory experiments and observations with the department's telescopes are included. Students are expected to develop a familiarity with programming and other basic computer skills if they do not already possess them. Prerequisite: ASTR 2110-2120; PHYS 3420, 3430 or instructor permission. | |
| ASTR 5140 | Advanced Research Methods in Astrophysics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Graduate students will be exposed to a research methods-intensive set of projects, with emphasis on current active areas of astrophysics research. The goal is to prepare students for research in astrophysics. Topics will include databases and database manipulation, astronomical surveys, statistics, space observatories and observation planning, intro to numerical simulations, and proposal writing. |
| ASTR 5260 | Introduction to Astrochemistry (3) |
| This interdisciplinary course will introduce advanced undergraduates and graduates to molecules and their chemistry in different sources throughout the universe. Topics include gas-phase and grain-surface reactions, astronomical spectroscopy, laboratory experiments, and astrochemical modeling.
Prerequisite: There are no formal prerequisites, but some knowledge of chemical kinetics, spectroscopy, and/or the interstellar medium will be helpful. | |
| ASTR 5340 | Introductory Radio Astronomy (3) |
| Studies the fundamentals of measuring power and power spectra, antennas, interferometers, and radiometers. Topics include thermal radiation, synchrotron radiation, and line frequency radiation; and radio emission from the planets, sun, flare stars, pulsars, supernovae, interstellar gas, galaxies, and quasi-stellar sources. | |
| ASTR 5350 | Introduction to Radio Astronomy Instrumentation (3) |
| An introduction to the instrumentation of radio astronomy. Discussion includes fundamentals of measuring radio signals, noise theory, basic radiometry, antennas, low noise electronics, coherent receivers, signal processing for continuum and spectral line studies, and arrays. Lecture material is supplemented by illustrative labs. Prerequisite: ASTR 5340 or Instructor permission. | |
| ASTR 5420 | Interstellar Medium (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies the physics of the interstellar gas and grains, the distribution and dynamics of gas, and cosmic radiation and interstellar magnetic fields. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2011 |
| ASTR 5430 | Stellar Astrophysics (3) |
| Studies observed properties and physics of stars including radiative transfer; stellar thermodynamics; convection; formation of spectra in atmospheres; equations of stellar structure; nuclear reactions; stellar evolution; and nucleosynthesis. Includes applicable numerical techniques. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Fall 2013, Fall 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| ASTR 5440 | Stellar Astrophysics (3) |
| Studies observed properties and physics of stars including radiative transfer; stellar thermodynamics; convection; formation of spectra in atmospheres; equations of stellar structure; nuclear reactions; stellar evolution; and nucleosynthesis. Includes applicable numerical techniques. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| ASTR 5450 | High Energy Astrophysics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces the physics of basic radiation mechanisms and particle acceleration processes that are important in high energy phenomena and space science. Discusses applications to pulsars, active galactic nuclei, radio galaxies, quasars, and supernovae. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2011 |
| ASTR 5460 | Physics of Compact Stars (3) |
| The compact stars - white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes - are the end state of stellar evolution. The conditions in and around these objects are extreme as compared to terrestrial standards, and they are responsible for some of the most powerful and dynamic phenomena in the universe. This course introduces the physics of strong gravity and dense matter required to understand compact stars and their observational manifestations. Course was offered Fall 2023 | |
| ASTR 5470 | Computational Astrophysics (3) |
| Computational methods are widely applied in all areas of astrophysical research, including data analysis, instrumentation, and theory. This course covers advanced computing skills that optimize the scientific return from using increasingly complex code bases and sophisticated code development tools. Using Python, we introduce widely applicable numerical methods while training the students in the use of commonly used code development concepts. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| ASTR 5559 | New Course in Astronomy (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of astronomy. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| ASTR 5610 | Galactic Structure and Stellar Populations (3) |
| Explores the structure and evolution of star clusters and galaxies, with emphasis on the kinematics, chemistry, ages, and spectral energy distributions of stellar populations. The course introduces fundamental tools of Galactic astronomy, including methods for assessing the size, shape, age, and dynamics of the Milky Way and other stellar systems, galaxy formation, interstellar gas and dust, dark matter, and the distance scale. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. | |
| ASTR 5630 | Extragalactic Astronomy (3) |
| This course provides an overview of extragalactic astronomy. Topics include both qualitative and quantitative discussion of various types of galaxy (ellipticals, spirals, dwarf, starburst); results from theory of stellar dynamics; groups and clusters of galaxies; active galaxies; high-redshift galaxies; galaxy evolution; the intergalactic medium; and dark matter. The course is intended for advanced undergraduate astrophysics majors and first and second year graduate students. Prerequisite: Physics and Math through PHYS 2610, MATH 3250 (or equivalent); ASTR 2110, 2120 (or equivalent). | |
| ASTR 5640 | Extragalactic Astronomy II (3) |
| This course provides an overview of extragalactic astronomy. Topics include both a qualitative and quantitative discussion of star formation in galaxies, galaxy interactions and mergers, active galaxies and quasars, cosmology, structure formation in the universe, and galaxy formation and evolution. The course is intended for advanced undergraduate astrophysics majors and first and second year graduate students. Proposed: This course provides an overview of extragalactic astronomy. Topics include both a qualitative and quantitative discussion of star formation in galaxies, galaxy interactions and mergers, active galaxies and quasars, cosmology, structure formation in the universe, and galaxy formation and evolution. The course is intended for advanced undergraduate astrophysics majors and first and second year graduate students. Prerequisite: ASTR 5630 or Instructor Permission Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2011 | |
| ASTR 6230 | Introduction to Astronomical Observation Concepts (3) |
| The subject matter of this course is the same as ASTR 1230. Students are offered special assignments and consultation on introductory concepts in observational astronomy related to education. Offered concurrently with undergraduate sections. Prerequisite: Curry School students; instructor permission. | |
| ASTR 6340 | Astronomy Concepts in the Classroom (3) |
| A seminar-style class offered for graduate students in the School of Education and in-service teachers seeking credit towards (re) certification. In addition to astronomy content, students will learn effective astronomy lessons. Prerequisite: instructor permission | |
| ASTR 6420 | Life Beyond the Earth Concepts (3) |
| The subject matter of this course is the same as ASTR 3420. Students are offered special reading assignments and consultation on extraterrestrial life concepts related to education. Offered concurrently with undergraduate sections. Prerequisite: Curry School students; instructor permission. Course was offered Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| ASTR 6470 | Science and Controversy Concepts (3) |
| The subject matter of this course is the same as ASTR 3470. Students are offered special reading assignments and consultation on science and pseudoscience concepts related to education. Offered concurrently with undergraduate sections. Prerequisite: Curry School students; instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| ASTR 6480 | Introduction to Cosmology Concepts (3) |
| The subject matter of this course is the same as ASTR 3480. Students are offered special reading assignments and consultation on cosmology concepts related to education. Offered concurrently with undergraduate sections. Prerequisite: Curry School students; instructor permission. Course was offered Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| ASTR 6559 | New course in Astronomy (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of Astronomy. | |
| ASTR 7559 | New Course in Astronomy (1 - 4) |
| New Course in the subject of astronomy. | |
| ASTR 8500 | Current Astronomical Topics (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | UVa staff and guest speakers discuss current research problems. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ASTR 8559 | New Course in Astronomy. (1 - 4) |
| New Course in the subject of Astronomy. | |
| ASTR 9559 | New Course in Astronomy (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of Astronomy. | |
| ASTR 9995 | Supervised Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Under supervision, the student undertakes or assists with a current research problem. This course may be repeated for credit. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ASTR 9999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| Bengali | |
| BENG 1559 | New Course in Bengali (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Bengali. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| BENG 2559 | New Course in Bengali (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Bengali. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| BENG 3559 | New Course in Bengali (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in teh subject of Bengali. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| Biology | |
| BIOL 150 | Special Topics in Biology (0) |
| Special Topics in Biology. | |
| BIOL 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and Philosophical Inquiry. | |
| BIOL 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and Societies of the World. | |
| BIOL 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Historical Perspectives. | |
| BIOL 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Social and Economic Systems. | |
| BIOL 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, Mathematical, and Physical Inquiry | |
| BIOL 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| BIOL 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and Society | |
| BIOL 1020 | Darwinian Medicine (3) |
| We will explore an emerging aspect of medical thinking- "Darwinian medicine." This new discipline applies the principles of evolutionary biology to the problems of medicine. The evolutionary explanations generated by this approach will help to uncover new and more effective methods of treatment. As a class, we will attempt to construct Darwinian explanations for a variety of illnesses and to design experiments to test this perspective. | |
| BIOL 1040 | The DNA Revolution in Science and Society (3) |
| Imagine a world where your DNA is sequenced for free and any human gene can be altered at will. The goal of this course is to address the question: can our society be better prepared for this transformation in science? Is genetic privacy achievable or genetic discrimination avoidable? Who owns your genes? Do your genes drive your medical future? Classes involve student perspectives and discussions with experts in science, policy, ethics and law. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016 | |
| BIOL 1050 | Genetics for an Informed Citizen (3) |
| Genetics and Genomics form the basis for much of modern biology and the future of medical practice. A basic understanding of them is important for people to be able to evaluate the science behind many issues both public and private. Genetics and Genomics and some of the ways they confront and inform modern life will be covered in a way that is accessible to non-scientists. | |
| BIOL 1060 | Principles of Nutrition (3) |
| Paleo or South Beach? Are supplements wise? Together we will investigate advertising claims, discover & evaluate nutritional resources, discuss public policies & food industry regulations, search through data from epidemiological studies and read clinical cases. To do this, we will delve deep into the physiological workings of the gastrointestinal tract, as well as the molecular metabolic pathways that cells and tissues need to survive & thrive. | |
| BIOL 1080 | Nerve Cells, Networks and Animal Behavior (3) |
| Ecolocation in bats, development of learning in songbirds, paralytic goats and toxic fish. In this course, we'll examine these and other examples from nature to model the fundamental properties of neurons and the neural circuits that underlie various aspects of animal behavior. Building an understanding of the structure & function of the nervous system will include consideration of the evolutionary and developmental emergence of its properties. Course was offered Spring 2017, Spring 2016 | |
| BIOL 1210 | Human Biology and Disease (3) |
| Introduces how the human body works using basic biological principles. Uses disease as a lens to develop healthcare literacy and to understand fundamental healthcare decisions. This course provides tools to help make informed choices as voters and consumers. | |
| BIOL 1559 | New Course in Biology (3) |
| New course in the subject of Biology. | |
| BIOL 2030 | Introductory Biology Laboratory I (1) |
| An investigative experience illustrating modern methods of studying genes and proteins including techniques of DNA isolation, separation, cloning, sequencing, creating recombinant DNA, and using bioinformatics tools.
Prerequisite: Limited to 2nd, 3rd, 4th year students who have completed BIOL2010 Course was offered Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| BIOL 2040 | Introductory Biology Laboratory II (1) |
| Studies life forms, from simple to complex organization, demonstrating the unique properties of living organisms. Exercises focus on evolution, physiology and development.
Prerequisite: Limited to 2nd, 3rd, 4th year students who have completed BIOL2020 Course was offered Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| BIOL 2100 | Introduction to Biology with Laboratory: Cell Biology & Genetics (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | BIOL 2100 is one of two semester courses that together provide an intensive introduction to biology for prospective Biology majors and pre-health (med, vet, dental) students. This course focuses on the fundamentals of cell biology and genetics with an emphasis on classical and modern experimental approaches. Lecture topics and concepts are reinforced and extended during once-weekly laboratory/small group discussions. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2015 |
| BIOL 2200 | Introduction to Biology w/Laboratory: Organismal & Evolutionary Biology (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | BIOL 2200 is one of two semester courses that together provide an intensive introduction to biology for prospective Biology majors and pre-health (med, vet, dental) students. This course focuses on evolution, physiology and development. Lecture topics and concepts are reinforced and extended during once-weekly laboratory/small group discussions. The Introductory courses are not sequenced and may be taken in either order. Course was offered Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2016, Spring 2016 |
| BIOL 2559 | New Course in Biology (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of biology. | |
| BIOL 2757 | Science Writing: Creative Approaches to Biology & Ecology (3) |
| Writing is fundamental to the practice of science. We write about individual organisms, ecosystems, and patterns, to record our findings and to reach broader audiences. This course explores diverse writing styles to improve student communication both inside scientific communities and to the public. Students will be inspired by their experiences at MLBS and by prominent nature and science writers to create a variety of written works. | |
| BIOL 2900 | Teaching Methods for Undergraduate Teaching Assistants (1) |
| This STEM teaching course will help Undergraduate TAs integrate learning theory and effective student engagement practices into their teaching. UTAs will participate in guided discussions to relate recommendations from the education literature to their classroom experiences. Assignments will include learning activities, such as teaching observations & reflections, and designing interventions to assist students with difficult topics/skills. | |
| BIOL 3000 | Cell Biology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Examines the fundamental principles of eukaryotic cell biology at the molecular level. Topics will include: structure and function of the plasma membrane, transport of small molecules, ions and macromolecular complexes across membranes, protein trafficking, the cytoskeleton, signal transduction pathways , and the control of cell division and cellular proliferation. Prerequisites: Must have completed BIOL 2010 or BIOL 2100 or BME 2104 and any two of the following classes CHEM 1410, 1420, & 1820. BIOL 3000 is not repeatable. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 |
| BIOL 3010 | Genetics and Molecular Biology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | What makes humans different from fruit flies? Why does your brain have neurons and not liver cells? This course is all about the answer to these questions: It's the genes! This course covers the chemical make-up of genes, how they're passed on through generations, how they're expressed and how that expression is regulated, how disruption in the structure and expression of genes arise and how those disruptions lead to cellular defects and disease.
Prerequisite: Must have completed BIOL 2010 or BIOL 2100 or BME 2104 and either CHEM 1410 or CHEM 1810 or CHEM 1610. BIOL 3010 is not repeatable. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| BIOL 3020 | Evolution and Ecology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Examines the mechanisms of evolutionary change, with an emphasis on the genetic and evolutionary principles needed to understand the diversification of life on earth. Covers the ecology of individuals and population dynamics. Major topics include the genetics and ecology of natural populations, adaptation, molecular evolution and macroevolution, and the application of evolutionary and ecological concepts to conservation biology. Required for all Biology majors. Prerequisite: Must have completed BIOL 2200. BIOL 3020 is not repeatable. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| BIOL 3030 | Biochemistry (3) |
| Biochemistry underlies nearly every biological process, from environmental science to medicine. When living systems are in chemical and energetic balance, organisms thrive. When they're out of balance, as in disease or unpredictable environments, life is compromised. This course will explain how simple chemical and physical principles apply to the major classes of biological macromolecules that maintain life.
Prerequisite: BIOL 2010 or BIOL 2100 or BME 2104 and BIOL 2020 or BIOL 2040 and either CHEM 2410 or CHEM 1820 | |
| BIOL 3040 | Developmental and Regenerative Biology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Are developmental biology and regenerative biology one and the same? Throughout this course, we will emphasize both classical and modern experimental approaches that have been used to unravel the genetic, molecular and celluar mechanisms of development. Additionally, the practical value of understanding development is enormous, and the relationship between embryology and clinical applications will be a theme that runs throughout the course. |
| BIOL 3050 | Introduction to Neurobiology (3) |
| Analyzes the concepts of general neurobiology, including basic electrophysiology and electrochemistry, origin of bioelectric potentials, sensory, motor, integrative and developmental neurobiology, and conceptual models of simple learning.
Prerequisite: Must have completed BIOL 2010 or BIOL 2100 or BME 2104 and BIOL 2020 or BIOL 2040. May not take if previously completed BIOL 3170. | |
| BIOL 3090 | Our World of Infectious Disease (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Infectious disease impacts every human, plant and animal on earth. What is the most deadly disease in human history? What is killing our ocean's turtles? Why is Zika so scary? We will explore questions related to the biology, transmission, and pathogenicity of infectious agents across the world. We will also place special emphasis on what it takes to successfully control an infectious disease. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2010 |
| BIOL 3120 | General Microbiology (3) |
| Microbes rule. In this course, we will explore how microbes rule the world and how genomics has revolutionized the way we study them. Fundamental principles of microbiology, together with the basics of genomics will be introduced. Topics include microbial cell structure, metabolism, genetics, microbial diversity and ecology, epidemiology, genome sequencing technologies and bioinformatics.
Prerequisites: Must have completed BIOL 2010 or BIOL 2100 or BME 2104 and BIOL 2020 or BIOL 2200 Course was offered Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| BIOL 3140 | Biology of Aging (3) |
| This interdisciplinary course will explore our current knowledge of the biology of aging in populations of plants and animals, including humans. Topics include demographic trends across species; analysis of why organisms age in the context of evolutionary theories; analysis of how organisms age in the context of cellular and physiological theories; and the genetic basis of longevity. Prerequisites: BIOL 2010 and 2020. | |
| BIOL 3150 | General Microbiology Laboratory (2) |
| An introduction to microorganisms and to basic microbiological principles through laboratory experimentation. Emphasis is on the structure, physiology and genetics of bacteria and bacterial viruses.
Prerequisite: BIOL 3120 Course was offered Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| BIOL 3180 | Introduction to Plants and Society (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This is an introductory course that takes a multidisciplinary approach to studying the relationship between plants and people. The course focuses on providing students foundational information on the growth, development, physiology and genetics of plants and explores the connection between plants and people by looking at the use of plants as sources of food, shelter, medicinals and manufactured goods. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| BIOL 3230 | Animal Physiology (3) |
| Focuses on selected vertebrate organ systems; considers other systems where relevant. Prerequisite: BIOL 2010 and 2020. | |
| BIOL 3240 | Introduction to Immunology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies the genetics and cell biology of the vertebrate immune system, with a focus on adaptive immunity. Classic and current experimental systems are emphasized. Prerequisite: Must have completed or be currently taking BIOL 2010 or BIOL 2100 or BME 2104 Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| BIOL 3250 | Introduction to Animal Behavior (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An introduction to comparative studies of animal behavior from neuroethological and evolutionary prospectives. The first deals with proximate causes of behavior, with emphasis on motor, sensory and central aspects of the nervous system. The second deals with ultimate causes, with emphases on natural selection, natural history, and adaptive aspects of behavior. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| BIOL 3260 | Editing Genes and Genomes (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Genome databases contain a wealth of information that enable us to answer myriad questions in biology. Working with genome data requires foundational knowledge in molecular genetic concepts, as well as technical knowledge of how to read and analyze sequence data. This class will provide students with the skills to understand genomic data and its applications in biology and medicine. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023 |
| BIOL 3270 | General Microbiology with Laboratory (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Microbes rule. In this course, we will explore how microbes rule the world and how genomics has revolutionized the way we study them. Fundamental principles of microbiology will be introduced. Topics include microbial cell structure, metabolism, genetics, diversity, evolution and infectious disease. Laboratory work will complement lecture topics and cover the core themes & concepts, as recommended by the American Society of Microbiology. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017 |
| BIOL 3400 | Functional Morphology of Vertebrates (4) |
| Comparative investigations of functional morphology across major vertebrate lineages. Lectures are organized into three units; 1) evolutionary history and patterns of development, 2) integumentary, skeletal and muscular systems, and 3) sensory systems, and neural and endocrine integrations. Topics of investigation focus on biomechanical and physiological performance of biological structures, from cells to organ systems, and on the origins and diversification of form-function complexes among vertebrates. Lab exercises include dissections, observation of prepared specimens and other material, and modeling/simulation of biomechanical systems. This course serves as a 3000-level lab requirement for either the B.A. or B.S. in biology. Prerequisite: BIOL 2010, 2020, 2040. | |
| BIOL 3410 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4) |
| This course, the first in a two-course sequence, is an introduction to the structure and function of the human body. Review of the structure and physiology of cells and tissues leads to in-depth study of the musculoskeletal and nervous systems. Control mechanisms and the contributions of each system to overall homeostasis are emphasized. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014 | |
| BIOL 3420 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course, the second in a two-course sequence, examines structures and functions of the endocrine, cardiovascular, urogenital, respiratory, renal, gastrointestinal and reproductive systems. Control mechanisms and functional integration of these systems in overall homeostasis is emphasized. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2016, Spring 2016 |
| BIOL 3430 | Physiological Mechanisms in Health and Disease (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Emphasis on the functions and integration of human nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, and renal systems in maintaining homeostasis, and by extension, health. Normal function, from cells to organs, of each system provides a foundation for study of mechanisms that lead to dysfunction and the identification of potential therapeutic targets and strategies. |
| BIOL 3440 | Endocrinology (3) |
| Endocrinology | |
| BIOL 3450 | Biodiversity and Conservation (3) |
| Introduction to the fundamental principles of conservation biology (e.g., global species numbers, value of biodiversity, causes of extinction, genetic diversity, island biogeography, priority setting) and current topics of debate (including zoo versus field conservation, effects of global change on species extinction). Conservation case studies will allow students to judge the relevance of biological theory to practical problems in conservation. | |
| BIOL 3510 | Field Biology at Mountain Lake Biological Station (1 - 4) |
| Field experiential courses in evolution, ecology, behavior and biology taught at the Biology Department's Mountain Lake Biological Station (MLBS), a field research and teaching facility located in southwestern Virginia. Students may enroll for more than one section as each section is a specialized topic. Prerequisites: BIOL 2010, 2020, 2030, 2040 or AP credit or equivalent. | |
| BIOL 3559 | New Course in Biology (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of biology. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2019, January 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2013, Summer 2012, Fall 2010 | |
| BIOL 3600 | Natural History of the Appalachians (3) |
| We will explore the habitats that make the Appalachians a unique hotspot for North American biodiversity. We will learn how geology, species interactions, and land-use patterns shape the composition of ecological communities. Field studies near Mountain Lake and trips to other habitats will emphasize field identification, ecological relationships, and conservation issues relating to a wide range of organisms. | |
| BIOL 3650 | Molecular Biology of Human Disease (3) |
| This course addresses molecular mechanisms of gene expression and regulation (e.g., transcription, mRNA splicing, RNA surveillance, and translation) and DNA replication in the context of infectious and genetic diseases. Prerequisites: BIOL 2010 and any two of CHEM 1410, 1420, 1810 & 1820. | |
| BIOL 3660 | Marine Biology and Coral Reef Ecology in San Salvador (4) |
| The course will introduce students to the plants and animals found in the marine and terrestrial environments of the Caribbean and their adaptations in the context of community ecology. Fishes, invertebrates, reptiles and marine algae will be the major groups encountered and snorkeling will be used for observation and collection. Lectures, labs, discussions, and extensive field work included, plus an independent research project. Prerequisites: BIOL 2010, 2020, 2040, or EVSC 3200, or permission of the instructor. | |
| BIOL 3665 | Tropical Ecology and Conservation in Belize (3) |
| This course is an introduction to the organisms and ecosystems of Belize, including fresh water, marine and terrestrial examples. Special emphasis will be placed on the interactions of the ecosystem components and on the conservation of specific ecosystems and locales. Prerequisites: The completed sequence BIOL 2010, 2020, 2030, 2040, or their equivalents, or permission of instructor. | |
| BIOL 3710 | The Biology of Stress (3) |
| What exactly is stress? When is it a good thing; when & why does it become damaging? In this course, we will study how the body responds to physical and psychological stressors. And, we will examine how the physiological mechanisms by which the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis and corticosteroids mediate both positive and negative effects of stress. Understanding of these mechanisms, we can consider how best to prevent damage from stress. | |
| BIOL 3900 | Independent Readings in Biology (1 - 3) |
| Tutorial or seminar course that allows intensive study of the literature in a particular area of biology under the guidance of a Biology faculty member. | |
| BIOL 4005 | Functional Genomics Laboratory: Disease Mechanisms & Cures (3) |
| This course introduces students to scientific-based discovery of how molecular dysfunction leads to disease. It also exposes them to the most current tools used in biomedical research to find novel genes and compounds that could help treat human disease. The course includes discovery-oriented lab, workshops, and lectures.
Prerequisite: BIOL3000 and BIOL3010 Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2015 | |
| BIOL 4011 | Homeostasis: The Wisdom of the Body (3) |
| The human body maintains stable energy levels, hydration, and temperature despite the challenges of ever-changing external environment, a process known as homeostasis. This course explores biological models and mechanisms of homeostasis, including how survival needs are monitored and met through changes in behavior and physiology. Students will gain a state-of-the-art perspective on homeostatic biology and its research methods and technology. | |
| BIOL 4012 | Evolution and Ecology of Infectious Diseases (3) |
| In this course, we'll dive into our current understanding of the evolution and ecology of parasitic interactions through primary literature, modeling, and experimental design. Throughout, we will focus on generating and testing hypotheses, evaluating theoretical models with evidence, drawing parallels between diverse domains of life, and connecting evolutionary and ecological ideas to today's past, present, and future epidemics. | |
| BIOL 4013 | Stem Cells in Development and Disease (3) |
| The course will deep dive into what stem cells are, what they do, where and how they function, and how we can use stem cells in the clinic to repair damaged tissue and restore tissue function. The course will consist of a series of lectures and student run discussions related to current scientific literature. Course was offered Spring 2022 | |
| BIOL 4014 | Cellular Origins of Animal Diversity (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Animals are incredibly diverse, but they all evolved from the same single-celled ancestor that lived hundreds of millions of years ago. This course takes a cell-biological approach to explore key questions in animal evolution such as the origins of multicellularity and differentiation. Students will gain a cutting-edge perspective on current research that integrates cell, developmental, and evolutionary biology to explore animal origins. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022 |
| BIOL 4015 | Neural Development Laboratory: From stem cells to neuronal circuitry (3) |
| Neural stem cells proliferate throughout development to generate the immense diversity of neuronal cell types present in our adult brains. What are the signals that drive neural stem cells to proliferate & what are the signals that terminate stem cell divisions once development is complete? Using Drosophila we will investigate these questions and address specifically the role of nutrition in regulating profileration of the stem cell population.
Prerequisite: BIOL 3000, BIOL 3010 | |
| BIOL 4016 | Genetic Approaches to Precision Medicine (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course addresses the impact of the human genome project on understanding human genetic disease, focusing on the invaluable role for animal models of diseases in augmenting evaluation of genomic information to develop strategies for precision medicine. Animal models are an invaluable asset in reaching this goal because they allow experimental manipulations that go far beyond what is possible in human patients. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022 |
| BIOL 4017 | The Immortal Germ Line (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | One of the most important characteristics of life is the ability to reproduce. In order to produce new life, multicellular organisms evolved specialized cells whose only purpose is reproduction ¿ the germ cells. Germ cells are the only cells that persist from one generation to the next and are often called immortal. We will decipher how these totipotent stem cells function in order to faithfully create the next generation of organisms. |
| BIOL 4018 | NextGen Sequencing: Minion the Microbe Detective (3) |
| Microbes rule. This course will teach microbial genomics using the cutting edge next-generation DNA sequencing technology and its applications to study microbes around us. Topics covered include microbial genomics, DNA sequencing and sequence analysis. | |
| BIOL 4019 | Psychopharmacology of Plants (3) |
| This course begins with discussion of pharmacological principles and normal function of the nervous and endocrine system. As we continue, we will describe how exogenous substances derived from plants (like drugs) impact the nervous system to restore normal or near-normal function, or alter normal function, in humans. The use of agents from plants in the alleviation of depression and anxiety will be emphasized. | |
| BIOL 4020 | Computational Evolutionary Biology (3) |
| The evolutionary history of a population can be studied by examining patterns of genetic variation among individuals. Using information about genetic variation, we can infer historical evolutionary events like migration and adaptation. In this lab course, you will learn to utilize genomic data to conduct evolutionary inference. We will learn fundamentals of population genetics, bioinformatic skills, and research methods applied to real short-read sequencing data. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| BIOL 4040 | Laboratory in Cell Biology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces students to experimental approaches, including mammalian cell culture, gel electrophoresis, western blotting and immunofluorescence microscopy, that are used to study both normal and pathological processes at the level of individual cells. The biological theme of the course will be Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related neurodegenerative disorders. One laboratory lecture and one afternoon laboratory per week. Prerequisite: BIOL 3000 Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| BIOL 4045 | Neurodegenerative Diseases (3) |
| This course for advanced undergrads will focus mainly on research about Alzheimer's disease, and will meet once/week for 3 hours. The first 3 weeks will be primarily didactic, and the remainder of the course will be a "journal club" in which primary research paper discussions will be led by teams of students. Assessments will be based on how well students lead and participate in discussions, and on exams. | |
| BIOL 4050 | Developmental Mechanisms of Human Disease (3) |
| This course will cover advanced principles of developmental biology and how embryonic developmental pathways impinge on human disease. Topics will include congenital organ related disease, stem cell biology and its therapeutic applications, regenerative medicine and the impact of environmental factors on disease. | |
| BIOL 4060 | Organ Development and Tissue Engineering (3) |
| Why do most of our adult body tissues have limited regenerative capacity? How can terminally diseased organs be replaced? This course will cover the cellular mechanisms that regulate animal tissue formation, regeneration and repair in vivo. Students will gain insights into the opportunities, limitations, and risks of tissue engineering in vitro, as an emerging research field that may lead to revolutionary organ replacement strategies.
Prerequisite: BIOL 3000 Course was offered Spring 2015 | |
| BIOL 4070 | Developmental Biology Laboratory (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The goal of this course is to provide an original, unknown outcome research experience in developmental biology. After training in basic methods and descriptions of selected research problems, students form teams and investigate a problem of their choosing. Team members work together in the lab, but each writes an independent research proposal, a notebook, and a final project report on which they are graded. Prerequisite: BIOL 3000 or 3010. |
| BIOL 4080 | Advanced Hormones and Behavior (3) |
| From plants to humans, hormones shape various aspects of organismal form and behavior over contemporary and evolutionary time. Delve into endocrine pathways, hormones' influence on development, and their role in coordinating responses to environmental and physiological stimuli. Gain a deep understanding endocrinology theories, concepts, and methods, and the ability to critically evaluate hormonal impacts on ecosystem and human health. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| BIOL 4090 | Environmental Public Health (2) |
| This is an interdisciplinary exploration of environmental public health issues. Students develop and research topics, lead small group discussions, give oral presentations, and write papers. Scope of student research in topic development includes env. science, ecology, epidemiology, toxicology, pathophysiology, gene-environment interactions, directions in clinical and translational research, and environmental and biomedical policy development. Course was offered Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016 | |
| BIOL 4100 | Management of Forest Ecosystems (4) |
| An ecosystem course that treats the ecology of forests and consequences of forest processes in natural and managed systems. The class emphasizes the "pattern & process" concept that is the central theme in modern vegetation sciences at increasing scales: from form/function of leaves and other parts of trees through population, community and landscape ecology to the role of forests in the global climate and carbon-cycling. It is recommended to take EVSC 3200 prior to enrollment in this class. | |
| BIOL 4120 | When Good Cells Go Bad (3) |
| This course will cover topics related to major neurodegenerative diseases including Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Muscular Dystrophy (MD), Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor (Neurofibrosarcoma) and Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST). Topics related to pathology and molecular mechanism of diseases, possible drug discovery targets, and therapeutic discovery approaches will be emphasized. Prerequisites: BIOL 3000 and BIOL 3010. | |
| BIOL 4130 | Population Ecology and Conservation Biology (3) |
| The mathematical foundations of population dynamics and species interactions as applied to population and community ecology and problems in conservation biology. One semester of calculus is recommended.
Prerequisite: BIOL 3020 or EVSC 3200 | |
| BIOL 4135 | Biology of Aging (3) |
| Aging is an evolutionary paradox because it decreases physiological function and increases the risk of mortality, yet aging persists in most species. We will explore the theories of aging and the diversity of the patterns of aging across species from flies to plants to humans. We will use the primary literature in the fields of evolution, genetics and cell biology to gain a comprehensive understand of the latest advances in this field. | |
| BIOL 4140 | NextGen Sequencing and Its Applications (1) |
| Students will learn the next generation sequencing technologies and explore their applications in the studies of evolution and ecology. This course is a lecture and journal club format where primary scientific literature will be discussed. Students will also learn basic bioinformatic skills.
Prerequisite: BIOL 3020 Course was offered Fall 2013 | |
| BIOL 4150 | Evolution of Sex (3) |
| Despite the many benefits of asexual reproduction, the vast majority of eukaryotic organisms reproduce sexually. How sex evolved, and how it persists despite its many associated costs, are major unanswered questions in biology. We will explore the diversity of sexual reproduction and associated evolutionary phenomena with a focus on critically evaluating current research and theory in this field.
Prerequisite: BIOL 3020 or permission from Instructor | |
| BIOL 4180 | Behavioral Ecology (3) |
| Behavioral ecology explores the evolutionary analysis and explanations for the diversity of animal behavior, including foraging decisions, altruism, cooperation, mate choice, group living, parental care and range of other sociobiological phenomena.
Prerequisite: BIOL 3020. | |
| BIOL 4190 | Biological Clocks (3) |
| Introduces biological timekeeping as used by organisms for controlling diverse processes, including sleep-wakefulness cycles, photoperiodic induction and regression, locomotor rhythmicity, eclosion rhythmicity, and the use of the biological clock in orientation and navigation.
Prerequisite: BIOL 3000 or 3010 or 3020 Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| BIOL 4210 | Genome Sciences: The DNA Revolution in Science and Society (3) |
| This course will chronicle the meteoric rise in our ability to collect DNA sequence data & reconstruct genomes, and how this contributes to understanding evolution & the genetic basis of traits, including disease. Discussions with leading experts in science, policy or law will allow students to consider the promises & limitations of genomic research, as well as the future societal impact of having nearly ubiquitous genetic information.
Prerequisite: BIOL 3010 and BIOL 3020 Course was offered Spring 2015 | |
| BIOL 4220 | Introduction to Systems Biology (3) |
| An introduction to a new research paradigm that focuses on the systematic study of complex interactions at the molecular, network and genomic level. This course will review state-of-the-art high throughput techniques and modeling methods used to obtain, integrate and analyze complex data from biological systems. This course will be a combination of text based lectures and discussions of the current literature pertinent to Systems Biology. Prerequisites: BIOL 3010. Also recommended is BIOL 3000 | |
| BIOL 4230 | Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics (4) |
| The Genome Era has transformed modern biology, providing sequence data that records genetic changes that occur over time scales from billions of years (evolution) to months (tumor growth). This interdisciplinary course introduces the algorithms, statistics & biological concepts used to make inferences from genome datasets and will provide the computational foundation & practical experience needed to test biological questions using genome data. | |
| BIOL 4240 | History and Philosophy of Biology (3) |
| This course will give an overview of the major conceptual and experimental advances in Biology. It will explore the relationships of Biology to mathematics and physical sciences and explore philosophical issues relevant to science in general, Biology in particular. Course was offered Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| BIOL 4250 | Human Genetics (3) |
| Focuses on the fundamental knowledge about organization, expression, and inheritance of the human genome. Reviews classical Mendelian genetics and human genetic (pedigree) analysis. Emphasizes understanding human genetics in molecular terms. Includes gene mapping procedures, methodologies for identifying genes responsible for inherited diseases, the molecular basis of several mutant (diseased) states, the human genome project, and discussions about genetic screening and gene therapy. Prerequisite: BIOL 3010. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| BIOL 4260 | Cellular Mechanisms (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course uses a case study approach to examine cellular processes that underlie diverse diseases and to identify the relevant molecular components that have been validated or that may serve as new therapeutic targets. We will discuss both established, transformative drugs as well as novel, emerging therapies under development. We will consider socio-economic and demographic issues that impact the accessibility and affordability of new drugs. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| BIOL 4265 | Developmental Neurobiology (3) |
| The diverse functions of the nervous system depend on precise wiring of connections between neurons. This course covers cellular and molecular processes of how neuronal connections are established during development. Diseases which result from failing to establish the circuitry will also be discussed. This course will introduce research methods and technology, and encourage students to develop logical rationale of contemporary research. Course was offered Fall 2019 | |
| BIOL 4270 | Animal Behavior Laboratory (3) |
| This laboratory course provides hands-on experiences with experimental approaches used to study animal behavior. The laboratory exercises explore visual and auditory sensory perception, biological clock, reproductive and aggressive behaviors using actively behaving animals such as hamsters, cichlid fish, crickets and electric fish. Students are given opportunities to design hypothesis-testing experiments in some laboratories. | |
| BIOL 4280 | The Genetic Basis of Behavior (3) |
| This course studies behavior paradigms in model animals and the modern genetic tools used study and dissect the circuits underlying them. Can an animal as simple as a fly or mouse learn simple tasks, show appetitive behaviors and cravings, and inform studies of human addiction? Readings from classic and current literature will show the historical context of this field and develop critical reading skills.
Prerequisites: BIOL 3000, BIOL 3010 Course was offered Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013 | |
| BIOL 4310 | Sensory Neurobiology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This two-lectures-per-week course explores the basic principles of sensory neurobiology. The course consists of four modules. Each module represents one of the senses & consists of an introductory lecture, one or several lectures that will delve into the details of that sense, a current topic lecture on some recent finding, & finally, a guest lecture from a UVa researcher. Completion of BIOL 3050 or PSYC 2200 or PSYC 3200 strongly recommended. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2010 |
| BIOL 4320 | Signal Transduction: How cells talk to each other (3) |
| This advanced undergraduate course explores how cells communicate with each other and respond to their environment. This area of biology is referred to as signal transduction and is the basis for most if not all normal and disease processes in humans. Therefore, significant time is spent on defining archetypal signaling modules that all cells use to receive and communicate information to and from their environment. Prerequisites: BIOL 3000 & BIOL 3010 Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| BIOL 4330 | Wiring the Brain (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course focuses on how relatively simple model systems provide the clues as to how certain synaptic connections form and lead to specific behaviors. This will be followed by discussion of how this knowledge can be applied to the understanding and treatment of human neural disorders. 25% of the course is standard lectures and the rest, student-led discussion of primary literature. Prereqs: BIOL 3000 & BIOL 3010; BIOL 3050 or PSYC 2200 or 3200 |
| BIOL 4335 | Functional Organization of Sensory Systems (3) |
| How do variations in the design of sensory structures and central nervous circuits lead to specialized behaviors as diverse as echolocation, acoustic perception of species-specific mating songs and spatial navigation? Throughout the course, we will examine the scientific literature that relates to the functional design of vertebrate and invertebrate sensory systems through classroom presentations and discussion. | |
| BIOL 4340 | Experimental Foundations of Neurobiology (3) |
| The course content will focus on three areas of neurobiological research: conduction of the nervous impulse, sensory physiology, and synaptic physiology.
Prerequisites: Must have completed BIOL 3050 or BIOL 3170 or PSYC 4200 Course was offered Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| BIOL 4350 | Metabolism: In Sickness and in Health (3) |
| A worldwide obesity epidemic exists. With it comes increased risk of chronic disease, such as Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and certain cancers. This course will survey the molecular, genetic, physiologic and behavioral paths that lead to obesity and that contribute to prevalent chronic diseases. Through discussions of scientific literature, we will gain an integrated view of the factors that influence our energy homeostasis. Prerequiste: BIOL 3000, 3010. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017 | |
| BIOL 4360 | Cytokine Signaling and Neural Development (1) |
| This is a journal club format seminar where we perform an in depth analysis of the papers listed below. One paper will be covered per week with a review article also assigned for background. There are no presenters; rather we will have discussion leaders. All participants should be prepared to present any of the panels in the week's paper. | |
| BIOL 4365 | How to Map a Brain (1) |
| If you want to understand how our brain works, this is the course for you! In this student-driven Journal Club-style seminar series, we will consider recent neuroscience literature for discussion of the most innovative discoveries. A broad range of outstanding neuroscience issues will be considered; topics could include, for example, strategies for gene therapy for human neurological diseases, or the remote control of learning and memory.
Prerequisite: Instructor Permission | |
| BIOL 4370 | Epigenetics (3) |
| Explores the emerging science, Epigenetics. Topics include epigenetics in model organisms and molecular mechanisms such as the Polycomb and Trithorax Group proteins, histone modifications and variants, dosage compensation, DNA methylation, nuclear reprogramming and stem cell pluripotency. Prerequisites: Genetics and Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry strongly recomended. | |
| BIOL 4380 | Evolution and Ecology of Development (3) |
| From the seahorse's body to the venus flytrap's jaws to the human brain, nature abounds with amazing adaptations. This interdisciplinary course explores how and why such biodiversity evolves as well as what limits diversity. Lectures and case studies will focus on core concepts, recent advances, and integrative approaches, placing special emphasis on the interplay between gene regulatory networks, the environment, and population genetics. Prerequisites: BIOL 3010, BIOL 3020 Course was offered Fall 2014 | |
| BIOL 4390 | Biological Therapy of Cancer (3) |
| This seminar course revolves around student-led presentations of primary literature in the field of cancer therapy using novel approaches including immunotherapies. Objectives include providing the student with significant exposure to primary literature and the development of critical thinking skills. Prerequisite: BIOL 3240. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016 | |
| BIOL 4410 | Molecular Biology and Genetics (3) |
| A survey of contemporary issues in molecular biology and genetics. The course will be a combination of text based lectures and discussions of the current literature emphasizing the development of critical reading techniques. Prerequisites: BIOL 3000, 3010 Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| BIOL 4430 | Experimental Plant Biology Laboratory: Drugs & Infectious Diseases (3) |
| We can't live without plants. Plants make our existence possible, and they hold secrets for a better future. Our experimental approach in this lab will combine genetics and genomics strategies to uncover some of those secrets. We'll search for genes and biosynthetic pathways that contribute to the success of plants at fighting off microbial infections. Ultimately, studies like these will lead to new, highly effective antimicrobial therapies.
Prerequisite: BIOL 3010, BIOL 3150 | |
| BIOL 4440 | Cell Biology of Lipids and Membranes (3) |
| Life requires lipids. Discussion of the literature will integrate lipids into our current protein-centric view of cell biology. Topics considered are current models of membrane structure and its effect on metabolism; synthesis and distribution of lipids to regulate cell communication, gene expression, and the coding of identity; how pathogens turn lipids against host cells; and how common pharmaceuticals affect lipid biology to treat disease. Course was offered Spring 2017 | |
| BIOL 4450 | Plant-Animal Interactions (3) |
| Plants & animals have a long co-evolutionary history, with their interactions shaping natural ecosystems, as well as our own daily lives. We'll emphasize the evolutionary and ecological implications of these interactions to consider topics, such as pollination, herbivory and dispersal. We'll also address questions like: Why is flower color, shape and scent so diverse? How do animals eat toxic plants? How do fruit help plants finds new habitat? | |
| BIOL 4460 | Forest Sampling (3) |
| Study of quantitative methods for sampling forest ecosystems | |
| BIOL 4480 | Macromolecular Structure (3) |
| Exploration, in depth, of principles underlying protein and nucleic acid structures and the techniques used to determine those structures.
Prerequisite: CHEM2410 and 2420 or BIOL3000 or permission of instructor | |
| BIOL 4510 | Field Biology at Mountain Lake Biological Station (1 - 4) |
| Field experiential courses in evolution, ecology, behavior and biology taught at the Biology Department's Mountain Lake Biological Station (MLBS), a field research and teaching facility located in southwestern Virginia. Students may enroll for more than one section as each section is a specialized topic. Prerequisites: BIOL 3020 Evolution & Ecology or equivalent. | |
| BIOL 4559 | New Course in Biology (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | New course in the subject of biology. Course was offered January 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Janiuary 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Fall 2009 |
| BIOL 4560 | Electric Crayfish: Elements of Neurophysiology (3) |
| Course uses electrophysiological techniques with living crayfish material to examine principles of neurobiological function, including cellular resting potentials, propagated action potentials, neuromuscular physiology, aspects of neuromuscular organization, and sensory neuron physiology and organization. A lab lecture will precede each lab session. Grading will be based upon written laboratory reports and two midterm laboratory exams.
Prerequisite: BIOL 3170 | |
| BIOL 4585 | Selected Topics in Biology (1 - 3) |
| Periodic seminar offerings to provide intensive study of the scientific literature in focused areas of Biology. Course was offered January 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Janiuary 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, January 2021, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2012 | |
| BIOL 4610 | Molecular Evolution: Diversity, Mutants, and the Biological Myth of Race (3) |
| Through the analysis of patterns of genetic variation in DNA, the field of Molecular Evolution seeks to gain insight into the fundamental evolutionary forces that generate, maintain, and remove genetic diversity. These forces shape the abundance of deleterious and beneficial mutations and reflect physical and behavioral differences between populations. In this course, we will dive into theoretical population genetics as a framework to develop an intuitive understanding of these evolutionary processes. We will apply this understanding to diversity among humans and all other life on earth. Prerequisite: BIOL3010, BIOL3020 required; STAT 2020 and calculus (MATH 1210, 1220, 1310, or 1320) suggested. | |
| BIOL 4660 | How do they do it? Method and Logic in Biomedical Science (3) |
| How has a bioluminescent jellyfish saved lives? What does a Himalayan pond fish have to do with research into the origins of psychiatric disorders? Innovative methods in biomedical research have played a significant part in the development of revolutionary disease cures, treatments and diagnostics. This course will examine many of these technical approaches and how they have led to such significant discoveries in basic biomedical research.
Prerequisite: BIOL 3010 | |
| BIOL 4751 | Plant Diversity& Conservation: Bioinformatics and Systematics (3) |
| The extraordinary diversity of the southern Appalachians will be used to explore the world of plants. We will visit unique mountain habitats to study the different species assemblages in these ecologically wide-ranging sites. Based upon our observations and analyses, we will critique contemporary views of the most effective conservation units (individual, population, species, family, habitat) and the methods used to achieve conservation goals. | |
| BIOL 4752 | Stream Ecology (3) |
| Students will integrate principles of stream and watershed ecology to gain insight into stream-dwelling organisms and their environments. Participants will be introduced to the physical, chemical and biological organization of aquatic ecosystems, current theories in stream and watershed ecology, and lab and field methods for conducting stream research, and will participate in field/lab explorations and student-led discussions. | |
| BIOL 4753 | Field Biology of Fungi (3) |
| The southern Appalachians provide an ideal setting to explore the biology of fungi. This class provides an introduction with emphasis on fieldID and current experimental methods used to study fungal genetics, ecology, and evolution. Lab exercises will use filamentous fungi to demonstrate methods for identification, culture techniques, breeding systems, genetic analysis, and interaction biology. Field trips will survey the taxonomic diversity. Course was offered Summer 2016 | |
| BIOL 4754 | Field Herpetology (3) |
| We will focus on the ecology and evolution of reptiles and amphibians, leveraging their diversity in the southeastern US. In both the field and laboratory, we will study 1) the evolutionary relationships among reptiles and amphibians, 2) key evolutionary innovations that characterize each major lineage, 3) reptile and amphibian systems in ecological and evolutionary research, and 4) location and identification of reptiles and amphibians. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014 | |
| BIOL 4755 | Field Biology of Fishes (3) |
| MLBS sits on the Eastern Continental Divide providing an incredible diversity of freshwater habitats. Proficiency in ichthyology will be developed through field trips and lab work. Themes include: fish ID; patterns and drivers of diversity; interactions on individual, population, community and ecosystem levels; evolution; and influences of human activities. Students will design and conduct a research project and present at a class symposium. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2014 | |
| BIOL 4756 | Field Ornithology (3) |
| Students will be exposed to the biology, ecology, and evolutionary biology of birds through hands-on experience. Field exercises will teach how to identify birds by sight and sound, measure birds in hand, and monitor birds and their behaviors. These opportunities will be augmented with lectures on bird physiology, morphology, and diversity. Independent research projects will enable students to further develop their skills. | |
| BIOL 4757 | GIS for Field Biologists (3) |
| This course will cover the fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems as applied to biological questions with application in ecology, evolution, conservation, disease ecology, and human land-use. Students will learn spatial theory, analysis, and hands-on use of GIS software (including ArcGIS). Field laboratories will allow students to use Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and learn to incorporate this technology into spatial analyses. Course was offered Summer 2014 | |
| BIOL 4758 | Field Biology of Insects (3) |
| Insects are perhaps the most important animal group on the face of the earth. Their enormous diversity makes them important models for understanding many concepts in biology. Students will observe the bits and pieces of an insect, they will discover how adaptation relates to diversity, and they will learn to identify the major insect groups. Field trips to varied habitats allow students to collect insects and understand their natural history. Course was offered Summer 2019, Summer 2017 | |
| BIOL 4759 | Field Methods in Wildlife Ecology (3) |
| An introduction to field research methods for measuring and monitoring animals with an emphasis on testing biological and wildlife management hypotheses. We will survey small mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians. Students will learn sampling designs, protocols, and types of studies. Exercises will include surveying, trapping, marking, and measuring animals. Skills learned will be used in hypothesis-driven group projects. Course was offered Summer 2015 | |
| BIOL 4760 | Hormones and Behavior (3) |
| Hormones alter the development and expression of animal behavior. Behavior in turn changes the effects of hormones. We'll take an evolutionary approach in exploring the causation and mechanism of hormone-mediated behaviors. We will use endocrinological techniques to examine behavior and hormone variation in wild populations. Students will help design and conduct a class research project with the goal of publishing our results. Course was offered Summer 2015 | |
| BIOL 4761 | Wildlife Disease Ecology (3) |
| This course focuses on the ecology and evolution of infectious diseases in wild animal populations. Topics include the population biology of parasites and pathogens, host immune defenses and pathogen virulence, and wildlife conservation and disease. Students will gain experience with quantitative methods and field and laboratory techniques, including parasite identification and handling of insects, birds, amphibians, and small mammals. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2018 | |
| BIOL 4762 | Field Behavioral Ecology (3) |
| This course will illustrate principles of behavior and provide experience with methods used in animal behavior research. Students will develop an understanding of the scientific process as applied to behavior research, learn how behavior evolves and why we see the behavioral patterns that we do, and learn how to conduct research in wild populations. The class will work collaboratively to develop and carry out a field research project. Course was offered Summer 2023, Summer 2022 | |
| BIOL 4770 | Synthetic Biology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | By applying the principles of engineering to biology, students will design molecules, viruses, and cells to solve global problems in public health, food security, manufacturing, information processing, and the environment, changing the traditional question of 'How do cells work?' to 'How can I get a cell to work for me?' Students will gain experience in writing internationally competitive research project proposals. Prerequisite: Instructor Permission Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015 |
| BIOL 4810 | Distinguished Major Seminar in Biological Research I (2) |
| Two-hour, weekly discussion of recent advances in biology; attend biology seminars, interact with seminar speakers, explore the philosophy and practice of science, and learn skills in oral and written research presentation. Prerequisite: Fourth-year DMP in Biology. | |
| BIOL 4820 | Distinguished Major Seminar in Biological Research II (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Two-hour, weekly discussion of recent advances in biology; attend biology seminars, interact with seminar speakers, explore the philosophy and practice of science, and learn skills in oral and written research presentation. Prerequisite: Fourth-year DMP in Biology. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| BIOL 4900 | Independent Study in Biology (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Independent study under the direction of a Biology faculty member for students to read and critically assess primary research papers and current reviews in a focused area of the life sciences. Directed readings and discussions can be used to explore how contemporary topics and research areas can be incorporated into other formal courses. Students will have the opportunity to develop both scientific writing and oral presentation skills. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015 |
| BIOL 4910 | Independent Research in the Life Sciences (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Undergraduate research under the direction of a UVA Professor who doesn't belong to the Biology Department. Despite the 'Closed' status of BIOL4910 on SIS, the course is open for enrollment. For application instructions, see the section 'How to Enroll in Independent Research with a Faculty Member Outside of the Biology Department' at: https://bio.as.virginia.edu/undergraduate/research. Prerequisite: Instructor Permission Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014 |
| BIOL 4920 | Independent Research in Biology (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Independent research for qualified undergraduates under the direction of a faculty member within the Biology Department.
Prerequisite: Instructor Permission Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014 |
| BIOL 4930 | Distinguished Major Thesis Research (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course is the final semester of Independent Research for participants of the Biology Distinguished Majors Program. During this semester, students will complete their laboratory investigations, ultimately presenting the sum of their work in a written thesis. Prerequisite: Instructor Permission Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017 |
| BIOL 4940 | Capstone Research for the BS in Biology (2) |
| This course will provide students with essential hands-on experience in experimental design, data collection, analysis, and science communication. Students will have the opportunity to think critically and creatively about biology and to develop research competencies. Students will work with a mentor to develop a project that makes a unique scientific contribution and will communicate their findings to a broader audience. | |
| BIOL 5070 | Practical Aspects of Light Microscopy in the Biological Sciences (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Practical usage of various microscopy imaging methodologies to study the morphology and cellular function in various biological systems from single cell to single molecule in cells and tissues. Topics include basics theory of microscopy, imaging and image analysis to solve various biological questions, fluorophore labeling, technical and hands on training on various microscopy techniques applied in different biological and biomedical investigations. Lectures, discussion, student presentations and laboratory. |
| BIOL 5080 | Developmental Mechanisms (3) |
| Analyzes the cellular and molecular basis of developmental phenomena, reviewing both classical foundations and recent discoveries. Lectures focus on the major developmental systems used for analysis of embryogenesis (e.g., mouse, frog, and fly) and concentrate on several themes that pervade modern research in this area (e.g., signal transduction mechanisms). Readings are from the primary research literature, supplemented by textbook assignments. Lectures and discussion. Prerequisite: BIOL 3000 and BIOL 3010 or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| BIOL 5250 | Ecological Issues in Global Change (4) |
| Introduces development and application of theoretical constructs and mathematical models for projecting the dynamics of terrestrial ecosystems to large scale changes in the environment. Prerequisites: EVSC 3200 or equivalent, one year of college calculus, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| BIOL 5559 | New Course in Biology (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of biology. Course was offered Summer 2016, Spring 2013 | |
| BIOL 5995 | Biological Research at Mountain Lake Biological Station (1 - 4) |
| Biology Research at Mountain Lake Biological Station is designed for students participating in the Mountain Lake Biological Station summer Master's Degree Program. | |
| BIOL 6559 | New Course in Biology (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of biology. | |
| BIOL 7013 | Stem Cells in Development and Disease (3) |
| The course will deep dive into what stem cells are, what they do, where and how they function, and how we can use stem cells in the clinic to repair damaged tissue and restore tissue function. The course will consist of a series of lectures and student run discussions related to current scientific literature. Course was offered Spring 2022 | |
| BIOL 7020 | Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics (3) |
| Examines the mechanisms of evolution within populations, molecular evolution, and the process of speculation. Topics include genetics of adaptation and speciation, natural selection, and the processes influencing the evolution of genes and genomes at the molecular level. Prerequisites: BIOL 3010 Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| BIOL 7045 | Neurodegenerative Diseases (3) |
| This course will focus mainly on research about Alzheimer's disease, and will meet once a week for 3 hours The first 3 weeks will be primarily didactic, and the remainder of the course will be a "journal club" in which primary research paper discussions will be led by teams of students. Assessments will be based on how well students lead and participate in discussions, and on exams. Course was offered Fall 2022 | |
| BIOL 7060 | Organ Development and Tissue Engineering (3) |
| Why do most of our adult body tissues have limited regenerative capacity? How can terminally diseased organs be replaced? This course will cover the cellular mechanisms that regulate animal tissue formation, regeneration and repair in vivo. Students will gain insights into the opportunities, limitations, and risks of tissue engineering in vitro, as an emerging research field that may lead to revolutionary organ replacement strategies.
Prerequisite: BIOL 3000 Course was offered Spring 2015 | |
| BIOL 7110 | Teaching Science in Higher Education (1) |
| This STEM teaching course will help graduate TAs integrate learning theory and effective student engagement practices into their teaching. GTAs will participate in guided discussions to relate recommendations from the education literature to their classroom experiences. Assignments will include learning activities, such as teaching observations & reflections, and designing interventions to assist students with difficult topics/skills. | |
| BIOL 7120 | When Good Cells Go Bad (3) |
| This course will cover topics related to major neurodegenerative diseases including Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Muscular Dystrophy (MD), Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor (Neurofibrosarcoma) and Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST). Topics related to pathology and molecular mechanism of diseases, possible drug discovery targets, and therapeutic discovery approaches will be emphasized. | |
| BIOL 7130 | Population Ecology and Conservation Biology (4) |
| The natural history and mathematical theory of population dynamics, species interactions and life history evolution. Lectures emphasize theory and experimental tests; class discussions focuses on applications to conservation of plant and animal populations. | |
| BIOL 7140 | NextGen Sequencing and Its Applications (1) |
| Students will learn the next generation sequencing technologies and explore their applications in the studies of evolution and ecology. This course is a lecture and journal club format where primary scientific literature will be discussed. Students will also learn basic bioinformatic skills. Course was offered Fall 2013 | |
| BIOL 7150 | Evolution of Sex (3) |
| Despite the many benefits of asexual reproduction, the vast majority of eukaryotic organisms reproduce sexually. How sex evolved, and how it persists despite its many associated costs, are major unanswered questions in biology. We will explore the diversity of sexual reproduction and associated evolutionary phenomena with a focus on critically evaluating current research and theory in this field.
Prerequisite: BIOL 3020 or permission from Instructor | |
| BIOL 7160 | Functional Genomics (3) |
| The first half of the course serves as an introduction to basic bioinformatics and genomics. The second half of the course concentrates on the rapidly evolving discipline of Functional Genomics, which takes advantage of the dramatic increase in the amount. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| BIOL 7170 | Cellular Neurobiology (4) |
| Explores a cellular approach to the study of the nervous system. Topics include the structure & function of ionic channels in cell membranes; the electrochemical basis of the cell resting potential; the generation & conduction of nerve impulses; and synaptic transmissions. Three lecture and demonstration/discussion credits. Class mtgs include lectures, discussion, student presentations, and computer simulations of neurophysiology w/ NeuroDynamix. | |
| BIOL 7180 | Behavioral Ecology (3) |
| Behavioral ecology explores the evolutionary analysis and explanations for the diversity of animal behavior, including foraging decisions, altruism, cooperation, mate choice, group living, parental care and range of other sociobiological phenomena. | |
| BIOL 7190 | Biological Clocks (3) |
| Introduces biological timekeeping as used by organisms for controlling diverse processes, including sleep-wakefulness cycles, photoperiodic induction and regression, locomotor rhythmicity, eclosion rhythmicity, and the use of the biological clock in orientation and navigation. | |
| BIOL 7220 | Introduction to Systems Biology (3) |
| An introduction to a new research paradigm that focuses on the systematic study of complex interactions at the molecular, network and genomic level. This course will review state-of-the-art high throughput techniques and modeling methods used to obtain, integrate and analyze complex data from biological systems. This course will be a combination of text based lectures and discussions of the current literature pertinent to Systems Biology. | |
| BIOL 7230 | Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics (4) |
| The Genome Era has transformed modern biology, providing sequence data that records genetic changes that occur over time scales from billions of years (evolution) to months (tumor growth). This interdisciplinary course introduces the algorithms, statistics & biological concepts used to make inferences from genome datasets and will provide the computational foundation & practical experience needed to test biological questions using genome data. | |
| BIOL 7240 | Foundations of Neuroscience I: Genetics, Development, Molecular-Cell Bio (6) |
| This intensive, graduate-level course is designed to provide a foundational understanding of the principles underlying the development, genetics, and molecular-cellular biology of the nervous system. Over the span of the semester, students will engage with three core areas of neuroscience: Genetics in Neuroscience, Neurodevelopment, Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) of Neurons. | |
| BIOL 7280 | The Genetic Basis of Behavior (3) |
| This course studies behavior paradigms in model animals and the modern genetic tools used study and dissect the circuits underlying them. Can an animal as simple as a fly or mouse learn simple tasks, show appetitive behaviors and cravings, and inform studies of human addiction? Readings from classic and current literature will show the historical context of this field and develop critical reading skills. | |
| BIOL 7310 | Sensory Neurobiology (3) |
| This two-lectures-per-week course explores the basic principles of sensory neurobiology. The course consists of four modules. Each module represents one of the senses and consists of an introductory lecture, one or several lectures that will delve into the details of that sense, a current topic lecture on some recent finding, and finally, a guest lecture from a UVa researcher. Prerequisites: Instructor Permission. Course was offered Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| BIOL 7320 | Signal Transduction: How cells talk to each other (3) |
| This advanced undergraduate course explores how cells communicate with each other and respond to their environment. This area of biology is referred to as signal transduction and is the basis for most if not all normal and disease processes in humans. Therefore, significant time is spent on defining archetypal signaling modules that all cells use to receive and communicate information to and from their environment. Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| BIOL 7360 | Cytokine Signaling and Neural Development (1) |
| This is a journal club format colloquium where we perform an in depth analysis of the papers listed below. One paper will be covered per week with a review article also assigned for background. There are no presenters; rather we will have discussion leaders. All participants should be prepared to present any of the panels in the week's paper. | |
| BIOL 7370 | Epigenetics (3) |
| Explores the emerging science, Epigenetics. Topics include epigenetics in model organisms and molecular mechanisms such as the Polycomb and Trithorax Group proteins, histone modifications and variants, dosage compensation, DNA methylation, nuclear reprogramming and stem cell pluripotency. | |
| BIOL 7380 | Evolution and Ecology of Development (3) |
| From the seahorse's body to the venus flytrap's jaws to the human brain, nature abounds with amazing adaptations. This interdisciplinary course explores how and why such biodiversity evolves as well as what limits diversity. Lectures and case studies will focus on core concepts, recent advances, and integrative approaches, placing special emphasis on the interplay between gene regulatory networks, the environment, and population genetics. Prerequisite: BIOL 3010, BIOL 3020 Course was offered Fall 2014 | |
| BIOL 7410 | Molecular Biology (3) |
| A survey of contemporary issues in molecular biology and genetics. The course will be a combination of text-based lectures and discussions of the current literature emphasizing the development of critical reading techniques. This course is meant for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. Background material will be from Molecular Biology of the Gene, 5th ed, Watson et al, Pearson/Benj Cummings, More recent material will be from current literature. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| BIOL 7510 | Field Biology at Mountain Lake Biological Station (1 - 4) |
| Field experiential courses in evolution, ecology, behavior and biology taught at the Biology Department's Mountain Lake Biological Station (MLBS), a field research and teaching facility located in southwestern Virginia. Students may enroll for more than one section, as each section is a specialized topic. | |
| BIOL 7516 | Field Ornithology (1 - 4) |
| Students will be exposed to the biology, ecology, and evolutionary biology of birds through hands-on experience. Field exercises will teach how to identify birds by sight and sound, measure birds in hand, and monitor birds and their behaviors. These opportunities will be augmented with lectures on bird physiology, morphology, and diversity. Independent research projects will enable students to further develop their skills. | |
| BIOL 7559 | New Course in Biology (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of biology. Course was offered Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2016, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2009 | |
| BIOL 7660 | How do they do it? Method and Logic in Cutting-edge Biomedical Science (3) |
| Do you know how a bioluminescent jellyfish protein is saving lives? The green fluorescent protein, earning its discoverers the 2008 Nobel Prize, is only one example of the recent biomedical breakthroughs leading to revolutionary diagnostics, treatments and cures that we will cover. Topics will range from how scientists are using roundworms to cure diabetes to why a pond fish from Himalayas might unlock the mysteries of psychiatric disorders. | |
| BIOL 7751 | Plant Diversity & Conservation: Bioinformatics and Systematics (3) |
| The extraordinary diversity of the southern Appalachians will be used to explore the world of plants. We will visit unique mountain habitats to study the different species assemblages in these ecologically wide-ranging sites. Based upon our observations and analyses, we will critique contemporary views of the most effective conservation units (individual, population, species, family, habitat) and the methods used to achieve conservation goals. | |
| BIOL 7752 | Field Methods in Stream Ecology (3) |
| We will focus on integrating principles of stream and watershed ecology to gain insight into stream dwelling organisms and their environments. Students will be introduced to 1) the physical, chemical and biological organization of aquatic ecosystems, 2) current theories in stream and watershed ecology, and 3) lab and field methods for conducting stream research. Students will conduct independent and group research projects. Course was offered Summer 2014 | |
| BIOL 7753 | Field Biology of Fungi (3) |
| The southern Appalachians provide an ideal setting to explore the biology of fungi. This class provides an introduction with emphasis on fieldID and current experimental methods used to study fungal genetics, ecology, and evolution. Lab exercises will use filamentous fungi to demonstrate methods for identification, culture techniques, breeding systems, genetic analysis, and interaction biology. Field trips will survey the taxonomic diversity. Course was offered Summer 2016 | |
| BIOL 7754 | Field Herpetology (3) |
| We will focus on the ecology and evolution of reptiles and amphibians, leveraging their diversity in the southeastern US. In both the field and laboratory, we will study 1) the evolutionary relationships among reptiles and amphibians, 2) key evolutionary innovations that characterize each major lineage, 3) reptile and amphibian systems in ecological and evolutionary research, and 4) location and identification of reptiles and amphibians. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014 | |
| BIOL 7755 | Field Biology of Fishes (3) |
| MLBS sits on the Eastern Continental Divide providing an incredible diversity of freshwater habitats. Proficiency in ichthyology will be developed through field trips and lab work. Themes include: fish ID; patterns and drivers of diversity; interactions on individual, population, community and ecosystem levels; evolution; and influences of human activities. Students will design and conduct a research project and present at a class symposium. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2014 | |
| BIOL 7756 | Field Ornithology (3) |
| Students will be exposed to the biology, ecology, and evolutionary biology of birds through hands-on experience. Field exercises will teach how to identify birds by sight and sound, measure birds in hand, and monitor birds and their behaviors. These opportunities will be augmented with lectures on bird physiology, morphology, and diversity. Independent research projects will enable students to further develop their skills. | |
| BIOL 7757 | GIS for Field Biologists (3) |
| This course will cover the fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems as applied to biological questions with application in ecology, evolution, conservation, disease ecology, and human land-use. Students will learn spatial theory, analysis, and hands-on use of GIS software (including ArcGIS). Field laboratories will allow students to use Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and learn to incorporate this technology into spatial analyses. Course was offered Summer 2014 | |
| BIOL 7758 | Field Biology of Insects (3) |
| Insects are perhaps the most important animal group on the face of the earth. Their enormous diversity makes them important models for understanding many concepts in biology. Students will observe the bits and pieces of an insect, they will discover how adaptation relates to diversity, and they will learn to identify the major insect groups. Field trips to varied habitats allow students to collect insects and understand their natural history. | |
| BIOL 7759 | Field Methods in Wildlife Ecology (3) |
| An introduction to field research methods for measuring and monitoring animals with an emphasis on testing biological and wildlife management hypotheses. We will survey small mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians. Students will learn sampling designs, protocols, and types of studies. Exercises will include surveying, trapping, marking, and measuring animals. Skills learned will be used in hypothesis-driven group projects. Course was offered Summer 2015 | |
| BIOL 7760 | Hormones and Behavior (3) |
| Hormones alter the development and expression of animal behavior. Behavior in turn changes the effects of hormones. We'll take an evolutionary approach in exploring the causation and mechanism of hormone-mediated behaviors. We will use endocrinological techniques to examine behavior and hormone variation in wild populations. Students will help design and conduct a class research project with the goal of publishing our results. Course was offered Summer 2015 | |
| BIOL 7761 | Wildlife Disease Ecology (3) |
| This course focuses on the ecology and evolution of infectious diseases in wild animal populations. Topics include the population biology of parasites and pathogens, host immune defenses and pathogen virulence, and wildlife conservation and disease. Students will gain experience with quantitative methods and field and laboratory techniques, including parasite identification and handling of insects, birds, amphibians, and small mammals. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2018 | |
| BIOL 7762 | Field Behavioral Ecology (3) |
| This course will illustrate principles of behavior and provide experience with methods used in animal behavior research. Students will develop an understanding of the scientific process as applied to behavior research, learn how behavior evolves and why we see the behavioral patterns that we do, and learn how to conduct research in wild populations. The class will work collaboratively to develop and carry out a field research project. Course was offered Summer 2023, Summer 2022 | |
| BIOL 7850 | Seminar in Environmental and Conservation Biology (2) |
| In-depth investigation of current research and practice in environmental and biological conservation. Format will include the discussion of fundamental and recent readings in conservation and guest speakers from the local scientific and conservation communities. | |
| BIOL 7993 | Independent Study in Biology (1 - 4) |
| A biology faculty member supervises and approves all components of this course, designating the number of credits to be earned prior to enrollment. Students successfully complete one or more courses offered by the Department of Biology at the 3000 level or above and, for each course, write a 10-page (minimum) paper on a relevant topic. Course was offered Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| BIOL 7994 | Independent Study in Biology (3) |
| Independent research for qualified graduates under the direction of a faculty member within the Biology Department. | |
| BIOL 8010 | Integrative Biology Colloquium (2) |
| A weekly conference in which students present reports covering various aspects of Integrative Biology. May be repeated for credit. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2017, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| BIOL 8050 | Advanced Evolutionary Biology (2) |
| This course will cover a range of evolutionary concepts and approaches, including levels of selection, the role of evolution in structuring ecological communities, game theoretical models of adaptation, frequency-dependence, neutral processes and drift, the evolution of sex, the evolution of virulence, the molecular basis of adaptation, population and quantitative genetics, and the evolution of genome structure. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2013 | |
| BIOL 8060 | Colloquium in Circadian Biology (2) |
| Readings and two-hour student seminar preparations focusing on recent research and primary literature in circadian biology. Prerequisites: Instructor Permission Course was offered Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| BIOL 8070 | Colloquium in Population Biology (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A weekly conference arranged around a current topic. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| BIOL 8080 | Colloquium in Fundamental Neuroscience (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This weekly colloquium provides a forum for exploring cutting-edge research in fundamental neuroscience. The course format includes journal club discussions of recent high-impact publications, as well as presentations of ongoing research by both students and faculty members. |
| BIOL 8081 | Advanced Ecology and Evolution 1 (4) |
| This course introduces grad students to a breadth and depth of concepts and theories in modern ecology and evolutionary biology. The couse is co-taught by two BIOL faculty each fall, with different faculty rotating into the course in alternate years, providing expertise in molecular population genetics, genomics, phylogenetics, integrative biology, speciation, microevolution, life-history evolution, and mating systems. | |
| BIOL 8082 | Advanced Ecology and Evolution 2 (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course introduces grad students to a breadth and depth of concepts and theories in modern ecology and evolutionary biology.. The course is taught by a different BIOL faculty each spring, with different faculty rotating into the course in alternate years, providing expertise in molecular population genetics, genomics, phylogenetics, integrative biology, speciation, microevolution, life-history evolution, and mating systems. |
| BIOL 8083 | Advanced Ecology and Evolution 3 (4) |
| This course introduces grad students to a breadth and depth of concepts and theories in modern ecology and evolutionary biology. The couse is co-taught by two BIOL faculty each fall, with different faculty rotating into the course in alternate years, providing expertise in molecular population genetics, genomics, phylogenetics, integrative biology, speciation, microevolution, life-history evolution, and mating systems. | |
| BIOL 8084 | Advanced Ecology and Evolution 4 (2) |
| This course introduces grad students to a breadth and depth of concepts and theories in modern ecology and evolutionary biology.. The course is taught by a different BIOL faculty each spring, with different faculty rotating into the course in alternate years, providing expertise in molecular population genetics, genomics, phylogenetics, integrative biology, speciation, microevolution, life-history evolution, and mating systems. | |
| BIOL 8240 | Professional Skills for the Life Sciences I (3) |
| Introduces professional skills to first-year graduate students in the life sciences. This includes personal skills such as research management, ethics training and career awareness. Skills for communicating in science include small grant writing, poster creation and presentation. Emphasis will be placed on developing a scientific community that recognizes and values diversity. | |
| BIOL 8250 | Professional Skills for the Life Sciences II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces professional skills to first-year graduate students in the life sciences. This includes personal skills such as time management, ethics training and professional identity. Skills for communicating in science include oral presentations to a variety of audiences. Emphasis will be placed on developing a scientific community that recognizes and values diversity. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| BIOL 8260 | Writing in Science: creating grant and research proposals (2) |
| Developing skill in communicating scientific principles and writing compelling research proposals is essential for successful graduate training in the biological sciences. This seminar and workshop course will focus on how to create effective grant and research proposals in preparation for thesis research. Students will be actively involved by presenting their research progress and plans, and critiquing each other's written proposals. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017 | |
| BIOL 8300 | Integrative Studies of the Phenotype (3) |
| This course will explore case studies of research on phenotypes that emphasize the insights and advances gained by bringing a multilevel integrative approach to a target question. Students will learn to apply an integrative perspective to their own research topics by developing a research proposal that expands across levels. This class is open to all life science PhD students with recommendation for those in their 1st or 2nd year. | |
| BIOL 8310 | Career Design for Life Sciences (1) |
| This course uses a student-centered approach to explore the diverse careers available to life science PhD students. Students will identify their skills and experiences that match with professional opportunities, and they will develop a career individual development plan to guide their career planning. This class is open to all life science PhD students after the 2nd year in their program. This class is part of the PhD Plus Career Design series. | |
| BIOL 8320 | Professional Transitions Seminar (1) |
| Students will develop the necessary skills and realistic plans for finishing their dissertations and acquiring a position. Website, curriculum vitae, cover letter, research description, teaching portfolio, and summary of professional experience will be developed. This class is open to all life science PhD students in their 4th or 5th year. Course was offered Fall 2023 | |
| BIOL 8510 | Field Biology at Mountain Lake Biological Station (1 - 4) |
| Field experiential courses in evolution, ecology, behavior and biology taught at the Biology Department's Mountain Lake Biological Station (MLBS), a field research and teaching facility located in southwestern Virginia. Students may enroll for more than one section as each section is a specialized topic. | |
| BIOL 8559 | New Course in Biology (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | New course in the subject of biology. |
| BIOL 8820 | Selected Topics in Developmental Biology (2) |
| A discussion of current problems. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| BIOL 8840 | Selected Topics in Physiology (2) |
| A discussion of current problems. | |
| BIOL 8870 | Selected Topics in Developmental Genetics (1 - 2) |
| A discussion of current problems. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| BIOL 8880 | Selected Topics in Biochemistry (2) |
| A discussion of current problems. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| BIOL 8900 | Selected Topics in Developmental Botany (3) |
| A discussion of current problems. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| BIOL 8998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research (1 - 12) |
| For master's research, taken before a thesis director has been selected. | |
| BIOL 8999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| BIOL 9559 | New Course in Biology (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of biology. Course was offered Fall 2015 | |
| BIOL 9910 | Rotation Research (3) |
| An exposure to the working techniques and interactions of the modern Biological Laboratory. Required of all first-year biology graduate students. | |
| BIOL 9920 | Rotation Research (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An exposure to the working techniques and interactions of the modern Biological Laboratory. Required of all first-year biology graduate students. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| BIOL 9995 | Topical Research in Biology (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Independent research with a member of the Biology faculty in preparation for thesis or dissertation research. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| BIOL 9998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| BIOL 9999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| College Art Scholars Seminar | |
| CASS 1010 | Miller Arts Scholars Seminar (1) |
| CASS 1010 is a required seminar class for Miller Arts Scholars. Faculty from Music, Studio Art, Drama, Creative Writing, and Dance, second through fourth-year Arts Scholars, and others will share aspects of their personal research, thoughts about Arts at the University, practical applications of an Art Major after college, etc. Requisite: Instructor Permission | |
| CASS 1011 | Miller Arts Scholars Discussion (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | CASS 1011 is a discussion course for programmatic development, sharing ideas, and mentoring for first through fourth year Arts Scholars. Prerequisite: Instructor Permission Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013 |
| Chemistry | |
| CHEM 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and Philosophical Inquiry. | |
| CHEM 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and Societies of the World. | |
| CHEM 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Historical Perspectives. | |
| CHEM 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Social and Economic Systems. | |
| CHEM 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, Mathematical, and Physical Inquiry | |
| CHEM 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| CHEM 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and Society | |
| CHEM 1210 | Concepts of Chemistry (3) |
| Explore the connections between chemistry & everyday life. Topics include the chemistry of air/water pollution, global climate change, alternative energy, polymeric materials, organic vs. non-organic agriculture, biotechnology, & drugs will be examined. After learning the pertinent structures, reactions & energetics, we investigate social, economic & political impacts of chemical issues surrounding these issues. No lab. | |
| CHEM 1400 | Foundations of Chemical Principles (3) |
| Establishes a foundation in basic chemical principles. Topics include structure of the atom, periodic table and trends, covalent and ionic bonding, the mole, solutions and liquids, chemical reactions and gases. Primarily for students with a limited background in high school chemistry who intend to enroll in CHEM 1410. Three class hours. No laboratory. Enrollment by instructor permission only. Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013 | |
| CHEM 1410 | Introductory College Chemistry I (3) |
| Introduces the principles and applications of chemistry. Topics include stoichiometry, chemical equations and reactions, chemical bonding, states of matter, thermochemistry, chemical kinetics, equilibrium, acids and bases, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry, and descriptive chemistry of the elements. For students planning to elect further courses in chemistry, physics, and biology and to fulfill prehealth prerequisites. CHEM 1411 may be taken concurrently or after completing 1410. Drop/withdrawal from CHEM 1410, requires drop/withdrawal from CHEM 1411. A grade of C- or higher is required to take CHEM 1420. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| CHEM 1411 | Introductory College Chemistry I Laboratory (1) |
| Introduction to experimental chemistry, developing laboratory skills & safety. Students plan & implement chemistry experiments in cooperative 4-person teams using a guided inquiry approach. Process skills include developing procedures, data analysis, oral & written communication. Mathematica as a computational tool. Topics: glassware characterization & accuracy, unknown identification of & applications of solubility. 3 1/2 hour lab meets weekly. CHEM 1410, 1610, or 1810 must be taken concurrently or prior to CHEM 1411. Drop/withdrawal from CHEM 1410, 1610, or 1810, requires drop/withdrawal from CHEM 1411. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| CHEM 1420 | Introductory College Chemistry II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces the principles and applications of chemistry. Topics include stoichiometry, chemical equations and reactions, chemical bonding, states of matter, thermochemistry, chemical kinetics, equilibrium, acids and bases, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry, and descriptive chemistry of the elements. For students planning to elect further courses in chemistry, physics, and biology and to fulfill prehealth prerequisites.
Prerequisites: CHEM 1410, 1610, or a C- in CHEM 1810 is required. CHEM 1421 may be taken concurrently or after completing 1420. Drop or withdrawal from CHEM 1420, requires drop/withdrawal from CHEM 1421. C or higher required for CHEM 2410. Course was offered Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 |
| CHEM 1421 | Introductory College Chemistry II Laboratory (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Continuation of CHEM 1411, students plan and implement chemistry experiments in cooperative four-person teams using a guided inquiry approach. Mathematica is integrated into the course as a computational chemistry tool. Process skills include developing procedures, data analysis, communication of results, and lab report writing. Topics include thermodynamics, kinetics, acid/base equilibria. 3 1/2 hour lab meets weekly.
Prerequisite: Must have completed CHEM 1411 or CHEM 1611 or CHEM 1811 AND must have completed or currently enrolled in CHEM 1420 Course was offered Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 |
| CHEM 1500 | Chemistry for Health Sciences (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Emphasizes the practical aspects of general, organic, and biological chemistry with numerous applications to clinical and health-related cases and issue. Provides health professionals with the chemical background necessary to understand the diagnostic tests and procedures needed for healthcare delivery. Relationships between inorganic chemistry and the life processes that occur during normal and abnormal metabolism. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015 |
| CHEM 1559 | New Course in Chemistry (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of chemistry. | |
| CHEM 1610 | Introductory Chemistry I for Engineers (3) |
| Introduces the principles and applications of chemistry. Topics include stoichiometry, chemical equations and reactions, chemical bonding, states of matter, thermochemistry, chemical kinetics, equilibrium, acids and bases, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry, and descriptive chemistry of the elements. For students planning to elect further courses in chemistry, physics, and biology and to fulfill prehealth prerequisites. Prerequisite: CHEM 1611 or 1411 may be taken concurrently or after completing 1610. Drop/withdrawal from CHEM 1610, requires drop/withdrawal from CHEM 1611/1411. A grade of C- or higher required for CHEM 1620. | |
| CHEM 1611 | Introductory Chemistry I for Engineers Laboratory (1) |
| Introduction to experimental chemistry, developing laboratory skills & safety. Students plan & implement chemistry experiments in cooperative 4-person teams using a guided inquiry approach. Process skills include developing procedures, data analysis, oral & written communication. Mathematica as a computational tool. Topics: glassware characterization & accuracy, unknown identification of, & applications of solubility. Lab meets biweekly. Prerequisite: CHEM 1410, 1610, or 1810 must be taken concurrently or prior to CHEM 1611. Drop/withdrawal from CHEM 1410, 1610, or 1810, requires drop/withdrawal from CHEM 1611. | |
| CHEM 1620 | Introductory Chemistry II for Engineers (3) |
| Introduces the principles and applications of chemistry. Topics include stoichiometry, chemical equations and reactions, chemical bonding, states of matter, thermochemistry, chemical kinetics, equilibrium, acids and bases, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry, and descriptive chemistry of the elements. For students planning to elect further courses in chemistry, physics, and biology and to fulfill prehealth prerequisites.
Prerequisites: CHEM 1410, 1610, or 1810. CHEM 1621 may be taken concurrently or after completing 1620. Drop/withdrawal from CHEM 1620, requires drop/withdrawal from CHEM 1621. C or higher required for CHEM 2410. Course was offered Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| CHEM 1621 | Introductory Chemistry II for Engineers Laboratory (1) |
| Continuation of CHEM 1611, students plan and implement chemistry experiments in cooperative four-person teams using a guided inquiry approach. Mathematica is integrated into the course as a computational chemistry tool. Process skills include developing procedures, data analysis, communication of results, and lab report writing. Topics include thermodynamics, kinetics, acid/base equilibria. Lab meets biweekly.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1411, 1611, or 1811. CHEM 1420 or 1620 must be taken concurrently or prior to CHEM 1621. Drop/withdrawal from CHEM 1420 or 1620, requires drop/withdraw from CHEM 1621. Course was offered Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| CHEM 1810 | Principles of Chemical Structure (Accelerated) (3) |
| First of a four-semester sequence covering the basic concepts of general & organic chemistry. Establishes a foundation of fundamental particles & the nature of the atom, develops a rationale for molecular structure, & explores the basis of chemical reactivity. Topics: introductory quantum mechanics, atomic structure, chemical bonding, spectroscopy, & elementary molecular reactivity.
Prerequisite: A strong background in high school chemistry. CHEM 1811 or 1411 may be taken concurrently or after completing CHEM 1810. Drop/withdrawal from CHEM 1810, requires drop/withdrawal from CHEM 1811/1411. | |
| CHEM 1811 | Principles of Chemical Structure Laboratory (Accelerated) (2) |
| Students will grow as scientists by designing experiments independently, building technical writing & communication skills, drawing connections between chemistry class & the real world, practicing fundamental laboratory techniques, and generating experimental support for concepts covered in CHEM 1810. "Wet lab" and computational experiments encompass & expand beyond those offered in CHEM 1411. Prerequisite: A strong background in high school chemistry. CHEM 1810 must be taken concurrently or prior to CHEM 1811. Drop/withdrawal from CHEM 1810 requires drop/withdrawal from CHEM 1811. | |
| CHEM 1820 | Principles of Organic Chemistry (Accelerated) (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Seeks to understand elementary reaction types as a function of chemical structure by emphasizing organic compounds. Topics include acid-base, nucleophilic substitution, oxidation-reduction, electrophilic addition, elimination, conformational analysis, stereochemistry, aromaticity, and molecular spectroscopy.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1810 w/grade C or higher. CHEM 1821, 2411, or 2311 may be taken concurrently or after completing CHEM 1820. Drop or withdrawal from CHEM 1820, requires drop/withdrawal from CHEM 1821/2411/2311. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| CHEM 1821 | Principles of Organic Chemistry Laboratory (Accelerated) (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduction to organic laboratory techniques, organic synthesis, spectroscopic characterization of organic compounds, and qualitative organic analysis. One hour lab lecture and four hour laboratory meets weekly.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1811. CHEM 1820 must be taken concurrently or prior to CHEM 1821. Drop/withdrawal from CHEM 1820, requires drop/withdrawal from CHEM 1821. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| CHEM 2120 | The Chemist's Compass: Professional Ethics are Personal (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course will challenge you to interrogate, refine, & articulate your own values & beliefs as they apply to a professional life in the sciences in general & chemistry in particular. Well start with some straightforwardly unethical scenarios to build a framework of analysis. This will allow us to dive into both historical & current ethical issues in Chemistry (broadly defined) to broaden your perspectives and engage multiple points of view. |
| CHEM 2311 | Organic Chem Lab I for Non-Chemistry Majors/Minors (1) |
| Focuses on the development of skills in methods of preparation, purification and identification of organic compounds. This course is designed for students who are pre-health students and NOT chemistry majors/minors.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1421, 1621, or 1811. CHEM 2410 or 1820 must be taken concurrently or prior to CHEM 2311. Drop/withdrawal from CHEM 2410/1820, requires drop/withdrawal from CHEM 2311. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2014 | |
| CHEM 2321 | Organic Chem Lab II for Non-Chemistry Majors/Minors (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Focuses on the development of skills in methods of preparation, purification and identification of organic compounds. This course is designed for students who are pre-health students but NOT chemistry majors/minors.
Prerequisite: CHEM 2311 or 2411. CHEM 2420 or 2810 must be taken concurrently or prior to CHEM 2321. Drop/withdrawal from CHEM 2420 or 2810, requires drop/withdrawal from CHEM 2321. Course was offered Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2015 |
| CHEM 2350 | The Chemical Century (3) |
| This course will explore the chemical component of some major technological changes of the 20th century including explosives, fuels, polymers, consumer products, agriculture, food processing, nutrition, and drugs. The discovery, development and implementation of key technologies will be discussed along with the societal impact. Biographical and historical information about inventors or companies will supplement the material.
Prerequisites: CHEM 1410, 1420 or 1810, 1820 Course was offered Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| CHEM 2410 | Organic Chemistry I (3) |
| Surveys the compounds of carbon in relation to their structure, identification, synthesis, natural occurrence, and mechanisms of reactions. Three class hours; Discussion requirement at the discretion of instructor. CHEM 1420 or 1620. CHEM 2311 or 2411 may be taken concurrently or after CHEM 2410. Drop/withdrawal from CHEM 2410, requires drop/withdrawal from CHEM 2311/2411. C or better required for CHEM 2420. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| CHEM 2411 | Organic Chemistry I Laboratory (3) |
| Introduction to the principles and techniques used in the organic chemistry laboratory, including methods of purification, isolation, synthesis and analysis of organic compounds, including spectroscopic and chromatographic methods. One hour lecture and four hour laboratory meets weekly. Prerequisite: CHEM 1421, 1621, or 1811. CHEM 2410 or 1820 must be taken concurrently or prior to CHEM 2411. Drop/withdrawal from CHEM 2410/1820, requires drop/withdrawal from CHEM 2411. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| CHEM 2420 | Organic Chemistry II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Survey of the principle classes of organic and bioorganic compounds in relation to their structure, identification, synthesis, natural occurrence, reactivity, and mechanisms of reactions.
Prerequisite: CHEM 2410 or 1820. CHEM 2321 or 2421 may be taken concurrently or after completing CHEM 2420. Drop/withdrawal from CHEM 2420, requires drop/withdrawal from CHEM 2321/2421. Course was offered Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 |
| CHEM 2421 | Organic Chemistry II Laboratory (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Further development of skills acquired in CHEM 2411; synthesis (including multistep synthesis), isolation, purification and characterization of compounds such as anestethics, antiinflamatory and antibacterial compounds, as well as peptides, oligonucleotides, synthetic polymers. One hour lab lecture and four hour laboratory meets weekly.
Prerequisite: CHEM 2411. CHEM 2420 or 2810 must be taken concurrently or prior to CHEM 2421. Drop/withdrawal from CHEM 2420 or 2810, requires drop/withdrawal from 2421. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 |
| CHEM 2559 | New Course in Chemistry (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of chemistry. | |
| CHEM 2810 | Principles of Organic & Bioorganic Chemistry (3) |
| Continued exploration of organic reactions and structures initiated in CHEM 1820. Includes electrophilic aromatic substitution, nucleophilic aromatic substitution, nucleophilic addition, nucleophilic acyl substitution, organometallic compounds, carbohydrates, lipids, peptides, proteins, and nucleic acids.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1820. CHEM 2811, 2421, or 2321 may be taken concurrently or after CHEM 2810. Drop/withdrawal from CHEM 2810, requires drop/withdrawal from CHEM 2811/2421/2321. | |
| CHEM 2811 | Principles of Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry Laboratory (Accelerated) (3) |
| Further development of the laboratory skills acquired in CHEM 1821, for the organic synthesis (including multistep synthesis) of compounds such as esters, amides, peptides, polymers, organometallics. Extensive hands-on experience using spectroscopic (NMR, IR, UV) and chromatographic methods for the characterization of organic compounds. One hour lab lecture and four hours laboratory meets weekly. Prerequisite: CHEM 1821. CHEM 2810 must be taken concurrently or prior to CHEM 2811. Drop/withdrawal from CHEM 2810, requires drop/withdrawal from CHEM 2811. | |
| CHEM 2820 | Principles of Chemical Thermodynamics and Kinetics (Accelerated) (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Focuses on the macroscopic properties of chemical systems. Topics include states of matter, physical equilibria, chemical equilibria, thermodynamic relationships, kinetic theory, and electrochemistry. Prerequisite: CHEM 2810 Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| CHEM 2900 | Teaching Methods for Undergraduate Teaching Assistants (1) |
| This STEM teaching course will help Undergraduate TAs integrate learning theory and effective student engagement practices into their teaching. UTAs will participate in guided discussions to relate recommendations from the education literature to their classroom experiences. Assignments will include learning activities, such as teaching observations & reflections, and designing interventions to assist students with difficult topics/skills. | |
| CHEM 3121 | Advanced Synthetic Techniques Laboratory (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Focuses on the development of advanced skills & techniques in chemical synthesis. Intended to provide students with training in air-sensitive chemistry, including the use of inert-atmosphere glove boxes & standard Schlenk techniques. Students will become familiar with a variety of characterization methods. Designed for students who wish enhance their synthetic skills in preparation for laboratory-based jobs or graduate school. |
| CHEM 3240 | Coding in Matlab/Mathematica with Applications (3) |
| This course focuses on an introduction to programming and data manipulation, with an emphasis on applications. Students have the choice of using Matlab or Mathematica as their programming language, with course instruction spanning both languages. Topics include loops, data structures, functions and functional programming, randomness, matrices, and string manipulation, plus applications selected from chemistry, statistics, or image processing.
Prerequisite: One semester of calculus is recommended but not required. | |
| CHEM 3410 | Physical Chemistry - Quantum Theory (3) |
| Introduces physical chemistry with numerous biological applications: chemical kinetics; introductory quantum theory; chemical bonding; spectroscopy and molecular structure; biochemical transport; and statistical mechanics.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1420 or 1810; MATH 1220 or 1320; and PHYS 2020, 2620, or 2415. CHEM 3811 (if required for degree program) may be taken concurrently or after CHEM 3410. Discussion is optional. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| CHEM 3420 | Physical Chemistry - Thermodynamics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces physical chemistry with numerous biological applications: properties of gases, liquids, and solids; thermodynamics; chemical and biochemical equilibrium; solutions; electrochemistry; and structure and stability of biological macromolecules.
Prerequisite: CHEM 3410. CHEM 3821 (if required for degree program) may be taken concurrently or after CHEM 3420. Discussion is optional. Course was offered Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 |
| CHEM 3559 | New Course in Chemistry (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of chemistry. | |
| CHEM 3610 | Physical Chemistry for Engineers (3) |
| Introduces physical chemistry with numerous biological applications: chemical kinetics; introductory quantum theory; chemical bonding; spectroscopy and molecular structure; biochemical transport; and statistical mechanics. | |
| CHEM 3721 | Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (3) |
| This lecture/laboratory course covers basic analytical chemistry instrumentation including chromatography, electrochemistry, spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry. Lecture content will include theory and application of chemical instrumentation. The laboratory component will emphasize obtaining and interpreting quantitative data and designing experiments through project-based labs. 2 lecture hours, 4 lab hours.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1421, 1621, or 1811 Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016 | |
| CHEM 3811 | Physical Chemistry I Laboratory (3) |
| Execution of laboratory experiments that illustrate important laws and demonstrate quantitative methods of measuring the chemical and physical properties of matter. One hour lab lecture and four hour lab meet weekly.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1421, 1621, or 1811. CHEM 3410 must be taken concurrently or prior to CHEM 3811. Drop/withdrawal from CHEM 3410, requires drop/withdrawal from CHEM 3811. | |
| CHEM 3821 | Physical Chemistry Laboratory II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Execution of laboratory experiments that illustrate important laws and demonstrate quantitative methods of measuring the chemical and physical properties of matter. One hour lab lecture and four hour laboratory meet weekly.
Prerequisite: CHEM 3811. CHEM 3420 must be taken concurrently or prior to CHEM 3821. Drop/withdrawal from CHEM 3420, requires drop/withdrawal from CHEM 3821. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| CHEM 3951 | Undergraduate Research I (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces the methods of research that include use of the research literature and instruction in basic experimental and theoretical procedures and techniques. Students can conduct their research within the Dept of Chemistry or in a related science with approval. Under the supervision of faculty but may work closely with a Post-Doc or graduate student. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, January 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, January 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| CHEM 3961 | Undergraduate Research II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Student continues to build on their knowledge of the methods of research including the use of research literature and instruction in more advanced experimental and theoretical procedures and techniques. Students can conduct their research within the Dept of Chemistry or in a related science with approval. Under the supervision of faculty but may work closely with a Post-Doc or graduate student. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| CHEM 3993 | Independent Study (1 - 3) |
| Covers specialized topics in chemistry not normally covered in formal lecture or laboratory courses. Under the direction of the faculty. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| CHEM 4090 | Analytical Chemistry (3) |
| Study of the utilization of modern analytical instrumentation for chemical analysis. Includes emission and mass spectrometry, ultraviolet, visible, and infrared absorption spectroscopy, atomic absorption, electrical methods of analysis, chromatography, neutron activation analysis, and X-ray methods.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1420 or CHEM 1620 or CHEM 1810 | |
| CHEM 4320 | Inorganic Chemistry (3) |
| Unified treatment of the chemistry of the important classes of inorganic compounds and their reactions, with emphasis on underlying principles of molecular structure, symmetry, and bonding theory, including molecular orbital descriptions and reactivity. Prerequisite; CHEM 1420. | |
| CHEM 4410 | Biological Chemistry I (3) |
| Introduces the components of biological macromolecules and the principles behind their observed structures. Examines the means by which enzymes catalyze transformations of other molecules, emphasizing the chemical principles involved. Topics include a description of the key metabolic cycles and pathways, the enzymes that catalyze these reactions, and the ways in which these pathways are regulated. Prerequisite: CHEM 2420 Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| CHEM 4411 | Biological Chemistry Laboratory I (3) |
| Introducing the components of biological macromolecules and the principles behind their observed structures. Prerequisites: CHEM 2420 or 2810 | |
| CHEM 4420 | Biological Chemistry II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Covers three main areas: structure and function of biological membranes; complex biochemical systems and processes, including photosynthesis, oxidative phosphorylation, vision, neurotransmission, hormonal regulation, muscle contraction, and microtubules; and molecular biology, including DNA and RNA metabolism, protein synthesis, regulation of gene expression, and recombinant DNA methodology. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 |
| CHEM 4421 | Biological Chemistry Laboratory II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course builds on the techniques learned in CHEM 4411 to study the structure/function relationship of a protein. Experiments are designed to determine the function of a protein and/or the effect of a mutation on function. Experimental methods include protein expression and purification, spectrophotometric kinetic methods and statistical analysis of data, and molecular visualization.
Prerequisite: CHEM 4411 with a grade of C- or better. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| CHEM 4430 | From Lab Bench to Your Medicine Cabinet (3) |
| This course will focus on methods of drug discovery. The class will include reading primary literature and discussions about topics ranging from natural products to gene therapy. Students will prepare a paper and presentation on the mechanism of action, timeline of discovery, importance of pharmacokinetics, and the role of basic research in the discovery for a select group of therapeutics
Prerequisites: CHEM 4410 Course was offered Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2011 | |
| CHEM 4431 | Chemical Biology Laboratory (3) |
| Introduces the theory & practice of common techniques at the interface of chemistry and biology. Students should gain a practical understanding of cloning, protein expression & purification, activity assays, & maintaining a laboratory notebook. We will approach these topics in the context of a larger, on-going research project. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022 | |
| CHEM 4440 | Biochemistry for Pre-Health (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Biochemistry study chemical processes within biological systems. When living systems are in chemical and energetic balance life thrives. However, distortion of balance caused by external or internal environment can lead to series of diseases and malfunctions of biological systems. In this course we will explore and learn how basic chemical and physical principles apply to macro-molecules that give rise to the complexity of life. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021 |
| CHEM 4460 | Enzyme Reaction Mechanisms in Human Health and Disease (3) |
| Familiarization with catalytic strategies employed by enzymes and relationship of the strategies to those used in organic chemistry. Reactions discussed include phosphoryl transfer, acyl group activation and transfer, and coenzyme-based catalysis, etc. The understanding of enzyme mechanisms is enhanced by introduction of key insights from kinetics and regulation of enzyme reactions. Emphasis is placed on implications for human health and disease. Course was offered Spring 2023 | |
| CHEM 4559 | New Course in Chemistry (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of chemistry. | |
| CHEM 4951 | Undergraduate Research III (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Student continues to build on their knowledge of the methods of research including the use of research literature and instruction in more advanced experimental and theoretical procedures and techniques. Students can conduct their research within the Dept of Chemistry or in a related science with approval. Under the supervision of faculty but may work closely with a Post-Doc or graduate student. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| CHEM 4961 | Undergraduate Research IV (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Student continues to build on their knowledge of the methods of research including the use of research literature and instruction in more advanced experimental and theoretical procedures and techniques. Students can conduct their research within the Dept of Chemistry or in a related science with approval. Under the supervision of faculty but may work closely with a Post-Doc or graduate student. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| CHEM 4971 | Distinguished Majors Thesis Research (3) |
| Independent research, under the supervision of the faculty DMP thesis readers, toward the DMP thesis. | |
| CHEM 5110 | Organic Chemistry III: Structure, Reactivity, and Mechanism (3) |
| Systematic review and extension of the facts and theories of organic chemistry; includes the mechanism of reactions, structure, and stereochemistry. Prerequisite: One year of organic chemistry. In addition, one year of physical chemistry is recommended. | |
| CHEM 5120 | Organic Chemistry IV: Synthesis (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A comprehensive survey of synthetic organic reactions and their application to the design and execution of syntheses of relatively complex organic substances. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012 |
| CHEM 5130 | Heterocyclic Chemistry (3) |
| This course is designed to give you a quick review and understanding of traditional and modern synthetic reaction mechanisms and principles involving heterocyclic molecules. The course will primarily cover the synthesis and general reactivities of aromatic heterocyclic ring systems. Must have successfully completed Organic Chemistry II (CHEM 2420). Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| CHEM 5180 | Instrumental Theory and Techniques in Organic Chemistry (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies the theory and application of instrumental techniques in solving organic structural problems. Topics include ultraviolet and infrared absorption spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance, mass spectrometry, rotatory dispersion, and circular dichroism. Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012 |
| CHEM 5210 | Advanced Physical Chemistry I: Quantum Mechanics (3) |
| For students interested in the properties & phenomena of atomic, molecular, & nanoscale matter. The foundational ideas of quantum mechanics are introduced & tools for exact & approximate solutions of the Schrodinger Equation are developed. Model systems, such as particle in a box, harmonic oscillator, hydrogen atom, hydrogen ion & molecule, crystalline solids, as well as time-dependent phenomena, such as spectroscopy, tunneling, and scattering. | |
| CHEM 5220 | Advanced Physical Chemistry II: Statistical Mechanics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides an introduction to statistical mechanics for graduate students or highly advanced undergraduates. The course begins with a review of thermodynamics and an introduction to the fundamental assumptions of equilibrium statistical mechanics, continues on to examine both non-interacting and interacting systems of interest, and finally introduces the basic concepts of non-equilibrium statistical mechanics. |
| CHEM 5224 | Reaction Kinetics and Dynamics (3) |
| Introduces the practice and theory of modern chemical kinetics, emphasizing reactions occurring in gases, liquids, and on catalytic surfaces. Develops basic principles of chemical kinetics and describes current experimental and analytic techniques. Discusses the microscopic reaction dynamics underlying the macroscopic kinetics in terms of reactive potential energy surfaces. Develops statistical theories of reactions that simplify the description of the overall reaction dynamics. Includes the transition state theory, Rice-Ramsperger-Kassel-Marcus (RRKM) theory for unimolecular reactions, Kramers' theory, Marcus electron transfer theory, and information theory. Presents current topics from the literature and illustrates applications of basic principles through problem-solving exercises. Prerequisite: Undergraduate physical chemistry or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| CHEM 5230 | Soft Matter Theory (3) |
| Soft materials are indispensable in everyday life & modern technology, forming the basis of numerous products, such as detergents, paints, plastics, personal care products, foods, clays, plastics, and gels. We will use statistical mechanical methodology to develop a basic theoretical description of the most important classes of soft matter materials: polymers, colloids, liquid crystals, surfactants, gels, glasses, and biological active matter. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023 | |
| CHEM 5240 | Principles of Magnetic Resonance (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Theory and applications of magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Topics include theoretical principles of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, practical aspects of experimental NMR, solution and solid-state NMR, overview of electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy and dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP). |
| CHEM 5250 | Molecular Spectroscopy (3) |
| Includes basic theoretical principles of modern molecular spectroscopy, including microwave, infrared, Raman, visible, and ultraviolet spectroscopy. Gas-phase systems will be emphasized.
Prerequisite: CHEM 5210 or Instructor Permission Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| CHEM 5260 | Introduction to Astrochemistry (3) |
| This interdisciplinary course will introduce advanced undergraduates and graduates to molecules and their chemistry in different sources throughout the universe. Topics include gas-phase and grain-surface reactions, astronomical spectroscopy, laboratory experiments, and astrochemical modeling. | |
| CHEM 5310 | Advanced Inorganic Chemistry I: Reaction Mechanisms (3) |
| Introduces the electronic structure of atoms and simple molecules, including basic concepts and applications of symmetry and group theory. The chemistry of the main group elements is described using energetics, structure, and reaction pathways to provide a theoretical background. Emphasizes applying these concepts to predicting the stability and developing synthetic routes to individual compounds or classes. Prerequisite: CHEM 4320 or instructor permission. | |
| CHEM 5320 | Advanced Inorganic Chemistry II: Organometallics and Synthesis (3) |
| Introduces the electronic structure of compounds of the transition metals using ligan field theory and molecular orbital theory. Describes the chemistry of coordination and organometallic compounds, emphasizing structure, reactivity, and synthesis. Examines applications to transformations in organic chemistry and to catalysis. Prerequisite: CHEM 4320 or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2011 | |
| CHEM 5330 | Structural Inorganic Chemistry: Characterization and Spectroscopy (3) |
| Covers mathematical language which describes symmetry and focuses on its application to inorganic chemistry, determination of point groups, use of character tables, and construction of MO theory diagrams. This will be followed by application of these concepts to spectroscopic methods, e.g. Absorption, IR, Raman, NMR, magnetism, and EPR, etc. The material is intended to cover the theory and interpretation of standard spectroscopic techniques. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2016 | |
| CHEM 5340 | Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications (3) |
| Covers an introduction to nanomaterials and to physical methods for nanomaterials characterization; synthesis, surface modification and assembly nanomaterials; and magnetic, optical and catalytic properties of nanomaterials. The course also highlights the importance of the design of nanomaterials for modern energy, environmental and biomedical applications. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Fall 2016 | |
| CHEM 5350 | Main Group Inorganic Chemistry (3) |
| Discusses the principles of main-group element chemistry with a focus on synthesis, structure, reactivity, and applications. This course is intended to provide sufficient background knowledge of the topics and techniques used in this field so that students should be able to understand and critically evaluate the current main-group literature. Prerequisite: undergraduate general and organic chemistry or instructor permission. | |
| CHEM 5360 | Materials Chemistry for Future Energy Needs (3) |
| Expose students to the emerging advances in chemistry and materials science that underpin technologies for energy conversion, storage and distribution and to place these in a real world context that reflects a rudimentary exposure to regulatory and economic facts controlling energy technology development and will emphasize concepts in "green chemistry and green engineering practices" that are emerging with global focus on sustainable technology. | |
| CHEM 5370 | Fundamentals & Applications of Electrochemistry (3) |
| Covers topics of electrode kinetics, electron transfer theory, electrical double layer, diffusion, and other modes of mass transport. A broad range of electrochemical methods, techniques and instrumentation will be covered. The course also highlights the emerging applications of the electrochemistry for catalysis, energy storage and conversion, and advanced environmental and analytical technologies. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| CHEM 5380 | Determination of Molecular Structure by Diffraction Methods (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This one-semester undergraduate/graduate course will focus on the modern applications of X-ray diffraction techniques in crystal and molecular structure determination. The class will also include powder diffraction and its application in X-ray structure analysis. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012 |
| CHEM 5390 | Physical Characterization of Inorganic Nanomaterials (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Covers physical methods for characterizing structure, composition, & surface chemistry of inorganic nanomaterials. Methods discussed include electron & probe microscopies, X-ray techniques, vibrational spectroscopies, & UV-visible spectroscopy. We will explore the use of these & other techniques across ex situ, in situ, & operando conditions for the determination of structure-function relationships & reaction mechanisms. Course was offered Spring 2024 |
| CHEM 5410 | Advanced Biological Chemistry I: Molecular Assembly and Information Flow (3) |
| Introduces the components of biological macromolecules and the principles behind their observed structures. Examines the means by which enzymes catalyze transformations of other molecules, emphasizing the chemical principles involved, and describes key metabolic cycles and pathways, the enzymes that catalyze these reactions, and the ways in which these pathways are regulated. Three class hours (Y) Prerequisites: One year of biochemistry; one year of organic chemistry; one semester of thermodyanmics. | |
| CHEM 5420 | Advanced Biological Chemistry II: Macromolecular Structure and Function (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Covers three main areas: (1) the structure and function of biological membranes, (2) complex biochemical systems and processes, including photosynthesis, oxidative phosphorylation, vision, neurotransmission, hormonal regulation, muscle contraction and microtubules, and (3) molecular biology, including DNA metabolism, protein synthesis, regulation of gene expression and recombinant DNA methodology. Three class hours,. (Y) Prerequistes: CHEM 7430 or permission of instructor. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014 |
| CHEM 5430 | Nanoscale Imaging of Complex Systems in Chemistry and Biology (3) |
| Topics include principles of image formation; methods for sample preparation and chemical labeling; photophysics of fluorescent proteins and organic dyes; and computational image analysis and data processing.
Recommended prerequisites: Calculus II or higher, Introduction to Biology.
Required prerequisites: CHEM 1420, 1620 or 1810. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2010 | |
| CHEM 5440 | Methods at the Interface of Chemistry and Biology (3) |
| introduces the theory and practice of common techniques at the interface of chemistry and biology. Topics will include cloning, protein expression and purification, enzyme activity assays, basic small molecule synthesis and purification, and maintaining a laboratory notebook | |
| CHEM 5450 | From Lab Bench to Your Medicine Cabinet (3) |
| This course will focus on methods of drug discovery. The class will include reading primary literature and discussions about topics ranging from natural products to gene therapy. Students will prepare a paper and presentation on the mechanism of action, timeline of discovery, importance of pharmacokinetics, and the role of basic research in the discovery for a select group of therapeutics. Course was offered Fall 2023 | |
| CHEM 5460 | Chemical Biology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Discusses the principles & commonly used techniques in chemical biology. The text will be used as a mechanism to introduce fundamental concepts through lecture and explored in further detail using the primary literature. The goal is to gain an appreciation for the detailed understanding of biological processes that can be afforded through chemical approaches. We will strive to eradicate the often irrational and unfounded fear of all things "bio". Course was offered Spring 2024 |
| CHEM 5540 | Special Topics in Biological Chemistry (Drug Discovery) (3) |
| Selected topics in advanced biochemistry developed to the depth required for modern research | |
| CHEM 5559 | New Course in Chemistry (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of chemistry. Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| CHEM 5610 | Evidence-Based Teaching Methods for the Postsecondary Science Classroom (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Provide science graduate students interested in an academic career with training in teaching at the postsecondary level. Specifically, the course is intended to introduce instructional practices that have been empirically demonstrated to enhance students' learning & attitudes toward science & their associated learning theories. To provide students with opportunity to develop teaching philosophy & implement, & receive feedback on a unit & lecture. |
| CHEM 5710 | Advanced Analytical Chemistry (3) |
| Advanced level survey of instrumental methods of analysis, theory and application of spectrochemical, electrochemical techniques; separations, surfaces, special topics, and recent developments from the literature. Course was offered Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| CHEM 5720 | Methods in Bioanalytical Chemistry (3) |
| An introduction to classic & modern approaches of chemical analysis of biological systems. Detection of analytes ranging from small molecules & proteins, to cells, to structured materials. Focus on immunoassays: ELISA, bead-based assays, & surface plasmon resonance for analytes in solution; ELISpot for cell secretions; flow cytometry for cells and beads; & immunostaining for biomaterials and tissue samples. Prerequisite: CHEM 4410 Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2010 | |
| CHEM 5740 | Analytical Chemistry: Separations (3) |
| Theory and practice of separation science are introduced. Topics include theoretical aspects of separations, including equilibrium theory, flow, diffusion, and solution theory. Major analytical separation techniques covered include liquid chromatography, gas chromatography, and capillary electrophoresis.
Prerequisite: CHEM 5710 or Permission of Instructor | |
| CHEM 5760 | Bioanalytical Microsystems (3) |
| Presents the analytical and physical science opportunities from the study of biosystems in engineered microsystems | |
| CHEM 5770 | Mass Spectrometry (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course aims to provide an introduction to mass spectrometry (MS) theory, instrumentation with an emphasis on modern MS techniques including ionization methods, mass analyzers, and basic principles of mass spectral interpretation, students can expect to learn MS data analysis and evaluation. Live demonstrations, useful software, & tools will be used to help the students understand better how each component of a mass spectrometer works. |
| CHEM 7010 | Research Seminar I: Introduction to Research (3) |
| Provides professional development for graduate students concerning the theory & practice of scientific research. To familiarize students with faculty research and the tools for research. Students attend a series of faculty research presentations & additional lectures concerning library & research resources. Requires to attend departmental seminars & colloquia to expand their knowledge of current experimental & theoretical frontiers in chemistry. | |
| CHEM 7011 | Teaching Science in Higher Education (1) |
| This STEM teaching course will help graduate TAs integrate learning theory and effective student engagement practices into their teaching. GTAs will participate in guided discussions to relate recommendations from the education literature to their classroom experiences. Assignments will include learning activities, such as teaching observations & reflections, and designing interventions to assist students with difficult topics/skills. | |
| CHEM 7020 | Research Seminar II: Research, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Ethics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces students to a range of professional development tools & information that may be helpful over their careers. Safety in the laboratory, ethics in science & teaching, career planning, job opportunities/trajectories in academe, industry, & national laboratories, intellectual property, entrepreneurship, interactions with federal funding agencies, curriculum vitae/resume writing, & effective written & oral communication skills are covered. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| CHEM 7021 | Communicating Research to Diverse Audiences (1) |
| Designed to help graduate students learn to communicate their research to non-technical audiences such as the public, the media, and policymakers. Class topics will be a balance of teamwork to introduce concepts followed by individual assignments to apply the concepts to their own research. Theoretical principles and readings will be introduced when appropriate. | |
| CHEM 7030 | Research Seminar III: Preparation for Ph.D. Candidacy Exam (3) |
| The focus of this course is to prepare students for their Chemistry Ph.D. candidacy exam & to develop appropriate written & oral communication skills. Each student will prepare several written abstracts & make oral presentations for the class in a format that largely mimics the candidacy exam. Students are required to attend departmental seminars & colloquia to expand their knowledge of current experimental and theoretical frontiers in science. | |
| CHEM 7031 | The Art of Scientific Writing (1) |
| Skill in scientific writing is as essential for scientists as learning the experimental techniques and analysis methods of their field. Mastery of the skills for expository writing is essential to write an effective scientific document and the genres of scientific communication. Three writing assignments - a draft of each, which will be extensively marked up, & then a final version which will be subjected to a peer review & expert review. | |
| CHEM 7559 | New Course in Chemistry (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of chemistry. | |
| CHEM 8320 | Selected Topics in Chemistry and Biochemistry: Exoplanets (3) |
| This course will survey exoplanet detection methods, formation, properties, atmospheres, spectra and habitability. Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| CHEM 8999 | Masters Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For students pursuing a masters degree and conducting research. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| CHEM 9130 | Research in Synthetic Organic Chemistry (1 - 12) |
| Students will conduct research in synthetic organic chemistry using appropriate techniques, instruments, and equipment. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016 | |
| CHEM 9140 | Research in Synthetic and Medicinal Chemistry (1 - 12) |
| Research in Synthetic and Medicinal Chemistry using the appropriate techniques and instrumentation. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| CHEM 9210 | Research in High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy (1 - 12) |
| Research in High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| CHEM 9220 | Research in Computational Chemistry (1 - 12) |
| Research in Computational Chemistry Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| CHEM 9230 | Research in Statistical Mechanics of Condensed Phases (1 - 12) |
| Research in Statistical Mechanics of Condensed Phases Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| CHEM 9240 | Research in Molecular Spectroscopy and Dynamics (1 - 12) |
| Research in Molecular Spectroscopy and Dynamics Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| CHEM 9250 | Research in Theoretical Astrochemistry (1 - 12) |
| Research in Theoretical Astrochemistry Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| CHEM 9260 | Research in Chemistry in Interstellar and Star-Forming Regions (1 - 12) |
| Research in Chemistry in Interstellar and Star-Forming Regions Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| CHEM 9270 | Research in Physical Chemistry of Surfaces (1 - 12) |
| Research in Physical Chemistry of Surfaces Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| CHEM 9280 | Research in Astrochemistry During Planet Formation (1 - 12) |
| Students will conduct research in astrochemistry during planet formation using appropriate techniques and instrumentation. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| CHEM 9310 | Research in Inorganic and Organometallic Reactions (1 - 12) |
| Research in Inorganic and Organometallic Reactions Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| CHEM 9320 | Research in Synthetic and Mechanistic Organometallic Chemistry (1 - 12) |
| Research in Synthetic and Mechanistic Organometallic Chemistry Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| CHEM 9330 | Research in Redox-Driven Inorganic Mechanisms (1 - 12) |
| Research in Redox-Driven Inorganic Mechanisms. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| CHEM 9340 | Research in Synthesis and Functionalization of Nanostructured Materials (1 - 12) |
| Research in Synthesis and Functionalization of Nanostructured Materials. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| CHEM 9350 | Research in Materials Chemistry (1 - 12) |
| Research in Materials Chemistry Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| CHEM 9360 | Research in Medicinal Chemistry (1 - 12) |
| Research in Medicinal Chemistry Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| CHEM 9370 | Research in Main-Group and Organometallic Synthesis (1 - 12) |
| Students will conduct research in main-group and organometallic synthesis using appropriate techniques and instrumentation. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016 | |
| CHEM 9380 | Design of Catalytic Sites & Beyond for Sustainable Fuel & Chem Production (1 - 12) |
| Students will conduct research in design of catalytic sites and beyond for sustainable fuel and chemical production using appropriate techniques and instrumentation. | |
| CHEM 9390 | Research in Nanomaterials Synthesis and Catalysis (1 - 12) |
| Research in Nanomaterials Synthesis and Catalysis using appropriate instrumentation and techniques. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023 | |
| CHEM 9410 | Research in Membrane Biochemistry (1 - 12) |
| Research in Membrane Biochemistry Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| CHEM 9420 | Research in Chemical and Structural Biology (1 - 12) |
| Research in Chemical and Structural Biology Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| CHEM 9430 | Research in Chemical Biology (1 - 12) |
| Research in Chemical Biology Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015 | |
| CHEM 9440 | Research in Chemical Biology and Cell Signaling (1 - 12) |
| Students will conduct research in chemical biology and cell signaling using appropriate methods and instrumentation. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015 | |
| CHEM 9450 | Research in Spectroscopy and Biophysics of Membrane Proteins (1 - 12) |
| Research in Spectroscopy and Biophysics of Membrane Proteins Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| CHEM 9460 | Research in Chemical Microbiology & Immunotherapy (1 - 12) |
| Students will conduct research in chemical microbiology and immunotherapy using appropriate methods and instrumentation. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| CHEM 9470 | Research in Molecular Imaging and Interrogation of Biological Systems (1 - 12) |
| Students will conduct research in molecular imaging and interrogation of biological systems using appropriate techniques and instrumentation. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017 | |
| CHEM 9559 | New course in chemistry (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of chemistry. | |
| CHEM 9710 | Research in Mass Spectrometry (1 - 12) |
| Research in Mass Spectrometry Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| CHEM 9720 | Research in Microfluidic and Chemical Analysis of Biological Systems (1 - 12) |
| Research: Microfluidic and Chemical Analysis of Biological Systems Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015 | |
| CHEM 9730 | Research in Bioanalytical Studies (1 - 12) |
| Research in Bioanalytical Studies Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| CHEM 9740 | Research in Single-Molecule Imaging (1 - 12) |
| Research in Single-Molecule Imaging Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| CHEM 9750 | Research in Analytical Chemistry of Biological Systems (1 - 12) |
| Research in Analytical Chemistry of Biological Systems Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| CHEM 9760 | Research in Bioanalytical Microsystems (1 - 12) |
| Students will conduct research in bioanalytical microsystems using appropriate instrumentation and techniques. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| CHEM 9810 | Research in Chemical Education (1 - 12) |
| Students will conduct research in chemical education using appropriate methods and instrumentation. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| CHEM 9993 | Doctoral Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Independent research working toward doctoral degree under the supervision of assigned faculty member using appropriate techniques and instrumentation. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024 |
| CHEM 9999 | Doctoral Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral research, taken before a dissertation advisor has been selected. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| Chinese | |
| CHIN 116 | Intensive Introductory Chinese (0) |
| Beginning-level course in Modern Standard Mandarin Chinese for students with little or no prior experience in the language. This course is not intended for native and near-native speakers of Chinese. The course provides students with systematic training in listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills on a daily basis. | |
| CHIN 126 | Intensive Introductory Chinese (0) |
| Beginning-level course in Modern Standard Mandarin Chinese for students with little or no prior experience in the language. This course is not intended for native and near-native speakers of Chinese. The course provides students with systematic training in listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills on a daily basis. | |
| CHIN 216 | Intensive Intermediate Chinese (0) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in intermediate level oral expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute. | |
| CHIN 226 | Intensive Intermediate Chinese (0) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in intermediate level oral expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute. | |
| CHIN 1010 | Elementary Chinese (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduction to the fundamentals of modern Chinese. No prerequisites. This course is not intended for native or near-native speakers of Chinese. All four basic skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) are equally stressed. Prerequisite: none. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| CHIN 1016 | Intensive Introductory Chinese (4) |
| Beginning-level course in Modern Standard Mandarin Chinese for students with little or no prior experience in the language. This course is not intended for native and near-native speakers of Chinese. The course provides students with systematic training in listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills on a daily basis. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| CHIN 1020 | Elementary Chinese (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The second in a two-semester introduction to modern Chinese. All four basic skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) are equally stressed. Course is not intended for native or near-native speakers of Chinese. Prerequisite: CHIN 1010 or equivalent background (as demonstrated in the department's placement test). Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| CHIN 1026 | Intensive Introductory Chinese (4) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisites: CHIN 1016 or equivalent. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| CHIN 1060 | Accelerated Elementary Chinese (4) |
| Specifically intended for students with native or near-native speaking ability in Mandarin Chinese, but little or no reading and writing ability. The course focuses on reading and writing Chinese. The goals of this course are to help students: (a) achieve control of the Chinese sound system (the 4 tones and Pinyin) and basic components of Chinese characters; (b) be able to write 400-500 characters, (c) express themselves clearly in written form on a variety of covered topics using learned grammar patterns and vocabulary, (d) improve their basic reading skills (including learning to use a Chinese dictionary). | |
| CHIN 1559 | New Course in Chinese (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of Chinese. | |
| CHIN 2010 | Intermediate Chinese (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Builds on the foundations acquired in CHIN 1010-1020 with further refinement of all four basic skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Course is not intended for native or near-native speakers of Chinese. Prerequisite: CHIN 1020 or equivalent background (as demonstrated in the department's placement test). Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| CHIN 2016 | Intensive Intermediate Chinese (4) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in intermediate level oral expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisites: CHIN 1016 & 1026 or equivalent. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| CHIN 2020 | Intermediate Chinese (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Prerequisite: CHIN 2010, 2020 are the continuation of CHIN 1020. They are not intended for native or near-native speakers of Chinese. The goals of this course are to help students improve their spoken and aural proficiency, achieve a solid reading level, and learn to express themselves clearly in writing on a variety of covered topics using learned grammar patterns and vocabulary. These goals are approached through grammar and reading-writing exercises, classroom drills, listening and speaking activities, and written quizzes and exams. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| CHIN 2026 | Intensive Intermediate Chinese (4) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in intermediate level oral expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisites: CHIN 1016, 1026 & 2016 or equivalent. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| CHIN 2060 | Accelerated Intermediate Chinese (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course is specifically designed for students with native or near-native speaking ability in Mandarin Chinese, but with reading and writing ability equivalent to a student who has completed CHIN 1020. The course focuses on reading and writing Chinese. The goals of this course are to help students: (a) achieve a basic level of reading competency with a vocabulary of 1000 characters; (b) express themselves clearly in written Chinese on a variety of topics using learned grammar patterns and vocabulary. Prerequisite: CHIN 1060 or equivalent (as demonstrated in the placement test). Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| CHIN 2559 | New Course in Chinese (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of Chinese. | |
| CHIN 3010 | Pre-Advanced Chinese I (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course is the continuation of Intermediate Chinese (CHIN 2020). All four basic skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) are equally stressed. Readings and discussions are related to various aspects of modern China. The class is conducted mainly in Mandarin Chinese. Prerequisite: CHIN 2020 or 2060 or equivalent (as demonstrated in the placement test). Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| CHIN 3015 | Language House Conversation (1) |
| For students residing in the Chinese group in Shea House. Prerequisite: instructor permission. | |
| CHIN 3020 | Pre-Advanced Chinese II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course is a continuation of CHIN 3010. Readings and discussion are related to various aspects of modern China. The class is conducted mainly in Mandarin Chinese. All four basic skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) are equally stressed. Prerequisite: CHIN 3010, CHIN 3050, Placement Test Results or Instructor Permission Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| CHIN 3025 | Language House Conversation (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For students residing in the Chinese group in Shea House. Prerequisite: instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| CHIN 3050 | One Book at a Time: Reading China from Cover to Cover (3) |
| Students of second or above levels can select a book from a list of great Chinese literary works curated by the instructor to read. Some graded readers will be included for 2000-level students. This course provides students with the opportunity and support to read a book in Chinese language from cover to cover while discussing related social and cultural topics. Heritage students have the opportunity to pick a book of their choice. Prerequisite: CHIN 1020 or CHIN 1060. | |
| CHIN 3060 | Pre-Advanced Speaking & Reading in Chinese II (2) |
| This course is the continuation of CHIN3050. Students will continue advancing their proficiency in speaking and reading. Graded and authentic reading materials will be used to enhance reading skills and in-class discussion based on the readings will be used to further improve speaking. Students who finish this course can continue to take CHIN 4010 or other upper-level courses based on instructor permission. | |
| CHIN 3460 | Chinese Culture and Society through Films (2 - 3) |
| An integral part of the UVa summer Chinese language study abroad program intended specifically for students who take intensive Readings in Modern Chinese (CHIN 3010 and CHIN 3020) during the 8 week summer abroad program in Shanghai. Will view and study Chinese films made in China to learn, to think and to discuss specific topics of Chinese culture. May be offered on an irregular basis during fall or spring terms for 3 credits. | |
| CHIN 3559 | New Course in Chinese (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of Chinese. Course was offered Spring 2018 | |
| CHIN 4010 | Advanced Chinese I (3) |
| This course is a continuation of CHIN 3020. The goal of these courses is to help students understand journalistic essays and some literature pieces through systematic study of sentence patterns and formal writing styles. All aspects of Chinese language learning are still evenly balanced. Prerequisites: CHIN 3020 or equivalent. | |
| CHIN 4020 | Advanced Chinese II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course is a continuation of CHIN4010. Readings and discussion are related to various aspects of modern China. The class is conducted in Mandarin Chinese. All four skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) are equally stressed. Students constantly work with authentic materials and engage in communications with native speakers in various formats and contexts. Prerequisite: CHIN 4010, Placement Test Results or Instructor Permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| CHIN 4030 | Business Chinese (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Business Chinese is a one-term language course for business purposes designed for students who have studied Chinese for at least four years in a regular college program or with the equivalent language proficiency. It is aimed to enhance student's Chinese skills in the business context and promote their understanding about the macro and micro business environment and culture in contemporary China. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| CHIN 4060 | Advanced Chinese: Topics on Modern China (3) |
| The goal of CHIN 4060 is to continue enhancing students' reading comprehension and writing skills by systematically exposing them to formal written Chinese, works of literature, and vigorous writing exercises. By the end of the course the students should be able to read authentic materials with the help of a dictionary and be able to write essays of 500 words in length on assigned topics. Prerequisite: CHIN 3020 or CHIN 3050 or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| CHIN 4200 | Modern Chinese Literary Translation (3) |
| This course uses modern Chinese literary texts to introduce students to the special skills and problems associated with translation. Activities include: familiarization with key theoretical issues in translation studies, dictionary training, assessing and comparing existing translations, group work, draft revision, and quizzes on reading assignments. Prerequisite: CHIN 4020 or equivalent level. Some familiarity with Chinese literature preferred. Course was offered Fall 2018 | |
| CHIN 4559 | New Course in Chinese (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of Chinese. | |
| CHIN 4801 | Professional Chinese with Community Engagement (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This is an advanced Chinese language course in which students engage professionals from different occupations in discussion about work and life. Students will acquire both knowledge and new vocabulary and expressions from the different professions these professionals bring to the classroom. By seeing the meaning of work and life for these professionals, students develop understanding of their own work and life. |
| CHIN 4810 | Media Chinese I (3) |
| Studies electronic and print media in Chinese, emphasizing current events as reported in the Chinese speaking world, to further develop oral and written proficiency. Prerequisite: CHIN 4020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| CHIN 4830 | Introduction to Classical Chinese Prose (3) |
| Introduces the grammar and structure of classical Chinese prose.
Requisite: Consent of Instructor | |
| CHIN 4840 | Introduction to Classical Chinese Poetry (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces the grammar and structure of classical Chinese poetry.
Requisite: Consent of Instructor Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2013 |
| CHIN 4993 | Independent Study in Chinese (1 - 3) |
| Independent Study in Chinese. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, January 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| CHIN 5210 | Readings in Modern Chinese Poetry (3) |
| Readings from major Chinese poets of the 20th and 21st centuries in the original Chinese. Designed as a literary survey, this course also takes into account the needs of Chinese language learners. Poems are selected with difficulty level in mind. The course attends to general reading comprehension as well as the features of modern Chinese poetic language and its relationship to tradition. | |
| CHIN 5230 | Chinese Conversation and Composition (in Chinese) (3) |
| Development of writing and speaking skills at a higher level than CHIN 5020. Prerequisite: CHIN 5020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| CHIN 5240 | Advanced Chinese Conversation and Composition (in Chinese) (3) |
| Further develops writing and speaking skills to an advanced level. Prerequisite: CHIN 5230 or equivalent, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| CHIN 5500 | Introduction to Chinese History, Culture and Society (1 - 3) |
| An integral part of the UVa summer Chinese language program in Shanghai, this course combines lectures and guest presentations with field trips, using the resources specifically available in Shanghai and other parts of China to offer an introduction to China's long history, splendid culture, and dynamic and changing society. Taught in English. | |
| CHIN 5559 | New Course in Chinese (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of Chinese. | |
| CHIN 5680 | Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (1 - 5) |
| The course aims to help novice and continuing Chinese language teachers enhance their expertise in teaching Chinese as a foreign language. It integrates a balance of Chinese language acquisition theories and research-supported practices into the curriculum through a structured and supervised practicum. Teacher participants will create the E-portfolio that documents their extensive learning and experiences throughout the course. Prerequisites: Instructor permission or CHIN 3020. Course was offered Summer 2023 | |
| CHIN 7559 | New Course in Chinese (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of Chinese. | |
| CHIN 8559 | New Course in Chinese (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of Chinese. | |
| CHIN 8993 | Independent Study in Chinese (1 - 4) |
| Independent Study in Chinese. Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| Chinese in Translation | |
| CHTR 1559 | New Course in Chinese in Translation (3) |
| New course in the subject of Chinese literature in translation Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| CHTR 2559 | New Course in Chinese in Translation (3) |
| New course in the subject of Chinese literature in translation | |
| CHTR 2800 | Chinese Calligraphy (1 - 3) |
| Introduction to the history, masters, styles and techniques of Chinese brush calligraphy. Enhances familiarity with use of brush and ink; active and passive differentiation of styles and techniques; and appreciation of Chinese Calligraphy as an art form. | |
| CHTR 3010 | Survey of Traditional Chinese Literature (3) |
| Introductory survey of Chinese literature from earliest times (first millennium BCE) through the Tang Dynasty in English translation, including major works from the genres of poetry and prose. The course familiarizes students with the Chinese literary canon and modes of reading, literary analysis and interpretation. CHTR3010/5010 is especially intended for undergraduate majors and graduate students in EALC. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011 | |
| CHTR 3020 | Survey of Modern Chinese Literature (3) |
| The Revolutionary Tradition in Modern Chinese Literature and Film is a general introduction to modern Chinese literary culture. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| CHTR 3122 | Sunzi and The Art of War (3) |
| This seminar on The Art of War, the 5th century BCE Chinese classic attributed to Sunzi, will familiarize students with traditional interpretations of the text. The course will emphasize a close reading of several translations of the text and will also consider the influence of its historical and philosophical contexts. Contemporary Chinese military writings will also be surveyed to investigate the relevance of the text to modern warfare. | |
| CHTR 3125 | Winning the Argument: Disputation and Persuasion in Early China (3) |
| A survey of early Chinese [800 BCE - 200 CE] writings about the role of argumentation during this turbulent period of Chinese history. Part one will investigate how philosophical disputation was considered & practiced by key Chinese philosophers (e.g. Confucius, Laozi, Mozi). Part two will appraise the evolving role of political persuasion during this era. The emphasis will be close reading and analyses of representative texts. | |
| CHTR 3132 | Legends and Lore of Early China (3) |
| This course explores early Chinese legends and lore through close readings in two texts: the Zuo Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals (Chunqiu Zuo zhuan) and the Categorized Biographies of Women (Lienü zhuan). Students will also examine the systems of belief and legendary events that shaped the lives of a diverse array of heroes and exemplars. Course was offered Spring 2019, Spring 2016 | |
| CHTR 3559 | New Course in Chinese in Translation (3 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | New course in the subject of Chinese literature in translation |
| CHTR 3710 | Weird and Fantastic Stories in China (3) |
| Weird and the fantastic experiences pervade much of the Chinese cultural tradition, with numerous stories of ghosts avenging their deaths, divine maidens rewarding pious behavior, romances between human men and female ghosts, and tricky foxes and deadly snakes. This course will provide an introduction to this fascinating tradition. Course was offered Spring 2023 | |
| CHTR 3810 | Chinese Modernism (3) |
| Exploration of modernist and avant garde Chinese film and literature. Discussion of issues of translation and modernity in a global context in fiction, poetry, drama, and film from the 1920s to the 1990s. Authors from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong include Lu Xun, Ding Ling, Yu Dafu, Shi Zhecun, Mu Shiying, Eileen Chang, Xi Xi, Yu Hua, CanXue, Zhu Tianwen. Films by Stan Lai, Huang Jianxin, Wong Kar-wai. Prerequisite: CHTR 3020 or Instructor Permission | |
| CHTR 3820 | The Modern Chinese Essay (3) |
| Readings from major Chinese essayists of the 20th century in the English translation. Chinese texts will also be available for interested students. Discussion of genre and literary history, literary relationship between tradition and modernity, language and style. | |
| CHTR 3830 | Modern Chinese Poetry (3) |
| Readings from major Chinese poets of the 20th and 21st centuries in English translation. Discussion focuses on modern Chinese poetic expression in relationship to tradition, politics, history and gender. Authors from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong included. | |
| CHTR 3840 | Writing Women in Modern China (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This seminar focuses on works of fiction from modern China that articulate womanhood from a variety of perspectives. In addition to women writers (Qiu Jin, Ding Ling, Eileen Chang, Xi Xi, Chen Ran, Zhu Tianxin), male writers such as Xu Dishan, Mao Dun, and Lao She who devote unusual attention to feminine subjectivity are also included. Familiarity with Chinese culture and society and literary analysis are preferred, but not required. |
| CHTR 3850 | Documentary Writing and Film in China (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A seminar exploring the role of the documentary impulse in modern Chinese writing and film. Beginning with reportage literature and foreign documentaries about China from the early 20th century, the course follows the development of documentary art forms in the People's Republic of China (with some attention to Taiwan as well), culminating in the recent trend of independent documentary
film making and its influence on narrative film. |
| CHTR 4010 | Legendary Women in Early China (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Examines the biographies of female heroines and villains as found in the early Chinese text Tradition of Exemplary Women (ca. 18 B.C.). Students gain a familiarity with (a) the history of women in early China, (b) the evolving codes of behavior that shaped women's' culture for two millennia, and (c) the way in which the Chinese understand gender. Enhances an understanding of the function of role models in both ancient China and their own lives. Fulfills the non-Western perspectives requirement. |
| CHTR 4220 | Gender, Family, and Sexuality in Chinese Fiction (3) |
| An exploration of family, gender and sexuality as represented in traditional Chinese prose fiction in translation. | |
| CHTR 4559 | New Course in Chinese in Translation (3) |
| New course in the subject of Chinese literature in translation | |
| CHTR 4991 | Chinese Capstone (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Restricted to Chinese majors, this course is designed as a capstone seminar that will require a class presentation and an extended final paper that demonstrate the significant knowledge of Chinese language. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016 |
| CHTR 5010 | Survey of Traditional Chinese Literature (3) |
| Study of the literary heritage of China. Examines the major genres through selected readings of representative authors. Taught in English. Fulfills the non-Western perspectives requirement. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011 | |
| CHTR 5020 | Survey of Modern Chinese Literature (3) |
| A general introduction to modern Chinese literary culture. Examines the major genres through selected readings of representative authors. Taught in English. Fulfills the non-Western perspectives requirement. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| CHTR 5122 | Sunzi and the Art of War (3) |
| This seminar on The Art of War, the 5th century BCE Chinese classic attributed to Sunzi, will familiarize students with traditional interpretations of the text. The course will emphasize a close reading of several translations of the text and will also consider the influence of its historical and philosophical contexts. Contemporary Chinese military writings will also be surveyed to investigate the relevance of the text to modern warfare. | |
| CHTR 5125 | Winning the Argument: Disputation and Persuasion in Early China (3) |
| A survey of early Chinese [800 BCE - 200 CE] writings about the role of argumentation during this turbulent period of Chinese history. Part one will investigate how philosophical disputation was considered & practiced by key Chinese philosophers (e.g. Confucius, Laozi, Mozi). Part two will appraise the evolving role of political persuasion during this era. The emphasis will be on close reading and analyses of representative texts. | |
| CHTR 5132 | Legends and Lore of Early China (3) |
| This course explores early Chinese legends and lore through close readings in two texts: the Zuo Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals (Chunqiu Zuo zhuan) and the Categorized Biographies of Women (Lienü zhuan). Students will also examine the systems of belief and legendary events that shaped the lives of a diverse array of heroes and exemplars. Course was offered Spring 2019, Spring 2016 | |
| CHTR 5559 | New Course in Chinese in Translation (3) |
| New course in the subject of Chinese literature in translation | |
| CHTR 5710 | Weird Fantastic Stories China (3) |
| Weird and the fantastic experiences pervade much of the Chinese cultural tradition, with numerous stories of ghosts avenging their deaths, divine maidens rewarding pious behavior, romances between human men and female ghosts, and tricky foxes and deadly snakes. This course will provide an introduction to this fascinating tradition. Course was offered Spring 2023 | |
| CHTR 5810 | Chinese Modernism (3) |
| Exploration of modernist and avant garde Chinese film and literature. Discussion of issues of translation and modernity in a global context in fiction, poetry, drama, and film from the 1920s to the 1990s. Authors from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong include Lu Xun, Ding Ling, Yu Dafu, Shi Zhecun, Mu Shiying, Eileen Chang, Xi Xi, Yu Hua, CanXue, Zhu Tianwen. Films by Stan Lai, Huang Jianxin, Wong Kar-wai. Students enrolled in the 5000 level version of the course will be required to use some Chinese language materials. Prerequisite: CHTR 3020 or instructor's permission. | |
| CHTR 5820 | The Modern Chinese Essay (3) |
| Readings from major Chinese essayists of the 20th century in the English translation. Chinese texts will also be available for interested students. Discussion of genre and literary history, literary relationship between tradition and modernity, language and style. Students enrolled in the 5000 level of this course will be required to use some Chinese language materials as well. | |
| CHTR 5830 | Modern Chinese Poetry (3) |
| Readings from major Chinese poets of the 20th and 21st centuries in English translation. Discussion focuses on modern Chinese poetic expression in relationship to tradition, politics, history and gender. Authors from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong included. | |
| CHTR 5840 | Writing Women in Modern China (3) |
| This seminar focuses on works of fiction from modern China that articulate womanhood from a variety of perspectives. In addition to women writers (Qiu Jin, Ding Ling, Eileen Chang, Xi Xi, Chen Ran, Zhu Tianxin), male writers such as Xu Dishan, Mao Dun, and Lao She who devote unusual attention to feminine subjectivity are also included. Familiarity with Chinese culture and society and literary analysis are preferred, but not required. Students enrolled in the 5000 level course will be required to use some Chinese language materials. | |
| CHTR 5850 | Documentary Writing and Film in China (3) |
| A seminar exploring the role of the documentary impulse in modern Chinese writing and film. Beginning with reportage literature and foreign documentaries about China from the early 20th century, the course follows the development of documentary art forms in the People's Republic of China (with some attention to Taiwan as well), culminating in the recent trend of independent documentary
film making and its influence on narrative film. | |
| Classics | |
| CLAS 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and Philosophical Inquiry. | |
| CLAS 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and Societies of the World. | |
| CLAS 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Historical Perspectives. | |
| CLAS 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Social and Economic Systems. | |
| CLAS 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, Mathematical, and Physical Inquiry | |
| CLAS 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| CLAS 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and Society | |
| CLAS 1559 | New Course in Classics (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of classics. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| CLAS 2010 | Greek Civilization (3) |
| Studies Greek history, literature, and art. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| CLAS 2020 | Roman Civilization (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies Roman history, literature, and art. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Fall 2009 |
| CLAS 2040 | Greek Mythology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces major themes of Greek mythological thought; surveys myths about the olympic pantheon and the legends of the heroes. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 |
| CLAS 2100 | Classical Myth and its Influence (3) |
| Studies the influence and prominence of Classical myth in literature and other arts in antiquity and through time. | |
| CLAS 2300 | Ancient Rome at the Movies (3) |
| This class will study the representation of Rome on both the big & small screen from the early days until now. Readings from classical sources, from film theory, & from the historical novels that inspired some of the films. We'll be asking how these imagined Romes relate to historical reality, how they engage in dialogue with one another, & how they function as a mirror for the concerns & anxieties of our own society. | |
| CLAS 2559 | New Course in Classics (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | New course in the subject of classics. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012 |
| CLAS 3040 | Women and Gender in Ancient Greece and Rome (3) |
| This course focuses on women's roles and lives in Ancient Greece and Rome. Students are introduced to the primary material (textual and material) on women in antiquity and to current debates about it. Subjects addressed will include sexual stereotypes and ideals, power-relations of gender, familial roles, social and economic status, social and political history, visual art, medical theory, and religion. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2019, Fall 2015, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Spring 2010 | |
| CLAS 3100 | Age of Odysseus (3) |
| Studies the literature, culture, history, art, and religion of the times of the Homeric epics (Bronze Age to circa 700 b.c.). Readings include Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, The Homeric Hymns, and Hesiod's Theogony and Works and Days. Some emphasis on the archaeology of Mycenaean sites. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| CLAS 3110 | Age of Pericles (3) |
| Studies the literature, art, architecture, history, and politics of the Periclean Age of Athens, with special emphasis on Pericles (circa 495-429 b.c.) and his accomplishments. Readings from Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Thucydides, and Plutarch. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| CLAS 3120 | Age of Alexander (3) |
| Studies the times, person, accomplishments of Alexander the Great (356-323 b.c.), the literature, art, and architecture of the period, and the influence of Alexander on the development of Greek and Western culture. Readings from Plutarch, Arrian, Demosthenes, and poets and philosophers of the early Hellenistic period. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| CLAS 3130 | Age of Augustus (3) |
| Studies the times, person, and accomplishments of the Roman Emperor Augustus (63 b.c.-14 a.d.), with special emphasis on the literature, art, architecture, and political developments of the period. Readings from Tacitus, Suetonius, and the poetry of Vergil, Horace, and Ovid. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| CLAS 3140 | Age of Augustine (3) |
| Studies cultural developments in the fourth and fifth centuries, centering on St. Augustine and the literature of the period. Readings from such works as Augustine's Confessions and City of God, Jerome's letters, Cassian's Conversations, Sulpicius Severus' biography of St. Martin, and the poetry of Claudian and Prudentius. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| CLAS 3150 | Gods and Androids (3) |
| Reading of ancient epics (Homer's "Illiad". Apollonius of Rhodes "Argonautica" and Vergil's "Aeneid") in light of modern counterparts in various media, including Alan Moore's graphic novel "Watchmen" and the rebotted "Battlestar Galactica". Course was offered Spring 2017, Fall 2014 | |
| CLAS 3210 | Tragedy and Comedy (3) |
| Analyzes readings in the tragic poets Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Seneca; and the comic poets Aristophanes, Menander, Plautus, and Terence, together with ancient and modern discussions. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| CLAS 3220 | Race and Ethnicity in Ancient Greece and Rome (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | What does it mean to say that Cleopatra was black, or not? Ancient history comes up often in modern debates about race. We will investigate how people understood racial and ethnic difference in the ancient Greco-Roman Mediterranean, and how interpretations of antiquity historically have shaped modern concepts of race. We will study relevant art and literature from the 8th century BCE through the 3rd century CE, and modern responses to both. |
| CLAS 3250 | Ancient Greek Religion (3) |
| An introduction to the religious beliefs, practices, and life of ancient Greeks of the classical period as they are found in literature, history, architecture, and art. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2013, Spring 2010 | |
| CLAS 3260 | Rituals in Ancient Greece (3) |
| The course explores Ancient Greek religious practices and beliefs with an emphasis on Greek religious rituals understood in the broadest terms, and hence including Greek magical practices and associated beliefs. Starting off with the rituals belonging to the realm of social interaction, and the rites of passage designed for female and male members of society respectively, female dedications etc. v. rituals specific for men. | |
| CLAS 3300 | Introduction to Indo-european Linguistics (3) |
| Languages as superficially different as English, Greek, Latin, and Sanskrit in fact all developed from a single "proto-language," called Proto-Indo-European. This course will explore the following questions: What was this proto-language like? How do we know what it was like? By what processes did it develop into the various daughter languages? How can we trace words as diverse as wit, idea, video, and Veda back to a common source? Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Fall 2017, Fall 2015, Fall 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| CLAS 3350 | Language and Literature of the Early Celts (3) |
| This introduction to the Celtic inhabitants of Gaul and Britain unites two approaches, one literary, one linguistic. First, we will compare descriptions of the Celts found in Greek and Latin authors with readings of Celtic literature in translation, notably Ireland's great prose epic, the Táin Bó Cúailnge. Second, we will explore how the Celtic languages work, focusing on the basics of Old Irish as well as touching on Middle Welsh and Gaulish. | |
| CLAS 3400 | The City of Rome in Antiquity (3) |
| This lecture course traces the urban development of Rome from the earliest settlements in the late Bronze Age (ca. 1,000 BCE) to the depopulation of the city in the sixth century CE. | |
| CLAS 3559 | New Course in Classics (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of classics. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Spring 2022, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, January 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| CLAS 3600 | Medieval Manuscripts at UVA (3) |
| An introduction to the study of medieval manuscripts through the holdings of the University of Virginia. Manuscripts will be studied from a variety of perspectives: the cultural context that produced them, their physical and visual form, and the history of their reception, from their creation to their current home in the Small Special Collections Library. Course was offered January 2015 | |
| CLAS 4993 | Independent Study (3) |
| Independent Study in Classics. | |
| CLAS 5250 | Ancient Greek Religion (3) |
| An introduction to the religious beliefs, practices, and life of ancient Greeks of the classical period as they are found in literature, history, architecture, and art. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2013, Spring 2010 | |
| CLAS 5300 | Introduction to Indo-European Linguistics (3) |
| Languages as superficially different as English, Greek, Latin, and Sanskrit in fact all developed from a single "proto-language," called Proto-Indo-European. This course will explore the following questions: What was this proto-language like? How do we know what it was like? By what processes did it develop into the various daughter languages? How can we trace words as diverse as wit, idea, video, and Veda back to a common source? Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Fall 2017, Fall 2015, Fall 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| CLAS 5559 | New Course in Classics (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of classics. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| CLAS 6559 | New Course in Classics (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of classics. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| CLAS 7031 | Proseminar in Ancient Studies (1) |
| A course for first- or second-year graduate students in ancient disciplines which acquaints them with various facets of the study of Greek and Roman antiquity; introduces them to a range of approaches to the ancient world; and introduces them to each other and to the affiliated faculty in Classics, History, Art, Religious Studies. | |
| CLAS 9995 | Dissertation Seminar (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A team-taught seminar that works by stages towards a complete first draft of the dissertation prospectus. Students will take the seminar during their sixth semester of study; instructors will be the dissertation directors of those students. Each student will register under the name of the director. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018 |
| Cognitive Science | |
| COGS 3960 | Cognitive Science Research (2 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course aims to provide faculty-supervised research experience. A faculty mentor should be identified before enrollment. S/U grading. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: Faculty supervisor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| COGS 4559 | New Course in Cognitive Science (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of cognitive science. | |
| COGS 4970 | Distinguished Major Thesis I (3) |
| A two-semester course in which the student prepares a thesis under the supervision of a departmental faculty member. The thesis may be based on empirical research conducted by the student or a critical review or theoretical analysis of existing findings. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| COGS 4980 | Distinguished Major Thesis II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A two-semester course in which the student prepares a thesis under the supervision of a departmental faculty member. The thesis may be based on empirical research conducted by the student or a critical review or theoretical analysis of existing findings. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| College Advising Seminar | |
| COLA 1500 | College Advising Seminars (1) |
| COLA courses are 1-credit seminars capped at 18 first-year students, all of whom are assigned to the instructor as advisees. They are topically focused on an area identified by the faculty member; they also include a significant advising component centered on undergraduate issues (e.g., choosing a major, study abroad opportunities, undergraduate research, etc.). For detailed descriptions see http://college.as.virginia.edu/COLA | |
| Comparative Literature | |
| CPLT 2010 | History of European Literature I (4) |
| Surveys European literature from antiquity to the Renaissance, with emphasis on recurring themes, the texts themselves, and the meaning of literature in broader historical contexts. | |
| CPLT 2020 | History of European Literature II (4) |
| Surveys European literature from the Renaissance to the twentieth century, with emphasis on recurring themes, the texts themselves, and the meaning of literature in broader historical contexts. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| CPLT 2559 | New Course in Comparative Literature (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Comparative Literature. | |
| CPLT 3410 | History of Drama II: Ibsen to the Present (3) |
| This is the second of a two-semester survey of the history of Western drama from the fifth century B.C. to the present. This semester we will trace the development of drama from the emergence of realism to the present. This is a turbulent, vibrant period in the history of drama, rivaled only by that of the Greeks and the Elizabethans. We will study realism and the reactions against it: expressionism, surrealism, Epic Theater, Absurdism. | |
| CPLT 3420 | Modern Drama--Ibsen to Absurdism (3) |
| This is the first half of a two-semester course on modern and contemporary drama in the Western world, with brief forays into other regions. ENGN 3420 surveys the modern period from its inception through the post-World War II period; ENGN 3430 covers the contemporary period. ENGN 3420 first examines the emergence of realism then moves through various reactions against and adjustments to realism during the period. | |
| CPLT 3430 | Contemporary Drama (3) |
| This is the second half of a two-semester course on modern and contemporary American and European drama (with forays into other regions), covering post-Absurdism to the present. We will examine postwar quests for dramatic and theatrical structures relevant to a socially and morally chaotic world. From a study of reactions to the Theatre of the Absurd, we move to an investigation of contemporary drama. | |
| CPLT 3559 | New Course in Comparative Literature (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Comparative Literature. | |
| CPLT 3590 | Topics in Comparative Literature (3) |
| Changing topics with explore Comparative Literature topics, such as theory, genre, periods, or major authors with an international impact. Course was offered Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| CPLT 3600 | Literary Theory (3) |
| An introduction to literary theory, required of all Comparative Literature majors. This seminar will normally be taken in the third year. | |
| CPLT 3710 | Kafka and His Doubles (3) |
| Introduction to the work of Franz Kafka, with comparisons to the literary tradition he worked with and the literary tradition he formed. | |
| CPLT 3720 | Freud and Literature (3) |
| In formulating his model of the psyche and his theory of psychoanalysis, Freud availed himself of analogies drawn from different disciplines, including literature. Freud's ideas were then taken up by many twentieth-century literary writers. After introducing Freud's theories through a reading of his major works, the course will turn to literary works that engage with Freud. Course was offered Spring 2017, Fall 2015 | |
| CPLT 3740 | Narratives of Childhood (3) |
| Childhood autobiography and childhood narrative from Romanticism to the present. Course was offered Fall 2017 | |
| CPLT 3750 | Women, Childhood, Autobiography (3) |
| Cross-cultural readings in women's childhood narratives. Emphasis on formal as well as thematic aspects. | |
| CPLT 3760 | Ways of Telling Stories: Eighteenth-Century Fiction (3) |
| Comparative studies in the European novel. Dominant novel types, including the fictional memoir, the novel in letters, and the comic "history." Course was offered Spring 2018 | |
| CPLT 3770 | Women Writers: Women on Women (3) |
| This course focuses on women writers from any era who address the topic of femininity: what it means or implies to be a woman. Course was offered Fall 2016 | |
| CPLT 3780 | Memory Speaks (3) |
| Interdisciplinary course on memory. Readings from literature, philosophy, history, psychology, and neuroscience. Course was offered Spring 2017 | |
| CPLT 3850 | Fiction of the Americas (3) |
| In this seminar, we will study the centuries long 'conversations' between North American and Spanish American writers. Principally through short stories and some novels, we will examine their mutual fascination. Our reading list will include works by Edgar Allan Poe, Ambrose Bierce, Horacio Quiroga, John Reed, Mariano Azuela, William Faulkner, Jorge Luis Borges, Julio Cortázar, García Márquez, Carlos Fuentes, Margaret Atwood, Manuel Puig Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| CPLT 4559 | New Course in Comparative Literature (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Comparative Literature. Course was offered Spring 2015, Fall 2012 | |
| CPLT 4990 | Comparative Literature Seminar (3) |
| Open to all students, with preference given to comparative literature majors in case of overenrollment. Topics may vary; a typical subject is "the theory and practice of tragedy. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| CPLT 4998 | Fourth Year Thesis (3) |
| Two-semester course in which the student prepares and writes a thesis with the guidance of a faculty member. After being accepted to the distinguished majors program, the student should decide on a thesis topic and find an advisor by the end of the third year. In the fall semester (497), the student engages in an extended course of reading and produces at least 20 pages of written text; in the spring (498), the student completes and submits the thesis. | |
| CPLT 4999 | Fourth Year Thesis (3) |
| Two-semester course in which the student prepares and writes a thesis with the guidance of a faculty member. After being accepted to the distinguished majors program, the student should decide on a thesis topic and find an advisor by the end of the third year. In the fall semester (497), the student engages in an extended course of reading and produces at least 20 pages of written text; in the spring (498), the student completes and submits the thesis. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| CPLT 8002 | Comparative and Transnational Studies (3) |
| An advanced seminar that studies issues presented when considering literature in its transnational context, paying special attention to comparison. Focus on the modern and contemporary period, but we consider also earlier periods. 2 essays and final exam. This course is required for the Graduate Certificate in Comparative Literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Spring 2019, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| CPLT 8559 | New Course in Comparative Literature (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Comparative Literature. Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| Creole | |
| CREO 1010 | Elementary Creole I (3) |
| Development of basic oral expression, listening and reading comprehension, and writing. Prerequisite: No previous formal instruction of French or Creole is required. | |
| CREO 1020 | Elementary Creole II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Development of basic oral expression, listening and reading comprehension, and writing.
Prerequisite: CREO 1010. |
| CREO 1559 | Elementary Creole I (3) |
| Development of basic oral expression, listening and reading comprehension, and writing. Prerequisite: No previous formal instruction of French or Creole is required. | |
| CREO 2010 | Intermediate Creole I (3) |
| Develops the skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Creole. Prerequisite: Two previous semesters of Elementary Creole (I and II). | |
| CREO 2020 | Intermediate Creole II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Develops the skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Creole. Prerequisite: Three previous semesters of Creole required (1010, 1020, 2010) |
| CREO 2559 | Intermediate Creole I (3) |
| Develops the skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Creole. Prerequisite: Two previous semesters of Elementary Creole (I and II). | |
| Dance | |
| DANC 1200 | Introduction to Movement Practices (1) |
| This course is designed as an introduction to movement practices for students of all backgrounds and skill levels. Students will work on dynamic alignment, as well as spatial, sensory, and bodily awareness. Through movement prompts, improvisation, and learned combinations students will be challenged to expand movement vocabulary while also increasing range of motion, strength, flexibility, and expressivity. | |
| DANC 1400 | How Dance Matters (3) |
| This course is an introduction to dance in the context of performance on stage, on screen, and in public space. Through viewings, discussions, and practical dance experiences, students will deepen their understanding of how dances are created and how dance shapes and is shaped by the world around it. Students will engage with a wide range of styles, historical periods, and creative approaches to consider how dance matters. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| DANC 1559 | New Course in Dance (1 - 3) |
| This class provides the opportunity to offer new courses in the subject of Dance at the 1000 level. Course was offered Spring 2020 | |
| DANC 2210 | Ballet I (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | In this studio course, students will learn Ballet terminology, movement concepts, and dynamic alignment through an anatomical approach to Ballet technique. Students will work at barre and center while increasing strength, flexibility and body awareness. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| DANC 2220 | Modern/Contemporary I (1) |
| In this studio course, students will explore various styles of western modern/contemporary concert dance as technical, expressive practices. Through movement combinations, improvisation, and mini-studies, students will work to deepen body awareness through modern and contemporary movement practices. Working towards efficiency and dynamic alignment, students will increase strength, flexibility, and become more articulate, expressive dancers. | |
| DANC 2230 | Jazz Dance I (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This studio course explores various styles of jazz dance. Combinations will focus on isolation, coordination, juxtaposition and musicality. Styles include but are not limited to contemporary, Broadway/musical theatre and lyrical. |
| DANC 2300 | Dance Improvisation (2 - 3) |
| This open-level studio course allows students to explore dance improvisation as a practice of attention, care, and relation. Through improvisational methods and structures, students will develop their skills as improvisers and begin to appreciate improvisation's role in composition (choreography), performance, and daily life. | |
| DANC 2430 | Production Laboratory: Dance (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides students with firsthand experience in the creative practice of choreography and performance while providing exposure to basic production skills. In addition to gaining insight into choreography and performance as modes of critical inquiry, students will also be involved in various aspects of the production and will gain an appreciation of the skills that are required to produce a dance concert. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016 |
| DANC 2559 | New Course in Dance (1 - 3) |
| This class provides the opportunity to offer new courses in the subject of Dance at the 2000 level. Course was offered Spring 2024, Summer 2010 | |
| DANC 3210 | Ballet II (1) |
| Exploration of Ballet technique for intermediate to advanced students. Students will deepen their knowledge through continued study of terminology, movement concepts, and dynamic alignment while expanding upon their ability to make qualitative choices and enhancing their artistry. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| DANC 3220 | Modern/Contemporary II (1) |
| Exploration of western modern/contemporary concert dance practices for intermediate to advanced students. Students will deepen their knowledge of movement concepts, dynamic alignment, and body awareness through combinations, improvisation, partnering, and creative studies. Students will continue to increase their strength, flexibility, and body awareness as they expand upon their ability to make qualitative choices and enhance their artistry. Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| DANC 3230 | Jazz Dance II (1) |
| This studio course explores various styles of jazz dance for intermediate to advanced students. Students will continue to deepen their appreciation of jazz dance forms as they increase movement articulation and specificity. Combinations will focus on isolation, coordination, juxtaposition and musicality while also challenging the students to enhance their expressivity and qualitative choices. | |
| DANC 3300 | Dance Composition (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Explores dance making through the investigation of various tools and approaches to movement generation and composition from western choreographic practices. Students will develop their skills as dance makers through movement explorations, readings, discussions, and viewings. Students will create multiple compositional studies to hone their abilities to make dances. Feedback sessions provide opportunities for critical reflection and discussion. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| DANC 3400 | Dance and Culture (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course aims to deepen students' understanding of dance as a field of artistic and intellectual study. Students will be challenged to examine human movement as a historically situated cultural expression and to explore the relation between dance and various socio-cultural developments. The course will highlight the connection of dance and critical theory, focusing on notions of identity, subjectivity and embodiment. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| DANC 3460 | Movement & Environment(s) (3) |
| In this practice-based course, students will reexamine relations to their environment and generate strategies for a new environmental ethics that calls a human-centered world into question. Through reading, conversing, and moving, students consider how somatic and artistic practices might shift ecological understandings. Students will ask questions of and through modes of perception and experiment with an expanding empathy to enact new relations. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2023 | |
| DANC 3559 | New Course in Dance (1 - 3) |
| This class provides the opportunity to offer new courses in the subject of Dance at the 3000 level. | |
| DANC 3590 | Special Topics in Dance (1 - 3) |
| In-depth investigation of a specific topic in the field of dance at the 3000 level. Topics and content will vary depending upon the instructor's areas of expertise. The course may be repeated for credit in different content areas. Possible topics include: advanced Movement Practices, Somatic Studies, Critical Studies, Creative Research and Scholarship (Choreography, Screendance, Dance and Music or Dance and Media/Technology collaborations), etc. | |
| DANC 3610 | Contact Improvisation (1) |
| This course serves as an introduction to the principles and skills involved in the practice of Contact Improvisation. Students will explore and learn improvisational strategies for moving individually, in duets, and groups. With attention focused on responsiveness in the moment, students learn to think quickly and creatively and are encouraged to investigate the territory between familiarity and risk. Course was offered Fall 2022, Spring 2018, Fall 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| DANC 3620 | Dance Repertory (1 - 3) |
| This course is designed for students to have the opportunity to learn repertory, experience multiple methods of choreography and gain deeper insight into the practice of dance performance through working with faculty and professional guest artists via the choreographic process. Course was offered Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| DANC 3630 | Dance Theater (3) |
| Studies the integration of dance with other media - text, dramatic action, digital media, sets, props, etc. to provide students with insight into dance theatre as an art form. | |
| DANC 3640 | Screendance (3) |
| Investigates the relationship between dancing bodies, cinematography, and video editing. Exploring innovative ways to film movement, we examine the relationship between the moving body and camera. Students gain exposure to various methodologies and practices that can be directly applied to individual projects. We discuss parallels between choreography, cinematography, and video editing, and how these integrate to form the art of Screendance. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2015, Fall 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2009 | |
| DANC 4220 | Modern/Contemporary III (1) |
| Exploration of western modern/contemporary concert dance practices for advanced students. Students will work towards mastery as they continue to deepen their knowledge of movement concepts and body awareness. Through advanced combinations, partnering, improvisation, and studies, students will work to gain greater specificity and clarity as they expand upon their artistry and ability to make qualitative choices through the medium of dance. | |
| DANC 4640 | Somatic Practices and Research (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Investigates somatic practices and methodologies as embodied research. Through movement practice, readings, and discussions we explore multiple concepts and tools that can deepen embodied practices. This course offers an opportunity to foster awareness, expand individual movement choices, and increase clarity of expression. In so doing, we may broaden our capacity to listen, perceive, and relate to ourselves, one another, and the world around us. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2011 |
| DANC 4993 | Independent Study: Dance (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Allows upper level students to pursue advanced creative and/or scholarly research in dance as an independent project. Students can identify their area of focus for in depth investigations including, but not limited to: Choregraphy, Screendance, Performance, Performance Studies, Dance Pedagogy, etc. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| Drama | |
| DRAM 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and Philosophical Inquiry. | |
| DRAM 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and Societies of the World. | |
| DRAM 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Historical Perspectives. | |
| DRAM 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Social and Economic Systems. | |
| DRAM 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, Mathematical, and Physical Inquiry | |
| DRAM 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| DRAM 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and Society | |
| DRAM 1010 | How Theatre Works (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Investigates theatre arts and their relation to contemporary culture through the practical and experiential study of plays, production style and the role of theatre artists in creative interpretation. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| DRAM 1020 | Speaking in Public (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For non-majors. Acquire and practice voice and speech techniques to build oral communication skills, confidence and enjoyment in public speaking, presentation or performance. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, January 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, January 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, January 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 |
| DRAM 1210 | Making Places (3) |
| This is a making class. Making Places explores the basic elements of spatial design in environmental and theatrical contexts through model making, drawing, collaging, and constructing. How do the principles of design and their application endow Places with an identity? Projects created in manual and digital media. | |
| DRAM 1220 | Art of the Creature (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Art of the Creature fosters creative and critical thinking by requiring students to imagine, research, and build environments and creatures. Students will study the history and methods of creating environments and creatures in theatre, film, and other performance art forms; research and develop their own individual and group creations; and reflect orally and in writing on their work. Course was offered Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019 |
| DRAM 1559 | New Course in Drama (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of drama. | |
| DRAM 2010 | Theatre Design, Technology, & Production (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Examines the art of theatre and performance through the process of design and the implementation of the design. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| DRAM 2020 | Acting I (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Explores basic theories and techniques of acting through exercises, improvisations and scenes from contemporary dramatic literature. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| DRAM 2031 | Theatre Abroad: Cultures and History (3) |
| The goal of this course is to understand, examine and discuss how theatre is realized through the diverse and differing work of writers, directors, scenographers and actors. This course will explore aspects of theatre history, theatre spaces, texts, and performance conventions and their importance in the understanding of traditional and contemporary theatre performances in a global context. | |
| DRAM 2050 | Performance and/as Theory (3) |
| This course surveys a broad range of theories and methodologies pertinent to the fields of Performance Studies. Each unit addresses important concepts and frameworks that help you write about, think about, and make performance art. Lecture, close reading, application exercises, and writing assignments will strengthen your theoretical vocabularies, hone your analytical writing skills and apply various tests to your own work as scholars/artists. | |
| DRAM 2060 | The Body and Performance (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This practice-based course offers a broad introduction to concepts of the body in the context of performance. Using tools of theatre, dance, improvisation, and other mind/body practice, we will uncover the performative possibilities of our physical forms in relation to space and time. Together we will critically consider and actively explore a range of embodied approaches to increase bodily awareness and expand our expressive capacity. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023 |
| DRAM 2070 | Public Speaking (3) |
| The purpose of this course is to put principles of speech into practice; students will learn to communicate effectively primarily through practical experience. Students will (1) learn the basic principles of speech preparation and delivery, including invention of topics and arguments, organization, and style; (2) apply these principles to your speech preparation and delivery; and (3) develop and use listening skills in the analysis of speeches. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| DRAM 2080 | Circus in America (3) |
| Introduces the circus as a form of American entertainment. Focuses on its development, growth, decline, and cultural influences. Course was offered Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| DRAM 2110 | Lighting Technology (3) |
| An introduction to the tools and technical processes of performance lighting. Students will explore a range of lighting technologies central to lighting production for live theatre, dance, opera, and concerts. Through lecture, demonstration, digital media, and hands-on experience, students are prepared for work as theatrical electricians and introduced to the craft essential to the theatrical lighting design process. Course was offered Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| DRAM 2130 | Production Laboratory: Lighting (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Application of lighting design and technology in production. May be repeated up to 4 credits. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| DRAM 2210 | Scenic Technology (3) |
| Studies the technology and practices used in the theatre and entertainment industry. Covers set construction techniques, materials, and hardware. Students will learn the skills and techniques required for using hand and power tools. Terminology learned in Drama 2210 will be practiced in the course Drama 2230 - Production Studio. Course was offered Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| DRAM 2211 | Designing Spaces (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course explores how to turn everyday spaces into stages. Discover how ordinary rooms, streets, parks, vehicles, and other spaces of daily life can be transformed by story-telling and creative performance! We will study different principles for designing spaces for immersive, site-specific, environmentally aware, and other kinds of performances. Open to all students who are interested in storytelling in different spaces. |
| DRAM 2230 | Production Studio: Scenery (1) |
| Application of scenery technology in producing theatrical productions while maintaining and organized safe work environment. Co-requisite DRAM 2210 Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| DRAM 2231 | Production Lab: Run Crew (1) |
| Application of scenery and properties technology in laboratory production projects. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| DRAM 2232 | Production Lab: Scene Painting (1) |
| Application of scenic painting in laboratory production projects. Prerequisites: Dram 2010 and 2020. Course was offered Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| DRAM 2250 | Scene Painting (3) |
| Fundamental techniques of scenic painting. A studio class during which students learn to paint faux finishes of marble, wood grain, brick and other common finishes for theatrical application. DRAM 2232 Production Lab: Scene Painting required. Course was offered Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| DRAM 2310 | Costume Technology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies basic techniques for moving the costume design from drawing to finished character, including construction, alteration, patterning, fitting, and accessories. Lab required. Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| DRAM 2330 | Production Laboratory: Costume and Makeup (1) |
| Application of costume and makeup technology in production laboratory. May be repeated up to four credits. Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| DRAM 2430 | Production Laboratory: Acting (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Application of acting skills in production laboratory. May be repeated up to four credits. Prerequisite: Instructor permission Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| DRAM 2440 | Theatre Abroad: Performance (3) |
| This course focuses on basic performance techniques as well as individual and group skills. It develops a vocabulary of acting techniques through improvisation, performance exercises and monologue and/or scene work. In addition, the course encourages students to develop skills in personal presentation, confidence building, and teamwork, which transcends the acting studio and has a direct application in life and the workplace. Course was offered Fall 2018 | |
| DRAM 2500 | Special Topics in Drama & Theatre (1 - 6) |
| These classes cover a range of topics related to drama and theatre. | |
| DRAM 2559 | New Course in Drama (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of drama. | |
| DRAM 2620 | Sound Design (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Students will explore the sonic qualities of sound and music through discussion, construction, critical listening, and demonstration. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| DRAM 2630 | Production Laboratory: Sound (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Application of sound technology in laboratory production projects. May be repeated up to four credits. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| DRAM 2810 | Cinema as Art Form (3) |
| A course in visual thinking; introduces film criticism, concentrating on classic and current American and non-American films. Course was offered Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| DRAM 2830 | Production Lab: Digital Media (1 - 3) |
| DRAM 2830 is a hands-on, experiential course in which students apply digital media design principles, methods, and techniques in correlation with the current Drama production schedule. Students learn the application of media technology to actual theatrical production projects. May be repeated up to four credits. DRAM 2830 requires participation as Video/Media Operator or Assistant for a main stage production. Course was offered Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2018 | |
| DRAM 2840 | Design Studio Lab (1 - 3) |
| This is a hands-on course in which students work closely with the instructor to research and develop creative design solutions for performing arts and theatrical productions. It provides students a working forum to collaboratively and independently experiment with and apply principles, methods, and elements of design and design process to specific projects. May be repeated up to four credits. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019 | |
| DRAM 3030 | Dramaturgy (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course is a study of production dramaturgy: an exploration and application of the processes, research, and resources used by academic and professional theatres, combining knowledge with creativity to make informed production choices. Course was offered Spring 2023 |
| DRAM 3040 | Musical Theatre History (3) |
| Study of the evolution and history of the musical theatre from Mozart to Sondheim through the works of major composers over the last 200-plus years. | |
| DRAM 3050 | Making Theatre Histories (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | How do theatre artists and scholars navigate the past and its effects on the present? This course will introduce you to important moments in theatre history, and show you how to analyze the formation of historical narratives through a variety of lenses and methods. Units are not organized chronologically, but thematically so that we may draw deeper connections across artistic practice, time, place and culture. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2009 |
| DRAM 3070 | African-American Theatre (3) |
| Presents a comprehensive study of 'Black Theatre' as the African-American contribution to the theatre. Explores the historical, cultural, and socio-political underpinnings of this theatre as an artistic form in American and world culture. Students gain a broader understanding of the relationship and contributions of this theatre to theatre arts, business, education, lore, and humanity. A practical theatrical experience is a part of the course offering. Prerequisite: Instructor permission Course was offered Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| DRAM 3080 | Script Analysis: Dramatic Structure and Theatrical Production (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Analysis of representative play scripts to discover how structure and language support conceptual and stylistic choices in production. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2011, Fall 2009 |
| DRAM 3090 | Theatre and Social Change (3) |
| The goal of this class will be to identify the values and worldviews that drive change-oriented artistry, and for students to identify the values and worldviews that drive their own artistry. The course will explore the forms of community-based performance including ensemble, devised, religious, activist, educational and autobiographical performance. Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| DRAM 3210 | Scene Design I (3) |
| Studies the development of the scenic design as theatrical environment, from script analysis through research to completed scenic design. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| DRAM 3300 | History of Dress (3) |
| Studies the history of dress, from ancient to modern times, as a reflection of the individual's self expression and the relationship to one's culture. Lab required. Prerequisite: Instructor permission | |
| DRAM 3320 | The Fine Art of Dress 1: Conformity & Individuality (3) |
| Expores the cultural influences on fashion choices and expression of identity you create for the 21st century. Examination of your own wardrobe and study of the History of Dress serves as grounding for research into selected garments from The Collection of Historic Dress, c. 1795-1965. Working with extant garments provides insight into these periods of American history, the cultural influences, and the people who inhabited these clothes. | |
| DRAM 3410 | Acting II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Exercises and scene work emphasizing the development of the actor's vocal and physical resources as a means of creating and communicating character, emotion, and relationships. Prerequisite: DRAM 2020 and instructor permission Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| DRAM 3420 | Voice for Theatre (3) |
| Introduces principles of vocal health, provides practical techniques for meeting the voice and speech demands of daily life and performance, and promotes life-long exploration of the speaking voice and the spoken word. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2018, Fall 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| DRAM 3430 | Improvisation (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A workshop that explores several dimensions of theatrical self-expression through improvised exercises and situations. This course will employ lecture, discussion and performance activities to raise awareness and proficiency in improvisational techniques through dramatic interaction involving imagination and creativity. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014 |
| DRAM 3440 | Movement for Theatre (3) |
| Examines the fundamental skills necessary to effective and descriptive physical expression for the stage. Focuses on developing an individual awaresness of one's physical self and establishing a sold foundation upon which to build a character physically, through practical exericises in balance, rhythm, endurance , freedom of movement, flexibility, shape and expression. | |
| DRAM 3450 | Musical Theatre Performance (3) |
| Studies the integration of song into scene work, and examination of special problems posed for the actor/singer/dancer. Focuses on a character's song presentation within the context of a musical play. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010 | |
| DRAM 3559 | New Course in Drama (3) |
| New course in the subject of drama. | |
| DRAM 3590 | Special Topics in Theatre and Drama (1 - 3) |
| A directed study in theater or drama. Course was offered Fall 2015 | |
| DRAM 3600 | Modern American Drama (3) |
| Studies representative twentieth-century American dramas in the context of theatre history. Prerequisite: Instructor permission Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| DRAM 3610 | Modern Drama (3) |
| Modern Theatre and Drama is designed to afford the student the opportunity to read and discuss selected works of dramatic literature that have served as the base for theatrical production during the twentieth century; to study that literature in the contexts of cultural developments during the twentieth century; and to begin to develop an ability to read a play text for both its theatrical and its cultural "clues." | |
| DRAM 3640 | Sound Design: Studio (3) |
| Creative application of digital sound editing for media. Techniques investigated include editing pre-recorded music, creating realistic sound environments, representing visual art with sound, three-dimensional sound, and sound creation for video. Course was offered Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| DRAM 3651 | Directing I (3) |
| Encourages the development of the director's analytical and rehearsal skills in translating text, actors, and space into valid and effective scenes; drawn from plays in the mode of psychological realism. Prerequisite: Dram 2020 required, and Dram 2010 preferred; Instructor permission Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| DRAM 3652 | Producing Theatre (3) |
| Participants will collaborate to produce a staged reading of the play Raphael's Islands by UVA Alum Alexandra Déglise on March 15, 2024 in the Ruth Caplin Theater. Course discussions and projects will cover theater organization, mission and legal structure. Opportunities for practical application of concepts and best practices in producing include, but are not limited to outreach/publicity, production management and artistic contributions such as casting, digital media development,sound and staging. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| DRAM 3653 | Production Laboratory: Producing Theatre (1 - 3) |
| One credit is required; may be repeated up to four credits. Application of stage management skills to production and performance. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| DRAM 3655 | Film Directing (3) |
| The goal of this workshop is to understand the aesthetics and techniques of film directing and to produce and direct a short film based on a screenplay. Students will study film directing aesthetics and technique, using a textbook, film viewings, critical analysis and class workshop activities. Students will apply this knowledge of directing as they produce and direct their own short film. | |
| DRAM 3710 | Playwriting I (3) |
| Introduces the art and craft of playwriting, focusing on short exercises and in-class writing assignments. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| DRAM 3720 | Playwriting II (3) |
| Continuation of Playwriting I, focusing on specific craft exercises and the development of individual style. Prerequisite: DRAM 3710. | |
| DRAM 3730 | Screenwriting (3) |
| An introduction to the art and craft of screenwriting through the writing and discussion of short scripts. Will involve study of screenplays and films, and focus on the basic elements of screenwriting, including story structure, creation of character, and formatting. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019 | |
| DRAM 3775 | Acting Italian: Benigni, Goldoni, Fo (3) |
| Watch, read, and laugh at performances by Italy's most famous comic stars! Plays, films, and one-man shows form the texts, which include not only modern productions by contemporary masters Roberto Benigni and Dario Fo, but also the comedies of the originator of middle-class Italian humor, Carlo Goldoni. Works of these writers/actors/producers introduce important aspects of Italian literary, performative, and cultural traditions. In ENGLISH. Course was offered Spring 2017 | |
| DRAM 3820 | Video Design I (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Combining creative practice and critical discourse, this hands-on course grants students an opportunity to learn and utilize the crafts of digital video design in the context of contemporary installation, projection and performance arts. Students experiment with the many ways of designing time-based media and explore the role of video storytelling in the topography of 21st-century theater and live performance. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016 |
| DRAM 3825 | Media Design Studio (3) |
| This course provides a practical forum to employ and integrate a diverse array of existing and emerging media technologies into live performance and performative storytelling. Students will explore and experiment with new media-infused design approaches to enhance the narrative and to actively engage, communicate, and interact with the audience. Course was offered Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2017, Fall 2016 | |
| DRAM 3830 | History of Film I (3) |
| Analyzes the development of the silent film, 1895 to 1928; emphasizes the technical and thematic links between national schools of cinema art and the contributions of individual directors. Includes weekly film screenings.
Prerequisite: Cinema as Art Form, other film courses, or instructor permission | |
| DRAM 3840 | History of Film II (3) |
| Analyzes the development of film art from the inception of sound to the 1950s. Includes weekly film screenings. Prerequisite: DRAM 2810 or 3830, or instructor permission. | |
| DRAM 3850 | History of Film III (3) |
| A history of narrative, documentary and experimental film, 1955-77. Developments in the aesthetics of film are examined in the context of socio-economic, political and cultural conditions specific to different historical moments. Includes weekly film screenings. DRAM 3830, DRAM 3840 or instructor permission. | |
| DRAM 4020 | Comedy as Protest (3) |
| This course examines how has 20th and 21st century comedic performance spawned and/or reflected movements of social and cultural protest in the United States. From Jackie "Moms" Mabley's Civil Rights stand-up, to feminist sketches on SNL, to Hari Kondabolu's employment of de-colonial humor, we will engage in the complexities of joke-telling and its potential for mobilizing change. | |
| DRAM 4030 | Figure Drawing (1 - 2) |
| This course focuses primarily on the human form to study line, tone, mass, proportion and composition. Additional subjects that enhance the understanding of the figure might include interior/exterior spaces and still-life. Students will be introduced to various drawing techniques and media. The emphasis will be on the creative process and the art of "drawing to know." Outside work will be assigned to compliment the in-class exercises. Course was offered Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| DRAM 4070 | Hip Hop Theatre (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Hip Hop Theatre explores how elements of Ritual, Theatre, and the core principles of Hip Hop are shared by members of the Hip Hop community around the world. Students will examine the ways in which Hip Hop Theatre presents itself as a movement and a syncretic art form. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024 |
| DRAM 4110 | Lighting Design (3) |
| Studies the development of lighting design, from script analysis through concept to completed production. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2020, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| DRAM 4310 | Costume Design (3) |
| Studies the development of costume design as a revelation of character and relationship to the special world. Proceeds from script analysis through research to the completed rendering. Lab required. Prerequisite: DRAM 2010, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| DRAM 4410 | Acting III (3) |
| Scripted scenes, exercises, and ensemble work to expand the actor's approach to characterization and interpretation within various dramatic genres. Prerequisite: DRAM 3410 and instructor permission Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| DRAM 4490 | Stage Combat Skills (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Examines the art and craft of stage fighting, comparing its historical context with that of the theater. Focus is on the performance of the illusion of physical aggression and its dramatic intent, following the safety guidelines and techniques recommended by the Society for American Fight Directors. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2010 |
| DRAM 4559 | New Course in Drama (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of drama. Course was offered Spring 2014, Fall 2013 | |
| DRAM 4590 | Special Topics in Theatre (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A directed project-based study offered to upper-level students.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2016, Spring 2016 |
| DRAM 4591 | Special Topics in Theatre Managment (1 - 3) |
| A directed study in theatre management offered to upper-level students.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| DRAM 4592 | Special Topics in Drama (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A directed study in dramatic literature, history, theory or criticism offered to upper-level students. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| DRAM 4593 | Special Topics in Performance (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A directed study in acting or performance offered to upper-level students.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| DRAM 4594 | Special Topics in Movement (1 - 3) |
| A directed study in theatre movement or physical acting offered to upper-level students.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| DRAM 4595 | Special Topics in Voice (1 - 3) |
| A directed study in voice and the spoken word offered to upper-level students.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| DRAM 4596 | Special Topics in Directing (1 - 3) |
| A directed study in directing offered to upper-level students.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| DRAM 4597 | Special Topics in Design (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A directed study in theatre design offered to upper-level students.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| DRAM 4598 | Special Topics in Design Technology (1 - 3) |
| A directed study in theatre design technology offered to upper-level students.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, January 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| DRAM 4599 | Special Topics in Playwriting (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A directed study in playwriting offered to upper-level students.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| DRAM 4651 | Directing II (3) |
| Continues the work of DRAM 3651 with special attention to the director's organization, scheduling, and efficient use of resources. Students direct a one-act play. Prerequisite: DRAM 3651 and instructor permission. | |
| DRAM 4730 | Advanced Playwriting (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A workshop for writing extended pieces of dramatic literature. For students who have completed DRAM 3710 or by instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011 |
| DRAM 4750 | Writing the Short Film (3) |
| The goal of this workshop is to write and prepare a short screenplay to be filmed in the Spring Semester in conjunction with DRAM 4760 Directing the Short Film (students must commit to both classes). Students will study script structure using textbooks, screenplays, and film. Students will apply this knowledge of screenplay structure and form as they write their own scenes and short screenplays. | |
| DRAM 4760 | Directing the Short Film (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The goal of this workshop is to understand the aesthetics and techniques of film directing and to produce and direct a short film based on the screenplay written in the previous fall Semester in DRAM 4750 Writing the Short Film. Course was offered Spring 2024 |
| DRAM 4780 | Producing the Short Film (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Students will produce short films generated by the Department of Drama's Filmmaking classes, Writing the Short Film and Directing the Short Film. Each producer will be paired with a director and work closely with them on casting, scheduling, procuring locations and film gear, on set management, editing support, and budgeting. Course was offered Spring 2024 |
| DRAM 4820 | Video Design II (3) |
| Continues the work of DRAM 3820 by advancing the crafts of digital video design in the context of contemporary installation, projection, and performance arts. Students integrate video in live events and engage in creating hybrid, immersive, and expressive visual environments and narratives. | |
| DRAM 4910 | Senior Seminar (3) |
| Seminar discussions and assignments that allow the student to demonstrate knowledge of the theatre as well as artistic, aesthetic, and critical judgment. Prerequisites: Fourth year drama majors or permission of instructor Course was offered Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| DRAM 4993 | Independent Study (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Independent study conducted under the supervision of a specific instructor(s). Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015 |
| DRAM 5070 | History of American Popular Entertainment: From Minstrelsy to Madonna (3) |
| This course traces the development of popular entertainment forms from British and European roots through late modern and post-modern examples like Elvis, Madonna and Disneyland. Particular attention will be paid to popular culture and broad cultural trends. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| DRAM 5450 | Musical Theatre Performance (3) |
| Integration of song into scene work and the examination of special problems posed for the actor/singer. Focuses on character's song presentation within the context of a musical play. | |
| DRAM 5559 | New Course in Drama (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of drama. Course was offered Fall 2014, Spring 2011 | |
| DRAM 5710 | Advanced Playwriting (3) |
| A workshop that allows experienced playwrights to create longer and more complex plays. Students are required to create and revise plays ranging from long one-acts to full-length plays. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| DRAM 7070 | Script Analysis (3) |
| A survey of dramatic literature, classical to contemporary, with an eye toward reading scripts for the stage. Analysis of representative playscripts to discover how structure and language support conceptual and stylistic choices in production. Course was offered Fall 2020, Fall 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Spring 2011 | |
| DRAM 7100 | Graphics for the Theatre (3) |
| Studies basic design communication skills which serve as the foundation for costume, scenic, lighting designers, and technical directors in collaboration with directors, designers, actors, and shop personnel. Includes basic elements of design in line, color, texture, visual research methodology, and media techniques in drawing, painting, model making. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 7130 | Production Laboratory: Lighting (2) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in the preparation and performance of lighting design. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 7140 | Production Laboratory: Lighting (2) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in the preparation and performance of lighting design. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 7160 | Lighting Design I: Elements of Design (3) |
| Studies the elements of theatrical lighting design essential to the stage designer. Areas of study include script interpretation, lighting composition, color, instrumentation, graphic notation, and presentation techniques. Prerequisite: DRAM 7100, 7170 or instructor permission; corequisite: DRAM 7180, 7140. | |
| DRAM 7170 | Drafting & CAD for Theatre (3) |
| Study of drafting techniques and computer aided drafting and drawing software that prepares the designer or technician to identify and communicate methods and materials relative to executing the design. Covers standards for theatrical drafting, preparation of ground plans, sections, and design elevations including both pictorial and orthographic drawings. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 7180 | Digital Media for Design (3) |
| Studies a variety of graphic software programs and computer-aided design techniques which prepares the lighting designer, scenic designer, costume designer, and technical director to identify and communicate methods and materials relative to the execution of their respective designs. Taught completely on-line with all course materials and project submissions made electronically. Prerequisite: DRAM 7170 or instructor permission. | |
| DRAM 7190 | Mentored Study: Lighting (3 - 9) |
| A guided study which gives students the opportunity to explore with a faculty member areas of lighting design and/or technology which are not contained in the established curriculum. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| DRAM 7230 | Production Studio: Scenery (2 - 6) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in the preparation and performance of scenic designs. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 7240 | Production Studio: Scenery (2 - 6) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in the preparation and performance of scenic designs. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 7260 | Scene Design I: Design Studio-Realism (3) |
| Explores the range of theatrical design styles which form the core of the designer's visual catalog. Includes, but is not limited to, 19th- and 20th-century realistic design styles. | |
| DRAM 7280 | Scene Painting (3) |
| Studies the materials and methods of scenic painting and its application to conventional and non-conventional means of scenic replication for dramatic and musical stages. Includes various media used for scenic illustration, and the methods used for preparing a variety of surfaces to be painted. Prerequisite: DRAM 7100. | |
| DRAM 7290 | Mentored Study: Scene Design (1 - 3) |
| A faculty-guided exploration of scenic design and/or technology areas not covered in the established curriculum. Repeatable up to 9 credits. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. Course was offered Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| DRAM 7330 | Production Laboratory: Costume (2) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in the preparation and performance of costume design. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 7340 | Production Laboratory: Costume (2) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in the preparation and performance of costume design. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 7350 | Costume Technology: Couture Methods (3) |
| An intense study of basic execution and design techniques that enable construction techniques that enable the costume designer to translate the visual design from the sketch to the stage. Study includes basic construction techniques, same and proper equipment utilization, principles of pattern drafting, design analysis, shop organization and personnel management. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program and instructor permission. | |
| DRAM 7360 | Costume Design: Research (3) |
| Application of design principles to play scripts focusing on the examination of the special world of the play as foundation for character and character relationships. Prerequisite: DRAM 7100, 7350; corequisite: DRAM 7380. | |
| DRAM 7380 | Costume Technology: Patterning & Draping (3) |
| Explores the fundamentals of draping and flat-patterning, the two basic systems of pattern-making upon which all patterns are based. Prerequisite: DRAM 7100, 7350; corequisite: DRAM 7360. | |
| DRAM 7390 | Mentored Study: Costume (3 - 9) |
| A faculty-guided study in an area of costume design and/or technology not covered in the established curriculum. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program or instructor permission. | |
| DRAM 7400 | Mentored Study: Acting (3) |
| A faculty guided study in an area of advanced acting not covered in the established curriculum. Prerequisite: Graduate standing M.F.A. program Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| DRAM 7410 | Movement: Foundations for the Actor (3) |
| Examines the essential tools required of the physical performer through practical studio work in the elements of balance, rhythm, shape, endurance, freedom of movement, flexibility, shape and musicality. Identification of physical habits and the body's mechanics will be addressed in order to uncover the key elements of expressive movement and gesture. Prerequisite: Graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 7420 | Movement: Creating Physical Character (3) |
| Examines the various techniques and methods for creating character through shape, gesture and movement. Through practical work in and out of the studio, students will learn how to read and create postural and gestural patterns in relation to character and establish a specific vocabulary of movement for advanced work in physical acting. | |
| DRAM 7430 | Voice: Breath, Structure, Sound (3) |
| Explores the basic approaches to vocal relaxation, breath control, resonance, and projection. Includes identification and correction of vocal habits and regionalisms, and introduction of phonetics, Lessac, and Linklater vocal methods. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 7440 | Voice: Tone, Speech, Text (3) |
| Studies the tonal aspects of sound production. Examines appropriate consonant and vowel production, and includes the phonetic analysis of text. The voice is connected to language imagery and emotion, employing textual exploration and physicalization exercises. | |
| DRAM 7450 | Acting: Impulse into Action (3) |
| Examines the actor's habitual approach to characterization . Methodology includes exercises for kinesthetic awareness, emotive connections, image formation, and action choices. | |
| DRAM 7460 | Acting: Character into Relationship (3) |
| Studies complex characterization and style considerations. Works from Miller, Williams, O'Neill, Ibsen, Chekhov, and Shaw serve as material for scene study. | |
| DRAM 7480 | Acting: Production and Performance (1) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in preparation and performance of acting. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 7501 | Special Topics (1 - 3) |
| Intensive study in a specific topic offered to graduate students. | |
| DRAM 7559 | New Course in Drama (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of drama. | |
| DRAM 7620 | Mentored Study in Sound Design (3) |
| Faculty-guided study in an area of sound design or technology not covered in the established curriculum. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program and instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| DRAM 7630 | Production Studio: Technical Direction (2 - 6) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in preparation and performance of scenic elements. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 7640 | Production Studio: Technical Direction (2 - 6) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in preparation and performance of scenic elements. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 7660 | Technical Direction (3) |
| Furthers technical directors' skills through the study of advanced principles of scenery technology, construction, shop organization, purchasing, planning, and organization of crews to complete a production. Prerequisite: Graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 7680 | Construction (3) |
| Furthers technical construction skills through the study of traditional and contemporary theories of staging, pragmatic application of scenic construction systems; including wood, fabric, plastics and steel. Prerequisite: Graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 7690 | Mentored Study: Technical Direction (3 - 9) |
| A faculty-guided study in an area of technical theatre not covered in the established curriculum. Prerequisite: Graduate standing M.F.A. program or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2019, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| DRAM 7993 | Independent Study (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Graduate-level independent study conducted under the supervision of a specific instructor(s). Requisite: Instructor permission Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| DRAM 8100 | Figure Drawing (1 - 2) |
| This course focuses primarily on the human form to study line, tone, mass, proportion and composition. Additional subjects that enhance the understanding of the figure might include interior/exterior spaces and still-life. Students will be introduced to various drawing techniques and media. The emphasis will be on the creative process and the art of "drawing to know." Course was offered Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| DRAM 8130 | Production Laboratory: Lighting (2) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in the preparation and performance of lighting design. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 8140 | Production Laboratory: Lighting (2) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in the preparation and performance of lighting design. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 8150 | Lighting Design 2: Alternative Forms (3) |
| A continuation of DRAM 7160, emphasizing alternative forms and spaces, problem solving, orchestration, and cuing. Prerequisite: DRAM 7160 or instructor permission. | |
| DRAM 8160 | Lighting Design 3: Special Topics (3) |
| Seminar on advanced topics in lighting design. Prerequisite: DRAM 7160, 8150, or instructor permission. | |
| DRAM 8190 | Mentored Study: Lighting (3 - 9) |
| A guided study which gives students the opportunity to explore with a faculty member areas of lighting design and/or technology which are not contained in the established curriculum. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| DRAM 8230 | Production Studio: Scenery (2 - 6) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in preparation and performance of scenic design. Prerequisite: graduating standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 8240 | Production Studio: Scenery (2 - 6) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in preparation and performance of scenic design. Prerequisite: graduating standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 8250 | Scenic Design 2: Design Studio-The Classics (3) |
| Study and creation of classical period scenic design. An examination of design for classical, Shakespearean, and 16-18th century plays. Prerequisite: DRAM 7100, 7260; corequisite: DRAM 8270. | |
| DRAM 8270 | Period Decor (3) |
| Studies period furniture and decorative arts from antiquity to the present, including cultural influences on interior design elements. Prerequisite: DRAM 7100; corequisite DRAM 8250. | |
| DRAM 8290 | Mentored Study: Scene Design (3 - 9) |
| A faculty-guided exploration of scenic design and/or technology areas not covered in the established curriculum. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 8310 | History of Dress and Textiles (3) |
| Studies period and contemporary dress and textiles as the foundation of the designer's creation of stage costumes. Analyzes cultural influences of the special world, the psychology of dress, period movement, and the expression of self through choice of dress. Develops investigative methodology through hands-on work with the department's vintage clothing and textiles collection. Prerequisite: DRAM 7360 or instructor permission; corequisite: DRAM 8350 and 8370 recommended. | |
| DRAM 8330 | Production Laboratory: Costume (2) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in the preparation and performance of costume designs. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 8340 | Production Laboratory: Costume (2) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in the preparation and performance of costume designs. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 8350 | Costume Design: Character (3) |
| Applies design principles and psychology of dress to character development, using scripts from Shakespeare to Williams. Focuses on translation of idea and character through historical and theatrical forms in developing design concepts for contemporary audiences. Prerequisite: DRAM 7360; corequisite DRAM 8370. | |
| DRAM 8360 | Costume Design: Production Styles (3) |
| Examines advanced production forms with application of design principles to fully developed projects selected from plays, musicals, opera, ballet, and film, as appropriate to the student's progress and focus. Emphasizes versatility and experimental solutions to contemporary design challenges. Prerequisite: DRAM 8350. | |
| DRAM 8370 | Costume Technology:Advanced Patterning and Draping (3) |
| Contemporary application of period cut and construction, in the reproduction of period fashion for stage purposes. Prerequisites: DRAM 7350 and graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 8380 | Costume Technology: Tailoring (3) |
| Contemporary application of period cut and construction in the reproduction of period fashion for stage purposes. Prerequisite: DRAM 7380; corequisite DRAM 8350. | |
| DRAM 8390 | Mentored Study: Costume (3 - 9) |
| A faculty-guided study in an area of costume design and/or technology not covered in the established curriculum. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| DRAM 8410 | Movement: Stage Combat Skills (3) |
| Examines the art and craft of stage fighting, comparing its historical context with that of the theater. Focus is on the practical performance of the illusion of physical aggression and its dramatic intent, following the safety guidelines and techniques recommended by the Society for American Fight Directors. Prerequisite: Graduate standing MFA program. | |
| DRAM 8420 | Movement: Period Movement and Dance (3) |
| Examines the social history of Western culture and its dramatic use in plays set between the 16th-19th centuries. Focus is on skills acquisition of the movement specific to each period, creative application to performance, and research skills for development of character. Prerequisites: Graduate standing MFA program. | |
| DRAM 8430 | Voice: Shakespeare and Verse (3) |
| Explores speaking and acting verse, focusing on scansion, language analysis, verbal improvisation, and personalization using Berry, Rodenburg, and Wade techniques. Actors score and interpret poetic and dramatic material, integrating text analysis with emotional expressiveness. Emphasizes heightened language texts, primarily Shakespeare. Prerequisite: Graduate standing MFA program. | |
| DRAM 8440 | Musical Theatre Performance (3) |
| Integration of song into scene work and the examination of special problems posed for the actor/singer. Focuses on character's song presentation within the context of a musical play. | |
| DRAM 8450 | Acting: Shakespeare (3) |
| Performers work for vocal and physical embodiment of Shakespeare's language. Examines the mechanics and structures of poetic language and includes research and exploration of historical and contemporary approaches to Shakespearean performance. Prerequisite: Graduate standing MFA program. | |
| DRAM 8460 | Acting: Period Styles (3) |
| Focuses on making informed performance choices in period plays based on aspects of structures such as: dramatic text, historical period, culture and society, and production concepts. Prerequisite: Graduate standing MFA program. | |
| DRAM 8470 | Acting: Production and Performance (3) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in preparation and performance of acting.
Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 8480 | Acting: Production and Performance (1) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in preparation and performance of acting. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 8490 | Acting: Performance Lab II (2) |
| Collaborative development of performance project(s). Prerequisite: DRAM 7490. | |
| DRAM 8501 | Special Topics (3) |
| Intensive study in a specific topic offered to graduate students. | |
| DRAM 8559 | New Course in Drama (3) |
| New Course in the Subject of Drama. Course was offered Fall 2021, Spring 2021 | |
| DRAM 8630 | Production Studio: Technical Direction (2 - 6) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in the preparation and performance of scenic elements. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 8640 | Production Studio: Technical Direction (2 - 6) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in the preparation and performance of scenic elements. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 8650 | SPFX Special Effects (3) |
| Explores advanced techniques in special effects and the materials used to create them. Laboratory assignments establish a basic proficiency in creating special effects using methods of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. Includes using a vacuum form machine, plastic foams, casting, mold making, pyrotechnics, blood, ghosts and illusions, using fire arms on stage, and atmospheric effects. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2010 | |
| DRAM 8680 | Rigging (3) |
| Studies traditional and contemporary entertainment rigging systems; investigates current practices of rigging, their equipment, and the materials involved. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program or instructor permission. | |
| DRAM 8690 | Mentored Study: Technical Direction (3 - 9) |
| A faculty-guided study in an area of technical theatre not covered in the established curriculum. Prerequisite: Graduate standing M.F.A. program or instructor permission. | |
| DRAM 8993 | Independent Study (1 - 12) |
| Graduate-level independent study conducted under the supervision of a specific instructor(s). Requisite: Instructor permission Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2016 | |
| DRAM 8998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research (1 - 12) |
| Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. Course was offered Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| DRAM 8999 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research (1 - 12) |
| Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 9060 | Thesis (3) |
| Preparation of a written thesis that corresponds to the performance, direction, or design of a production. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010 | |
| DRAM 9130 | Production Laboratory: Lighting (2 - 6) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in the preparation and performance of lighting design. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 9140 | Production Laboratory: Lighting (3) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in the preparation and performance of lighting design. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 9150 | Lighting Design 4: Portfolio (3) |
| Critical assessment of the lighting student's portfolio and résumé leading to the creation of a professional body of work. Tailors design and presentation projects to student's needs. Prerequisite: DRAM 7160, 8150, and 8160, or instructor permission; corequisite: DRAM 9060. | |
| DRAM 9170 | Advanced Lighting Technology (3) |
| Explores advanced stage lighting technologies including MIDI show-control, automated fixture programming, complex cuing, and effect sequencing. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program or instructor permission. | |
| DRAM 9190 | Mentored Study: Lighting (3 - 9) |
| A guided study which gives students the opportunity to explore with a faculty member areas of lighting design and/or technology which are not contained in the established curriculum. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2011 | |
| DRAM 9230 | Production Studio: Scenery (2 - 6) |
| Participation in the production program of the curriculum, crediting work in the preparation and performance of scenic designs. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 9240 | Production Studio: Scenery (2 - 6) |
| Participation in the production program of the curriculum, crediting work in the preparation and performance of scenic designs. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 9250 | Scene Design 3: Design Studio-Alternative Styles (3) |
| Studies advanced production forms including operas, musicals, and dance productions or ballets. Involves solving design issues directly related to music and its influence on the stage picture. Prerequisite: DRAM 7100, 7260, 8250, 8270. | |
| DRAM 9290 | Mentored Study: Scene Design (3 - 9) |
| A faculty-guided exploration of scenic design and/or technology areas not covered in the established curriculum. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 9330 | Production Laboratory: Costume (3) |
| Participation in the production program of the curriculum, crediting work in the preparation and performance of costume designs. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 9340 | Production Laboratory: Costume (3) |
| Participation in the production program of the curriculum, crediting work in the preparation and performance of costume designs. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 9350 | Costume Design: Portfolio and Design (3) |
| Critical assessment of the student's portfolio and résumé leading to the creation of a professional body of work. Tailors design and presentation projects to student's needs. Prerequisite: DRAM 8360. | |
| DRAM 9370 | Costume Technology: Crafts (3) |
| Examines traditional and innovative products and practices used in the execution of contemporary design of accessories and special costume pieces including period, fantasy, special effects, and spectacle. Prerequisite: DRAM 8370 or instructor permission. | |
| DRAM 9380 | Costume Technology:Creative Draping (3) |
| A Challenging explortion for the students with designs that combine unusual materials and techniques with traditional dressmaking for stage purposes. Prerequisites: Graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 9390 | Mentored Study: Costume (3 - 9) |
| A faculty-guided study in an area of costume design and/or technology not covered in the established curriculum. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2011, Fall 2010 | |
| DRAM 9400 | Mentored Study: Acting (3) |
| A faculty guided study in an area of advanced acting not covered in the established curriculum. Prerequisite: Graduate standing M.F.A. program Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2019, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010 | |
| DRAM 9420 | Devised Theatre (3) |
| Examines the developmental process in the creation of new work driven solely by the actor or acting company. Applies performance skills with communication of individual artistry. | |
| DRAM 9430 | Voice: Dialects (3) |
| Studies the dialects most commonly employed in theatre. Methodology includes practice with taped dialects, interviews with authentic dialect speakers, phonetic representation, and research into specific cultural aspects influencing structural formation and sound. Prerequisite: Graduate standing MFA program. | |
| DRAM 9460 | Acting: Portfolio Preparation (3) |
| Audition techniques and practice are examined, as is a wide-ranging repertoire of audition materials. Prerequisite: DRAM 7450, 7460, 8450, 8460. | |
| DRAM 9470 | Acting: Production and Performance (1 - 3) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in preparation and performance of acting. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 9480 | Acting: Production and Performance (1) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in preparation and performance of acting. Course was offered Spring 2016, Spring 2011 | |
| DRAM 9501 | Special Topics (3) |
| Intensive study in a specific topic offered to graduate students. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2016, Fall 2013 | |
| DRAM 9559 | New Course in Drama (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of drama. Course was offered Spring 2014, Fall 2013 | |
| DRAM 9630 | Production Studio: Technical Direction (2 - 6) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in preparation and performance of scenic elements. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 9640 | Production Studio: Technical Direction (2 - 6) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in preparation and performance of scenic elements. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 9690 | Mentored Study: Technical Direction (1 - 3) |
| A faculty-guided study in an area of technical theatre not covered in the established curriculum. Repeatable up to 9 credits. Prerequisite: Graduate standing M.F.A. program or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| DRAM 9993 | Independent Study (1 - 12) |
| Graduate-level independent study conducted under the supervision of a specific instructor(s). Requisite: Instructor permission. | |
| DRAM 9998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research (1 - 12) |
| Prerequisite: Graduate standing M.F.A. program. Course was offered Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010 | |
| DRAM 9999 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research (1 - 12) |
| Graduate-level preparation for thesis research. | |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Cultures | |
| EALC 1559 | New Course in East Asian Literatures and Cultures (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of East Asian Literatures and Cultures | |
| EALC 2559 | New Course in East Asian Languages and Cultures (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of East Asian Languages and Cultures. Course was offered Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| EALC 3120 | Words and Images in East Asian Sacred Texts (3) |
| This course explores the role of words and images in East Asian religious literature, by focusing on influential Buddhist and Daoist scriptures. In this context, we will assess both the way pictures are written about and texts rendered in visual forms, as well as their interactions. Ultimately, we will also tackle issues of representation relevant to study of China, Korea and Japan from both a historical and conceptual perspective. Prerequisite: Introduction to Buddhism or Survey course on Chinese or Japanese Literature | |
| EALC 3559 | New Course in East Asian Literatures and Cultures (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of East Asian Literatures and Cultures. Course was offered Fall 2014 | |
| EALC 4559 | New Course in East Asian Literatures and Cultures (3) |
| New course in East Asian languages, literatures, and cultures. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| EALC 4998 | Distinguished Majors Senior Thesis I (3) |
| The first part of a two-semester sequence of tutorial work for students completing a Senior Thesis as part of the Distinguished Majors Program in East Asian Studies or East Asian Languages and Literatures. Prerequisites: Student must be enrolled in the Distinguished Majors Program in East Asian Languages and Literatures. | |
| EALC 4999 | Distinguished Majors Senior Thesis II (3) |
| The second part of a two-semester sequence of tutorial work for students completing a Senior Thesis as part of the Distinguished Majors Program in East Asian Languages and Literatures. Prerequisites: Student must be enrolled in the Distinguished Majors Program in East Asian Languages and Literatures and have already completed EALC 4998. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014 | |
| EALC 5120 | Words and Images in East Asian Sacred Texts (3) |
| This course explores the role of words and images in East Asian religious literature, by focusing on influential Buddhist and Daoist scriptures. In this context, we will assess both the way pictures are written about and texts rendered in visual forms, as well as their interactions. Ultimately, we will also tackle issues of representation relevant to study of China, Korea and Japan from both a historical and conceptual perspective. Prerequisite: Introduction to East Asian Religions or Literature | |
| EALC 5559 | New Course in East Asian Literatures and Cultures (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of East Asian Literatures and Cultures Course was offered Fall 2014 | |
| East Asian Studies | |
| EAST 1010 | East Asian Canons and Cultures (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An introduction to conceptions of self, society, and the universe as they have been expressed in canonical literary, philosophical, and religious texts in East Asia from earliest times up through modern times. Readings will be in English translation, supplemented by reference. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| EAST 1200 | East Asian Calligraphy (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This new course will serve students with or without East Asian background to understand and experience East Asian calligraphy or Shufa. The course will focus on Chinese calligraphy since it forms the basis for other types of East Asian calligraphy. Students will be able to: 1. understand the culture and philosophy behind Shufa; 2. critique artistic features of Shufa styles; 3. create a portfolio of essays and artworks of and about Shufa. |
| EAST 1559 | New Course in East Asian Studies (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | New course in East Asian studies. Course was offered Spring 2010 |
| EAST 2559 | New Course in East Asian Studies (1 - 4) |
| New course in East Asian Studies. Course was offered Spring 2022 | |
| EAST 3559 | New Course in East Asian Studies (1 - 4) |
| New course in East Asian studies. | |
| EAST 4559 | New Course in East Asian Studies (1 - 4) |
| New Course in East Asian Studies | |
| EAST 4991 | East Asian Studies Capstone (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Capstone course required for all East Asian Studies majors in their final year. Pre-Requisites: Restricted to Fourth Year, Fifth Year East Asian Studies majors Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| EAST 4993 | Independent Study (1 - 3) |
| Independent study in special field under the direction of a faculty member in East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| EAST 4998 | Distinguished Majors Senior Thesis I (3) |
| The first part of a two-semester sequence of tutorial work for students completing a Senior Thesis as part of the Distinguished Majors Program in East Asian Studies or East Asian Languages and Literatures. Prerequisites: Student must be enrolled in the Distinguished Majors Program in East Asian Studies and have already completed EAST 4998. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| EAST 4999 | Distinguished Majors Senior Thesis (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The second part of a two-semester sequence of tutorial work for students completing a Senior Thesis as part of the Distinguished Majors Program in East Asian Studies or East Asian Languages and Literatures. Prerequisites: Student must be enrolled in the Distinguished Majors Program in East Asian Studies and have already completed EAST 4998.
Prerequisite: Instructor Permission Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012 |
| EAST 5110 | Hollywood Goes to Asia: Transnational Asian Media (3) |
| The fundamental objectives of the course include cultivating a rigorous understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of the media industry, technology and policy within the context of South and East Asia. Students will also be expected to develop fresh critical perspectives on the significance of analysis of industry practice as a means to critique media texts. Course was offered Fall 2021 | |
| EAST 5111 | China to 1000 (3) |
| This class introduces Chinese history from its origins through the end of the 10th century. Its goal is to explore what makes Chinese civilization specifically Chinese and how the set of values, practices, and institutions we associate with Chinese society came to exist. Political, social, cultural, and intellectual history will all be covered, though not equally for all periods. Major themes of the course include intellectual developments, empire Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2019 | |
| EAST 5162 | Historical China and the World (3) |
| The course traces China's external relations from antiquity to our own times, identifying conceptions, practices, and institutions that characterized the ancient inter-state relations of East Asia and examining the interactions between "Eastern" and "Western," and "revolutionary" and "conventional" modes of international behavior in modern times. The student's grade is based on participation, midterm test, final exam, and a 20-page essay. Prerequisites: Graduate students only and permission by instructor. | |
| EAST 5180 | Asian American Studies (3) |
| This multimedia cultural history course covers the experiences of Asian Americans--a broad, panethnic category inclusive of Americans with roots throughout East, Southeast, and South Asia--shed light on issues of immigration, citizenship, education, war, labor, and assimilation which have affected all Americans to differing degrees. In addition to history, we will examine film, graphic novels, and literature. Course was offered Spring 2022 | |
| EAST 5304 | Media in China: Technology, Policy, and Commerce (3) |
| The growth of media and technology industries in China sits at the intersection between global humanities and global technology. In the context of the rapid global growth of Chinese digital media companies, China is fundamentally changing global media and technology industries. This course will offer a new perspective, focusing on the ways in which Chinese media and technology industries are expanding outward. Course was offered Spring 2022 | |
| EAST 5321 | China and the Cold War (3) |
| The class examines China's entanglement with the Cold War from 1945 to the early 1990s. The course raises China-centered questions because it is curious in retrospect that China, a quintessential Eastern state, became so deeply involved in the Cold War, a confrontation rooted in Western history. In exploring such questions, this course does not treat China as part of the Cold War but the Cold War as a period of Chinese history. Prerequisites: Graduate Students only and permission by instructor. | |
| EAST 5323 | China and the United States (3) |
| The course explores Chinese-American relations since the late 18th century. Starting as an encounter between a young trading state and an ageless empire on the two sides of the Pacific Ocean, the relationship has gone through stages characterized by the two countries' changing identities. The course understands the relationship broadly and seeks insights at various levels. Prerequisites: Graduate students only and permission by instructor. | |
| EAST 5559 | New Course in East Asian Studies (1 - 4) |
| New Course in East Asian Studies | |
| EAST 5611 | Empires and Ideologies in East Asia (3) |
| The borderlands between China, Russia, and Korea in Northeast Asia have served as a battlefield for the economic, technological, and ideological forces unleashed during the last hundred and fifty years. Using historical monographs and written and visual primary sources, this seminar will explore the overlapping visions of the European, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean states that collided in this region. | |
| EAST 5861 | Chinese Art (3) |
| The course familiarizes students with the important artistic traditions developed in China: ceramics, bronzes, funerary art and ritual, Buddhist art, painting, and garden architecture. It seeks to understand artistic form in relation to technology, political and religious beliefs, and social and historical contexts, with focus on the role of the state or individuals as patrons of the arts. | |
| EAST 5862 | Monuments of Japanese Art (3) |
| The course focuses on key monuments and artistic traditions that have played a central role in Japanese art and society. Topics range from art and architecture of Shinto and Buddhism of the classical period, late Heian court art, Zen paintings and garden architecture, and also decorative paintings and woodblock prints of the later period. Course was offered Spring 2018 | |
| EAST 5863 | East Asian Art, Landscape, and Ecology (3) |
| This course introduces the concepts on nature in East Asian traditions--Daoism, Shinto, Buddhism, Confucianism, their impacts on the relationship between human and their natural environment, and the art forms in which the theme of nature predominates, from landscape paintings to religious and garden architecture. It also explores how these ideas can contribute to the modern discourse on environmental ethics and sustainability. | |
| EAST 5864 | Art, Death, and Ritual: Mysteries of Ancient China (3) |
| Through the close study of well-documented archaeological sites of ancient China, which reveal ritual practices as well as astonishing grave goods that include spectacular jades and bronzes, this course explores the Chinese notions of afterlife, ancestor worship, state ritual, and immortality cults. The material culture and beliefs and practices examined form a backdrop to understanding the period when ancient Chinese civilization was formed. Course was offered Fall 2021, Spring 2020 | |
| EAST 8998 | Non-Topical Research: Preparation for Research (1 - 12) |
| For master's research, taken before a thesis director has been selected. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011 | |
| EAST 8999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011 |
| Economics | |
| ECON 1100 | Global Macroeconomic Issues (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The goal is to provoke discussion, with differing viewpoints put forward, and lead students to analyze major economic problems as economists might do. The course will center upon resource-scarce issues: e.g. in a low-income country that provides little public education, what would you do first, and what would you do last? There will also be discussion about current global macroeconomic trends, including inflation, debt, and economic growth. |
| ECON 1559 | New Course in Economics (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of economics. | |
| ECON 2010 | Principles of Economics: Microeconomics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies demand and supply, consumer behavior, the theory of business enterprise, the operation of competitive and monopolistic markets, and the forces determining income distribution. A full introduction to economic principles warrants completion of both ECON 2010 and 2020. Students planning to take both semesters of economic principles are advised to take ECON 2010 first, though this is not required. The department recommends ECON 2010 to students intending to take only one semester of principles. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ECON 2020 | Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies the determinants of aggregate economic activity, the effects of monetary and fiscal policy upon national income, and economic policy toward unemployment and inflation. A full introduction to economic principles warrants completion of both ECON 2010 and 2020. Students planning to take both semesters of economic principles are advised to take ECON 2010 first, though this is not required. The department recommends ECON 2010 to students intending to take only one semester of principles. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ECON 2060 | American Economic History (3) |
| Surveys American economic history from colonial origins to the present. Cross-listed as HIUS 2061. | |
| ECON 2070 | Introduction to Economics of Gender at Work (3) |
| This course is an introduction to the economic analysis of gender in labor markets. Students will learn about economic approaches to understanding and examining gender differences in workplace outcomes such as pay gaps and occupational segregation. No prior coursework in economics is required. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| ECON 2559 | New Course in Economics (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of economics. | |
| ECON 3010 | Intermediate Microeconomics (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies the theory of prices and markets; includes an analysis of the forces determining the allocation of economic resources in a market economy. Credit is not given for both ECON 3010 and 3110. Prerequisite: ECON 2010 and one of the following: MATH 1220, MATH 1320, APMA 1110. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ECON 3020 | Intermediate Macroeconomics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies macroeconomic theory and policy; includes an analysis of the forces determining employment, income, and the price level. Prerequisite: ECON 2020 and 3010 or 3110, or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ECON 3030 | Money and Banking (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies the role of money in the economic system, with emphasis on monetary policy and theory. Prerequisite: ECON 2020. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ECON 3040 | The Economics of Education (3) |
| Analyzes the demand for, and supply of, education in the United States, governmental policies regarding education, and proposed reforms. Prerequisite: ECON 2010. | |
| ECON 3050 | The Economics of Welfare Reform (3) |
| Analyzes the major government programs intended to help people with low incomes. Particularly concerned with whether programs have effects that are consistent with their justifications and how they can be redesigned to better achieve their goals. Prerequisite: ECON 2010. Course was offered Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2011 | |
| ECON 3110 | Mathematical Microeconomics (4) |
| Covers the same topics as ECON 3010 using differential calculus through constrained maximization of functions of several variables. Credit is not given for both ECON 3010 and 3110. Prerequisite: ECON 2010 and two semesters of calculus. | |
| ECON 3430 | Economics of Sustainability and the Environment (3) |
| Sustainability addresses how we manage the environment and share limited, valuable natural resources across time and space. The lens of microeconomics helps us understand why we have environmental problems and how we can solve them. Economics provides valuable tools for solving problems with pollution, over-exploitation of resources, loss of biological diversity and, of course, global warming. Prerequisite: ECON 2010 or instructor permission. | |
| ECON 3559 | New Course in Economics (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of economics. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017 | |
| ECON 3600 | Economics of the Art Market (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course investigates key topics in the economics of the art market (or markets). It may be viewed as a course in applied micro-economics, with an interest in identifying the key factors that shape market outcomes, whether measured in terms of prices of individual artworks, the distribution of revenues among the major players in the market (artists, dealers, auction houses, etc.), or the financial rewards to the ownership of fine art. Course was offered Spring 2024 |
| ECON 3630 | Economics of the Middle East (3) |
| Surveys major economic issues in the development of countries in the Middle East/North Africa region since World War II, using concepts in development economics. Prerequisite: ECON 2010 and 2020. Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| ECON 3640 | The Economics of Africa (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Examine the economic problems confronting sub-Saharan Africa countries, focusing on what is needed to accelerate sustainable growth and reduce poverty. Use standard economic tools to gain an understanding of the economic management challenges faced by African policy makers and the similarities and differences between African countries. Explore Africa's relationship with the rest of the world, focusing on trade, aid and economic cooperation. |
| ECON 3650 | The Economics of India (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides an understanding of India's economic system, strengths, and challenges. Students will analyze economic reforms, economic Growth, economic development, and India's connection with the rest of the world, focusing on trade, aid, and economic cooperation. Finally, the course will provide students with a framework for analyzing macroeconomic problems and examining significant economic issues. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2010 |
| ECON 3720 | Introduction to Econometrics (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Guides students in the use and interpretation of economic data, focusing on the most common issues that arise in using economic data, and the methodology for solving these problems.
Prerequisite: STAT 2120, STAT 3120, APMA 3110, or APMA 3120 Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ECON 3820 | Introduction to Behavioral Economics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The course will use classroom simulations and lab reports to help students discover insights about economic behavior and policies. Each weekly topic is structured around an important economic principle, which is presented in the context of an "experiment" involving a sequence of decisions in a simulated game or market. After participating in the simulation, students complete a lab report. |
| ECON 4010 | Game Theory (3) |
| Analyzes the theory of strategically interdependent decision making, with applications to auctions, bargaining, oligopoly, signaling, and strategic voting. Prerequisite: ECON 3010 or 3110, and STAT 2120 or equivalent Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ECON 4020 | Auction Theory and Practice (3) |
| Covers the building blocks of modern auction theory (e.g. First Price versus Second Price, Dutch versus English, Revenue Equivalence, Auctions of Multiple Goods), critically assesses this theory by studying recent auctions in practice (e.g. 3G auctions, milk and timber auctions, eBay versus Amazon), and applies auction theory to other, non-auction, environments (e.g. election races, take-over-bid-wars, duopoly pricing). Prerequisite: ECON 3010 and STAT 2120 or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ECON 4030 | Market Design: Engineering a Better World (3) |
| The course will consider the theory and practice of market design. We will study classical market failures (market power, externalities, incomplete information, missing markets), the core tools used in practice (auctions and deferred acceptance algorithms), and examples of their real world use (FCC Spectrum Auctions, Google Adwords, the Boston Public School Match, the National Resident Matching Program, and the Northeastern Kidney Exchange). | |
| ECON 4070 | Economics and Gender (3) |
| This course will apply micro-economic theory and empirical methods to explore the role of gender in shaping economic outcomes, examining the inter-relationships between family formation (marriage and fertility), human capital investment, and labor market outcomes. Public policy applications will be emphasized. | |
| ECON 4080 | Law and Economics (3) |
| Applies microeconomic theory to the analysis of legal rules and institutions. Includes the effect of economic forces on the development of law, and the effect of laws on the allocation of resources. Prerequisite: ECON 3010 or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011 | |
| ECON 4095 | Dynamic Economics with Applications (3) |
| Students will learn the mathematical tools economists use to model and analyze dynamic economic problems. Topics include transitional dynamics, optimal control theory and recursive dynamic programming. I will show you how to solve economic problems such as consumption/savings, investment and capital accumulation, optimal growth, industry dynamics, job search, portfolio choice, natural resource extraction, and dynamic games. Course was offered Spring 2023, Summer 2022 | |
| ECON 4110 | Competitive Strategy (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A course in business strategy for advanced undergraduates. Examines topics such as value creation and capture, industry structure, creating and maintaining competitive advantage, vertical structure of the firm, adapting to change, and long-run growth of the firm. Extensive use of business school cases and readings from the popular press. |
| ECON 4150 | Economics of Labor (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Analyzes employment and wages, including the economics of education, unemployment, labor unions, discrimination and income inequality. Prerequisites: ECON 3010 or 3110, and ECON 3720, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2021, Fall 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2014, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ECON 4160 | Economics of Health (3) |
| Uses microeconomic theory to examine the demand for health services and medical care, the market for medical insurance, the behavior of physicians and hospitals, issues pertaining to malpractice, and government policy.
Prerequisite: ECON 3010 or ECON 3110 and ECON 3720 or ECON 4720. Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ECON 4170 | The Economics of Risk, Uncertainty, and Information (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The principles of microeconomics are used to examine decision making under uncertainty: finance, learning, savings, contracts, and oligopoly. Prerequisite: ECON 3010 or ECON 3110. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ECON 4175 | A History of Risk Management (3) |
| This course examines the meaning of risk and the history of risk management from the Bronze Age through the Digital Age. This course links together our natural aversion to loss and our attempts throughout history to mitigate loss and hedge risk. Students learn about markets designed to diversify risks such as futures, forwards, and insurance along with the co-evolution of probability theory as a tool to both understand and price risks. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| ECON 4180 | Regulating Infrastructure (3) |
| Analysis of ownership arrangements and regulation of infrastructure industries. Industries examined typically include telecommunications, the Internet, public utilities, and transportation facilities. Special problems posed by natural monopolies, network industries, essential facilities, and congestion. Prerequisite: ECON 3010 or 3110. | |
| ECON 4190 | Industrial Organization (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies market structure, firm strategy, and market performance. Topics include strategic interactions among firms, as well as business practices such as mergers and acquisitions, price discrimination, advertising, product selection, innovation, vertical restraints, cartels, and exclusionary conduct. Prerequisite: ECON 3010 or 3110. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ECON 4195 | Empirical Industrial Organization (3) |
| Empirical Industrial Organization examines various timely issues related to market structure, firm strategy, and market performance by combining the analysis of data and economic theory to develop and estimate econometric models.
Prerequisites: ECON 301, ECON 372 Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2015 | |
| ECON 4200 | Antitrust Policy (3) |
| Studies government regulation and control of business through public policies designed to promote workable competition. Prerequisite: ECON 3010. or ECON 3110 Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| ECON 4210 | International Trade: Theory and Policy (3) |
| Studies the nature and determinants of international trade and factor movements; the effects of international trade on prices of goods and factors; the consequences of tariffs, quotas, customs unions, and other trade policies and agreements, national or international; and international trade and the balance of payments. ECON 3010 or 3110 AND ECON 3720 or ECON 4720 or STAT 3220 Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ECON 4220 | International Finance and Macroeconomics (3) |
| Studies fixed and floating exchange rate systems. Topics include determinants of a nation's balance of international payments; macroeconomic interdependence of nations under various exchange-rate regimes and its implications for domestic stabilization policies; and the international coordination of monetary and stabilization policies. Prerequisite: ECON 3020. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010 | |
| ECON 4230 | Seminar on Trade and Development (3) |
| Examines various topics related to either international trade, Third World development, or interactions between the two. Examples include the effects of NAFTA, the WTO, multinational firms, child labor, rich country protectionism against Third World imports, volatile primary commodity markets, and how trade liberalization affects workers in rich and poor countries. The course will be structured on student presentations and directed-research projects. Prerequisite: ECON 3010 or ECON 3110, and either ECON 4210 or ECON 4610. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ECON 4240 | Economics of Immigration (3) |
| This course offers an introduction to the economics of immigration, with an emphasis on the effects of immigrants on receiving countries, including effects on workers, crime, inequality, and fiscal effects. The prerequisites are Econ 3010 and Econ 3720 (or equivalents), since the course will heavily use theory from intermediate micro and will do close readings of empirical studies. | |
| ECON 4300 | Public Choice (3) |
| Studies politics using economic analysis. Topics include the theory of voting rules, regulation, taxation, and interest groups; the growth of government; and the design of constitutions. Prerequisite: ECON 3010. | |
| ECON 4310 | Economics of the Public Sector (3) |
| Studies the justifications for government activities, the design of programs consistent with these justifications, the effects of major existing and proposed expenditure programs and taxes, and positive and normative analyses of political systems. Prerequisite: ECON 3010 or 3110. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ECON 4320 | Economics of Urban Areas (3) |
| This course explores how economists think about cities. Why do cities exist? Why are they located where they are? Why do some cities grow and others decline? Within a city, what determines where people live, how they commute to work, and what they pay for housing? Topics to be treated include agglomeration economies, location theory, land use patterns and policies, urban housing and transportation, and local public goods. | |
| ECON 4340 | The Theory of Financial Markets (3) |
| Studies the theory and operation of financial markets and the role of financial assets and institutions in the economic decisions of individuals, firms, and governments. Prerequisite: ECON 3010 or 3110, 3030, and STAT 2120 or equivalent. . | |
| ECON 4350 | Corporate Finance (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Analyzes the theory of financing corporate operations and corporate decisions regarding the allocation of capital among alternative projects; includes the nature of financial instruments and the behavior of capital markets. Prerequisite: ECON 3010 or 3110, 3030, and STAT 2120 or equivalent. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011 |
| ECON 4360 | Empirical Finance (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Develops and tests models of asset pricing and allocation in finance, to determine both the validity of the theories and the extent to which they should guide us in financial decision-making.
Prerequisite: Must have met the Financial Economics concentration declaration prerequisites. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ECON 4365 | Global Financial Markets (3) |
| Study the role and the importance of the financial system in the global economy. Construct general equilibrium models that encompass the financial markets as well as the rest of the economy. These models will be used to understand the recent subprime crisis, the European sovereign debt crisis, and many market phenomena such as extreme volatility and contagion. Prerequisites: ECON 3010 or 3110 (ECON 3020 is recommended). Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2017, Spring 2017 | |
| ECON 4370 | Behavioral Finance (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Behavioral finance questions the efficient market hypothesis. In addition, this course explores noise trader models and the 'over and under reaction' debate. Readings are mostly from professional journals. Students should be quite serious about finance.
Prerequisite: Econ 3010 or 3110 and ECON 4340 Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ECON 4380 | Investment Management (3) |
| This course examines the investment process used by a variety of instiutional investors. Students will study the tools and the investment challenges faced by investment managers at such institutions. These include evaluating the role of institutional investors (e.g, endowments and pensions), portfolio choice, manager choice, asset allocation, risk management, and alternative asset class investing Course was offered Fall 2015, Spring 2014 | |
| ECON 4390 | The Economic Theory of Advertising (3) |
| Course deals with theories explaining the nature of advertising, and evaluates market performance in this industry, using Game Theory and Oligopoly Theory. Calculus will be used extensively. Prerequisite: ECON 3010 or ECON 3110. | |
| ECON 4400 | Topics in Economic History (3) |
| Comparative study of the historical development of selected advanced economies (e.g., the United States, England, Japan, continental Europe). The nations covered vary with instructor. Prerequisite: ECON 3020, or ECON 2010 and 2020 and instructor permission. | |
| ECON 4410 | Economics of the European Union (3) |
| Studies the history, theory, and empirics of European economic integration. Focuses on monetary union, as well as product and factor market integration. Prerequisite: ECON 3020. | |
| ECON 4420 | Macroeconomic Policy (3) |
| This course takes a microeconomic approach to macroeconomic policies, with special emphasis on monetary and fiscal policies and their impacts on inflation and economic activity. Focus is on the connections among theory, institutional design, and actual data, including historical episodes. Prerequisites: ECON 3010 or ECON 3110 and ECON 3020. | |
| ECON 4430 | Environmental Economics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Explores the origins of environmental problems, how to measure the value of environmental amenities, and the efficacy of specific forms of regulation, including mandated technologies, taxes, subsidies, and pollution permit trading. Topics include air and water pollution, climate change, the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources, and sustainable development. Prerequisite: ECON 3010 or 3110. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ECON 4435 | Economics of Climate Change (3) |
| This course examines climate change -- the nature of the impact, what can be done, and why it is important -- through the lens of economics. The role of discounting, equity, uncertainty, and international agreements will be discussed. | |
| ECON 4440 | Economic Inequality (3) |
| Economic analysis of the growth of income and wealth inequality since 1980, in the United States and around the world. Emphasis on measuring inequality, understanding the causes of growing inequality, and possible policy responses. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016 | |
| ECON 4444 | Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work (3) |
| Advances in AI & automation have proceeded rapidly in recent years & have reached an inflection point that will have profound implications for the future of humanity. This course analyzes the short- and medium-run implications for employment, economic growth, & inequality. It also covers philosophical questions such as the long-run implications of AI rivaling human intelligence. Requisite: [Either ECON 3010 (or 3310) & ECON 3020] OR CS 3102. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2020 | |
| ECON 4445 | Policy Analysis (3) |
| This course will introduce you to econometric methods for evaluating public policies. At the end of the course, you will be familiar with the strengths and weaknesses behind a variety of evaluation methods commonly used to examine programs such as the minimum wage, education or job training. | |
| ECON 4500 | Topic Courses in Econ (1 - 3) |
| Topic courses in Economics Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| ECON 4559 | New Course in Economics (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | New course in the subject of economics. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ECON 4590 | Majors Seminar (1 - 2) |
| Reading, discussion, and research in selected topics. Topics vary by instructor and course may be taken for credit more than once. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ECON 4610 | Economic Development (3) |
| Studies the peculiar problems of economics in underdeveloped countries, including government and market failures. Examines factors underlying poverty, hunger, illiteracy, and corruption in developing countries, and the scope for (rigorously evaluated) policies to improve these conditions. Prerequisite: ECON 2010 and ECON 3720 (or 4720 or STAT 3220 or equivalent). ECON 2020 and ECON 3010/3110 are helpful but not required. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2014, Spring 2012 | |
| ECON 4620 | Seminar on Development Economics (3) |
| This course covers important topics in development economics, such as health, education, gender, environment, institutions, and infrastructure. The primary goal of the course is to prepare students to conduct and evaluate empirical research in development economics. To this end, the course will cover empirical tools necessary to study the problems facing developing economies.
Requisites: ECON 3010, ECON 3720 and/or ECON 4720 | |
| ECON 4710 | Introduction to Forecasting and Time Series Econometrics (3) |
| Investigates the unique challenges encountered in the analysis of time series data and some of the econometric techniques that have been developed to address those challenges. Analyzes the theory and practice of forecasting economic variables. Specific topics will include ARMA models, deterministic versus stochastic trends, unit roots and unit root tests, seasonality, structural breaks, and ARCH/GARCH models. Course was offered Spring 2022, Fall 2011 | |
| ECON 4720 | Econometric Methods (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies the application of statistical methods to the testing and estimation of economic relationships. Emphasizes applied econometric studies and the problems that arise when analyzing time series and cross section data by means of stochastic linear models. Prerequisite: ECON 3720 or STAT 3120 or STAT 3220 or APMA 3110 or APMA 3120; and MATH 3350 or MATH 3351 or APMA 3080. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ECON 4730 | Markets, Mechanisms, and Machines (3) |
| This course will present a collection of topics from Economics and Computer Science that constitute the building blocks of modern user-facing electronic systems. Many examples will come from modern digital advertising platforms that have both created huge success in user reach and effectiveness for advertisers and, at the same time, have generated a trail of user privacy concerns. Prerequisites: ECON 3010 or 3110 and ECON 3720 or 4720. Course was offered Spring 2020 | |
| ECON 4740 | Introduction to Algorithmic Economics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The course will cover recent work in Computer Science and Economics the enables the appropriate analysis of dynamic marketplaces where agents rely on algorithmic tools to make decisions and compete. The course will cover a range of fundamental concepts from machine learning and convex optimization and connect them with the concepts in game theory and Economics of information. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023 |
| ECON 4810 | Advanced Macroeconomic Theory (3) |
| Studies macroeconomic theory beyond the intermediate level. Emphasizes dynamic aspect of macroeconomic analysis under uncerainty, asset pricing, and various topics of macroeconomic policy. Includes a review of basic mathematical tools and models of economic growth.
Prerequisites: ECON 3010 and ECON 3020 | |
| ECON 4820 | Experimental Economics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Explores the use of laboratory methods to study economic behavior. Topics include experimental design, laboratory technique, financial incentives, and analysis of data. Emphasizes applications: bargaining, auctions, market price competition, market failures, voting, contributions to public goods, lottery choice decisions, and the design of electronic markets for financial assets. Prerequisite: ECON 3010 or 3110 and a course in statistics, or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ECON 4880 | Seminar in Policy Analysis (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces the methods used to estimate the effects of existing and proposed government programs. Methods will be illustrated with applications to several areas of government policy. Students will complete an empirical policy analysis under faculty supervision. Prerequisite: ECON 3010 or 3110, ECON 3720, and ECON 4310. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ECON 4990 | Distinguished Majors Seminar (3) |
| Required for Distinguished Majors. An introduction to economic research and the writing of a Distinguished Majors thesis. Although the course is intended for Distinguished Majors, other highly motivated and accomplished students may be admitted if space permits. Prerequisite: ECON 3010 or 3110; and either 3720 or 4720 or instructor permission. | |
| ECON 4993 | Independent Study (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Independent study under the direction of a regular faculty member. Students may not use this class to obtain academic credit for a summer internship. Prerequisite: GPA of 3.300 in UVa ECON courses. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 |
| ECON 4995 | Supervised Research (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Research under the direction of a regular faculty member. Students may not use this class to obtain academic credit for a summer internship.Prerequisite: GPA of 3.300 in UVa ECON courses. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ECON 4999 | Distinguished Majors Thesis (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Supervised research culminating in the writing of a Distinguished Majors thesis. Restricted to members of the Distinguished Majors Program. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ECON 5090 | Introduction to Mathematical Economics I (3) |
| Studies topics in univariate and multivariate calculus and linear algebra. Includes applications to the theory of economic statics. Prerequisite: One semester of calculus and one additional semester of college mathematics, or instructor permission. | |
| ECON 5351 | The International Economy Since 1850 (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This seminar will focus on key aspects of the development of the international economy since the mid-nineteenth century. Emphasis will be on the process of change, the impact of policy, and the operation of international institutions. Special focus will be paid to the economics of the Great Depression, the impact of the First and Second World Wars, and the drivers of growth. |
| ECON 5352 | British Economic History Since 1850 (3) |
| Studies the structure, performance, and policy in the British economy since 1850, focusing on the causes and consequences of Britain's relative economic decline. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| ECON 5500 | Bridge to Doctorate Courses (1 - 4) |
| This listing is for a 5000-level topics course that will allow for versions of advanced 4000-level topics class that can be used by our Bridge to the Doctorate Fellows to aquire MA-level skills during their time at UVA. Course was offered Spring 2023 | |
| ECON 5520 | Special Topics in Economics (3) |
| Graduate students combine course work in an upper-level undergraduate economics course with additional special assignments. Because topics vary with instructor, this course may be repeated for credit Prerequisite: Graduate standing and instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2016 | |
| ECON 5559 | New Course in Economics (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of economics. Course was offered Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| ECON 5720 | Econometric Methods (3) |
| Meets concurrently with ECON 4720. Studies the application of statistical methods to the testing and estimation of economic relationships. Emphasizes applied econometric studies and the problems that arise when analyzing time series and cross section data by means of stochastic linear models. Prerequisite: Math 1220 and one of the following statistics courses: ECON 3710, ECON 3720, STAT 3120, STAT 3220, APMA 3110, APMA 3120, or permission of instructor. Course was offered Fall 2022 | |
| ECON 7010 | Microeconomic Theory I (4) |
| Studies the theory of consumer and producer choice. Includes partial equilibrium analysis of competitive and imperfectly competitive markets. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instructor permission. | |
| ECON 7020 | Macroeconomic Theory I (4) |
| Introduces macroeconomic theory, emphasizing economic growth and the business cycle. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instructor permission. | |
| ECON 7030 | Microeconomic Theory II (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies general equilibrium analysis, welfare economics, externalities, and public goods. Prerequisite: ECON 7010 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ECON 7040 | Macroeconomic Theory II (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies advanced topics in the theory of money and income. Prerequisite: ECON 7020 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ECON 7559 | New Course in Economics (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of economics. | |
| ECON 7710 | Econometrics I (4) |
| Studies the concepts and basic techniques of probability theory and statistical inference. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instructor permission. | |
| ECON 7720 | Econometrics II (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Development of the linear and non-linear regression models including hypothesis testing, specification, instrumental variables, generalized least squares, and asymtotic distribution theory. Includes an introduction to identification and estimation of simultaneous equation models. Prerequisite: ECON 7710 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ECON 8010 | Microeconomic Theory III (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | ECON 8010 is an introduction to non-cooperative game theory and the economics of information, emphasizing applications to microeconomics. Applications include topics such as bargaining, cooperation in repeated games, the design of optimal auctions, and signalling models.
Prerequisite: ECON 7030 or permission of instructor Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ECON 8050 | American Economic History (3) |
| Studies the economic evolution of the United States. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| ECON 8150 | Economics of Labor Markets (3) |
| Introduction to labor economics, including economic aspects of employment, wages, schooling, labor unions, and discrimination. Prerequisite: ECON 7030 and 7720 or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ECON 8160 | Seminar in Labor Economics and Development (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies advanced topics in labor economics, emphasizing applications to developing countries. Cross-listed as ECON 8190. Prerequisite: ECON 8150 and 7720. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2016, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ECON 8170 | Industrial Organization I (3) |
| Studies the industrial structure of the economy and its effects on allocation of resources. Prerequisite: ECON 7030 or instructor permission. | |
| ECON 8180 | Industrial Organization II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Advanced study of selected problems in industrial organization. Prerequisite: ECON 8170 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ECON 8190 | Economics of Underdeveloped Areas (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies advanced topics in labor economics, emphasizing applications to developing countries. Cross-listed as ECON 8160. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ECON 8210 | International Trade Theory (3) |
| Studies the theory of international trade and analysis of the economic effects of tariffs, quotas, and other departures from free trade. Prerequisite: ECON 7030 or instructor permission. | |
| ECON 8220 | International Finance (3) |
| Topics include the balance of payments, long-term and short-term capital movements, the international money market, international monetary standards, international equilibrium and the mechanism of adjustment, exchange variations, and the objectives of international monetary policies. Prerequisite: ECON 7020 or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ECON 8230 | Advanced Topics in International Trade (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The course studies very recent papers on International Trade, or the "micoreconomics of globalization," in order to get students conversant with current research. By the end of the semester, students should be ready to explore potential dissertation topics in the field.
Prerequisites: ECON 8210 or permission of Instructor Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 |
| ECON 8310 | Public Economics I (3) |
| Topics include the justifications for government activities; principles of program analysis; illustrative theoretical and empirical analysis of expenditure programs; and theories of political processes. Prerequisite: ECON 7030 or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ECON 8320 | Public Economics II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies the foundations of excess burden, incidence analysis, and optimal taxation; studies of taxation; general equilibrium analysis for tax policy; and the study of tax reform. Prerequisite: ECON 7030 or instructor permission. |
| ECON 8340 | Financial Economics (3) |
| This is an advanced macro/finance graduate course devoted to study topics in finance with particular emphasis in financial markets and problems in their functioning. The course will cover recent theories of financial crisis as we as experimental evidence. | |
| ECON 8350 | Advanced Macroeconomic Theory (3) |
| Advanced study of selected topics in macro- and monetary economics, with and emphasis on theoretical and computational issues. Prerequisite: ECON 7040 or instructor permission. | |
| ECON 8360 | Empirical Macroeconomics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Advanced study of selected topics in macro and monetary economics, with an emphasis on empirical methods. Prerequisite: ECON 7040 or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ECON 8410 | Applied Microeconomics Workshop (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies current research in applied microeconomics. Prerequisite: Third-year status or instructor permission. |
| ECON 8420 | Macroeconomics Workshop (3) |
| Studies current research in macroeconomics. Prerequisite: Third-year status or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ECON 8430 | Workshop in Economic Theory and Experimental Economics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Current research in Economic Theory and Experimental Economics. Prerequisite: Third-year status or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ECON 8440 | International Trade Workshop (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Current research in International Trade. Prerequisite: Third-year status or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ECON 8450 | Public Economics Workshop (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies current research in public economics. Prerequisite: Third-year status or instructor permission. |
| ECON 8460 | Econometrics Workshop (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies current research in econometrics. Prerequisite: Third-year status or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ECON 8470 | Industrial Organization Workshop (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Current research in Industrial Organization. Third-year status or permission of instructor. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021 |
| ECON 8480 | Global Development Workshop (3) |
| Current research in Global Economic Development. Third-year status or permission of instructor. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021 | |
| ECON 8510 | Topics in Growth Theory (3) |
| Studies the issues related to economic development, emphasizing endogenous growth models. Topics include human capital, R & D, learning by doing, fiscal policy, trade, and financial development. Prerequisite: ECON 7040 or instructor permission. | |
| ECON 8559 | New Course in Economics (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of economics. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2018, Spring 2015, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| ECON 8710 | Cross Section Econometrics (3) |
| Studies econometric tools for the analysis of cross-section and qualitative data. Prerequisite: ECON 7720 or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ECON 8720 | Time Series Econometrics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies econometric techniques for the analysis of economic time series. Prerequisite: ECON 7720 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2009 |
| ECON 8730 | Econometric Methods for Data-Rich Environments (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | "Traditional" econometric inference is hard to implement in "big data" settings. This course provides a bridge between highly efficient scalable tools from Machine Learning and nonparametric econometric models. The focus will be on developing non-parametric models of large datasets, establishing uniform consistency results for the analyzed models, and bridging the computational efficiency and statistical properties of the estimators. |
| ECON 8745 | Numerical Methods in Economics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The class presents modern numerical methods for solving mathematical problems common in economics. Examples include functional approximation, nonlinear maximization and root finding, and numerical integration and differentiation. Applications include the solution of dynamic decision problems, computing equilibria of dynamic economies and games, and nonlinear estimation. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2021 |
| ECON 8820 | Experimental Economics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Analysis of the use of laboratory methods to study economic behavior. Topics include experimental design, laboratory technique, and nonparametric analysis of data. Emphasizes using controlled observations to evaluate alternative economic theories and policies. Applications include bargaining, auctions, oligopoly, asymmetric information, voting, public goods, financial markets, and tests of expected utility and game theories. Prerequisite: ECON 7010 or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015 |
| ECON 8991 | Research Methods in Economics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The course focuses on developing research ideas into a formal paper. Students work in small groups with the instructor, completing writing assignments that form the body of a scholarly paper and offering critical evaluations of other students' assignments. Prerequisite: Third-year status or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ECON 8995 | Supervised Study (1 - 12) |
| Reading and/or other work for PhD students in particular fields under supervision of an instructor. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020 | |
| ECON 8998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For master's research, taken before a thesis director has been selected. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ECON 8999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ECON 9550 | Selected Research Problems in Economics I (3) |
| Advanced research into specific economic problems under detailed faculty supervision. Course was offered Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ECON 9559 | New Course in Economics (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of economics. | |
| ECON 9998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral research, to be taken only in the first semester after passing a field exam, and before a dissertation director has been selected. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ECON 9999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of the first reader or prospective first reader. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| English-American Literature to 1900 | |
| ENAM 3500 | Studies in American Literature (3) |
| For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010 | |
| ENAM 3559 | New Course in American Literature (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of American Literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2016, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ENAM 3570 | Contemporary Ethnic American Fiction (3) |
| This course introduces students to the growing body of fiction by recent American writers of ethnic and racial minorities. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENAM 3770 | Women in American Art (3) |
| Analyzes the roles played by women as artists and as the subjects of representation in American art from the colonial period to the present. Some background in either art history or gender studies is desirable. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENAM 3780 | Science and Identity in American Literature (3) |
| Studies literary representations of science, pseudo-science and technology in nineteenth century America, particularly works that explore the possible effects of science on personal, civic, and social identity. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENAM 3850 | Folklore in America (3) |
| Surveys the traditional expressive culture of various ethnic and religious groups in America, including songs, folk narratives, folk religion, proverbs, riddles. Emphasizes southeastern Anglo-Americans. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENAM 3890 | Mass Media and American Culture (3) |
| Studies the development and impact of mass forms of communication in America including newspapers, magazines, film, the wireless and the radio, television, and the Internet. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENAM 4559 | New Course in American Literature To 1900 (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of American Literature To 1900. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Spring 2018 | |
| ENAM 5559 | New Course in American Studies (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of American Literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.. | |
| ENAM 8520 | Major American Authors (3) |
| Studies the work of one or two major writers within a precise historical context. A recent pair was Hawthorne and Melville. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENAM 8559 | New Course in American Literature (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of American Literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ENAM 9559 | New Course in American Literature To 1900 (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of American Literature To 1900. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| English-Criticism | |
| ENCR 3559 | New Course in Criticism (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Criticism. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENCR 3620 | Introduction to Criticism and Cultural Studies (3) |
| Introduces the various and contested theories and practices of what has come to be called 'cultural studies.' Examines various theoretical traditions and histories of mass culture and advertising. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENCR 3630 | Psychoanalytic Criticism (3) |
| Studies Freudian and post-Freudian psychology and its literary applications. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENCR 3710 | Intellectual Prose (3) |
| Studies non-fictional discursive prose. Readings drawn from such fields as criticism, aesthetic theory, philosophy, social and political thought, history, economics, and science; from the Renaissance to the present day. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENCR 3810 | Feminist Theories and Methods (3) |
| Introduces current feminist scholarship in a variety of areas literature, history, film, anthropology, and psychoanalysis, among others pairing feminist texts with more traditional ones. Features guest speakers and culminates in an interdisciplinary project. Cross listed as SWAG 3810. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENCR 4559 | New Course in Criticism (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Criticism. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENCR 5559 | New Course in Criticism (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Criticism. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| ENCR 8559 | New Course in Criticism (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Criticism. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2017, Spring 2015, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| ENCR 8610 | An Introduction to Modern Literary Theory and Criticism (3) |
| Studies 20th-century theoretical writings, focusing on intellectual movements such as Marxism, Psychoanalysis, Structuralism and Post-Structuralism, and to influential thinkers such as Barthes, Bakhtin, Derrida, Kristeva, and Butler. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENCR 9559 | New Course in Criticism (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Criticism. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| Creative Writing | |
| ENCW 2200 | Introduction to Creative Nonfiction Writing (3) |
| A small, workshop-based, creative writing course that explores various forms of creative nonfiction and requires students to generate at least one longer work that incorporates extensive outside research. | |
| ENCW 2300 | Poetry Writing (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An introduction to the craft of writing poetry, with relevant readings in the genre. For more details on creative writing courses, see our program website at creativewriting.virginia.edu. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014 |
| ENCW 2530 | Introduction to Poetry Writing - Themed (3) |
| An introduction to the craft of writing poetry, with relevant readings in the genre. Both readings and writing assignments will be on topics that vary. For more details on this class, please visit our program website at creativewriting.virginia.edu. | |
| ENCW 2560 | Introduction to Fiction Writing - Themed (3) |
| An introduction to the craft of writing fiction, with relevant readings in the genre. Both readings and writing assignments will be on topics that vary. For more details on this class, please visit our program website at creativewriting.virginia.edu. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016 | |
| ENCW 2600 | Fiction Writing (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An introduction to the craft of writing fiction, with relevant readings in the genre. For more details on creative writing courses, see our program website at creativewriting.virginia.edu. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014 |
| ENCW 3310 | Intermediate Poetry Writing I (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For students advanced beyond the level of ENCW 2300. Involves workshop of student work, craft discussions, and relevant reading. May be repeated with different instructor. For instructions on how to apply to this class or more details, please visit our program website at creativewriting.virginia.edu/ugrad. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014 |
| ENCW 3320 | Intermediate Poetry Writing II (3) |
| For students advanced beyond the level of ENWR 2300. Involves workshop of student work, craft discussion, and relevant reading. May be repeated with different instructor. For instructions on how to apply to this class, see www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| ENCW 3350 | Intermediate Nonfiction Writing (3) |
| For students advanced beyond the level of ENWR 2600. Involves workshop of student work, craft discussion, and relevant reading. May be repeated with different instructor. For instructions on how to apply to this class, see www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015 | |
| ENCW 3500 | Topics in Creative Writing (3) |
| An intermediate level creative writing course that involves workshop of student work, craft discussions, and relevant reading. Topics vary from year to year. For more information, visit the department website at english.as.virginia.edu. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| ENCW 3559 | New Course in Creative Writing (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Creative Writing. | |
| ENCW 3610 | Intermediate Fiction Writing (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For students advanced beyond the level of ENCW 2600. Involves workshop of student work, craft discussions, and relevant reading. May be repeated with different instructor. For instructions on how to apply to this class or more details, please visit our program website at creativewriting.virginia.edu/ugrad. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014 |
| ENCW 4350 | Advanced Nonfiction Writing (3) |
| For advanced students with experience in writing literary nonfiction. Involves workshop of student work, craft discussion, and relevant reading. May be repeated with different instructor. For instructions on how to apply to this class, see creativewriting.virginia.edu/ugrad. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015 | |
| ENCW 4550 | Topics in Literary Prose (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | One of two required readings courses for students admitted to the Area Program in Literary Prose, also open to other qualified students. For instructions on how to apply to this class, see creativewriting.virginia.edu/ugrad. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019 |
| ENCW 4720 | Area Program in Literary Prose Thesis Course (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Directed writing project for students in the English Department's Undergraduate Area Program in Literary Prose, leading to completion of an extended piece of creative prose writing. |
| ENCW 4810 | Advanced Fiction Writing I (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Devoted to the writing of prose fiction, especially the short story. Student work is discussed in class and individual conferences. Parallel reading in the work of modern novelists and short story writers is required. For advanced students with prior experience in writing fiction. May be repeated with different instructor. For instructions on how to apply to this class, see creativewriting.virginia.edu/ugrad. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014 |
| ENCW 4820 | Poetry Program Poetics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This poetics seminar, designed for students in the English Department's Area Program in Poetry Writing but open to other students on a space-available basis, is a close readings course for serious makers and readers of poems. Seminar topics vary by semester. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at creativewriting.virginia.edu/ugrad. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019 |
| ENCW 4830 | Advanced Poetry Writing I (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For advanced students with prior experience in writing poetry. Student work is discussed in class and in individual conferences. Reading in contemporary poetry is also assigned. May be repeated with different instructor. For instructions on how to apply to this class, see creativewriting.virginia.edu/ugrad. Course was offered January 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, January 2024, Fall 2023, January 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, January 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014 |
| ENCW 4920 | Poetry Program Capstone (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Directed poetry writing project for students in the English Department's Undergraduate Area Program in Poetry Writing, leading to completion of a manuscript of poems. Both courses are required for students in the Distinguished Majors Program. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| ENCW 4993 | Independent Project in Creative Writing (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For the student who wants to work on a creative writing project under the direction of a faculty member. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2015 |
| ENCW 5310 | Advanced Poetry Writing II (3) |
| Intensive work in poetry writing, for students with prior experience. May be repeated with different instructor. For instructions on how to apply to this class, see www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015 | |
| ENCW 5610 | Advanced Fiction Writing II (3) |
| A course for advanced short story writers. Student manuscripts are discussed in individual conference and in class. May be repeated with different instructor. For instructions on how to apply to this class, see www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2015 | |
| ENCW 7310 | MFA Poetry Workshop (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Graduate-level poetry writing workshop for advanced writing students. A weekly 2.5 hour workshop discussion of student poems. For more details, visit our program website at creativewriting.virginia.edu. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015 |
| ENCW 7559 | New Course in Creative Writing (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of academic, professional, and creative writing. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENCW 7610 | MFA Fiction Workshop (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A course devoted to the writing of prose fiction, especially the short story. Student work is discussed in class and in individual conferences. Parallel reading in the work of modern novelists and short story writers is required. For more details, visit our program website at creativewriting.virginia.edu. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015 |
| ENCW 8559 | New Course in Creative Writing (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of academic, professional, and creative writing. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENCW 8993 | Independent Writing Project (3) |
| Intended for graduate students who wish to do work on a creative writing project other than the thesis for the Master of Fine Arts degree under the direction of a faculty member. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Prerequisite: Permission of the chair. Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015 | |
| ENCW 8995 | Research in Creative Writing (3) |
| Research in creative writing for M.F.A. students. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENCW 8999 | MFA Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Non-topical research hours taken as part of the Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015 |
| English-Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Lit | |
| ENEC 3559 | New Course in Restoration and Eighteenth-century Literature (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of restoration and eighteenth-century literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2018, Spring 2014 | |
| ENEC 4559 | New Course in Restoration and Eighteenth-century Literature. (1 - 3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of restoration and eighteenth-century literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENEC 5559 | New Course in the subject of Restoration and Eighteenth-century Literature. (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of restoration and eighteenth-century literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| ENEC 8559 | New Course in Restoration and Eighteenth Century Literature (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of restoration and eighteenth-century literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Spring 2017, Fall 2010 | |
| ENEC 9559 | New Course in the subject of Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature. (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of restoration and eighteenth-century literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| English-Literature | |
| ENGL 150 | Special Topics in English (0) |
| Special Topics in English. | |
| ENGL 1500 | Masterworks of Literature (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An introduction to the study of literature. Why is imaginative literature worth reading and taking seriously? How do we prepare ourselves to be the best possible readers of imaginative literature? Course was offered Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010 |
| ENGL 1559 | New Course in English Literature (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of English Literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2013 | |
| ENGL 1590 | Literature and the Professions (3) |
| An introduction to the study of literature that focuses on the intersections between imaginative literature and other fields of human endeavor. Why is imaginative literature worth reading and taking seriously? How can becoming a better reader enhance other aspects of our careers and our lives? | |
| ENGL 1900 | Introduction to Academic Conversations (3) |
| This class welcomes students to the university and to the ways academics read, discuss, and respond to intellectual conversations. Students will read and analyze college-level texts, practice stages of the composing process, and present responses orally in discussions and brief presentations. This course develops the strategies necessary to achieve proficiency in future writing classes as well as courses across the curriculum | |
| ENGL 1910 | Public Speaking (3) |
| The development of skills in the preparation, delivery, and criticism of speeches, with emphasis on the function of audience analysis, evidence, organization, language, and style. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 2001 | History of European Literature I (4) |
| Surveys European literature from antiquity to the Renaissance, with emphasis on recurring themes, the texts themselves, and the meaning of literature in broader historical contexts. | |
| ENGL 2002 | History of European Literature II (4) |
| Surveys European literature from the Renaissance to the twentieth century, with emphasis on recurring themes, the texts themselves, and the meaning of literature in broader historical contexts. | |
| ENGL 2500 | Introduction to Literary Studies (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces students to some fundamental skills in critical thinking and critical writing about literary texts. Readings include various examples of poetry, fiction, and drama. The course is organized along interactive and participatory lines. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019 |
| ENGL 2502 | Masterpieces of English Literature (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Surveys selected English writers from the fourteenth through the eighteenth century. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019 |
| ENGL 2504 | Major Authors of American Literature (3) |
| Studies major works in American literature before 1900. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 2506 | Studies in Poetry (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Examines the poetic techniques and conventions of imagery and verse that poets have used across the centuries. Exercises in scansion, close reading, and framing arguments about poetry. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019 |
| ENGL 2507 | Studies in Drama (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces the techniques of the dramatic art, with close analysis of selected plays. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. |
| ENGL 2508 | Studies in Fiction (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies the techniques of fiction. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019 |
| ENGL 2527 | Shakespeare (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies selected sonnets and plays of Shakespeare. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. |
| ENGL 2559 | New Course in Introduction to English Literature (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of English Literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Summer 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2016 | |
| ENGL 2560 | Contemporary Literature (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces trends in contemporary English, American, and Continental literature, especially in fiction, but with some consideration of poetry and drama. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. |
| ENGL 2570 | Modern American Authors (3) |
| Surveys major American writers of the twentieth century. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Spring 2020 | |
| ENGL 2572 | Black Writers in America (3) |
| Topics in African-American writing in the US from its beginning in vernacular culture to the present day; topics vary from year to year. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 2590 | Studies in Global Literature (3) |
| Examines a selection of works, primarily in English but occasionally in translation, from around the world. The list of works and genres treated will vary. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2019 | |
| ENGL 2592 | Women in Literature (3) |
| Analyzes the representations of women in literature as well as literary texts by women writers. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 2599 | Special Topics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Usually an introduction to non-traditional or specialized topics in literary studies, (e.g., native American literature, gay and lesbian studies, techno-literacy, Arthurian romance, Grub Street in eighteenth-century England, and American exceptionalism). For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019 |
| ENGL 2657 | Routes, Writing, Reggae (3) |
| In this course, we will trace the history of reggae music and explore its influence on the development of Jamaican literature. With readings on Jamaican history, we will consider why so many reggae songs speak about Jah and quote from the Bible. Then, we will explore how Marcus Garvey's teachings led to the rise of Rastafarianism, which in turn seeded ideas of black pride and black humanity into what would become reggae music. | |
| ENGL 2900 | Women and Media in the Global South (3) |
| This course examines women and media in the Middle East, South Asia, and North Africa through the lenses of new media, journalism, feminism, and gender studies, with cross-cultural comparisons to the U.S. | |
| ENGL 3001 | History of Literatures in English I (3) |
| A two-semester, chronological survey of literatures in English from their beginnings to the present day. Studies the formal and thematic features of different genres in relation to the chief literary, social, and cultural influences upon them. ENGL 3001 covers the period up to 1800; ENGL 3002, the period 1800 to the present. Required of all majors. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at https://english.as.virginia.edu/. | |
| ENGL 3002 | History of Literatures in English II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A two-semester, chronological survey of literatures in English from their beginnings to the present day. Studies the formal and thematic features of different genres in relation to the chief literary, social, and cultural influences upon them. ENGL 3001 covers the period up to 1800; ENGL 3002, the period 1800 to the present. Required of all majors. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at https://english.as.virginia.edu/. |
| ENGL 3010 | History of the English Language (3) |
| Studies the development of English word forms and vocabulary from Old English to present-day English. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at https://english.as.virginia.edu/. Course was offered Fall 2023 | |
| ENGL 3020 | American English (3) |
| A historical examination of the peculiar development of the English language, both spoken and written, in the Americas, primarily in the United States, from the time of the first European settlements to the present. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3025 | African American English (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course examines the communicative practices of African American Vernacular English (AAEV) to explore how a marginalized language dynamic has made major transitions into American mainstream discourse. AAEV is no longer solely the informal speech of many African Americans; it is the way Americans speak. |
| ENGL 3100 | Old Icelandic Literature in Translation (3) |
| A survey of the major works written in Iceland from around 1100 to the end of the Middle Ages. Works studied include several of the family and legendary sagas and selections from the Poetic Edda and the Edda of Snorri Sturluson. All readings are in translation. Course was offered Fall 2020, Spring 2020 | |
| ENGL 3110 | Violence and Conflict Resolution in Medieval Literature (3) |
| Studies the representation of violence and peacemaking in the literature of medieval England, Scandinavia and the continent from Beowulf to the fifteenth century. Special emphasis is placed on the historical background. (IR) | |
| ENGL 3161 | Chaucer I (3) |
| Studies selected Canterbury Tales and other works, read in the original. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3162 | Chaucer II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies Troilus and Criseyde and other works, read in the original. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2023 |
| ENGL 3170 | Drama in English from its Beginnings to 1642 (3) |
| Surveys medieval and Renaissance drama. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3200 | Literature of the Renaissance (3) |
| Surveys sixteenth-century English prose, poetry and drama. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3220 | The Seventeenth Century (3) |
| Surveys the prose, poetry and drama of the earlier seventeenth century. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3260 | Milton (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Study of selected poems and prose, with particular emphasis on Paradise Lost. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. |
| ENGL 3271 | Shakespeare: Histories and Comedies (3) |
| A survey of plays from Shakespeare's earlier career, emphasizing the great histories and comedies. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3273 | Shakespeare: Tragedies and Romances (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Surveys the plays of Shakespeare's later career, emphasizing the great tragedies and romances. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. |
| ENGL 3274 | Studies in Shakespeare (3) |
| Intensive study of selected plays. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Summer 2022 | |
| ENGL 3275 | History of Drama I: Ancient Greece to the Renaissance (3) |
| This course begins in ancient Athens with the birth of tragedy and comedy, moving from there to the Latin tradition, both pagan and Christian, before settling into the European vernaculars, both medieval and modern. | |
| ENGL 3300 | English Literature of the Restoration and Eighteenth Century (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Surveys representative writers, themes, and forms of the period 1660-1800. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. |
| ENGL 3310 | Eighteenth-Century Women Writers (3) |
| For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3320 | English Literature of the Restoration and Early Eighteenth Century (3) |
| Surveys representative writers, themes, and forms of the period 1660-1740. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3321 | English Literature of the Late Eighteenth Century (3) |
| Surveys representative writers, themes, and forms of the period 1740-1800. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| ENGL 3332 | Literature of the Americas (3) |
| Comparative study of various major writers of North, Central, and South America. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3370 | Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama (3) |
| Introduces students to major plays, playwrights, and theatrical issues of the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in Britain. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Spring 2023 | |
| ENGL 3380 | The English Novel I (3) |
| Studies the rise and development of the English novel in the 18th century. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3401 | English Poetry and Prose of the Nineteenth Century I (3) |
| Surveys the poetry and non-fictional prose of the Romantic period, including major Romantic poets and essayists. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Summer 2021 | |
| ENGL 3402 | English Poetry and Prose of the Nineteenth Century II (3) |
| Surveys the poetry and non-fictional prose of the Victorian period, including the major Victorian poets and essayists. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3420 | The Lives of the Victorians (3) |
| Introduces the literature and culture of the Victorian period, focusing on life-narrative in a variety of genres, including poetry, fiction, biography, and autobiography. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3430 | American Literature to 1865 (3) |
| Surveys American literature from the Colonial Era to the Age of Emerson and Melville. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Spring 2020 | |
| ENGL 3434 | The American Renaissance (3) |
| Analyzes the major writings of Poe, Emerson, Hawthorne, Melville, Whitman, Thoreau, and Dickinson. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3436 | Sex and Sentiment (3) |
| Focuses on the rise of sentimental novels and sensational novels between the American Revolution and the Civil War. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3438 | Realism and Naturalism in America (3) |
| Analyzes American literary realism and naturalism, its sociological, philosophical, and literary origins as well as its relation to other contemporaneous literary movements. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3440 | African-American Literature I (3) |
| Analyzes the earliest examples of African-American literature, emphasizing African cultural themes and techniques that were transformed by the experience of slavery as that experience met European cultural and religious practices. Studies essays, speeches, pamphlets, poetry, and songs. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3460 | Victorian Poetry (3) |
| A study of British poetry in the period 1832-1901. Course was offered Spring 2023 | |
| ENGL 3470 | Major British Authors of the Nineteenth Century (3) |
| Analyzes the principal works of three or more Romantic authors. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3480 | The English Novel II (3) |
| Reading of novels by Austen, Dickens, Thackeray, the Brontës, Gaskell, Meredith, Eliot, and Hardy. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3482 | The Fiction of Empire (3) |
| Studies the representation of the British Empire in nineteenth-century works of fiction. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2020 | |
| ENGL 3500 | Studies in English Literature (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Topics vary. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020 |
| ENGL 3510 | Studies in Medieval Literature (3) |
| Topics vary. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3515 | Medieval European Literature in Translation (3) |
| Explores themes in English, French, German, Italian, Irish, Icelandic, and Spanish literature of the Middle Ages. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3520 | Studies in Renaissance Literature (3) |
| Topics vary. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3530 | Studies in Eighteenth-Century Literature (3) |
| Topics vary from year to year. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3540 | Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Examination of particular movements within the period, (e.g., the Aesthetic Movement; the Pre-Raphaelites; and Condition-of-England novels). For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019 |
| ENGL 3545 | Studies in American Literature before 1900 (3) |
| Topics vary. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3559 | New Course in English Literature (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of English Literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered January 2025, January 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2017 |
| ENGL 3560 | Studies in Modern and Contemporary Literature (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course takes up topics in the study of literature in English in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020 |
| ENGL 3570 | Studies in American Literature (3) |
| Studies the work of one or two major authors. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020 | |
| ENGL 3572 | Studies in African-American Literature and Culture (3) |
| Intensive study of African-American writers and cultural figures in a diversity of genres. Includes artists from across the African diaspora in comparative American perspective. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3600 | British Literature of the Twentieth Century (3) |
| Surveys major trends and figures in British literature from 1890 to the present. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3610 | Global Cultural Studies (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The course analyzes our global cultural condition from a dual historical and literary perspective and follows a development stretching over the last 60 years, beginning with the period just after WW II and continuing to the present day. Of central concern will be the varieties of cultural expression across regions of the world and their relation to a rapidly changing social history, drawing upon events that occur during the semester. |
| ENGL 3612 | World Literature in English (3) |
| This course will explore Anglophone fiction and drama from Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean over the last half century. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2020 | |
| ENGL 3620 | Concepts of the Modern (3) |
| Studies the modern sensibility through an examination of the themes and techniques of aestheticism, psychology, existentialism, and twentieth and twenty-first centuries. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3630 | Modern Irish Literature (3) |
| Surveys Irish writing from the late nineteenth century to the present. Focuses on the relationships of Irish literature to Ireland's national identity and political processes. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3635 | Currents in African Literature (3) |
| Studies the development of the Anglophone African novel as a genre, as well as the representation of the post-colonial dilemma of African nations and the revision of gender and ethnic roles. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2019 | |
| ENGL 3640 | Game of Thrones (3) |
| A study of George R. R. Martin's fantasy series and the television series based on it, exploring notions of literary and visual representation, racialism, fan fiction, and the gendered dimensions of power. | |
| ENGL 3645 | Musical Fictions (3) |
| Over the course of the semester, we will explore the genre of the contemporary musical novel in order to better understand why writers and readers are so intrigued by the figure of the musician as a literary trope. Pairing close listening and music theory with close readings of seminal blues, jazz, reggae, mambo, calypso and rock novels set in the US, UK, Jamaica, Trinidad, France and Germany. | |
| ENGL 3660 | Modern Poetry (3) |
| This course is a survey of modern poetry written in English. 'Make it new,' wrote Ezra Pound, and this course explores the various ways in which modern poets reinvented poetry in the first half of the twentieth century. It examines the signature style and literary contribution of selected anglophone poets, asking how they remade inherited genres, forms, and vocabularies. | |
| ENGL 3665 | Modern Poetry: Rilke, Valéry, and Stevens (3) |
| Studies in the poetry and prose of these three modernist poets, with emphasis on their theories of artistic creation. The original as well as a translation will be made available for Rilke's and Valery's poetry; their prose works will be read in English translation. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| ENGL 3671 | Modern Drama I (3) |
| A two-semester survey of European and American modern drama, with some attention to works from other regions. The first half covers the late nineteenth century to World War II; the second focuses on drama from the post-war period to the present. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3672 | Modern Drama II (3) |
| A two-semester survey of European and American modern drama, with some attention to works from other regions. The first half covers the late nineteenth century to World War II; the second focuses on drama from the post-war period to the present. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3701 | American Literature Since 1865 (3) |
| Surveys American literature, both prose and poetry, from the Civil War to the present. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3710 | Literature of the South (3) |
| Analyzes selected works of poetry and prose by major Southern writers. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3720 | Reading the Black College Campus (3) |
| Historically Black Colleges and University campuses are records of the process of democratizing (extending to excluded social groups such as African-Americans) opportunities for higher education in America. Through landscapes, we trace this record, unearthing the politics of landscapes via direct experience as well as via interpretations of representations of landscapes in literature, visual arts, maps, plans, and photographs. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3722 | African-American Literature II (3) |
| Continuation of ENAM 3130, this course begins with the career of Richard Wright and brings the Afro-American literary and performing tradition up to the present day. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3723 | Race and Ethnicity in Latinx Literature (3) |
| This course examines the construction of race and ethnicity in Latinx literature by examining key texts by individuals from varying Latinx groups in the US. We will examine how US-American identity shapes Latinx notions of race and how the authors' connections with Latin America and the Caribbean do the same. We will explore from a hemispheric perspective how race and ethnicity are depicted in Latinx literature and culture. | |
| ENGL 3725 | Contemporary Ethnic American Fiction (3) |
| This course introduces students to the growing body of fiction by recent American writers of ethnic and racial minorities. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3730 | American Literature of the Twentieth Century (3) |
| Studies the major poetry and fiction. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| ENGL 3740 | Introduction to Asian American Studies (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An interdisciplinary introduction to the culture and history of Asians and Pacific Islanders in America. Examines ethnic communities such as Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, Asian Indian, and Native Hawaiian, through themes such as immigration, labor, cultural production, war, assimilation, and politics. Texts are drawn from genres such as legal cases, short fiction, musicals, documentaries, visual art, and drama. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. |
| ENGL 3741 | Asian-American Fiction (3) |
| Studies Asian American literature as a cultural phenomenon and literary tradition, presenting a range of twentieth-century fictions by immigrants or their descendants from India, Pakistan, China, Korea, Vietnam, Japan, and the Philippines. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3744 | Literature of the West (3) |
| Analyzes selected works by writers of the Western United States from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Emphasizes the Anglo-American exploration, settlement, and development of the West, as well as readings from other ethnic groups, including Native and Hispanic Americans. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3760 | American Poetry (3) |
| Studies theme and technique in major American poets. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3762 | Major African-American Poets (3) |
| Examines poems representative of the African American literary traditions. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3780 | Faulkner (3) |
| An intensive study of the works of William Faulkner in the contexts of American literature, southern literature, and international modernism. | |
| ENGL 3781 | American Fictions (3) |
| Classic American fiction 1800-1900. Readings vary but may include Cooper, Sedgewick, Stowe, Hawthorn, James, Twain, Chestnutt, Chopin, Dreiser, Crane, Melville | |
| ENGL 3783 | American Short Novel (3) |
| Examines American short novels since 1840 by such authors as Poe, Melville, James, Jewett, Crane, Larsen, Faulkner, Reed, MacLean, Auster, and Chang. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Spring 2022 | |
| ENGL 3784 | The Southern Short Story Cycle (3) |
| The short story cycle has been important throughout the history of American literature, but particularly in the South. Readings include Toomer, Porter,Wright, Faulkner, O'Connor, McCullers. | |
| ENGL 3790 | Moving On: Migration in/to US (3) |
| This class examines the history of voluntary, coerced, and forced migration in the U.S., tracing the paths of migrating groups and their impact on urban, suburban, and rural landscapes. We'll dig for cultural clues to changing attitudes about migration over time. Photographs, videos, books, movies, government records, poems, podcasts, paintings, comic strips, museums, manifestos: you name it, we'll analyze it for this class. | |
| ENGL 3791 | American Cinema (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides an introduction to film studies through an examination of American film throughout the 20th & 21st centuries. We will learn basic film techniques for visual analysis, and consider the social, economic, and historical forces that have shaped the production, distribution & reception of film in the US Examples will be drawn from various genres: melodrama, horror, sci-fi, musical, Westerns, war films, documentary, animation, etc. Course was offered Spring 2024 |
| ENGL 3800 | Contemporary Literary Theory (3) |
| Introduces some of the most influential schools of contemporary literary theory and criticism. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3815 | Theories of Reading (3) |
| This course has two parts. The first half offers a survey of influential styles of critical reading, including psychoanalysis, structuralism, deconstruction, and several styles of political interpretation. The second half invites students to think theoretically yet sympathetically about affective dimensions of reader response such as identification, empathy, enchantment, and shock. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2021 | |
| ENGL 3825 | Desktop Publishing (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course covers contemporary literary editing techniques and teaches students how to publish book-length works using modern print and electronic processes. The course may require students to purchase/lease computer software in addition to textbooks. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2020 |
| ENGL 3840 | Contemporary Disability Theory (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This seminar offers an interdisciplinary approach to disability in the social, cultural, political, artistic, ethical, and medical spheres and their intersections. It also introduces students to critical theory concerned with the rights of the disabled. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2021 |
| ENGL 3900 | Medical Narratives (3) |
| Illness experience and medical practice alike are steeped in stories, narrative being a fundamental way we make sense of self and world (including illness and loss). This course inquires into connections among narrative, literature, and medicine through study of literary and other narratives that address a range of illnesses/conditions, the experience of doctoring, and important issues in contemporary medicine and culture. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3910 | Satire (3) |
| Reading and discussion of major satirical works from classical times to the present. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2021 | |
| ENGL 3915 | Point of View Journalism (3) |
| This course analyzes 'point-of-view' journalism as a controversial but credible alternative to the dominant model of 'objectivity' in the U.S. news media. It will survey point-of-view journalists from Ida B. Wells-Barnett and Jacob Riis in the 19th century to Ta-Nehisi Coates and Nikole Hannah-Jones in the 21st, as well as 20th-century "New Journalists" like Hunter Thompson and Joan Didion. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| ENGL 3920 | The Dark Side of Hollywood: Film Noir (3) |
| Course focuses on directorial and photographic styles, the Expressionist legacy, and varieties of visual coherence in selected films noirs of Forties and Fifties Hollywood. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3922 | Deafness in Literature and Film (3) |
| What does deafness signify, especially in a western society that is centered upon speech? This course the contradictory and telling ways that deaf people have been depicted over the last three centuries. The syllabus juxtaposes canonical texts or mainstream films with relatively unknown works by deaf artists | |
| ENGL 3924 | Vietnam War in Literature and Film (3) |
| In the US, "Vietnam" signifies not a country but a lasting syndrome that haunts American politics and society, from foreign policy to popular culture. But what of the millions of Southeast Asian refugees the War created? What are the lasting legacies of the Vietnam War for Southeast Asian diasporic communities? We will examine literature and film (fictional and documentary) made by and about Americans, Vietnamese, Cambodians, Laotians, and Hmong. | |
| ENGL 3926 | America and the Global South in Literature and Film (3) |
| Students in this course will examine and interpret conceptions of America from the point of view of novelists, filmmakers, journalists, and scholars in the Global South. American and Global South landscapes will be a focus of the class, as will images, artifacts, and material culture that reveal Global South views of the United States. | |
| ENGL 3940 | Tutoring Peer Writers (3) |
| Prepares undergraduates to tutor peer writers by introducing them to theories of writing and practices of peer tutoring. Successful completion of the course will qualify students to apply for part-time paid peer tutoring positions in the Writing Center. Students may also use this course to prepare for volunteering as writing tutors in their local communities. Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2020 | |
| ENGL 3960 | The Lyric (3) |
| Studies the major lyrical forms and traditions in Western literature, with particularly close reading of poems written in English. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2020 | |
| ENGL 3972 | History of Drama II: Neo-Classicism to Now (3) |
| This course begins in the late seventeenth century, moving from there through the Enlightenment to the highlights of the late nineteenth- and twentieth centuries, ending in the present; topics may include satire, realism, expressionism, surrealism, epic theater, theater of the absurd, film and television. Course was offered Spring 2020 | |
| ENGL 3980 | Studies in Short Fiction (3) |
| Analyzes form, technique, and ideas in selected short fiction from various periods in the British, American, and Continental traditions. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3990 | London, The Theatrical City (3) |
| This course explores the theatrical culture of London. Students will attend plays in a variety of genres and will discuss and write about both the history of London theater and the contemporary theatrical scene. | |
| ENGL 3991 | The Culture of London Past and Present (3) |
| The Culture of London: Past and Present" offers an interdisciplinary approach to metropolitan culture, as an historically embedded object of inquiry. Located in London, it runs for a month each year from early June to early July. Faculty members from the University direct, teach and lead the class; they are complemented by London-based specialists in architecture, art history, religious studies and contemporary politics. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 3992 | An Irish Sense of Place: Literature, Language, Music, and the Arts (3) |
| This course will bind a series of Irish texts, musical compositions, works in the visual arts, and ideas about Irish sign language to their original settings or places of creation; our readings will span from the medieval to the contemporary, and we will visit the places we read about, see, and hear about. | |
| ENGL 4270 | Shakespeare Seminar (3) |
| Topics vary from year to year. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 4300 | Gothic Spaces (3) |
| This seminar explores early gothic novels (from /The Castle of Otranto/ to /Frankenstein/) in their contexts of eighteenth-century art, architecture, music, history, politics, religion, and sexuality. | |
| ENGL 4500 | Seminar in English Literature (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Limited enrollment. Topics vary. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. |
| ENGL 4510 | Seminar in Medieval Literature (3) |
| Limited enrollment. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 4515 | Seminar in Medieval and Renaissance Studies (3) |
| Interdisciplinary seminar whose topics vary from year to year. For more information on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023 | |
| ENGL 4520 | Seminar in Renaissance Literature (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Topics vary from year to year. Recent examples are `Renaissance Word and Image' and `Masks of Desire.' For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019 |
| ENGL 4530 | Seminar in Eighteenth-Century Literature (3) |
| Limited enrollment. Topics vary from year to year. For more details on this class, please visit the department w1ebsite at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 4540 | Seminar in Nineteenth-Century Literature (3) |
| Limited enrollment. Topics vary from year to year. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 4545 | Seminar in American Literature before 1900 (3) |
| Limited enrollment. Topics vary. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 4559 | New Course in English Literature (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of English Literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019 | |
| ENGL 4560 | Seminar in Modern and Contemporary Literature (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Limited enrollment. Topics vary from year to year. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019 |
| ENGL 4561 | Seminar in Modern Literature and Culture (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Limited enrollment. An interdisciplinary seminar focusing on the interrelationships between literature and history, the social sciences, philosophy, religion, and the fine arts in the Modern period. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019 |
| ENGL 4562 | Seminar in Global English Literature and Culture (3) |
| Limited enrollment. Capstone Seminar for the Global English Literature and Culture Track within the English Major. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2019 | |
| ENGL 4570 | Seminar in American Literature since 1900 (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Limited enrollment. Topics vary from year to year. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. |
| ENGL 4580 | Seminar in Literary Criticism (3) |
| Limited enrollment. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019 | |
| ENGL 4590 | Seminar in Literary Genres (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Limited enrollment. Topics vary from year to year. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. |
| ENGL 4700 | African-American Women Authors (3) |
| For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 4710 | Fictions of Black Identity (3) |
| This class will examine novels, essays, critical works that address the meanings of blackness in an American context. We will explore the notion that Black identity is a fiction, not necessarily in the sense of falsity, but in its highly mediated, flexible, and variable condition. Among the questions to consider: how does one make and measure Black identity? What is the value of racial masquerade? For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Prerequisite: third year, fourth year, AAS or English major or minor. | |
| ENGL 4720 | Black Speculative Fiction (3) |
| This course seeks to explore the world of African American 'speculative' fiction. This genre of writing largely includes science fiction, fantasy fiction, and horror. In this class, we will read, watch, and discuss narratives by black writers of speculative fiction to better understand the motivation, tone, and agenda in the work of black writers. We will also consider the role of black culture and representation in the larger field. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Prerequisite: third year, fourth year, English major or minor, AAS major or minor. | |
| ENGL 4900 | The Bible (3) |
| Analyzes readings in the English Bible. Designed to familiarize or re-familiarize the literary student with the shape, argument, rhetoric, and purposes of the canon; with the persons, events, and perspectives of the major narratives; and with the conventions, techniques, resources, and peculiarities of the texts. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2020 | |
| ENGL 4901 | The Bible Part 1: Hebrew Bible / Old Testament (3) |
| The stories, rhythms, and rhetoric of the Bible have been imprinting readers and writers of English since the 7th century. Moving through selections from the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament, this course focuses on deepening biblical literacy and sharpening awareness of biblical connections to readings in other contexts. We will discuss translations of the Bible; canonization; textual history; and interpretive approaches, ancient to contemporary. | |
| ENGL 4902 | The Bible Part 2: The New Testament (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Moving through much of the New Testament, from the Gospels to Revelation, this course focuses on deepening biblical literacy and sharpening awareness of biblical connections to whatever members of the class are reading in other contexts. Along the way we will discuss translations; textual history; and interpretations, ancient to contemporary. No previous knowledge of the Bible is needed or assumed. Can be taken before or after Part 1. |
| ENGL 4993 | Independent Study (1 - 4) |
| For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Prerequisite: third year, fourth year, English major or minor, AAS major or minor. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ENGL 4994 | Modern Literature and Culture Independent Study (3) |
| This course will give students in the Modern Literature and Culture program the chance to pursue a 25-page independent study to consolidate their academic interests. Working one-on-one with an English faculty member, students must develop a compelling proposal and reading list and produce a rigorous scholarly exploration of their topic. Prerequisite: Approval by the director of the Modern Studies Program & by an English department faculty member who agrees to direct the project. | |
| ENGL 4998 | Distinguished Majors Program (3) |
| Directed research leading to completion of an extended essay to be submitted to the Honors Committee. Both ENGL 4998 and 4999 are required of honors candidates. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 4999 | Distinguished Majors Program (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Directed research leading to completion of an extended essay to be submitted to the Honors Committee. Both courses are required of honors candidates. Graded on a year-long basis. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ENGL 5060 | The Sonnet Revised and Revisited (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course considers the power and possibilities (and transformations) of the sonnet form from the 16th century until the present day. Please see english.as.virginia.edu/courses for more information. Course was offered Spring 2023 |
| ENGL 5100 | Introduction to Old English (3) |
| Studies the Old English language and the literature of early Medieval England. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://english.as.virginia.edu/. | |
| ENGL 5101 | Beowulf (3) |
| Reading of the poem, emphasizing critical methods and exploring its relations to the culture of early Medieval England. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://english.as.virginia.edu/. Prerequisite: ENGL 5100 or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2020 | |
| ENGL 5110 | Old Icelandic (3) |
| Introduces the language and literature of medieval Scandinavia; readings from the Poetic Edda and the sagas. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 5190 | The Bible (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | In this graduate-level seminar, we'll read selections from the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, from Genesis to Revelation. This course focuses on deepening biblical literacy and sharpening awareness of biblical connections to readings in other contexts. Along the way we will discuss English translations of the Bible; the process of canonization; textual history; and the long trail of interpretive approaches, ancient to contemporary. |
| ENGL 5500 | Special Topics in English Literature (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A graduate-level seminar in English literature. Topics vary from year to year. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at https://english.as.virginia.edu. |
| ENGL 5510 | Seminar in Medieval Literature (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A graduate-level seminar in Medieval literature. Topics vary from year to year. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at https://english.as.virginia.edu. |
| ENGL 5530 | Seminar in Eighteenth-Century Literature (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A graduate-level seminar in Eighteenth-Century literature. Topics vary from year to year. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at https://english.as.virginia.edu. Course was offered Spring 2024 |
| ENGL 5559 | New Course in English Literature (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of English Literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019 |
| ENGL 5560 | Seminar in Modern and Contemporary Literature (3) |
| A graduate-level seminar in Modern and Contemporary literature. Topics vary from year to year. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at https://english.as.virginia.edu. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| ENGL 5580 | Seminar in Critical Theory (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A graduate-level seminar in Critical Theory. Topics vary from year to year. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at https://english.as.virginia.edu. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024 |
| ENGL 5700 | Contemporary African-American Literature (3) |
| This course for advanced undergraduates and master's-level graduate students surveys African-American literature today. Assignments include works by Evreett, Edward Jones, Tayari Jones, Evans, Ward, Rabateau, and Morrison | |
| ENGL 5800 | History of Literary Criticism (3) |
| In this course we pursue two lines of argument at once: we read a judicious selection of the canonical primary and secondary works in the history of literary criticism from Plato to the mid-twentieth century; and we learn how to identify in a principled way a specific 'pluralism' of philosophic methods variously constituting these texts. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 5805 | What is Postcolonial Critique? (3) |
| What is postcolonial critique? Is it a way of reading a text? Does it refer to the processes of historical decolonization in places like Africa, India, and the Caribbean? Or is it a practice of critical thought that can be used to think across multiple spaces and times? In this course, we will approach these questions by reading a wide range of writers including Gayatri Spivak, Edouard Glissant, Achille Mbembe, Susan Buck-Morss, and C.L.R. James. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2023 | |
| ENGL 5810 | Books as Physical Objects (3) |
| Surveys bookmaking over the past five centuries. Emphasizes analysis and description of physical features and consideration of how a text is affected by the physical conditions of its production. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 5820 | Literary Journal Editing (3) |
| An introduction to editing in which students use desktop publishing software to design a magazine or book, and print-on-demand to generate a final print project. They also write book reviews, screen manuscripts, and assist in the production of Meridian, a literary journal. For instructions on how to apply to this class, see www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| ENGL 5830 | Introduction to World Religions, World Literatures (3) |
| An interdisciplinary course that includes the following elements: studies in the textual traditions of particular religions; studies in literary theory; studies in literary traditions; the application of literary theory to studies in religious text traditions; and the application of the history of religions to the study of literary canons. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019 | |
| ENGL 5831 | Proseminar in World Religions, World Literature (1) |
| This monthly seminar explores methods and issues vital to the combined study of literatures and religions. It brings all MA students together, under faculty guidance, to attend to the broad range of individual projects and to foster a rich conversation that traverses the emergent field of study. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018 | |
| ENGL 5900 | Literature Pedagogy Seminar (3) |
| This course offers future elementary, middle, and high school teachers of English the opportunity to reflect on their own college learning of the subject; it teaches those future teachers how to convert that earlier learning into the stuff of K12 teaching. | |
| ENGL 5910 | Film Aesthetics (3) |
| Studies film as a work of art produced by cinematic skills and valued for what it is in itself. Emphasizes major theoretical works and analyzing individual films. Studies films with reference to the techniques and methods that produce the 'aesthetic effect' style, and the problems of authorship arising out of considerations of style and aesthetic unity. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 5921 | The Cultural History of London (4) |
| The Cultural History of London offers an interdisciplinary approach to metropolitan culture, as an historically embedded object of inquiry. Located in the city that it names, the program runs for a month each year from early June to early July. | |
| ENGL 5930 | Literature and the Film (3) |
| Studies the relationship between the two media, emphasizing the literary origins and backgrounds of film, verbal and visual languages, and the problems of adaptation from novels and short stories to film. Seven to nine novels (or plays) are read and analyzed with regard to film adaptations of these works. Film screenings two to two and one half hours per week outside of class. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 6500 | Topics in English (for teachers) (1) |
| Courses in subject areas of relevant to middle and high school English teachers, each meant to provide such teachers with a sense of the state of the sub-field, with a focus on the central authors, texts, and approaches, and on challenges that might face a first-time teacher of the particular subject area. | |
| ENGL 8005 | Intro to the Environmental Humanities (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces the questions, methods, and arguments that organize work in the environmental humanities. The seminar's primary objective is to advance graduate student capacities to use skills, knowledge, and archives of the humanities to advance pluralist, integrated understandings of environmental issues. In support of that purpose, the seminar develops critical reflection on methodological questions in collaboration, and public engagement. Course was offered Spring 2024 |
| ENGL 8100 | Mapping the Middle Ages (3) |
| Surveys literature, art, and culture in Western Europe from late Antiquity to the invention of printing, using a selection of major literary texts as a focal point. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 8110 | Medieval Transitions to the Renaissance (3) |
| For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.English and Scottish literature from Chaucer to the sixteenth century. | |
| ENGL 8160 | Chaucer (3) |
| Studies The Canterbury Tales and their backgrounds. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 8260 | Renaissance Poetry (3) |
| Studies the theory and practice of lyric and epic poetry in 16th-century England, with some brief glances at other forms: romance, epyllion, and verse essay. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 8262 | Spenser (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies The Faerie Queene and other works. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. |
| ENGL 8270 | Renaissance Drama (3) |
| Surveys English drama of the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Spring 2022 | |
| ENGL 8330 | Early American Literature (3) |
| Surveys American literature to 1840 designed to introduce the literature of the Colonial and early National periods, and to examine the intellectual and literary backgrounds of nineteenth-century American literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Spring 2020 | |
| ENGL 8370 | Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama (3) |
| Studies the British theater from 1660 to 1800, including works by writers such as Wycherley, Behn, Congreve, Dryden, Centlivre, Steele, Goldsmith, and Sheridan. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 8380 | Eighteenth-Century Prose Fiction (3) |
| Studies prose fiction in the 18th century. Authors include Defoe, Haywood, Richardson, Fielding, Burney, Sterne, and Austen. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 8400 | The Romantic Period (3) |
| The poetry and prose of the Romantic period. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 8440 | Early African American Literature (3) |
| Surveys pivotal moments and texts in the history of African-American prose, from 1760, the date of Briton Hammon's Narrative of Uncommon Sufferings to 1903, the year of W. E. B. DuBois's The Souls of Black Folk. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 8462 | American Poetry of the Nineteenth Century (3) |
| Studies selected poets of the century, their media, their audiences, and their reputations. Coverage will be broad, with some emphasis on Bryant, Longfellow, Lowell, Emerson, Whitman, Dickinson, and Crane. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 8500 | Studies in English Literature (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Topics vary from year to year. For more details please visit the department website at https://english.as.virginia.edu/courses. |
| ENGL 8510 | Studies in Medieval Literature (3) |
| Topics vary from year to year. For more details please visit the department website at https://english.as.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2020 | |
| ENGL 8520 | Studies in Renaissance Literature (3) |
| New course in Studies in Renaissance Literature | |
| ENGL 8527 | Studies in Shakespeare (3) |
| Topics vary annually. Recent examples are `Shakespeare's Histories and Roman Plays" and `Reinventing Shakespeare'. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2019 | |
| ENGL 8530 | Studies in Eighteenth-Century Literature (3) |
| Studies vary and recently include 'From Classic to Romantic' and 'Eighteenth-Century Poetry.' For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| ENGL 8540 | Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies vary from year to year. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020 |
| ENGL 8559 | New Course in English Literature (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of English Literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 8560 | Studies in Modern and Contemporary Literature (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies vary from year to year. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019 |
| ENGL 8570 | Studies in American Literature (3) |
| Topics vary from year to year. For more details please visit the department website at https://english.as.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 8580 | Studies in Critical Theory (3) |
| Topics vary from year to year. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at https://english.as.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 8596 | Form and Theory of Poetry (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides a practitioner's perspective on a selection of poetic works. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019 |
| ENGL 8598 | Form and Theory of Fiction (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides a practitioner's perspective on a selection of works of fiction. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020 |
| ENGL 8800 | Introduction to Literary Research (3) |
| Introduces UVa's research resources and the needs and opportunities for their use. The library and its holdings are explored through a series of practical problems drawn from a wide range of literary subjects and periods. Required of all degree candidates in the M.A. and Ph.D. programs. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 8810 | Criticism in Theory and Practice (3) |
| Studies critical theories and the kinds of practical criticism to which they lead. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2023 | |
| ENGL 8820 | Critical Methods (3) |
| 'Critical method' is the point at which general philosophical or political claims intersect with specific techniques of interpretation. The aim of this course is to give students a thorough introduction to current debates in the methodology of literary and cultural studies in ways that will aid their own future thinking and writing. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 8830 | Feminist Theory (3) |
| An introduction to American feminist theory its major concerns, historical development, array of methodologies, and formative debates. Divergent theoretical and critical texts on gender/sexuality are juxtaposed with primary materials ranging from early novels to contemporary movies. Likely topics include queer theory, transnational feminism, feminist cultural studies, the gendering of race, and feminist approaches to film. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 8832 | Contemporary Disability Theory (3) |
| In the last several decades, thinking about people with physical, cognitive, and sensory differences has moved from a mostly pathological medical-based understanding to a more rights-based framework. In this course we will consider how conceptions of disability have changed and how these theories relate to the depiction of disabled people in literature. Course was offered Fall 2023 | |
| ENGL 8840 | Aesthetics and Politics (3) |
| This course explores the various ways in which art and politics have been seen as synonymous or separate ('the autonomy of art'). It includes a survey of key concepts and terms in the history of modern literature and the visual arts. | |
| ENGL 8900 | Writing Pedagogy Seminar (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course prepares first year doctoral students for the teaching they will do here at UVa in both literature classes and the writing program. Covers topics such as classroom management, leading discussion, grading papers. Limited enrollment. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019 |
| ENGL 8920 | Literature Surveys (3) |
| Weekly workshops with faculty and teaching staff of the 3000-level lecture courses, ENGL 3810, ENGL 3820 and ENGL 3830 and ENRN 3210 and ENRN 3220. Second-year Ph.D. students in English enroll in this course once during the semester in which they lead a discussion section of a lecture course. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 8960 | The Lyric Genre (3) |
| Surveys English lyric poems from Chaucer to Auden; designed to isolate what is lyrical (i.e., unprosaic, musical, aesthetic, reflexive, egotistical, or sublime) in this body of literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 8993 | Independent Study (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A single semester of independent study under faculty supervision for MA or PhD students in English doing intensive research on a subject not covered in the usual courses. Requires approval by a faculty member who has agreed to supervise a guided course of reading and substantial written exercise, a detailed outline of the research project, and authorization by the Director of Graduate Studies in English. Only one may be offered for Ph.D credit. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ENGL 8998 | M.A. Thesis (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | M.A. students in English may choose to write a substantial thesis directed by a faculty member. Students opting for a thesis should draw up a proposal and secure a director to supervise the project. Students choose between a critical thesis of 10,000-15,000 words and a pedagogical thesis (described on our website). Students enroll in this three-credit course for a single semester, either fall or spring; it is not available during the summer. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ENGL 8999 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Students taking this course are expected to prepare for their M.A. oral examination and proceed with their M.A. research. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/graduate/current. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ENGL 9510 | Advanced Studies in Medieval Literature (3) |
| Limited enrollment. Topics vary from year to year. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 9520 | Advanced Studies in Renaissance Literature (3) |
| Advanced Studies in Renaissance Literature | |
| ENGL 9530 | Advanced Studies in Eighteenth-Century Literature I, II (3) |
| Topics vary, focusing on a theme, genre, or group of writers. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 9540 | Advanced Studies in Romanticism I, II (3) |
| Intensive study of one or two writers, e.g., Blake and Wordsworth, Keats and Byron. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2019 | |
| ENGL 9542 | Advanced Studies Nineteenth-Century (3) |
| Topics have included Victorian discursive prose and intensive study of Shelley and Tennyson. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2022 | |
| ENGL 9545 | Advanced Studies in American Literature before 1900 (3) |
| Variable topics. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| ENGL 9559 | New Course in English Literature (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of English Literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 9560 | Advanced Studies in Modern and Contemporary Literature (3) |
| Topics have included Postmodern Fiction and Theory, Faulkner, Women and Cultures of Modernism, Yeats and Joyce, Modernism and the Invention of Homosexuality. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 9580 | Advanced Studies in Critical Theory (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Topics vary from year to year. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020 |
| ENGL 9590 | Advanced Studies in Literary Genres I, II (3) |
| Topics range from comedy as an art form to a study of various approaches to the novel. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 9710 | Woodson Institute Fellows Pre- and Post-Doctoral Research (12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This is a supervised research course without formal classroom instruction. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019 |
| ENGL 9800 | Introduction to Textual Criticism and Scholarly Editing (3) |
| Studies the transmission of texts over the past five centuries and examines theories and techniques of editing literary and non-literary texts, both published and unpublished. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 9900 | Teaching Literature Practicum (3) |
| A course introducing graduate students to practical skills and strategies for teaching college level literature courses across all periods and genres. In-class observations will be combined with hands-on work related to syllabus design, grading, discussion leading, classroom management, etc. | |
| ENGL 9905 | Internship Colloquium (1) |
| This course is designed to support you as you complete your internship and to help you apply the knowledge gained towards your professional development. Meetings throughout the semester will cover transferable skills, the writing of a reflection essay for PhD Plus, meetings with the departmental job placement coach, and more. Course was offered Fall 2020 | |
| ENGL 9910 | Research in Medieval Studies (3) |
| The Renaissance in England. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 9920 | Research in the Renaissance (3) |
| Restoration and Eighteenth Century Literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 9930 | Research in Restoration and Eighteenth Century (3) |
| Research in Restoration and Eighteenth Century. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 9970 | Research in American Literature (3) |
| Modern and Contemporary Literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGL 9995 | Dissertation Seminar (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Required of students in the Department's PhD program who are at or near the beginning of the dissertation writing process. Addresses the problems encountered by students as they begin to tackle the dissertation. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ENGL 9998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Students taking this course are expected to prepare for their preliminary qualifying oral examinations for the doctorate. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ENGL 9999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| English-Genre Studies | |
| ENGN 3420 | Modern Drama--Ibsen to Absurdism (3) |
| This is the first half of a two-semester course on modern and contemporary drama in the Western world, with brief forays into other regions. ENGN 3420 surveys the modern period from its inception through the post-World War II period; ENGN 3430 covers the contemporary period. ENGN 3420 first examines the emergence of realism then moves through various reactions against and adjustments to realism during the period. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGN 3430 | Contemporary Drama (3) |
| This is the second half of a two-semester course on modern and contemporary American and European drama (with forays into other regions), covering post-Absurdism to the present. We will examine postwar quests for dramatic and theatrical structures relevant to a socially and morally chaotic world. From a study of reactions to the Theatre of the Absurd, we move to an investigation of contemporary drama. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGN 3450 | Tragedy (3) |
| Studies the development of tragic forms. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGN 3559 | New Course in Genre Studies (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Genre Studies. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Spring 2018, Fall 2014, Summer 2013, January 2013, Spring 2012, January 2012, Summer 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ENGN 3610 | Forms of the Novel I (3) |
| Studies the relation of form, narrative technique, and idea in selected novels from various periods of English, American, and Continental fiction (in translation). First semester to about 1900, second semester to the present. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| ENGN 3620 | Forms of the Novel II (3) |
| Studies the relation of form, narrative technique, and idea in selected novels from various periods of English, American, and Continental fiction (in translation). First semester to about 1900, second semester to the present. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGN 3800 | Romance (3) |
| Investigates the narrative form and cultural uses of Romance. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGN 3820 | The Art and Theory of Comedy (3) |
| Studies in comic theory and practice from the classical period to the present. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGN 4559 | New Course in Genre Studies (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Genre Studies. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2013 | |
| ENGN 5559 | New Course in Genre Studies (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Genre Studies. | |
| ENGN 8559 | New Course in Genre Studies (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Genre Studies. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENGN 9559 | New Course in Genre Studies (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Genre Studies. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| English-Language Study | |
| ENLS 3559 | New Course in English Language Study (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the area of English Language Study. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at www.english.as.virginia.edu/courses Course was offered Spring 2019 | |
| English-Modern & Contemporary Literature | |
| ENMC 3130 | Modern Comparative Literature (3) |
| Studies major international movements and figures in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENMC 3160 | Twentieth Century Women Writers (3) |
| Studies fiction, poetry, and non-fiction written by women in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENMC 3300 | Contemporary American Poetry (3) |
| Studies the style and themes of recent and contemporary poets and their influence. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENMC 3330 | Contemporary Poetry (3) |
| This course is a survey of poetry in English from World War II to the present. It explores the array of postwar idioms, forms, and movements in the United States and across the world, whether poetry written in inherited forms, free verse, or avant-garde styles. It examines the primary achievements and vociferous debates in contemporary anglophone poetry. | |
| ENMC 3340 | Contemporary British Poetry (3) |
| Study of identity and style in poetry since 1945. | |
| ENMC 3510 | Major British and American Writers of the Twentieth Century (3) |
| Close reading of the works of two or three major British or American authors. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Summer 2014, Spring 2011 | |
| ENMC 3559 | New Course in Modern and Contemporary Literature. (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Modern and Contemporary Literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENMC 3610 | Modern and Contemporary Fiction (3) |
| Introduces British, American, and Continental masterpieces, emphasizing new ideas and the new forms of fiction in the twentieth century. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2018 | |
| ENMC 3830 | Being Human: Race, Technology, and the Arts (3) |
| This course is an introduction to Afrofuturism, exploring race and alienness, race and technology, and race and modernity through global futuristic representations of blackness in TV, film, music, art, and literature. | |
| ENMC 4559 | New Course in Modern and Contemporary Literature (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Modern and Contemporary Literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| ENMC 5559 | New Course in Modern & Contemporary Lit (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Modern & Contemporary Lit. | |
| ENMC 8110 | American Literature 1912-1929 (3) |
| Studies literary modernism in the United States. | |
| ENMC 8150 | Literature of the Americas (3) |
| A comparative study of major fiction writers of North, Central, and South America in the past 40 years. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENMC 8160 | Contemporary American Writers (3) |
| Studies recent U.S. writing in various genres. | |
| ENMC 8310 | British Poetry of the Twentieth Century (3) |
| Studies in the twentieth-century sensibility: distortions and other tensions in the imaginative worlds of Hopkins, Yeats, Eliot, and Auden. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENMC 8330 | Contemporary American Poetry (3) |
| Studies selected poets from the 1940s to the present, including Lowell, Jarrell, Plath, Ginsberg, and others. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENMC 8559 | New Course in Modern and Contemporary Literature (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Modern and Contemporary Literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Spring 2018, Fall 2009 | |
| ENMC 8620 | The British Novel in the Twentieth Century (3) |
| Studies of major novels from James to the present with emphasis on James, Conrad, Joyce, Lawrence, Forster, Woolf, and Beckett. | |
| ENMC 8630 | Major Modern Novelists (3) |
| Studies several works by a few modern novelists, such as Lawrence, Woolf, Mann, and Beckett. | |
| ENMC 8660 | Problems in Post-Modern Fiction (3) |
| Studies the theory and practice (chiefly the latter) of postmodern fiction, comparative and international in scope, including such theorists as Todorov, Barthes, and Sontag; and such authors of fiction as Calvino, Coover, Butor, Pynchon, Kundera, Hawkes, Berger, Coetzee, Eco, with the likes of Kafka and Borges as background. | |
| ENMC 8670 | African-American Fiction (3) |
| Studies the African-American novel from William Wells Brown to Toni Morrison, including Jean Toomer, Richard Wright, and Ralph Ellison, among others. | |
| ENMC 8810 | African-American Literature (3) |
| Readings in African-American poetry, prose, and fiction of the twentieth century. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENMC 8860 | The Harlem Renaissance: African-American Writing Between the Wars (3) |
| Examines the cultural and artistic history of the period. Why was it called a 'renaissance'? Was Harlem a geographic or imaginative world? The framing of documents of the period are discussed (Alain Locke's The New Negro, Hughes' The Negro and the Racial Mountain, and Wright's Blueprint for Negro Writing, most especially). Includes works of the major authors (Toomer, Hughes, Hurston, Brown, Wright, and McKay), focusing on the major themes (the new negro, the folk, the idealization of Africa, the sense of the Jazz Age) as viewed from within the music. | |
| ENMC 8870 | Teaching Modern Irish Literature (3) |
| We will study literary, historical, contextual, and critical texts as preparation for teaching a survey of 20th and early 21st century Irish literature at the undergraduate or advanced high school level. | |
| ENMC 9300 | Contemporary American Poetry (3) |
| Concentrates on American experimental writing since 1970, examining important influences (Stein, Zukofsky, Cage, New American Poetry and Ashbery) as well as various contemporary poets. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENMC 9520 | Seminar in Comparative Literature I, II (3) |
| Recent topics include the poetry of Rilke, Valery, and Stevens and the literature of the Spanish Civil War. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENMC 9559 | New Course in Modern and Contemporary Literature (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Modern and Contemporary Literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| English-Medieval Literature | |
| ENMD 3559 | New Course in Medieval Literature (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Medieval Literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENMD 4559 | New Course in Medieval Literature (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Medieval Literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENMD 5559 | New Course in Medieval Literature (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Medieval Literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2015 | |
| ENMD 8559 | New Course in Medieval Literature (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Medieval Literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2011 | |
| ENMD 9559 | New Course in Medieval Literature (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Medieval Literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| English-Nineteenth-Century British Literature | |
| ENNC 3220 | Major British Writers of the Later Nineteenth Century (3) |
| Analyzes the principal works of two or more Victorian authors. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Spring 2014 | |
| ENNC 3230 | Victorian Prose (3) |
| Studies major Victorian prose writers with attention to fiction, autobiography, history, and other non-fictional forms. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENNC 3410 | The Origins of Modern Drama (3) |
| Examines experiments in dramatic form in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. | |
| ENNC 3559 | New Course in Nineteenth-century British Literature (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Nineteenth-century British literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENNC 3630 | The Continental Novel of the Nineteenth Century (3) |
| Study of major works of continental fiction in the nineteenth century. | |
| ENNC 4559 | New Course in Nineteenth-century British Literature (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of nineteenth-century British literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENNC 8559 | New Course in Nineteenth-century British Literature (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of nineteenth-century British literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENNC 8900 | Disability Studies (3) |
| An introduction to the interdisciplinary field of disability studies, which examines how physical differences show up in literature, culture, and social policy. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENNC 9559 | New Course in Nineteenth-century British Literature (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of nineteenth-century British literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| English-Pedagogy | |
| ENPG 3559 | New Course in English Pedagogy (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of pedagogy. Course was offered Fall 2018 | |
| ENPG 8559 | New Course in Pedagogy (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of pedagogy. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENPG 9559 | New Course in Pedagogy (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of pedagogy. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| English-Poetry Writing | |
| ENPW 4559 | New Course in Poetry Writing (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of poetry writing. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENPW 4910 | Poetry Capstone (3) |
| Directed poetry writing project for students in the English Department's Undergraduate Area Program in Poetry Writing, leading to completion of a manuscript of poems. Both courses are required for students in the Distinguished Majors Program. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| English-Renaissance Literature | |
| ENRN 3559 | New Course in Renaissance Literature (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Renaissance Literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENRN 4559 | New Course in Renaissance Literature (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Renaissance Literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENRN 5559 | New Course in Renaissance Literature (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Renaissance Literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2015 | |
| ENRN 8559 | New Course in Renaissance Literature (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Renaissance Literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENRN 8810 | The Idea of the Renaissance (3) |
| Neoplatonists, Protestants, skeptics, empiricists, princes, pedagogues, painters, poets: this course explores Renaissance culture in search of an idea of the period that is both descriptive and explanatory. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENRN 9559 | New Course in Renaissance Literature (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Renaissance Literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| English-Special Topics in Literature | |
| ENSP 1559 | New Course in Special Topics In Literature (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Special Topics In Literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENSP 2559 | New Course in English (3) |
| New Course in English | |
| ENSP 3500 | Studies in Special Topics in Literature (3) |
| Topics vary from year to year. For more details please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Spring 2019, Fall 2018 | |
| ENSP 3559 | New Course in Special Topics In Literature (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Special Topics In Literature. Course was offered Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, January 2013, January 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, January 2010 | |
| ENSP 3620 | Modern Women Authors (3) |
| For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENSP 3650 | Images of Women in 19th and 20th Century Fiction (3) |
| Images of Women in 19th and 20th Century Fiction | |
| ENSP 4301 | Global Indigenous Media (3) |
| Close study of contemporary media produced by members of indigenous communities worldwide. Readings in media studies, critical theory, and critical anthropology. Seminar with presentations, short papers, and a research paper. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Prerequisite: one course in Media Studies, English, Anthropology, or a related discipline. | |
| ENSP 4500 | Advanced Studies in Special Topics in Literature (3) |
| Limited enrollment. Topics vary from year to year. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Spring 2018, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ENSP 4559 | New Course in Special Topics In Literature (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Special Topics In Literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2016, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2010 | |
| ENSP 4995 | Research Leading to an Essay on London (3) |
| Undergraduates who have successfully completed a summer program taught in Britain ('The Culture of London: Past and Present') will draw upon the on-site experiences to develop an independent research program pursued through the length of a semester. In regular consultation with the faculty advisor, each student will develop a coherent plan of inquiry into a London-related topic. The outcome of the research will be a 12-15 page essay. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENSP 5559 | New Course in Special Topics In Literature (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Special Topics In Literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ENSP 5821 | The Culture of London Past and Present (1) |
| "The Culture of London: Past and Present" offers an interdisciplinary approach to metropolitan culture, as an historically embedded object of inquiry. Located in London, it runs for a month each year from early June to early July. Faculty members from the University direct, teach and lead the class; they are complemented by London-based specialists in architecture, art history, religious studies and contemporary politics. | |
| ENSP 6400 | Science Fiction (1) |
| Explores some of the classic works of nineteenth-century science fiction. Offers new perspectives on their larger symbolic meanings, particularly in social and political terms. Looks at these stories as constituting a body of myths for the modern world, and stresses their continuing relevance. | |
| ENSP 6401 | Modern Novel (1) |
| The Course will examine central themes and strategies used by most distinguised 20th Century novelists and will consider ways in which those strategies survive today in modern novel and in other forms of writing. | |
| ENSP 8559 | New Course in Special Topics In Literature (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Special Topics In Literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011 | |
| ENSP 8700 | Special Topics in Pedagogy (3) |
| Seminar in Pedagogy. Topics may vary from one course offering to the next. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENSP 9559 | New Course in Special Topics In Literature (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Special Topics In Literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| Writing and Rhetoric | |
| ENWR 1501 | Writing-Edge (1 - 6) |
| These writing classes are for students in the UVA Edge program. They help students develop critical writing skills for academia, the workplace and life. See https://edge.virginia.edu/ for details. | |
| ENWR 1505 | Writing & Critical Inquiry Stretch I (3) |
| Part I of the two-semester option for meeting the first writing requirement. For placement guidelines see http://professionalwriting.as.virginia.edu/requirements. Topics vary each semester and can be found using the SIS Class Search. | |
| ENWR 1506 | Writing & Critical Inquiry Stretch II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Part II of the two-semester option for meeting the first writing requirement. For placement guidelines see http://www.engl.virginia.edu/undergraduate/writing/placement. Topics vary each semester and can be found using the SIS Class Search.
Prerequisite: ENWR 1505. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ENWR 1507 | Writing & Critical Inquiry Stretch I for Multilingual Writers (3) |
| Part I of the two-semester ESL option for meeting the first writing requirement. For placement guidelines see http://www.engl.virginia.edu/undergraduate/writing/placement. Topics vary each semester and can be found using the SIS Class Search. | |
| ENWR 1508 | Writing & Critical Inquiry Stretch II for Multilingual Writers (3) |
| Part II of the two-semester ESL option for meeting the first writing requirement. For placement guidelines see http://www.engl.virginia.edu/undergraduate/writing/placement. Topics vary each semester and can be found using the SIS Class Search.
Prerequisite: ENWR 1505 Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ENWR 1510 | Writing and Critical Inquiry (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The single-semester option for meeting the first writing requirement-- intended to be taken during the first year of study-- this course approaches writing as a way of generating, representing, and reflecting on critical inquiry. Graded A, B, C, or NC. Students whose last names start in A-K must take ENWR 1510 in the fall; those with last names starting in L-Z take it in the spring. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ENWR 1520 | Writing and Critical Inquiry: Community Engagement (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Requires off-grounds work with local non-profits. A single-semester option for meeting the first writing requirement-- intended to be taken during the first year of study-- approaches writing as a way of generating, representing, and reflecting on critical inquiry. Graded A, B, C, or NC. Students whose last names end in A-K must satisfy the first writing requirement in the fall; those with last names ending in L-Z in the spring. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019 |
| ENWR 1530 | Writing & Critical Inquiry Lecture (3) |
| The single-semester lecture option for meeting the first writing requirement-- intended to be taken during the first year of study-- this course approaches writing as a way of generating, representing, and reflecting on critical inquiry. Graded A, B, C, or NC. Students whose last names start in A-K must take ENWR 1510, 1520, or 1530 in the fall; those with last names starting in L-Z take it in the spring. | |
| ENWR 1559 | New Course in Writing and Rhetoric (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of academic, professional, and creative writing. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Spring 2018, Fall 2009 | |
| ENWR 2377 | Rebuilding (and Expanding) Democracy: A Workshop With Global Advocates (3) |
| This course will enable students to gain fluency in linking their academic writing to public debates. In particular, the course will investigate the status of democracy as both a concept and set of participatory practices, asking students to consider how their education might support a robust democratic sphere. Students will engage with global democratic advocates (via Zoom) as well as a democratic organizing skills workshop. Course was offered January 2023 | |
| ENWR 2510 | Advanced Writing Seminar (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A single-semester option for meeting the first writing requirement-- intended to be taken during the first year of study-- this course approaches writing as a way of generating, representing, and reflecting on critical inquiry. Enrollment limited to students meeting benchmarks determined by the Writing Program. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017 |
| ENWR 2520 | Special Topics in Writing (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Includes courses on writing studies, corporate communications, and digital writing. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Prerequisite: Completion of first writing requirement. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, January 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 |
| ENWR 2550 | Topics in Digital Writing and Rhetoric (3) |
| Offers a changing selection of writing and rhetoric courses focusing on rhetoric and composition in digital platforms. | |
| ENWR 2559 | New Course in Writing and Rhetoric (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of academic, professional, and creative writing. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENWR 2610 | Writing with Style (3) |
| Develops an understanding of the wide range of stylistic moves in prose writing, their uses, and implications. Students build a rich vocabulary for describing stylistic decisions, imitate and analyze exemplary writing, and discuss each others writing in a workshop setting. Course was offered Summer 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016 | |
| ENWR 2620 | Reviewing Popular Culture (3) |
| A writing workshop that focuses on critical approaches to popular culture. Students will read, analyze, and write a variety of critical essays on pop culture artifacts. Course was offered Spring 2019 | |
| ENWR 2630 | Writing About Work (3) |
| We will use inquiry-based writing to explore the role that work plays in the good life. We'll critically analyze how and why we write about work to refresh our thinking about real-world experiences both familiar and unfamiliar to us. We will develop as writers by generating and exploring complicated questions. Why do we do the things that we do? What work do we value, and how do we communicate that? Course was offered Fall 2017 | |
| ENWR 2640 | Writing as Technology (3) |
| Course explores historical, theoretical, and practical conceptions of writing as technology. We study various writing systems, the relation of writing to speaking and visual media, and the development of writing technologies, e.g., printing presses, typewriters, hypertext, text messaging, and artificial intelligence. Students produce academic and personal essays but will also experiment creatively with different technologies and media. | |
| ENWR 2700 | News Writing (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introductory course in news writing, emphasizing editorials, features, and reporting. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ENWR 2800 | Public Speaking (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An inquiry-based approach to the development of a confident, engaging, and ethical public speaking style. Beyond practical skills, this course emphasizes rhetorical thinking: what are the conventions of public speaking? Where are there opportunities to deviate from convention in ways that might serve a speech's purpose? How might we construct an audience through the ways we craft language and plan the delivery of our speech? Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018 |
| ENWR 3500 | Topics in Advanced Writing & Rhetoric (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides the opportunity to offer a new, advanced topic in the subject area of writing and rhetoric. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered January 2025, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2016 |
| ENWR 3550 | Advanced Topics in Digital Writing and Rhetoric (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Offers a changing selection of writing and rhetoric courses focusing on rhetoric and composition in digital platforms. Course was offered Spring 2022 |
| ENWR 3559 | New Course in Writing and Rhetoric (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of academic, professional, and creative writing. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered January 2025, January 2024, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, January 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, January 2014, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| ENWR 3620 | Writing & Tutoring Across Cultures (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | In this course, we'll look at a variety of texts from academic arguments, narratives, and pedagogies, to consider what it means to write, communicate, and learn across cultures. Topics will include contrastive rhetorics, world Englishes, rhetorical listening, and tutoring multilingual writers. A service learning component will require students to volunteer weekly in the community. |
| ENWR 3630 | Rewriting Yourself: Studies in Literacy and the Brain (3) |
| In this reading- and writing-intensive course, we engage a range of work on literacy and cognition, including technical treatments of issues such as neural development and brain connected to literacy tasks. We read extensive peer-reviewed work from neurologists and cognitive scientists, creativity experts, mental health practitioners, and professional writers and editors, all trying to understand the relationship between literacy and our minds. | |
| ENWR 3640 | Writing with Sound (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course trains students to become attuned, thoughtful listeners and sonic composers. In addition to discussing key works on sound from fields such as rhetoric and composition, sound studies, and journalism, we will experiment with the possibilities of sound as a valuable form of writing and storytelling. Students will learn how to use digital audio editing tools, platforms, and techniques for designing and producing sonic projects. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016 |
| ENWR 3660 | Travel Writing (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course will explore travel writing using a variety of texts, including essays, memoirs, blogs, photo essays, and narratives. We will examine cultural representations of travel as well as the ethical implications of tourism. Students will have the opportunity to write about their own travel experiences, and we will also embark on "local travel" of our own. Course was offered Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017 |
| ENWR 3665 | Writing about the Environment (3) |
| This course focuses on creating meaningful, responsible, and engaged writing in the context of significant environmental issues. Analysis of representative environmental texts, familiarity with environmental concepts, examination of ethical positions in private and public spheres of writing, and sustained practice with form, style, medium, and genre will drive a variety of writing projects. | |
| ENWR 3700 | Intermediate News Writing (3) |
| Writing news and feature stories for magazines and newspapers. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Prerequisite: ENWR 270 or instructor permission. | |
| ENWR 3710 | News Magazine Writing (3) |
| A course in weekly news magazine writing. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| ENWR 3730 | African American Rhetorics (3) |
| An in-depth study of African American political speeches, letters, sermons, essays, and book-length texts that examines the debates, strategies, styles, and persuasive practices employed by African Americans in dialogue with the larger nation and among themselves. Course was offered Fall 2021 | |
| ENWR 3740 | Black Women's Writing & Rhetoric (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A chronological survey of the persuasive communication and writing strategies Black women have used towards the project of empowerment and activism in speeches, essays, poetry, drama, and novels. Course was offered Spring 2023 |
| ENWR 3750 | Rhetoric, Propaganda, and Conspiracy Theories (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Political propaganda often persuades through conspiracy theories that create suspicion and fear. This course examines the rhetorical strategies of conspiracy-driven propaganda from the 20th and 21st centuries. By examining the arguments, evidence, images, myths, and tropes that animate propaganda and conspiracy theories, we will identify how they are circulated to inflame our emotions, exploit our prejudices, and bias our decision-making. Course was offered Fall 2022 |
| ENWR 3760 | Studies in Cultural Rhetoric (3) |
| An introduction to critical frameworks and methods for exploring how rhetorics construct, preserve, and augment social understandings of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, ability, class and more. Areas of focus may include: cultural practices of writing, digital rhetorics, performance, popular culture, material rhetorics, visual rhetorics, race and ethnicity. Specific themes and topics may vary. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| ENWR 3800 | Academic and Professional Writing (3) |
| Prepares students for professional or advanced academic writing; also prepares students to manage (assign, edit, supervise, and coach) the writing of others. Lectures present principles based on research in writing studies; seminars allow students to master those principles in the context of projects keyed to their specific interests and career plans. Meets second writing requirement. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENWR 3810 | Making Books: Introduction to Book Editing and Publishing (3) |
| Students in Making Books (ENWR 3810) will gain a broad view of book editing and publishing in the 21st century, as well as hands-on experience with developmental, substantive, and copy editing. Appropriate for aspiring publishing professionals, but also for anyone who simply wants to better understand the often-hidden lives of books-in-progress, or to take their writing skills to a new level. | |
| ENWR 3900 | Career-Based Writing and Rhetoric (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Develops proficiency in a range of stylistic and persuasive effects. The course is designed for students who want to hone their writing skills, as well as for students preparing for careers in which they will write documents for public circulation. Students explore recent research in writing studies. In the workshop-based studio sessions, students propose, write, and edit projects of their own design. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010 |
| ENWR 4559 | New Course in Academic, Professional, and Creative Writing (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of academic writing. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENWR 5559 | New Course in Academic, Professional, and Creative Writing (1 - 3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of academic writing. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| Enviromental Thought and Practice | |
| ETP 1559 | New Course in Environmental Thought and Practice (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of environmental thought and practice. Course was offered Fall 2022, Spring 2022 | |
| ETP 2020 | Global Sustainability (3) |
| Earth's ecosystems are threatened by accelerated population growth, depletion of natural resources, environmental degradation, and loss of biodiversity. This interdisciplinary course prepares students to understand and lead efforts to address these challenges. It provides foundational knowledge and challenges participants to deepen their understanding by working collaboratively to develop and implement a real-world, local sustainability project. | |
| ETP 2030 | Politics, Science, & Values: Intro to Environmental Thought and Practice (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | What is our relationship to the environment? Physical, chemical, or biological phenomena can be described by environmental scientists but "problems" are defined by our response to them, contingent on culture, history and values more than measurements. Solving environmental problems lies in the political sphere, but our debates draw on discourses from philosophy, economics and ethics. Explore the basis for environmental thought and practice. |
| ETP 2500 | Topics in Environmental Thought and Practice (1 - 3) |
| This course explores a range of topics relating to Environmental Thought and Practice. Class descriptions and more information can be found at the ETP web site. Course was offered Summer 2024 | |
| ETP 2559 | New Course in Environmental Thought and Practice (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of environmental thought and practice. Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| ETP 3500 | Topics in Environmental Thought and Practice (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course explores a range of topics relating to Environmental Thought and Practice. Class descriptions and more information can be found at the ETP web site. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024 |
| ETP 3559 | New Course in Environmental Thought and Practice (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of environmental thought and practice. | |
| ETP 4010 | Environmental Decisions (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This capstone seminar for the Environmental Thought and Practice major supports students in integrating the broad range of ideas and perspectives they encountered during their course of studies. In addition, students will learn skills and practices for cultivating a strong purpose and for building the resilience and self-knowledge needed to be effective environmental stewards in their chosen future careers. Prerequisite: Declaration of ETP major. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ETP 4693 | The Business of Saving Nature (3) |
| Human activities are currently resulting in an unprecedented decline in the biological diversity of our planet. The conversion of natural lands for agriculture and urbanization, together with the alteration of wetlands and aquatic ecosystems, is resulting in the extinction of species that depend on these ecosystems as essential habitat. Recognition of the impacts of human activity on biological diversity has led to a growing international environmental movement to promote the preservation of natural ecosystems. The preservation of biological diversity is dependent on the integration of conservation objectives into the framework of regional economic development, which will require a blending of our scientific and economic understanding about these issues. This course focuses on the scientific and economic issues related to the conservation and preservation of natural ecosystems via an insitutional learning experience. | |
| ETP 4810 | Class Race & the Environment (3) |
| Focuses on the intersections among class, race and the environment. The course goals are to achieve an understanding of central environmental policy issues, to consider what 'class' and 'race' mean, and to examine the distribution of environmental hazards across people of different classes and races. (Cross listed with PLAP 4810) | |
| ETP 4995 | Supervised Research (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Original research usually involving a field or laboratory problem in Environmental Thought and Practice under the direction of one or more faculty members. The results may form the basis of an undergraduate thesis which is required to partially fulfill the Distinguished Majors Program in environmental sciences. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| European Studies | |
| EURS 5000 | Perspectives on Europe and the World (3) |
| This course introduces students to a variety of disciplinary approaches to the study of Europe (history, anthropology, sociology, political science, economics, and culture). Stress will be laid on how combining perspectives from different fields of study can help deepen understanding of specific problems of European life. Emphasis on student interpretation of readings and analysis of central issues in Europe's development across time. | |
| EURS 5001 | Serial Media (3) |
| We will explore the historical context of serial media, from the journal projects of the German Romantics to the second golden age of television. After a historical survey and a discussion of the terminology ("series," "serial") we will apply our knowledge to medial "events," like Charles Dickens' Pickwick Papers. We will connect medial "events" with theoretical work that has been done on seriality, like Paul Kammerer's (1919) Law of Series. Course was offered Spring 2023 | |
| EURS 5200 | Comparative Legislatures (3) |
| This course focuses on questions of vital importance for democratic political life: legislators, legislative parties, and legislatures translate citizen preferences into public policy. To investigate how varying political and socioeconomic conditions affect legislatures and legislative decision-making, we compare established and new democracies in Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Africa. Course was offered Fall 2018 | |
| EURS 5352 | Modern German History (3) |
| Modern German history offers lessons in both disaster and recovery. It is also a tale of radical reinvention: Imperial Germany, Weimar Germany, National Socialist Germany, and Divided Germany--on each transition, the historical shock was sufficiently traumatic to force the country upon a new path. This course explores the repeated fundamental transformations of modern Germany. Course was offered Fall 2018 | |
| EURS 5501 | Topics in European Studies (1 - 4) |
| This course will offer critical perspectives on selected issues related to European Studies. Topics vary. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020 | |
| EURS 5559 | New Course in European Studies (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of European Studies. Course was offered Fall 2018 | |
| EURS 5560 | Advanced Topics in 19th Century Literature (3) |
| Study of the various aspects of the nineteenth-century French literature. Topics vary. May be repeated for credit with different topics. Course was offered Fall 2018 | |
| EURS 5692 | The Holocaust (3) |
| This course examines the encounter between Nazi Germany and Europe's Jews between 1933 and 1945, resulting in the death of almost six million Jews. We aim to clarify basic facts and explanations for the origins and unfolding of the Holocaust. We will ask why Germans, Jews, and other Europeans did what they did during the Holocaust. We will read a Holocaust survivor memoir and will also examine relations between US and Nazi race laws. Course was offered Fall 2018 | |
| EURS 5700 | Spanish Culture and Civilization (3) |
| This course proposes to initiate students to the particularities and traits that define the social, political, ideological, economic and cultural context of Spain, both on a national and regional level, aspects that ultimately are rooted in the diversity that characterises the country. | |
| EURS 5704 | Islamic Iberia (3) |
| This course offers an introduction to Islam and a cultural history of Andalusia (Islamic Iberia) from the year 711 to the conquest of the Nazari kingdom of Granada in 1492. Classes will focus on key historical moments such as the rise of the Emirate / Caliphate of Cordoba and the Islamic hegemony in the peninsula and the subsequent decline of Islam in the rest of the peninsula (1250-1492). | |
| EURS 5890 | Christianity in Africa (3) |
| This course examines the history of Christianity in Africa from its roots in Egypt and the Maghreb in the 2nd c. CE, to contemporary times when nearly half the continent's population claims adherence to the faith. We will attempt both to position the Christian movement within the wider context of African religious history, and to understand Africa's place in the larger course of Christian history Course was offered Fall 2018 | |
| EURS 6000 | Research Inquiries in European Studies (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This interdisciplinary course introduces students to advanced research methods for investigating issues in European Studies. Each student will develop a research proposal and paper on a specific disciplinary topic under the supervision of a faculty member in that discipline, with the requirement that the paper include significant insights from at least one other discipline. |
| EURS 6300 | Modern European Imperialism (3) |
| Explores the history and legacies of European overseas empire from the eighteenth century to the present. Themes include strategies of conquest and rule, political economies of empire, race and gender in colonial societies, "civilizing missions" and imperial cultures, violence and decolonization, postcolonial migration and memories of empire. Course was offered Fall 2019 | |
| EURS 6720 | Nations and Nationalism (3) |
| This course considers some of the leading accounts of the origins, growth, and persistence of nationalism. Among other topics to be considered are ethnicity and nationalism; religion and nationalism; gender and nation; empire and nation; multiculturalism and national identity; non-western nationalism; globalization and the nation-state. | |
| EURS 8998 | Thesis Research (M.A.) (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. Students work closely with a primary and a secondary Faculty Advisor, representing two distinct disciplinary approaches, to develop a detailed proposal for their M.A. thesis. Students will work closely with their Faculty Advisor(s) in person, or by e-mail and video-conferencing (e.g., Skype). The proposal must be submitted and approved by the beginning of the final semester. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018 |
| EURS 8999 | Thesis (M.A.) (3) |
| Composition and defense of a master's thesis. Students will work under the direction of their primary faculty adviser to complete the writing their M.A. thesis. To be taken in the final semester of enrollment in the European Studies MA program. Prerequisite: graduate standing and instructor permission. | |
| EURS 9998 | Non-Topical Research: Masters Degree (1 - 12) |
| This course is intended uniquely for European Studies Master's students who need this course to reach full-time registration status while completing other degree requirements. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018 | |
| Environmental Sciences-Atmospheric Sciences | |
| EVAT 5300 | Introduction to Climatology (3) |
| Examination of the fundamental radiative, thermodynamic, and fluid dynamic processes in Earth's atmosphere with an emphasis on climatic time and space scales. Topics include atmospheric composition and radiative transfer, synoptic climatology, atmospheric general circulation, climate change, El Niño, and teleconnections. Prerequisites include EVSC 3300 or an undergraduate science degree. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| EVAT 5310 | Tropical Meteorology (3) |
| In this course, students will learn about the behavior, dynamics, and thermodynamics of the tropical atmosphere. A wide range of time and space scales will be examined, from the large-scale energy balance down to cumulus convection and tropical cyclones. Emphasis will be placed on studying atmospheric convection. This course is a foundation for advanced study and research in atmospheric science, meteorology, and atmosphere-related disciplines. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| EVAT 5320 | Mountain Meteorology (3) |
| In this course, various aspects of the effects of mountains on weather and climate will be covered. Examples include diurnal mountain wind systems, mountain waves, and cold air pools. Applications of mountain meteorology to other fields (air pollution, carbon cycle) will also be discussed. The students will learn to write up the results of an independent investigation of a research topic related to mountain meteorology and to present the results. | |
| EVAT 5330 | Applied Meteorology (3) |
| This course provides students with an overview of the use of meteorological research and weather information in various areas in society including agriculture, aviation, and recreation. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| EVAT 5350 | Atmospheric Chemistry (3) |
| This course will introduce students to fundamental atmospheric chemistry and its applications. Topics will span gas kinetics and reaction dynamics, atmospheric oxidation, spectroscopy and photochemistry, heterogeneous chemistry and aqueous-phase trace gases processing, and aerosol properties, dynamics, and radiative effects. Students will practice applying this knowledge to problems in stratospheric ozone chemistry and tropospheric composition. | |
| EVAT 5400 | Boundary Layer Meteorology (3) |
| This course provides the student with an understanding of physical processes in the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL), that part of the atmosphere that is affected by the presence of the earth's surface on a diurnal time scale. These processes are important for understanding the spatial distribution and temporal variability of wind, temperature, moisture, and trace gases in the atmosphere above the surface. Course was offered Spring 2015 | |
| EVAT 5410 | Atmospheric Dynamics (4) |
| Introduces theoretical meteorology encompassing dry and moist air thermodynamics, the mechanics of atmospheric motion, and the dynamics of atmospheric weather systems. Prerequisite: MATH 1310, 1320 and PHYS 2310, 2320; or equivalent. | |
| EVAT 5430 | Hydroclimatology (3) |
| This course will focus on the physics of the flow of water through the climate system. Special attention will be paid to the cycling of water through the atmosphere. Hydroclimate phenomena over a range of scales, from planetary to community scales, will be covered. | |
| EVAT 5559 | New Course in Atmospheric Sciences (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of atmospheric sciences. |
| EVAT 7350 | Atmospheric Mesoscale Modeling (3) |
| Examines various aspects of atmospheric mesoscale models with an emphasis on a discussion of parameterization schemes. Students will learn how run a state-of-the-art mesoscale models in a lab-based part of this course. Prerequisite: EVSC 3300 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| EVAT 7460 | Synoptic Meteorology (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Synoptic meteorology is the study of the weather systems (high- and low-pressure systems, waves in the jet stream, fronts) that impact day-to-day weather. This class will introduce the foundational theories of synoptic meteorology and allow students to practically apply them to case studies of past and current significant weather events, with a particular focus on North American weather systems. Course was offered Spring 2023 |
| EVAT 7490 | Air Pollution (3) |
| This course introduces students to research topics in air pollution, including the ozone hole, tropospheric ozone, aerosol chemistry and physics, atmosphere-biosphere interactions, air pollution regulation and control, health impacts, environmental justice, cook stove emissions, and air toxics. Readings are primarily taken from the recent literature. There is an emphasis on understanding the fundamental chemistry and physics of air pollution. | |
| EVAT 7559 | New Course in Atmospheric Sciences (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of atmospheric sciences. Course was offered Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2015, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| EVAT 7999 | Independent Study: Atmospheric Sciences (1 - 6) |
| Individual or group study in developing or special areas of atmospheric sciences and interrelated areas. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| EVAT 8530 | Advanced Topics in Atmospheric Sciences (3) |
| Detailed, integrative treatments of those atmospheric systems in which the nature and dynamics of the atmosphere are central. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| EVAT 8559 | New Course in Atmospheric Sciences (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of atmospheric sciences. | |
| Environmental Sciences-Ecology | |
| EVEC 5220 | Terrestrial Ecology (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Analyzes the patterns and processes in terrestrial ecosystems. Topic include macro- and micro-meteorological factors such as producer, consumer, and decomposer processes; hydrologic and biogeochemical pathways; and changes through space and time. Three lecture and four field or laboratory hours. Prerequisite: EVSC 3200 or equivalent, and instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010 |
| EVEC 5230 | Microbial Ecology (3) |
| Explores relationships of microorganisms to similar organisms, dissimilar (macro) organisms, and the physical-chemical environment to demonstrate basic ecological theory and indicate the importance of microbes in maintaining our world. Includes the organisms, microbial habitats, community formation and structure, interspecific relationships, nutrient cycling, and anthropocentric ecology. Prerequisite: EVSC 2800, 3200, 3600, 3300 or equivalent; or instructor permission. | |
| EVEC 5231 | Microbial Ecology Laboratory (1) |
| Provides an opportunity to learn and experience the techniques used in microbial ecological research. Utilizes both classic techniques and state-of-the-art methods to determine microbial biomass in nature. Covers various methods of determining microbiological activity. Several exercises involve field sampling and analysis. Prerequisite: Instructor permission; corequisite: EVEC 5230. | |
| EVEC 5250 | Ecological Issues in Global Change (4) |
| Introduces development and application of theoretical constructs and mathematical models for projecting the dynamics of terrestrial ecosystems to large scale changes in the environment. Prerequisite: EVSC 3200 or equivalent, one year of college calculus, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| EVEC 5559 | New Course in Ecology (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of ecology. | |
| EVEC 7100 | Management of Forest Ecosystems (4) |
| An ecosystem course which treats the ecology of forests and consequences of forest processes in natural and managed systems. The class emphasizes the "pattern and process" concept that is the central theme in modern vegetation sciences at increasing scales: from form and function of leaves and other parts of trees through population, community and landscape ecology to the role of forests in the global climate and carbon-cycling. Pre-requisite: Introductory Ecology or Instructor Permission. | |
| EVEC 7110 | Coastal and Estuarine Ecology (3) |
| An interdisciplinary course covering the physical, biogeochemical and ecological aspects of coastal estuaries. This class is a companion course to EVSC 4110.
Prerequisite: EVSC 3200 | |
| EVEC 7140 | Global Coastal Change (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A comprehensive treatment of global environmental factors affecting coastal marine systems, including climate change, sea-level rise, alterations in freshwater and sediment transport, disturbance and habitat loss, overfishing, alien species, and
eutrophication. Includes case studies providing real-world examples and detailed reviews of the evidence of change and possible solutions. |
| EVEC 7170 | Spatial Ecology (3) |
| Examines how spatial patterns and processes influence ecological systems across a broad range of biological organization, including genes, populations, communities, and ecosystems. Investigates the central role of humans in altering spatial ecological processes and the consequences for human wellbeing. | |
| EVEC 7202 | Advanced Microbial Ecology (1) |
| Review and analysis of current research in microbial ecology. | |
| EVEC 7250 | Ecosystem Ecology (3) |
| Study of the flows of energy and the cycling of elements in ecosystems and how these concepts connect the various components of the Earth system.
Prerequisite: EVSC 3200 or equivalent | |
| EVEC 7260 | Ecology of Grasslands and Tundra (3) |
| This course will emphasize plant community and ecosystem ecology of water-limited grassland systems and energy-limited tundra systems. Various topics will be covered including water, carbon, and nitrogen cycles, primary production, plant physiology, plant competition, and plant-herbivore interactions. We will examine the environmental factors that control these systems, as well as their geographic distribution throughout the globe. | |
| EVEC 7290 | Limnology: Inland Water Ecosystems (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course will focus on lakes, rivers, streams, and reservoirs as ecosystems. The goal of the course is to provide an understanding through lectures and discussions of the main physical, chemical, and biological processes that determine similarities and differences among inland waters. Major human impacts on inland waters will also be considered. Prerequisites: EVSC 3200 or equivalent, one semester of chemistry, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010 |
| EVEC 7559 | New Course in Ecology (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of ecology. Course was offered Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2013, Spring 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| EVEC 7993 | Independent Study - GIS and Invasive Plant Species (2) |
| This course is an Independent Study for students to learn and utilize Geographic Information Systems to map and monitor the spread of invasive plant species. Students will learn and use Arc/GIS software and assess the ecological causes and implications of invasive plant species migrations. Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| EVEC 7999 | Independent Study: Ecology (1 - 6) |
| Individual or group study in developing or special areas of ecology and interrelated areas. Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| EVEC 8559 | New Course in Ecology (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of ecology. | |
| Environmental Sciences-Geosciences | |
| EVGE 5559 | New Course in Geosciences (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of geosciences. |
| EVGE 5820 | Geomorphology (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies the processes that shape the land surface and their relationship to human activity. Prerequisite: EVSC 2800 or 3600. |
| EVGE 5840 | Sediment Processes and Environments (3) |
| Studies the erosion, transport, and deposition of sediment; initial motion of sediment, bedload and suspended load transport and bedforms; and important sediment-transporting environments. Applies sediment transport theory to problems of geological and environmental interest. Prerequisite: one year of calculus and physics, or instructor permission; corequisite: EVGE 5841. | |
| EVGE 5841 | Sediment Processes Laboratory (1) |
| Laboratory and field investigations of sediment transport phenomena and readings of classic and current research. Corequisite: EVGE 5840. | |
| EVGE 5850 | Geochemistry (4) |
| Studies the principles that govern the distribution and abundance of the elements in the earth's lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and atmosphere. Prerequisite: College chemistry and calculus; intorductory earth science or geology recommended. | |
| EVGE 5860 | Isotope Geochemistry (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Investigates natural phenomena by means of stable and unstable isotopes and changes in their abundance, including isotope fractionation. Includes age dating, paleotemperature determination, and isotope tracers in natural systems. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014 |
| EVGE 5870 | Aqueous Geochemistry (4) |
| Studies the principals of thermodynamics as applied to mineral-water systems. Treatment includes mineral stability, phase diagrams, solution thermodynamics, electrolyte theory, aqueous complex and hydrolysis equilibria, and electrochemical equilibria. Prerequisite: One year of college chemistry and calculus, and one mineralogy or petrology course. | |
| EVGE 5880 | Glaciology (3) |
| The growth and decay of glaciers and ice sheets impact the hydrosphere, biosphere, atmosphere, and geosphere. This course focuses on physical glaciology, glacial hydrology, glacial geology, landscape evolution, Earth's glacial history, current and future state of glacial ice, and global impacts of ice mass changes. Students will explore these topics through active discussions, scientific reasoning, quantitative exercises, and written communication. | |
| EVGE 7270 | Advanced Soil Science (4) |
| An advanced introduction to the study of soils as a natural system. Topics include the fundamentals of soil chemistry, hydrology, and biology with respect to genesis, classification, and utilization. Students will use fundamental and advanced field and laboratory methods. | |
| EVGE 7542 | Topics in Landscape Evolution (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This seminar treats topics in the physical processes that shape landscapes. Topics will rotate with each semester, and will initially focus on the Appalachian Mountains and Chesapeake Bay as natural laboratories for studying interrelationships between mountain building, erosion, climate, and sea-level. Lectures & discussions of scientific literature will introduce geologic context, physics and chemistry relevant to particular geomorphic processes. Course was offered Spring 2023 |
| EVGE 7559 | New Course in Geosciences (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a enw course in the subject of geosciences. | |
| EVGE 7810 | Geology of Virginia (3) |
| An examination of the geological evolution of Virginia and the mid-Atlantic region in the context of plate tectonics, including stratigraphy, mountain building, metamorphism and deformation, and geomorphic processes. The human impact on this landscape through exploitation of mineral resources is considered. Course was offered Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| EVGE 7840 | Marine Geoscience (4) |
| Oceans submerge over 70% of Earth's surface and hold many clues about major changes in Earth systems over hundreds to millions of years. This course covers the evolution of ocean basins, geological processes that operate in marine environments, marine archives of major Earth system changes, and marine geological resources and hazards. Graduate standing in EVSC or instructor permission Course was offered Spring 2023 | |
| EVGE 7999 | Independent Study-Geosciences (1 - 6) |
| Individual or group study in developing or special areas of geosciences and interrelated areas, emphasizing earth-surface processes. Course was offered Spring 2022, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| EVGE 8559 | New Course in the subject of Geosciences (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a enw course in the subject of geosciences. | |
| Environmental Sciences-Hydrology | |
| EVHY 5559 | New Course in Hydrology (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of hydrology. Course was offered Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 |
| EVHY 5610 | GIS: Watershed Resilience (3) |
| This course will cover methods of spatial data handling and modeling for the analysis and management of the environmental resilience of watersheds. Techniques include desktop and cloud commercial and open source GIS and spatial modeling packages. Topical areas addressed will emphasize urban and rural watersheds and ecosystems, freshwater quantity and quality, green infrastructure and carbon sequestration. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2021 | |
| EVHY 5640 | Catchment Hydrology: Process and Theory (3) |
| Introduces current theories of the hydrological response of catchments. Using an integrative approach, the course illuminates the derivation of theory in light of the time and location of the process studies on which they were based. Prerequisite: EVSC 3600. | |
| EVHY 5650 | Hydrological Transport Processes (4) |
| Studies the physical principles governing the transport of dissolved substances and of sediment and particulate matter in the terrestrial portion of the hydrological cycle. Prerequisite: EVSC 2800 and 3600 or equivalent. | |
| EVHY 5670 | Environmental Fluid Mechanics (4) |
| Studies the mechanics of fluids and fluid-related processes occurring at the Earth's surface, including laminar, inviscid, and turbulent flows, drag, boundary layers, diffusion and dispersion of mass, flow through porous media, and effects of the Earth's rotation. Emphasizes topics related to the environmental sciences. Prerequisite: Integral calculus and calculus-based physics. | |
| EVHY 5700 | Forest Hydrology (4) |
| Study of hydrologic processes characteristic of forested regions. Prerequisite: Introductory hydrology or instructor permission. | |
| EVHY 7559 | New Course in Hydrology (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Hydrology. Course was offered Spring 2019 | |
| EVHY 7630 | Land-Atmosphere Interaction (3) |
| Study of energy, water, and carbon exchange between the atmosphere and the land surface. Prerequisite: One year of college physics and calculus, one hydrology or atmospheric science course, or permission of instruct. | |
| EVHY 7640 | Dynamic Hydrology (3) |
| Studies the interrelationships of the various phases in the water cycle; principles governing that cycle; and the influence of human activity on natural circulation of water at or near the Earth's surface. Prerequisite: Introductory hydrology and differential equations, or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2018 | |
| EVHY 7670 | Numerical Methods in Hydrology (3) |
| Application of numerical methods to the solution of hydrological problems. The Matlab computational and plotting software is used for all examples and assignments, including finite difference and finite element solutions to equations describing the flow of water and transport of contaminants in the terrestrial environment. Prior knowledge of Matlab is not required.
Prerequisite: EVHY 5000-level course. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2016 | |
| EVHY 7999 | Independent Study: Hydrology and Water Resources (1 - 6) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Individual or group study in developing or special areas of hydrology and water resource analysis and interrelated areas. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EVHY 8559 | New Course in Hydrology (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Hydrology | |
| EVHY 8560 | Advanced Topics in Hydrology and Water Resources (3) |
| Specialized research into specific hydrologic or water management problems. Emphasizes an integrative analysis of the physical, social, and economic nature of these problems. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| Environmental Sciences | |
| EVSC 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and Philosophical Inquiry. | |
| EVSC 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and Societies of the World. | |
| EVSC 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Historical Perspectives. | |
| EVSC 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Social and Economic Systems. | |
| EVSC 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, Mathematical, and Physical Inquiry | |
| EVSC 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| EVSC 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and Society | |
| EVSC 1010 | Introduction to Environmental Sciences (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces the principles and basic facts of the natural environment. Topics include earth materials, land forms, weather and climate, vegetation and soils, and the processes of environmental change and their implications to economic and human systems. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EVSC 1020 | Practical Concepts in Environmental Sciences (1) |
| Practical concepts and problem solving in environmental sciences through demonstrations, hands-on activities, structured discussions, and problem sets beyond those of traditional lectures or discussion groups. Emphasizes experience and critical thinking in the four core areas: geology, hydrology, atmospheric sciences, and ecology. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| EVSC 1040 | Virginia's Environments (3) |
| A general survey of the basic foundation, concepts, and dynamics of the total Earth system with natural Virginia as the unifying concept. Understanding is built on the foundation of geological and geomorphological processes that form and modify the landscape of Virginia, including basic geology, processes of mountain building, flooding, and erosion. Also examined are various ecosystems in the state, especially the Chesapeake Bay, and the human impact of these varied landscapes, particularly through exploitation of mineral and water resources, waste disposal and pollution, and land use issues. Course was offered Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| EVSC 1050 | Ethics, Protocols, and Practice of International Research (3) |
| Ethics, Protocols, and Practice of International Research | |
| EVSC 1080 | Resources and the Environment (3) |
| Explores the impact of people on the environment in the past and present with projections for the future. Addresses the phenomena and effects of food and energy production and industrial processes, including such topics as lead pollution, acid rain, the greenhouse effect, and the disposal of radioactive waste. Demonstrates how the environment works in the absence of humans and discusses how human use of resources perturbs the environment. | |
| EVSC 1200 | Elements of Ecology (3) |
| Introduces the science of ecology and its application to current environmental issues. A number of topics relating to population growth and regulation, biodiversity, sustainability, and global change are used as a framework to investigate basic ecological principles. Emphasizes the application of basic science to the understanding and mitigation of current environmental problems. | |
| EVSC 1300 | Earth's Weather and Climate (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An overview of the atmospheric sciences primarily for non-science majors. Topics include weather forecasting, the greenhouse effect and global warming, ozone depletion, El Niño, air pollution, atmospheric optical effects, global climate, and the impacts of weather on human health. Three lectures per week. No science/math background is required. Course was offered Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 |
| EVSC 1450 | An Inconvenient Truce: Climate, You and CO2 (3) |
| Carbon is the building block of life, the way we trap the energy of the sun to feed all biological systems, and the way we power human civilization. It is also the driver of global climate change. How does the climate system work? How has climate changed? How will it change in the coming decades? What are the likely impacts on humanity and the ecosystems on which we depend? What can we do about it? We explore climate change, top to bottom. Course was offered Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015 | |
| EVSC 1559 | New Course in Environmental Science (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of environmental science. | |
| EVSC 1600 | Water on Earth (3) |
| Studies the natural history of the Earth's hydrosphere, including its origin, evolution, and importance in Earth processes. Introduces the hydrological cycle and the role of water in a variety of Earth processes. Discusses human influences on the hydrosphere and current topics in hydrological science and water resources, such as contamination and resource allocation, emphasizing the scientific basis for past, present, and future decisions. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2010 | |
| EVSC 2010 | Materials That Shape Our Civilizations (3) |
| To introduce the issues surrounding long-term sustainability with respect to materials, including scarcity, recycling, climate change, and environmental stress on water resources, land resources and pollution. Scope of the issue at the present day will be discussed and projections of the effects of current patterns of material production, consumption, and recycling will be described. Methods of analysis will be developed. Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| EVSC 2030 | Politics, Science, and Values: An Introduction to Environmental Policy (3) |
| Introduces a wide variety of domestic and international environmental policy issues. Explores how political processes, scientific evidence, ideas, and values affect environmental policymaking. This class satisfies the social sciences area requirement and not the natural sciences/mathematics area requirement, since EVSC 230 is devoted to the subject of environmental policy. Cross listed as ETP 230 and PLAP 230. | |
| EVSC 2050 | Introduction to Oceanography (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Analyzes the principles that govern the world's oceans and their integration into an understanding of the major marine environments. Topics include marine pollution, global climate, and marine policy. Course was offered Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 |
| EVSC 2070 | Earth Systems Technology & Management (3) |
| Earth Systems Engineering Management (ESEM) is a comprehensive perspective that combines engineering, environmental science and psychology to explore how human beings can take care of the ecosystem. Students will listen to lectures and discuss background readings from a variety of perspectives related to ESEM. Then they will apply what they have read to a practical problem: identifying and managing national parks and other national entities. Course was offered January 2020, January 2018, January 2017, January 2016, January 2015, January 2014, January 2013, January 2012 | |
| EVSC 2100 | Agroecology (3) |
| This class covers the principles of agroecology. We begin with basic plant-science and integrate crop biology into an ecological view of production. We focus on crops but pay some attention to animals. We cover topics such as stress, disease, and genetics. The class is international in scope but highlights agriculture in Virginia, past, present, and future. The class mode is Socratic lecture with a few field trips. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| EVSC 2200 | Plants, People and Culture (3) |
| This course will explore the interrelationships between humans and plants. An introduction to basic plant biology provides a framework for exploring the process of plant domestication and the economic and cultural consequences for humans, including plant diversity and use of indigenous plants. The origin and dispersal of major plants used by humans as food, drink, fiber, medicine and fuel will be considered. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2019, Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2013, Fall 2011 | |
| EVSC 2220 | Conservation Ecology: Biodiversity and Beyond (3) |
| Studies ecological science relevant to sustaining populations, species, ecosystems, and the global biosphere. Includes discussion of genetic inbreeding, critical population size, community structure and organization, maintenance of critical ecosystem function, and global biogeochemistry. Case studies from around the world demonstrate links between human-driven environmental change and the health of the biosphere, at all levels, from the organism to the planet. | |
| EVSC 2559 | New Course in Environmental Science (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of environmental science. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, January 2016, Fall 2009 | |
| EVSC 2800 | Fundamentals of Geology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies the composition, structure, and internal processes of earth; the classification, origin, and distribution of earth materials; earth's interior; and the interpretation of geological data for the solution of problems of the natural environment. Recommended: At least one semester of college chemistry with lab such as CHEM 1410, 1420. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EVSC 2801 | Fundamentals of Geology Laboratory (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Field and laboratory experimentation into the nature of earth materials and processes, especially as applied to use and human problems. Corequisite: EVSC 2800. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EVSC 2850 | Polar Environments (3) |
| This course explores the unique aspects of polar systems (Arctic and Antarctic) and lessons for the larger globe by integrating relevant aspects of climate science, geology, glaciology and cryosphere science, oceanography, ecology, and human-dimensions. | |
| EVSC 2900 | Beaches, Coasts and Rivers (3) |
| Studies the geologic framework and biophysical processes of the coastal zone, and the role of the major river systems in modifying the coastal environment. Emphasizes human modifications, including case studies along the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific coasts. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| EVSC 3020 | GIS Methods (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Explores the theory of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and their applications in a range of disciplines using various GIS software packages. Example applications are from physical and social sciences, often with a focus on the Charlottesville-Albemarle area. For students interested in immediate applications of GIS in their work. Experience with word processing, file managers, and other computing skills is essential. Prerequisite: The equivalent of the College natural science/mathematics and social science area requirements. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EVSC 3060 | Biomechanics of Organisms (3) |
| This course explores interactions between biology and the fluid within which terrestrial organisms (air) and aquatic organisms (water) function. Topics covered include locomotion, heat exchange, diffusion and mass exchange, bio-acoustics, and bio-optics in the two different fluids, as well as living at the interface between air and water.
Prerequisite: MATH 1190 or MATH 1210 or MATH 1310 or APMA 1090. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Fall 2015, Fall 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| EVSC 3100 | Environmental and Climate Justice (3) |
| This course introduces key topics in environmental and climate justice. This includes the vulnerabilities that marginalized communities are disproportionately exposed to, how power and privilege produce these unjust conditions as well as the history and evolution of the environmental and climate justice movements. The course will also illustrate the various ways in which environmental and climate justice intersect with different areas of study. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| EVSC 3200 | Fundamentals of Ecology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies energy flow, nutrient cycling and allocation in natural ecosystems, organization of species at the population and community levels, and interaction between people and the biosphere. Prerequisite: One semester of calculus; recommended; at least one semester of college-level chemistry and biology with labs such as CHEM 1410, 1420, and BIOL 2020. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EVSC 3201 | Fundamentals of Ecology Laboratory (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Field and laboratory experimentation illustrative of ecological systems, and their checks, balances, and cycles. Corequisite: EVSC 3200. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EVSC 3300 | Atmosphere and Weather (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces the physical laws governing atmospheric behavior and examines atmospheric variables and their role in the fluid environment of the earth. Prerequisite: MATH 1190 or MATH 1210 or MATH 1220 or MATH 1310 or MATH 1320 or MATH 2310 or APMA 1090 or APMA 1110 or APMA 2120. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EVSC 3301 | Atmosphere and Weather Laboratory (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies the principles of measurements, instrumentation for measuring atmospheric parameters, and methods of observing and calculating atmospheric variables. Corequisite: EVSC 3300. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EVSC 3559 | New Course in Environmental Science (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of environmental science. Course was offered Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Fall 2009 | |
| EVSC 3600 | Physical Hydrology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies the physical principles governing the flow of water on and beneath the earth's surface, including fundamental concepts of fluid dynamics applied to the description of open channel hydraulics, ground water hydraulics, and dynamics of soil moisture. Introduces elements of surface water and ground water hydrology and explores humanity's influence on its hydrological environment. Prerequisite: One semester of calculus. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EVSC 3601 | Physical Hydrology Laboratory (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Field and laboratory experimentation illustrative of the hydrological cycle, including energy and mass transfer in surface and ground water. Corequisite: EVSC 3600. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EVSC 3660 | Tropical Field Ecology (4) |
| This course is designed to introduce students to the plants and animals found in the tropical marine environment of the Caribbean and to study their adaptations in the context of community ecology. Fishes, invertebrates, and marine plants will be in the major groups encountered. Cross-listed with BIOL 3500. Prerequisite: BIOL 2010 or instructor permission. | |
| EVSC 3665 | Tropical Ecology and Conservation in Belize (3) |
| This course is an introduction to the organisms and ecosystems of Belize, including fresh water, marine and terrestrial examples. Special emphasis will be placed on the interactions of the ecosystem components and on the conservation of specific ecosystems and locales. Prerequisites: BIOL 2010, 2020, 2030, 2040 or EVSC 3200, 3201 or permission of instructor. | |
| EVSC 3810 | Earth Processes as Natural Hazards (3) |
| Studies the dynamic processes of Earth's interior and surface and the impact of natural hazards on society. Geological topics, including earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, and floods, will be described. Observations and geological data will be used to make decisions about risk to human life and property.
Prerequisite: Required prerequisite course EVSC 2800 or equivalent college-level introductory geology course by transfer credit. | |
| EVSC 3860 | Introduction to Geochemistry (4) |
| Studies the principles that govern the distribution and abundance of the elements in the Earth's lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and atmosphere. Prerequisite: EVSC 2800 encouraged but not required. | |
| EVSC 4002 | Undergraduate Seminar (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A weekly, one-hour seminar series for majors, other interested undergraduates, and the University community dealing with environmental processes, research, issues, careers, and graduate study. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 |
| EVSC 4010 | Introduction to Remote Sensing (4) |
| Introduction to the physics and techniques of remote sensing. Prerequisite: at least one year of college-level chemistry or physics, or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| EVSC 4015 | Advanced Remote Sensing (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Remote sensing is a technique to obtain data about an object without physical contact with it. It is a powerful tool for extracting quantitative information about Earth's surface and subsurface. As an upper-level class in remote sensing, in this seminar, we will focus on advanced remote sensing techniques at different spatial scales that help to gain information about the biosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere. |
| EVSC 4020 | Dryland Ecohydrology (2) |
| Study of ecohydrologic processes characteristic of arid and semiarid regions. Prerequisites: Any introductory hydrology course or instructor permission. | |
| EVSC 4030 | Environmental Policymaking in the United States (3) |
| Exploration of the possibilities for, and constraints on, domestic environmental policymaking. Examination of the roles of Congress, the executive branch, and the courts in environmental policymaking. Critical analysis of the analytical principles and values commonly employed in environmental policymaking. Prerequisite: Completion of Natural Sciences/Mathematics area requirement and third- or fourth-year standing, or instructor permission. | |
| EVSC 4035 | Drones in Scientific Research (2) |
| In this course, students explore how unmanned aerial systems or 'drones' are being used in various research areas with a focus on environmental research. In addition, students investigate ethical, legal, privacy, and policy issues raised by drone technology. Students will get an opportunity to work in teams to discuss the various uses of drone technology. | |
| EVSC 4040 | Climate Change: Science, Markets & Policy (3) |
| We will explore what many consider the greatest environmental issue of our time. Co-taught by professors in the Department of Environmental Sciences and the School of Law, our objective is to help students develop an integrated view of anthropogenic climate change and possible responses to it. We will review the evidence and critiques of it, impacts of climate change, and potential for markets and institutions to address/mitigate impacts. | |
| EVSC 4050 | Topics in Oceanography (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces oceanography together with a survey of marine resources and the scientific bases for their management. Prerequisite: One year college-level science. Course was offered January 2025, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, January 2024, Spring 2023, January 2023, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Janiuary 2022, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, January 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, January 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, January 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 |
| EVSC 4066 | Changing Global Carbon Cycle (3) |
| This course is designed to introduce upper-level undergraduate students to the natural and human-driven perturbations that affect the global carbon cycle. The course covers major factors and aspects of the changing carbon cycle including fossil fuel use, agriculture and land-use change, atmospheric build-up, evolving land biosphere, and ocean uptake. Relevant observational methods, data sets and syntheses, and numerical models are introduced. One semester of college Biology or Chemistry, or permission of the instructor. | |
| EVSC 4070 | Advanced GIS (3) |
| Explores advanced Geographic Information Systems concepts through use of Arc/Info, Erdas Imagine, and other GIS software in individual and group projects. Topics include data management, raster modeling, image manipulation, and 3-D visualization. Prerequisite: An introductory GIS course. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| EVSC 4080 | Quantitative Methods in Environmental Sciences (3) |
| Introduction to quantitative techniques for problem solving in Environmental Sciences, including data analysis, data visualization, simple mathematical models, and basic concepts of computer programming [in R.] Lectures provide the necessary background material and computer-based assignments provide students with practical experience using the concepts presented in class. No previous programming experience is assumed. | |
| EVSC 4090 | Analytical Chemistry (3) |
| Study of the utilization of modern analytical instrumentation for chemical analysis. Includes emission and mass spectrometry, ultraviolet, visible, and infrared absorption spectroscopy, atomic absorption, electrical methods of analysis, chromatography, neutron activation analysis, and X-ray methods. Prerequisites: CHEM 1420 or CHEM 1620 or CHEM 1810. Course was offered Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| EVSC 4100 | Management of Forest Ecosystems (4) |
| An ecosystem course which treats the ecology of forests and consequences of forest processes in natural and managed systems. The class emphasizes the "pattern and process" concept that is the central theme in modern vegetation sciences at increasing scales: from form and function of leaves and other parts of trees through population, community and landscape ecology to the role of forests in the global climate and carbon-cycling. Pre-requisites: EVSC 3200, 3400, or 3500 recommended. | |
| EVSC 4110 | Coastal and Estuarine Ecology (3) |
| An interdisciplinary course covering the physical, biogeochemical and ecological aspects of coastal estuaries. Prerequisites: EVSC 3200 with a D- | |
| EVSC 4122 | Coastal Ecology Seminar (1) |
| A graduate/undergraduate seminar on current topics in coastal ecology. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| EVSC 4140 | Global Coastal Change (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A comprehensive treatment of global environmental factors affecting coastal marine systems, including climate change, sea-level rise, alterations in freshwater and sediment transport, disturbance and habitat loss, overfishing, alien species, and eutrophication. Includes case studies providing real-world examples, and detailed reviews of the evidence of changes and possible solutions. |
| EVSC 4150 | Terrestrial Plant Ecology (3) |
| The objective of the course is to provide students with a basic understanding of factors influencing the distribution of terrestrial plants at the local, landscape, and global scales. We will focus on the basic principles of plant biology and their role on determining the relative distributions and abundances of plant species, patterns of community structure, and ecosystem function. Course was offered Spring 2021, Fall 2014 | |
| EVSC 4160 | Forest Sampling (3) |
| Study of quantitative methods for sampling forest ecosystems | |
| EVSC 4170 | Spatial Ecology (3) |
| Examines how spatial patterns and processes influence ecological systems across a broad range of biological organization, including genes, populations, communities, and ecosystems. Investigates the central role of humans in altering spatial ecological processes and the consequences for human wellbeing. | |
| EVSC 4190 | Ecosystem-based Marine Conservation (3) |
| The basis in ecosystem attributes, resiliency, and sustainability for marine conservation, policy development, and management. A number of case studies will be examined from the textbook, and students will be required to develop their own case studies in partial requirement for the grade. Course was offered January 2017 | |
| EVSC 4200 | The Ecology of Coastal Wetlands (3) |
| Investigates the ecology of coastal interface ecosystems, including sea grass, mangrove, and salt marsh emphasizing biogeochemisty, succession, and dynamic processes related to the development and maintenance of these systems. Explores the differences between tropical and temperate coastal systems. Prerequisite: EVSC 3200 or equivalent. | |
| EVSC 4210 | Methods in Aquatic Ecology (3) |
| Trains students in field and laboratory techniques used in aquatic ecological research. Two weekend field trips to the Eastern Shore of Virginia serve as the foundation. Laboratory exercises include the data and samples gathered in the barrier island lagoons and in the Chesapeake Bay. Analyzes water quality and patterns of primary and secondary production in aquatic ecosystems. Prerequisite: EVSC 3200 or equivalent. | |
| EVSC 4230 | Marine Environments and Organisms (3) |
| Surveys the major habitats of marine and estuarine areas and the organisms which have adapted to life in these environments. Emphasizes the organisms and communities which have evolved in response to stress and competition in the sea, and the systematics and natural history of marine organisms. Prerequisite: EVSC 3200 or equivalent. | |
| EVSC 4240 | Restoration Ecology (3) |
| This course examines the science of restoration ecology and the practice of ecological restoration through lectures and in-class discussion. Emphasis is on application of ecological concepts, models, and methodologies to restoration of degraded and impaired ecosystems. The potential for exploiting restoration projects as large-scale ecosystem experiments and the importance of grounding restoration efforts in basic ecological theory are discussed. Prerequisite: EVSC 3200 or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| EVSC 4250 | Ecosystem Ecology (3) |
| Study of the flows of energy and the cycling of elements in ecosystems and how these concepts connect the various components of the Earth system. Prerequisite: EVSC 3200 and one semester of chemistry or instructor permission. | |
| EVSC 4260 | Ecology of Grasslands and Tundra (3) |
| This course will emphasize plant community and ecosystem ecology of water-limited grassland systems and energy-limited tundra systems. Various topics will be covered including water, carbon, and nitrogen cycles, primary production, plant physiology, plant competition, and plant-herbivore interactions. We will examine the environmental factors that control these systems, as well as their geographic distribution throughout the globe. Prerequisite: EVSC 3200 or instructor permission. | |
| EVSC 4270 | Soil Science (4) |
| Introduces the study of soils as a natural system. Topics include the fundamentals of soil chemistry, hydrology, and biology with respect to genesis, classification and utilization. Prerequisite: EVSC 2800 and 3200; one year college chemistry or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2021, Fall 2019, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| EVSC 4290 | Limnology: Inland Water Ecosystems (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course will focus on lakes, rivers, streams, and reservoirs as ecosystems. The goal of the course is to provide an understanding through lectures and discussions of the main physical, chemical, and biological processes that determine similarities and differences among inland waters. Major human impacts on inland waters will also be considered.
Prerequisite: EVSC 3200 with D- and 1 semester of chemistry or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EVSC 4310 | Organism-Atmosphere Interactions (3) |
| This is an interdisciplinary course introducing undergraduate students to research topics at the interface between atmospheric chemistry and organismal ecology. There is an emphasis on understanding the chemical and biological mechanisms in detail and the timescales of atmospheric lifetime, transport, and biological processes. Readings largely come from the scientific literature from both fields. | |
| EVSC 4332 | Mountain Meteorology Seminar (2) |
| Mountain Meteorology Seminar Course was offered Fall 2018 | |
| EVSC 4340 | Human Biometeorology: Weather, Climate and Human Health (3) |
| We will explore how weather and climate impact human health from the individual to the societal level. Topics will include how the human body responds to heat and cold, weather and physiological stress and strain, impacts of poor air quality on human morbidity and mortality, and the role of weather and climate in disease transmission.We will likewise examine extreme weather events at the macro-level & the role of human adaptation to climate.
Prerequisites include an introductory course in atmospheric science (EVSC 1300, EVSC 3300, or the equivalent). | |
| EVSC 4360 | Weather Forecasting (3) |
| This course draws upon the fundamental principles of dynamical and physical meteorology to forecast mid-latitude weather conditions with a focus on the 1-7 day time frame. The class reviews the full suite of modern meteorological observation systems and provides an introduction to numerical weather prediction. Along with lectures/discussions and classroom exercises, forecasting for various locations is a regular part of the course. Prerequisite: EVSC 3300 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2012, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| EVSC 4370 | Climate Near the Ground (3) |
| Analyzes the principles governing atmospheric processes occurring at small temporal and spatial scales near the Earth's surface, including energy, mass, and momentum transfer. Includes features of the atmospheric environment affecting plants and feedback mechanisms between plants and their local microclimates, trace gas exchange between the terrestrial biosphere and the atmosphere, energy budgets, evapotranspiration, and motions near the surface. Prerequisite: EVSC 3300 or instructor permission. | |
| EVSC 4380 | Air Pollution Environmental Justice (3) |
| This is course will introduce undergraduate students to issues in air pollution environmental justice and climate equity from an environmental sciences perspective. Students will consider atmospheric processes and chemical transformations on human scales to identify, describe, and discuss how racism and injustice manifest in the atmosphere. Course was offered Spring 2023 | |
| EVSC 4390 | Climate Modeling and Analysis (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course will introduce students to the numerical, statistical, and computational methods used to model variability and change in Earth's climate system. The course will provide a conceptual understanding of the physical principles underlying successful Earth system models and teach students mathematical and computational techniques necessary to interpret and analyze model output for a variety of environmental sciences applications. |
| EVSC 4452 | Global Climate Variability Seminar (2) |
| This seminar course will review the atmospheric and oceanic processes responsible for large-scale variability and change in Earth's climate system through readings and discussions of recent peer-reviewed scientific publications. | |
| EVSC 4460 | Synoptic Meteorology (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Synoptic meteorology is the study of the weather systems (high- and low-pressure systems, waves in the jet stream, fronts) that impact day-to-day weather. This class will introduce the foundational theories of synoptic meteorology and allow students to practically apply them to case studies of past and current significant weather events, with a particular focus on North American weather systems. Course was offered Spring 2023 |
| EVSC 4470 | Introduction to Climatological Analysis (3) |
| Examination of various techniques for the analysis of climatological data sets at a variety of temporal and spatial scales. Topics include large-scale atmospheric circulation, synoptic climatology, air quality, extreme event analysis, agricultural climatology, climatic water balance, and biometeorology. Prerequisite: EVSC 3300. | |
| EVSC 4490 | Air Pollution (3) |
| This course introduces students to research topics in air pollution, including the ozone hole, tropospheric ozone, aerosol chemistry and physics, atmosphere-biosphere interactions, air pollution regulation and control, health impacts, environmental justice, cook stove emissions, and air toxics. Readings are primarily taken from the recent literature. There is an emphasis on understanding the fundamental chemistry and physics of air pollution. | |
| EVSC 4542 | Topics in Landscape Evolution (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This seminar treats topics in the physical processes that shape landscapes. Topics will rotate with each semester, and will initially focus on the Appalachian Mountains and Chesapeake Bay as natural laboratories for studying interrelationships between mountain building, erosion, climate, and sea-level. Lectures & discussions of scientific literature will introduce geologic context, physics and chemistry relevant to particular geomorphic processes. Course was offered Spring 2023 |
| EVSC 4559 | New Course in Environmental Science (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of environmental science. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, January 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, January 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, January 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, January 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, January 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, January 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, January 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, January 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EVSC 4630 | Land-Atmosphere Interaction (3) |
| Study of energy, water, and carbon exchange between the atmosphere and the land surface.
Prerequisite: Must have completed EVSC 3300 or EVSC 3600 | |
| EVSC 4640 | Water Resources in a Changing World (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This class will explore methods in the analysis and provision of water resources systems, building on principles of hydrologic science, global change, and equity. Our understanding of water as an integral component of human society and environment is rapidly changing with climate and land use change, and the increasing recognition of current and past inequity in water access, and exposure to hazard. Prerequisite: EVSC 3600. |
| EVSC 4650 | Water Sustainability (3) |
| In this course we will explore the dimensions of what "sustainability" and "sustainable development" mean in the context of water use and management. We will examine the different ways in which water is used, valued, and governed, examining sustainability through different lenses and perspectives.The course will NOT count for the Math/Science area requirement in the College. | |
| EVSC 4660 | Hydrological Field Methods and Data Analysis (3) |
| Hydrological instruments are introduced; students employ the instruments to make field measurements and perform a range of data analysis exercises. Prerequisite: EVSC 3600. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2017, Spring 2015, Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| EVSC 4670 | Drinking Water Quality (3) |
| This course examines aspects of water quality related to public health with a primary focus on drinking water. Contamination of water by pathogenic microbes is covered, including the historical development of sanitation, modern treatment of drinking water, and how lack of clean drinking water affects populations in developing countries worldwide. Chemical contaminants include metals and organics such as pesticides and endocrine disruptors. | |
| EVSC 4710 | Environmental Geochemistry (3) |
| This lecture course focuses on the occurrence and distribution of chemical elements and the processes influencing that distribution among the various reservoirs of the Earth-surface environment, including rocks, soil, water, and air.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1410 or CHEM 1420 (one semester of college-level chemistry) and EVSC 2800 (one semester of college-level geology) | |
| EVSC 4810 | Petrology (4) |
| Study of the origin and classification of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks. Emphasizes rock series and tectonic associations of rock types. Study of thin sections and hand samples in the laboratory. Field experience and laboratories are included. Prerequisite: Required prerequisite course EVSC 2800 or equivalent college-level introductory geology course by transfer credit. | |
| EVSC 4830 | Geological Field Methods in Environmental Sciences (4) |
| This course will integrate lectures, field exercises and trips, and computational techniques to develop solid skills important for Geosciences. Specific projects may include surveying, geologic mapping, soils descriptions, stream and groundwater monitoring, flooding hazards, use of tracers, sampling techniques and various other tools of the trade. Prerequisite: Required prerequisite course EVSC 2800 or equivalent college-level introductory geology course by transfer credit. | |
| EVSC 4840 | Marine Geoscience (4) |
| Oceans submerge over 70% of Earth's surface and hold many clues about major changes in Earth systems over hundreds to millions of years. This course covers the evolution of ocean basins, geological processes that operate in marine environments, marine archives of major Earth system changes, and marine geological resources and hazards. Course was offered Spring 2023 | |
| EVSC 4850 | Coastal Processes (3) |
| Reviews wave generation, wave prediction, wave refraction, transformation, shoaling, and associated inshore currents. Topics include the generation of littoral drift and shallow water surge; beach and barrier island geomorphology and problems of erosion. Includes the historical development of research in coastal processes and a quantitative analysis of spatial patterns along sandy coasts. Prerequisite: EVSC 2800; corequisite: EVSC 4851. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| EVSC 4851 | Coastal Processes Laboratory (1) |
| Laboratory analysis of sediment, map, and aerial photo data sets. Lab demonstrations with the wave tank and rapid sediment analyzer. Weekly exercises and research projects required. Corequisite: EVSC 4850. | |
| EVSC 4860 | Geology of Virginia (3) |
| The course examines the geological evolution of the state and mid-Atlantic region in the context of plate tectonics, including stratigraphy, mountain building, metamorphism and deformation, and geomorphic processes. The human impact on this landscape through the exploitation of mineral resources is examined. Field trips to the various provinces of the state will help provide fundamental understanding of the state's foundation. Prerequisite: Required prerequisite course EVSC 2800 or equivalent college-level introductory geology course by transfer credit. Course was offered Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| EVSC 4870 | Global Biogeochemical Cycles (3) |
| Studies the processes that regulate the cycling of carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, and phosphorus within and between oceans, continents, and atmosphere. Prerequisite: One semester of college chemistry and one or two of the EVSC core classes. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014 | |
| EVSC 4890 | Planetary Geology (3) |
| Studies the origin and evolution of the solar system, emphasizing the geology of the planets and satellites of the inner solar system and the satellites of the gaseous planets. Compares and contrasts the Earth with Venus and Mars. Prerequisite: Introductory course in geosciences or astronomy. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Fall 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| EVSC 4891 | Planetary Geology Lab (1) |
| Optional laboratory for EVSC 4890 students that will expose students to sources and types of information about processes and materials on planetary bodies as well as techniques for interpreting and mapping the surface features and geologic history of planetary objects. | |
| EVSC 4991 | The Theory and Practice of Biodiversity Conservation (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The goal of this class is to rigorously compare real-life conservation program implementation with the theoretical goals of conservation science. This course is a senior-level offering designed to serve as a capstone class for students enrolled in the Environmental and Biological Conservation Specialization program and will be presented in a seminar format where a theoretical presentation of conservation science within the context is presented. Prerequisite: EVSC 3200 (fund. of Ecology) or BIOL 3020 (Evolution and Ecology) Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015 |
| EVSC 4993 | Independent Study (1 - 6) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Specialized topics in ecology, atmosphere, hydrology, environmental geology, or environmental systems not normally covered in formal classes under the direction of the faculty. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EVSC 4995 | Supervised Research (1 - 6) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Original research usually involving a field or laboratory problem in the environmental sciences under the direction of one or more faculty members. The results may form the basis of an undergraduate thesis which is required to partially fulfill the Distinguished Majors Program in environmental sciences. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EVSC 4999 | Thesis Research (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Provides credit for doing work in pursuit of the undergraduate thesis option for majors in Environmental Science Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011 |
| EVSC 5020 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This is an introductory course focusing on the theory and application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Technology. The course combines related theory with practical laboratory assignments. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EVSC 5030 | Applied Statistics for Environmental Scientists (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Provides a firm knowledge of experimental design, hypothesis testing, and the use of statistical methods of data analysis.
Prerequisite: MATH 1110, STAT 1120, or equivalent;
corequisite: EVSC 5031. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| EVSC 5040 | Messy Data: Statistical Methods in Ecology and Environmental Sciences (4) |
| Robust data are a cornerstone for scientific understanding and solutions to environmental problems, but real data are often messy, failing assumptions of classical statistics and challenging clear interpretation. Using R, students will develop a modern statistical toolbox and learn to match appropriate analyses with many common types of imperfect, complex data. Prerequisites: 1 statistics course + 1 R programming course, or equivalent experience. | |
| EVSC 5050 | Advanced Oceanography (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The principles of oceanography with views on real world applications, especially to the teaching of this class at the high school as well. Prerequisite: At least one year of college-level chemisty or physics or instructor permission.. Course was offered January 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 |
| EVSC 5060 | Coastal Oceanography (3) |
| An interdisciplinary course covering physical, ecological and biogeochemical processes occurring along coastlines and within coastal ecosystems. | |
| EVSC 5082 | Nitrogen Seminar (1) |
| This course aims to provide a qualitative and quantitative understanding of the nitrogen cycle in a seminar format. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015 | |
| EVSC 5440 | Dynamics of Oceans and Estuaries (3) |
| Studies the physical properties, processes, and structure of the oceans; mass and energy budgets; methods of measurements; and the nature and theory of ocean currents, waves, and tides in the open sea, near shore and in estuaries. Prerequisite: PHYS 2310, 2320 or equivalent, two semesters calculus, MATH 1310, 1320 recommended, or instructor permission. | |
| EVSC 5559 | New Course in Environmental Science (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of environmental science. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2022, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2010 |
| EVSC 5812 | Soil Biogeochemistry Seminar (1) |
| Cover fundamental and recent advances in Soil Biogeochemistry, with an emphasis on literature describing fundamental processes governing abiotic-biotic elemental transformations and key human perturbations. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| EVSC 5993 | Independent Study (1 - 6) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Specialized topics in ecology, atmosphere, hydrology, environmental geology, or environmental systems not normally covered in formal classes under the direction of the faculty. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| EVSC 5995 | Supervised Research (1 - 6) |
| Original research usually involving a field or laboratory problem in the environmental sciences under the direction of one or more faculty members. The results may form the basis of an undergraduate thesis which is required to partially fulfill the Distinguished Majors Program in environmental sciences. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017 | |
| EVSC 7010 | Introduction to Remote Sensing (4) |
| Introduction to the physics and techniques of remote sensing. Prerequisite: At least one year of college-level chemistry or physics, or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| EVSC 7015 | Advanced Remote Sensing (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Basic concepts have been covered in EVSC 7012 Introduction to Remote Sensing. As an upper-level class in remote sensing, in this seminar, we will focus on advanced remote sensing techniques at different spatial scales (ground, airborne, and space). We will read scientific papers on the application of remote sensing, and provide hands-on training on coding and field spectroscopy and drone flights. |
| EVSC 7020 | Dryland Ecohydrology (2) |
| Study of ecohydrologic processes characteristic of arid and semiarid regions. Prerequisites: Any introductory hydrology class or instructor permission. | |
| EVSC 7040 | Climate Change: Science, Markets & Policy (3) |
| We will explore what many consider the greatest environmental issue of our time. Co-taught by professors in the Department of Environmental Sciences and the School of Law, our objective is to help students develop an integrated view of anthropogenic climate change and possible responses to it. We will review the evidence and critiques of it, impacts of climate change and potential for markets and institutions to address/mitigate impacts.
Prerequisite: A graduate level or advanced undergraduate course in each of the following: Atmospheric Sciences, Ecology and Hydrology or permission of the instructor. | |
| EVSC 7066 | Changing Global Carbon Cycle (3) |
| The global carbon cycle is changing dramatically due to human and natural processes. Major factors including fossil fuel use, agriculture and land-use change, atmospheric build-up, and land biosphere and ocean uptake. The course emphasizes conceptual and quantitative understanding of the impact of these different factors over the past several centuries and near-term future under a changing climate, environmental, and society. | |
| EVSC 7070 | Advanced Use of Geographical Information Systems (3) |
| Geographical data is increasingly important i n understanding our society and our environment. This course will focus on teaching stiudents advanced principles and operation of GIS software. It's a im is to develop students who are prepared to apply GIS to a variety of research problems by expoing them to tools and techniques that go beyond those covered in a basic course on GIS.
Prerequisite: EVSC 5020 or equivalent experience | |
| EVSC 7072 | Life in Graduate School: Research, Resources, and well-being (1) |
| The purpose of this weekly course is to serve as a peer-cohort building introduction to the environmental sciences graduate program and to the university. Students will gain professional development experience, clarity on expectations, and practical information such as resources and graduate milestone expectations to help them acclimate to life as a graduate student and make the most of the experience. Course was offered Fall 2022 | |
| EVSC 7080 | Quantitative Methods in Environmental Sciences (3) |
| Introduction to quantitative techniques for problem solving in Environmental Sciences, including data analysis, data visualization, simple mathematical models, and basic concepts of computer programming [in R]. Lectures provide the necessary background material and computer-based assignments provide students with practical experience using the concepts presented in class. No previous programming experience is assumed. | |
| EVSC 7082 | Careers in Environmental Sciences (1) |
| In this seminar course, students will have the opportunity to hear from successful leaders in varied Environmental Science disciplines (traditional and non-traditional) about career paths and opportunities for M.A., M.S., and PhD students. Special focus will be placed on encouraging career discussions that help students recognize opportunities where their research skills gained within our program can be applied. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| EVSC 7092 | Departmental Seminar (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies current problems in environmental research management or public policy as presented by visiting speakers, faculty, or advanced graduate students. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EVSC 7122 | Coastal Ecology Seminar (1) |
| A graduate/undergraduate seminar on current topics in coastal ecology. | |
| EVSC 7140 | Global Coastal Change (3) |
| A comprehensive treatment of global environmental factors affecting coastal marine systems, including climate change, sea-level rise, alterations in freshwater and sediment transport, disturbance and habitat loss, overfishing, alien species , and eutrophication. | |
| EVSC 7310 | Organism-Atmosphere Interactions (3) |
| This is an interdisciplinary course introducing graduate students to research topics at the interface between atmospheric chemistry and organismal ecology. There is an emphasis on understanding the chemical and biological mechanisms in detail and the timescales of atmospheric lifetime, transport, and biological processes. Readings largely come from the scientific literature from both fields. | |
| EVSC 7390 | Climate Modeling and Analysis (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course will introduce students to the numerical, statistical, and computational methods used to model variability and change in Earth's climate system. The course will provide a conceptual understanding of the physical principles underlying successful Earth system models and teach students mathematical and computational techniques necessary to interpret and analyze model output for a variety of environmental sciences applications. |
| EVSC 7400 | Multivariate Statistical Analysis in the Atmospheric Sciences (3) |
| This course provides the student with a basic understanding of the major approaches used by atmospheric scientists in statistically analyzing multivariate data sets. Prerequisites: A course in univariate, parametric statistics and a course in the fundamentals of atmospheric science (e.g., EVSC 3300, EVAT 5300, or the equivalent), or permission of the instructor Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| EVSC 7559 | New Course in Environmental Science (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of environmental science. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EVSC 7999 | Independent Study-Water (1 - 3) |
| The utility of water markets in facilitatiing more efficient and productive shaing of water is gaining increasing attention around the world as water shortages become more frequent, with increasingly severe economic and ecological impacts. In this course, each student will conduct research and prepare a paper on an issue related to water markets. Course was offered Spring 2016, Spring 2013 | |
| EVSC 8500 | Advanced Topics in Environmental Sciences (3) |
| Interdisciplinary treatments of environmental systems wherein the interrelationships of hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere, and lithosphere are explored and analyzed. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| EVSC 8559 | New Course in Environmental Science. (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of environmental science. | |
| EVSC 8999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EVSC 9559 | New Course in Environmental Science (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of environmental science. | |
| EVSC 9995 | Research Problems (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Individual or group research on interdisciplinary problems in environmental sciences. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EVSC 9999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral research, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| French | |
| FREN 116 | Intensive Introductory French (0) |
| This is the non-credit option for FREN 1016. | |
| FREN 126 | Intensive Introductory French (0) |
| This is the non-credit option for FREN 1026. | |
| FREN 150 | Special Topics in French (0) |
| Special Topics in French. | |
| FREN 216 | Intensive Intermediate French (0) |
| This is the non-credit option for FREN 2016. | |
| FREN 226 | Intensive Intermediate French (0) |
| This is the non-credit option for FREN 2026. | |
| FREN 1000 | Reading (0) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Reading Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| FREN 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and Philosophical Inquiry. | |
| FREN 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and Societies of the World. | |
| FREN 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Historical Perspectives. | |
| FREN 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Social and Economic Systems. | |
| FREN 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, Mathematical, and Physical Inquiry | |
| FREN 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| FREN 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and Society | |
| FREN 1010 | Elementary French I (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Development of basic oral expression, listening and reading comprehension, and writing. Language laboratory work is required. Followed by FREN 1020. Prerequisite: Limited or no previous formal instruction in French. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| FREN 1016 | Intensive Introductory French (3) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| FREN 1020 | Elementary French II (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Designed for students with an elementary knowledge of French. Further develops the skills of speaking, listening, comprehension, reading, and writing. Language laboratory work is required. Followed by FREN 2010. Prerequisite: FREN 1010 or one or two years of previous formal instruction in French and appropriate SAT score. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| FREN 1026 | Intensive Introductory French (3) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisites: Fren 1016 or equivalent. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| FREN 1050 | Accelerated Elementary French (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Reviews basic oral expression, listening, reading comprehension, and writing. Covers the material in the FREN 1010-1020 text in one semester at an accelerated pace. Language lab required followed by FREN 2010. Prerequisite: Previous background in French (more than two years of French in secondary school) and an achievement test score below 540 or a placement score below 378, or permission of the department. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| FREN 1559 | New Course in French Literature and General Linguistics (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of French literature and general linguistics. | |
| FREN 2010 | Intermediate French I (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Develops the skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Focuses on reading skill development through readings on contemporary Francophone culture and short stories. Followed by FREN 2020. Prerequisite: FREN 1020 or one to three years of formal instruction in French and appropriate SAT score. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| FREN 2016 | Intensive Intermediate French (3) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in intermediate level oral expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisites: FREN 1016, 1026 or equivalent. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| FREN 2020 | Intermediate French II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Designed for continued development of the four skills at an advanced level. Readings emphasize contemporary Francophone culture and include a modern French play. Prerequisite: FREN 2010 or one to three years of formal instruction in French and appropriate SAT score. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| FREN 2026 | Intensive Intermediate French (3) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in intermediate level oral expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisites: FREN 1016, 1026, 2016 or equivalent. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| FREN 2320 | Intensive Intermediate French (3) |
| This in-depth, intermediate-level course is recommended for students whose placement scores nearly exempt them from FREN 2020, and for any students who wish to refine and expand their mastery of French grammar before taking 3000-level courses. Students who have completed FREN 2020 may take 2320 as an elective to fine-tune their language skills. Prerequisite: Appropriate placement score (into 2020/2320) or departmental permission. Course was offered Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| FREN 2559 | New Course in French Literature and General Linguistics (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of French literature and general linguistics. | |
| FREN 3010 | Oral and Written Expression in French (3) |
| Improves student's command of present-day spoken French. Includes conversation on topics of current interest, advanced vocabulary, some individualized writing practice. Limited enrollment. May not be used for major or minor credit Prerequisite: FREN 2320 or equivalent; instructor permission for those who completed only FREN 2020; students who completed FREN 3032 are excluded and must take FREN 3034. | |
| FREN 3028 | Language House Conversation (1) |
| For students residing in the French House. | |
| FREN 3029 | Language House Conversation (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For students residing in the French House. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015 |
| FREN 3030 | Phonetics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Reviews pronunciation, phonetics, and phonology for undergraduates. Prerequisite: FREN 2020 or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| FREN 3031 | Finding Your Voice in French (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | In this course, students explore and develop their own "voice" in written and spoken French. Through reading and viewing a variety of cultural artifacts in French, and completing a series of individual and collaborative creative projects, students will improve their skills in grammar, communication, self-expression and editing.
Prerequisite: FREN 2020, 2320, or the equivalent, or appropriate AP, F-CAPE, or SAT score. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| FREN 3032 | Text, Image, Culture (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | In this course, students will discover and engage critically with a broad sampling of French and Francophone cultural production representing a variety of periods, genres, approaches, and media. Students will read, view, write about and discuss a range of works that may include poetry, painting, prose, music, theater, films, graphic novels, photographs, essays, and historical documents.
Prerequisite: FREN 3031. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| FREN 3034 | Advanced Oral Expression in French (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A focus on speaking, listening, and pronunciation. Activities include guided conversation practice, discussion leading, and other oral activities related to authentic materials in French. Work may include quizzes, presentations, reports, interviews, exams , and projects. Prerequisite: FREN 3031 or concurrent enrollment in FREN 3031. Not intended for students who are native speakers of French or whose secondary education was in French schools. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| FREN 3035 | Business French (3) |
| In this course, students will learn about the major industries, organizational structures, and the primary positions within French and francophone businesses. They will gain experience in business research, will hone their oral and written French for use in a business-setting, will have practice job interviews, and will learn the practical aspects of living and working in French.
Prerequisite: FREN 3031 and 3032 Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018 | |
| FREN 3036 | Introduction to Translation (3) |
| This course will provide a practical and theoretical introduction to methods of translation from French to English and from English to French. Topics covered may include an introduction to translation studies, application of translation tools and practices, grammar review, and cross-cultural analysis of a variety of both literary and non-literary texts. Pre-requisite: FREN 2020 or FREN 2320 or equivalent placement. | |
| FREN 3037 | French for Global Development and Humanitarian Action (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Designed for students seeking to develop advanced linguistic skills in oral and written French and cultural competence in preparation for careers related to global development and humanitarian action. Discussions and assignments revolve around case studies and simulated professional situations drawn from real-life global development and humanitarian aid initiatives in the francophone world. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022 |
| FREN 3041 | The French-Speaking World I: Origins (3) |
| Survey of writing in French from the beginnings (880) to 1600. Explores various movements and trends in early French literary and cultural history; readings in modern French.
Prerequisite: FREN 3032. | |
| FREN 3042 | The French-Speaking World II: Expansion (3) |
| Survey of writing in French from 1600 to 1800. Explores various movements and trends in French literary and cultural history of the classical period and the enlightenment.
Prerequisite: FREN 3032. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2020, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| FREN 3043 | The French-Speaking World III: Modernities (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Survey of writing in French from 1800 to the present. Explores various movements and trends in French literary and cultural history of the modern and contemporary periods. Prerequisite: FREN 3032. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| FREN 3046 | African Literatures and Cultures (3) |
| Introduction to African cultural studies. Languages and educational policies. Oral traditions: myths, epic narratives, poetry, folktales in French translation. Modern African-language literatures. Francophone literature. Representations of the postcolonial state in contemporary arts: painting, sculpture, music, and cinema. Museums and the representation of African cultures. Prerequisite: FREN 3032. | |
| FREN 3048 | Filmmaking in French: An Introductory Workshop (3) |
| This workshop, taught in French, introduces students to the basics of film as a visual and narrative medium. Students will master both theoretical and practical skills through writing, directing, shooting and editing their own film. Students will bring fresh materials and ideas, and workshop the script as in a "writers room" situation. A hands-on class, students will learn to use the camera, lighting, sound recording, and editing software. | |
| FREN 3050 | History and Civilization of France: Middle Ages to Revolution (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The social, political, economic, philosophical, and artistic developments in France from the Middle Ages to the French Revolution. Prerequisite: FREN 3032. |
| FREN 3051 | History and Civilization of France: Revolution to 1945 (3) |
| The social, political, economic, philosophical, and artistic developments in France from the Revolution until 1945. Prerequisite: FREN 3032. | |
| FREN 3052 | History of French Colonialism (3) |
| This course will introduce students to the long history of French colonialism around the world, beginning with the settlement of Canada and continuing to Napoleon's attempts to conquer Egypt, then the French power plays in African and Asia. Readings and media will include French travelers' description of foreign populations, Native accounts of French interventions, literary and visual works inspired by the colonial situation, and key documents from various independence movements | |
| FREN 3509 | Topics in French Linguistics (3) |
| This course will include topics such as French outside France; regional French varieties; Romance dialectology; French socio-linguistics. Prerequisite: FREN 3031 and 3030. | |
| FREN 3553 | J-Term in Paris (3) |
| January Term study abroad course conducted on-site in Paris. Readings in literature, ethnography, history, and urban studies, along with discussions of photographs, paintings, and films, will inform daily walking tours and site visits. Specific topics may vary. Course taught in French. Prerequisite: FREN 3032 | |
| FREN 3555 | J-Term in Dakar (3) |
| This January term study abroad program invites students from all backgrounds to experience the bustling city of Dakar and study Senegalese culture and history to gain a clearer understanding of West Africa today. | |
| FREN 3559 | New Course in French and Francophone Cultural Topics (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of French and Francophone culture. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Janiuary 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, January 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2009 |
| FREN 3560 | Topics in Lyon (1 - 4) |
| Lyon Topics courses in French may cover a variety of subjects. | |
| FREN 3570 | Topics in Francophone African Studies (3) |
| This course addresses various aspects of Francophone African Culture including , oral traditions, literature, theatre, cinema, and contemporary music and visual arts.
Prerequisites: FREN 3031 & 3032 Course was offered Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2013 | |
| FREN 3584 | Topics in French Cinema (3) |
| Studies topics relating to concepts of film structure, history, and criticism in French and within the French tradition. Topics offered include Introduction to Cinema and Texte écrit/texte filmique. Prerequisite: FREN 3032. Course was offered Spring 2023, Summer 2021, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2010 | |
| FREN 3585 | Topics in Cultural Studies (1 - 4) |
| Interdisciplinary seminar in French and Francophone culture and society. Topics vary annually and may include literature and history, cinema and society, and cultural anthropology. Prerequisite: FREN 3032. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| FREN 3652 | Modern Paris (3) |
| An examination of the complex and changing urban landscape and its relationship to society as revealed in the literary and artistic output of the time. Prerequisite: FREN 3032. | |
| FREN 3675 | Museums and Cultural Representation in Quebec (3) |
| In this J-term course, we visit museums in Montreal and Quebec City to examine the politics of cultural representation, asking how various kinds of group identity are exhibited in art, history, and anthropology museums. Daily museum visits are accompanied by readings and lectures. | |
| FREN 3680 | Choix Goncourt Book Club (1) |
| In this one-credit seminar students participate in the Choix Goncourt USA book prize selection process. Each week we will read, discuss, assess, and analyze the year's short list of Choix Goncourt nominees. UVa student representatives will join the prize jury for deliberations and an award ceremony in New York at the end of the semester. Discussions with authors are also usually planned. | |
| FREN 3747 | Francophone Literature & Culture (3) |
| Explores representative works of major Moroccan francophone authors in their cultural context. Prerequisite: FREN 3032. Course was offered Spring 2016, Summer 2013 | |
| FREN 4020 | History of the French Language (3) |
| Surveys the main currents of the French language in its development from the earliest to present times. Taught in French. Prerequisite: FREN 3030 or the equivalent or instructor permission. | |
| FREN 4031 | Writing With Style and Precision (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | In this grammar review course, students will learn how best to structure the French language and how to express themselves with concision and clarity. They will work to improve their writing in French by analyzing model texts and through frequent composition and revision. Aspects of grammar will be studied systematically -- tense use, the subjunctive, participles, etc. -- and in response to topics that emerge through the writing process. |
| FREN 4035 | Tools and Techniques of Translation (3) |
| Written and oral translation exercises to and from the target language. Prerequisite: B+ average in FREN 3031, 3032, 4031. Course was offered Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| FREN 4110 | Medieval Saints' Lives (3) |
| One of the most popular forms of entertainment, combining exciting themes (transvestism, marvelous journeys, spectacular sins, helpful animals) with edgy commentaries on hot topics (virginity vs. marriage, parent-child conflicts), saints' Lives offer a view of their culture's theological concerns, secular interests, and the quest of both ecclesiastical and lay people to fulfill their spiritual and terrestrial responsibilities. Course was offered Fall 2017, Spring 2014 | |
| FREN 4123 | Medieval Love (3) |
| Love fascinated people in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries as it still does today. This course will examine understandings and uses of love in religious and secular literature, music and art. What is the relationship, for medieval writers, between the love of God and the love of human beings? What is the role of poetry in promoting and producing love? What medieval ideas about love continue to shape our modern understandings and assumption Prerequisite: FREN 3032 Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2015 | |
| FREN 4237 | The Culture of Renaissance Lyon (3) |
| A study of the cultural history of the city of Lyon, France, in the sixteenth century. Prerequisite: FREN 3032. | |
| FREN 4410 | The Enlightenment (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The Enlightenment laid the foundations for our current conceptions of democratic government, religious toleration, freedom of speech, and the scientific method. The readings for this course may include works by Montesquieu, Voltaire, and Rousseau.
Prerequisite: FREN 3032 |
| FREN 4509 | Seminar in French Linguistics (3) |
| Topics of specific interest to faculty and advanced undergraduate students. Prerequisite: FREN 3030, 3031, and one 4000-level course in French. Course was offered Fall 2022, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2013 | |
| FREN 4510 | Advanced Topics in Medieval Literature (3) |
| Topics may vary and include individual identity, love, war, humor, and their expression through literary techniques. Texts are read in modern French translation. May be repeated for credit with different topics. Prerequisite: FREN 3032 and at least one FREN course numbered 3041 to 3043 (or instructor permission). | |
| FREN 4520 | Advanced Topics in Renaissance Literature (3) |
| Examines major works of sixteenth-century French literature situated in the larger historical and cultural context of the Continental Renaissance. Topics vary and may include, for example, humanism and reform, women writers, and urban culture. May be repeated for credit with different topics. Prerequisite: FREN 3032 and at least one FREN course numbered 3041 to 3043 (or instructor permission). | |
| FREN 4530 | Advanced Topics in Seventeenth-Century Literature (3) |
| Topics vary; may be repeated for credit. Recent topics have included classical theatre; poetics of the lyric; moralists; and fiction. May be repeated for credit with different topics. Prerequisite: FREN 3032 and at least one FREN course numbered 3041 to 3043 (or instructor permission). | |
| FREN 4540 | Advanced Topics in Eighteenth-Century Literature (3) |
| Topics in eighteenth-century French literature. Works of authors such as Beaumarchais, de Charrière, du Deffand, Diderot, Marivaux, Montesquieu, Rousseau, de Staël, Voltaire. May be repeated for credit with different topics. Prerequisite: FREN 3032 and at least one FREN course numbered 3041 to 3043 (or instructor permission). | |
| FREN 4546 | Topics on Moroccan Civilization (3) |
| The course relates to Morocco. It treats the history as well as contemporary Morocco with its social, economic and political components. | |
| FREN 4547 | Moroccan Francophone Literature (3) |
| The French-speaking Moroccan literature found its roots in Africa or it was born, in Europe through the language of colonization, in arabo-Andalusian Spain, and with the Middle-East through the Muslim civilization. This course proposes an analysis of texts which will approach the topics of the identity, exiles, the language of writing and other topics for a better comprehension of Morocco. | |
| FREN 4559 | New Course in French Literature and General Linguistics (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of French literature and general linguistics. Course was offered Fall 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| FREN 4560 | Advanced Topics in Nineteenth-Century Literature (3) |
| Study of the various aspects of the nineteenth-century French literature. Topics vary. May be repeated for credit with different topics. Prerequisite: FREN 3032 and at least one FREN course numbered 3041 to 3043 (or instructor permission). | |
| FREN 4570 | Advanced Topics in Twentieth-Century Literature (3) |
| Readings of significant literary works of the twentieth century. The genre, theme and specific chronological concentration will vary. May be repeated for credit with different topics. Prerequisite: FREN 3032 and at least one course in the 3040 sequence. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| FREN 4580 | Advanced Topics in Literature (3) |
| Advanced study of transhistorical topics such as literary ideas, the novel, theater, travel literature. Prerequisite: At least one 3000-level literature course. | |
| FREN 4581 | Advanced Topics in Francophone Literature (3) |
| Topics may include historical writings and rewritings, single authors, the oral tradition, theater, the novel, poetry. | |
| FREN 4582 | Advanced Topics in French Poetry (3) |
| Aspects of French poetry. Topics vary and may range from general survey to studies of specific periods or authors; may be repeated for credit for different topics. Prerequisite: At least one literature or culture course beyond FREN 3032. Course was offered Fall 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Fall 2015, Fall 2013, Fall 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| FREN 4583 | Seminar for Majors (3) |
| Close study of a specific topic in French literature. Topics vary. Prerequisite: Completion of a 4000-level literature course with a grade of B- or better. | |
| FREN 4584 | Advanced Topics in French Cinema (3) |
| Advanced seminar in French and Francophone cinema. Topics vary. May be repeated for credit for different topics. Prerequisites: FREN 3032 and 3584, or instructor permission. Course was offered Summer 2021, Spring 2018 | |
| FREN 4585 | Advanced Topics in Cultural Studies (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Advanced seminar in French and Francophone literature and culture. Topics vary. May be repeated for credit for different topics. Prerequisite: At least one literature or culture course beyond FREN 3032. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, January 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011 |
| FREN 4586 | Topics in Literature and Film (3) |
| Studies the relation between three or four French films and their sources in French literature and culture. Prerequisite: FREN 3032 and FREN 3584, or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2013, Spring 2010 | |
| FREN 4743 | Africa in Cinema (3) |
| Study of the representation of Africa in American, Western European and African films. Ideological Constructions of the African as 'other'. Exoticism in cinema. History of African cinema. Economic issues in African cinema: production, distribution, and the role of African film festivals. The socio-political context. Women in African cinema. Aesthetic problems: themes and narrative styles. Prerequisite: FREN 3032 and FREN 3584 or another 3000-level literature course in French. Course was offered Spring 2022, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2014, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| FREN 4744 | The Occupation and After (3) |
| After an initial examination of the political and social conditions in France under the Nazi regime during World War II, this seminar explores the enduring legacy of those "Dark Years" by investigating how the complex (and traumatic) history of the Occupation has impacted French culture during the last half of the twentieth century and into the twenty first.
Prerequisite: FREN 3032 and another FREN course beyond 3034. | |
| FREN 4750 | From Literature to Film: Screening "Dangerous Liaisons" (3) |
| We will explore the international dissemination, through filmic adaptations, of a single literary work written at the end of the 18th century: Laclos' famous novel "Les Liaisons dangereuses". After examining the novel itself and its significance in the context of pre-revolutionary France, we will study several movies shot between 1960 and 2012 by directors from China, Korea, Czechoslovakia, France, Great-Britain and the USA. | |
| FREN 4811 | Francophone Literature of Africa (3) |
| Surveys the literary tradition in French, emphasizing post-World War II poets, novelists, and playwrights. Examines the role of cultural reviews in the development of this literary tradition. Prerequisite: FREN 3032 and at least one FREN course numbered 3041 to 3043 (or instructor permission). Course was offered Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| FREN 4813 | Introduction to the Francophone Caribbean (Martinique, Guadeloupe, Haiti) (3) |
| Focuses on the literature, culture and arts of the Francophone Caribbean (Martinique, Guadeloupe, Haiti). Issues of colonialism and postcolonialism, slavery and freedom, exile and immigration, race and gender will be examined through poetry, novels, storytelling, theater, music and film analysis. Prerequisite: A 3000-level French literature course | |
| FREN 4838 | French Society and Civilization (3) |
| Discusses political institutions and social problems based upon readings in recent publications and an analysis of current events. Prerequisite: FREN 3032 and another FREN course beyond 3034. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| FREN 4993 | Independent Study (1 - 3) |
| Normally, only French majors may enroll in this course and only by written permission from the department chair prior to the end of the first week of classes. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2020, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| FREN 4998 | Pre-Thesis Tutorial (3) |
| Preliminary research for thesis. Prerequisite: Admission to the Distinguished Majors Program. | |
| FREN 4999 | Thesis (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Composition and defense of thesis. Prerequisite: FREN 4998 and good standing in the Distinguished Majors Program. Note: The prerequisite to all 5000-level literature courses is two 4000-level literature courses with an average grade of B, or the instructor's permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| FREN 5011 | Old French (1) |
| Basic introduction to reading Old French, with consideration of its main dialects (Île-de-France, Picard, Anglo-Norman) and paleographical issues. May be taken in conjunction with FREN 5100 or independently. Taught in English. Prerequisite: Reading knowledge of modern French. | |
| FREN 5100 | Medieval Literature in Modern French I (3) |
| Based on topics and works of both current and enduring interest to scholars, this course will allow participants to gain general knowledge of literature composed in French from 880 until about 1250 as well as to explore the most recent developments in the field. | |
| FREN 5150 | Medieval Literature in Modern French II (3) |
| Introduces literary forms, habits of style and thought, and conditions of composition from the late thirteenth century to the late fifteenth. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| FREN 5200 | Literature of the Sixteenth Century: Poetry (3) |
| Studies the developments in theory and practice of French Renaissance poetry and poetics as seen in works by the Rhétoriqueurs, including Marot, Sebillet, Scève, Labe, du Bellay, Ronsard, and d'Aubigne. | |
| FREN 5300 | Literature of the Seventeenth Century I (3) |
| Studies art forms and society during the baroque and classical periods of French literary history. Readings in theater, fiction, rhetoric, and poetry. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| FREN 5400 | Literature of the Eighteenth Century I (3) |
| Religious, moral, and political thinking as reflected in the works of Bayle, Fontenelle, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Rousseau, Diderot, Helvetius, and others. | |
| FREN 5510 | Topics in Medieval Literature (3) |
| Topics may include genres (romance, poetry, hagiography, chanson de geste, allegory), themes (love, war, nature), single authors (Chrétien de Troyes, Machaut) and cultural and literary issues (gender, religion, authorship, rewritings). | |
| FREN 5520 | Topics in Sixteenth-Century Literature (3) |
| Topics may include Montaigne, the European novella, poetic recreations of the ancients, literary Lyon, and Rabelais and his world. Course was offered Spring 2022, Fall 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010 | |
| FREN 5530 | Topics in Seventeenth-Century Literature (3) |
| Topics may include genres such as tragedy, comedy, novel, and non-fiction prose, themes such as civility, religious conversion, the "human condition," colonial expansion, and love, and theoretical issues such as institutional control of literature, gender and writing, and discourse analysis. | |
| FREN 5540 | Topics in Eighteenth-Century Literature (3) |
| Topics may include exoticism, reason and folly, libertinage, theater, Voltaire vs. Rousseau. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2015, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| FREN 5559 | New Course in French Literature and General Linguistics (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of French literature and general linguistics. | |
| FREN 5560 | Topics in Nineteenth-Century Literature (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Study of various aspects of nineteenth-century French/ Francophone literature. Genre, theme, specific chronological concentration, and approach will vary. May be repeated for credit with different topics. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2009 |
| FREN 5570 | Topics in Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century Literature (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Study of the various aspects of twentieth-century French literature. Genre, theme, and specific chronological concentration will vary. May be repeated for credit with different topics. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2010 |
| FREN 5581 | Topics in African Literature and Culture (3) |
| Topics may include: Francophone novel, colonial literature and visual culture, postcolonial literature and cinema, Francophone Theater & Poetry, Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2012, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| FREN 5584 | Topics in Cinema (3) |
| A range of analytical approaches to the study of cinema, including cinematographic language and structure, the representation of socio-cultural phenomena in film, and the experience of cinema viewing as a cultural and historical practice. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2015, Fall 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| FREN 5585 | Topics in Civilization / Cultural Studies (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Interdisciplinary seminar in French and Francophone culture. Topics vary. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 |
| FREN 5700 | Literature of the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries I (3) |
| Principal literary movements and representative authors in the novel. | |
| FREN 5812 | New World Literature (3) |
| Introduces the French-language literatures of Canada and the Caribbean in their historical and esthetic context. Includes drama, fiction and poetry. FREN5812 is normally a prerequisite to advanced work in Francophone literature at the 8000 level. Course was offered Fall 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| FREN 5993 | Independent Study (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Independent Study Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| FREN 5998 | Thesis Research (3) |
| For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. Prerequisite: graduate standing and instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| FREN 5999 | Thesis (M.A.) (3) |
| Composition and defense of master's thesis. Prerequisite: graduate standing and instructor permission. | |
| FREN 7040 | Theories and Methods of Language Teaching (3) |
| Introduces the pedagogical approaches currently practiced in second-language courses at the university level. Critically examines the theories underlying various methodologies, and their relation to teaching. Assignments include development and critique of pedagogical material; peer observation and analysis; and a final teaching portfolio project. | |
| FREN 7500 | Topics in Theory and Criticism (3) |
| Study of various aspects of the Western critical tradition. Theme, chronological period, and approach will vary. May be repeated for credit with different topics. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| FREN 7559 | New Course in French Language and General Linguistics (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of French literature and general linguistics. Course was offered Spring 2023 | |
| FREN 8510 | Seminar in Medieval Literature (3) |
| Topics may include genres (romance, poetry, hagiography, chanson de geste, allegory), themes (love, war, nature), single authors (Chrétien de Troyes, Machaut) and cultural and literary issues (gender, religion, authorship, rewritings). | |
| FREN 8520 | Seminar in Sixteenth-Century Literature (3) |
| (a) Rabelais. (b) Montaigne. Course was offered Spring 2022, Fall 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010 | |
| FREN 8530 | Seminar in Seventeenth-Century Literature (3) |
| (a) Moliere. (b) Racine. (c) Corneille. (d) The Moralists. (e) The Lyric of the early seventeenth century. (f) La Fontaine. (g) Contes et Nouvelles. | |
| FREN 8540 | Seminar in Eighteenth-Century Literature (3) |
| (a) Voltaire. (b) Diderot. (c) Theater. (d) Novel. (e) Rousseau. (f) Marivaux. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| FREN 8559 | New Course in French Literature and General Linguistics (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of French literature and general linguistics. | |
| FREN 8560 | Seminar in Nineteenth-Century Literature (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Study of various aspects of nineteenth-century French/ Francophone literature. Genre, theme, specific chronological concentration, and approach will vary. May be repeated for credit with different topics. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2009 |
| FREN 8570 | Seminar in Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Literature (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Study of the various aspects of modern and contemporary French and Francophone literature. Genre, theme, and specific chronological concentration will vary. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2010 |
| FREN 8581 | Seminar in Francophone Literature and Culture (3) |
| Studies the Francophone literature of Africa, with special emphasis on post-World War II poets, novelists, and playwrights, and filmmakers. Examines the role of cultural and literary reviews in the historical and ideological development. Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| FREN 8584 | Seminar in Cinema (3) |
| A range of analytical approaches to the study of cinema, including cinematographic language and structure, the representation of socio-cultural phenomena in film, and the experience of cinema viewing as a cultural and historical practice. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2015, Fall 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| FREN 8585 | Seminar in Cultural Studies (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | In-depth studies investigations of cultural topics and research methodologies in French civilization and Francophone studies. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 |
| FREN 8993 | Independent Study (3) |
| Independent Study Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| FREN 9998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Master's and Doctoral Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For masters and doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| FREN 9999 | Dissertation Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| Foreign Language Exempt Modified | |
| FRLN 2020 | Foreign Language Exemption (0) |
| Foreign language exemption | |
| French in Translation | |
| FRTR 2510 | Topics in Medieval Literature (3) |
| An introduction to the culture of the High Middle Ages in France. Topics vary and may include love literature, family relations, war, and science and religion. May be repeated for credit for different topics. Course was offered Fall 2019, Spring 2013 | |
| FRTR 2552 | French Culture (subtitle will be added to reflect chosen topic) (3) |
| Course will offer a transhistoric and interdisciplinary approach to French culture through the lens of a given theme (e.g., food, travel, politics, societies and institutions). Lectures, readings and exams in English. Course was offered Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014 | |
| FRTR 2553 | J-Term in Paris (3) |
| January Term study abroad course conducted on-site in Paris. Readings in literature, ethnography, history, and urban studies, along with discussions of photographs, paintings, and films, will inform daily walking tours and site visits. Specific topics may vary. Course taught in English. | |
| FRTR 2555 | J-Term in Dakar (3) |
| This January term study abroad program invites students from all backgrounds to experience the bustling city of Dakar and study Senegalese culture and history to gain a clearer understanding of West Africa today. | |
| FRTR 2579 | Contemporary Caribbean Culture (3) |
| Comparative examination of contemporary culture in the Caribbean region with an emphasis on literature. Considers historical writing (essays), musical forms, and film as manifestations of the process of creolization in the area. Questions of ethnic diversity and nation-building are central to the course. | |
| FRTR 2580 | Topics in French and Francophone Culture (3) |
| Introduces the interdisciplinary study of culture in France or other French-speaking countries. Topics vary from year to year, and may include cuisine and national identity; literature and history; and contemporary society and cultural change. Taught by one or several professors in the French department. | |
| FRTR 2850 | French Thought (3) |
| A study of major French non-fiction from the Renaissance until today, including essays, discourses, sermons, autobiographies, and editorials, within the historical circumstances of production and reception and with respect to thematic and formal qualities. Class and all readings are in English. This course does not count toward the major or minor in French. Course was offered Fall 2013 | |
| FRTR 3559 | New Course French Cultural Topics (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in French Culture in translation. | |
| FRTR 3584 | Topics in French Cinema (3) |
| Studies topics relating to concepts of film structure, history, and criticism in French and within the French tradition. Topics offered include Introduction to French Cinema and Written Text/Film Text. Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015 | |
| FRTR 3814 | Gender, Sexuality, Identity in Premodern France (3) |
| This course will explore religious, social, scientific and legal views on gender, sexuality and identity that may extend from medieval through early modern Europe with an emphasis on the French tradition. Readings will include literary texts and cultural documents as well as current scholarship on questions of sexuality, gender, and identity politics. | |
| FRTR 4540 | The International Enlightenment (3) |
| The Enlightenment laid the foundations for our current conceptions of democratic government, religious toleration, freedom of speech, and the scientific method. The readings for this course may include texts by on works by Locke, Voltaire, Rousseau, Jefferson, and Kant . Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| FRTR 4559 | New Course in French in Translation (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of French in Translation. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| German | |
| GERM 116 | Intensive Introductory German (0) |
| This is the non-credit option for GERM 1016. | |
| GERM 126 | Intensive Introductory German (0) |
| This is the non-credit option for GERM 1026. | |
| GERM 216 | Intensive Intermediate German (0) |
| This is the non-credit option for GERM 2016. | |
| GERM 226 | Intensive Intermediate German (0) |
| This is the non-credit option for GERM 2026. | |
| GERM 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and Philosophical Inquiry. | |
| GERM 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and Societies of the World. | |
| GERM 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Historical Perspectives. | |
| GERM 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Social and Economic Systems. | |
| GERM 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, Mathematical, and Physical Inquiry | |
| GERM 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| GERM 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and Society | |
| GERM 1010 | Elementary German I (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces the essentials of German structure and syntax; emphasizes oral and written proficiency in German. Followed by GERM 1020. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| GERM 1015 | German for Reading Knowledge (3) |
| For graduate students requiring reading knowledge of German. Open to 4th year undergraduates, but does not count toward fulfillment of the language requirement. Please note: graduate students may enroll for C/NC or as auditors. However, graduates must enroll via the GSAS Office, rather than on SIS. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at: http://www.virginia.edu/german/Undergraduate/Courses. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Summer 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| GERM 1016 | Intensive Introductory German (3) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| GERM 1020 | Elementary German II (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Designed for students with an elementary knowledge of German. Further develops the skills of speaking, listening, comprehension, reading, and writing. Followed by GERM 2010. Prerequisite: GERM 1010 or equivalent. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| GERM 1025 | Reading Course in German (3) |
| For Graduate of Arts and Sciences students who want a reading knowledge of German for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Open to 3rd and 4th year undergraduates, but does not count toward fulfillment of the language requirement or permit admission to German courses with a spoken component. | |
| GERM 1026 | Intensive Introductory German (3) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level.Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisites: GERM 1016 or equivalent. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| GERM 1110 | Accelerated German I (4) |
| Introduces basic skills in listening, speaking, writing and reading at an accelerated pace. Introduces essential elements of German grammar and syntax. Develops basic knowledge of contemporary German-speaking world. Five class sessions. Language laboratory required. With instructor permission, students may continue in the accelerated track and enroll in GERM 2120 or switch to the non-accelerated track and continue with GERM 2010. | |
| GERM 1559 | New Course in German (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of German. | |
| GERM 2010 | Intermediate German I (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Increases accuracy and fluency through authentic literary and cultural materials with a focus on reading. Reviews essentials of German grammar and syntax. Exposes students to a wide variety of topics relating to contemporary Germany. Prerequisite: GERM 1020, or equivalent. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| GERM 2016 | Intensive Intermediate German (3) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in intermediate level oral expression, listening comprehension,reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisites: GERM 1016 & 1026 or equivalent. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| GERM 2020 | Intermediate German II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Builds upon skills developed in GERM 2010. Continues the review of grammar. Continues to expose students to a wide variety of topics relating to contemporary Germany. Prerequisite: GERM 2010, or equivalent. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| GERM 2026 | Intensive Intermediate German (3) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in intermediate level oral expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisites: GERM 1016, 1026, & 2016 or equivalent. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| GERM 2050 | German Express (4) |
| Intensive intermediate course in German language. The course teaches all four language skills (reading, writing, speaking and listening comprehension), covering the same material as GERM 2010-2020, including a component in German culture. German Express allows students to acquire language skills at an accelerated pace, preparing them for advanced courses (300-level and above) and study abroad in German-speaking countries. Prerequisite: GERM 1020. | |
| GERM 2120 | Accelerated German II (4) |
| Covers the material of intermediate German. Builds upon skills developed in GERM 1110 and1020. Continues review of grammar exposes students to a variety of topics relating to contemporary Germany. Internet news and cultural programming in the classroom. Language laboratory required.
Prerequisite: GERM 1110, GERM 1020, or instructor permission. With instructor permission, students may enroll directly in 3000-level courses after GERM 2120. Course was offered Spring 2015, Spring 2014 | |
| GERM 2525 | Intermediate German, Topics (3) |
| Builds upon GERM 2010 and is equivalent to GERM 2020. Develops the four essential skills in language learning (listening, speaking, reading, writing) on the basis of a theme-based approach that may be project-oriented. Topics vary per semester and instructor. Pre-requisites: GERM 2010 or equivalent. Course was offered Fall 2014 | |
| GERM 2559 | New Course in German (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of German. |
| GERM 3000 | Advanced German (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course builds on the first and second year German sequence and seeks to increase students' level of competence in both grammar and vocabulary. Students will produce more accurate and complex language and begin to discuss a diverse range of topics in German culture. Grammatical accuracy will be a central focus but also register, appropriacy, and fluency.
Prerequisite: GERM 2020 or equivalent, or instructor permission Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| GERM 3010 | Texts and Interpretations (3) |
| Employing a broad definition of text, this course allows students to develop a complex understanding of the relationship between meaning and linguistic form. Course readings may include poems, novels, films, historical documents, letters, memoirs etc. Specific grammatical topics will be addressed on the basis of the given material. This course is the prerequisite for all GERM 3000- level courses.
Prerequisite: GERM 2020 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| GERM 3110 | Literature in German II (3) |
| German literature from 1890 to the present. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at: http://www.virginia.edu/german/Undergraduate/Courses. Prerequisite: GERM 3010. | |
| GERM 3120 | Literature in German I (3) |
| German literature from 1750 to 1890. Prerequisite: GERM 3010. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| GERM 3220 | German Drama: Stage Production (1 - 3) |
| Interprets and stages a representative play in German with students as actors and producers. May be taken more than once for credit, but only once for major credit. Prerequisite: GERM 2020 or comparable language proficiency. Course was offered Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| GERM 3230 | Contemporary German: Writing and Speaking (3) |
| Using mentor texts based on digital cultural programming, students focus on a range of topics of culture and civilization in the contemporary German-speaking world. Beyond cultural competence, the writing assignments test command of mature grammatical structures, contemporary language, advanced idioms, and punctuation. The goal, following Goethe Institute guidelines, is to write comprehensive texts on a range topics.
Prerequisite: GERM 3000. | |
| GERM 3240 | Contemporary German: Writing and Speaking II (3) |
| Designed to expand and refine German writing skills, this course assumes mastery of the German language sufficient to write with progressive length and complexity. Using mentor texts based on digital cultural programming, the course focuses on contemporary issues related to the culture of German-speaking lands. The writing assignments test command of cultural competence, mature grammatical structures, advanced idioms, and punctuation.
Prerequisite: GERM 3230 or Instructor Permission. Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| GERM 3250 | German for Professionals (3) |
| Prepares students to communicate and interact effectively in the business environment of German-speaking countries. Emphasis is placed on practical, career-usable competence. Prerequisite: GERM 3000 or equivalent Course was offered Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2009 | |
| GERM 3260 | German for Professionals (3) |
| Continuation of GERM 3250. Prerequisite: GERM 3250. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| GERM 3290 | German Studies Roundtable (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | One-credit conversation on current themes. May be taken more than once for credit, but only once for major credit. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at: http://www.virginia.edu/german/Undergraduate/Courses. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| GERM 3300 | Language House Conversation (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For students residing in the German group in Shea House. May be taken more than once for credit. Departmental approval needed if considered for major credit. Prerequisite: instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019 |
| GERM 3340 | German and Austrian Culture, ca. 1900 (3) |
| Studies literature, the arts, politics, and social developments between 1870 and 1918. Prerequisite: GERM 3010 or 3230. | |
| GERM 3350 | Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany (3) |
| Studies German life between 1918 and 1945. Prerequisite: GERM 3010 or 3230. | |
| GERM 3510 | Topics in German Culture (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies selected aspects of German culture, such as opera. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: GERM 3010 or 3230. |
| GERM 3515 | Postwar German Culture (3) |
| Readings in the cultural, social, and political histories of the German-speaking countries since 1945. Prerequisite: GERM 3010 or 3230. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| GERM 3526 | Topics in Business German: (3) |
| Interdisciplinary seminar in German business. Topics vary annually and may include: green business practices, business ethics, the European Union, or the challenges of globalization. Taught in German. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at: http://www.virginia.edu/german/Undergraduate/Courses. Prerequisites: GERM 3000. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2012, Fall 2010 | |
| GERM 3559 | New Course in German (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of German. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017 |
| GERM 3590 | Topics in German Literature (3) |
| Seminar in German literature. May be repeated for credit. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at: http://www.virginia.edu/german/Undergraduate/Courses. Prerequisite: GERM 3010. | |
| GERM 3610 | Lyric Poetry (3) |
| Major forms and themes in German lyric poetry. Prerequisite: GERM 3010. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2017 | |
| GERM 3620 | New Voices in German: Transnational and Multilingual Literature Today (3) |
| In ¿New Voices in German¿ we will explore a selection of contemporary prose works and ask how these works critically engage with Germany¿s multilingual and transnational literary landscape. Readings include works by Fatma Aydemir, Katja Petrowskaja, Khuê Ph¿m, Saša Staniši¿, Sharon Dodua Otoo, and others. GERM 3620 is conducted in German. Prerequisite is GERM 3010 or Instructor Permission. | |
| GERM 3660 | Romanticism (3) |
| German literature from 1800 to 1830 and its influence. Prerequisite: GERM 3010. | |
| GERM 3993 | Independent Study (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Generic course to be used when students are taking independent study with a faculty member. May be repeated for credit. Course was offered Spring 2024 |
| GERM 4450 | Advanced Composition and Conversation (3) |
| This is the capstone course for German language skills. Using digital mentor texts, students focus on a contemporary issues in German-speaking lands, to compose writing assignments that test mature language structures (including idiomatic expressions) and specialized vocabularies. The goal, following Goethe Institute guidelines, is to attain the ability to write in context and in the appropriate stylistic register.
Prerequisite: GERM 3240 or permission of instructor. | |
| GERM 4559 | New Course in German (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of German. | |
| GERM 4600 | Fourth-Year Seminar (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Literary analysis for advanced students. Prerequisite: GERM 3010 and other literature courses. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| GERM 4993 | Independent Study (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Prerequisite: Approval by a supervising faculty member. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| GERM 4995 | Honors Research and Thesis (6) |
| Prerequisite: Admission to the DMP, permission of undergraduate advisor and a supervising faculty member. Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| GERM 4998 | Honors Research and Thesis (0) |
| This is the first semester of the year-long DMP thesis. Students who enroll in it will only receive a grade when the complete its sequel, GERM 4999, at which point they will receive 6 credits. Prerequisite: Admission to the DMP, permission of undergraduate advisor and a supervising faculty member. | |
| GERM 4999 | Honors Research and Thesis (6) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This is the second semester of the year-long DMP thesis. Students should enroll in this course only if they have completed GERM 4998, and must enroll in GERM 4999 to receive credit for GERM 4998. Prerequisite: Admission to the DMP, permission of undergraduate advisor and a supervising faculty member; GERM 4998. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2011 |
| GERM 5015 | German for Reading Knowledge (1 - 3) |
| For graduate students who need to develop skills necessary for reading and translating scholarly German and/or to pass the graduate reading exam. Nightly homework assignments from the textbook, combined in the later part of the course with readings and translation of texts from students' chosen fields of study, will help students attain their desired research skills in German. No prior knowledge of German required. | |
| GERM 5100 | Middle High German (3) |
| Introduces Middle High German grammar and includes readings in Middle High German literature. | |
| GERM 5140 | Arthurian Romance (3) |
| Theory and analysis of the chief German Arthurian romances: Erec, Parzival, Yrain, Iwain, and Tristan. Course was offered Fall 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| GERM 5210 | Early Modern German Literature: Humanism, Reformation and Baroque,1450-1700 (3) |
| An overview of works from the Early Modern period in Germany, 1450-1700, drawing on three movements and intellectual spheres: Humanism, Reformation, and Baroque. Among the authors and works treated are Tepl's Plowman of Bohemia, Brant's Ship of Fools, Luther, Hans Sachs, the Historia von D. Johann Fausten, Fleming, Gryphius, and Hofmannsswaldau. Open to graduate students and advanced undergraduates of all disciplines. Course was offered Fall 2013 | |
| GERM 5250 | Age of Goethe I (3) |
| Studies German "Storm and Stress' and classicism, focusing on Goethe and Schiller. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| GERM 5300 | Romanticism (3) |
| German literature and intellectual history from 1795 to 1830. | |
| GERM 5370 | Nineteenth Century (3) |
| Major writers and works from 1830 to 1890, including Grillparzer, Stifter, Heine, Hebbel, Keller, Storm, Fontane. Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| GERM 5470 | Turn of the Century (3) |
| Discusses the major literary movements at the turn of the century with analysis of representative works by Hofmannsthal, Schnitzler, George, Rilke, Thomas Mann, Musil, Kafka, and others. Course was offered Fall 2014 | |
| GERM 5480 | Twentieth Century (3) |
| Introduces the main currents of German literature since 1920, emphasizing major authors and traditions. | |
| GERM 5500 | Special Topics (3) |
| Major figures, genres, or literary problems serve as the focus for an intensive course within any literary period. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at: http://www.virginia.edu/german/Undergraduate/Courses. Course was offered Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| GERM 5559 | New Course in German (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of German. Course was offered Spring 2016, Fall 2015 | |
| GERM 5562 | Topics in New German Cinema (3) |
| Examines German art cinema from the 1960s-1980s, focusing on modernist aesthetics and filmic responses to major historical events in post-war Germany. Films by Fassbinder, Herzog, Wenders, Kluge, Sander, Von Trotta, and others. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| GERM 5600 | Studies in Lyric Poetry (3) |
| Investigates the theory and practice of lyric poetry in Germany, emphasizing major authors and traditions. Course was offered Fall 2013 | |
| GERM 5610 | Studies in Prose Fiction (3) |
| Studies representative works of fiction (either novels or shorter forms) with special attention to formal and thematic developments, and representative theories of fiction. Course was offered Fall 2016, Spring 2013 | |
| GERM 5620 | Studies in Drama (3) |
| Investigates dramatic theory and practice in Germany, emphasizing major authors and traditions. Course was offered Spring 2014 | |
| GERM 5840 | Introduction to Literary Theory (3) |
| Current theories of literature, including Marxist, psychoanalytical, formalist, structuralist, and hermeneutic approaches. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at: http://www.virginia.edu/german/Undergraduate/Courses. | |
| GERM 5880 | Ling Approaches to Literature (3) |
| Ling Approaches to Literature | |
| GERM 7400 | German Intellectual History From the Enlightenment to Nietzsche (3) |
| Studies the development of the concepts of 'education' and 'evolution,' and the predominance of aesthetics in German culture. Includes lectures on the impact of Leibnitz, Kant, and Schopenhauer; and readings in Lessing, Kant, Schiller, Fichte, Hegel, Feuerbach, Marx, and Nietzsche. Course was offered Spring 2014, Fall 2011 | |
| GERM 7420 | German Intellectual History from Nietzsche to the Present (3) |
| Readings in and discussion of the intellectual, philosophical, and social history of Germany from the late nineteenth century to the present. Course was offered Fall 2014, Spring 2011 | |
| GERM 7559 | New Course in German (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of German. | |
| GERM 7600 | German Cinema (3) |
| For more details on this class, please visit the department website at: http://www.virginia.edu/german/Undergraduate/Courses. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| GERM 7700 | Narrative Theory (3) |
| Study and comparison of major theories of narrative, including Booth, Stanzel, Barthes, Genette, Cohn, Bakhtin, and others. | |
| GERM 8559 | New Course in German (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of German. | |
| GERM 8610 | Seminar in Language Teaching (3) |
| Studies the theory and practice of language teaching with supervised classroom experience. One group meeting per week plus extensive individual consultation. Required of all teaching assistants in the teacher training program. | |
| GERM 8620 | Seminar in Language Teaching (3) |
| Studies the theory and practice of language teaching with supervised classroom experience. One group meeting per week plus extensive individual consultation. Required of all teaching assistants in the teacher training program. | |
| GERM 8810 | Pre-Dissertation Research I (3) |
| Supervised reading, directed toward the formulation of a dissertation proposal by the individual student. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| GERM 8820 | Pre-Dissertation Research II (3) |
| Supervised reading, directed toward the formulation of a dissertation proposal by the individual student. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| GERM 8995 | Guided Research (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Special research projects for advanced students. Individually directed. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| GERM 8998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| GERM 8999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| GERM 9559 | New Course in German (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of German. | |
| GERM 9998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| GERM 9999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| German in Translation | |
| GETR 1559 | New Course in German in Translation (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of German in translation. | |
| GETR 2559 | New Course in German in Translation (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of German in translation. | |
| GETR 2770 | Germany: Past and Present (3) |
| What does it mean for a country to confront its past, define its present, and imagine its future? This course will introduce you to modern German history and culture by looking at the interaction between culture and memory. We will approach the cities of Berlin and Weimar not just as a collection of streets and buildings, but as multi-layered cultural and historical texts. On-site visits will combine lectures with active student participation. Course was offered January 2014 | |
| GETR 3330 | Introduction to German Studies (3) |
| A survey of German cultural history from the enlightenment to the present, and an introduction to the field of German Studies. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at: http://www.virginia.edu/german/Undergraduate/Courses. . Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| GETR 3352 | Modern German History (3) |
| This class studies key aspects of German history, including the origins of Nazi ideology, colonialism, war and genocide; the Cold War and its legacies; European Integration and it's challenges; the resurgence of far-right and new-fascist politics and movements, as well as Germany's ongoing efforts to come to terms with the Holocaust. Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| GETR 3372 | German Jewish Culture and History (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides a wide-ranging exploaration of the history, culture, and thought of German-speaking Jewry from 1750 to the present. It focuses on the Jewish response to modernity in Central Europe and lasting transformations in Jewish life. We read the works of such figures as Moses Mendelssohn, Rachel Varnhagen, Heinrich Heine, Karl Marx, Theordor Herzl, Franz Kafka, Gershom Scholem, and Inge Deutschkron. Course was offered Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 |
| GETR 3380 | Jewish Humor (3) |
| Are Jews funny? Many people think so. Humor has certainly played an important role in Jewish life. This course examines the character and function of Jewish humor in Germany and the rest of Europe, the United States, and Israel. One goal of the course is to show how humor has been used in these Jewish communities to highlight the desires, needs, and frustrations of ordinary Jews. | |
| GETR 3385 | Kafka's Short Works: The Quest for Materiality (3) |
| Students will read and discuss the most important short works of Kafka, with an ultimate focus on the problem of the self and the idea of materiality. Short readings from other literatures and other disciplines are included in order to provide historical context and interpretive parallels. Method will be discussion rather than lecture. Two papers required. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| GETR 3390 | Nazi Germany (3) |
| Detailed survey of the historical origins, political structures, cultural dynamics, and every-day practices of the Nazi Third Reich. Cross-listed in the history department. Taught in English. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| GETR 3391 | The Idea of the University (3) |
| This course considers how some of our contemporary questions about higher education were first formulated in early 19th-century Germany. We will also consider how these questions were taken up by Thomas Jefferson and the founding of the University of Virginia. Some of our more particular questions will include: What is the relation between the university and the state or society more broadly speaking? What is the relationship between teaching and Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| GETR 3392 | Fairy Tales (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Entering the world of fairy tales often feels like passing into an elaborate dream: it is a world teeming with sorcerers, dwarves, wondrous objects, and animals that speak. This seminar explores fairy tales and dream narratives in literature and film from the romantic period into the present. Authors to be discussed include: Goethe, the brothers Grimm, Bettelheim, Hoffmann, Freud, Saint-Exupery, Tolkien, and others. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021 |
| GETR 3393 | Serial Media (3) |
| In this class we will explore the historical context of serial media, from the journal projects of the German Romantics to the second golden age of television. After a historical survey and a discussion of terminology ("series," "serial") we will examine certain specific "series" including Charles Dickens' Pickwick Papers, Marcel Duchamp's Ready-mades, or the German Netflix show "Dark." Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021 | |
| GETR 3400 | German Intellectual History from Leibniz to Hegel (3) |
| Reading and discussion of central theoretical texts in the German tradition 1700-1810, including works by Leibniz, Herder, Lessing, Kant, Schiller, Fichte, and Hegel. Course was offered Spring 2014, Fall 2011 | |
| GETR 3410 | Nietzsche and Modern Literature (3) |
| Reading and thorough discussion of the major works of Nietzsche, in English translation, from the Birth of Tragedy to Twilight of the Idols. Emphasizes the impact of Nietzsche on 20th-century literature and thought in such diverse authors as Shaw, Rilke, Thomas Mann, and Kafka. A term paper submitted in two stages and a final examination. | |
| GETR 3420 | German Intellectual History From Nietzsche to the Present (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Readings in philosophical and social history of Germany from the late 19th century onward. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2011 |
| GETR 3462 | Neighbors and Enemies (3) |
| Explores the friend/foe nexus in German history, literature and culture, with an emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at: http://www.virginia.edu/german/Undergraduate/Courses. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2010 | |
| GETR 3464 | Medieval Stories of Love and Adventure (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course traces the lineage and shapes of the Arthurian legend as witnessed in medieval literature and modern adaptations, including film and television ("Games of Thrones," "Star Wars," etc.) The aim is familiarity with the story of King Arthur and his court, as well as an ability to appreciate the permutations of the legend in all forms of media. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020 |
| GETR 3470 | Writing and Screening the Holocaust (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces the most significant texts and films dealing with the Holocaust and surveys important philosophical and historical reflections on the meaning of the Holocaust. Meets second writing requirement. |
| GETR 3471 | Weimar Cinema (3) |
| This course explores the film culture of the Weimar period (1918-1933). Rife with ambition, experimentation, and sometimes disastrous failure, Weimar cinema forces us to confront fundamental questions of how moving images work, what they can do, and how they relate to the sociopolitical conditions that produce them. Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| GETR 3500 | German Cinema (3) |
| Analyzes the aesthetics and semiotics of film, with a focus on German expressionism and New German Cinema. | |
| GETR 3505 | History and Fiction, Topics (3) |
| Explores the relationship between facts and fiction in the representation of the past. Course materials range from archival sources and scholarly articles to novels, films, paintings, sculptures, poems and other creative articulations of the historical imagination. The role of the new media and media analysis in the representation of history will also be examined. Topics vary annually. | |
| GETR 3550 | Children's Literature (3) |
| Studies the nature and aims of children's literature, primarily European and American, from the 17th century onward. | |
| GETR 3559 | New Course in German in Translation (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of German in translation. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at: http://www.virginia.edu/german/Undergraduate/Courses. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| GETR 3560 | Topics in German Literature (3) |
| Examines such myths as Faust and Tristan, along with the modernist parody of them. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| GETR 3561 | The Frankfurt School and its American legacy (3) |
| Introduces students to the history of the Frankfurt School in Europe and the University States. | |
| GETR 3562 | German New Wave Cinema: Reinvention, Remembrance Rebellion (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course explores how West German art cinema of the 1960s-80s reinvented filmmaking, remembered the Nazi past, and rebelled against cultural and political institutions. In dialogue with films by Werner Herzog, Helke Sander, R. W. Fassbinder, Margarethe von Trotta, and others, we will examine the aesthetic and political possibilities of cinema, in the context of an affluent consumer society with a violent past that many preferred to forget. |
| GETR 3563 | Spiritual Journeys in Young Adult Fiction (3) |
| This writing-intensive, discussion-based seminar invites students to explore the topic of the spiritual journey both academically and personally. Different disciplinary perspectives and experiential approaches to reading and writing will deepen our exploration of such themes as: religiosity vs. spirituality, becoming a hero, confronting evil, being different, achieving autonomy, faith and doubt, and the magical and the miraculous. Course was offered Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| GETR 3566 | Topics in film (3) |
| The course reflects on the often complicated ways in which representations of violence are related to gender codes. we will look especially at films that depict and document the topos of Lager/Camp: the Camp functions as metaphor, as fantasy, gendered space, laboratory, and heterotopia,. Critical look at films that imagine the camp both as a historical site or as a hiding place. | |
| GETR 3590 | Course(s) in English (3) |
| Reading and discussion of German texts compared to texts from other literatures (all in English translation), with the aim of illuminating a central theoretical, historical, or social issue that transcends national boundaries. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at: http://www.virginia.edu/german/Undergraduate/Courses. Course was offered Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| GETR 3600 | Faust (3) |
| Taking Goethe's Faust as its point of departure, this course traces the emergence and transformations of the Faust legend over the last 400 hundred years. We explore precursors of Goethe's Faust in the form of the English Faust Book, Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus, and possibly other popular re-workings of the text. We will Goethe's Faust in its entirety, and then proceed to Bulgakov's response to Stalinism in The Master and Margharta and | |
| GETR 3692 | The Holocaust (3) |
| This course aims to clarify basic facts and explore competing explanations for the origins and unfolding of the Holocaust--the encounter between the Third Reich and Europe's Jews between 1933 and 1945 that resulted in the deaths of almost six million Jews. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at: http://www.virginia.edu/german/Undergraduate/Courses. | |
| GETR 3693 | Holocaust Testimony (3) |
| This course explores what it means not only to read or listen to but also to see testimony by Jewish survivors of the Holocaust. We will also view and analyze testimony by survivors of other genocides and atrocities. The purpose of this course is to enable students to develop the theoretical background and skills of close reading and close viewing necessary to analyze oral testimony. Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| GETR 3695 | The Holocaust and the Law (3) |
| This course explores the pursuit of legal justice after the Holocaust. Study of legal responses to the Nazi genocide of Europe's Jews in Europe, Israel, and the United States from the immediate aftermath of the Holocaust to the present. Focus on the Nuremberg, Eichmann Trial, Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials, among others. The course ask how the pursuit of legal justice after the Holocaust affects our understanding of the legal process. | |
| GETR 3705 | The Jewish Experience in Europe: Vienna and Budapest (3) |
| This course will explore Jewish history, culture, and everyday life in Europe from a multidisciplinary perspective. It will consist of introductory lectures, site visits, guest speakers, and student presentations. The course is designed to be 12-day term with primary locations in Graz, Vienna, and Budapest. | |
| GETR 3710 | Kafka and His Doubles (3) |
| Introduction to the work of Franz Kafka, with comparisons to the literary tradition he worked with and the literary tradition he formed. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2017, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| GETR 3720 | Freud and Literature (3) |
| In formulating his model of the psyche and his theory of psychoanalysis, Freud availed himself of analogies drawn from different disciplines, including literature. Freud's ideas were then taken up by many twentieth-century literary writers. After introducing Freud's theories through a reading of his major works, the course will turn to literary works that engage with Freud. | |
| GETR 3730 | Modern Poetry: Rilke, Valéry and Stevens (3) |
| Studies in the poetry and prose of these three modernist poets, with emphasis on their theories of artistic creation. The original as well as a translation will be made available for Rilke's and Valery's poetry; their prose works will be read in English translation. | |
| GETR 3740 | Narratives of Childhood (3) |
| Childhood autobiography and childhood narrative from Romanticism to the present. Course was offered Fall 2017 | |
| GETR 3750 | Women, Childhood, Autobiography (3) |
| Cross-cultural readings in women's childhood narratives. Emphasis on formal as well as thematic aspects. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at: http://www.virginia.edu/german/Undergraduate/Courses. | |
| GETR 3760 | Ways of Telling Stories: Eighteenth-Century Fiction (3) |
| Comparative studies in the European novel. Dominant novel types, including the fictional memoir, the novel in letters, and the comic "history." Course was offered Spring 2018 | |
| GETR 3770 | Women Writers: Women on Women (3) |
| This course focuses on women writers from any era who address the topic of femininity: what it means or implies to be a woman. Course was offered Fall 2016 | |
| GETR 3780 | Memory Speaks (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Interdisciplinary course on memory. Readings from literature, philosophy, history, psychology, and neuroscience. |
| GETR 3790 | Pursuing Happiness (3) |
| Fictions of happiness pursued -- and found! Through the ages, people have sought happiness and formulated conceptions of what happiness means. This course compares ideas and stories of happiness from antiquity through the present day in all genres: prose fiction, poetry, essays, film, and humanistic and scientific theory. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2022 | |
| GETR 4493 | Independent Study (1 - 3) |
| Guided study Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2013 | |
| GETR 4559 | New Course in German in Translation (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of German in translation. Course was offered Spring 2022 | |
| GETR 7559 | New Course in German in Translation (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of German in Translation. Course was offered Fall 2021, Spring 2020 | |
| GETR 7700 | Cognitive Literary Theory (3) |
| Readings in recent theories, findings, and methods from cognitive science, psychology, and neurobiology that have been applied to the study of literature, whether by the scientists themselves or by literary scholars. Examples include the embodied mind thesis, conceptual metaphor, prototypes, neurobiological theories of the self, blending, emotion theory, memory theory, theory of mind, and the empirical study of reader response. Course was offered Spring 2016, Spring 2014 | |
| Greek | |
| GREE 1010 | Elementary Greek (4) |
| Attic Greek: beginning grammar, composition, and selected readings. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| GREE 1020 | Elementary Greek (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Attic Greek: beginning grammar, composition, and selected readings. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| GREE 2010 | Intermediate Greek I (3) |
| Xenophon and Plato. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Prerequisite: GREE 1010-1020. | |
| GREE 2020 | Intermediate Greek II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Herodotus and Euripides. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Prerequisite: GREE 2010. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| GREE 2230 | The New Testament I (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces New Testament Greek; selections from the Gospels. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Prerequisite: GREE 2010. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| GREE 2240 | The New Testament II (3) |
| Selections from the Epistles. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Prerequisite: GREE 2010. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2021, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| GREE 3010 | Advanced Reading in Greek (3) |
| Reading of a tragedy and a related prose work. Weekly exercises in writing Greek. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Prerequisite: GREE 2020. | |
| GREE 3020 | Advanced Reading in Greek (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Readings in Greek from Homer's Iliad. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Prerequisite: GREE 3010 or 3030. |
| GREE 3030 | Advanced Reading in Greek (3) |
| Reading of a comedy and a related prose work. Weekly exercises in writing Greek. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Prerequisite: GREE 2020. | |
| GREE 3040 | Advanced Reading in Greek (3) |
| Readings in Greek from Homer's Odyssey. Offered in alternate years. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Prerequisite: GREE 3010 or 3030. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| GREE 3559 | New Course in Greek (1 - 4) |
| New course in Greek. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| GREE 4559 | New Course in Greek (1 - 4) |
| New course in Greek. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| GREE 4993 | Independent Study (1 - 3) |
| Independent Study in Greek. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| GREE 4998 | Greek Distinguished Majors Thesis Research (3) |
| Independent research under direction of a faculty member leading to writing of a Distinguished Majors thesis or comparable project | |
| GREE 4999 | Greek Distinguished Majors Thesis Writing (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Writing of Distinguished Majors thesis or comparable project.
Prerequisite: GREE 4998 Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016 |
| GREE 5020 | Survey of Later Greek Literature (3) |
| Lectures with readings from the end of the fifth century to the Second Sophistic. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Spring 2014 | |
| GREE 5040 | Later Greek Prose (3) |
| Selections from Greek authors, illustrating the development of prose style from the third century, b.c., to the second century, a.d. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| GREE 5050 | Comparative Greek and Latin Grammar (3) |
| For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| GREE 5060 | The History of the Greek and Latin Languages (3) |
| For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| GREE 5070 | Greek Orators (3) |
| Study of the texts of the ancient Greek orators (in ancient Greek). Prerequisite: Advanced knowledge of ancient Greek. Course was offered Fall 2016 | |
| GREE 5080 | Greek Epigraphy (3) |
| Studies the inscriptions of the ancient Greeks. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Fall 2022 | |
| GREE 5090 | Prose Composition (3) |
| Translation from English into Greek. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| GREE 5100 | Homer (3) |
| Readings from Homeric epics, with study of various Homeric problems. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Fall 2015, Spring 2011 | |
| GREE 5120 | Greek Lyric Poetry (3) |
| Surveys Greek lyric forms from earliest times. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2011 | |
| GREE 5130 | Pindar (3) |
| Readings in the Poetry of Pindar Course was offered Fall 2014 | |
| GREE 5140 | Aeschylus (3) |
| Close reading of two plays of Aeschylus with particular attention to problems of the constitution of the text. Course was offered Spring 2015 | |
| GREE 5150 | Sophocles (3) |
| Selected plays of Sophocles with studies of their dramatic techniques. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| GREE 5160 | Herodotus (3) |
| Readings in the Histories. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| GREE 5170 | Euripides (3) |
| Reading of selected plays, with study of the poetic and dramatic technique. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| GREE 5180 | Thucydides (3) |
| Selections from the History of the Peloponnesian War, emphasizing the development of Greek historical prose style and the historical monograph. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| GREE 5210 | Plato (3) |
| Readings from selected dialogues of Plato; studies Plato's philosophy and literary style. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Spring 2014, Fall 2009 | |
| GREE 5220 | Aristotle (3) |
| Reading and discussion of the Nicomachean Ethics. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| GREE 5230 | Survey of Hellenistic Poetry (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This survey focuses on the evolution of Greek literature during the Hellenistic period, and will focus on a study of the texts and their cultural and historical contexts. There will be reports, quizzes, midterm, and a final exam or a paper. Course was offered Fall 2020, Spring 2010 |
| GREE 5240 | Language of Epic (3) |
| This course will explore the language of Greek epic poetry (chiefly Homer, but also Hesiod, the Hymns, and Apollonius). What is the nature of the epic Kunstsprache? How does its syntax differ from that of Classical Attic? To what extent can linguistic features be used to date the poems? How much flexibility does the poet have in the use of formulas? How do later poets manipulate the traditional linguistic patterns inherited from earlier epic? Course was offered Fall 2019 | |
| GREE 5250 | Demosthenes (3) |
| Demosthenes has long enjoyed a reputation as the best of the Greek orators - a view found, for instance, in Cicero, who knew a thing or two about giving a speech. Through close reading of the First and Third Philippics, On the Crown, and selections from other speeches, together with the necessary secondary literature, this course will examine what it is about Demosthenes' language, style, and rhetoric that led to his preeminence in the field. Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| GREE 5260 | Greek Hymns (3) |
| Addressing the gods in the form of a hymn was one of the central elements of Greek religious rituals and a poem was thought to be a valuable gift to the gods. This course will offer a survey of the major hymnic genres, from rhapsodic 'Homeric' hymns, through inscriptional cult hymns, lyric monody, choral lyric, Hellenistic hymns of Callimachus, magical hymns, Orphic hymns, and prose hymns. Course was offered Fall 2023 | |
| GREE 5559 | New Course in Greek (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | New course in Greek. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| GREE 5993 | Independent Study (1 - 4) |
| Independent Study in Greek. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| GREE 7559 | New Course: GREE (3) |
| New course in Greek. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Fall 2013 | |
| GREE 8100 | Greek Religion (3) |
| Seminar on select topics in Greek Religion. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2011 | |
| GREE 8130 | Greek Literary Criticism (3) |
| Readings from Aristotle's Rhetoric and Poetics and Longinus. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| GREE 8998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For master's thesis, taken before a thesis director has been selected. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| GREE 8999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| GREE 9998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| GREE 9999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| Human Biology | |
| HBIO 4559 | New Course Human Biology (1 - 4) |
| New Course in the subject of human biology. | |
| HBIO 4810 | Capstone Seminar in Human Biology I (2) |
| A weekly seminar co-organized by participating faculty to integrate students' independent research and coursework with contemporary issues at the intersection of biology, the humanities and social sciences. Students will have the opportunity to present their ongoing research and meet with outside speakers. This course will be taken in the fourth year. Prerequisite: DMP in Human Biology. | |
| HBIO 4820 | Capstone Seminar in Human Biology II (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A weekly discussion and workshop co-organized by participating faculty to provide guidance and advice to students on completing their research or independent study and writing their thesis. Occasional seminars and opportunities to meet outside speakers will continue in this semester. This course will be taken in the fourth year. Prerequisite: DMP in Human Biology. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| HBIO 4950 | Independent Research for Human Biology (2) |
| Independent research/independent study under the guidance of a primary mentor within the College of Arts and Sciences. Prerequisite: DMP in Human Biology. | |
| HBIO 4960 | Independent Research for Human Biology (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Independent research/independent study under the guidance of a primary mentor within the College of Arts and Sciences. Prerequisite: DMP in Human Biology. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| HBIO 4998 | Thesis Research in Human Biology I (2) |
| Independent research/independent study under the guidance of a primary mentor within the College of Arts and Sciences. Research/study forms the basis for the DMP thesis to be submitted at the end of the fourth year. This course must be taken in the first semester of the fourth year and should encompass the majority of the research for the thesis. Prerequisite: First-semester fourth-year DMP in Human Biology. | |
| HBIO 4999 | Thesis Research for Human Biology (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course is designed to provide students the opportunity for hands-on learning in experimental sciences leading to a Capstone thesis project and written thesis. Students, working with a primary mentor (and in some cases a secondary mentor), design an original research study or other creative product in self-selected areas of interest, execute the study, analyze the data and report the findings in written form. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| Hebrew | |
| HEBR 116 | Intensive Introductory Hebrew (0) |
| This is the non-credit option for HEBR 1016. | |
| HEBR 126 | Intensive Introductory Hebrew (0) |
| This is the non-credit option for HEBR 1026. | |
| HEBR 216 | intensive intermediate Hebrew (0) |
| This is the non-credit option for HEBR 2016. | |
| HEBR 226 | Intensive Intermediate Hebrew (0) |
| This is the non-credit option for HEBR2026. | |
| HEBR 1010 | Introduction to Modern Hebrew I (4) |
| An introduction to the pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and writing system of modern Israeli Hebrew. By the end of this sequence students have mastered the core grammatical principles of Hebrew, along with a basic vocabulary of 1000 words, and they are able to read and understand simple texts and carry out simple conversation. Includes material on Israeli culture, history, and politics. | |
| HEBR 1016 | Intensive Introductory Hebrew (3) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute. | |
| HEBR 1020 | Introduction to Modern Hebrew II (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Prerequisite: HEBR 1010. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| HEBR 1026 | Intensive Introductory Hebrew (3) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute.
Prerequisite: HEBR 1016 or equivalent | |
| HEBR 1410 | Elementary Biblical Hebrew I (3) |
| First half of a year-long introduction to biblical Hebrew, using an innovative language-learning approach. Through communicative activities in an immersive environment, students acquire oral and aural capacities naturally, in Hebrew. These capacities enable students to internalize the language and thus achieve the overall course goal: read simple biblical Hebrew prose with immediate comprehension. No prerequisites. | |
| HEBR 1420 | Elementary Biblical Hebrew II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Second half of a year-long introduction to biblical Hebrew, using an innovative language-learning approach. Through communicative activities in an immersive environment, students acquire oral and aural capacities naturally, internalize the language, and efficiently develop the ability to read biblical Hebrew prose with immediate comprehension. Students read the prose portions of the Book of Jonah and master basic Hebrew grammar, syntax, and vocabulary. Prerequisite: HEBR/RELJ 1410 or the equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| HEBR 2010 | Intermediate Modern Hebrew (4) |
| Continuation of the study of the fundamentals of grammar, with special attention to verb conjugation, noun declension, and syntactic structure, and their occurrence in texts which deal with modern Israeli culture and values. These texts, which include excerpts from newspapers and fiction, introduce 600 new words and expose the learner to political and other issues of modern Israel. Prerequisite: HEBR 1020 with grade of C or above, or instructor permission. | |
| HEBR 2016 | Intensive Intermediate Hebrew (3) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in intermediate level oral expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute.
Prerequisite: HEBR 1016 & 1026 or equivalent | |
| HEBR 2020 | Intermediate Modern Hebrew (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Prerequisite: HEBR 1020 with grade of C or above, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| HEBR 2026 | Intensive Intermediate Hebrew (3) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in intermediate level oral expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute.
Prerequisite: HEBR 1016, 1026 & 2016 or equivalent | |
| HEBR 2410 | Intermediate Biblical Hebrew I (3) |
| Readings in the prose narratives of the Hebrew Bible. Emphasizes grammar, vocabulary, and syntax. Attention to issues of translation and interpretation. Prerequisite: HEBR/RELJ 1420 or the equivalent | |
| HEBR 2420 | Intermediate Biblical Hebrew II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Readings in the poetry of the Hebrew Bible. Emphasizes grammar, vocabulary, and poetics. Attention to issues of translation and interpretation. Prerequisite: HEBR/RELJ 2410 or the equivalent Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| HEBR 3010 | Advanced Modern Hebrew I (3) |
| This course focuses on the conjugation of weak, or hollow verbs, and the passive of all conjugations. It also continues the study of subordinate clauses with special attention to adverbial clauses and their use. Texts for the course, which form the basis for class discussion in Hebrew and exercises in Hebrew composition, are drawn from various genres. Prerequisite: HEBR 2020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| HEBR 3020 | Advanced Modern Hebrew II (3) |
| Prerequisite: HEBR 2020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| HEBR 4993 | Independent Study in Hebrew (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Independent study for advanced students of Hebrew. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Janiuary 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| HEBR 8993 | Independent Study in Hebrew (1 - 3) |
| Students whose proficiency in Modern Hebrew has already reached the advanced level, or alternatively students who for their research focus on Hebrew Literature in translation, will pursue an independent study that will focus on the reading and interpretation of texts, as well as the analysis of media.
Prerequisite: HEBR 3010 Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014 | |
| History-African History | |
| HIAF 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and Philosophical Inquiry. | |
| HIAF 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and Societies of the World. | |
| HIAF 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Historical Perspectives. | |
| HIAF 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Social and Economic Systems. | |
| HIAF 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, Mathematical, and Physical Inquiry | |
| HIAF 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| HIAF 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and Society | |
| HIAF 1501 | Introductory Seminar in African History (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces the study of history intended for first- or second-year students. Seminars involve reading, discussing, and writing about different historical topics and periods, and emphasize the enhancement of critical and communication skills. Several seminars are offered each term. Not more than two Introductory Seminars may be counted toward the major in history. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2010 |
| HIAF 1559 | New Course in African History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of African History. | |
| HIAF 2001 | Early African History (4) |
| Studies the history of African civilizations from the iron age through the era of the slave trade, ca. 1800. Emphasizes the search for the themes of social, political, economic, and intellectual history which present African civilizations on their own terms. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| HIAF 2002 | Modern African History (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies the history of Africa and its interaction with the western world from the mid-19th century to the present. Emphasizes continuities in African civilization from imperialism to independence that transcend the colonial interlude of the 20th century. Course was offered Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 |
| HIAF 2559 | New Course in African History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of African History. | |
| HIAF 3011 | North African History from Carthage to the Algerian Revolution (3) |
| Surveys the main outlines of North African political, economic, and cultural history from the rise of Carthage as a Mediterranean power until the conclusion of the Algerian war for independence in 1962, and the creation of a system of nation-states in the region. It places the North African historical experience within the framework of both Mediterranean/European history and African history. Focuses mainly upon the area stretching from Morocco's Atlantic coast to the Nile Delta; also considered are Andalusia and Sicily, and the ties between Northwest Africa and sub-Saharan regions, particularly West Africa. | |
| HIAF 3021 | History of Southern Africa (3) |
| Studies the history of Africa generally south of the Zambezi River. Emphasizes African institutions, creation of ethnic and racial identities, industrialization, and rural poverty, from the early formation of historical communities to recent times. | |
| HIAF 3031 | History of the trans-Atlantic Slave Trade (3) |
| This course concerns the trans-Atlantic slave trade, with an emphasis on African history. Through interactive lectures, in-class discussions, written assignments and examinations of first-hand accounts by slaves and slavers, works of fiction and film, and analyses by historians, we will seek to understand one of the most tragic and horrifying phenomena in the history of the western world. | |
| HIAF 3051 | West African History (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | History of West Africans in the wider context of the global past, from West Africans' first attempts to make a living in ancient environments through the slave trades (domestic, trans-Saharan, and Atlantic), colonial overrule by outsiders, political independence, and ever-increasing globalization. |
| HIAF 3091 | Africa in World History (3) |
| World history from the perspective of Africa, for advanced undergraduates. The interpretive emphasis falls equally on the epistemology of thinking historically, historical processes recurring throughout the human experience, and the specific ways in which Africans experienced and elaborated them. The course develops a strong critique of conventional textbook approaches to both Africa and world history. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| HIAF 3112 | African Environmental History (3) |
| This course explores how Africans changed their interactions with the physical environments they inhabited and how the landscapes they helped create in turn shaped human history. Topics covered include the ancient agricultural revolution, health and disease in the era of slave trading, colonial-era mining and commodity farming, 20th-century wildlife conservation, and the emergent challenges of land ownership, disease, and climate change. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017 | |
| HIAF 3501 | Introductory History Workshop (3) |
| Required for history majors, to be completed before enrollment in the Major Seminar. Introduces a variety of approaches to the study of history, methods for finding and analyzing primary and secondary sources, and the construction of historical arguments. Workshops are offered on a variety of topics each term. | |
| HIAF 3559 | New Course in African History (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of African History. |
| HIAF 4501 | Seminar in African History (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The major seminar is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the seminar. Seminar work results primarily in the preparation of a substantial (ca. 25 pp. in standard format) research paper. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| HIAF 4511 | Colloquium in African History (4) |
| The major colloquium is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the colloquium. Colloquia are most frequently offered in areas of history where access to source materials or linguistic demands make seminars especially difficult. Students in colloquia prepare about 25 pages of written work distributed among various assignments. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies. | |
| HIAF 4559 | New Course in African History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of African History. Course was offered Fall 2016 | |
| HIAF 4993 | Independent Study in African History (1 - 3) |
| In exceptional circumstances and with the permission of a faculty member, any student may undertake a rigorous program of independent study designed to explore a subject not currently being taught or to expand upon regular offerings. Independent study projects may not be used to replace regularly scheduled classes. Open to majors or non-majors. Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| HIAF 5559 | New Course in African History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of African History. Course was offered Spring 2017 | |
| HIAF 7002 | The History and Historiography of Africa (3) |
| Taught for graduate students with no previous experience in African history; consists of attendance at the lecture sessions of HIAF 2001, 2002, and weekly discussions devoted to more detailed examination of the technical and interpretive problems in writing African history. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| HIAF 7031 | History and Historiography of North Africa, ca. 1800-Present (3) |
| Introduces the literature on North Africa (Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia) from the precolonial period to the postcolonial era. An intensive readings and discussion colloquium devoted to the major issues in the region's political, economic, social, and cultural history, and to the issues raised by colonial historiography. Prerequisite: HIME 2001, 2002. | |
| HIAF 7559 | New Course in African History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of African History. | |
| HIAF 9033 | Tutorial in Pre-Colonial African History (3) |
| This tutorial introduces the major themes, debates, and methods of studying pre-colonial African history. It is intended to prepare graduate students for preliminary examinations as well as to teach African history. Topics include the invention of Africa, non-archival methodologies, continuity and change in African religious and cultural history, the impact of European trade and culture on coastal societies, slavery in African society. Course was offered Fall 2017 | |
| History-East Asian History | |
| HIEA 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and HIAFosophical Inquiry. | |
| HIEA 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and HIAFieties of the World. | |
| HIEA 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to HIAForical Perspectives. | |
| HIEA 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to HIAFial and Economic Systems. | |
| HIEA 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, HIAFematical, and HIAFical Inquiry | |
| HIEA 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| HIEA 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and HIAFiety | |
| HIEA 1501 | Introductory Seminar in East Asian History (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces the study of history intended for first- or second-year students. Seminars involve reading, discussing, and writing about different historical topics and periods, and emphasize the enhancement of critical and communication skills. Several seminars are offered each term. Not more than two Introductory Seminars may be counted toward the major in history. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| HIEA 1559 | New Course in East Asian History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of East Asian History. | |
| HIEA 2011 | History of Chinese Civilization (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An intro to the study of Chinese civilization. We shall begin with the earliest human remains found in China & conclude in the present. The goal of this coure is not merely to tell the story of Chinese history, rich and compelling though the story is. Rather, our aim will be to explore what makes Chinese civilization specifically Chinese, & how the set of values, practices, & institutions we associate with Chinese society came to exist. Course was offered Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 |
| HIEA 2031 | Modern China (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies the transformation of Chinese politics, society, institutions, culture and foreign relations from the Opium War. through the post-Mao Reform Era. Emphasizes the fluid relationship between tradition and transformation and the ways in which this relationship continues to shape the lives of the Chinese people. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| HIEA 2072 | Modern Japanese Culture and Politics (3) |
| An introduction to the politics, culture, and ideologies of modern Japan from roughly 1800 to the present. We will pay special attention to the interplay between Japan's simultaneous participation in global modernity and its assertion of a unique culture as a way to explore the rise of the nation-state as a historically specific form. Course was offered Fall 2023, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2016, Fall 2014, Spring 2012, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| HIEA 2073 | Japan to 1868: An Historical Introduction (3) |
| This lecture class surveys the history of Japanese civilization from prehistory to the end of the nineteenth century. Through an assortment of historical, literary, religious and visual materials, it offers an introduction to the political, social, religious, intellectual, artistic, and cultural life of Japan in its various epochs. Course was offered Spring 2015 | |
| HIEA 2081 | Korea: Antiquity through the 12th Century (3) |
| The development of Korean culture from the Three Kingdoms Period through the Silla (675-918) and Early Koryo (936-1200) dynasties. Course was offered Spring 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| HIEA 2091 | Korean Civilization to 1900 (3) |
| This course covers the history of Korean civilization from its archeological and mythical origins to the late nineteenth century. Together students will examine sources on premodern Korean warfare, society, sex, politics, religion, and culture to understand how this seemingly distant past continues to shape Korea's present and future. We will also explore the influence of Korean civilization on regional and global histories beyond the peninsula. | |
| HIEA 2101 | Modern Korean History: One Peninsula, Two Paths (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course traces Korea's history from its unified rule under the Choson dynasty (1392-1910) to Japanese colonization (1910-1945) and subsequent division into the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) and Republic of Korea (South Korea). It examines how processes of reform, empire, civil war, revolution, and industrialization shaped both Koreas' development and how ordinary people experienced this tumultuous history. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2019, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2012, Fall 2010 |
| HIEA 2559 | New Course in East Asian History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of East Asian History. | |
| HIEA 3111 | China to the Tenth Century (3) |
| Surveys the social, political and economic organization of traditional Chinese society, traditional Chinese foreign policy, and major literary, artistic, and intellectual movements. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| HIEA 3112 | Late Imperial China (3) |
| Survey of the social, political, and cultural history of China from 10th to the early 20th centuries. Topics include the philosophic basis of state and society, the formation of social elites, the influence of nomadic peoples, and patterns of popular dissent and rebellion, among others Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| HIEA 3141 | Political and Social Thought in Modern China (3) |
| Studies political and social thought from the early 20th century to the present, as reflected in written sources (including fiction), art, and films. Course was offered Janiuary 2022, January 2021, January 2020, January 2019, January 2018, January 2017, January 2016, January 2015, January 2014, January 2013, January 2012, January 2011 | |
| HIEA 3162 | Historical China and the World (3) |
| The course traces China's external relations from antiquity to our own times, identifying conceptions, practices, and institutions that characterized the ancient inter-state relations of East Asia and examining the interactions between "Eastern" and "Western," and "revolutionary" and "conventional" modes of international behavior in modern times. The student's grade is based on participation, midterm test, final exam, and a short essay. | |
| HIEA 3171 | Meiji Japan (3) |
| This course will examine the rise of the nation-state form in Japan as a new form of historical subjectivity. It will explore in depth the political, economic, social, and cultural changes in the wake of the collapse of the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1868 to the start of the Tasiho period in 1912. | |
| HIEA 3172 | The Japanese Empire (3) |
| This course is an exploration of Japan's imperial project from roughly 1890-1945. We will start by developing a critical theoretical vocabulary with which we will then focus on three recent and important books on Japanese imperialism in East Asia. At the end of the semester we will also look briefly at anti-imperial and decolonization movements as well as the status of the category of 'empire' for analyzing the postwar period. | |
| HIEA 3211 | Japan's Economic Miracle (3) |
| Examines the history of Japan since the early 19th century by exploring the causes and consequences of the economic and social changes that have made Japan one of the most important advanced industrial countries in the contemporary world. | |
| HIEA 3221 | Japan's Political History (3) |
| Examines Japanese history since the early 19th century, exploring changes in political ideas, institutions, and behavior among both governing elites and the mass of Japanese citizenry. | |
| HIEA 3311 | Peasants, Students and Women: Social Movement in Twentieth-Century China (3) |
| Studies rural revolution, student movements, women's liberation, and the transformation of the social order since the late 19th century. | |
| HIEA 3321 | China and the Cold War (3) |
| The class examines China's entanglement with the Cold War from 1945 to the early 1990s. The course raises China-centered questions because it is curious in retrospect that China, a quintessential Eastern state, became so deeply involved in the Cold War, a confrontation rooted in Western history. In exploring such questions, this course does not treat China as part of the Cold War but the Cold War as a period of Chinese history. | |
| HIEA 3323 | China and the United States (3) |
| The course explores Chinese-American relations since the late 18th century. Starting as an encounter between a young trading state and an ageless empire on the two sides of the Pacific Ocean, the relationship has gone through stages characterized by the two countries' changing identities. The course understands the relationship broadly and seeks insights at various levels. | |
| HIEA 3351 | Borders, Maps, and Conflict in East Asia (3) |
| This course examines the history of territorial disputes in East Asia by examining the demarcation, mapping, & policing of borders from the 1600s - present. With case studies including Xinjiang, the Korean peninsula, & current territorial disputes in the South & East China Seas, we will interrogate the social, political, cultural, & environmental factors that defined boundaries in East Asia historically & contribute to ongoing border tensions. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| HIEA 3481 | Postwar Japan (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An examination of the history of Japan from 1945 to the present, as it transforms from an empire to a modern industrial capital state. We will explore the key contradictions, debates, and fault lines that run through the period, many of which persist to today. |
| HIEA 3501 | Introductory Workshop (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Required for history majors, to be completed before enrollment in the Major Seminar. Introduces a variety of approaches to the study of history, methods for finding and analyzing primary and secondary sources, and the construction of historical arguments. Workshops are offered on a variety of topics each term. Course was offered Fall 2024 |
| HIEA 3559 | New Course in East Asian History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of East Asian History. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Summer 2018, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2011, Spring 2011 | |
| HIEA 4501 | Seminar in East Asian History (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the seminar. The work of the seminar results primarily in the preparation of a substantial (ca. 25 pp. in standard format) research paper. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| HIEA 4511 | Colloquium in East Asia (4) |
| A small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the colloquium. Most frequently offered in areas of history where access to source materials or linguistic demands make seminars especially difficult. Students prepare about 25 pages of written work. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010 | |
| HIEA 4559 | New Course in East Asian History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of East Asian History. | |
| HIEA 4591 | Topics in East Asian History (3) |
| Topics courses are small, discussion-oriented classes available to any student with sufficient background and interest in a particular field of historical study. Offered irregularly, they are open to majors or non-majors on an equal basis. | |
| HIEA 4993 | Independent Study in East Asia (1 - 3) |
| In exceptional circumstances and with the permission of a faculty member any student may undertake a rigorous program of independent study designed to explore a subject not currently being taught or to expand upon regular offerings. Independent Study projects may not be used to replace regularly scheduled classes. Open to majors or non-majors. Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| HIEA 5050 | International History of East Asia (3) |
| This seminar familiarizes graduate students with scholarships about relations among states, societies, and peoples of the Asia-Pacific region during the 20th century, and helps students refine their ongoing research projects or initiate new ones. In applying rigorously methods of historical research to their projects, students produce scholarly works or research proposals that can meet expectations in actual scholarly fields. | |
| HIEA 5052 | China and the World: From Empire to Nation (3) |
| This reading seminar is open to graduate students and advanced undergraduates. It examines Chinese perspectives, practices, and interactions with other states in the international scene from antiquity to the People's Republic of China. Students read about and discuss recurring issues in China's historical external relations. Evaluation of student performance is based on participation, weekly written responses, and a historiographical essay. | |
| HIEA 5151 | Mao and the Chinese Revolution (3) |
| This course, an advanced reading seminar, provids an in-depth investigation of one of the most magnificent, yet destructive, revolutions in human history--the Chinese Communist revolution, as well as the person who led the revoilution--Mao Zedong. Course was offered Spring 2016 | |
| HIEA 5559 | New Course in East Asian History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of East Asian History. | |
| HIEA 7031 | Modern East Asian History (3) |
| Offered to graduate students with no previous background in modern East Asian history. Consists of attendance at the lecture sessions of undergraduate courses on modern East Asian history and directed readings at an advanced level on the development of the social, political and cultural institutions of East Asia. | |
| HIEA 7041 | Modern East Asian History (3) |
| Offered to graduate students with no previous background in modern East Asian history. Consists of attendance at the lecture sessions of undergraduate courses on modern East Asian history and directed readings at an advanced level on the development of the social, political and cultural institutions of East Asia. | |
| HIEA 7051 | North Korea (4) |
| North Korea's brutal resiliency on the international stage makes it increasingly important to understand its unique historical trajectory. Together we will discuss obstacles as well as opportunities related to finding primary sources on North Korean history while completing original research papers that help us better understand the inner workings and outward-facing aspirations of this authoritarian "democratic people's republic." Course was offered Fall 2019 | |
| HIEA 7559 | New Course in East Asian History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of East Asian History. | |
| HIEA 8011 | East Asian History (3) |
| Directed readings, discussions, and research papers on selected topics in Chinese and Japanese history. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| HIEA 8111 | Traditional Chinese History (3) |
| Studies documents related to social and political philosophy. Emphasizes translated texts, but some attention will be paid to Chinese texts and the problems of translation. | |
| HIEA 8211 | Japanese History (3) |
| Discusses selected issues in the social, political, and economic development of Japan from the Tokugawa period to the present. | |
| HIEA 8559 | New Course in East Asian History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of East Asian History. | |
| HIEA 9021 | Tutorial in 'China in Hot and Cold Wars in Modern Times'. . . (3) |
| This tutorial explores three types of conflicts in China modern experiences: civil wars, international conflicts, and Cold War confrontations. Reading materials include major scholarships on these topics. The class meets biweekly, and the students are evaluated on the basis of participation, short book reviews, and a final paper. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015 | |
| HIEA 9022 | Tutorial in "Making of the 'Chinese Nation'". . . (3) |
| This tutorial is about conceptual and political constructions of the "Chinese Nation" in the 20th century. Readings include relevant writings by important intellectual and political figures of 20th-century China and major scholarships on the subject from multiethnic perspectives. The class meets biweekly, and the students are evaluated on the basis of participation, short book reviews, and a final paper. | |
| HIEA 9023 | Tutorial in Modern Japanese Thought, Culture, & Politics (3) |
| Introduction the history and historiography of modern Japanese Thought, Culture, and Politics. Topics include modernity, empire, the nation-state, war, fascism, and capitalist development. | |
| HIEA 9024 | An Introduction to the Historiography of Modern Korea (3) |
| This tutorial provides students an overview of representative scholarly works and major historiographical debates in the English language on the study of modern Korean history. Specific topics covered include Korea's colonization, decolonization, division, economic development, the birth of modern Korean nationalism, and the growth of Korea's overseas diaspora. | |
| HIEA 9026 | Sources for Imperial Chinese History (3) |
| This course introduces students to the major types/genres of materials for the study of Imperial Chinese history, including both official documents and unofficial/literary and artistic works. Its two primary goals are to (1) familiarize students with the large variety of available sources and (2) provide abundant hands-on opportunities for critical reading and textual analysis. Course was offered Fall 2023 | |
| HIEA 9058 | Tutorial in Song Dynasty Documents (3) |
| This course introduces students to the major types of source materials (official documents, treatises, biographies, anecdotal writing, ji accounts, letters, etc.) for the study of Song Dynasty history. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| HIEA 9064 | Tutorial: Readings in Imperial Chinese History (3) |
| This course introduces students to the most influential English-language scholarship on imperial China, especially the Tang (618-907), Song (960-1279), and Yuan (1271-1368) dynasties, in the last century. In addition to familiarizing students with the historiography of this important period, it aims to explore the key issues and developments in political and intellectual life as well as the formation and evolution of social and cultural ideals and practices. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
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| HIEU 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and HIEUosophical Inquiry. | |
| HIEU 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and HIEUieties of the World. | |
| HIEU 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to HIEUorical Perspectives. | |
| HIEU 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to HIEUial and Economic Systems. | |
| HIEU 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, HIEUematical, and HIEUical Inquiry | |
| HIEU 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| HIEU 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and HIEUiety | |
| HIEU 1501 | Introductory Seminar in Pre-1700 European History (3) |
| Intended for first- or second-year students. Seminars involve reading, discussing, and writing about different historical topics and periods, and emphasize the enhancement of critical and communication skills. Several seminars are offered each term. Not more than two Introductory Seminars may be counted toward the major in history. Course was offered Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| HIEU 1502 | Introductory Seminar in Post-1700 European History (3) |
| Intended for first- or second-year students. Seminars involve reading, discussing, and writing about different historical topics and periods, and emphasize the enhancement of critical and communication skills. Several seminars are offered each term. Not more than two Introductory Seminars may be counted toward the major in history. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| HIEU 1559 | New Course in European History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of European History. | |
| HIEU 2001 | Western Civilization I (3) |
| Surveys the fundamental institutions and ideas that have shaped the Western world. Topics include great religious and philosophical traditions, political ideas, literary forms, artistic achievements and institutional structures from the world of the ancient Hebrews to the eve of the modern world (ca. 3000 b.c. to 1600 a.d.). Course was offered Summer 2023, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Summer 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| HIEU 2002 | Western Civilization II (3) |
| Surveys the political and cultural history of the Western world in modern times. Emphasizes the distinctiveness of Western civilization, on the reasons for the rise of the West to global domination, and the relative decline of the West in recent times. Course was offered Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| HIEU 2004 | Nationalism in Europe (3) |
| This course examines the history of nationalism in modern Europe, from the 1700s to the present day. We will consider the emergence and consolidation of European nation-states in the eighteenth century; nationalist movements and the breakup of empires in the nineteenth; ethnic cleansing and nationalist violence in twentieth-century Europe; as well as the rise of the European Union and its challenges today. | |
| HIEU 2031 | Ancient Greece (3) |
| Studies the political, military, and social history of Ancient Greece from the Homeric age to the death of Alexander the Great, emphasizing the development and interactions of Sparta and Athens. | |
| HIEU 2041 | Roman Republic and Empire (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Surveys the political, social, and institutional growth of the Roman Republic, focusing on its downfall and replacement by an imperial form of government, the subsequent history of that government, and the social and economic life during the Roman Empire, up to its own decline and fall. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| HIEU 2051 | Economic History of Europe (3) |
| Studies European economic history from the middle ages to the industrial revolution. Emphasizes the emergence of the market and the rise of capitalism in Great Britain. | |
| HIEU 2061 | The Birth of Europe (3) |
| Studies ways of life and thought in the formation of Western Europe from the 4th century a.d. to the 15th. Includes a survey of the development of society and culture in town and countryside, the growth of economic, political, and religious institutions, and the impact of Muslim and Byzantine civilizations. | |
| HIEU 2071 | Early Modern Europe and the World (3) |
| European history, from the Reformation to Napoleon, in global perspective. | |
| HIEU 2072 | Modern Europe and the World (3) |
| European history since the French Revolution, with an emphasis on social, cultural, and political change in global perspective. Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2020 | |
| HIEU 2101 | Jewish History I: The Ancient and Medieval Experience (3) |
| This course surveys the pre-modern Jewish historical experience from antiquity through the sixteenth century. | |
| HIEU 2102 | Modern Jewish History (3) |
| Survey of Jewish history from the seventeenth century to the present, primarily in Europe, but with further treatment of Jewish life in the U.S. and Israel. Major topics include Jewish historical consciousness; patterns of emancipation; religious adjustment; the role of women; anti-Semitism; Zionism; the American Jewish experience; the Holocaust; the establishment of Israel; and Jewish life in Europe after the Holocaust. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| HIEU 2111 | England, Britain, Empire, 1500-1800 (3) |
| Surveys political, social, and cultural history as Britain developed from a European backwater into a global power. Focuses on four major transformations: the Reformation and changing religious life under the Tudor monarchs; new political ideas during the Civil Wars of the 1640s and revolution in the 1680s; the unification of England, Scotland, and Ireland; and the beginnings of a global empire in North America and South Asia. | |
| HIEU 2112 | Britain since 1688: Nationalism, Imperialism, Modernity (3) |
| This course surveys the history of modern Britain from the Glorious Revolution of 1688 to the resurgent nationalisms of the present. Themes include the state-building, overseas expansion, and widening inequality of the Georgian years; the industrialization, urbanization, and increasingly assertive imperialism of the Victorian era; and the problems of war, decolonization, and decline in the twentieth century. Course was offered Spring 2024, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| HIEU 2121 | France in the Age of Revolutions, 1789-1871 (3) |
| Introduction to French social, political, and cultural history from 1789 to 1871. Examines political struggles from the French Revolution to the Paris Commune, and considers how industrialization, urbanization, mass culture and imperial expansion reshaped relationships between men and women, rich and poor, city and country, artists and audiences, and metropole and colony. Traces changing ideas of nation, citizenship, and democracy. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2021 | |
| HIEU 2122 | France in the Twentieth Century, 1871-present (3) |
| Introduction to major developments in French society, culture, and politics since 1871: struggles to establish a secular Republic; nationalism and imperialism; antisemitism and Islamophobia; changes in women's roles and gender ideals; the traumas of world war and fascism; postwar consumer culture and economic modernization; European integration, Cold War, and decolonization; post-colonial immigration and multiculturalism. Course was offered Fall 2022 | |
| HIEU 2152 | History of the Russian Empire 1700-1917 (3) |
| Studies the history of Russia from Peter the Great to the Bolshevik Revolution and the establishment of Soviet power. | |
| HIEU 2162 | History of Russia Since 1917 (3) |
| Explores the collapse of the Russian Empire and the rise of the Communist state. Emphasizes the social revolution, Stalinism and subsequent 'de-Stalinization,' national minorities, and the collapse of the Soviet regime. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| HIEU 2212 | Contemporary Europe (3) |
| This class surveys the major developments in Europe from 1945 up to the present day. Topics that we examine include the legacy of World War II, the division of Europe during the cold war, the economic and political progress of the continent, the crises triggered by decolonization and imigration, and the continuing struggles of Europeans to build a united, peaceful and stable union. | |
| HIEU 2559 | New Course in European History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of European History. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2014, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Fall 2011 | |
| HIEU 2721 | Supernatural Europe, 1500-1800 (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Surveys the intellectual, religious, and social history of Europe c.1500-1800 through the lens of changing beliefs about the supernatural. Selected topics include the rise and decline of witch-hunting, changing understandings of the universe, the impact of religious reform on traditional belief, and the "disenchantment" of European society as beliefs in the supernatural declined in the 18th century. |
| HIEU 3000 | Modern European Imperialism (3) |
| Explores the history and legacies of European overseas empire from the eighteenth century to the present. Themes include strategies of conquest and rule, political economies of empire, race and gender in colonial societies, "civilizing missions" and imperial cultures, violence and decolonization, postcolonial migration and memories of empire. Course was offered Fall 2019 | |
| HIEU 3002 | Queer European History (3) |
| This course will examine LGBTQ persons, issues, and events in Europe, focusing mostly on 1850 to now. We will cover the history of anti-sodomy laws; the evolution of cultural and scientific understandings of sex, sexuality, and gender, including ideas of trans-ness; and the history of LGBTQ activism. We will focus in particular on Germany and the UK, but other countries will enter our examination as well. Course was offered Spring 2020 | |
| HIEU 3021 | Greek and Roman Warfare (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Surveys the history of ancient warfare from the Homeric era until the fall of Rome. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 |
| HIEU 3041 | The Fall of the Roman Republic (3) |
| Surveys the history and culture of the last century of the Roman Republic (133-30 b.c.), emphasizing the political and social reasons for the destruction of the Republican form of government and its replacement by a monarchy. | |
| HIEU 3051 | History and Civilization of France: Revolution to 1945 (3) |
| The social, political, economic, philosophical, and artistic developments in France from the Revolution to 1945. Taught in French. | |
| HIEU 3091 | Ancient Law and Society (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Study of the interrationships between law, politics and society in ancient Greece (chiefly Athenian) culture, the Hellenistic kingdoms and Rome (from the XII Tables to the Justinianic Code). Focuses particularly on the development of the idea of law; on the construction of law's authority and legitimacy; on the use of law as one method of social control; and on the development, at Rome, of juristic independence and legal codification. Prerequisite: HIEU 2031 or HIEU 2041, or permission of the instructor. Course was offered Spring 2023 |
| HIEU 3101 | Early Medieval Civilization (3) |
| Studies early medieval civilization from late antiquity to the 11th century. Emphasizes selected themes in cultural history. | |
| HIEU 3111 | Later Medieval Civilization (3) |
| Discusses intellectual and cultural history, political and social theories, and religious movements from the 11th to the 16th centuries. | |
| HIEU 3121 | Medieval Society: Ways of Life and Thought in Western Europe (3) |
| An introduction to the social and intellectual history from the tenth century to the sixteenth. | |
| HIEU 3131 | The World of Charlemagne (3) |
| Explores the Byzantine, Muslim, and European worlds in the 8th and 9th centuries. Compares political, institutional, and social history, and the Catholic, Orthodox, and Islamic faiths. | |
| HIEU 3141 | Age of Conquests: Britain from the Romans to the Normans (43-1066) (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Surveys the history of Britain from the establishment of Roman rule to the Norman Conquest of 1066. Particular focus falls upon the social, political and cultural history of early England and its neighbors in Wales and Scotland, the Scandinavian impact of the 8th through 11th centuries, and Britain's links with the wider late antique and early medieval worlds. Course was offered Fall 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2013, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| HIEU 3151 | Medieval Iberia, 411-1469 (3) |
| This course offers an introduction to Islam and a cultural history of Al Andalus from 711 until the expulsion of the Moriscos from early modern Spain in 1609. | |
| HIEU 3152 | Colonizing the World: The British Empire (3) |
| This course will focus primarily on the 'second' empire in Asia and Africa, although the first empire in the Americas will be our first topic. Topics covered include the slave plantations in the West Indies, the American Revolution, the rise of the British East India Company and its control of India, and the Scramble for Africa. Special emphasis will be placed on the environmental history of our points of debarkation. Course was offered Fall 2023, Summer 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2010 | |
| HIEU 3181 | Medieval Christianity (3) |
| Detailed study of the development of Christianity in the Middle Ages and of how it reflected upon itself in terms of theology, piety, and politics. Cross-listed as RELC 3181. Course was offered Spring 2015 | |
| HIEU 3215 | Dante's Italy (3) |
| This course investigates Italy's history and culture at the end of the Middle Ages through the life and writings of Dante Alighieri, Italy's greatest author of the medieval and early modern period. Through lectures and discussions on Dante's most important writings, students will be introduced to the culture of Italian city-states as well as to the most important literary and philosophical ideas of the late Middle Ages. | |
| HIEU 3221 | The Culture of the Renaissance (3) |
| Surveys the growth and diffusion of educational, literary, and artistic innovations in Europe between 1300 and 1600. Course was offered Spring 2016 | |
| HIEU 3231 | Reformation Europe (3) |
| Surveys the development of religious reform movements in continental Europe from c. 1450 to c. 1650 and their impact on politics, social life, science, and conceptions of the self. | |
| HIEU 3271 | Three Faiths, One Sea: The Early Modern Mediterranean (3) |
| The course will provide students with an overview of the Mediterranean world from the conquest of Constantinople (1453) to the displacement of the sea in a globalizing economy. The main purpose of this course is to demonstrate the cultural, political, and religious diversity of the Mediterranean region. Special emphasis is placed on Christian, Jews, and Muslim interaction. | |
| HIEU 3291 | Stuart England (3) |
| Studies the history of England (and its foreign relations) from 1603 to 1714, with commentary on some major themes of early Hanoverian England to the end of Sir Robert Walpole's ministry. Includes newer interpretations on Stuart monarchy, the background and consequences of the Civil War, restoration ideology and politics in relation to the Cromwellian Interregnum, the Revolution of 1688, social and local history, and the creation of the first British Empire. Course was offered Spring 2015 | |
| HIEU 3311 | Social History of Early Modern Europe (3) |
| Surveys social, economic, and demographic structure and change in pre-industrial Europe, focusing on social unrest and rebellions. | |
| HIEU 3312 | Europe at War, 1939-45: Occupation, Genocide, Resistance (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course examines the range of human experience in Europe during the Second World War. Why did Nazi Germany invade and attempt to colonize large parts of Europe? What were the methods of Nazi rule? How did European peoples respond to the Nazi project, whether through forms of resistance or collaboration? Who were the principal victims of the war--and why is this question so difficult to address even today? Course was offered Fall 2022, Spring 2021 |
| HIEU 3321 | The Scientific Revolution, 1450-1700 (3) |
| Studies the history of modern science in its formative period against the backdrop of classical Greek science and in the context of evolving scientific institutions and changing views of religion, politics, magic, alchemy, and ancient authorities. | |
| HIEU 3342 | Society and the Sexes in Europe from the Seventeenth Century to the Present (3) |
| Explores the changing constructions of gender roles and their concrete consequences for women and men in society; uses primary texts and secondary studies from the 17th century to the present. | |
| HIEU 3352 | Modern German History (3) |
| This class studies key aspects of German history, including the origins of Nazi ideology, colonialism, war and genocide; the Cold War and its legacies; European Integration and it's challenges; the resurgence of far-right and new-fascist politics and movements, as well as Germany's ongoing efforts to come to terms with the Holocaust. | |
| HIEU 3372 | German Jewish Culture and History (3) |
| This course provides a wide-ranging exploration of the culture and history of German Jewry from 1750 to 1939. It focuses on the Jewish response to modernity in Central Europe and the lasting transformations in Jewish life in Europe and later North America. Readings of such figures as: Moses Mendelssohn, Heinrich Heine, Rahel Varnhagen, Franz Kafka, Gershom Scholem, Martin Buber, Karl Marx, Rosa Luxembourg, Walter Benjamin, and Sigmund Freud. Course was offered Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| HIEU 3380 | The History of Antisemitism (3) |
| This course will examine the history of antisemitism, prejudice against Jews. Hatred of Jews originates from a diverse combination of ideologies, historical moments and, likewise, takes a variety of forms in different times and places. This course will introduce the concept from its earliest times and follow both the theoretical/philosophical thought and the displays of antisemitism through history with a focus on Europe. | |
| HIEU 3382 | Revolutionary France, 1770-1815 (3) |
| This course will examine the social, cultural, intellectual and political history of France from the end of the Old Regime through the Napoleonic Empire. The origins, development, and outcome of the French Revolution will be the main focus. Attention will also be paid to the international legacy of various French revolutionary concepts and to the history of the interpretation of this critical period of upheaval. | |
| HIEU 3390 | Nazi Germany (3) |
| Detailed survey of the historical origins, political structures, cultural dynamics, and every-day practices of the Nazi Third Reich. Cross-listed in the German department, and taught in English. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013 | |
| HIEU 3412 | Twentieth-Century Europe (3) |
| Studies the main developments in European history from the turn of the century to the eve of the Second World War. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| HIEU 3432 | France Since 1815 (3) |
| Studies French politics and society from the defeat of Napoleon to De Gaulle's republic. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| HIEU 3442 | European History: Industrial Revolution to the Welfare State 1848-1963 (3) |
| Surveys Continent's troubled history from the Victorian Age to the welfare state. Addresses features of modernization and industrialization, nationalism and imperialism, causes and consequences of both world wars, Communist and Fascist challenges, Weimar and Nazi Germany, the Great Depression and crisis of capitalism, the Holocaust and decline of old Europe, and Social Democratic transformation. | |
| HIEU 3452 | Jewish Culture and History in Eastern Europe (3) |
| This course is a comprehensive examination of the culture and history of East European Jewry from 1750 to 1935. Course cross-listed with YITR 3452. Course was offered Fall 2021, Spring 2012 | |
| HIEU 3462 | Neighbors and Enemies in Germany (3) |
| Explores the friend/foe nexus in Germany history, literature and culture, with an emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2010 | |
| HIEU 3471 | English Legal History to 1776 (3) |
| The development of legal institutions, legal ideas, and legal principles from the medieval period to the 18th century. Emphasizes the impact of transformations in politics, society, and thought on the major categories of English law: property, torts and contracts, corporations, family law, constitutional and administrative law, and crime. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2014, Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| HIEU 3472 | Nineteenth Century Britain (3) |
| A history of Britain and the British Empire from the Union with Ireland in 1801 to the death of Queen Victoria in 1901. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| HIEU 3492 | The British Empire (3) |
| Surveys the rise, rule, and demise of the British Empire from the Seven Years War (1756-63) to decolonization after World War II. Topics include the expansion and consolidation of empire, opposition, and resistance, and the cultural consequences of imperialism. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| HIEU 3501 | Introductory History Workshop (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Required for history majors, to be completed before enrollment in the Major Seminar. Introduces a variety of approaches to the study of history, methods for finding and analyzing primary and secondary sources, and the construction of historical arguments. Workshops are offered on a variety of topics each term. |
| HIEU 3502 | History of Central Europe (3) |
| This lecture course will explore the 19th- and 20th-century history of Central Europe as both region and idea, tracing two stories in parallel: 1) the entangled history of Austrians, Czechs, Germans, Hungarians, Jews, Lithuanians, Poles, Slovaks, and Ukrainians; and 2) attempts by writers and scholars belonging to these groups (from Sigmund Freud to Milan Kundera) to 'imagine' their own versions of a Europe caught between 'East' and 'West.' | |
| HIEU 3505 | History and Fiction, Topics (3) |
| Explores the relationship between facts and fiction in the representation of the past. Course materials range from archival sources and scholarly articles to novels, films, paintings, sculptures, poems and other creative articulations of the historical imagination. The role of the new media and media analysis in the representation of history will also be examined. Topics vary annually. | |
| HIEU 3559 | New Course in European History (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of European History. Course was offered Spring 2022, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| HIEU 3602 | Twentieth Century Spain (3) |
| Twentieth Century Spain Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| HIEU 3604 | The Holocaust on Film (3) |
| This course examines the presentation of the Holocaust on film from the immediate postwar period to present. It does so alongside the actual history of the Holocaust. Course involves viewing multiple films inside and outside of class. Course assignments include multiple writings and analyses on various topics of filmmaking and the Holocaust. Course was offered Fall 2018 | |
| HIEU 3612 | Age of Reform and Revolution in Russia, 1855-1917 (3) |
| Studies the changes resulting from the wake of reforms following the Crimean War. Explores the social and political effects of efforts to modernize and industrialize Russia, which led to the growth of political and revolutionary opposition and the overthrow of the monarchy. | |
| HIEU 3622 | Russian Intellectual History in the 19th Century (3) |
| Studies the background of Westernization, rise of intelligentsia, development of radical and conservative trends, and the impact of intellectual ferment on Russian culture and politics to 1917. Course was offered Spring 2015, Spring 2010 | |
| HIEU 3670 | The Fall of Communism: How the Soviet Empire Lost the Cold War (3) |
| This course will examine the roots, causes, and aftermath of communism's collapse in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. We will consider economic stagnation and abortive attempts at reform; political crises and the rise of dissident movements; cultural exchange and the influence of mass media; and the role of social and nationalist activism. Course was offered Fall 2017 | |
| HIEU 3692 | The Holocaust (3) |
| This course aims to clarify basic facts and explore competing explanations for the origins and unfolding of the Holocaust (the encounter between the Third Reich and Europe's Jews between 1933 and 1945) that resulted in the deaths of almost six million Jews. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2010 | |
| HIEU 3695 | The Holocaust and the Law (3) |
| This course explores the pursuit of justice after the Holocaust. We will study legal responses to the Nazi genocide of Europe's Jews from 1945 to the 1960s through the lens of pivotal post-Holocaust trials, including the 1945-1946 Nuremberg Trial; the 1961 Eichmann Trial, and the 1963-1965 Frankfurt Auschwitz Trial. We will ask how the pursuit of legal justice after the Holocaust affects our understanding of the legal process. | |
| HIEU 3702 | Russia as Multi-Ethnic Empire (3) |
| Traces and analyzes the ethno-religious complexion of the vast region governed by Russia and the USSR from the 16th century to the present. Special attention is given to the experiences of minorities such as Jews, the various Turkic-Muslim peoples, Ukrainians, Poles, and peoples of Transcaucasia, as well as the relations of these groups with the Russian state and ethnic Russian population. | |
| HIEU 3712 | Spanish Culture & Civilization (3) |
| Spanish Culture & Civilization | |
| HIEU 3742 | European Social History, 1890-1980 (3) |
| Studies the evolution of private life from the end of the nineteenth century to the present day. Focuses on family life, work experience, material conditions, women's roles, childhood, and youth. | |
| HIEU 3752 | Evolution of the International System, 1815-1950 (3) |
| Analyzes the evolution of great-power politics from the post-Napoleonic Congress of Vienna and the systems of Metternich and Bismarck to the great convulsions of the twentieth century and the Russo-American Cold War after World War II. | |
| HIEU 3772 | Science in the Modern World (3) |
| Studies the development of scientific thought and institutions since 1700, emphasizing the increasing involvement of science in economic, social, political, and military affairs and its relations with philosophical and religious thought. | |
| HIEU 3782 | Origins of Modern Thought, 1580-1943 (3) |
| Introduces central themes, theorists, and texts in secular European thought since 1580. Surveys the 'age of reason,' the Enlightenment, romanticism, historicism, positivism, existentialism, and related matters. Works by a variety of thinkers are read, explicated, and discussed. | |
| HIEU 3802 | Origins of Contemporary Thought (3) |
| Studies selected themes in intellectual history since the mid-19th century, focusing on Darwin, Nietzsche, Freud, Heidegger, and other thinkers, emphasizing the intellectual contexts out of which they came and to which they contributed. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| HIEU 3812 | Marx: As Philosopher & Social Scientist (3) |
| Introduces the social theory of Karl Marx. What Marx said, why he said it, what he meant in saying it, and the significance thereof. Situates Marx's writing in the context of 19th-century intellectual history. Focuses on the coherence and validity of the theory and its subsequent history. Course was offered Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| HIEU 3851 | History of London (3) |
| History of London | |
| HIEU 4501 | Seminar in Pre-1700 European History (4) |
| The major seminar is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the seminar. The work of the seminar results primarily in the preparation of a substantial (ca. 25 pp. in standard format) research paper. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| HIEU 4502 | Seminar in Post-1700 European History (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The major seminar is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the seminar. The work of the seminar results primarily in the preparation of a substantial (ca. 25 pp. in standard format) research paper. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| HIEU 4511 | Colloquium in Pre-1700 European History (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The major colloquium is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the colloquium. Colloquia are most frequently offered in areas of history where access to source materials or linguistic demands make seminars especially difficult. Students in colloquia prepare about 25 pages of written work. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2011 |
| HIEU 4512 | Colloquium in Post-1700 European History (4) |
| A small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic. Frequently offered in areas of history where access to source materials or linguistic demands make seminars especially difficult. Students will prepare about 25 pages of written work distributed among various assignments. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See History DUS. | |
| HIEU 4559 | New Course in European History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of European History. | |
| HIEU 4591 | Topics in Pre-1700 European History (3) |
| Topics courses are small, discussion-oriented classes available to any student with sufficient background and interest in a particular field of historical study. Offered irregularly, they are open to majors or non-majors on an equal basis. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| HIEU 4592 | Topics in Post-1700 European History (3) |
| TTopics courses are small, discussion-oriented classes available to any student with sufficient background and interest in a particular field of historical study. Offered irregularly, they are open to majors or non-majors on an equal basis. | |
| HIEU 4993 | Independent Study in European History (1 - 3) |
| In exceptional circumstances and with the permission of a faculty member any student may undertake a rigorous program of independent study designed to explore a subject not currently being taught or to expand upon regular offerings. Independent Study projects may not be used to replace regularly scheduled classes. Open to majors or non-majors. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| HIEU 5001 | Dark Age Greece (3) |
| Examines the structural, political, and conceptual rise of the Greek polis and explores other aspects of the archaeology, art, history, and literature of the 'iron age' and early archaic period (1000-600 BC) in Greece. Prerequisite: HIEU 2031 or equivalent | |
| HIEU 5011 | Late Archaic Greece (3) |
| Examines the history of Greece in the late archaic age down to the end of the Persian wars. Prerequisite: HIEU 2031 or equivalent. | |
| HIEU 5013 | The Early Medieval Mediterranean (3) |
| This course examines the Mediterranean world from AD 700 -1000, exploring aspects of its political, economic and cultural history. Trade and communication, the movement of goods, ideas and people will all come under scrutiny. Students will engage with historical and archaeological scholarship together with extensive primary sources (in translation) from the period. Prerequisite: HIEU 2061 or equivalent and/or HIEU 3141, HIEU 3131 or equivalent. | |
| HIEU 5021 | Greece in the Fifth Century (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Examination of the political, diplomatic, and social history of Greece from the end of the Persian Wars in 479 b.c. to the end of the Peloponnesian War in 404/3 b.c. Investigates the origins, course, and importance of the latter war, the major watershed in classical Greek history. Prerequisite: HIEU 2031 or equivalent. |
| HIEU 5031 | Greece in the Fourth Century (3) |
| Advanced course in Greek history that examines in detail the social and economic history of Greece from the end of the Peloponnesian War in 404 b.c. to the defeat of the Greek city-states at Chaeronea in 338. Prerequisite: HIEU 2041 or equivalent. | |
| HIEU 5051 | Roman Empire (3) |
| Studies the founding and institutions of the Principate, the Dominate, and the decline of antiquity. Prerequisite: HIEU 2041 or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Fall 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2010 | |
| HIEU 5061 | Roman Imperialism (3) |
| Examines Roman transmarine expansion to determine how and why it happened, and what consequences it had, both in Rome and abroad. Prerequisite: HIEU 2041 or equivalent. | |
| HIEU 5062 | Philosophy and Theory of History (3) |
| Course surveys tradition of 'philosophy of history' (ca. 1860--1960s) but focuses on the more recent genre of 'theory of history' (late 1960s/70s--present), which responds to recent historical genres and to new problems related to narrative, memory, trauma, counterfactuality, etc. Emphasis is on linking theory to specific historical and meta-historical instances (e.g., Arendt's Eichmann in Jerusalem, Friedlander's Nazi Germany and the Jews, 'trut | |
| HIEU 5063 | Late Antiquity AD 235-410 (3) |
| This new class, a discussion seminar, examines the great Roman crisis of the 3rd century and the Roman's response to it, as well as the nature of reestablished Roman rule through the fourth century AD. This is the great of the emperors Diocletian & Constantine, of Julian & Theodosius. Topics to be examined include governance, warfare, the late-antique economy, religious strife, the life of cities, similarities & differences between East & West. Course was offered Fall 2022, Spring 2019 | |
| HIEU 5082 | Modernity and History (3) |
| Surveys a range of philosophers and other writers who have reflected on the role of history in modern life. Prerequisite: Upper class standing or above, with one or more courses in relevant theory | |
| HIEU 5302 | Nationality, Ethnicity, and Race in Modern Europe (3) |
| Colloquium on how categories of human identity have been conceived, applied, and experienced in Western and Eastern Europe from 1789 to the present. Topics include the construction of identities, national assimilation, inter-confessional conflict, colonialism, immigration, and the human sciences. Prerequisite: One course in modern European history or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| HIEU 5312 | Era of the World Wars, 1914-1945 (3) |
| A study of the major countries of Europe in the era 1914-1945, with special attention to international relations, and political, economic, and social developments. Most suitable for third- and fourth- year students with some background in European history and for graduate students. | |
| HIEU 5352 | The British Economy Since 1850 (3) |
| Studies the structure, performance and policy in the British economy since 1850, focusing on the causes and consequences of Britain's relative economic decline. Cross listed as ECON 5352. | |
| HIEU 5501 | Introductory Workshop (1 - 4) |
| The major seminar is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the seminar. The work of the seminar results primarily in the preparation of a substantial (ca. 25 pages in standard format) research paper. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. | |
| HIEU 5559 | New Course in European History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of European History. | |
| HIEU 5585 | Advanced Topics in Modern European History (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A seminar offering in-depth investigations of topics and research methodologies in modern European history and culture. Topics vary. Course was offered Spring 2022 |
| HIEU 5662 | Nineteenth-Century Russian Intellectual History (3) |
| Readings and discussion of seminal Russian intellectuals and their ideas under the later Romanov Tsars. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| HIEU 5871 | Early Modern Europe Seminar (3) |
| This course is a specialized seminar in early modern European historiography. As a result, it focuses on a broad reading list that covers as many subjects, regions, and methodologies as possible. The course is divided by theme, rather than region, and covers such topics as social control, Scientific Revolution, women and gender, and global Christianity. | |
| HIEU 5882 | Modern Europe, 1750-1890 (3) |
| This course aims to expose graduate and advanced undergraduates students to the grand narrative of modern European history and, simultaneously, to provide them with insight into the latest historiographical trends and emerging conceptual conventions in this research field. | |
| HIEU 5892 | Europe since 1890 (3) |
| A discussion course on key topics in the transnational history of Modern Europe since 1890. A capstone for majors in the field, it is also open to others. Topics include old and new ways of doing history, Imperialism, World War I, postwar capitalism and its critics, Communism and Fascism, the Great Depression, the Holocaust, the Cold War, the path toward European Union, the Welfare State, German Reunification, and the end of the Cold War. Course was offered Spring 2016, Spring 2014 | |
| HIEU 6300 | Modern European Imperialism (3) |
| Explores the history and legacies of European overseas empire from the eighteenth century to the present. Themes include strategies of conquest and rule, political economies of empire, race and gender in colonial societies, "civilizing missions" and imperial cultures, violence and decolonization, postcolonial migration and memories of empire. | |
| HIEU 7001 | Colloquium in Medieval European History (3) |
| The first semester of a two-semester sequence of graduate colloquia introducing students to the major themes in European history and historiography in the period before the eighteenth century and structured around central themes in medieval history. | |
| HIEU 7002 | Colloquium in Early Modern European History (3) |
| The second semester of a two-semester sequence of graduate colloquia introducing students to the major themes in European history and historiography in the period before the eighteenth century and structured around central themes in early modern European history. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| HIEU 7003 | Colloquium in Modern European History I (3) |
| The first semester of a two-semester sequence of graduate colloquia introducing students to the major themes in European history and historiography in the period from the eighteenth century to the present and structured around central themes in European history between c. 1750 and c. 1870. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| HIEU 7013 | Anthropology of Ancient Greece (3) |
| A survey of anthropological methods useful for the study of the past: simultaneously an economic introduction to the Great Books of anthropology, to a prominent aspect of contemporary classical scholarship, and to the opportunities and problems presented by using the methods of one field to illuminate another. | |
| HIEU 7014 | Ancient History (3) |
| Introduces non-literary materials of use to the historian in correcting and/or amplifying the literary record, including inscriptions, papyri, coins, etc. | |
| HIEU 7031 | Proseminar in Ancient Studies (1) |
| The aim of this course is to acquaint students with various facets of the study of Greek and Roman antiquity; to show students a range of approaches to ancient materials; and to introduce students of antiquity to each other and to the affiliated faculty in different departments (Classics, History, Art, Religious Studies). | |
| HIEU 7071 | Fragmentary Roman Historians (3) |
| This class reads the many fragments of Roman Republican historians and learns how to analyze them from three perspectives: linguistic (including textual problems); literary; and historical. Why did early Romans, many of them active statesmen and generals, write history? What themes are perceptible in their surviving fragments? What was the historical context of the author, and what was the historical contribution of his work? Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| HIEU 7211 | The Renaissance (3) |
| Studies European politics and society from the commercial revolution to Cateau Cambresis. | |
| HIEU 7261 | Early Modern England (3) |
| Readings and discussion on special topics in the period 1485 to 1760. | |
| HIEU 7301 | History of Science (3) |
| Introduces the historiography of science, and especially to new approaches which integrate the history of the natural and social sciences into intellectual, social, political, and economic history. | |
| HIEU 7471 | European Economic History (3) |
| Intensive reading and discussion of topics in European economic history. Course was offered Fall 2013 | |
| HIEU 7559 | New Course in European History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of European History. Course was offered Fall 2017 | |
| HIEU 7782 | History of Human Rights (3) |
| A survey of the new field of human rights historiography, focusing on the growth of the academic discipline, current debates, and future directions for research. | |
| HIEU 8011 | Ancient History (3) |
| Topics to be chosen by the instructor. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| HIEU 8452 | Twentieth Century Europe (3) |
| In this graduate seminar on Europe in the twentieth century students are asked to produce in the course of the semester an original work (25-30 pages long) based on primary sources. They will develop an argument, place it within the historiography and relevant methodologies, fine the relevant sources, and craft a narrative. The course covers all countries in Europe. The focus of the course is directed to exploration in cultural history. Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2010 | |
| HIEU 8461 | Twentieth-Century Europe and Russia (3) |
| For students working in any geographical area of 20th-century Europe. Topics selected by students in consultation with instructor. Helps students begin research for M.A. theses and doctoral dissertations. | |
| HIEU 8559 | New Course in European History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of European History. | |
| HIEU 8585 | Advanced Topics in Modern European History (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A seminar offering in-depth investigations of topics and research methodologies in modern European history and culture. Topics vary. Course was offered Spring 2022 |
| HIEU 8642 | Soviet Domestic and Foreign Policy (3) |
| Offered as required. | |
| HIEU 9020 | Empire, Mobility, and Cultural Exchange in Tsarist and Early Soviet Russia (3) |
| The tutorial explores recent scholarly monographs and articles on inter-cultural exchange in and around the Russian empire, and the various forms of population mobility that facilitated it: immigration, emigration, exile within borders, urbanization, imperial conquest, commerce, military service, displacement by war, pilgrimage. Course was offered Spring 2018 | |
| HIEU 9021 | Philosophy and Theory of History (3) |
| In the last 25 years the philosophy and theory of history has been revitalized, with three vibrant international journals now publishing and thought-provoking books and articles appearing every year. This tutorial will quickly cover the classic literature and issues in the field and, more intensively, the recent literature. Emphasis will be on those segments of the literature most relevant to envisaged dissertation themes. | |
| HIEU 9022 | History of Ideas-Intellectual History: Modern Europe (3) |
| This tutorial focuses on European-sourced conceptions and theories, with an emphasis on modernity in the broades senses. Characteristically, students will negotiate with the instructor a set of themes and texts to consider, e.g., notions of knowledge, interpretation, labor, identity, civil society, revolution.. These should be related to the student's projected dissertation area. | |
| HIEU 9023 | Tutorial in the History of the Modern British Empire (3) |
| This graduate-level tutorial introduces the major themes, debates, and methods of historical writing on the British Empire from around 1750. It is intended particularly, though not exclusively, as field preparation for the general examination. Topics include the uses of expert knowledge, the peculiarities of settler colonialism, the lure of liberalism as imperial ideology, and the role of violence. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015 | |
| HIEU 9024 | Tutorial in the History of Modern Britain (3) |
| This tutorial introduces the major themes, debates, and methods of historical writing on modern Britain. It is intended particularly, though not exclusively, as field preparation for the general examination. Topics include the domestic ramifications of war and empire, the expanding reach of the state and the market, the adaptability of tradition, the contradictions of liberalism, and the meanings of modernity. Course was offered Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015 | |
| HIEU 9025 | Tutorial in the Late Roman Republic (3) |
| This tutorial will cover the most tumultuous period in Roman Republican history, that which stretches from 133 BC to the establishment of Octavian (Augustus) as the first emperor in 27 BC. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015 | |
| HIEU 9026 | Tutorial in Early Modern British History (3) |
| Considers developments in the British Isles and its nascent empire in the 16th and 17th centuries. Focuses on historiography of the Reformation and persistent religious conflicts, the causes and nature of the Civil Wars, and the origins of empire. | |
| HIEU 9027 | Tutorial in English Legal History (3) |
| Considers key ideas and practices in English law from the late medieval period. Attention given to institutions, their development, and their interaction. Legal change will be studied in its social, political, and economic contexts. Also explores transformations in English law as it moved across a burgeoning empire. | |
| HIEU 9028 | Tutorial in British Legal and Political Thought (3) |
| Considers major texts in legal and political thought of the 17th and 18th centuries. Focuses on canonical works by thinkers such as Hobbes, Harrington, Sidney, Locke, Smith, and Blackstone. Texts will be appoached from within their historical contexts. Course was offered Spring 2016, Fall 2015 | |
| HIEU 9029 | Tutorial in the History of Reformation Europe (3) |
| Surveys the history and historiography of European Christianity c. 1450-1650. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015 | |
| HIEU 9030 | Tutorial in the History of Early Modern Europe (3) |
| Explores the history and historiography of Europe, c. 1450-1750. It provides a broad introduction to early modern society and culture, with particular emphasis on the transformations that reshaped Europe in this period, such as the emergence of the early modern state, the division of Christendom, and global exploration. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015 | |
| HIEU 9031 | Tutorial in Anglo-Saxon History (3) |
| This course is intended to introduce graduate students to the study of Anglo-Saxon England from the fifth to the eleventh centuries, its historiography and the range of methodologies and disciplinary approaches applied to its analysis. The class is intended to be timely and comprehensive. Archaeology, material culture and the close analysis of key primary sources and attendant scholarship will all be addressed. | |
| HIEU 9032 | Tutorial in Modern Jewish History (3) |
| This tutorial explores the major historiographical literature of modern jewish history, with an emphasis on core themes of political, cultural, and religious patterns, issues of periodization, and the question of its relationship to other fields of modern history. | |
| HIEU 9033 | Tutorial in European Economic History (3) |
| A graduate tutorial devoted to close analysis of key issues in European Economic History. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017 | |
| HIEU 9034 | Tutorial in Decolonization in the Twentieth Century (3) |
| This graduate tutorial surveys the historiography of decolonization in the twentieth century with an emphasis on European empires. The course is especially designed for students preparing a field for comprehensive exams but is open to others. | |
| HIEU 9035 | Tutorial in the History of the Early Medieval Mediterranean (3) |
| This course is designed to introduce graduate students to the study of the post classical Mediterranean from the fifth to the tenth centuries, its historiography and the range of methodologies and disciplinary approaches pursued in its analysis. The class is not intended to be exhaustive; it is meant to be timely and comprehensive, and to balance core classic studies with often very recent historical and archaeological scholarship. | |
| HIEU 9036 | Tutorial in the History of Tolerance and Intolerance (3) |
| This tutorial surveys the history and historiography of religious tolerance and intolerance in the later Middle Ages and the early modern world, with a focus on both classic works and recent interventions. Course was offered Spring 2020 | |
| HIEU 9037 | Tutorial in Central and Eastern European History (3) |
| This course introduces students to the modern history of Central and Eastern Europe. We will consider topics like the rise of nationalism, the challenges of state-building, the spread of left- and right-wing ideologies, interactions with the "West," and the experience of war and revolution. | |
| HIEU 9038 | Tutorial in the History of Modern France (3) |
| This tutorial serves as an introduction to the history and historiography of France and the French empire. Looking at the period since the French Revolution, readings explore themes including revolution, industrialization, urbanization, modernity and mass culture; gender and sexuality; race and religion; and regionalism, and imperial expansion. | |
| HIEU 9039 | Tutorial in the History of Modern French Empire (3) |
| An introduction to the history and historiography of the French colonial empire in the modern period. Looking at the period since the French Revolution, readings explore the ideologies, institutions, and practices of French imperialism, the processes of decolonization, and the postcolonial legacies of empire. | |
| HIEU 9040 | Tutorial in Greek and Roman Law (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This graduate tutorial introduces students to the details and interpretations of antiquity's two greatest legal systems, although it will be specifically tailored to the needs and interests of the individual students. Readings will be drawn from both primary and secondary sources; students will be expected to master the information provided by the primary sources and write two analytical summaries of recent secondary works. Course was offered Spring 2023 |
| History-Latin American History | |
| HILA 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and HILAosophical Inquiry. | |
| HILA 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and HILAieties of the World. | |
| HILA 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to HILAorical Perspectives. | |
| HILA 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to HILAial and Economic Systems. | |
| HILA 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, HILAematical, and HILAical Inquiry | |
| HILA 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| HILA 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and HILAiety | |
| HILA 1501 | Introductory Seminar in Latin American History (3) |
| Intended for first- or second-year students, this course introduces the study of history. Seminars involve reading, discussing, and writing about different historical topics and periods, and emphasize the enhancement of critical and communication skills. Several seminars are offered each term. Not more than two Introductory Seminars may be counted toward the major history. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| HILA 1559 | New Course in Latin American History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Latin American History. | |
| HILA 2001 | Colonial Latin America, 1500-1824 (3) |
| Introduces major developments and issues in the study of Latin American history from Native American societies on the eve of the Spanish Conquest to the wars of national independence in the early 19th century. | |
| HILA 2002 | Modern Latin America, 1824 to Present (3) |
| Introduces the history of Latin America from national independence in the early 19th century to the present. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| HILA 2110 | Latin American Civilization (3) |
| Latin American Civilization | |
| HILA 2559 | New Course in Latin American History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Latin American History. Course was offered Fall 2017 | |
| HILA 3021 | Human Rights in Latin America (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Covers issues of human rights violations, defense, reparations, and prevention, from independence movements through the Cold War, neoliberalism, extractivism, racism, and transnational migration, trade and crime. |
| HILA 3031 | Mexico From Conquest to Nation (3) |
| Studies Mexican history from 1519 to 1854, emphasizing Spanish/Indian relations, problems of periodization in cultural, economic, and social history, the state and the church in public life, the significance of national independence, and regional variation in all of these subjects. | |
| HILA 3051 | Modern Central America (3) |
| Studies the history of Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and El Salvador from 19th century fragmentation, oligarchic, foreign, and military rule, to the emergence of popular nationalisms. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| HILA 3061 | History of Modern Brazil (3) |
| Explores Brazilian history from Independence to the present day. Through an interdisciplinary and comparative approach, the course examines the legacy of slavery, the importance of popular culture, and debates over national identity in the making of a distinctively ambiguous Brazilian 'modernity,' broadly understood. | |
| HILA 3071 | History of Colonial Brazil (3) |
| This three-hundred level class will provide students from the History department with the intellectual tools to understand the History of early Brazil in a comparative and transnational way. The class places Brazil in the broader context of Atlantic, underlining contacts with Africa and establishing comparisons with other colonial experiences throughout the Atlantic from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| HILA 3111 | Public Life in Modern Latin America (3) |
| Introduces the forces shaping the emerging nations of Latin America since independence, emphasizing the dynamic reproduction of hierarchies that correspond to the patrimonial, aristocratic, and populist legitimization of social, cultural, and political relations in city life. | |
| HILA 3261 | The Great Encounter and Making the Modern World (3) |
| The course explores the Great Encounter between Indigenous people, Europeans, and Africans in America from 1492. Topics include: crises of knowledge and ethics sparked by the radical novelty of the Encounter; Columbian Exchange and the remaking of nature; tensions of difference and identity; silver, slavery, and dispossession in making a global economy; discovery and cultural devastation in modern life. This is history with philosophical intent. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| HILA 3501 | Introductory History Workshop (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Required for history majors, to be completed before enrollment in the Major Seminar. Introduces a variety of approaches to the study of history, methods for finding and analyzing primary and secondary sources, and the construction of historical arguments. Workshops are offered on a variety of topics each term. Course was offered Spring 2024 |
| HILA 3559 | New Course in Latin American History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Latin American History. Course was offered Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Summer 2018 | |
| HILA 4501 | Seminar in Latin American History (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The major seminar is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the seminar. Seminar work results primarily in the preparation of substantial (ca. 25 pp. in standard format) research paper. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Fall 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| HILA 4511 | Colloquium in Latin American History (4) |
| The major colloquium is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the colloquium. Colloquia are most frequently offered in areas of history where access to source materials or linguistic demands make seminars especially difficult. Students in colloquia prepare about 25 pages of written work distributed among various assignments. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| HILA 4559 | New Course in Latin American History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Latin American History. | |
| HILA 4591 | Topics in Latin American History (3) |
| Topics courses are small, discussion-oriented classes available to any student with sufficient background and interest in a particular field of historical study. Offered irregularly, they are open to majors or non-majors on an equal basis. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| HILA 4701 | The Inquisition in Spain and Latin America (3) |
| Explores the history of the ecclesiastical court dedicated to the eradication of heresy in early modern Spain, its impact on culture, religion and social behavior. History majors may submit written work and write exams in English; Spanish majors are expected to write in Spanish. Cross-listed with SPAN 4701. Prerequisite:At lest on 4000 level Spanish course. | |
| HILA 4993 | Independent Study in Latin American History (1 - 3) |
| In exceptional circumstances and with the permission of a faculty member any student may undertake a rigorous program of independent study designed to explore a subject not currently being taught or to expand upon regular offerings. Independent Study projects may not be used to replace regularly scheduled classes. Open to majors or non-majors. Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| HILA 5559 | New Course in Latin American History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Latin American History. | |
| HILA 7001 | Colonial Latin America (3) |
| A readings course open to graduate students with a reading knowledge of Spanish. Course was offered Fall 2022 | |
| HILA 7559 | New Course in Latin American History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Latin American History. | |
| HILA 8559 | New Course in Latin American History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Latin American History. | |
| HILA 9000 | Tutorial: History of the United States and Latin America (3) |
| This seminar/tutorial will be an introduction to recent historical literature on the United States and Latin America. The course will consider historical works on the role of the United States in a variety of countries and examine key moments of US imperial expansion and empire building throughout the hemisphere during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| HILA 9020 | Readings in Modern Latin American History (3) |
| This class reviews major trends in the scholarship on modern Latin American history. Students will present assigned books to the class throughout the semester and write a final twenty-page historiographical essay on a topic of their choosing. Course was offered Fall 2023 | |
| History-Middle Eastern History | |
| HIME 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and HIMEosophical Inquiry. | |
| HIME 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and HIMEieties of the World. | |
| HIME 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to HIMEorical Perspectives. | |
| HIME 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to HIMEial and Economic Systems. | |
| HIME 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, HIMEematical, and HIMEical Inquiry | |
| HIME 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| HIME 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and HIMEiety | |
| HIME 1501 | Introductory Seminar in Middle East History (3) |
| Introduces the study of history intended for first- or second-year students. Seminars involve reading, discussing, and writing about different historical topics and periods, and emphasize the enhancement of critical and communication skills. Not more than two Introductory Seminars may be counted toward the major in history. | |
| HIME 1559 | New Course in Middle Eastern History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Middle Eastern History | |
| HIME 2001 | The Making of the Islamic World (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Explores the history of the Middle East and North Africa from late antiquity to the rise to superpower status of the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century. Topics include the formation of Islam and the first Arab-Islamic conquests; the fragmentation of the empire of the caliphate; the historical development of Islamic social, legal, and political institutions; science and philosophy; and the impact of invaders (Turks, Crusaders, and Mongols). |
| HIME 2002 | The Making of the Modern Middle East (3) |
| What historical processes that have shaped the Middle East of today? This course focuses on the history of a region stretching from Morocco in the West and Afghanistan in the East over the period of roughly 1500 to the present. In doing so, we examine political, social, and cultural history through the lens of "media" in translation, such as manuscripts, memoirs, maps, travel narratives, novels, films, music, internet media, and more. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| HIME 2003 | Markets and the Making of the Muslim World (3) |
| This course is designed to introduce students to the economic history of the Islamic World over the duration of roughly 1300 years of history. We explore ideologies, institutions, and practices of commerce in Muslim society, paying close attention to the actors, artifacts, and encounters, that gave it shape over the course of a millennium, ending with the onset of Industrial Revolution in the late 18th century. | |
| HIME 2010 | Modern History of Palestine/Israel (3) |
| "This course surveys the history of modern Palestine/Israel. Part I focuses on the Ottoman Empire, early Zionist settlement, British rule, and the Holocaust. Part II focuses on the 1948 War, known as the Israeli ""War of Independence"" and the Palestinian ""Nakba"" (Catastrophe). Part III addresses the Palestinian refugee crisis, ongoing wars between Israel and Arab states, Israeli and Palestinian societies today, and Israeli-Arab peace initiatives." Course was offered Fall 2023 | |
| HIME 2012 | Israel/Palestine 1948 (3) |
| This course explores the dramatic Arab-Israeli war of 1948 in Palestine from the UN partition resolution of November 29, 1947 to the cease-fire agreements in early 1949. It covers the political, military progression of the war, within international and decolonization contexts, while paying special attention to the two major outcomes of the war and how they came about: Jewish independence and Palestinian dispossession. Course was offered Fall 2021, Fall 2017, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, January 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011 | |
| HIME 2559 | New Course in Middle Eastern History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Middle Eastern History. | |
| HIME 3191 | Christianity and Islam (3) |
| Studies Christianity in the Middle East in the centuries after the rise of Islam. | |
| HIME 3192 | From Nomads to Sultans: the Ottoman Empire, 1300-1700 (3) |
| A survey of the history of the Ottoman Empire from its obscure origins around 1300 to 1700, this course explores the political, military, social, and cultural history of this massive, multi-confessional, multi-ethnic, inter-continental empire which, at its height, encompassed Central and Southeastern Europe, the Caucasus, the Middle East, and North Africa. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013 | |
| HIME 3195 | Arabian Seas: Islam, Trade and Empire in the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean (3) |
| Rather than a traditional "area studies" approach to Middle Eastern history, we will explore the region's history from its maritime frontiers: the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean. We explore how nobles, merchants, slaves, sailors, and statesmen all forged the contours of a shared world, linking the economic and political histories of Arabia, Africa, South and Southeast Asia. Course was offered Spring 2018 | |
| HIME 3221 | Zionism and the Creation of the State of Israel (3) |
| This course seeks to comprehend Israel's origins and development from the rise of Zionism to creation of the State of Israel in 1948. Major topics of discussion include the Jewish national movement; the development of Jewish settlement in Ottoman and British Palestine (the Yishuv); the origins of the Arab-Jewish conflict; the emergence of a local Hebrew culture; the struggle for statehood; and the war of 1948. | |
| HIME 3501 | Introductory History Workshop (3) |
| Required for history majors, to be completed before enrollment in the Major Seminar. Introduces a variety of approaches to the study of history, methods for finding and analyzing primary and secondary sources, and the construction of historical arguments. Workshops are offered on a variety of topics each term. | |
| HIME 3559 | New Course in Middle Eastern History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Middle Eastern History. | |
| HIME 3571 | Arab History at the Movies (3) |
| This interdisciplinary course uses cinema as a vehicle to introduce students without a knowledge of Arabic to the perspectives of Arab peoples on their own history. Includes popular movies on the rise of Islam, Crusades, World War I, colonialism, modern city life, women's liberation,war, terrorism. Students read relevant history and learn critical theory on collective memory, propaganda, modernity, revolution, and gender. | |
| HIME 4501 | Seminar in Middle East and North Africa History (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The major seminar is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the seminar. The work of the seminar results primarily in the preparation of a substantial (ca. 25 pages in standard format) research paper. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies. |
| HIME 4511 | Colloquium in Middle East History (4) |
| The major colloquium is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topics of the colloquium. Colloquia are most frequently offered in areas of history where access to source materials or linguistic demands make seminars especially difficult. Students in colloquia prepare about 25 pages of written work distributed among various assignments. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies. Course was offered Spring 2020, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| HIME 4559 | New Course in Middle Eastern History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Middle Eastern History. | |
| HIME 4993 | Independent Study in Middle Eastern History (1 - 3) |
| In exceptional circumstances and with the permission of a faculty member any student may undertake a rigorous program of independent study designed to explore a subject not currently being taught or to expand upon regular offerings. Independent Study projects may not be used to replace regularly scheduled classes. Open to majors or non-majors. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| HIME 5052 | World War I in the Middle East (3) |
| World War I set the stage for many conflicts in the 20th-century Middle East. This course examines the last attempt to build a pluralistic, constitutional realm under the Ottoman empire; how that world crumbled in the Balkan wars and Great War; the Young Turks' relations with Germany; Lawrence of Arabia and the Arab Revolt; the Armenian genocide; women and peasants' suffering; the Balfour Declaration and start of the Palestine conflict. | |
| HIME 5053 | Slavery in the Middle East and Ottoman Empire (3) |
| This course explores the practice of slavery in its various forms in the Middle East and North Africa from pre-Islamic times through the abolition of the slave trade in the nineteenth-century Ottoman Empire. Topics include: sources of slaves and the slave trade; manumission; the social and legal position of slaves in Islamic societies; the slave-soldier phenomenon; captivity and ransom; gender and race; and the movement towards abolition. Prerequisite: Graduate students and advanced undergraduates with previous study of the Middle East. Course was offered Spring 2017 | |
| HIME 5559 | New Course in Middle Eastern History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Middle Eastern History. Course was offered Spring 2015 | |
| HIME 7011 | History and Historiography of the Middle East, ca. 570-1500 (3) |
| Introduces the history and historiography of the medieval Middle East and North Africa (areas from Morocco to Iran) from the period immediately preceding the rise of Islam until the Mongol invasions of the 13th century. Primarily a readings-and-discussion colloquium devoted to political, social, economic, and cultural evolution of the regions and peoples situated in arid and semi-arid zones stretching from Gibraltar to the Oxus River. After surveying the general contours of the field, and isolating the principal scholarly approaches to it, the course proceeds chronologically, starting with the Byzantine and Sassanian Empires in the 6th century and concluding with assessment of the Turkic-Mongolian impact upon the historical configuration of the regions. Prerequisite: HIME 2001. | |
| HIME 7021 | History and Historiography of the Middle East, ca. 1500-Present (3) |
| Introduces the history and historiography of the early modern and modern Middle East and North Africa from the period of the Ottoman and Safavid Empires until the emergence of a system of nation-states in the 20th century. Primarily a readings-and-discussion colloquium devoted to the political, social, economic, and cultural history of the region. Prerequisite: HIME 2001, 2002, or HIME 7011. | |
| HIME 7031 | Colonialism and Nation-Building in the Arab World (3) |
| Debate on the effects of European colonial rule has been revived in the decade since the United States occupied Iraq. We W engage the debate by studying the effect of foreign rule on one region, the Arab world: French and British colonization of Algeria and Egypt in the long 19th-century; the League of Nations' mandates in Syria and Iraq after World War I; and finally Americans' effort to rebuild the Iraqi state since 2003.
Prerequisite: One prior course on colonialism or on Arab history Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| HIME 7559 | New Course in Middle Eastern History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Middle Eastern History. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| HIME 9021 | Oil and Capital in the Middle East (3) |
| This tutorial explores the remaking of politics, economy, and ecology in the Middle East from the late 19th century onward. While international relations and corporations play a role in the scholarship of the 20th century Middle East, we seek to understand local dimensions of oil and capital as well, focusing less on the geopolitical context and more on the socioeconomic impacts of changing economic and energy regimes. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2021 | |
| HIME 9023 | Tutorial in the History of the Medieval Middle East and North Africa (3) |
| This tutorial surveys the historiography of the medieval Middle East and North Africa (broadly construed), from pre-Islamic Arabia through the Ottoman conquest of the Mamluk Sultanate, which reunified the eastern half of the Mediterranean for the first time in a millennium. Readings introduce the major dynasties between Iberia and Central Asia, from the Umayyads to the Ottomans, and the seminal texts that have shaped the field. | |
| HIME 9024 | Tutorial in Ottoman Society (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This tutorial explores diverse themes in the social and cultural environmental history of the Ottoman Empire, placing special emphasis on the transformation of Ottoman society from the 18th century onward. |
| HIME 9027 | Tutorial in Ottoman History to c 1820 (3) |
| This tutorial surveys the history and historiography of the Ottoman Empire from its obscure origins through the 18th century. Initial readings introduce major historiographical debates and political, military, and institutional history of the Empire, before moving into the historiography of the 16-18th centuries and current trends in multiple sub-fields. Specific works read and discussed will be shaped in part by interests of students enrolled. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023 | |
| HIME 9993 | Independent Study (1 - 4) |
| Students taking this course will explore areas and issues of special interest that are not otherwise covered in the graduate curriculum. This course is offered at the discretion of the supervising professor. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| Hindi | |
| HIND 1010 | Elementary Hindi-Urdu (4) |
| Introductory training in speaking, understanding, reading, and writing Hindi and Urdu. | |
| HIND 1020 | Elementary Hindi-Urdu (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Prerequisite: HIND 1010. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 |
| HIND 1060 | Accelerated Elementary Hindi (4) |
| This course is designed for heritage students who have some prior, informal proficiency in Hindi. Students work on their listening and speaking skills and achieve basic reading and writing skills so that they can handle simple written texts and converse appropriately on day-to-day situations with grammatical accuracy and suitable vocabulary. | |
| HIND 1310 | Intensive Hindi Script and Grammar Review for Heritage Students (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This class is designed to introduce and improve all aspects of the Hindi language. We learn the script in detail and learn enough grammar for students to move on to Intermediate or Advanced Hindi. Most course material will be handouts specially designed for this class and online listening materials. Course was offered Spring 2024 |
| HIND 1559 | New Course in Hindi (3) |
| One-time course offerings in Hindi at the 1000 (first and second semester) level. Course was offered Spring 2023 | |
| HIND 2010 | Intermediate Hindi (4) |
| Introduction to various types of written and spoken Hindi; vocabulary building, idioms and problems of syntax; and conversation in Hindi. Prerequisite: HIND 1020 or equivalent. | |
| HIND 2020 | Intermediate Hindi (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Prerequisite: HIND 2010 or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| HIND 2060 | Accelerated Intermediate Hindi (4) |
| This course is designed for heritage students who have some prior, informal proficiency in Hindi. Students work on their listening and speaking skills and achieve basic reading and writing skills so that they can handle simple written texts and converse appropriately on day-to-day situations with grammatical accuracy and suitable vocabulary. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| HIND 3010 | Advanced Hindi Readings I (3) |
| Readings are drawn from areas of particular interest to the students involved, and include readings from various disciplines. Prerequisite: HIND 2020 or equivalent or instructor permission. | |
| HIND 3011 | Hindi in Contemporary Media (3) |
| Language is a dynamic entity, and it keeps on changing. In HIND-3011, we will learn and build upon our knowledge of Hindi through social media, TV commercials, News, legendary Bollywood dialogues and songs that never lose their charm, and podcasts. The efforts to excel in Hindi reading, writing, speaking, and listening will remain the pivot for the course to improve your confidence in Hindi. | |
| HIND 3012 | Learn Hindi via Bollywood (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course uses Bollywood cinema as course material to learn more about the culture related to Hindi, expand your Hindi language skills, and make you competent to use Hindi even more efficiently. This course emphasizes individual learning styles and preferences and advances all the aspects of the Hindi Language. We explore how language and culture are interrelated with the help of some Bollywood movies. Course was offered Spring 2024 |
| HIND 3019 | Language House Conversation (1) |
| For students residing in the Hindu group in Shea House. Prerequisite: instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| HIND 3020 | Advanced Hindi II (3) |
| Prerequisite: HIND 2020 or equivalent or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| HIND 3230 | Readings in Hindi (3) |
| Advanced readings in modern standard Hindi and possibly in medieval Hindi, depending on the interests of the students. Prerequisite: HIND 3020/5020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| HIND 3240 | Readings in Hindi (3) |
| Advanced readings in modern standard Hindi and possibly in medieval Hindi, depending on the interests of the students. Prerequisite: HIND 3020/5020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| HIND 3559 | New Course in Hindi (3) |
| This course is to allow 3000-level new courses in HIndi to be taught for one semester. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2022 | |
| HIND 4993 | Independent Study in Hindi (1 - 3) |
| Independent Study in Hindi Course was offered Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| HIND 5010 | Advanced Hindi I (3) |
| Readings are drawn from areas of student interest and include readings from various disciplines. Restricted to area studies majors and minors. Prerequisite: HIND 2020 or equivalent or instructor permission. | |
| HIND 8993 | Independent Study in Hindi (1 - 3) |
| Restricted to area studies majors and minors. | |
| History-South Asian History | |
| HISA 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and HISAosophical Inquiry. | |
| HISA 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and HISAieties of the World. | |
| HISA 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to HISAorical Perspectives. | |
| HISA 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to HISAial and Economic Systems. | |
| HISA 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, HISAematical, and HISAical Inquiry | |
| HISA 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| HISA 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and HISAiety | |
| HISA 1501 | Introductory Seminar in South Asia (3) |
| Introduction to the study of history intended for first- or second-year students. Seminars involve reading, discussion, and writing about different historical topics and periods, and emphasize the enhancement of critical and communication skills. Several seminars are offered each term. Not more than two Introductory Seminars may be counted toward the major in history. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| HISA 1559 | New Course in South Asian History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of South Asian History | |
| HISA 2001 | History and Civilization of Classical India (3) |
| Studies the major elements of South Asian civilization, from the Stone Age to 1200, including the Indus Valley, Vedic literatures, Buddhism, Jainism, Epic traditions, the caste system, Mauryan and Guptan Empires, and devotional Hinduism. | |
| HISA 2002 | History and Civilization of Medieval India (3) |
| Studies the social, political, economic and cultural history of South Asia from 1200 to 1800, from the Turkic invasions through the major Islamic dynasties, especially the Mughal Empire, to the establishment of English hegemony in the maritime provinces. | |
| HISA 2003 | History of Modern India (3) |
| Surveys 200 years of Indian history from the mid-18th century to the present, focusing on the imperial/colonial encounter with the British Raj before Independence, and the social and political permutations of freedom in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka since. | |
| HISA 2559 | New Course in South Asian History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of South Asian history. Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| HISA 3002 | India From Akbar to Victoria (3) |
| Studies the society and politics in the Mughal Empire, the Empire's decline and the rise of successor states, the English as a regional power and their expansion, and social, economic and political change under British paramountcy, including the 1857 Revolt. Course was offered Summer 2024, Fall 2021 | |
| HISA 3003 | Twentieth-Century South Asia (3) |
| Surveys 100 years of Indian history, defining the qualities of the world's first major anti-colonial movement of nationalism and the changes and cultural continuities of India's democratic policy in the decades since 1947. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| HISA 3004 | India's Partition: Literature, Culture, Politics (3) |
| India's Partition and its far-reaching consequences may be productively studied from several different perspectives. This course juxtaposes select novels, films, contemporary writings, and some secondary sources to reflect on a few of the big questions thrown up by this event. These include the place of minorities in the subcontinent and the changing nature of center-state relations in the subcontinent after 1947. | |
| HISA 3111 | Social and Political Movements in Twentieth-Century India (3) |
| Considers the relationships between land, people, and politics in modern South Asia. | |
| HISA 3121 | History of Women in South Asia (3) |
| Surveys the evolving definitions and roles of women in the major social and cultural traditions of South Asia, i.e., India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Course was offered Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| HISA 3501 | Introductory History Workshop (3) |
| Required for history majors, to be completed before enrollment in the Major Seminar. Introduces a variety of approaches to the study of history, methods for finding and analyzing primary and secondary sources, and the construction of historical arguments. Workshops are offered on a variety of topics each term. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| HISA 3559 | New Course in South Asian History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of South Asian history. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| HISA 4501 | Seminar in South Asia (4) |
| The major seminar is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the seminar. The work of the seminar results primarily in the preparation of a substantial (ca. 25 pages in standard format) research paper. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies. Course was offered Fall 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| HISA 4511 | Colloquium in South Asia (4) |
| The major colloquium is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the colloquium. Colloquia are most frequently offered in areas of history where access to source materials or linguistic demands make seminars especially difficult. Students in colloquia prepare about 25 pages of written work distributed among various assignments. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies. Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| HISA 4559 | New Course in South Asian History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of South Asian history. | |
| HISA 4591 | Topics in South Asian History (3) |
| Topics courses are small, discussion-oriented classes available to any student with sufficient background and interest in a particular field of historical study. Offered irregularly, they are open to majors or non-majors on an equal basis. | |
| HISA 4993 | Independent Study in South Asia (1 - 3) |
| In exceptional circumstances and with the permission of a faculty member any student may undertake a rigorous program of independent study designed to explore a subject not currently being taught or to expand upon regular offerings. Independent Study projects may not be used to replace regularly scheduled classes. Enrollment is open to majors or non-majors. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| HISA 5021 | Historiography of Early Modern South Asia (3) |
| Analyzes historical sources and historians of political systems in Muslim India until the rise of British power. Course was offered Fall 2014, Spring 2012 | |
| HISA 5101 | Economic History of India (3) |
| Studies regional economic systems prior to European penetration; the establishment and growth of European trading companies in the 17th and 18th centuries; commercialization of agriculture; the emergence of a unified Indian economy in the 19th century; and industrialization and economic development in the 20th. | |
| HISA 5559 | New Course in South Asian History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of South Asian history. Course was offered Fall 2014 | |
| HISA 7111 | Peasant Movements in Modern India (3) |
| Considers agrarian relationships and the economic conflict in those relations that give rise to peasant movements in the 19th and 20th centuries. Discussions are based on texts concerned with peasant societies. | |
| HISA 7559 | New Course in South Asian Studies (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of South Asian history. Course was offered Fall 2018 | |
| HISA 8061 | Social History of Modern India (3) |
| Research and writing utilizing gazetteers, settlement reports, censuses, and other sources. Course was offered Spring 2023 | |
| HISA 8111 | Peasant Movements in Modern Indian History (3) |
| A workshop seminar on peasant movements in modern India, Bengla Desh, and Pakistan utilizing original documents. | |
| HISA 8559 | New Course in South Asian History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of South Asian history. | |
| HISA 9021 | Readings on Twentieth-century South Asia (3) |
| This tutorial is designed to help graduate students take qualifying exams on the field of twentieth-century South Asian history. Some themes we study include changes in the domains of religion and law in late colonial India, on the events and consequences of the partition of India, and on the possibilities of a comparative history of post-colonial South Asia. | |
| HISA 9022 | Tutorial in Modern South Asian History (3) |
| In this tutorial we will read and discuss a wide range of texts about South Asia's rich and contentious past. Major topics include change and continuity under colonial rule; law and colonialism; debates over nationalism and the Partition of the subcontinent; and developments in post-colonial South Asia. | |
| HISA 9028 | Tutorial: Crime, Punishment and Gender (3) |
| This tutorial comprises a list of guided readings for graduate students of the History department who are working in histories of convict labor and their uses in domestic and global contexts. It works at the intersections of gender, legal and imperial labor histories. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| History-General History | |
| HIST 150 | Special Topics in History (0) |
| Special Topics in History. | |
| HIST 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and Philosophical Inquiry. | |
| HIST 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and Societies of the World. | |
| HIST 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Historical Perspectives. | |
| HIST 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Social and Economic Systems. | |
| HIST 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, Mathematical, and Physical Inquiry | |
| HIST 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| HIST 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and Society | |
| HIST 1501 | Introductory Seminar in History (3) |
| Introduction to the study of history intended for first- and second-year students. Seminars involve reading, discussion, and writing about different historical topics and periods, and emphasize the enhancement of critical and communication skills. Several seminars are offered each term. Not more than two Introductory Seminars may be counted toward the major in history. Course was offered Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| HIST 1559 | New Course in General History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of general history. | |
| HIST 2001 | Global History (3) |
| An introduction to Global History since 1492. | |
| HIST 2002 | The Modern World: Global History since 1760 (3) |
| This is a survey course in modern world history. It covers a period in which the main historical questions about what happened, and why, more and more involve global circumstances, global beliefs about those conditions, and global structures to solve problems. This course can therefore be an essential foundation for other courses dwelling on particular regions or nations. Course was offered Fall 2022, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| HIST 2011 | History of Human Rights (3) |
| This course surveys the modern history of human rights, focusing on political, legal, and intellectual trends from the late 18th century to the present. | |
| HIST 2012 | History of Communism (3) |
| A comparative, global history of communism: from the rise of Marxism in the nineteenth century, to the establishment of Marxist-Leninist regimes across the globe in the twentieth century, to the collapse of communism in the 1980s. | |
| HIST 2013 | Why Did They Kill? Interpreting Genocide and Its Perpetrators (3) |
| Grounded in discussion and analysis of primary sources from twentieth-century genocides, key works of scholarship, and documentary films, this course endeavors to understand the complex but tragically recurring process whereby regimes from across the political spectrum implement policies of one-sided mass killing and transform ordinary people into genocidal killers. | |
| HIST 2014 | Fascism: A Global History (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This class studies fascism as an ideology, movement, and regime in a global framework. Thematic perspectives include: the origins and theories of fascism, key terms in the fascist lexicon, motives that brought people to fascism, fascism as an aesthetics and lived experience, and the role of women in fascism. We will also study the historical articulations of antifascism, i.e. groups and individuals who have fought against fascism over the years. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022 |
| HIST 2060 | History of Christianity II (3) |
| Survey of Christianity in the Medieval, Reformation, and Modern Periods. | |
| HIST 2150 | Global Environmental History (3) |
| This course examines global ecological connections throughout time and offers a narrative of environmental history that is more inclusive of regions outside of Europe and North America such as Asia, Africa, and Latin America. It explores the relationship between humans and their environments over the course of history and places special emphasis on the past century of ecological change and what has recently been called the Anthropocene. Course was offered Fall 2017 | |
| HIST 2152 | Climate History (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Climate change is widely regarded as the most important environmental question of the present. This course equips students to engage with the study of climate change from multiple perspectives. Part 1 surveys how understandings of the climate developed and transformed. Part 2 explores how historical climatology lends new insights to familiar historical questions. Part 3 explores the history of environment and climate as political issues. |
| HIST 2201 | Technology in World History (3) |
| Surveys how cultures have developed technology from the earliest times to the end of the twentieth century. Includes both western and non-western cultures and explores how different cultures have used technology to produce economic abundance, social order, and cultural meaning. No technical or scientific expertise required. Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| HIST 2210 | Epidemics, Pandemics, and History (3) |
| Covers epidemic diseases such as plague, cholera, smallpox, tuberculosis, malaria, and AIDS in world history since 1500. | |
| HIST 2212 | Maps in World History (3) |
| This course offers an interdisciplinary introduction to the history of cartography that ranges across the globe from oldest surviving images of pre-history to GIS systems of the present day. It approaches map history from a number of disciplinary perspectives, including the history of science, the history of cartography, critical theory and literary studies, anthropology, historical geography, and spatial cognition and wayfinding. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017 | |
| HIST 2213 | The Rule of Law (3) |
| "This course explores the workings of law and sovereignty in a changing world-historical landscape, mixing conceptual readings with concrete case studies across space and time. By exploring the discourses and practices of sovereignty-making across world history, we develop a more grounded approach to the issue and its contours in global politics today, from disputes over the high seas to discourses on ""failed states"" and interventions." Course was offered Fall 2022, Spring 2021 | |
| HIST 2214 | The Cold War (3) |
| An exploration of the geopolitical and ideological conflict that dominated world affairs from 1945 to 1990. Assignments include the readings of historical work, as well as primary sources, some of which are recetly declassified material from the major states involved in the Cold War. | |
| HIST 2301 | Democracy in Danger (3) |
| Democracy is in trouble today. Why? This course explores the growing threats to democracy in the United States and globally. Topics include: the impact of xenophobia, racism and radical nationalism on democracy; the rise of far-right media; the appeal of ethno-nationalism; the growth of White Power militias; legal barriers against voting, immigration and citizenship; as well as the impact of social media and cyber-based disinformation. Course was offered Spring 2023 | |
| HIST 2559 | New Course in General History (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of general history. Course was offered Spring 2021, January 2021, January 2020, January 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2010 |
| HIST 3041 | The British Empire in the 18th Century (3) |
| Surveys the history of the First British Empire to 1815, with concentration on the 18th century and on the loss of the American Colonies as a breaking point. Explores problems inherent in the imperial relationship between Mother Country and colonies and is an introduction to studies in colonialism and imperialism as they relate to the histories of England, early America, the West Indies, and South Asia and Africa. | |
| HIST 3050 | Modern Imperialism: The British and American Experience (3) |
| This course examines the patterns of development of Great Britain and the United States as international powers. It illustrates their differences and similarities, what they have to tell us about the role of dependency on great power status, and the effects these had on their politics, economics and societies, as well as the countries with which they became involved. | |
| HIST 3111 | Technology and Cross-Cultural Exchanges in Global History (3) |
| An interdisciplinary, historical exploration of the globalization of sociotechnical systems over the past 500 years. How have various cultures responded to imported technologies and the organizations and values that accompany them? What can this teach us about our own "technological ideology" today? Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| HIST 3112 | Ecology and Globalization in the Age of European Expansion (3) |
| Grounded in the field of environmental history, this course examines the ways in which environmental changes and perceptions of nature have interacted with socio-economic structures and processes associated with the expansion of Europe since the 15th century. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| HIST 3152 | The Cold War, 1945-1990 (3) |
| This class investigates the global rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union during the second half of the twentieth century. The class will explore major global events such as the division of Europe, the Korean and Vietnam Wars, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the spread of the cold war into the developing world, the revolutions of 1989, and the collapse of the Soviet Union. | |
| HIST 3162 | War and Society in the Twentieth Century (3) |
| This class will explore the impact of war upon society during the twentieth century, including World Wars I and II; conflicts in Korea and Vietnam; wars of national liberation and decolonization; and small-scale 'counter-insurgency' conflicts. Topics covered include: popular mobilization for war;civil liberties in wartime; civilian casualties; the ethics of violence; genocide; technology; and cultural production in wartime societies. | |
| HIST 3201 | History, Museums, and Interpretation (3) |
| Overview of the issues and challenges involved in historical interpretation at public history sites, primarily in the United States. Includes a review of general literature on public history, exploration of diverse sources frequently used, and analysis of some recent public history controversies. | |
| HIST 3281 | Genocide: A Global History (3) |
| History of genocide and other forms of one-sided, state-sponsored mass killing in the twentieth century. Case studies include the Armenian genocide, the Holocaust, the Rwandan genocide, and the mass killings that have taken place under Communist regimes (e.g., Stalin's USSR, Mao's China, Pol Pot's Cambodia). Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| HIST 3300 | Curating the Past: A History of Museums (3) |
| This course explores the history of museums as well as themes and challenges in a variety of forms of public history. It relies heavily on classroom discussion, field trips, archival research, and hands-on exhibit design. Students learn about the origins of the modern museum as well as the important areas of debate within the museum community on presenting various topics. As a capstone project, they design their own exhibit. Course was offered Spring 2019 | |
| HIST 3352 | The First World War (3) |
| At the Great War's centennial, we take stock of how it shaped life in the 20th century for peoples around the globe. Movies, memoirs, government reports and other texts throw light on causes of the war, the human carnage of 1914-18, Woodrow Wilson's effort to end war forever with a League of Nations, the demise of liberalism and the rise of fascism and communism in postwar Europe, and the launch of anti-colonial movements in Asia and Africa. | |
| HIST 3452 | The Second World War (3) |
| This course provides a survey of the greatest, most destructive war in human history. Perhaps 50 million people were killed in the Second World War, and the conflict reached every corner of the globe. Its political, social, and human consequences were vast and shape the world we live in today. Course was offered Spring 2022, Fall 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2012 | |
| HIST 3501 | Introductory History Workshop (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Required for history majors, to be completed before enrollment in the Major Seminar. Introduces a variety of approaches to the study of history, methods for finding and analyzing primary and secondary sources, and the construction of historical arguments. Workshops are offered on a variety of topics each term. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022 |
| HIST 3559 | New Course in General History (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of general history. Course was offered Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, January 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2010 |
| HIST 3611 | Espionage and Intelligence in the 20th Century (3) |
| The course examines the role of intelligence and espionage in the 20th century. It compares and contrasts the U.S. effort with British and Soviet operations. It looks at the impact of technology on intelligence activities and its influence on policy decisions. | |
| HIST 3775 | Americans in the Middle East (3) |
| This course offers a history of Americans' involvement in the Middle East and responses to them. Using new approaches to international history, we study 19th-century pilgrimages to the Holy Land, Wilsonian diplomacy, oil businesses, philanthropists, Zionists, spies in the Cold War, and finally the soldiers who fought the Iraq war. Students write a final paper based on research at the Library of Congress or National Archives. | |
| HIST 3854 | Reasoning from History (3) |
| This course reviews some common traps in historical reasoning and suggests ways of avoiding them. Course was offered Fall 2016 | |
| HIST 3861 | Soccer Politics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Explores the history of soccer to understand how and why it has become the most popular sport on the planet. We focus on the culture, economics and politics of the sport. Examples are drawn from Europe, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East, and include a focus on women's soccer. Class materials include scholarly works, essays, fiction, and film; students work on digital projects related to upcoming international tournaments. Course was offered Spring 2024 |
| HIST 4400 | Topics in Economic History (3) |
| Comparative study of the historical development of selected advanced economies (e.g., the United States, England, Japan, continental Europe). The nations covered vary with instructor. Cross-listed with ECON 4400. | |
| HIST 4501 | Major Seminar (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The major seminar is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the seminar. The work of the seminar results primarily in the preparation of a substantial (ca. 25 pages in standard format) research paper. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| HIST 4511 | Major Colloquium (4) |
| The major colloquium is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the colloquium. Colloquia are most frequently offered in areas of history where access to source materials or linguistic demands make seminars especially difficult. Students in colloquial prepare about 25 pages of written work distributed among various assignments. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2012 | |
| HIST 4559 | New Course in General History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of general history. Course was offered January 2018, Spring 2012 | |
| HIST 4591 | Topics in History (3 - 4) |
| Topics courses are small, discussion-oriented classes available to any student with sufficient background and interest in a particular field of historical study. Offered irregularly, they are open to majors or non-majors on an equal basis. Course was offered January 2018, January 2017, January 2016, Fall 2015, January 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, January 2013, January 2012, Fall 2011, January 2010 | |
| HIST 4592 | Topics in History (4) |
| Topics courses are small, discussion-oriented classes available to any student with sufficient background and interest in a particular field of historical study. Offered irregularly, they are open to majors or non-majors on an equal basis. | |
| HIST 4890 | Distinguished Majors Program-Special Colloquium (4) |
| Studies historical approaches, techniques, and methodologies introduced through written exercises and intensive class discussion. Normally taken during the third year. Prerequisite: Open only to students admitted to the Distinguished Majors Program. | |
| HIST 4990 | Distinguished Majors Program-Special Seminar (3) |
| Analyzes problems in historical research. Preparation and discussion of fourth-year honors theses. Normally taken during the fourth year. Intended for students who will be in residence during their entire fourth year. Prerequisite: Open only to students admitted to the Distinguished Majors Program. | |
| HIST 4991 | Distinguished Majors Program-Special Seminar (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Analyzes problems in historical research. Preparation and discussion of fourth-year honors theses. Intended for Distinguished Majors who will have studied abroad in the fall of their fourth year. Prerequisite: Open only to students admitted to the Distinguished Majors Program. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| HIST 4993 | Independent Study (1 - 3) |
| In exceptional circumstances and with the permission of a faculty member any student may undertake a rigorous program of independent study designed to explore a subject not currently being taught or to expand upon regular offerings. Independent study projects may not be used to replace regularly scheduled classes. Enrollment is open to majors or non-majors. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| HIST 5000 | Introduction to Scholarly Digital Editing (3) |
| This course will explore all aspects of conceptualizing, planning for, and creating a scholarly digital edition. It provides a basic introduction to the various types of digital editions, the practice of editing in the digital age, and a survey of the many digital tools available to serve project goals. Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2020 | |
| HIST 5001 | Policy Design and Statecraft (3) |
| The seminar orients students to the professional world of statecraft by working through historical case studies. Breaking down critical episodes step by step, analyzing the perspectives, information, and choices of different participants, students gain more lifelike education and insight. Applying templates for policy design and assessment, they get more experience working on public problems and learning a lot of history along the way. | |
| HIST 5002 | Global History (3) |
| Reading, discussion, and analysis of classic as well as contemporary works of scholarship on global history. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2013 | |
| HIST 5003 | Public History: Museums, Monuments, Media (3) |
| How is history conveyed and consumed outside of the academy? How is the past presented and explained to various audience--at museums and historic sites and through movies, documentary films, radio, social media, and journalism? From historic house museums to African American preservation sites, this course blends theory and practice by providing an informed and engaging overview of the many aspects of public history. Course was offered Spring 2022 | |
| HIST 5004 | Cold War, Human Rights and Environmental History (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The course explores the intersections of the late cold war and its aftermath, human rights history and environmental history. |
| HIST 5031 | Quantitative Analysis of Historical Data (3) |
| The social scientific approach to historical inquiry, the formulation of theories, and their testing with historical data. Includes extensive directed readings in quantitative history and training in quantitative methods, sampling, the organization of a data-set, and data analysis. Prerequisite: Introductory course in statistics or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| HIST 5062 | Commerce, Culture, and Consumption in World History (3) |
| Explores the circulation of goods throughout the world in the early modern and modern periods, and its cultural implications and consequences. Readings approach trade from a number of standpoints, including commodities, traders, trade routes, media of exchange, and consumers. Most major world areas will be represented, but there will be particular emphasis on Europe and its commercial relations with non-European lands and peoples. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2010 | |
| HIST 5063 | Theory and/of History: Recent Perspectives (3) |
| The course examines theoretical perspectives relevant to the discovery and interpreting of historical phenomena. Topics include memory; identity; trauma; narrative; practices of inference; nation-state and trans-nationality; space; and the role of normative assumptions. Likely authors include B. Anderson, Bourdieu, Brubaker, Confino, Flyvbjerg, Geertz, Ginzburg, Kuhn, LaCapra, Megill, Moyn, J. C. Scott, J. W. Scott, Sewell, Weber, White.
Prerequisites: Minimum admission standard: 3rd year undergrad. Undergrads must request permission and see the instructor before the class starts. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| HIST 5077 | Pius XII, Hitler, the US and World War II (3) |
| For the past forty years the role of Pius XII and the Vatican during World War II has been controversial. This seminar will look at that controversy and place it in the context of newly available archival material. The studnets will read severalbooks on both sides of the question and then present their own research papers, the topics of which will be chosen in consultation with the professor. | |
| HIST 5092 | Multiculturalism in the Ottoman Empire (3) |
| Study of how a large empire governed a diverse population, between 1453 and 1918, from the perspective of concerns about recent nationalist, racial and ethnic conflicts in modern nation states. Course 1st examines how the Ottomans managed relations between ethnic and religious groups to 1750, then the reasons for increased communial conflicts after 1750, and their efforts to re-engineer relations among groups along liberal, constitutional lines. | |
| HIST 5111 | Slavery in World History (3) |
| Historical study of 'slavery' from very early times through the nineteenth century, on a global scale (including ancient Mediterranean, Islamic world, Africa, Europe, and the Americas). Course was offered Spring 2014 | |
| HIST 5130 | Global Legal History (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Examines European legal regimes as they moved around the globe and considers those regimes' interactions with one another and with non-European legal cultures from 1500 to the twentieth century. Themes include: empire formation and legal pluralism; conflicting ideas of property; interaction of settler and indigenous peoples; forced labor and migration; the law of nations; and piracy and the law of the sea. |
| HIST 5201 | Memory and History in the Caribbean (3) |
| This transdisciplinary course explores the layered histories of the Caribbean region and the ways in which that history is remembered in literature and visual art, religious practices, music and performance, and through monuments and museums. As we collectively explore Caribbean history from a variety of forms and different angles, students will also develop a final project, which can take a variety of different forms. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2023 | |
| HIST 5350 | Transnational Radicalism: Wobblies to Pussy Riot (3) |
| This course will focus on the global and transnational dimensions of a broad range of radical movements including late nineteenth century movements that sought alternatives to capitalism, racism, and sexism; mid-twentieth century anti-colonial, civil rights, peace and anti-war movements; and late twentieth-century and twenty-first century movements centered on environmental justice, human rights, and economic, racial and gender equality. | |
| HIST 5351 | The International Economy Since 1850 (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This seminar will focus on key aspects of the development of the international economy since the mid-nineteenth century. Emphasis will be on the process of change, the impact of policy, and the operation of international institutions. Special focus will be paid to the economics of the Great Depression, the impact of the First and Second World Wars, and the drivers of growth. Course was offered Spring 2022 |
| HIST 5501 | Digital Map History (3) |
| This workshop introduces advanced humanities students to map history research and geospatial visualization. It features work with maps in Special Collections as well as the production of digital scholarship using ArcGIS software. No experience is expected or required. This course counts as an elective for the DH Graduate Certificate program. Prerequisite: Graduate student or College 3rd or 4th year. | |
| HIST 5559 | New Course in General History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of general history. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| HIST 5621 | Genocide (3) |
| Readings and discussion of the history of genocide and other forms of one-sided, state-sponsored mass killing in the twentieth century. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2012, Fall 2011 | |
| HIST 5706 | Race & Slavery at UVA's North Grounds (3) |
| This hands-on research seminar will explore the historical intersections of slavery, race, and law on UVA's North Grounds. Class readings, discussions, and field trips will investigate the history of this landscape within a broader historical context of enslavement in Virginia and at the University, land use in Virginia, and the Jim Crow South. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024 | |
| HIST 5920 | History of Documentary Photography (3) |
| Examines the history of documentary photography, the work of some of the most significant documentary photographers of the past and the present, and the ethical and theoretical issues which surround documentary practice. | |
| HIST 6559 | New Course in General History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of general history. | |
| HIST 7001 | Approaches to Historical Study (3) |
| This course is designed to introduce students to a wide range of historical approaches. | |
| HIST 7002 | Graduate Colloquium on World History (3) |
| Introduces graduate students in History to the growing literature on world history, with emphasis on the epistemology of history, both the usual regional fields and history on broader scales. Supports the qualifying examination fields for the PhD. May be taken, with instructor approval, at any point in the graduate program. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| HIST 7004 | US in the World 1980s-present: Cold War, Human Rights, and Envir. History (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The course explores the intersections of the late cold war and its aftermath, human rights history and environmental history. |
| HIST 7011 | Atlantic World (3) |
| Introduces graduate students in all fields of history to their overlapping and complementing aspects in an Atlantic context from the fifteenth through the eighteenth centuries. It distinguishes a historical epistemology significantly distinct from, but also integral to, any of its component fields. Thus it supports regional graduate history fields and dissertation research. It also orients students toward development of qualifications to meet the "world history" component of many current teaching positions. Graduate students in other departments may find the colloquium a useful enhancement to their primary academic agendas, as well as for reflection on the relationships of thinking historically to their own academic disciplines. ABDs are welcome to participate in the colloquium as a dissertation-writing workshop. | |
| HIST 7020 | Twentieth Century World (3) |
| This graduate seminar for PhD students explores the recent scholarship in international and transnational history of the twentieth century. It exposes students to work on imperialism, ideologies of global war and peacemaking, radical political ideologies of the right and the left, global economic upheaval, genocide, refugee and humanitarian movements, decolonization, modernization, the United Nations, and the post-Cold War world. | |
| HIST 7021 | History and Historiography of Empire (3) |
| This colloquium will consider how to think historically about empire in comparative and transnational context. We will depart from the nation-state as the fundamental unit of inquiry, looking instead to: flows of goods, people, biota and ideas across borders; the formation of networks of trade, identity and influence; the formation of communites in the interstices of global geography; empire as a pivot of international power. | |
| HIST 7051 | Economic History (3) |
| Extensive directed readings on selected topics, covering both substantive historical literature and relevant theoretical works. Students must write a minimum of two papers during the term. | |
| HIST 7061 | Comparative Readings in British America and Latin America Before 1800 (3) |
| Graduate colloquium devoted to comparative readings in colonial Latin America and colonial British America, co-taught by specialists in each of the respective fields. Identifies broad areas of similarity and contrast in the settlement and development of the two colonial societies. | |
| HIST 7071 | Methods in Social History (3) |
| A colloquium open to students in all fields and periods. Examines new approaches, methods, and subject matter in the broad area of social history. | |
| HIST 7161 | Forced Migration, Genocide, and Human Rights: A Transnational History (3) |
| This course explores in a comparative, transnational approach the modern global history of forced migration, genocide, and human rights with special emphasis on problems of history, memory, and the links between the local, national, and global. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| HIST 7162 | Cultures of War: Readings in War and Society (3) |
| Reading and discussion of new trends in the field of War and Society. Course was offered Fall 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| HIST 7191 | History of Technology: Theory and Methods (3) |
| Examines the role of technology in both American history and world history. Readings introduce major issues and methodology. No technical or scientific expertise required. | |
| HIST 7231 | Topics in Environmental History (3) |
| Introduces students to the literature and methods of environmental history from a global perspective. Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission of the instructor. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| HIST 7331 | History of Gender and Sexuality (3) |
| A survey of recent literature on the history of gender and sexuality from the late eighteenth to the twentieth centuries. The class is both comparative and transnational with readings drawn from literatures on the United States, Europe, Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. | |
| HIST 7559 | New Course in History (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of general history. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2013, Spring 2011, Fall 2010 |
| HIST 8001 | Master's Essay Writing (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Master's Essay Writing offers first-year doctoral students in History and those in the JD/MA program a workshop in which to discuss and develop an article-length work of original scholarship. Prerequisite: First-year history Ph.D. students or JD/MA students Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015 |
| HIST 8011 | Summer Research Seminar (3) |
| A general research seminar for students needing to meet seminar requirements for the M.A. or Ph.D. degrees during the nine-week summer session. Not open to degree candidates enrolled during the regular academic session. Prerequisite: Permission of the director of graduate studies or chair of the department. | |
| HIST 8021 | Research Seminar in History (3) |
| This course offers graduate students an opportunity to research and write an article-length history research essay of publishable quality in any field. Research will be conducted with the guidance of the faculty dissertation adviser. A revised version of the essay can be submitted to fulfill the master's essay requirement for students in History. This course fulfills one of the two required research seminars for History graduate students.
Prerequisite: Graduate students in History or permission of instructor Course was offered Fall 2013 | |
| HIST 8211 | English Legal Thought (3) |
| Studies English legal thought in the nineteenth century, particularly the background, opinions, and conception of law held by Blackstone, Bentham, John Austin, Lord Eldon, Sir Henry Maine, Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, A.V. Dicey, and F.W. Maitland. (See School of Law listing.) | |
| HIST 8212 | English Legal History (3) |
| Research seminar on topics of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century English legal history. Limited (if necessary) to 18, and preference is given (if necessary) to those who have taken English Legal Thought. | |
| HIST 8240 | Law: Comparative Contexts, to 1850 (3) |
| Research course on law in comparative, transnational, and imperial contexts, to 1850. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| HIST 8331 | Research Seminar in the History of Gender and Sexuality (3) |
| This research seminar is intended to provide students interested in the history of gender and sexuality or in women's history an opportunity to develop research directions for their dissertations. The seminar is comparative and will address themes relevant to different fields and time periods. We will spend the first half of the semester discussing shared readings and devote the rest of the semester to meetings to a final research paper. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| HIST 8451 | Twentieth-Century History: Europe and America (3) |
| A research seminar. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| HIST 8501 | Forced Migration in the Modern World (3) |
| This course explores the problem of forced migration in the modern world, that is those events designed to create homogeneous nation states by violently removing thousands and at times millions of human beings. It looks at specific historical cases such as the Indian removal, Europe (1943-47), India/Pakistan (1947), and Palestine/Israel (1948), focusing on issue of war, decolonization, experience, human rights, and memory. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| HIST 8559 | New Course in General History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of general history. | |
| HIST 8999 | Research in History (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For master's essay and other research carried out prior to advancement to candidacy, taken under the supervision of the student's adviser. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| HIST 9011 | The Practice of History (3) |
| A workshop on teaching at the college level. Prerequisites: Third-year history Ph.D. candidates | |
| HIST 9012 | Dissertation Prospectus (3) |
| A workshop and seminar preparing the dissertation prospectus. Prerequisites: Third-year standing in the graduate program, or permission of the Graduate Committee | |
| HIST 9020 | Tutorial in the History of the International Economy since 1850 (3) |
| This tutorial will examine certain key issues and debates in the History of the International Economy since 1850. | |
| HIST 9021 | Tutorial in the History of the Human Sciences (3) |
| This graduate-level tutorial introduces the history of the human sciences in Western Europe and the United States since around 1800. Emphasizing anthropology, sociology, and the mind sciences (psychology, psychoanalysis, and psychiatry), we consider the intellectual as well as the institutional dimensions of how disciplines emerged; how they created new forms of power; how they affected old forms of power; and how they changed everyday life. | |
| HIST 9022 | Tutorial in Global Legal History (3) |
| Considers key ideas and practices in global legal history, ca. 1500-1900. Explores the interaction of European law with non-European cultures as empires expanded; the development of the law of the sea; and early ideas and practices in the law of nations. | |
| HIST 9026 | Tutorial in 20th Century International History (3) |
| Readings in modern international history: topics will include war, peace-making, diplomacy, the role of non-governmental organizations in world politics, refugees, human rights, decolonization, and transnational ideologies. | |
| HIST 9027 | Tutorial in Marx's Capital (3) |
| This tutorial will be a close reading of Capital vol. 1 with excerpts from Smith, Ricardo, and Malthus, as well as secondary sources on the texts. We will finish with historical & contemporary perspectives on Marx and Marxism. By the end students will be prepared to consider the quest of capitalist development outside the West, have a basis for continuing into cultural studies & post-colonial theory & the relationship between theory & history. | |
| HIST 9028 | Readings in Indian Ocean History (3) |
| This course introduces students to the historiography on the Indian Ocean in broad terms, placing it within the context of discussions on world history. While the main goal is to develop a deeper knowledge of Indian Ocean history, the bulk of the course is devoted to thinking about how historians conceptualize connectivity across watery spaces and, more fundamentally, how they deal with issues of scale and time in writing trans-regional history. | |
| HIST 9029 | Tutorial in History and Theory of Nationalism (3) |
| This course examines seminal works in the study of nationalism, focusing on major questions in the field. Topics include the origins of nationalism; its relationship to empire and to violence; the techniques and technologies of nationalist mobilization; and nationalism's role in daily life. We will read both theoretical texts and historical case studies, with a special emphasis on modern Europe. | |
| HIST 9031 | Women's and Gender History in Global Perspective (3) |
Course was offered Fall 2019 | |
| HIST 9032 | Tutorial in Quantitative Methods for Historians (3) |
| This tutorial will introduce students to the main uses of quantitative methods employed by historians, including sampling techniques; parametric and non-parametric methods; regression analysis; and logit, probit, and Tobit models. No prior knowledge of statistics is required. Course was offered Fall 2019 | |
| HIST 9033 | Tutorial in the History and Historiography of the Mediterranean (3) |
| This tutorial surveys the history and historiography of the Mediterranean Sea as a subject of scholarly inquiry from late antiquity to the late nineteenth century. Course was offered Fall 2020 | |
| HIST 9034 | Readings in Global History (3) |
| This course introduces students to the conversation surrounding "Global History." Global history has come to embrace broader questions of scale, connection, movement, and circulation in history. It is a methodological reflection -- a sensibility -- as much as it is a sub-field. We will think about the analytical and narrative choices we make as historians, but also about the ways we incorporate global history into course and curricular design. Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| HIST 9035 | Neoliberalism in Historical Perspective (3) |
| This graduate tutorial examines the history of neoliberalism through recent US historiography and canonical texts by political and economic theorists. Course was offered Spring 2022 | |
| HIST 9036 | Readings in Microhistory (3) |
| This course helps students develop the tools of historical analysis & uses them to ask broader questions about the nature of research & writing in history. We explore how to reduce the scale of analysis; identifying protagonists & other actors; interpreting clues & historical action; mapping the possibilities & limits of the historical record; & crafting historical narratives that unfold along multiple scales, from the micro to the macro & back. Course was offered Fall 2022 | |
| HIST 9037 | Tutorial in Podcasting History (3) |
| Students will explore approaches to "podcasting history" and learn the basic conceptual considerations of the medium. Work will include reading and presenting the work of conventional textual scholars as well as gaining familiarity with methods of recording and producing audio. Alongside the assigned materials, students will work towards a podcast draft aimed at a public audience based on themes in 19th and 20th century global history. Course was offered Fall 2023 | |
| HIST 9038 | Feminist Approaches to the Past (3) |
| This course is a graduate readings tutorial on feminist theories of gender that inform our analysis of the past. We will draw from a variety of readings and theoretical engagements from different historical time periods and contexts. The main questions driving the course will be the following: what is feminist analysis, and how is this a useful tool for historical work and the ways in which we frame the past? Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| HIST 9101 | Readings in the Origins of Global Capitalism (3) |
| This tutorial aims to orient students to debates in the history of global capitalism. We will acquaint ourselves with the principal debates and trends in the field, and think through how to design classes under that broad heading. Course was offered Spring 2023 | |
| HIST 9275 | Legal History and the Scholarly Process I (1) |
| This course is designed to introduce students to a variety of new work in legal history. Students are required to attend the legal history workshop and the legal history writing group and to write a number of short reaction papers in response to the work presented by legal historians over the course of the year. There is no final exam. Through the class, students will engage with a variety of legal history scholars. | |
| HIST 9276 | Legal History and the Scholarly Process II (2) |
| This course is designed to introduce students to a variety of new work in legal history. Students are required to attend the legal history workshop and the legal history writing group and to write a number of short reaction papers in response to the work presented by legal historians over the course of the year. There is no final exam. Through the class, students will engage with a variety of legal history scholars. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017 | |
| HIST 9559 | New Course in General History (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of general history. |
| HIST 9960 | Readings in History (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course is a graduate-level adaptation of an undergraduate course in history. The graduate-level adaption requires additional research, readings, or other academic work established by the instructor beyond the undergraduate syllabus. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| HIST 9961 | Supervised Reading (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Graduate study of the historiography of a particular topic or historical period, equivalent to a graduate-level colloquium course. Prerequisites: Approval of director of graduate studies or department chair. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| HIST 9962 | General Exam Preparation (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | In this course, students will prepare for the general examination under the guidance of a faculty examiner. During the course, the student will identify relevant readings; complete and review those readings; and explore the larger questions raised by those readings and their fields more generally. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015 |
| HIST 9964 | Master's Essay Revision (3) |
| This course is intended for PhD candidates to revise their master's essays for publication under the guidance of a member of the graduate faculty. It is typically taken in first semester of the second year of study. | |
| HIST 9999 | Dissertation Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of the dissertation director. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| History-United States History | |
| HIUS 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and HIUSosophical Inquiry. | |
| HIUS 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and HIUSieties of the World. | |
| HIUS 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to HIUSorical Perspectives. | |
| HIUS 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to HIUSial and Economic Systems. | |
| HIUS 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, HIUSematical, and HIUSical Inquiry | |
| HIUS 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| HIUS 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and HIUSiety | |
| HIUS 1501 | Introductory Seminar in U.S. History (3) |
| Introduces the study of history intended for first- or second-year students. Seminars involve reading, discussing, and writing about different historical topics and periods, and emphasize the enhancement of critical and communication skills. Several seminars are offered each term. Not more than two Introductory Seminars may be counted toward the major in history. Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| HIUS 1559 | New Course in United States History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of United States history. Course was offered Fall 2017 | |
| HIUS 2001 | American History to 1865 (3) |
| Studies the development of the colonies and their institutions, the Revolution, the formation and organization of the Republic, and the coming of the Civil War. Course was offered Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| HIUS 2002 | American History Since 1865 (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies the evolution of political, social, and cultural history of the United States from 1865 to the present. Course was offered Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 |
| HIUS 2003 | Slavery and Freedom at UVA and in Virginia: History and Legacies (3) |
| This course examines the history of slavery and its legacies at UVA and in the region, recovering the experiences of enslaved individuals and their roles in building/maintaining the university, & contextualizing those experiences within U.S. history. It also puts that history into political context, tracing the rise of sectional tensions, secession, the advent of emancipation, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, desegregation, and civil rights change. | |
| HIUS 2051 | War and the Making of America to 1900 (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course examines warfare and military developments in America from the colonial period to 1900. Major topics include debates over the role of the military in society; the motivations and experiences of soldiers; interaction between the military and civilian spheres; the development of a professional army and navy; and the social and cultural context, impact, and legacies of warfare. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| HIUS 2052 | America and War Since 1900 (3) |
| This is a course on war and the American experience during the last century-plus. It is a sequel to HIUS 2051, which covers U.S. military history from 1600 to 1900. This part of the course includes the how and why of traditional military history but goes further, tackling issues in intelligence or technology or economics -- from the rise of intelligence agencies to the growth of a military-industrial complex. | |
| HIUS 2053 | American Slavery (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course will introduce students to the history of slavery in the United Sates. Course was offered Summer 2024, Spring 2022, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018 |
| HIUS 2061 | American Economic History (3) |
| Studies American economic history from its colonial origins to the present. Cross-listed as ECON 2060. | |
| HIUS 2071 | American Power and Energies - A History of the United States (3) |
| America today is a high-energy society. For over a century, the United States has also wielded vast economic, political, and military power. How do energy sources relate to social, corporate, or political power? This course examines that question across the history of the United States. It draws from political, business, technological, and environmental history to chart the growth, effects, and limits of power in its varied forms. | |
| HIUS 2101 | Technologies of American Life (3) |
| From Thomas Edison to Elon Musk, we've all heard stories of heroic inventors. In this course you'll explore a different history of technology: how it's shaped the ordinary lives of Americans, and how ordinary Americans shaped our common technologies. By viewing technology from the bottom-up, you'll learn how to question and challenge the powerful stories about technology that surround us today. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022 | |
| HIUS 2201 | US Immigration Law and Policy in Historical Perspective (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course will trace the origins of today's immigration policy debates by providing students with a comprehensive overview of American immigration law and policy from the eighteenth century to the present. The course will also explore how state and federal policies impacted a wide array of immigrants, including the Irish, Chinese, and Mexican arrivals of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Course was offered Spring 2024 |
| HIUS 2401 | History of American Catholicism (3) |
| Historical survey of American Catholicism from its colonial beginnings to the present. Cross-listed as RELC 2401. | |
| HIUS 2559 | New Course in United States History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of United States history. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012 | |
| HIUS 2711 | American Environmental History (3) |
| Explores the historical relationship between people and the environment in North America from colonial times to the present. Topics include the role of culture, economics, politics, and technology in that relationship. Cross-listed as STS 2060. Prerequisite: First-year writing course (e.g., STS 1010, ENWR 1510). | |
| HIUS 3011 | Colonial British America (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course tells the story of British America from an Atlantic perspective. The thirteen colonies that formed the United States were once part of a larger empire that spanned eastern North America and the Caribbean. From 1500 to 1800, cross-cultural encounters among Africans, Native Americans, and Europeans created a dynamic new world. Key topics trade, religion, agriculture, slavery, warfare, and the origins of the American Revolution. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2018, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2009 |
| HIUS 3012 | War and Empire in Colonial America (3) |
| This course examines colonial American warfare, imperial competition, and encounters with Native Americans with a special focus on historical geography and the history of cartography. We will debate ethical question relating to the expansion of European empires in North America and the Caribbean, including Indian land rights, the costs of slavery, the deportation of populations in wartime, and justifications for the American Revolution. | |
| HIUS 3031 | The Era of the American Revolution (3) |
| Studies the growth of ideas and institutions that led to American independence, the creation of a union, and a distinct culture. | |
| HIUS 3051 | The Age of Jefferson (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course uses Thomas Jefferson as a lens to explore the post revolutionary era in the United States (ca. 1776-1830), with a focus on race and slavery, trans-nationalism, imperialism, and legal/constitutional developments. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2016, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| HIUS 3071 | The Coming of the Civil War (3) |
| Examines the period from roughly 1815 to 1861 focusing on the interaction between the developing sectional conflict and the evolving political system, with the view of explaining what caused the Civil War. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| HIUS 3072 | The Civil War and Reconstruction (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Examines the course of the Civil War and Reconstruction in detail and attempts to assess their impact on 19th century American society, both in the North and in the South. Course was offered Spring 2023, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| HIUS 3081 | History of the American Deaf Community (3) |
| This new course will examine the history of deaf people in the United States over the last three centuries, with particular attention to the emergence and evolution of a community of Deaf people who share a distinct sign language and culture. We will read both primary texts from specific periods and secondary sources. We will also view a few historical films.
Prerequisite: none (though a previous class in History or ASL is recommended) | |
| HIUS 3131 | From Lincoln to Roosevelt: America in the Gilded Age (3) |
| Analyzes the distinct characteristics of American modernity as they emerge in the period from the end of reconstruction to the Great Depression. Explores the creation of big business and large-scale bureaucratic organizations. Includes the first military-industrial complex of World War I, the invention of R & D, the growth of research universities, and the modern organization of knowledge. Describes the landscape of new large urban hinterlands; analyzes the difficult encounters of class, ethnicity, race, and gender both at home and at work; and studies the changing leisure patterns of a consumer culture. | |
| HIUS 3132 | Race, Gender, and Empire: Cultures of U.S. Imperialism (3) |
| In this course we emphasize how U.S. power has been exercised in the world with focus on intersections of cultural, political, and economic power. We analyze how power is produced and contested through language and media, and how hegemonic discourses -- the dominant and most powerful blocs defining U.S. society and empire -- are produced. We are equally concerned with cracks and contradictions in these discourses, and people who challenge them. | |
| HIUS 3141 | Civil Society in Twentieth Century U.S. (3) |
| Tocqueville famously described the U.S. of the 1830s as a society of voluntary associaitons in a weak state. In the 21st century, commentators point instead to the weight of big government. How did a diverse American civil society of associations, churches, noprofit organizations, and philanthropic institutions approach the great conflicts of the twentieth century at home and abroad? What kind of partnership with government did they have? Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2010 | |
| HIUS 3142 | Viewing the South (3) |
| History is the study of change over time. This course will examine the ways popular culture -movies, television, and fiction writing- depicting the American South have changed over time. Because this course will emphasize images the course is called "Viewing the South." Each week the class will screen assigned films, read works of short fiction and of cultural history, and write short essays. There will be a essay-type final exam. Course was offered Summer 2018 | |
| HIUS 3150 | Salem Witch Trials: History and Literature (3) |
| The seminar will examine the historical scholarship, literary fiction, and primary source materials relating to the infamous Salem witch trials of 1692 and enable students to work with all the original sources. Prerequisites: Restricted to Religious Studies, American Studies, English, SWAG, and History Majors. | |
| HIUS 3151 | Modernizing, Moralizing and Mass Politics: US, 1900-1945 (3) |
| The development of modern America is explored by considering the growing interdependence between its politics, economy, culture, and social structure in the first half of the 20th century. | |
| HIUS 3161 | Viewing America, 1940 to 1980 (3) |
| Built around the history of mainstream and independent American film, this course explores how Americans have viewed and interpreted various historical moments and processes through the movies. | |
| HIUS 3162 | Digitizing America (3) |
| This class will explore the history of the United States from 1980 to the present through the lens of the information revolution that occurred during this period. We will examine the origins of the technological changes like the mainframe computer, merged media, the emergence of the internet, and the impact that they had on the economy, politics and social interaction. | |
| HIUS 3171 | US Since 1945: People, Politics, Power (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Surveys post World War II U.S. politics uncovering the links between long range social and economic phenomenon (suburbanization, decline of agricultural employment, the rise and fall of the labor movement, black urbanization and proletarianization, economic society and insecurity within the middle class, the changing structure of multinational business) and the more obvious political movements, election results, and state policies of the last half century. Course was offered Summer 2022, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Fall 2015, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2009 |
| HIUS 3172 | America in Vietnam (3) |
| This course will cover the history of American involvement in Vietnam from 1945 through 1975. It will offer a detailed study of U.S. political, economic, cultural, and military policy through a wide range of scholarship on the U.S. engagement with Vietnam, focusing on the war's impact in Southeast Asia and in the United States. | |
| HIUS 3173 | The Vietnam War in American Film (3) |
| This course will examine landmark films on the Vietnam War from the 1960s through the present. Lectures and discussion focusing on between 8 and 10 films, which students will watch as part of class, will explore the history and themes depicted in these films, highlighting directorial viewpoints, the contexts in which the films were produced and received, their historical accuracy, and their impact on the legacy of the war in American culture. | |
| HIUS 3191 | American Jewish History (3) |
| This course examines the 350-year history of the Jewish people in colonial North American and the United States. It surveys the social, religious, cultural, and political life of Jews and the comparative dimension with other minority groups and Jewish communities across the world. Course was offered Fall 2020, Summer 2020 | |
| HIUS 3221 | Hands-On Public History (3) |
| This course introduces the issues and debates that have shaped public history as a scholarly discipline, but the focus of the course will be on the contemporary practice of public history. Students will all be awarded internships at local or regional historic sites, archives, museums, and databases for the duration of the semester. Readings and field trips will provide a foundation for students' hands-on engagement with public history. Course was offered Spring 2016 | |
| HIUS 3231 | Rise and Fall of the Slave South (3) |
| A history of the American South from the arrival of the first English settlers through the end of Reconstruction in 1877. Cross-listed with AAS 3231. Course was offered Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| HIUS 3232 | The South in the Twentieth Century (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies the history of the South from 1900 to the present focusing on class structure, race relations, cultural traditions, and the question of southern identity. |
| HIUS 3261 | History of the American West (3) |
| The course examines the relationships of environment and culture and of native and settler peoples in transforming North America west of the Mississippi River, 1750 to present. We will explore the expansion of the United States; its environmental consequences; and the emergence of a mythic culture casting violence as heroic. | |
| HIUS 3262 | Witnessing Slavery: Interpreting Slave Testimony in U.S. History (3) |
| Course examines the history of slaves and slavery in 18th and 19th century America as revealed by the testimony of slaves themselves. We will study the important roles slavery and changing notions of race have played in U.S. history, the enduring legacy of African culture , the dynamic agency of African Americans in the face of racism and violence, and how they developed their own notions of work, family, culture, community, and power. Course was offered Spring 2014 | |
| HIUS 3281 | Virginia History to 1900 (3) |
| A survey that studies the development of Virginia institutions from colonial times to the Gilded Age, emphasizing the decades before and immediately following the Civil War. | |
| HIUS 3282 | History of Virginia, 1900 to 2018 (3) |
| History is the study of continuity and changes over time. This course will examine social, political, and economic continuities and changes in Virginia from 1900 to 2018. Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| HIUS 3301 | The History of UVa in the Twentieth Century (3) |
| Studies the local, regional, and national trends effecting higher education, relating these trends specifically to the University of Virginia. Students are active participants in recovering the institution's history through oral interviews with alumni, faculty, and administrators and through serious archival work. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| HIUS 3401 | Development of American Science (3) |
| Studies the history of the development of American science from the colonial period to the present, emphasizing the process of the professionalization of American science and on the relationships between the emergent scientific community and such concerns as higher education and the government. Course was offered Spring 2015, Spring 2014 | |
| HIUS 3411 | American Business (3) |
| Surveys the rise of the modern corporate form of American business and an analysis of the underlying factors which shaped that development. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2010 | |
| HIUS 3451 | History of Urban America (3) |
| Studies the evolution of the American city from colonial times to the end of the nineteenth century. Emphasizes both the physical growth of the system of cities and the development of an urban culture, including comparisons with European and Asian cities. | |
| HIUS 3455 | History of U.S. Foreign Relations to 1914 (3) |
| Studies American foreign relations from colonial times to 1914. | |
| HIUS 3456 | America in the World since 1914 (3) |
| Studies American foreign relations from 1914 to the present. Course was offered Spring 2022, Fall 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2009 | |
| HIUS 3471 | History of American Labor (3) |
| Surveys American labor in terms of the changing nature of work and its effect on working men, women, and children. Emphasizes social and cultural responses to such changes, as well as the organized labor movement. | |
| HIUS 3481 | American Social History to 1870 (3) |
| Topics include demographic change, the emergence of regional social orders, the shaping of American religion, the impact of the industrial revolution, and the development of important elites. | |
| HIUS 3482 | United States Social History Since 1870 (3) |
| Topics include the development of a predominantly urban society, with particular emphasis on sources of stability, class and stratification, ethnic patterns, religious identities, social elites, and education. | |
| HIUS 3490 | From Motown to Hip-Hop (3) |
| This survey traces the history of African American popular music from the late 1950s to the current era. It examines the major sonic innovations in the genres of soul, funk, and hip-hop over the course of the semester, students will examine how musical expression has provided black women and men with an outlet for individual expression, community building, sexual pleasure, political organizing, economic uplift, and interracial interaction | |
| HIUS 3491 | Rural Poverty in Our Time (3) |
| This course will use an interdisciplinary format and document based approach to explore the history of non-urban poverty in the US South from the 1930s to the present. Weaving together the social histories of poor people, the political history of poverty policies, and the history of representations of poverty, the course follows historical cycles of attention and neglect during the Great Depression, the War on Poverty, and the present. | |
| HIUS 3501 | Introductory History Workshop (3) |
| Required for history majors, to be completed before enrollment in the Major Seminar. Introduces a variety of approaches to the study of history, methods for finding and analyzing primary and secondary sources, and the construction of historical arguments. Workshops are offered on a variety of topics each term. | |
| HIUS 3523 | Disco and Disillusionment: The United States in the 1970s (3) |
| This lecture provides both a chronological and thematic approach to the history of 1970s America. Class will focus on significant shifts in American politics, culture, and society. The course will encourage us to think more deeply about the fate of liberalism in post-1960s America, the rise of ethnic identity and its impact on the rights revolution, gender and the politics of sexuality, religion and the rise of the South, Nixon and Watergate. Course was offered Spring 2019 | |
| HIUS 3559 | New Course in United States History (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of United States history. Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2009 | |
| HIUS 3611 | Gender & Sexuality in AM, 1600-1865 (3) |
| Studies the evolution of women's roles in American society with particular attention to the experiences of women of different races, classes, and ethnic groups. | |
| HIUS 3612 | Gender & Sexuality in America, 1865 to Present (3) |
| Studies the evolution of women's roles in American society with particular attention to the experiences of women of different races, classes, and ethnic groups. Course was offered Spring 2024, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| HIUS 3620 | All Politics is Local (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The history of local government and local politics in shaping American life. Course examines issues, themes, and problems of local democracy in historical and contemporary contexts. Class meetings combine lectures and discussions. Course includes local civic engagement component. Course was offered Spring 2024 |
| HIUS 3621 | Coming of Age in America: A History of Youth (3) |
| This course will explore the historical experience of young people and the meaning of youth from the colonial period to the late twentieth century. We will analyze how shifting social relations and cultural understandings changed what it meant to grow up. Topics to be explored include work, family, sexuality, education, political involvement, and popular culture. | |
| HIUS 3641 | American Indian History (3) |
| From the post-Ice Age migrations to the Americas to current developments in tribal sovereignty, this survey course will include such topics as mutually beneficial trade and diplomatic relations between Natives and newcomers; the politics of empire; U.S. expansion; treaties and land dispossession; ecological, demographic, and social change; pan-Indian movements; and legal and political activism. | |
| HIUS 3651 | Afro-American History to 1865 (3) |
| Studies the history of black Americans from the introduction of slavery in America to the end of the Civil War. Course was offered Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| HIUS 3652 | Afro-American History since 1865 (3) |
| Studies the history of black Americans from the Civil War to the present. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Fall 2013, Fall 2011 | |
| HIUS 3654 | Black Fire (3) |
| This course examines the history and contemporary experiences of African Americans at the University of Virginia from the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to the present era. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2015 | |
| HIUS 3671 | African American Freedom Movement, c 1945-Present (3) |
| This course examines the history and legacy of the African American struggle for civil rights in twentieth century America. It provides students with a broad overview of the civil rights movement -- the key issues, significant people and organizations, and pivotal events -- as well as a deeper understanding of its scope, influence, legacy, and lessons for today Course was offered Fall 2023, Fall 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| HIUS 3752 | The History of Early American Law (3) |
| Studies the major developments in American law, politics, and society from the colonial settlements to the Civil War. Focuses on legal change, constitutional law, legislation, and the common law from 1776 to 1860. | |
| HIUS 3753 | The History of Modern American Law (3) |
| Studies the major developments in American law, politics, and society from the era of Reconstruction to the recent past. Focuses on legal change as well as constitutional law, legislation, and the common law. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Fall 2013, Spring 2011 | |
| HIUS 3756 | American Legal Thought since 1880 (3) |
| A survey of American legal thought from Holmes to Posner. Emphasizes theories of property, contract, tort, corporations and administrative law in Legal Realism, Legal Process Jurisprudence, Law and Economics, and Critical Legal Studies. Course was offered Spring 2014 | |
| HIUS 3851 | Intellectual and Cultural History of the United States to 1865 (3) |
| Analyzes the traditions of thought and belief in relation to significant historical events and cultural changes from the 17th century to the Civil War. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| HIUS 3852 | Intellectual and Cultural History of the United States since 1865 (3) |
| Analyzes the main traditions of thought and belief in the relationship to significant historical events and cultural changes from the Civil War to the present. | |
| HIUS 3853 | From Redlined to Subprime: Race and Real Estate in the US (3) |
| This course examines the history of housing and real estate and explores its role in shaping the meaning and lived experience of race in modern America. We will learn how and why real estate ownership, investment, and development came to play a critical role in the formation and endurance of racial segregation, modern capitalism, and the built environment. | |
| HIUS 4160 | History Behind the Headlines (4) |
| This course takes advantage of the nationally known academic experts, journalists, and policy-makers who come through UVa's Miller Center of Public Affairs each week. Based on the work of these visiting scholars, students will consider the historical background of some of our most pressing policy and public affairs issues. Assignments will include extensive weekly readings, a few short op-eds, and a lengthy original research essay. | |
| HIUS 4260 | Voices of the Civil War (3) |
| This course uses the writings of participants to examine major themes relating to the American Civil War. Assigned texts will illuminate, among other topics: (1) Why the war came; (2) How it evolved from a struggle for Union to one for Union and emancipation; (3) How the conflict affected civilians on both sides; (4) Why soldiers fought; and (5) How men and women on each side remembered the war and how those memories influence current perceptions. Course was offered Spring 2018 | |
| HIUS 4501 | Seminar in United States History (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The major seminar is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the seminar. The work of the seminar results primarily in the preparation of a substantial (ca. 25 pp. in standard format) research paper. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| HIUS 4511 | Colloquium in United States History (4) |
| The major colloquium is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the colloquium. Colloquia are most frequently offered in areas of history where access to source materials or linguistic demands make seminars especially difficult. Students in colloquia prepare about 25 pages of written work distributed among various assignments. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies. | |
| HIUS 4559 | New Course in United States History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of United States history. | |
| HIUS 4591 | Topics in United States History (3) |
| Topics courses are small, discussion-oriented classes available to any student with sufficient background and interest in a particular field of historical study. Offered irregularly, they are open to majors or non-majors on an equal basis. Course was offered Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| HIUS 4993 | Independent Study in United States History (1 - 3) |
| In exceptional circumstances and with permission of a faculty member any student may undertake a rigorous program of independent study designed to explore a subject not currently being taught or to expand upon regular offerings. Independent Study projects may not be used to replace regularly scheduled classes. Enrollment is open to majors or non-majors. Note: These courses are open only to Human Biology majors. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| HIUS 5000 | African-American History to 1877 (3) |
| This course will introduce graduate students to the differing interpretations, methodologies, and analyses of African-American History to 1877. | |
| HIUS 5022 | Economic Culture in Early America (3) |
| This discussion-based colloquium, open to advanced undergraduate and graduate students, examines economic life in colonial and Revolutionary America. Our readings--on topics that include market agriculture, transatlantic commerce, and the slave trade--will features works of history that describe economic behaviors and, at the same time, interpret production, trade, and consumption in cultural terms. Course was offered Spring 2016 | |
| HIUS 5081 | Turning Points in U.S. History: Micro-Analytic Methods (3) |
| The course has two main objects. The first is to linger over several turning points in the history of the United States. The second is work on `micro-analytic' methods to use in studying such critical episodes. | |
| HIUS 5232 | Oral History Workshop: A Hands-On Approach to Researching the Past (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The course is run as a workshop, a space for students to learn oral history methodologies in a hands-on manner. In partnership with local/regional organizations, students will learn to conduct interviews and related research, which may include completing historical surveys, doing genealogical work, & completing archival or database research. Students will learn new skills while helping expand historical archives and knowledge of regional history. Course was offered Fall 2023 |
| HIUS 5559 | New Course in United States History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of United States history. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2010 | |
| HIUS 6010 | Settlement of Am West, ca 1848-1900 (1) |
| This course will examine the settling of the American West. Roughly 5 decades the course covers are some of the most turbulent in Am History-the Civil War, Indian Wars, and coming of railroads and millions pouring into land across the Mississippi. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| HIUS 6011 | Learning History (1) |
| This course is the 2nd in a series which will explore what it means to be a teacher leader in history education. There are 3 goals 1) planning and implementation successful history learning experiences, 2) continuing conversation about sharing effective instructional approaches, 3) introduction to observing instruction/reflecting on instruction. Course was offered Summer 2011 | |
| HIUS 6012 | Responding to Crises of Modernity: the US in the Progressive Era (1) |
| This course will explore how industrilization, urbanization, immigration, and technological changes of the late 19th and early 205h centruies led to a strong and diverse wave of reform in the roughly 2 decades preceding US entry into WWI. This course is restricted to Center for the Liberal Arts students. | |
| HIUS 6014 | The Progressive Era, the New Deal and the Transformation of American Democ (1) |
| This course will explore the first 4 decades of the 20th centruy, when a diverse array of government officials, academics, social activitists, and crusading journalists instigated changes in the ideas, institutions, and policies that shaped American politics Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| HIUS 6015 | Leadership in History (1) |
| This course is the third in a series that will explore what it means to be a teacher leader in history education | |
| HIUS 6016 | Hearing the Civil Rights Movement (1) |
| This course explores key moments in the civil rights movement through sound and film recordings, related to them. | |
| HIUS 6017 | The Other Liberalism: The United States in Vietnam (1) |
| This course will cover the history of American involvement in Vietnam from 1945 thru 1975 | |
| HIUS 6018 | America and the Sixties (1) |
| This course will address those events and people crucial to understanding 1960's America. From the promise of a Kennedy presidency to the Great Society of Lyndon B. Johnson to the quagmire of the Vietnam War, participants will consider not only American participation in Vietnam, but the impetus behind the war to eradicate poverty, and the important people, orgs, and battles in the cursade to end racial and social injustice. | |
| HIUS 6019 | The Paradox of Prosperity (1) |
| This course will explore how the growth of America into a dynamic nation was fraught with paradoxes and how paradox ironically inspired Americans from a variety of fields and walks of life to believe they could meet and conquer any challenge which might emerege. | |
| HIUS 6029 | Cold War Battle for Hearts and Minds (1) |
| The seminar will explore the internationa, intellectual, idealogical and cultural aspects of superpower struggle that consumed much of the 20th Century. It will trace East-West competition from roots to WWII and extends study past 1991 into Cold War World. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| HIUS 6030 | Voices of the Civil Rights Movement (1) |
| Explores key moments in Civil Rights Movement thru sounds and fil recording related to them. Among topcs are rhetoric of Rev King Jr. residencies of Kennety, Johnson and Nixon and reaction from the White House to severl civil rights crises. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| HIUS 6031 | The Origins of the US Welfare State (1) |
| Explore emergence and development of U.S. welfare state. Assess meaning of term "welfare state" in an American context: what counts as part of the welfare state, who is included in its benefits, and what rights--and obligations--does it suggest? | |
| HIUS 6032 | Methods Teaching (1) |
| Provides teachers with overview of effective approaches to planning and implementing successful history learning experiences for students. Emphasis will be placed on exploring the relationship between educational theory and development of practical teaching techniques for every day use in the classroom. Course was offered Summer 2011 | |
| HIUS 6033 | Collaboration and Identity in Early America (1) |
| Participants will study the question of America from the founding and through the legacy of Jamestown and examine the collaborative effort that went into the formulation of America's founding documents, the Declaration of Independence and Constitution. Course was offered Summer 2011 | |
| HIUS 6034 | Meeting Challenges of World History Survey (1) |
| This short course will alert teachers of social studies in all grades to resources and approaches on which they might draw, considered in context of the intellectual challenges of transcending the, inevitably modern (and thus implicity euro-centric) approaches to the subject that will prevail in available materials. | |
| HIUS 6035 | The Progressive Era and the Reform Impulse (1) |
| This course will explore how the Progressive Era brought together diverse groups of people who sought to address and redeem the injustices of the Gilded Age and reform an America that marginalized many of its citizens, including, women, blacks, and the poor. | |
| HIUS 6036 | Methods Course in Teaching History (1) |
| This class provides teachers with an overview of effective approaches to planning and implementing successful history learning experiences for students. Emphasis will be placed on exploring the relationship between educational theory and the development of practical teaching techniques for every day use in the history classroom. | |
| HIUS 6037 | Methods Course in Teaching History (1) |
| This class provides teachers with an overview of effective approaches to planning and implementing successful history learning experiences for students. Emphasis will be placed on exploring the relationship between educational theory and the development of practical teaching techniques for every day use in the history classroom. | |
| HIUS 6038 | The Executive Branch and National Policy (1) |
| This course will explore the impact of the executive branch on domestic and foreign policy making in the United States with an emphasis on developments during 1960s. It will focus on a range of topics, including health, care, civil rights and the war in Vietnam. In addition to exploring executive policy making in these areas, it will also address interactions between the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. | |
| HIUS 6175 | Law in American History: The Twentieth Century (3) |
| A survey of law in American history in the twentieth century. Some topics to be covered include jurisprudence and legal education from Legal Realism through "aw and"; regimes of mass media law; the emergence of administrative law; and several chapters on constitutional jurisprudence from 1930 to 2000, including foreign relations, equal protection, free speech, and due process. | |
| HIUS 6240 | Constitutional Law II: Poverty (3) |
| This course will explore the Supreme Court's flirtation with constitutional protection for poor people during the 1960s and 1970s. We will place the Court's efforts in the context of the civil rights movement and ongoing concerns about race. Finally, we will discuss the demise of such protections, the reasons for it, and the recent developments in constitutional interest in poverty, income inequality, and their relationship to racial inequality. | |
| HIUS 6301 | Legal History of the Founding Era (3) |
| This class explores the legal world of the late eighteenth century, from the period just before the Revolution to the ratification of the Constitution. Among other topics, the class covers debates over the economic and political conditions that shaped the constitutional moment, and the implications of those debates for constitutional interpretation. Course was offered Spring 2020 | |
| HIUS 6559 | New Course in United States History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of United States history. Course was offered Fall 2020, Spring 2020 | |
| HIUS 7002 | Introductory Colloquium in American History (6) |
| American history from 1607 to the present, emphasizing various approaches and current problems in recent historiography. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| HIUS 7011 | Colloquium in US History to 1877: Teaching the American History Survey (3) |
| This course is designed to help students craft an undergraduate course on the first half of the US Survey. Through both reading and discussion, we will focus on the big questions of the period and consider the various ways in which one might convey a narrative(s). Attention will be given to pedagogy and content, with emphasis on best practices in the classroom. Students will design their own course with a syllabus, assignments, and lectures. Course was offered Spring 2022 | |
| HIUS 7021 | Comparative Cultural Encounters in North America, 1492-1800 (3) |
| This course examines Spanish, French, Dutch, and British encounters with the native peoples of North America during the initial centuries of colonization: 1492-1800. It combines the "Atlantic" approach to early America with a "Continental" approach that accords dynamism and agency to native peoples in their interplay with colonizers. | |
| HIUS 7031 | Colonial British America (3) |
| This colloquium offers an introduction to themes, regions, and debates in the history of colonial and Revolutionary America. It will focus on colonization, development, and cultural encounter in early North America, West Indies, and the Atlantic World in the early modern period, ca. 1600-1800, from a variety of historical approaches. | |
| HIUS 7041 | The Early American Republic, 1783-1830 (3) |
| Reading and discussion in national political history from 1789 to 1815. | |
| HIUS 7051 | Antebellum America (3) |
| Studies selected problems and developments in the period 1830-1860 through reading and discussion. | |
| HIUS 7055 | Law in American History II: From Reconstruction Through the 1920s (3) |
| A survey of selected topics in American legal history from Reconstruction through the 1920s. Among the topics covered are civil rights in the Reconstruction era, law and the opening of the transcontinental west, foreign relations law, immigration law and policy, tort law, the treatment of crimes, legal education, and the internal work, due process cases, race relations cases, and free speech cases of the Supreme Court. Course was offered Spring 2019 | |
| HIUS 7057 | Judicial Role in American History (3) |
| A survey of leading American Supreme Court judges from Marshall through the Burger Court. The course consists of lectures and readings, along with discussions of topics on contemporary issues. The course also provides an overview of the two hundred-plus year history of the Court and its role in the American constitutional system. | |
| HIUS 7061 | Black Intellectual and Cultural Production since the 1960s (3) |
| We'll explore the intellectual and cultural production of the civil rights/Black power era and its enabling and uneasy relationship with other social movements, incl. feminism and gay liberation, disability rights, the anti-apartheid movement, and demands for economic justice/redress/reparations. A guiding premise in the course will be tensions within the movement giving rise to subsequent Black thought and activism. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2009 | |
| HIUS 7071 | Civil War and Reconstruction (3) |
| Studies selected problems and developments through reading and discussion. | |
| HIUS 7072 | Civil War And The Constitution (3) |
| This course will examine the constitutional history of the United States from 1845 to 1877, paying attention to how the U.S. Constitution shaped the Civil War, and also to how the war left its mark on the Constitution. | |
| HIUS 7073 | Writing Legal History (3) |
| Students in this course will write a 40 page paper based on original research in legal history. During class sessions, students will be introduced to the basics of the discipline of legal history and learn how to incorporate these ideas into their own original projects. Additionally, students will meet individually with the instructor to discuss the progress of their research over the course of the semester. Course was offered Fall 2019, Spring 2019 | |
| HIUS 7082 | Foundational Texts of the 19th Century US (3) |
| This course will acquaint students with foundational texts relating to 19th-Century U.S. history. The primary goal is to provide a sound understanding of books, essays, and other documents that often are mentioned but too seldom read carefully. The readings will convey crucial insights into the political, social, cultural, military, and economic history of the century--though they are not intended to offer comprehensive coverage of the era. | |
| HIUS 7101 | Early American Military History (3) |
| Introduces the military history of the American colonies and the U.S. between 1689-1815. Topics include the history of early conflicts with the Indians; the colonial wars; the American Revolution; and the War of 1812. Explores the significance of warfare for the emerging republican culture of the U.S., focusing on the social contexts of war as these have been revealed in the 'new military history.' | |
| HIUS 7131 | The Emergence of Modern America, ca. 1870-ca. 1930 (3) |
| Studies the distinctive characteristics of American modernity as they emerged in the period from the end of reconstruction to the 1930s. Concentrates on the interplay between large national changes and local life as America became a world power. Investigates the reciprocal relations between society and politics, social organization and science and technology, large-scale bureaucratic organizations and the changing class structure, culture, and ideology. Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| HIUS 7141 | America Since 1930 (3) |
| Studies the rise and fall of domestic liberalism and the political economy that sustained it. | |
| HIUS 7151 | The United States, 1945-Present (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An intensive reading course emphasizing historiographic approaches to synthesizing post-war America. Course was offered Fall 2019 |
| HIUS 7231 | The American South Before 1900 (3) |
| Surveys major themes and interpretations of the American South, especially 19th century. | |
| HIUS 7232 | The South Since 1900 (3) |
| A colloquium on selected themes in 20th century southern history. Course was offered Spring 2016, Fall 2012 | |
| HIUS 7261 | American Political Development in Action (3) |
| Readings drawn from the leading works in this field that span history, political science, and sociology. Students will also attend colloquia where works in progress will be presented by leading scholars. | |
| HIUS 7451 | Urban History (3) |
| Reading and discussion of primary and secondary sources focused on different topics annually. | |
| HIUS 7471 | American Labor History (3) |
| Readings and discussion on U.S. working class, including its institutions, consciousness, social composition, politics. | |
| HIUS 7481 | Approaches to Social History (3) |
| Study of the relationships between social history and other disciplines through readings and discussions about broad interpretative problems in 19th and 20th century American society. | |
| HIUS 7559 | New Course in United States History (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of United States history. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2011, Fall 2010 |
| HIUS 7611 | Women's History (3) |
| Readings and discussion on selected topics in the history of women in the U.S. | |
| HIUS 7621 | Topics in United States Gender History (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This colloquium will survey foundational and cutting-edge scholarship on the social construction of femininity and masculinity in U.S. history, from the colonial era to 1900. We will explore how gender conventions take shape, and how they are perpetuated and contested. Our readings reconsider key events in women's and gender history such as the Salem witch trials and Seneca Falls convention. |
| HIUS 7641 | The American West Since 1850 (3) |
| This is a graduate readings seminar in which students will become familiar with the major issues in the history of the American West including, but not limited to, American Indians, the environment, and the federal presence in the region. | |
| HIUS 7651 | The History of United States Foreign Relations (3) |
| Colloquium on selected themes and topics in the history and historiography of U.S. foreign relations. | |
| HIUS 7652 | Constitutional History I: From the Revolution to 1896 (3) |
| The history and historiography of American constitutional development from the revolution to 1896. | |
| HIUS 7653 | Constitutional History II: The Twentieth Century (3) |
| The history and historiography of American constitutional development in the context of social, political, and cultural change in the twentieth century. Course was offered Fall 2014 | |
| HIUS 7654 | Civil Rights from Plessy to Brown (3) |
| Studies in the role of law and lawyering in the political, social, and cultural history of civil rights struggles from 1896 to 1954. | |
| HIUS 7655 | American Legal History (3) |
| Intensive study along topical and chronological lines of the ways in which fundamental legal forms (federalism or property or contract) have shaped (and been shaped by) American politics and society from the eighteenth century to the recent past. | |
| HIUS 7656 | Crime & Punishment in American History (3) |
| Studies in the history of American criminal justice Course was offered Spring 2014, Spring 2013 | |
| HIUS 7657 | Colloquium in Modern US History -- Conservatism and the Right (3) |
| Studies selected aspects and problems in the history of American thought. | |
| HIUS 7658 | Nineteenth-Century American Social and Cultural History (3) |
| Reading and discussion of primary and secondary sources. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Fall 2016, Fall 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| HIUS 7659 | Twentieth Century US Cultural Hisory (3) |
| This readings course introduces graduate students to the theory, methods, and historiography of cultural history through a survey of key texts in twentieth century US history. | |
| HIUS 8002 | Topics in United States Political History Since 1840 (3) |
| Graduate seminar to facilitate research papers on aspects of U.S. political history since 1840. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| HIUS 8021 | Research Seminar in Early American History (3) |
| This course offers JD/MA and PhD students an opportunity to research and write an article-length research essay of publishable quality on a topic in the history of early America, ca. 1500-1877. Research will be conducted with the guidance of the intended dissertation adviser. A revised version of essay can be submitted to fulfill the master's essay requirement for students in U.S. History. | |
| HIUS 8022 | Research Seminar in Modern American History (3) |
| This course offers MA/JD and PhD students an opportunity to research and write an article-length research essay of publishable quality on a topic in the history of modern America, ca. 1877-present. Research will be conducted with the guidance of the dissertation adviser. A revised version of the essay can be submitted to fulfill the master's essay requirement of students in U.S. History.
Prerequisite: PhD students History or permission of instructor | |
| HIUS 8041 | The Age of Jefferson (3) |
| Intensive study of different aspects of problems of this period of American history by means of discussions, readings, and research papers. | |
| HIUS 8051 | Antebellum America (3) |
| Research on selected topics in the period 1830-1860. | |
| HIUS 8141 | American History, 1929-1945 (3) |
| A research seminar in which students write a major paper on some aspect of American history during this period. Prerequisite: Graduate status; at least one upper-division undergraduate course, including this period or a relevant graduate course. | |
| HIUS 8230 | The Nineteenth-Century South (3) |
| Research on selected topics in the history of the American South during the eras of slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the New South. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| HIUS 8235 | Topics in Modern Southern History (3) |
| A research seminar. Prerequisite: HIUS 7232 or instructor permission. | |
| HIUS 8451 | The History of United States Foreign Relations (3) |
| A research seminar. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| HIUS 8452 | History of the American Administrative State (3) |
| This course will explore the development of the American administrative state from the nineteenth century through the present. This course will engage political and theoretical debates over the bureaucratic state's role, and its implications for democracy and inequality. Readings will include work by historians, social scientists, and legal academics. Course was offered Fall 2023 | |
| HIUS 8559 | New Course in United States History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of United States history. | |
| HIUS 8755 | American Legal History (3) |
| Directed research in selected areas of American legal history. | |
| HIUS 8756 | Lawyers in American Public Life (3) |
| Reading and biographical research on the legal profession and the role of lawyers in American government and politics since 1789. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| HIUS 9021 | Tutorial in Transnational US History (3) |
| Seminar rethinks United States history (18th century-present) by moving beyond the geographical boundaries of the nation. Thematic readings focus on way in which transnational and comparative scholarship is reshaping American historiography. Our goal is to better understand how assumptions and certainties of 'America' have been called into question by transnational history. Course is intended to help prepare students for general exams. | |
| HIUS 9023 | Tutorial in Early American History to 1763 (3) |
| The course examines the historiography of colonial British America and the Atlantic world from the late sixteenth century through the late eighteenth century. It surveys scholarship on the imperial and Atlantic contexts of early modern colonization and focuses on the regional histories of settlement and development in North America and the Caribbean with a special focus on Native Americans and African Slavery. Course was offered Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015 | |
| HIUS 9024 | Tutorial in US Enviornmental History (3) |
| This course will survey the history and historiography of environmental policy and ecological change in the 20th century United States, with a focus on governmental and societal response to disaster, and the dynamic relationship between public understanding of health and environmental risks and emergence of new technologies. | |
| HIUS 9025 | Tutorial in Post-World War II U.S. Political History (3) |
| This course will survey the history and historiography of American politics and political economy from 1945 to the present. Readings and meetings will address major themes in American political history, including: liberalism and conservatism, education, housing, suburbanization and the urban crisis, racial inequality, and the culture wars. | |
| HIUS 9026 | African American History since 1865 (3) |
| Course readings include a selection of field-defining works of African American history, from Reconstruction to the modern U.S. civil rights movement. Themes to be discussed include African American leadership, African American political behavior, analyses of the political economy of race, literary and cultural production, Black nationalism, mass social movements, the criminal justice system, and African American gender politics. | |
| HIUS 9027 | Tutorial in Foundational Texts in 19th-Century United States History (3) |
| This course acquaints students with foundational texts relating to 19th-Century U.S. history. The primary goal is to provide a sound understanding of books, essays, and other documents that often are mentioned but too seldom read carefully. The readings will convey crucial insights into political, social, cultural, military, diplomatic, and economic history . | |
| HIUS 9030 | Tutorial in Race, Religion, the Law and the Struggle for Justice in the US (3) |
| This course examines the ways in which the U.S. legal system and American religion have shaped and challenged African Americans' conceptions of freedom and justice in the United States from the post-emancipation period to the present. | |
| HIUS 9031 | Tutorial in U.S. Labor History (3) |
| This graduate tutorial introduces students to some of the major interventions and debates in the field of U.S. Labor history over the past 30 years. How the U.S. working-class has been divided along ethnic, racial, gender and regional lines will be a major focus of our readings and discussions. Course was offered Spring 2020, Fall 2017 | |
| HIUS 9034 | Topics in Modern American History (3) |
| This tutorial is designed to achieve two somewhat contradictory objectives: 1) ground the interests of those taking it in the broader literature relevant to their scholarly interests in the period covered (Reconstruction through the 1990s), and 2) ensure that they acquire a knowledge of twentieth-century U.S. History sufficient to teach undergraduate courses in this field at the college level. Course was offered Spring 2020 | |
| HIUS 9035 | Tutorial in American Economic History (3) |
| A graduate tutorial devoted to close analysis of key issues in American Economic History from 1750 to 1940. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2020 | |
| HIUS 9036 | Tutorial in Capitalism and Slavery (3) |
| This graduate tutorial will introduce graduate students to the history and historiography of capitalism and slavery in the United States. Each student will complete a 20-25 page historiographical essay on a topic relevant to their potential dissertation topic. Course was offered Fall 2020 | |
| HIUS 9037 | US Urban History (3) |
| This course will survey scholarship in US urban history. It is intended for graduate students who intend to specialize in this sub-field and/or conduct research that engages themes in urban history and historiography, broadly conceived. Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| HIUS 9070 | Tutorial in Civil War and Reconstruction (3) |
| A course devoted to the era of the American Civil War with emphasis on the period 1861-1865. The lecture portion of the course will address such questions as why the war came, why the United States won, and how the war affected various elements of American society. The seminar portion of the tutorial will examine 15 books. Each student will write a 25-page historiographical essay on a topic to be determined in consultation with the instructor. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017 | |
| HIUS 9559 | New Course in United States History (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of United States history. | |
| College Science Scholars Seminar | |
| HSCI 1010 | College Science Scholar Seminar I (2) |
| The seminar will introduce students to research in each of the seven UVa science departments (Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Mathematics, Physics, and Psychology). The course will consist of weekly two-hour seminars held by science faculty members, and occasional field trips. Prerequisite: Member of the College Science Scholar Program. | |
| HSCI 1011 | College Science Scholar Seminar II (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The seminar will introduce students to research in each of the seven UVa science departments (Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Mathematics, Physics, and Psychology). The course will consist of weekly two-hour seminars held by science faculty members, and occasional field trips. Prerequisite: Member of the College Science Scholar Program. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | |
| INST 150 | Student Initiated Echols Scholars Seminars (0) |
| With supervision of the Director of the Echols Program, and approval of the Dean's Office, acting for the Committee on Educational Programs, students may initiate a workshop in which they provide the instruction. | |
| INST 900 | Summer Undergraduate Research (0) |
| For students doing approved undergraduate research in Summer Session | |
| INST 1500 | Interdisciplinary Studies (0 - 3) |
| Individual faculty may teach these courses with the approval of the Dean's Office, which acts for the Committee on Education Policy and the Curriculum. A maximum of 3.0 credits count toward the B.A. or B.S. in the College. INST courses count as non-College credits. | |
| INST 1550 | Interdisciplinary Studies-Student Initiated Courses (1 - 2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | With sponsorship and supervision by a faculty member and approval of the Dean's Office, acting for the Committee on Educational Programs and the Curriculum, students may initiate a course in which they provide the instruction. The grade is determined by the faculty member. These courses count as "outside the College." Students in the College may offer no more than 3.0 credits for the B.A. or B.S. Consult the INST course web page at http://www.uvastudentcouncil.com/student-services/initiatives/cavalier-education-program/ (copy and paste Web address into browser) for specific descriptions. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 |
| INST 1605 | History of Mr. Jefferson's University (1) |
| History of Mr. Jefferson's University Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015 | |
| INST 2020 | Disability in Contemporary Society (1) |
| This course serves as an introduction to the disability rights movement and more broadly to how disability is experienced in contemporary society. Simultaneously it serves as a space for learning about and sharing resources for advocacy. In particular we will explore topics such as the conceptualizations of disability, the history of the disability civil rights movement, and disability in the context of social and professional participation. Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2020 | |
| INST 2500 | Interdisciplinary Studies International Residential College (1) |
| Individual faculty and advanced graduate students may teach these courses with the approval of the Dean's Office, which acts for the Committee on Education Policy and the Curriculum. A maximum of 3.0 credits count toward the B.A. or B.S. in the College. INST courses count as non-College credits. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| INST 2550 | Interdisciplinary Studies Hereford College (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Individual faculty and advanced graduate students may teach these courses with the approval of the Dean's Office, which acts for the Committee on Education Policy and the Curriculum. A maximum of 3.0 credits count toward the B.A. or B.S. in the College. INST courses count as non-College credits. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| INST 2559 | New Course in Interdisciplinary Studies (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in Interdisciplinary Studies. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012 | |
| INST 2570 | Interdisciplinary Studies Brown College (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Individual faculty and advanced graduate students may teach these courses with the approval of the Dean's Office, which acts for the Committee on Education Policy and the Curriculum. A maximum of 3.0 credits count toward the B.A. or B.S. in the College. INST courses count as non-College credits. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| INST 2993 | Brown College Independent Study (1) |
| Brown College independent studies allow Brown students and faculty to work together on a topic of mutual interest. The primary goals are for students to explore topics and questions not regularly represented in standard UVA curricula as well as to bring Brown students and faculty together to foster common intellectual interests. | |
| INST 3150 | CavEd Pedagogy Seminar (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This pedagogy seminar will provide Cav Ed student instructors the theoretical underpinnings of teaching in higher education as well as practical advice on ways to implement the ideas explored. The class explores also specific challenges instructors face in the classroom.
Prerequisites: Open to students who are teaching CavEd courses, admission by instructor permission Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011 |
| INST 3600 | The Best of UVA: A Collection of Unforgettable Lectures (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The Best of UVA: A Collection of Unforgettable Lectures Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015 |
| INST 4200 | Lawn Seminar (1) |
| Being a responsible leader requires a broad interest and understanding of the world in all its facets: arts, science, literature, philosophy, history, politics, and current affairs. The Lawn Seminar is designed to empower students to pursue rigorous inquiry into contemporary issues using a foundation in the liberal arts. This seminar is modeled after the famous undergraduate liberal arts seminar lead by Earnest "Boots" Mead at the University. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017 | |
| INST 4559 | New Course in Interdisciplinary Studies (1 - 3) |
| New Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies | |
| INST 4983 | Citizen Leaders Fellowship Practicum (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Citizen Leaders Fellowship Practicum is a short course paired with the year-long Citizen Leaders Fellowship. This course equips students with ethnographic and contemplative practices to develop their understanding of difference, belonging and ethical leadership. It also provides mentorship, support, and guidance as fellows design, implement, and assess a semester-long project based on their own vision for student flourishing. Course was offered Spring 2024 |
| INST 4993 | Independent Study (1 - 3) |
| Faculty working with one or more students on independent projects that fit more easily in an interdisciplinary format than departmental lines of inquiry may use INST 4993 for this purpose. Both the instructor and the Office of the Dean of the College need to approve such an enrollment. These credits count as non-CLAS credits, i.e. not among the 102 liberal arts credits required for the B.A. or B.S. in the College. | |
| Italian | |
| ITAL 116 | Intensive Introductory Italian (0) |
| This is the non-credit option for ITAL 1016. | |
| ITAL 126 | Intensive Introductory Italian (0) |
| This is the non-credit option for ITAL 1026. | |
| ITAL 216 | Intensive Intermediate Italian (0) |
| This is the non-credit option for ITAL 2016. | |
| ITAL 226 | Intensive Intermediate Italian (0) |
| This is the non-credit option for ITAL 2026. | |
| ITAL 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and Philosophical Inquiry. | |
| ITAL 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and Societies of the World. | |
| ITAL 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Historical Perspectives. | |
| ITAL 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Social and Economic Systems. | |
| ITAL 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, Mathematical, and Physical Inquiry | |
| ITAL 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| ITAL 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and Society | |
| ITAL 1010 | Elementary Italian I (4) |
| Introduction to speaking, understanding, reading, and writing Italian. Five class hours and one language laboratory hour. Followed by ITAL 1020. | |
| ITAL 1016 | Intensive Introductory Italian (3) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute. | |
| ITAL 1020 | Elementary Italian II (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Continuation of ITAL 1010. Prerequisite: ITAL 1010. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ITAL 1026 | Intensive Introductory Italian (3) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisites: ITAL 1016 or equavalent. | |
| ITAL 2010 | Intermediate Italian I (3) |
| Continued grammar, conversation, composition, readings, and an introduction to Italian literature. Prerequisite: ITAL 1020 or the equivalent. Note: The following courses have the prerequisite ITAL 2010, 2020, or permission of the department. | |
| ITAL 2016 | Intensive Intermediate Italian (3) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in intermediate level oral expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisites: ITAL 1016 & 1026 or equivalent. | |
| ITAL 2020 | Intermediate Italian II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Continuation of ITAL 2010. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 |
| ITAL 2026 | Intensive Intermediate Italian (3) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in intermediate level oral expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisite: ITAL 1016 , 1026 and 2016 or equivalent. | |
| ITAL 2030 | Intermediate Italian II for Professionals (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This is the fourth class in the four-course sequence that fulfills the language requirement with modules on issues applicable to the work context. Films, TV series and articles from Italian newspapers will help students to learn more about the Italian society of the new millennium and strengthen their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills at a high intermediate level appropriate for an intercultural professional environment. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018 |
| ITAL 3010 | Advanced Italian I (3) |
| Includes idiomatic Italian conversation and composition, anthological readings of literary texts in Italian, plus a variety of oral exercises including presentations, skits, and debates. Italian composition is emphasized through writing assignments and selective review of the fine points of grammar and syntax. Prerequisite: ITAL 2020. | |
| ITAL 3020 | Advanced Italian II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Emphasis is placed on conversation, as well as composition and vocabulary. Students attending this class will deepen their knowledge of Italian culture and society, with a special focus on socio-cultural debates concerning politics, migration and gender issues. This course is designed with a series of activities focused on experiential learning to achieve fluency in Italian through real-life situations. Prerequisite: ITAL2020. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 |
| ITAL 3030 | How to Do Things with Words (3) |
| One of three required core courses for the Italian Studies Major and Minor (with ITAL 3010 and 3020). ITAL 3030 focuses on interpretative and critical approaches to various genres of Italian textual and visual-linguistic expression. These include poetry, fiction, cinema, and theater. ITAL 3030 introduces students to the history and conventions of each genre, as well as the analytical methodologies suited to intelligent engagement with each.
Prerequisites: Must be enrolled in or have taken ITAL 3010 or ITAL 3020 Course was offered Fall 2011, Spring 2011 | |
| ITAL 3040 | Advanced Italian III (3) |
| This course aims at perfecting student's command of Italian language, in all major skill areas: speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing. Selective review of the fine points of grammar and syntax. Idiomatic Italian conversation promoted via readings and discussions in Italian on current subjects. Writing proficiency promoted through composition work. In Italian. Prerequisites: Completion of ITAL 2020 or its equivalent. | |
| ITAL 3050 | Advanced Italian IV (3) |
| Continued perfection of Italian language proficiency, in all major skill areas: speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing. Selective review of the fine points of grammar and syntax. Idiomatic Italian conversation promoted via readings and discussions in Italian on current subjects. Writing proficiency promoted through composition work. In Italian. Prerequisites: Completion of ITAL 3040 or its equivalent. | |
| ITAL 3110 | Medieval and Renaissance Masterpieces (3) |
| Introduction to relevant Italian medieval and renaissance literary works. Prerequisites: ITAL 2020 | |
| ITAL 3120 | Contemporary Literature (3) |
| Study of selected masterpieces from the modern period of Italian literature. Readings and discussions in Italian. Exercises in essay writing. Prerequisite: ITAL 2020 or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| ITAL 3250 | Italian Love Poetry in the Middle Ages and Renaissance (3) |
| This course treats the production of major poets and writers of Italian Medieval and Renaissance times (Dante, Petrarca, Ariosto, and Tasso) and focuses on the theme of love. It illustrates how central the topic of love was to Italian poetry in the early modern age, its development from classical love verse, and the immense influence of Italian love poetry in the diffusion of Italian culture abroad. Taught in Italian. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ITAL 3460 | Growing Up Italian Style: Children's Culture (3) |
| In this course, we will explore how major works of literature for children, from Collodi's The Adventures of Pinocchio, to the poetry of Gianni Rodari, reflect changing views of childhood and parenting in Italy. Students will learn how children's literature of the 19th-century helped to create an Italian national identity. We will also examine how new media inventions changed story time for children in Italy. Prerequisite: ITAL 3010 | |
| ITAL 3559 | New Course in Italian (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Italian. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2014, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2009 |
| ITAL 3720 | Novella (Italian Short Narrative) (3) |
| Novella (Italian Short Narrative) | |
| ITAL 3750 | Critica (Italian Literary Criticism) (3) |
| Critica (Italian Literary Criticism) | |
| ITAL 4200 | Umanesimo (Italian Culture and Literature in the Humanistic Period) (3) |
| Umanesimo (Italian Culture and Literature in the Humanistic Period) | |
| ITAL 4460 | Italian Mystery Novels (3) |
| In this course, we will explore the various subgenres that are most often associated with mysteries: the police procedural, the detective novel, the political thriller, and true crime. Together, we will study the defining features of each genre through close readings of Italian short stories, novels, films, comics, mini-series, and documentaries. Students will learn about how the mystery novel evolved in Italy during the 20th-century Prerequisite: 3010 | |
| ITAL 4559 | New Course in Italian (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Italian. | |
| ITAL 4980 | Distinguished Majors Colloquium - Italian Studies (3) |
| The Colloquium allows DMPs in Italian Studies to meet regularly with the DMP coordinator to discuss research strategies, documentation styles, and structure and style in extended expository writing as they are working independently on a thesis. It also provides a forum for presenting and discussing work-in-progress. Prerequisite: Acceptance in DMP. Course was offered Fall 2017 | |
| ITAL 4989 | Distinguished Major in Italian Studies Thesis (3) |
| Distinguished majors in Italian Studies will meet individually with their thesis advisors to discuss progress and revise drafts of their theses. At the end of the semester, they will present the results of their research in a public forum. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017 | |
| ITAL 4993 | Independent Study (1 - 3) |
| Independent Study Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ITAL 5559 | New Course in Italian (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics with the subject of Italian. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| ITAL 5600 | Baroque Italian Literature (3) |
| Baroque Italian Literature | |
| ITAL 5650 | Italian Literature of the Enlightenment (3) |
| Italian Literature of the Enlightenment | |
| ITAL 7300 | Teatro Italiano (3) |
| Graduate-level seminar, for students in Italian, and graduate students in other depts who desire a course on Italian theater and are proficient in Italian language. Survey of major authors and texts of dramatic and theatrical literature in Italy, from its origins to the present. Works are contextualized within cultural realities and institutions surrounding the development of drama, theater, and performance. Taught in Italian. Prerequisite: Complete language competence in Italian. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ITAL 7375 | Three Crowns of Florence: Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio (3) |
| Focuses on masterpieces of Florence's three luminaries: Dante's Commedia, Boccaccio's Decameron, and Petrarch's Rime sparse and the critical traditions surrounding these works. Prerequisite: permission of instructor if student does not know Italian | |
| ITAL 7425 | Quattro-Cinquecento (3) |
| A thorough survey of Humanistic culture and literature; Petrarchism; Machiavelli and surroundings; and the birth of epic (Ariosto and Tasso). Course was offered Spring 2014, Fall 2010 | |
| ITAL 7559 | New Course in Italian (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics with the subject of Italian. | |
| ITAL 7600 | Sei-Settecento (3) |
| Studies Manierismo in poetry and prose; the birth of Italian theater; and major authors of the Enlightenment (Parini and Alfieri). | |
| ITAL 7900 | Italian Avant-Garde Literature (3) |
| This graduate course discusses texts belonging to the Italian Avan-garde and Modernist periods. Prerequisites: Reading knowledge of Italian. | |
| ITAL 7920 | Romanzo Storico nel 20 e 21 secolo (3) |
| This course discusses the evolution of the historical novel in Italy after Alessandro Mazoni's controversial abjuration of the historical novel in his "Discorso del romanzo storico e, in genere, de' componimenti misti di storia e di invenzione." Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ITAL 7995 | Guided Research (3) |
| Guided Research | |
| ITAL 8210 | Teaching Foreign Languages (3) |
| This course provides graduate students teaching foreign languages at UVA with the opportunity to observe and apply new ideas and teaching principles through practical activities and to develop their own personal theories of teaching through systematic reflection and experimentation. Course was offered Fall 2013 | |
| ITAL 8300 | Ariosto (3) |
| This course is a monographic study of Ludovico Ariosto's masterpiece, Orlando furioso. Will read this epic-chivalric poem, place it in the cultural context of the Italian Renaissance and discuss the major critical issues it continues to pose. Prerequisite: knowledge of Italian | |
| ITAL 8400 | Seminars: Major Author (3) |
| A thorough study of a major author's opus. Includes authors from alL eight centuries of Italian literature. Specific authors will be announced in the Course Offering Directory. | |
| ITAL 8559 | New Course in Itialian (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics with the subject of Italian. Course was offered Spring 2014, Spring 2013 | |
| ITAL 8995 | Independent Research (3) |
| Independent Research | |
| ITAL 8999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Required of all teaching assistants; not part of the curricular credit requirement for the M.A. in Italian. Course was offered Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| Italian in Translation | |
| ITTR 2150 | Italian Phonetics (3) |
| Italian Phonetics | |
| ITTR 2260 | Dante in Translation (3) |
| Close reading of Dante's masterpiece, The Inferno. Lectures focus on Dante's social, political, and cultural world. Incorporates The World of Dante: A Hypermedia Archive for the Study of the Inferno, and a pedagogical and research website (www.iath.virginia/dante), that offers a wide range of visual material related to The Inferno. | |
| ITTR 2270 | Petrarch in Translation (3) |
| Petrarch in Translation | |
| ITTR 2300 | Machiavelli in Translation (3) |
| Machiavelli in Translation | |
| ITTR 2310 | Ariosto in Translation (3) |
| Ariosto in Translation | |
| ITTR 2360 | Tasso in Translation (3) |
| Tasso in Translation | |
| ITTR 2420 | Goldoni and Alfieri in Translation (3) |
| Goldoni and Alfieri in Translation | |
| ITTR 2430 | Foscolo and Leopardi in Translation (3) |
| Foscolo and Leopardi in Translation | |
| ITTR 2440 | Manzoni in Translation (3) |
| Manzoni in Translation | |
| ITTR 2450 | Verga in Translation (3) |
| Verga in Translation | |
| ITTR 2559 | New Course in Italian in Translation (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Italian in translation. | |
| ITTR 2620 | The Modern Italian Novel in Translation (3) |
| The Modern Italian Novel in Translation | |
| ITTR 2630 | Italian History and Culture Through Film: 1860s - 1960s (3) |
| This course uses the medium of film to discuss the developments in Italian culture and history over a period of one hundred years, from 1860 to 1960. | |
| ITTR 2710 | Italian Cultural History (3) |
| This course traces the general history and culture of Italy from the Middle Ages to the present. It covers the Renaissance, the Baroque, the 'Risorgimento,' the new problems of post-unification, Fascism and the post-World War II Italian Republic. The aim is to provide historical background to comprehend both the complexity of Italian political and social evolution and the multifaceted nature of its cultural identity Taught in English. Course was offered Spring 2011, Fall 2010 | |
| ITTR 3107 | Evolution of Media in Italy: From Unification to the Present (3) |
| The course will explore the specific features of Italian mass media from the Unification to the present, considering how the press, cinema, radio, television and the Internet have affected and shaped Italian society. It will trace the evolution of Italian media in relation to key events such as the Risorgimento, Fascism, both World Wars, reconstruction and industrialization, and the political rise of media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi. | |
| ITTR 3215 | Dante's Italy (3) |
| This course investigates Italian history and culture through the prism of Dante Alighieri's Comedy, one of the most important works in European literature. The three canticles of the Comedy offer a meditation on the social and political life of the Italian city-states, a critique of contemporary Christianity, and a commentary on art and literature at the end of the Middle Ages. | |
| ITTR 3280 | Michelangelo: The Artist, The Man, and His Times (3) |
| Michelangelo's name conjures genius and a nearly superhuman achievement in the arts. Contemporaries elevated him as the supreme sculptor, painter, and architect of his age. This course examines Michelangelo's creativity in all these media as well as his poetry and letters. The course investigates the extraordinary achievements of this Renaissance luminary through close analysis of his works, secondary studies, and contemporary reinventions. Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2021 | |
| ITTR 3559 | New Course: Italian in Translation (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics with the subject of Italian in Translation. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012 | |
| ITTR 3580 | Sister Arts Literary Artistic Relations in the Italian Renaissance (3) |
| This course focuses on the literary and cultural traditions that inform treatments of art and artists in the Italian Middle Ages and Renaissance. Course was offered Fall 2015 | |
| ITTR 3610 | Italian Political Thinkers (3) |
| Students of this course will study the political theories of Dante, Machiavelli, Beccaria, and Gramsci through a close-reading of each author's major works. We will also examine how their ideas influenced contemporary politics, literature, and the visual arts both in Italy and in the United States. These goals will be accomplished through regular reading assignments, short essays, and presentations. Course was offered Spring 2015 | |
| ITTR 3660 | Italian American Cinema: The Immigrant Experience on Film (3) |
| Following the unification of Italy in 1861, immigrants from that nation began coming to the USA in record numbers. While they arrived in search of better lives, they often faced many challenges. Through it all, their experiences have been documented on film. In this course, we will explore these cinematic representations of Italian Americana. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| ITTR 3670 | Contemporary Italian Cinema: From Canon to the Fringe (3) |
| Examines the social, political and economic evolution of contemporary Italy through cinema and other visual culture forms; cinema is also examined from an aesthetic point of view, as its iconographic and stylistic developments are crucial elements of a visual culture that complements and references traditional modes of representation such as painting and sculpture, as well as architecture, literature and the oral folk tradition. | |
| ITTR 3680 | Eve's Sinful Bite: Foodscapes in Women's Writing Culture and Society (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course explores how Italian women writers have represented food in their short stories, novels and autobiographies in dialogue with the culture and society from late nineteenth century to the present. These lectures will offer a close reading of the symbolic meaning of food in narrative and the way it intersects with Italian women's socio-cultural history, addressing issues of gender, identity and politics of the body. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017 |
| ITTR 3685 | Italy on Screen: Sex, Gender, & Racial Identities (3) |
| This course considers representations of sex, gender and racial identities in Italian films, television, advertisements and other forms of visual culture. With a focus on the contemporary Italian context, students will explore issues of intersectionality from a global perspective. What can Italian critically acclaimed and more mainstream works tell us about diversity and inclusion in the worldwide context? | |
| ITTR 3690 | Mafiosi vs Goodfellas: Organized Crime on Film in Italy & The USA (3) |
| Organized crime has long fascinated filmmakers from both Italy and the USA. But, how does each country portray this phenomenon and its effects on law, politics, and the individual? What socio-cultural and historical factors explain the different presentations? In this course, we will examine these questions through discussion and analysis of films from Italy and the United States, primary source documents, and novels. Course was offered Spring 2018 | |
| ITTR 3750 | Brividi: Italian Horror & Fantasy Films (3) |
| Throughout its storied history, Italian cinema has been most famous for its realism, which reached the height of its influence internationally with the neorealist classics of the mid-twentieth century. However, during the 1950s, filmmakers from the boot-shaped nation began experimenting with fantastical genres, such as horror, science fiction, and fairytale. In this course, we will explore these works and their relationship to media culture. This course will satisfy requirements for either the Italian major or minor. | |
| ITTR 3758 | Love Affair with Tuscany: Utopias and Beyond (3) |
| This course aims to examine the Anglo-American love affair with Tuscany/Florence, and deepen students' understanding of it by providing richer, more complex knowledge of the region and its culture. The class will simultaneously explore notions of utopia and dystopia, against the background and actual lived experience of this sought-after destination. | |
| ITTR 3760 | The Best of Youth: Italian Coming of Age Films (3) |
| What does it mean to come of age? How has Italian cinema captured this process throughout its history? How do Italian films about this topic approach some of its more complex and controversial aspects? As the cinema has evolved both culturally and technologically, how has the genre changed? This course will explore these questions by studying how psychologists define the stages of child and adolescent development & how Italian films depict them. | |
| ITTR 3770 | The Culture of Italian Comedy (3) |
| Treats Italian comedy from historic, generic, and theoretical viewpoints; divided into 4 units: 1) medieval comic-realist verse (poetry and song), 2) Renaissance comic theater, including plays by Machiavelli, Ariosto and the Sienese Intronati Academy, 3) the commedia all'italiana film, focusing on cinema by Germi and Monicelli, and 4) modern comic performances by Italians. Special units on Tuscan- and Neapolitan-style humor. Taught in English. | |
| ITTR 3775 | Acting Italian: Benigni, Goldoni, Fo (3) |
| Watch, read, and laugh at performances by Italy's most famous comic stars! Plays, films, and one-man shows form the texts, which include not only modern productions by contemporary masters Roberto Benigni and Dario Fo, but also the comedies of the originator of middle-class Italian humor, Carlo Goldoni. Works of these writers/actors/producers introduce important aspects of Italian literary, performative, and cultural traditions. In ENGLISH. | |
| ITTR 3880 | Reinventing Dante: Influence, Adaptation and Transformation (3) |
| Dante's Inferno has captivated the imagination of artists as diverse as Botticelli, Milton, Keats, and David Fincher. Artists, writers and filmmakers re-imagine Dante for their own purposes. This course will explore reinventions of Dante's Inferno, the most enduring vision of the afterlife that has ever been created. Course was offered Fall 2019 | |
| ITTR 4010 | Narrating (Un-)sustainability: Ecocritical Explorations in Italy & Mediterr (3) |
| This course focuses on the potential narratives have to convey messages that are relevant to our ethical and environmental awareness, and to help us imagine alternatives to existing systems of knowledge and distributions of power. We shall learn about the origins and general objectives of ecocriticism, its relevant theories and methodologies, and various approaches to the notion of sustainability. | |
| ITTR 4559 | New Course in Italian in Translation (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Italian in Translation. Course was offered Spring 2016, Fall 2009 | |
| ITTR 4655 | Early Modern Theater: The Drama of Marriage (3) |
| Course will investigate marriage as represented on the early modern European stage. Italian, Spanish, French and English plays comprise our subject matter. We'll consider the legal, social, and cultural history of matrimony to background our study of the stageworks; we will analyze scripts and performances to learn how dramatic and theatrical convention intersected w/ marital institution and negotiations, onstage and off. Taught in English. Course was offered Spring 2017 | |
| ITTR 4820 | Italian Pop Culture From the 1960s to the Present (3) |
| This course examines the cultural and socio-political transformations that took place in Italy during its recent history. By discussing different cultural artifacts (films, essays, literature), we shall ultimately try to answer the following questions : does Italy still have space for works that resist populist and consumer culture? What are the ethical and political consequences of Italy's present culutral condition? Is there an Italian identity? | |
| ITTR 4993 | Italian Independent Study (3) |
| Independent study in special field under the direction of a faculty member in Italian. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| ITTR 5250 | Dante's Purgatory in Translation (3) |
| This course explores canto-by-canto Dante's second realm of the Afterlife. Particular attention will be paid to how various themes and motifs (the phenomenology of love, the relationship between church and state, status of classical antiquity in a Christian universe, Dante's representation of the saved), differ from those explored in the Inferno. Prerequisite: ITTR 2260 or permission of instructor. | |
| ITTR 5559 | New Course: Italian in Translation (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics with the subject of Italian in Translation. | |
| ITTR 6010 | Narrating (Un-)sustainability: Ecocritical Explorations in Italy & Mediterr (3) |
| This course focuses on the potential narratives have to convey messages that are relevant to our ethical and environmental awareness, and to help us imagine alternatives to existing systems of knowledge and distributions of power. We shall learn about the origins and general objectives of ecocriticism, its relevant theories and methodologies, and various approaches to the notion of sustainability. | |
| ITTR 6559 | New Course: Italian in Translation (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics with the subject of Italian in Translation. Course was offered Spring 2014 | |
| ITTR 7350 | Early Modern Theater: The Drama of Marriage (3) |
| Seminar examines the ways dramatic literature and theater from roughly 1500-1800 engaged the institution of marriage. Study of plays, operas and other literary and stage genres from several national traditions (Italian, Spanish, potentially French and English), looking at their mediations of the tumultuous evolution of early modern family formation, in light of legal, social, and cultural history of matrimony. Course was offered Spring 2015 | |
| ITTR 7559 | New Course: Italian in Translation (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics with the subject of Italian in Translation. Course was offered Summer 2015, Spring 2013 | |
| Japanese | |
| JAPN 1010 | First-Year Japanese (4) |
| Introduces the basic speech patterns and grammatical units, including casual, daily spoken style, and the polite speech used in formal occasions. Emphasizes speaking, listening, and reading. Writing hiragana, katakana, and 200 kanji are also introduced. | |
| JAPN 1020 | First-Year Japanese (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces the basic speech patterns and grammatical units, including casual, daily spoken style, and the polite speech used in formal occasions. Emphasizes speaking, listening, and reading. Writing hiragana, katakana, and 200 kanji are also introduced. Prerequisite: JAPN 1010 or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| JAPN 1559 | New Course in Japanese (1 - 4) |
| New course in Japanese. | |
| JAPN 2010 | Second-Year Japanese (4) |
| Continuation of Elementary Japanese introducing more complex sentence patterns, idioms, and vocabulary to prepare students for an intermediate-level communication. Reinforces spoken Japanese skills with writing and reading exercises, and 250 kanji are introduced. Prerequisite: JAPN 1020 or equivalent. | |
| JAPN 2020 | Second-Year Japanese (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Prerequisite: JAPN 1020 or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| JAPN 2100 | Cultural Conversation in Japanese (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Designed for students who wish to improve their oral conversation skills beyond the beginning level through online conversation with college students in Japan. Students generate conversations examining their own and their partners' cultural values, perceptions, perspectives, and attitudes. Prerequisite: JAPN 1020 |
| JAPN 2559 | New Course in Japanese (1 - 4) |
| New course in Japanese. | |
| JAPN 2601 | Finding Joy in Reading in Japanese (1) |
| Using short stories, manga, and other materials selected in consultation with the instructor, students in this course will develop the ability to experience reading for pleasure in Japanese with ease and at a comfortable pace primarily employing grammar and vocabulary they are already familiar with. Prerequisite: JAPN 1020. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| JAPN 3010 | Third-Year Japanese I (3) |
| Emphasizes comprehension and active reproduction of modern Japanese beyond the basic patterns of speech and writing. Various topics on current Japanese culture and society are introduced. Prerequisite: JAPN 2020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| JAPN 3015 | Language House Conversation (1) |
| For students residing in the Japanese group in Shea House. Prerequisite: instructor permission. | |
| JAPN 3020 | Third-Year Japanese II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Continuation of Third-Year Japanese, emphasizing comprehension and active reproduction of modern Japanese beyond the basic patterns of speech and writing. Continued introduction of topics on current Japanese culture and society. Prerequisite: JAPN 3010 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| JAPN 3025 | Language House Conversation (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For students residing in the Japanese group in Shea House. Prerequisite: instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| JAPN 3050 | Fundamentals of Comprehending Advanced Japanese (3) |
| This course focuses on establishing a foundation for advanced Japanese language study by introducing strategies for developing reading and listening comprehension on everyday topics, including skimming, scanning, and kanji-recognition. Students completing the course will be eligible to take the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) at the N3 level. Prerequisite: JAPN 2020 | |
| JAPN 3100 | Supplemental Reading in Japanese I (1) |
| The first in a two-part sequence, to be taken in conjunction with JAPN 3010. Students will acquire college-level reading and writing skills through engagement with articles and essays written by Japanese for the Japanese public. | |
| JAPN 3110 | Supplemental Reading in Japanese II (1) |
| The second of a two-part reading course, to be taken in conjunction with JAPN 3020. In-depth study of authentic materials such as newspapers, short essays, and brief articles. Prerequisite: JAPN 3010 or equivalent background. | |
| JAPN 3300 | Japanese Food for Thought (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Food connects people; it is a vehicle for lives, and a facet of humanity. Investigating the social phenomena of Japanese food culture, students engage in active learning activities to stimulate discussions on the global context including cultural expressions, innovation, equity, and community. They also design a product to illustrate their reflective inquiry in further developing their culture and linguistic competency. Prerequisite: JAPN 3010. |
| JAPN 3559 | New Course in Japanese (1 - 4) |
| New course in Japanese. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2019 | |
| JAPN 4500 | Topics in Japanese Literature (3) |
| An advanced language seminar devoted to literary texts and criticism with topics determined by instructor. | |
| JAPN 4559 | New Course in Japanese (1 - 4) |
| New course in Japanese. Course was offered Spring 2016, Spring 2011 | |
| JAPN 4710 | Introduction to Literary Japanese (Bungo) (3) |
| An introduction to the Japanese language as it was written from earliest times up until the mid-twentieth century. In addition to familiarizing students with grammatical fundamentals of literary Japanese and their differences from the modern language, the course will introduce students to representative writing styles from a wide variety of genres and historical periods. Prerequisite: JAPN 3010 or equivalent background. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| JAPN 4800 | Lost and Found in Translation (3) |
| This course is an advanced language seminar of Japanese and aims to enhance students' skills to think and communicate in Japanese. With a specific focus on the theory and practice of translation, students translate a wide range of Japanese materials into English, while reading about and discussing the concept of "translation" itself. Prerequisite: JAPN 3020 or instructor's permission. | |
| JAPN 4801 | Japanese for Professionals (3) |
| This advanced Japanese language course aims to cultivate future professionals who will acquire awareness of cross-cultural differences that enable them to operate effectively in the global world. Critical thinking and communication skills will be emphasized. | |
| JAPN 4810 | Modern Literary Texts (3) |
| Reading and discussion in Japanese. Develops comprehension and verbal expression skills at the fourth-year level. Reading selections include works by modern and contemporary novelists, short story writers and poets. Prerequisite: JAPN 3020 or equivalent. Course was offered Fall 2013 | |
| JAPN 4830 | Media Japanese (3) |
| In this course, students will interpret, analyze, and discuss various media for education, business and entertainment--such as newspaper articles, blogs, and statistics--in order to gain a deeper linguistic and cultural understanding of contemporary Japan by comparing and contrasting different perspectives on current issues. Prerequisite: JAPN 3020 or equivalent background. | |
| JAPN 4993 | Independent Study in Japanese (1 - 3) |
| Independent Study in Japanese. Course was offered Fall 2022, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| JAPN 5559 | New Course in Japanese (1 - 4) |
| New Course in the subject of Japanese. Course was offered Fall 2014, Spring 2011 | |
| JAPN 5993 | Independent Study in Japanese (1 - 3) |
| Independent Study in Japanese; Prerequisites: permission of instructor | |
| JAPN 7559 | New Course in Japanese (1 - 4) |
| New course in Japanese. | |
| JAPN 8559 | New Course in Japanese (1 - 4) |
| New course in Japanese. | |
| Japanese in Translation | |
| JPTR 2559 | New Course in Japanese in Translation (1 - 4) |
| New course in Japanese in translation. | |
| JPTR 3010 | Survey of Traditional Japanese Literature (3) |
| This course provides an introduction to Japanese literature from earliest times through to the nineteenth century. We will read selections from representative texts and genres, including myth, poetry, prose fiction, memoir literature, drama, and works of criticism. No knowledge of Japanese culture or language is required. | |
| JPTR 3020 | Survey of Modern Japanese Literature (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This is an introductory course to Japanese literary traditions from the late 19th century to the present. By reading a broad range of writings including political accounts, fictional narratives and poetic prose, the course examines how a variety of writing practices contributed to the production of modern Japanese literature. No knowledge of Japanese is required. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 |
| JPTR 3100 | Myths and Legends of Japan (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A seminar exploring Japan's earliest myths describing the origins of its islands, their gods, and rulers through close readings in English of eighth-century chronicles and poems. Fulfills the Non-Western and Second Writing requirements. |
| JPTR 3210 | The Tale of Genji (3) |
| A seminar devoted to an in-depth examination in English translation of Japan's most renowned work of literature, often called the world's first novel. Satisfies the Non-Western and Second Writing requirements. | |
| JPTR 3290 | Feminine Fictions in Japanese Court Literature (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This seminar will take up the world's earliest instance of literature written extensively by, for, and about women, including such famous works as the Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon and Sarashina Diary, among others. The focus will be on reading gender as a fictional enactment of desire and identity that is performed through acts of writing and reading. No prior knowledge of Japanese language or literature is required. |
| JPTR 3320 | Cinematic Images of Japanese Culture and Society (3) |
| This seminar examines how films from Japan visually raise different cultural and social issues, and how they relate to the universal human condition. With an understanding that films involve so many different disciplines, this seminar examines contemporary Japan via comparativist and cross-cultural perspectives by paying careful attention to the effects of the imagistic and visual power that only films can offer. | |
| JPTR 3391 | Women in Modern Japanese Literature (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course will study how women and femininity have been represented in modern Japan--roughly defined as Japan from the 1890s to the present--mostly through textual literature but also through other mediums including film, manga, and stage productions. We will also analyze how modern and contemporary Japanese treatments of gender and individual identity reflect and/or defy broader global discourses on these issues. Course was offered Spring 2021 |
| JPTR 3400 | Tales of the Samurai (3) |
| A seminar focusing on influential medieval and early-modern narratives such as the Tale of Heike in which the notion of the samurai first developed. No prerequisites. Satisfies the non-Western and Second-Writing requirements. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2019 | |
| JPTR 3559 | New Course in Japanese in Translation (1 - 4) |
| New course in Japanese in translation. Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2014, Fall 2013 | |
| JPTR 3600 | Urban Fantasies in Edo Literature (3) |
| This seminar takes up Japanese literature made between 1600 and 1900, including such iconic forms as haiku poetry and kabuki, that came out of one of the most sophisticated and advanced forms of urban culture in global history centered around the million-plus inhabitants of Edo (now Tokyo). Satisfies the Non-Western and Second Writing requirements. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2020 | |
| JPTR 3601 | Transnational Japanese Experiences and Expressions (3) |
| The class aims to broadly consider issues like diaspora identities, the relationships between nationality and culture, and the rise of World Literature, through the work of writers and artists with Japanese roots who spend all or part of their lives outside of Japan. All materials will be in English translation. No prerequisites. No prior knowledge of Japanese culture or the Japanese language is required. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| JPTR 3700 | Japanese Popular Culture (3) |
| This course examines multiple forms of Japanese popular culture such as film, literature, TV and anime, among others, focusing on the role they play in imagining contemporary Japanese identities as they relate to race, gender, technology, consumption, nationalization and globalization. Course was offered Spring 2019 | |
| JPTR 4559 | New Course in Japanese in Translation. (1 - 4) |
| New course in Japanese in translation. | |
| JPTR 4991 | Japanese Capstone (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Restricted to Japanese majors, this course is designed as a capstone seminar that will require a class presentation and an extended final paper that demonstrate the significant knowledge of Japanese language. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016 |
| JPTR 5010 | Survey of Traditional Japanese Literature (3) |
| This course provides an introduction to Japanese literature from earliest times through to the nineteenth century. We will read selections from representative texts and genres, including myth, poetry, prose fiction, memoir literature, drama, and works of criticism. No knowledge of Japanese culture or language is required. | |
| JPTR 5020 | Survey of Modern Japanese Literature (3) |
| This is an introductory course to Japanese literary traditions from the late 19th century to the present. By reading a broad range of writings including political accounts, fictional narratives and poetic prose, the course examines how a variety of writing practices contributed to the production of modern Japanese literature. No knowledge of Japanese is required. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| JPTR 5100 | Myths and Legends of Japan (3) |
| A seminar exploring Japan's earliest myths describing the origins of its islands, their gods, and rulers through close readings in English of eighth-century chronicles and poems. | |
| JPTR 5210 | The Tale of Genji (3) |
| This course is devoted to an in-depth examination of Japan's most renowned work of literature and the world's first novel. Topics covered will include: material culture (architecture, clothing, gardens); political and social history; gender and class; marriage customs; poetry and poetics; the arts (music, perfume, painting, etc.); and religious beliefs (in particular spirit possession) among others. | |
| JPTR 5290 | Feminine Fictions in Japanese Court Literature (3) |
| This seminar will take up the world's earliest instance of literature written extensively by, for, and about women, including such famous works as the Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon and Sarashina Diary, among others. The focus will be on reading gender as a fictional enactment of desire and identity that is performed through acts of writing and reading. No prior knowledge of Japanese language or literature is required. | |
| JPTR 5320 | Cinematic Images of Japanese Society and Culture (3) |
| This seminar examines how films from Japan visually raise different cultural and social issues, and how they relate to the universal human condition. With an understanding that films involve so many different disciplines, this seminar examines contemporary Japan via comparativist and cross-cultural perspectives by paying careful attention to the effects of the imagistic and visual power that only films can offer. | |
| JPTR 5390 | Women in Modern Japanese Literature (3) |
| This course will study how women and femininity have been represented in modern Japan - roughly defined as Japan from the 1890s to the present - mostly through textual literature but also through other mediums including film, manga, and stage productions. We will also analyze how modern and contemporary Japanese treatments of gender and individual identity reflect and/or defy broader global discourses on these issues. Course was offered Spring 2021, Fall 2014 | |
| JPTR 5400 | Tales of the Samurai (3) |
| A seminar focusing on influential medieval and early-modern narratives such as the Tale of Heike in which the notion of the samurai first developed. No prerequisites. Satisfies the non-Western and Second-Writing requirements. Course was offered Spring 2019 | |
| JPTR 5559 | New Course in Japanese in Translation (1 - 4) |
| New course in Japanese in translation. Course was offered Spring 2021, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2014, Fall 2013 | |
| JPTR 5600 | Urban Fantasies in Edo Literature (3) |
| This seminar takes up Japanese literature made between 1600 and 1900, including such iconic forms as haiku poetry and kabuki, that came out of one of the most sophisticated and advanced forms of urban culture in global history centered around the million-plus inhabitants of Edo (now Tokyo). Course was offered Spring 2023 | |
| JPTR 5700 | Japanese Popular Culture (3) |
| This course examines multiple forms of Japanese popular culture such as film, literature, TV and anime, among others, focusing on the role they play in imagining contemporary Japanese identities as they relate to race, gender, technology, consumption, nationalization and globalization. Course was offered Spring 2019 | |
| JPTR 5990 | Modern Japanese Women Writers (3) |
| Introduces the resurgence of the female literary tradition from 1904 to the present. Focuses on how literary women in Japan express their subversive voice often through the autobiographical fiction. Taught in English. Restricted to area studies majors and minors. Prerequisite: JPTR 5020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| Jewish Studies | |
| JWST 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and Philosophical Inquiry. | |
| JWST 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and Societies of the World. | |
| JWST 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to JWSTorical Perspectives. | |
| JWST 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Social and Economic Systems. | |
| JWST 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, Mathematical, and Physical Inquiry | |
| JWST 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| JWST 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and Society | |
| JWST 1559 | New Course in Jewish Studies (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in Jewish Studies | |
| JWST 2130 | Introduction to Jewish Musical Traditions (3) |
| This course is an introduction to sacred and secular Jewish musical traditions. Texts include books and articles that draw on ethnomusicology, musicology, folklore, anthropology, sociology, Jewish studies, history and other fields. The course uses case studies to concentrate on developments in these traditions since the middle of the 19th century, focusing the three main groupings of Ashkenazic, Sephardic and Mizrakhi Jewry. | |
| JWST 2559 | New Course in Jewish Studies (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in Jewish Studies | |
| JWST 3559 | New Course in Jewish Studies (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Jewish Studies. Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2013, Fall 2012 | |
| JWST 3705 | The Jewish Experience in Europe: Vienna and Budapest (3) |
| This course will explore Jewish history, culture and everyday life in Europe from a multidisciplinary perspective. It will consist of introductory lectures, site visits, guest speakers, and student presentations. The course is designed to be 12-day term with primary locations in Graz, Vienna, and Budapest. | |
| JWST 4559 | New Course in Jewish Studies (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Jewish Studies. Course was offered Spring 2022 | |
| JWST 4950 | Senior Majors Seminar in Jewish Studies (3) |
| This course introduces and examines the origins and development of Jewish Studies with emphasis on its interdisciplinary character. Requirements include active class participation and a significant research paper based on a topic of the student's choice.
This course is required of all fourth-year Jewish Studies majors. It is also open to all interested students with permission of the instructor. | |
| JWST 4970 | Supervised Research (3) |
| Supervised Research | |
| JWST 4980 | Supervised Research (3) |
| This course offers students to conduct independent study in Jewish Studies under the supervision of a professor in Jewish Studies. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| JWST 4998 | Distinguished Majors Seminar Thesis I (0) |
| Thesis, directed by a member of the department, focusing on a specific problem in Jewish Studies. The thesis is based in part on at least three hours of directed reading in the field of the thesis. Prerequisite: Selection by faculty for Distinguished Major Program. | |
| JWST 4999 | Distinguished Majors Seminar Thesis II (6) |
| Thesis, directed by a member of the department, focusing on a specific problem in Jewish Studies. The thesis is based in part on at least three hours of directed reading in the field of the thesis. Prerequisite: Selection by faculty for Distinguished Major Program and JWST 4998. | |
| JWST 5100 | Theology and Ethics of the Rabbis (3) |
| This course explores theological and ethical themes in classical rabbinic literature (c. 200-600 CE). Focus is on gaining fluency in textual and conceptual analysis. Questions examined include: How is the relationship between God, humans generally and the people Israel specifically, imagined? What is evil and how is it best managed? What is the nature of one's obligation to fellow human beings? How does one cultivate an ideal self? Course was offered Fall 2015 | |
| JWST 5291 | The Book of Genesis and Its Interpretation (3) |
| A seminar on the book of Genesis (with attention to its literary artistry, compositional history, and theological issues) and its subsequent interpretation. Course was offered Fall 2015 | |
| JWST 5292 | The Book of Job & Its Interpretation (3) |
| A seminar on the biblical book of Job (with attention to its literary artistry and compositional history) and its subsequent interpretation. Course was offered Spring 2015 | |
| JWST 5385 | The Song of Songs (3) |
| A seminar on the biblical Song of Songs (with attention to its literary artistry and compositional history) and its subsequent interpretation. Course was offered Spring 2017 | |
| JWST 5559 | New Course in Jewish Studies (3) |
| This interdisciplinary course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in Jewish Studies at the graduate level. Course was offered Spring 2016, Spring 2015 | |
| JWST 8500 | Topics for Supervised Study and Research (1 - 6) |
| This topical course provides Master's and Doctoral students an opportunity for advanced coursework in selected, established areas of the Jewish Studies curriculum. | |
| Maya K'iche | |
| KICH 1010 | Introduction to Maya K'iche' I (3) |
| This class is an introduction to K'iche', a Maya language spoken by about a million people in the western Highlands of Guatemala; it is one of the major indigenous languages in the Americas. This class aims to make students competent in basic conversation and to introduce students to Maya culture. It is offered as part of the UVa-Duke-Vanderbilt consortium for distance learning in less commonly taught languages. | |
| KICH 1020 | Introduction to Maya K'iche' II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This class is the second part of a year-long introductory sequence to K'iche', a Maya language spoken by about a million people in the western Highlands of Guatemala, and one of the major indigenous languages in the Americas. Students will enrich and expand their conversational skills and cultural knowledge from K'iche' 1010. It is offered as part of the UVa-Duke-Vanderbilt consortium for distance learning in less commonly taught languages. The completion of KICH 1010 with a grade of C- or higher. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017 |
| KICH 2010 | Intermediate Maya K'iche' I (3) |
| This class is the 3rd level of a 4-part sequence in K'iche', a Maya language spoken by a million people in western Guatemala. Here students will cover more advanced grammar (verb modalities), a broader range of scripts (colonial vs. modern orthography), and conduct research based on the K'iche' Oral History project at UNM. The class is offered as part of the UVa-Duke-Vanderbilt consortium for distance learning in LCTLs. The completion of KICH 1010 and 1020 with a grade of C- or higher. | |
| KICH 2020 | Intermediate Maya K'iche' II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | KICH 2020 is the capstone course in a four-part sequence in K'iche', a Maya language spoken by a million people in western Guatemala. Students will build from earlier coursework to write an original essay in the target language, integrating primary and secondary sources like published works and interviews that they conduct. The class is offered as part of the UVa-Duke-Vanderbilt consortium for distance learning in LCTLs. The completion of KICH 1010, 1020 and 2010 with a grade of C- or higher. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017 |
| Korean | |
| KOR 1010 | Elementary Korean I (4) |
| Introduction to the fundamentals of modern Korean. All four basic skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) are equally stressed. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| KOR 1020 | Elementary Korean II (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The second in a two-semester introduction to modern Korean. Prerequisite: KOR 1010 or equivalent background (as demonstrated in the department's placement test). Course was offered Spring 2024, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| KOR 1060 | Accelerated Elementary Korean (4) |
| This course is specifically designed for students with native or near-native speaking ability in Korean, but with reading and writing ability equivalent to a student who has completed KOR 1020. The course seeks to achieve a basic literacy and the ability to express themselves clearly on a variety of topics.
Prerequisite: Instructor Permission | |
| KOR 1559 | New Course in Korean (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of Korean. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| KOR 2010 | Intermediate Korean I (4) |
| Builds on the foundations acquired in KOR 1010-1020 with further refinement of all four basic skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Prerequisite: KOR 1020 or equivalent background (as demonstrated in the department's placement test). | |
| KOR 2020 | Intermediate Korean II (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The second in a two-semester intermediate language sequence. Prerequisite: KOR 2010 or equivalent background (as demonstrated in the department's placement test). Course was offered Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| KOR 2060 | Accelerated Intermediate Korean (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course is designed for students who already have speaking and listening ability in Korean equivalent to a student who has completed KOR 2020, but has basic literacy skills. The objective of this course is to help students further enrich communicative competence and accuracy in Korean in familiar Korean topics related to everyday life situations, basic social situations, as well as their reading and writing skills. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2021 |
| KOR 2559 | New Course in Korean (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of Korean. Course was offered Spring 2020 | |
| KOR 3010 | Advanced Korean I (3) |
| A continuation of Intermediate Korean. All four basic skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) are equally stressed. Readings and discussions are related to various aspects of modern Korea. Prerequisite: KOR 2020 or equivalent (as demonstrated in the placement test). | |
| KOR 3015 | Language House Conversation (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Korean conversation for residents of the Shea language house. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011 |
| KOR 3020 | Advanced Korean II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The second part in a two-semester sequence. All four basic skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) are equally stressed. Readings and discussions are related to various aspects of modern Korea. Prerequisite: KOR 3010 or equivalent (as demonstrated in the placement test). Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| KOR 3559 | New Course in Korean (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of Korean. Course was offered Summer 2021, Spring 2011 | |
| KOR 4010 | Advanced Readings in Modern Korean I (3) |
| This course will offer the students the opportunities to develop advanced reading proficiency in modern Korean language. The course will deal with advanced reading material, mostly from authentic writings in various genres and styles, such as newspaper editorials, columns, essays, T.V. news clips, short stories, and other expository and literary writings.
Prerequisites: KOR 3010 or instructor permission. | |
| KOR 4020 | Advanced Readings in Modern Korean II (3) |
| This course is the second in a two-course sequence offering students the opportunity to develop advanced reading proficiency in modern Korean language through advanced reading material, mostly from authentic writings in various genres and styles, such as newspaper editorials, columns, essays, T.V. news clips, short stories, and other expository and literary writings.
Prerequisites: KOR 4010 or instructor permission Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2014, Spring 2012 | |
| KOR 4559 | New Course in Korean (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of Korean | |
| KOR 4993 | Independent Study in Korean (1 - 3) |
| Independent Study in Korean Course was offered Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011 | |
| KOR 5559 | New Course in Korean (3) |
| New course in the subject of Korean. | |
| Liberal Arts Seminar | |
| LASE 150 | Special Topics in the Liberal Arts (0) |
| Special Topics in the Liberal Arts. | |
| LASE 1000T | Non-UVa Transfer/Test Credit (3) |
| LASE 1200 | The Liberal Arts and the World of Work (3) |
| LASE 1200 connects the skills and competencies unique to a Liberal Arts education with the core proficiencies of prominent professions, and through the introduction of design thinking techniques, to design their future, both at UVA and beyond. Students will apply this understanding as they begin to discover the possibilities of life after college. Students will gain a thorough knowledge of the design thinking process and apply that processes. Course was offered Fall 2015 | |
| LASE 1510 | Topics in the Liberal Arts (1 - 6) |
| These classes cover a range of topics related to the liberal arts and sciences. See https://college.as.virginia.edu/LASE_ELA for class descriptions. Course was offered Summer 2023, Summer 2022 | |
| LASE 1559 | New Course in the Liberal Arts (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in Liberal Arts semi1nars. Course was offered Spring 2015, Fall 2014 | |
| LASE 2110 | Critical Reading, Writing, and Reasoning (3) |
| Critical Reading, Writing, and Reasoning is designed to strengthen your thinking, reading, and writing skills across genres and disciplines, with an emphasis on critical analysis. Through a series of increasingly complex assignments, we will demystify and engage interdisciplinary academic discourse. The aim of this class is to stir your intellectual inquiry and provide you with an inter-disciplinary context for your academic exploration. Course was offered Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| LASE 2400 | Hoos Got This!: Life Skills and Learning Strategies for UVA (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An exploration of habits of mind and practical strategies that can immediately apply to any other course a student takes at the University, making it a strategic complement to course enrollment. Course topics include the science of learning, metacognition, learning and time management strategies, procrastination, and more Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024 |
| LASE 2500 | Launchpad (1 - 6) |
| Launchpad (https://launchpad.virginia.edu/) combines course- and project-based skills training with a focus on the pragmatic ways that liberal arts education prepares students for fulfilling careers. In addition to team-based internships, students will cover topics like design thinking, leadership and collaboration, and the value and application of critical inquiry in the world of work. | |
| LASE 2510 | Topics in the Liberal Arts (1 - 6) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | These classes cover a range of topics related to the liberal arts and sciences. See https://college.as.virginia.edu/LASE_ELA for class descriptions. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022 |
| LASE 2515 | A&S Skills Accelerator-Catalyst (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | UVA Catalyst combines course- and project-based skills training with a focus on preparing Arts and Sciences students to translate their education into purposeful work after graduation. Skills Accelerator courses cover topics including relevant technical skills. For more details, see https://catalyst.as.virginia.edu. |
| LASE 2559 | New Course in the Liberal Arts (1 - 6) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in Liberal Arts Seminars. Course was offered Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014 |
| LASE 3110 | Academic Analysis and Research: Power and Responsibility (3) |
| Academic Analysis and Research is a three-credit course providing first-year college students with the experience of analyzing, researching, and developing ideas through close readings, class discussions, presentations, and academic writing.The goal of the class is to achieve improved fluency in critical thinking, reading, and writing, through close reading and annotation; intensive and recursive writing; and focused discussion. Prerequisites: LASE 2110. | |
| LASE 3111 | Skills of Scholarship (3) |
| Skills of Scholarship is a three-credit course designed to help you expand your critical thinking skills, including building your awareness of the process of observing, analyzing, and reasoning. This course will strengthen your ability to evaluate arguments, read critically, manage academic goals, and communicate effectively in written and spoken form. Prerequisites: LASE 2110 and LASE 3110. Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| LASE 3200 | Humans of Capitalism (3) |
| This course explores what it means to work as a human in our contemporary economy. On our way to understanding the job market as a liberal arts major, we will explore some of the deeper issues that arise from contemporary demands that result in predictable dilemmas for humans. The goal of the course is to think both pragmatically and theoretically about what it means to be a worker. | |
| LASE 3340 | Books Behind Bars: Life, Lit, & Community Leadership (4) |
| Students will grapple in a profound and personal way with timeless human questions: Who am I? Why am I here? How should I live? They will do this, in part, by facilitating discussions about short masterpieces of Russian literature with residents at a juvenile correctional center. This course offers an integrated academic-community engagement curriculum, and provides a unique opportunity for service learning, leadership, and youth mentoring. | |
| LASE 3400 | Writing and the World of Work (3) |
| This course is for third- and fourth-years who enjoy writing, have had some success as writers (in classes or in extracurricular activities), and think they might like to pursue a career in which writing features prominently. Students will learn marketable skills, including fact-checking, copyediting, abridging, and adapting; they will create job-seeking written materials, including a résumé, and write in a wide range of real-world genres. | |
| LASE 3500 | Civic and Community Engagement (3) |
| A community engagement curriculum refers to teaching, scholarship & learning that connects faculty, students, & the community in mutually beneficial collaborations. Community engagement improves students' content knowledge, critical thinking, career choice, cultural competency, leadership, & commitment to social change. These classes complement & build on existing course offerings and offer an opportunity to move beyond the classroom. | |
| LASE 3510 | Topics in the Liberal Arts (1 - 6) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | These classes cover a range of topics related to the liberal arts and sciences. See https://college.as.virginia.edu/LASE_ELA for class descriptions. |
| LASE 3559 | New Course in the Liberal Arts (1 - 6) |
| This course provides the opportunity to explore a range of topics in the liberal arts and sciences. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, January 2015, January 2014, Fall 2011 | |
| LASE 3600 | Leadership, Collaboration, Communication (3) |
| This course focuses on developing and understanding the complex skills that it takes to lead, to collaborate as part of a team, to build coalitions, and to convince other people of your viewpoints. These abilities depend on a sophisticated understanding of difference, a reflexive understanding of the self, and the cultivated skills of emotional intelligence, empathy, persuasive communication, ethical reasoning, and more. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| LASE 3601 | Critical Inquiry: From Theory to Practice (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | "Critical thinking" is one of the most cited outcomes of an Arts and Sciences (A&S) education, and one with substantial real-world impact in employment and beyond--but it is often unclear exactly what the term means. This course challenges students not just to develop and refine the broad range of conceptual abilities that make up this simple term, but also to use and communicate those abilities effectively outside the academy. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024 |
| LASE 3602 | Catalyst Capstone (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The capstone course is a practicum where students will complete and present a synthesis of their work in Catalyst and at UVA. This will take the form of a curated professional portfolio that students will manage on a domain they own and that will travel with them after graduation. Students will draw together the results of their ongoing work towards a plan of action. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024 |
| LASE 4100 | Echols Scholars Capstone Public Speaking Seminar (1) |
| In this course, graduating Echols Scholars will prepare to present their capstone and passion projects for the Echols Capstone Symposium. Projects could be formally through the Echols IMP program, a department DMP or thesis program, or a project a student has pursued without formal academic credit. Students will receive formal training in public speaking and learn components of successful talks. Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| LASE 4559 | New Course in the Liberal Arts (1 - 3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to explore a range of topics in the liberal arts. Course was offered Spring 2020 | |
| Latin American Studies | |
| LAST 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and LASTosophical Inquiry. | |
| LAST 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and LASTieties of the World. | |
| LAST 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to LASTorical Perspectives. | |
| LAST 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to LASTial and Economic Systems. | |
| LAST 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, LASTematical, and LASTical Inquiry | |
| LAST 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| LAST 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and LASTiety | |
| LAST 2050 | Latin American Interdisciplinary Seminar (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An interdisciplinary seminar taught by the faculty of the Latin Americans Studies Program, containing twelve different subjects, from historical, anthropological, literary, political and media studies disciplines. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017 |
| LAST 4655 | Sustainability in Brazil's Emerging Markets (3) |
| This class will discuss the economic and environmental impacts of Brazil's past, present, and future growth. It will also survey Brazil's attitudes and approach to balancing economic growth with environmental sustainability since the Industrial Revolution. | |
| LAST 4993 | Majors Thesis, Independent Studies (3) |
| Majors Thesis, Independent Studies | |
| LAST 4999 | Majors Thesis, Independent Studies (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Majors Thesis, Independent Studies Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| Latin | |
| LATI 116 | Intensive Introductory Latin (0) |
| This is the non-credit option for LATI 1016. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| LATI 126 | Intensive Introductory Latin (0) |
| This is the non-credit option for LATI 1026. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| LATI 216 | Intensive Intermediate Latin (0) |
| This is the non-credit option for LATI 2016. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| LATI 226 | Intensive Intermediate Latin (0) |
| This is the non-credit option for LATI 2026. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| LATI 1010 | Elementary Latin I (4) |
| Beginning grammar, prose composition, and simple Latin readings. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| LATI 1016 | Intensive Introductory Latin (3) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| LATI 1020 | Elementary Latin II (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Beginning grammar, prose composition, and simple Latin readings. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| LATI 1026 | Intensive Introductory Latin (3) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Prerequisites: Lati 1016 or equivalent. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| LATI 1030 | Fundamentals of Latin (Intensive) (4) |
| Covers the material of 1010,1020 in one semester. Intended principally as a review for those who know some Latin. May be taken as a rapid introduction to Latin. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Prerequisite: Two or more years of high school Latin and appropriate CEEB score, or permission of the Director of Undergraduate Studies. | |
| LATI 2010 | Intermediate Latin I (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introductory readings from Caesar and Ovid. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Prerequisite: LATI 1020, 1030, or appropriate CEEB score. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| LATI 2016 | Intensive Intermediate Latin (3) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in intermediate level reading and writing, and continues with further development of these skills, Part of the Summer Language Institute. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Prerequisites: Lati 1016 &1026 or equivalent. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| LATI 2020 | Intermediate Latin II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introductory readings from Cicero and Catullus. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Prerequisite: LATI 2010. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| LATI 2026 | Intensive Intermediate Latin (3) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in intermediate level e reading and writing, and continues with further development of these skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Prerequisites: Lati 1016, 1026 and 2016 or equivalent. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| LATI 3010 | Plautus (3) |
| Reading of two plays of Plautus with attention to style and dramaturgy. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| LATI 3020 | Catullus (3) |
| Selections from Carmina. Note: The prerequisite for LATI 3030 through LATI 3110 is LATI 2020, four years of high school Latin, or appropriate SAT score. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| LATI 3030 | Cicero (3) |
| Selections from Cicero's speeches, philosophical works, and letters. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| LATI 3040 | Prose Composition (3) |
| Graded exercises in translation from English into Latin, with some attention to the reverse process. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| LATI 3050 | The Satirical Writing of Petronius and Seneca (3) |
| Petronius' Cena Trimalchionis, and Seneca's Apocolocyntosis. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| LATI 3070 | Livy (3) |
| Selections from Livy's History. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| LATI 3080 | Horace (3) |
| Selections from Horace's Satires, Epodes, Odes, and Epistles. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| LATI 3090 | Introduction to Mediaeval Latin (3) |
| Selections of Mediaeval Latin prose and verse. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| LATI 3100 | Vergil (3) |
| Selections from Vergil's Aeneid. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| LATI 3110 | Ovid (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Selections from either the narrative poems (Metamorphoses, Fasti) or from the amatory poems. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. |
| LATI 3120 | Pliny's Letters (3) |
| In this course we read the selection of letters of the younger Pliny that are found in the edition by Sherwin-White. Pliny is one of the clearest and most stylish writers of Latin prose. We concentrate on translating the letters and putting them into their social and literary context. | |
| LATI 3130 | Roman Satire (3) |
| This class will explore the Romans' "own genre: satire. After an overview of the development of satire and its early practitioners, we will read and translate selected satires of Horace and Juvenal. While reading these often funny and at the same time biting poems, we will learn a great deal about society and manners, life and death, rich men and poor slobs, and high & low life characters in the Augustan & early imperial periods of Rome. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| LATI 3150 | Sallust (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course will focus on one or more works by the Roman historian Sallust, read in the original Latin. Additional reading in English. Course was offered Fall 2012 |
| LATI 3160 | Lucretius (3) |
| In this course, we'll read a variety of selections from Lucretius poem about the nature of the universe, including topics as wide-ranging as the body, sex, death, atomic theory, the origins of language and civilization, and why we need philosophy. | |
| LATI 3170 | Caesar (3) |
| The course examines the major works of Julius Caesar in Latin. Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| LATI 3200 | Latin Bible (3) |
| Readings from the Latin Bible, beginning with selections from narrative books (e.g., Genesis, Acts) and progressing to more elaborate and poetic portions (e.g. Psalms, Job, Song of Songs). Readings will be taken mainly from the Vulgate, but we will look briefly at the Old Latin versions and at modern English translations. We will also consider some medieval Bible manuscripts, including several in Special Collections at UVA. | |
| LATI 3270 | Seneca (3) |
| The main focus of the course will be on Seneca's political thought. By engaging in close reading of both his prose writings and his dramatic production, we will tackle Seneca's views on the institution of the Empire in general, and on the emperor Nero in particular. Particular attention will be devoted to issues of grammar, syntax, meter, and style. Course was offered Fall 2020 | |
| LATI 3559 | New Course in Latin (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of Latin. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| LATI 4010 | Catullus (3) |
| Translation and interpretation of the poems of Catullus. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2016 | |
| LATI 4020 | Seminar in Vergil (3) |
| In-depth study of one book of Vergil's epic, the Aeneid, with attention to language, epic tradition, Augustan ideology and the topography of Rome. Quizzes, reports, exam, paper. | |
| LATI 4050 | Latin Prose Composition (3) |
| This class will combine Latin prose composition exercises and readings from Cicero, with the goal of actively recognizing, understanding, and using key characteristics of literary prose style from the Late Republic. Readings will be supplemented by short lectures or group discussions on topics relevant to composition and comparisons with other prose authors. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2020 | |
| LATI 4060 | Tacitus Agricola (3) |
| In a biography that chiefly covers his father-in-law Agricola's time as governor of Britain, the bracingly caustic historian Tacitus suggests that maybe not everything the Romans did in the provinces was entirely admirable. In this course, we will not only read the primary text with care and precision, but also discuss scholarship on literary, cultural, and historical questions raised by the work. Course was offered Fall 2021 | |
| LATI 4090 | Vergil Eclogues (3) |
| Study of the pastoral poetry of Vergil in its literary and historical contexts. Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| LATI 4110 | Ovid, Fasti (3) |
| This advanced course will study Ovid's calendar-poem, Fasti, which presents festivals and star-myths for six months of the year. This work of late Ovid (written both before and after his exile) offers the opportunity to study a literary response to Rome's religious calendar and its imperial remaking in the age of Augustus. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| LATI 4559 | New Course in Latin (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | New course in the subject of Latin. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| LATI 4993 | Independent Study (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Independent Study in Latin. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| LATI 4998 | Latin Distinguished Majors Thesis Research (3) |
| Independent research under direction of a faculty member leading to writing of a Distinguished Majors thesis or comparable project | |
| LATI 4999 | Latin Distinguished Majors Thesis Writing (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Writing of Distinguished Majors thesis or comparable project.
Prerequisites: LATI 4998 Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016 |
| LATI 5020 | History of Latin Literature of the Empire (3) |
| Lectures with readings from Vergil through Juvenal. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| LATI 5030 | History of Medieval Latin Literature (3) |
| Studies of medieval Latin literature from Boethius to Dante. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| LATI 5040 | Prose Composition (3) |
| For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| LATI 5050 | Latin Paleography. (3) |
| Studies scripts and book production from antiquity to the Renaissance. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2014 | |
| LATI 5060 | Roman Comedy (3) |
| Studies selected plays of Plautus and Terence. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/.
Prerequisite: advanced knowledge of Latin Course was offered Fall 2022, Spring 2015 | |
| LATI 5070 | Latin Elegy (3) |
| Studies selections from Tibullus, Propertius, and Ovid. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| LATI 5080 | Latin Linguistics (3) |
| This course will examine some of the major issues in Latin linguistics, including, but not limited to, the Indo-European background of Latin, the origins of the declensions and conjugations, the relationship of Latin to the other early Italic dialects, word order, and the pragmatics of Latin particles and tense usage. Particular attention will be paid to the practice of writing linguistic commentary on standard Latin texts. Course was offered Fall 2023 | |
| LATI 5110 | Catullus (3) |
| Studies the surviving poems of Catullus, with particular attention to questions of genre, structure, and literary history. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| LATI 5120 | Julius Caesar (3) |
| Readings in and discussion of Julius Caesar's Commentarities on the Gallic Wars and the Civil War, as well as the "Continuators", who wrote accounts of the latter after Caesar's death. Course was offered Fall 2014 | |
| LATI 5140 | Cicero's Rhetorical Works (3) |
| Readings from the orations and from the rhetorical treatises. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| LATI 5160 | Vergil's Aeneid (3) |
| For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| LATI 5200 | Ovid's Metamorphoses (3) |
| Translation and analysis of Ovid's Metamorphoses in the original ancient Latin. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2021 | |
| LATI 5210 | Ovid's Love Poetry (3) |
| Studies readings from the Amores, Heroides, Ars Amatoria, and Remedia Amoris. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| LATI 5220 | Tacitus (3) |
| Selections from Tacitus. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Spring 2014 | |
| LATI 5290 | Seneca (3) |
| This course is designed to introduce students to the work of Seneca. The main focus of the course will be on Seneca's political thought. We will be reading selections from the "De Clementia" and the "Thyestes." Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2021 | |
| LATI 5300 | Latin Survey (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course will consist of a selective survey of Latin Literature |
| LATI 5310 | Latin Didactic Poetry (3) |
| This class combines Latin prose composition exercises and analysis of the writing of Cicero and other prose authors, with the goal of imitating accurately literary prose from the Late Republic. Textbook exercises will be combined with extended Latin translations of English prose. The course is supplemented by discussion of relevant topics (e.g., colometry; prose rhythm; verse composition). Course was offered Fall 2020 | |
| LATI 5370 | Lucan (3) |
| Reading of Lucan's epic De bello civili in the light of modern scholarship, with attention to various related topics (textual transmission, scholia, later reception). | |
| LATI 5559 | New Course in Latin (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | New course in the subject of Latin. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| LATI 5993 | Independent Study (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Independent Study in Latin. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 |
| LATI 7030 | The Teaching of Latin (3) |
| This course will deal with the teaching of Latin at all levels. Issues of curriculum, textbooks, and methodology will be addressed along with practical matters of day-to-day classroom realities. | |
| LATI 7070 | Fragmentary Roman Historians (3) |
| This class reads the many fragments of Roman Republican historians and learns how to analyze them from three perspectives: linguistic (including textual problems); literary; and historical. Why did early Romans, many of them active statesmen and generals, write history? What themes are perceptible in their surviving fragments? What was the historical context of the author, and what was the historical contribution of his work? Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| LATI 7500 | Reading Latin Literature (3) |
| A study of the readings in the revised Advanced Placement Examination Course was offered Summer 2011 | |
| LATI 7559 | New Course in Latin (3) |
| New course in the subject of Latin. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| LATI 8010 | Seminar on Select Topics in Latin Literature (3) |
| For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| LATI 8998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For master's research, taken before a thesis director has been selected. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| LATI 8999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| LATI 9998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| LATI 9999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| Linguistics | |
| LING 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and Philosophical Inquiry. | |
| LING 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and Societies of the World. | |
| LING 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Historical Perspectives. | |
| LING 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Social and Economic Systems. | |
| LING 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, Mathematical, and Physical Inquiry | |
| LING 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| LING 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and Society | |
| LING 1559 | New Course in Linguistics (1 - 4) |
| New Course in the subject of linguistics. | |
| LING 2430 | Languages of the World (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An introduction to the study of language relationships and linguistic structures. Topics covered the basic elements of grammatical description; genetic, areal, and typological relationships among languages; a survey of the world's major language groupings and the notable structures and grammatical categories they exhibit; and the issue of language endangerment. Prerequisite: One year study of a world language or permission of instructor. Course was offered Fall 2024 |
| LING 2500 | English as a Global Language (3) |
| This course examines the rise of English, its progress towards filling the need for a global language and the reasons why English has been adopted in this role. We shall pay particular attention to the role English plays in the countries we visit on this voyage as well as its competition with prestigious national and local languages. | |
| LING 2559 | New Course in Linguistics (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of linguistics. | |
| LING 3090 | TESOL Theory and Method (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies the theory, problems, and methods in teaching English as a second language, with attention to relevant areas of general linguistics and the structure of English. |
| LING 3101 | ESL Teaching Practicum: Language (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Through this course, students focus on teaching oral English as another language, while gaining experience in the practice of English-language teaching to international students, faculty, and staff at the University. This is an excellent opportunity to gain teaching experience under the supervision of an experienced mentor. For every 1 hour of credit, students must meet with an instructor for 5 classroom & practice 33 hours. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020 |
| LING 3102 | ESL Teaching Practicum: Culture (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Through this course, students focus on culture in ESL, while gaining experience in the practice of English-language teaching to international students, faculty, and staff at the University. This is an excellent opportunity to gain teaching experience under the supervision of an experienced mentor. For every 1 hour of credit, students must meet with an instructor for 5 classroom & practice 33 hours Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020 |
| LING 3103 | ESL Teaching Practicum: Writing (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Through this course, students focus on the topic of writing in an L2, while gaining experience in the practice of English-language teaching to international students, faculty, and staff at the University. This experience is an excellent opportunity to gain teaching experience under the supervision of an experienced mentor. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020 |
| LING 3400 | Structure of English (3) |
| Introduces students to the descriptive grammar of English and applied methods for reasoning about linguistic structure through community-engaged group research introducing linguistics to Virginia High School students. Covers units of sound and phonemic transcriptions, word building and inflection, lexical categories, basic sentence types, common phrase and clause patterns, and syntactic transformations structural analysis and use of evidence. | |
| LING 3559 | New Course in Linguistics (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of linguistics | |
| LING 4559 | New Course in Linguistics (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of linguistics. Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| LING 4650 | Linguistic Typology (3) |
| Linguistic typologists study the patterns of grammatical forms and relations as they vary and converge across the diversity of the world's languages. Students in this course examine and critically evaluate definitions, methods and results of typological research, and gain practice analyzing linguistic data through typological lenses. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2022 | |
| LING 4993 | Independent Study in Linguistics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Conducted by students under the supervision of an instructor of their choice. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| LING 4994 | Linguistics Internship (1 - 3) |
| In this course students will work closely with a professor on an ongoing research project. Course was offered Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014 | |
| LING 4995 | Supervised Research in Linguistics (1 - 6) |
| Conducted by students under the direction of an instructor of their choice. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| LING 4998 | Distinguished Major Thesis (0) |
| A two-semester course in which the student prepares a thesis under the supervision of a Linguistics faculty member. Prerequisite: Participants in the Distinguished Majors Program in Linguistics. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| LING 4999 | Distinguished Major Thesis (6) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A two-semester course in which the student prepares a thesis under the supervision of a Linguistics faculty member. Prerequisite: Participants in the Distinguished Majors Program in Linguistics. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| LING 5090 | Teaching English as a Second Language (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies the theory, problems, and methods in teaching English as a second language, with attention to relevant areas of general linguistics and the structure of English. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| LING 5101 | ESL Teaching Practicum: Language (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Through this course, students focus on the topic of language in an L2, while gaining experience in the practice of English-language teaching to international students, faculty, and staff at the University. This experience is an excellent opportunity to gain teaching experience under the supervision of an experienced mentor. For every 1 hour of credit, students must meet with an instructor for 5 classroom & practice 33 hours.
Prerequisite: 3250 Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013 |
| LING 5102 | ESL Teaching Practicum: Culture (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Through this course, students focus on the topic of culture in ESL, while gaining experience in the practice of English-language teaching to international students, faculty, and staff at the University. This experience is an excellent opportunity to gain teaching experience under the supervision of an experienced mentor. For every 1 hour of credit, students must meet with an instructor for 5 classroom & practice 33 hours.
Prerequisite: 3250 Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013 |
| LING 5103 | ESL Teaching Practicum: Writing (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Through this course, students focus on the topic of writing in an L2, while gaining experience in the practice of English-language teaching to international students, faculty, and staff at the University. This experience is an excellent opportunity to gain teaching experience under the supervision of an experienced mentor. For every 1 hour of credit, students must meet with an instructor for 5 classroom & practice 33 hours. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013 |
| LING 5401 | Linguistic Field Methods (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Investigates the grammatical structure of non-European language on the basis of data collected in class from a native speaker. A different language is the focus of study each year. |
| LING 5409 | Acoustic Phonetics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | In this course on phonetics, students will explore the acoustic properties of different segment types, formants, pitch, intensity, spectra, and voice pulsing, among other phenomena. The emphasis is on parameters that influence speech intelligibility, the correlates of language variation (comparison between languages, effects of dialects), as well as some aspects of phonetic pathology.
Prerequisites: LNGS 3250 or Instructor Permission Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2013 |
| LING 5410 | Phonology (3) |
| An introduction to the theory and analysis of linguistic sound systems. Covers the essential units of speech sound that lexical and grammatical elements are composed of, how those units are organized at multiple levels of representation, and the principles governing the relation between levels. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| LING 5440 | Morphology (3) |
| An overview of morphological theory within the generative paradigm. Covers notions of the morpheme, theories of the phonology-syntax interface (e.g., lexical phonology, prosodic morphology, optimality theory), and approaches to issues arising at the morphology-syntax interface (e.g., inflection, agreement, incorporation, compounding). | |
| LING 5993 | Independent Study in Linguistics (3) |
| Independent study conducted by the student under the supervision of, and with agreement of, instructor. | |
| LING 6010 | Between Two Cultures, Between Two Languages (2) |
| Virginia teachers examine the relationship of language to culture and the motivational differences between native and non-native speakers learning standard English. | |
| LING 6559 | New Course in Linguistics (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of linguistics. | |
| LING 6600 | Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics (3) |
| Course explores cognitive faculties that enable people to interpret and use language. We look closely and critically at theories that ask what categories, words and constructions denote (semantic theories) and theories that ask how linguistic form relates to discourse-conversation (pragmatic theories). Students should have taken a prior Linguistics class to succeed in this course. | |
| LING 6650 | Linguistic Typology (3) |
| Linguistic typologists study the patterns of grammatical forms and relations as they vary and converge across the diversity of the world's languages. Students in this course examine and critically evaluate definitions, methods and results of typological research, and gain practice analyzing linguistic data through typological lenses. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2022 | |
| LING 7300 | Psycholinguistics (3) |
| This course focuses on the psychological processes that underlie the use of language and speech. Is language competence different from other human skills? Is language a biological, a psychological, a cultural phenomenon, or all of these? Why do people speak with an accent? Why do we forget words (and why do we remember them)? | |
| LING 7400 | Structure of English (3) |
| This course provides students with a foundation in the grammar of the English language. Topics include phonology, morphology, syntax, with a focus on structural analysis. Students will gain confidence in discussing the form, function, & usage of linguistic structures. These topics will also be related to the teaching & tutoring of English as a second language including error correction & feedback which will be reflected in advanced final papers. | |
| LING 7559 | New Course in Linguistics (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of linguistics. Course was offered Spring 2022 | |
| LING 7750 | Contemporary Deaf Studies (3) |
| Examines such topics as American deaf history; ASL linguistics; deaf education; cultural versus pathological views of deaf people; controversies over efforts to eliminate sign language and cure deafness; ASL poetry and storytelling; deafness in mainstream literature, film, and drama; deafness and other minority identities; and the international deaf community. Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2020 | |
| LING 8559 | New Course in Linguistics (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of linguistics. | |
| LING 8998 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Preparation for Master's Research, no thesis director. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| LING 8999 | MA Thesis Research (3) |
| For Master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| LING 9010 | Directed Research (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Special Areas Students should choose electives in one or more of the following areas: anthropology, Asian and Middle Eastern languages and Cultures, comparative Latin and Greek, English language study, Germanic linguistics, Indic linguistics, philosophy, psychology, Romance linguistics, Slavic linguistics. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| LING 9559 | New Course in Linguistics (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of linguistics. | |
| General Linguistics | |
| LNGS 2220 | Black English (3) |
| Introduces the history and structure of what has been termed Black English Vernacular or Black Street English. Focuses on the sociolinguistic factors that led to its emergence, its present role in the Black community, and its relevance in education and racial stereotypes. Course was offered Spring 2014, Spring 2011 | |
| LNGS 2240 | Southern American English (3) |
| An examination of the structure, history, and sociolinguistics of the English spoken in the southeastern United States. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| LNGS 2500 | Topics in Linguistics (3) |
| Miscellaneous studies in Linguistics | |
| LNGS 3250 | Introduction to Linguistic Theory and Analysis (3) |
| Introduces sign systems, language as a sign system, and approaches to linguistics description. Emphasizes the application of descriptive techniques to data. | |
| LNGS 3251 | Introduction to Linguistic Theory and Methodology Discussion (1) |
| Introduction to Linguistic Theory and Methodology Discussion. Prerequisite: Enrollment in LNGS 3250. | |
| LNGS 3260 | Introduction to Comparative-Historical Linguistics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An introduction to the nature and causation of variation in linguistic systems over time, with attention to the comparative and internal reconstruction of systems no longer attested but assumed to have existed. LNGS 3250 or Instructor Permission |
| LNGS 3500 | Topics in Linguistics (1 - 4) |
| Miscellaneous studies in Linguistics Course was offered Fall 2023 | |
| LNGS 3993 | Linguistics Independent Study (1) |
| An introduction to the fundamental assumptions and procedures of theoretical linguistics. Course was offered Fall 2022 | |
| LNGS 4500 | Topics in Linguistics (3) |
| Miscellaneous studies in Linguistics | |
| LNGS 4993 | Independent Study in General Linguistics (1 - 6) |
| For students who wish to pursue linguistic theory and the application of linguistic methodology to data beyond the introductory level. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| LNGS 5000 | Linguistic Principles in Language Pedagogy (3) |
| Provides prospective language teachers with background in descriptive and theoretical linguistics, thus helping them to make informed pedagogical decisions, set realistic pedagogical goals, and read scholarship in pedagogy of the type that appears in relevant scholarly journals (e.g. The Modern Language Journal). Considers trends in Second Language Acquisition and the relevance thereto of Applied Linguistics in recent years. Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| LNGS 5060 | Syntax and Semantics (3) |
| Syntax and Semantics Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| LNGS 5500 | Topics in Linguistics (3) |
| Miscellaneous studies in Linguistics | |
| LNGS 7010 | Linguistic Theory and Analysis (3) |
| This course introduces students to language as a system and the theoretical underpinnings of the analytic procedures used by linguists. It proceeds from the assumption that the goal of language is to communicate (i.e., to convey meaning via messages), and investigates assumptions relating to the manner in which it accomplishes this goal.¿This course is required for all Linguistics graduate students. | |
| LNGS 7020 | Historical and Comparative Linguistics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An introduction to the nature, causation, and theory of variation in linguistic systems over time, with attention to the theoretical underpinnings and implementation of the methods of internal and comparative reconstruction. Prerequisite: LNGS 7010 or instructor permission. |
| LNGS 7220 | History and Structure of Black English (3) |
| Introduces the history and structure of what has been termed Black English Vernacular or Black Street English. Focuses on the sociolinguistic factors that led to its emergence, its present role in the Black community, and its relevance in education and racial stereotypes. Course was offered Spring 2014, Spring 2011 | |
| LNGS 7240 | Southern American English (3) |
| A discuss of the structure and history of the English spoken in the Southeastern United States. Prerequisites: Instructor Permission. | |
| LNGS 7500 | Topics in Linguistics (1 - 4) |
| Miscellaneous topics in Linguistics Course was offered Fall 2023 | |
| LNGS 7993 | Independent Study in Linguistic Analysis (1 - 3) |
| For the students wishing to pursue the analysis of data at a more advanced analytic and theoretical level. Prerequisite: Instructor Permission Course was offered Spring 2019, Spring 2018 | |
| Mathematics | |
| MATH 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and Philosophical Inquiry. | |
| MATH 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and Societies of the World. | |
| MATH 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to MATHorical Perspectives. | |
| MATH 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Social and Economic Systems. | |
| MATH 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, Mathematical, and Physical Inquiry | |
| MATH 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| MATH 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and Society | |
| MATH 1110 | Probability/Finite Mathematics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies finite probability theory including combinatorics, equiprobable models, conditional probability and Bayes' theorem, expectation and variance, and Markov chains. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| MATH 1140 | Financial Mathematics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The study of the mathematics needed to understand and answer a variety of questions that arise in everyday financial dealings. The emphasis is on applications, including simple and compound interest, valuation of bonds, amortization, sinking funds, and rates of return on investments. A solid understanding of algebra is assumed. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MATH 1150 | The Shape of Space (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Provides an activity and project-based exploration of informal geometry in two and three dimensions. Emphasizes visualization skill, fundamental geometric concepts, and the analysis of shapes and patterns. Topics include concepts of measurement, geometric analysis, transformations, similarity, tessellations, flat and curved spaces, and topology. |
| MATH 1160 | Algebra, Number Systems, and Number Theory (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies basic concepts, operations, and structures occurring in number systems, number theory, and algebra. Inquiry-based student investigations explore historical developments and conceptual transitions in the development of number and algebraic systems. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| MATH 1190 | A Survey of Calculus I with Algebra (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A first calculus course for business/biology/social-science students. Topics include college algebra/limits and continuity/differentiation and integration of algebraic and elementary transcendental functions/applications to related-rates & optimization problems as well as to curve sketching & exponential growth. At most one of MATH 1190, MATH 1210, and 1310 may be taken for credit. Prerequisite: No previous exposure to Calculus. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013 |
| MATH 1210 | A survey of Calculus I (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A first calculus course for business/biology/social-science students. Topics include limits and continuity/differentiation & integration of algebraic & elementary transcendental functions/applications to related-rates & optimization problems as well as to curve sketching & exponential growth. At most one of MATH 1190, MATH 1210, and MATH 1310 may be taken for credit. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MATH 1220 | A Survey of Calculus II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A second calculus course for business/biology/and social-science students. Topics include differential equations/infinite series/analysis of functions of several variables/analysis of probability density functions of continuous random variables. The course begins with a review of basic single-variable calculus. Prerequisite: MATH 1210 or equivalent; at most one of MATH 1220 and MATH 1320 may be taken for credit. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MATH 1310 | Calculus I (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A first calculus course for natural-science majors/students planning further work in mathematics/students intending to pursue graduate work in applied social sciences. Introduces differential & integral calculus for single-variable functions, emphasizing techniques/applications & major theorems, like the fundamental theorem of calculus. Prerequisite: Background in algebra/trigonometry/exponentials/logarithms/analytic geometry. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MATH 1320 | Calculus II (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A second calculus course for natural-science majors, students planning additional work in mathematics, and students intending to pursue graduate work in the applied social sciences. Topics include applications of the integral, techniques of integration, differential equations, infinite series, parametric equations, and polar coordinates.
Prerequisite: MATH 1310 or equivalent; at most one of MATH 1220 and MATH 1320 may be taken for credit. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MATH 1559 | New Course in Mathematics (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of mathematics. Course was offered January 2020 | |
| MATH 2310 | Calculus III (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A continuation of Calc I and II, this course is about functions of several variables. Topics include finding maxima and minima of functions of several variables/surfaces and curves in three-dimensional space/integration over these surfaces and curves. Additional topics: conservative vector fields/Stokes' and the divergence theorems/how these concepts relate to real world applications. Prerequisite: MATH 1320 or the equivalent. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MATH 2315 | Advanced Calculus and Linear Algebra I (4) |
| Covers the material from Math 2310 (multivariable calculus) plus topics from complex numbers, set theory, and linear algebra. Prepares students for taking advanced mathematics classes at an early stage. Credit is not given for both Math 2310 and Math 2315. | |
| MATH 2559 | New Course in Mathematics (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of mathematics. | |
| MATH 2700 | Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Geometry (3) |
| Examines assumptions and methods in the original text of Euclid's Elements. Covers selected geometric topics such as symmetries, spherical geometry, curvature, the dissection theory of area, constructible numbers, and the discovery of non-Euclidean geometry. Prerequisite: Some familiarity with calculus. Course was offered January 2024, Janiuary 2022, January 2020, January 2019, January 2018, January 2017, January 2016, January 2015, January 2014, January 2013, January 2012, January 2011, January 2010 | |
| MATH 3000 | Transition to Higher Mathematics (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Covers basic concepts with an emphasis on writing mathematical proofs. Topics include logic, sets, functions and relations, equivalence relations and partitions, induction, and cardinality.
Prerequisite: Math 1320; and students with a grade of B or better in Math 3310, 3354, or any 5000-level Math course are not eligible to enroll in Math 3000. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| MATH 3100 | Introduction to Probability (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces fundamental ideas of probability, the theory of randomness. Focuses on problem solving and understanding key theoretical ideas. Topics include sample spaces, counting, random variables, classical distributions, expectation, Chebyshev's inequality, independence, central limit theorem, conditional probability, generating functions, joint distributions. Prerequisite: MATH 1320 or equivalent. Strongly recommended: MATH 2310 Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MATH 3250 | Ordinary Differential Equations (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces the methods, theory, and applications of differential equations. Includes first-order, second and higher-order linear equations, series solutions, linear systems of first-order differential equations, and the associated matrix theory. May include numerical methods, non-linear systems, boundary value problems, and additional applications. Prerequisite: MATH 1320 or its equivalent. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MATH 3310 | Basic Real Analysis (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A rigorous development of the properties of the real numbers and the ideas of calculus including theorems on limits, continuity, differentiability, convergence of infinite series, and the construction of the Riemann integral. Students without prior experience constructing rigorous proofs are encouraged to take Math 3000 before or concurrently with Math 3310. Prerequisite: MATH 1320. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MATH 3315 | Advanced Calculus and Linear Algebra II (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course is a continuation of MATH 2315. Covers topics from linear algebra/differential equations/real analysis. Success in this course and MATH 2315 (grades of B- or higher) exempts the student from the math major requirement of taking MATH 3351 and MATH 3250. Students are encouraged to take more advanced courses in these areas. Prerequisite: MATH 2315. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016 |
| MATH 3340 | Complex Variables with Applications (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Covers functions of a complex variable that are complex differentiable and the unusual and useful properties of such functions. Some topics: Cauchy's integral formula/power series/the residue theorem/Rouché's theorem. Applications include doing real integrals using complex methods and applications to fluid flow in two dimensions. Prerequisite: MATH 2310. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| MATH 3350 | Applied Linear Algebra (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Topics will include systems of linear equations, matrix operations and inverses, vector spaces and subspaces, determinants, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, matrix factorizations, inner products and orthogonality, and linear transformations. Emphasis will be on applications, with computer software integrated throughout the course. The target audience for MATH 3350 is non-math majors from disciplines that apply tools from linear algebra. Credit is not given for both MATH 3350 and 3351. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014 |
| MATH 3351 | Elementary Linear Algebra (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Includes matrices, elementary row operations, inverses, vector spaces and bases, inner products and Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization, orthogonal matrices, linear transformations and change of basis, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, and symmetric matrices. Emphasis will be on the theory of the subject and abstract arguments. Credit is not given for both MATH 3350 and 3351. Prerequisite: MATH 1320. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MATH 3354 | Survey of Algebra (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Surveys major topics of modern algebra: groups, rings, and fields. Presents applications to areas such as geometry and number theory; explores rational, real, and complex number systems, and the algebra of polynomials. Students without prior experience constructing rigorous proofs are encouraged to take Math 3000 before or concurrently with Math 3354. Prerequisite: MATH 1320. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MATH 3559 | New Course in Mathematics (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of mathematics. | |
| MATH 4040 | Discrete Mathematics (3) |
| Includes combinatorial principles, the binomial and multinomial theorems, partitions, discrete probability, algebraic structures, trees, graphs, symmetry groups, Polya's enumeration formula, linear recursions, generating functions and introduction to cryptography, time permitting. Prerequisite: MATH 1320 and a proof-based course (MATH 3000, MATH 3310 or MATH 3354) or instructor permission. | |
| MATH 4110 | Introduction to Stochastic Processes (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Topics in probability selected from Random walks, Markov processes, Brownian motion, Poisson processes, branching processes, stationary time series, linear filtering and prediction, queuing processes, and renewal theory. Prerequisites: MATH 3100 and MATH 3351. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015 |
| MATH 4140 | Mathematics of Derivative Securities (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This class introduces students to the mathematics used in pricing derivative securities. Topics include a review of the relevant probability theory of conditional expectation and martingales/the elements of financial markets and derivatives/pricing contingent claims in the binomial & the finite market model/(time permitting) the Black-Scholes model. Prerequisites: MATH 3100, MATH 3351 and a proof-based course (MATH 3000, MATH 3310 or MATH 3354). Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016 |
| MATH 4210 | Mathematics for Physics (3) |
| This course covers linear algebra/complex analysis/vector differential & integral calculus. Thus it is a compressed version of MATH 3351 & MATH 3340 and a review of some of the material in MATH 2310. Emphasis is on the physical interpretation. [This course does not count as a Mathematics elective for Mathematics majors if both MATH 3351 and MATH 3340 are to be counted.] Prerequisite: MATH 2310 or MATH 2315 or APMA 2120 Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015 | |
| MATH 4220 | Partial Differential Equations and Applied Mathematics (3) |
| This course is a beginning course in partial differential equations/Fourier analysis/special functions (such as spherical harmonics and Bessel functions). The discussion of partial differential equations will include the Laplace and Poisson equations and the heat and wave equations. Prerequisites: MATH 3250 and either MATH 3351 or MATH 4210. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016 | |
| MATH 4250 | Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A second course in ordinary differential equations, from the dynamical systems point of view. Topics include: existence and uniqueness theorems; linear systems; qualitative study of equilibria and attractors; bifurcation theory; introduction to chaotic systems. Further topics as chosen by the instructor. Applications drawn from physics, biology, and engineering.
Prerequisites: MATH 3351 or APMA 3080 and MATH 3310 or MATH 4310. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2016 |
| MATH 4300 | Elementary Numerical Analysis (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Includes Taylor's theorem, solution of nonlinear equations, interpolation and approximation by polynomials, numerical quadrature. May also cover numerical solutions of ordinary differential equations, Fourier series, or least-square approximation. Prerequisite: MATH 3250 and computer proficiency. |
| MATH 4310 | Introduction to Real Analysis (3) |
| This course covers the basic topology of metric spaces/continuity and differentiation of functions of a single variable/Riemann-Stieltjes integration/convergence of sequences and series. Prerequisite: MATH 3310 or permission of instructor. | |
| MATH 4330 | Calculus on Manifolds (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Differential and integral calculus in Euclidean spaces. Implicit and inverse function theorems, differential forms and Stokes' theorem. Prerequisites: multivariable calculus, basic real analysis, linear algebra and one of the following: MATH 4310, MATH 4651, MATH 4770, MATH 3315, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018 |
| MATH 4452 | Algebraic Coding Theory (3) |
| Introduces algebraic techniques for communicating information in the presence of noise. Includes linear codes, bounds for codes, BCH codes and their decoding algorithms. May also include quadratic residue codes, Reed-Muller codes, algebraic geometry codes, and connections with groups, designs, and lattices. Prerequisite: MATH 3351 and 3354, or instructor permission. | |
| MATH 4530 | Topics in Analysis (3) |
| Studies selected analysis topics accessible to undergraduates sufficiently advanced in the math major curriculum. Prerequisite: courses in real analysis (MATH 3310 or equivalent) and linear algebra (MATH 3351 or equivalent). | |
| MATH 4559 | New Course in Mathematics (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of mathematics. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022 |
| MATH 4651 | Advanced Linear Algebra (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Review of topics from Math 3351: vector spaces, bases, dimension, matrices and linear transformations, diagonalization; however, the material is covered in greater depth and generality. The course continues with more advanced topics including Jordan canonical forms and introduction to bilinear forms. Prerequisites: a proof-based course and familiarity with computational aspects of elementary linear algebra. Math 3354 is strongly recommended Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015 |
| MATH 4652 | Introduction to Abstract Algebra (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Structural properties of basic algebraic systems such as groups, rings, and fields. A special emphasis is made on polynomials in one and several variables, including irreducible polynomials, unique factorization, and symmetric polynomials. Time permitting such topics as group representations or algebras over a field may be included. Prerequisites: MATH 3351 or 4651 and MATH 3354 or permission of the instructor. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016 |
| MATH 4658 | Galois Theory (3) |
| This course studies the symmetries of solutions of polynomials. Topics include algebraic field extensions/field automorphisms/the fundamental theorem of Galois theory. Applications include the unsolvability of the quintic, as well as ruler & compass constructions. Prerequisites: MATH 3351 (or 4651) and MATH 4652. | |
| MATH 4660 | Algebraic Combinatorics (3) |
| Combinatorics of counting using basic tools from calculus, linear algebra, and occasionally group theory. Topics include: tableaux, symmetric polynomials, Catalan numbers, quantum binomial theorem, q-exponentials, partition and q-series identities. Bijective proofs will be emphasized when appropriate. | |
| MATH 4720 | Introduction to Differential Geometry (3) |
| Geometric study of curves/surfaces/their higher-dimensional analogues. Topics vary and may include curvature/vector fields and the Euler characteristic/the Frenet theory of curves in 3-space/geodesics/the Gauss-Bonnet theorem/and/or an introduction to Riemannian geometry on manifolds. Prerequisites: MATH 2310, MATH 3250 and MATH 3351 or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017 | |
| MATH 4750 | Introduction to Knot Theory (3) |
| Examines the knotting and linking of curves in space. Studies equivalence of knots via knot diagrams and Reidemeister moves in order to define certain invariants for distinguishing among knots. Also considers knots as boundaries of surfaces and via algebraic structures arising from knots. Prerequisites: MATH 2310 and MATH 3351 and MATH 3354 or instructor permission. | |
| MATH 4770 | General Topology (3) |
| Topics include abstract topological spaces & continuous functions/connectedness/compactness/countability/separation axioms. Rigorous proofs emphasized. Covers myriad examples, i.e., function spaces/projective spaces/quotient spaces/Cantor sets/compactifications. May include intro to aspects of algebraic topology, i.e., the fundamental group. Prerequisites: MATH 2310, MATH 3310 and MATH 3351 or equivalent. | |
| MATH 4840 | Introduction to Mathematical Research (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course will introduce students to the techniques and methods of mathematical research. Students will independently work with mathematical literature on a topic assigned by the instructor and present their findings in various formats (presentation, paper etc.). Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016 |
| MATH 4900 | Distinguished Major Thesis (3) |
| This course provides a framework for the completion of a Distinguished Major Thesis, a treatise containing an exposition of a chosen mathematical topic. A faculty advisor guides a student through the beginning phases of the process of research and writing. Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Distinguished Major Program. | |
| MATH 4901 | Distinguished Major Thesis (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This is the second semester of a two semester sequence for the purpose of the completion of a Distinguished Major Thesis. A faculty member guides the student through all phases of the process which culminates in an open presentation of the thesis to an audience including a faculty evaluation committee.
Prerequisite: MATH 4900. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018 |
| MATH 4993 | Independent Study (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Reading and study programs in areas of interest to individual students. For third- and fourth-years interested in topics not covered in regular courses. Students must obtain a faculty advisor to approve and direct the program. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MATH 5010 | The History of the Calculus (3) |
| Studies the evolution of the various mathematical ideas leading up to the development of calculus in the 17th century, and how those ideas were perfected and extended by succeeding generations of mathematicians. Emphasizes primary source materials. Prerequisites: MATH 2310 and 3354, or instructor permission. | |
| MATH 5030 | The History of Mathematics (3) |
| Studies the development of mathematics from classical antiquity to the end of the 19th century, focusing on critical periods in the evolution of geometry, number theory, algebra, probability, and set theory. Emphasizes primary source materials. Prerequisites: MATH 2310 and 3354, or instructor permission. | |
| MATH 5080 | Operations Research (3) |
| Development of mathematical models and their solutions, including linear programming, the simplex algorithm, dual programming, parametric programming, integer programming, transportation models, assignment models, and network analysis. Prerequisites: MATH 1320, 3351 and a proof-based course (3000, 3310 or 3354). | |
| MATH 5250 | Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems (3) |
| A second course in ordinary differential equations, from the dynamical systems point of view. Topics include: existence and uniqueness theorems; linear systems; qualitative study of equilibria and attractors; bifurcation theory; introduction to chaotic systems. Further topics as chosen by the instructor. Applications drawn from physics, biology, and engineering. Prerequisites:MATH 3351 and MATH 3310 or equivalent. Course was offered Fall 2016 | |
| MATH 5305 | Proofs in Analysis (3) |
| This course reviews the proofs of the main theorems in analysis in preparation for the advanced graduate analysis courses. This course is offered in the summer and restricted to Mathematics and Graduate Arts and Science students. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| MATH 5559 | New Course in Mathematics (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of mathematics. | |
| MATH 5653 | Number Theory (3) |
| The study of the integers and related number systems. Includes polynomial congruences, rings of congruence classes and their groups of units, quadratic reciprocity, diophantine equations, and number-theoretic functions. Additional topics such as the distribution of prime numbers may be included. Prerequisite: MATH 3354. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| MATH 5657 | Bilinear Forms and Group Representations (3) |
| Covers the representation theory of finite groups/other interactions between linear & abstract algebra. Topics include: bilinear & sesquilinear forms & inner product spaces/important classes of linear operators on inner product spaces/the notion of group representation/complete reducibility of complex representations of finite groups/character theory/some applications of representation theory. Prerequisite: MATH 3351 or 4651/MATH 3354 or 4652. | |
| MATH 5700 | Introduction to Geometry (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Topics selected from analytic, affine, projective, hyperbolic, and non-Euclidean geometry. Prerequisite: MATH 2310, 3351, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| MATH 5720 | Introduction to Differential Geometry (3) |
| Topics selected from the theory of curves and surfaces in Euclidean space and the theory of manifolds. Prerequisite: MATH 2310 and 3351, or instructor permission. | |
| MATH 5770 | General Topology (3) |
| Topological spaces and continuous functions, connectedness, compactness, countability and separation axioms, and function spaces. Time permitting, more advanced examples of topological spaces, such as projectives spaces, as well as an introduction to the fundamental group will be covered.
Prerequisite: MATH 2310 and 3351, and 3310. | |
| MATH 5855 | Proofs in Algebra (3) |
| This course reviews the proofs of the main theorems in algebra in preparation for the advanced graduate algebra courses.This course is offered in the summer and restricted to Mathematics and Graduate Arts and Science students. Course was offered Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| MATH 5896 | Supervised Study in Mathematics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A rigorous program of supervised study designed to expose the student to a particular area of mathematics. Prerequisite: Instructor permission and graduate standing. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MATH 6060 | AFDA: Mathematical Modeling with Probability and Statistics (3) |
| Examines experimental design and probability and statistics through exploring, analyzing, and interpreting data sets. Explores the graphing calculator as a tool to display and analyze data obtained from sampling, observations, measurement, experiments, and internet sources. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| MATH 6120 | Measurement and Data Analysis (3) |
| Measurement and Data Analysis Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| MATH 6452 | Functions and Algebra (3) |
| Functions and Algebra | |
| MATH 6453 | Number Systems and Number Theory for K-8 Mathematics Specialists (3) |
| Number Systems and Number Theory for K-8 Mathematics Specialists Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| MATH 6454 | Rational Numbers and Proportional Reasoning (3) |
| Rational Numbers and Proportional Reasoning | |
| MATH 6559 | New Course in Mathematics (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of mathematics. | |
| MATH 6600 | Algebra for Middle School Specialists (3) |
| Algebra for Middle School Specialists | |
| MATH 6630 | AAO Introductory College Algebra and Trigonometry (3) |
| AAO Introductory College Algebra and Trigonometry Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| MATH 6650 | AAO Calculus with Applications (3) |
| AAO Calculus with Applications | |
| MATH 6660 | Euclidean Geometry (3) |
| Euclidean Geometry Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| MATH 6670 | AAO Probability and Statistics (3) |
| Explores introductory descriptive statistics, probability, and statistical inference. Develops conceptual understanding and procedural fluency in problem settings based on real data which investigate the use of visual methods from summarizing quantitative information, basic experimental design, sampling methods, and interpretation of statistical analysis. | |
| MATH 6700 | Geometry and Measurement for K-8 Math Specialists (3) |
| Geometry and Measurement for K-8 Math Specialists | |
| MATH 6760 | MM Data Analysis, Probability, and Statistics for Middle School Teachers (3) |
| Focuses on the representation of data for decision making and predictability based on data analysis as it relates to middle school mathematics and defined in the NCTM Professional Standards for School Mathematics and Virginia SOLS in Mathematics. Teachers deepen their understanding and use of the fundamental ideas in mathematics that underlie the probability and statistics strand. | |
| MATH 6800 | Teaching Mathematics to Diverse Populations (3) |
| Teaching Mathematics to Diverse Populations | |
| MATH 7000 | Seminar on College Teaching (1 - 3) |
| Discussion of issues related to the practice of teaching, pedagogical concerns in college level mathematics, and aspects of the responsibilities of a professional mathematician. Credits may not be used towards a Master's degree. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in mathematics. | |
| MATH 7010 | Seminar on Research in Mathematics (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This seminar discusses the issues related to research in Mathematics. There are speakers from the different areas of mathematics represented at the University of Virginia. Credit may not be used towards a Master's degree. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in mathematics. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| MATH 7070 | Topics in Logic and Model Theory (3) |
| Covers topics in first order logic and model theory. Course was offered Fall 2021 | |
| MATH 7250 | Ordinary Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems (3) |
| Topics include well-posedness and stability of dynamical flows, attractors, invariant manifolds and their properties, and dissipative and Hamiltonian systems. Prerequisite: MATH 5310 and linear algebra, or the equivalent. | |
| MATH 7305 | Problems in Analysis (3) |
| Applications of the theory presented in MATH 7310, 7320, and 7340 to specific examples in real and complex analysis. The course emphasizes problem-solving and preparation for the General Examination in Analysis. Problems are based on those from past General Exams. This course is offered in the summer and restricted to Mathematics and Graduate Arts and Science students. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| MATH 7310 | Real Analysis and Linear Spaces I (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces measure and integration theory. Prerequisite: MATH 5310 or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MATH 7320 | Real Analysis and Linear Spaces II (3) |
| Additional topics in measure theory. Banach and Hilbert spaces, and Fourier analysis. Prerequisite: MATH 7310, 7340, or equivalent. Course was offered Fall 2017, Spring 2011 | |
| MATH 7340 | Complex Analysis I (3) |
| Studies the fundamental theorems of analytic function theory. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| MATH 7360 | Probability Theory I (3) |
| Rigorous introduction to probability, using techniques of measure theory. Includes limit theorems, martingales, and stochastic processes. Prerequisite: 7310 or equivalent. | |
| MATH 7370 | Probability Theory II (3) |
| Continuation of Probability Theory I. Elements of stochastic processes, including Brownian motion, continuous time martingales, and Markov processes. Course was offered Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| MATH 7410 | Functional Analysis I (3) |
| Studies the basic principles of linear analysis, including spectral theory of compact and selfadjoint operators. Prerequisite: MATH 7340 and 7310, or equivalent. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| MATH 7420 | Functional Analysis II (3) |
| Studies the spectral theory of unbounded operators, semigroups, and distribution theory. Prerequisite: MATH 7410 or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2010 | |
| MATH 7450 | Introduction to Mathematical Physics (3) |
| An introduction to classical mechanics, with topics in statistical and quantum mechanics, as time permits. Prerequisite: MATH 5310. | |
| MATH 7559 | New Course in Mathematics (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of mathematics. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019 | |
| MATH 7600 | Homological Algebra (3) |
| Examines categories, functors, abelian catqegories, limits and colimits, chain complexes, homology and cohomology, homological dimension, derived functors, Tor and Ext, group homology, Lie algebra homology, spectral sequences, and calculations. Prerequisite: MATH 5770. Course was offered Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2014, Spring 2011 | |
| MATH 7705 | Problems In Topology (3) |
| A continuation of the theory presented in MATH 5770 and 7800 intensively training students to apply the theory to proving theorems and solving problems in topology, especially in preparation for the General Examination in Topology. Problems are based on those from past General Exams. This course is offered in the summer and restricted to Mathematics and Graduate Arts and Science students. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011 | |
| MATH 7751 | Algebra I (3) |
| Studies groups, rings, fields, modules, tensor products, and multilinear functions. Prerequisite: MATH 5651, 5652, or equivalent. | |
| MATH 7752 | Algebra II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies groups, rings, fields, modules, tensor products, and multilinear functions. Prerequisite: MATH 5651, 5652, or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| MATH 7753 | Algebra III (3) |
| Studies the Wedderburn theory, commutative algebra, and topics in advanced algebra. Prerequisite: MATH 7751, 7752, or equivalent. | |
| MATH 7754 | Algebra IV (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Further topics in algebra. Course was offered Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| MATH 7755 | Problems in Algebra (3) |
| A continuation of the theory presented in MATH 7751 and 7752 intensively training students to apply the theory to proving theorems in algebra, especially in preparation for the General Examination in Algebra. Problems are based on those from past General Exams. This course is offered in the summer and restricted to Mathematics and Graduate Arts and Science students. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| MATH 7800 | Algebraic Topology I (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Topics include the fundamental group, covering spaces, covering transformations, the universal covering spaces, graphs and subgroups of free groups, and the fundamental groups of surfaces. Additional topics will be from homology, including chain complexes, simplicial and singular homology, exact sequences and excision, cellular homology, and classical applications. Prerequisite: MATH 5352, 5770, or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| MATH 7810 | Algebraic Topology II (3) |
| Devoted to chomology theory: cohomology groups, the universal coefficient theorem, the Kunneth formula, cup products, the cohomology ring of manifolds, Poincare duality, and other topics if time permits. Prerequisite: MATH 7800. | |
| MATH 7820 | Differential Topology (3) |
| Topics include smooth manifolds and functions, tangent bundles and vector fields, embeddings, immersions, transversality, regular values, critical points, degree of maps, differential forms, de Rham cohomology, and connections. Prerequisite: MATH 5310, 5770, or equivalent. | |
| MATH 7830 | Fiber Bundles (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Examines fiber bundles; induced bundles, principal bundles, classifying spaces, vector bundles, and characteristic classes, and introduces K-theory and Bott periodicity. Prerequisite: MATH 7800. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Spring 2010 |
| MATH 7840 | Homotopy Theory (3) |
| Definition of homotopy groups, homotopy theory of CW complexes, Huriewich theorem and Whitehead's theorem, Eilenberg-Maclane spaces, fibration and cofibration sequences, Postnikov towers, and obstruction theory. Prerequisite: MATH 7800. | |
| MATH 7900 | Topics in Bio-Mathematics (3) |
| Studies algebraic properties of RNA secondary structures, primarily using techniques from algebraic topology and homological algebra. | |
| MATH 8250 | Partial Differential Equations (3) |
| Theory of distributions. Sobolev spaces and their properties (trace and embedding theorems). Theory of elliptic equations. Time-dependent partial differential equations: parabolic and hyperbolic equations. Topics in nonlinear partial differential equations. Prerequisites: MATH 7410 and 7250. Course was offered Fall 2018, Fall 2016, Fall 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| MATH 8310 | Operator Theory I, II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Topics in the theory of operators on a Hilbert space and related areas of function theory. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Fall 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2012, Spring 2010 |
| MATH 8320 | Operator Theory I, II (3) |
| Topics in the theory of operators on a Hilbert space and related areas of function theory. | |
| MATH 8360 | Stochastic Calculus and Differential Equations (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course presents the basic theory of stochastic differential equations and provides examples of its applications. It is an essential topic for students preparing to do research in probability. Topics covered include a review of the relevant stochastic process and martingale theory; stochastic calculus including Ito's formula; existence and uniqueness for stochastic differential equations, strong Markov property; and applications. Prerequisite: MATH 7360 and 7370, or instructor permission. |
| MATH 8380 | Random Matrices (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Discusses fundamental problems and results of the theory of random matrices, and their connections to tools of algebra and combinatorics: Wigner's semicircle law, free probability, Gaussian, circular, and beta ensembles of random matrices, bulk and edge asymptotics and universality, Dyson's Brownian motion, determinantal point processes, and discrete analogues of random matrix models. Prerequisite: MATH 7360 or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2019, Spring 2016 |
| MATH 8410 | Harmonic Analysis (3) |
| This course studies real variable methods for singular integrals and related functional spaces. | |
| MATH 8450 | Topics in Mathematical Physics (3) |
| Applies functional analysis to physical problems; scattering theory, statistical mechanics, and quantum field theory. | |
| MATH 8470 | Fluid Dynamics (3) |
| This is an interdisciplinary course that builds rigorous mathematical theory of fluid flows and provides applications to physics and engineering. Topics include Eulerian and Lagrangian formulation, conservation laws, special solutions, Helmholtz decomposition, and theory of turbulence. Course was offered Fall 2020 | |
| MATH 8510 | Topics in Number Theory (3) |
| Studies selected topics in algebraic or analytic number theory | |
| MATH 8559 | New Course in Mathematics (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of mathematics. Course was offered Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2014 | |
| MATH 8600 | Commutative Algebra (3) |
| The foundations of commutative algebra, algebraic number theory, or algebraic geometry. | |
| MATH 8620 | Algebraic Geometry (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies the foundations of algebraic geometry. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2016, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2012, Fall 2009 |
| MATH 8630 | Algebraic Number Theory (3) |
| Theory of number fields and local fields, ramification theory, further topics as chosen by instructor. | |
| MATH 8700 | Lie Groups (3) |
| Studies basic results concerning Lie groups, Lie algebras, and the correspondence between them. | |
| MATH 8710 | Lie Algebras (3) |
| Studies basic structure theory of Lie algebras. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2016, Fall 2014, Fall 2010 | |
| MATH 8720 | Differential Geometry (3) |
| Studies differential geometry in the large; connections; Riemannian geometry; Gauss-Bonnet formula; and differential forms. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2017, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| MATH 8750 | Topology of Manifolds (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies regular and critical values, gradient flow, handle decompositions, Morse theory, h-cobordism theorem, Dehn's lemma in dimension 3, and disk theorem in dimension 4. Prerequisite: Math 5770. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2009 |
| MATH 8850 | Topics in Algebraic Topology (3) |
| Selected advanced topics in algebraic topology. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010 | |
| MATH 8851 | Group Theory (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies the basic structure theory of groups, especially finite groups. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MATH 8852 | Representation Theory (3) |
| Studies the foundations of representation and character theory of finite groups. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| MATH 8853 | Algebraic Combinatorics (3) |
| Covers methods of abstract algebra that can be applied to various combinatorial problems and combinatorial methods to approach problems in representation theory, algebraic geometry, and homological algebra. | |
| MATH 8855 | Theory of Algebras (3) |
| Studies the basic structure theory of associative or nonassociative algebras. | |
| MATH 8880 | Transformation Groups (3) |
| Studies groups of transformations operating on a space; properties of fixed-point sets, orbit spaces; and local and global invariants. Course was offered Fall 2022 | |
| MATH 8995 | Thesis (3 - 12) |
| Thesis Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| MATH 8998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research (1 - 12) |
| For master's research, taken before a thesis director has been selected. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| MATH 8999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| MATH 9010 | Ramanujan-Serre Seminar (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Discusses topics from number theory. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MATH 9250 | Harmonic Analysis and PDEs (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Harmonic Analysis and PDEs seminar Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MATH 9310 | Operator Theory Seminar (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Operator Theory Seminar Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MATH 9360 | Probability Seminar (3) |
| Probability Seminar Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| MATH 9410 | Galois-Grothendieck Seminar (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Galois-Grothendieck Seminar Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MATH 9450 | Mathematical Physics Seminar (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Mathematical Physics Seminar Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MATH 9559 | New Course in Mathematics (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of mathematics. | |
| MATH 9800 | Topology Seminar (3) |
| Topology Seminar Course was offered Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| MATH 9820 | Geometry and Topology Seminar (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Discusses subjects from geometry and topology. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MATH 9950 | Algebra Seminar (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Algebra Seminar Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MATH 9995 | Independent Research (3 - 9) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Independent Research Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MATH 9998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MATH 9999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The Mathematics Colloquium is held weekly, the sessions being devoted to research activities of students and faculty members, and to reports by visiting mathematicians on current work of interest. For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| Media Studies | |
| MDST 150 | Special Topics in Media Studies (0) |
| Special Topics in Media Studies. | |
| MDST 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and Philosophical Inquiry. | |
| MDST 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and Societies of the World. | |
| MDST 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to MDSTorical Perspectives. | |
| MDST 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Social and Economic Systems. | |
| MDST 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, MDSTematical, and Physical Inquiry | |
| MDST 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| MDST 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and Society | |
| MDST 1559 | New Course in Media Studies (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Media Studies. Course was offered Summer 2011 | |
| MDST 2000 | Introduction to Media Studies (3 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course is a survey introduction to the complex and increasingly pervasive impact of mass media in the U.S. and around the world. It provides a foundation for helping you to understand how mass media -- as a business, as well as a set of texts -- operates. The course also explores contextual issues -- how media texts and businesses are received by audiences and by regulatory bodies. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MDST 2010 | Introduction to Digital Media (3 - 4) |
| The history, theory, practice and understanding of digital media. Provides a foundation for interrogating the relation of digital media to contemporary culture and understanding the function, design, and use of computers. Course was offered Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| MDST 2100 | Media, Culture and Society (3) |
| Explores the relationships among various forms of mass communication, social institutions and other dimensions of social life from a sociological perspective. | |
| MDST 2200 | Introduction to Film (3) |
| The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the variety of cinematic forms and genres as well as the history and theories behind them. Class work will include lecture and discussion groups.
There will be two papers of approximately 4-5 pages and an online final exam. Papers will count for approximately 75% of the final grade, the final exam approximately 25%. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2011 | |
| MDST 2301 | Democracy in Danger (3) |
| Democracy is in trouble today. Why? This course explores the growing threats to democracy in the United States and globally. Topics include: the impact of xenophobia, racism and radical nationalism on democracy; the rise of far-right media; the appeal of ethno-nationalism; the growth of White Power militias; legal barriers against voting, immigration and citizenship; as well as the impact of social media and cyber-based disinformation. Course was offered Spring 2023 | |
| MDST 2305 | Podcasting, Radio and Sound Production (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Students will learn the practical components of podcast production including: audio recording and editing, sound mixing, script writing, interview techniques, and the final production of a podcast. In addition, students will critically analyze the components of radio/podcast features. The course includes a lecture component and lab time where the instructor will consult with students about their projects. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015 |
| MDST 2440 | Language and Cinema (3) |
| Looks historically at speech and language in Hollywood movies, including the technological challenges and artistic theories and controversies attending the transition from silent to sound films. Focuses on the ways that gender, racial, ethnic, and national identities are constructed through the representation of speech, dialect, and accent. Introduces semiotics but requires no knowledge of linguistics, or film studies. | |
| MDST 2502 | Special Topics in Film Genre (3) |
| This course will offer historical and critical perspectives on a selected film genre each semester. Genres might include Noir, war, romance, musicals, gangster, New Wave, etc. | |
| MDST 2508 | Topics in Media Practice (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course will provide practice-based learning opportunities for students in various forms of media, including video, podcasting, film, etc. Course was offered January 2025, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018 |
| MDST 2559 | New Course in Media Studies (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Media Studies. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, January 2021, Fall 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Fall 2012, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MDST 2660 | The Internet Is Another Country: Community, Power, and Social Media (3) |
| Explores the concepts of community, nationalism, the public sphere, and social action in the context of the Internet and social media. Begins with a cultural history of the Internet and virtual community and then explores several ethnographic case studies of communities and social movements from around the world. Concludes with a consideration of the Internet as a political economic system. Students blog and conduct collaborative research. Course was offered Spring 2015 | |
| MDST 2690 | Sports Journalism (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course will cover all manner of media as it relates to sports journalism. Students will analyze published work across various mediums, learn the tools for reporting and writing different types of coverage, including features, profiles, long-form, game stories and more. Students will write articles, interview subjects, analyze sports journalism, participate in peer reviews and hear from some of the most prominent figures in sports journalism. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020 |
| MDST 2700 | News Writing (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introductory course in news writing, emphasizing editorials, features, and reporting. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MDST 2710 | Screenwriting (3) |
| An introduction to the art and craft of screenwriting through the writing and discussion of short scripts. Will involve study of screenplays and films, and focus on the basic elements of screenwriting, including story structure, creation of character, and formatting. Prerequisite: Media studies major or instructor permission. Course was offered January 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, January 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019 | |
| MDST 2810 | Cinema As An Art Form (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A course in visual thinking; introduces film criticism, concentrating on classic and current American and non-American films. Course was offered Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2019, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MDST 2870 | Writing Film Criticism for Popular Consumption (3) |
| Writing about film or television for the media provides a platform to both engender and enter into a cultural and aesthetic dialog by way of shared experience. This course explores what's required for thoughtful, informed and engaged non-academic film criticism, including the obligation to understand the historical and contemporary landscapes of film, to write well and develop an individual voice, and to entertain and connect with a readership. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022 | |
| MDST 3000 | Theory and Criticism of Media (3) |
| This course introduces students at the beginning of the major to theoretical and critical literature in the field. Topics range from the psychological and sociological experience of media, interpretation and analysis of media forms and aesthetics, theories of audience and reception, anthropological approaches to media as a cultural force, and contemporary theories of media from humanities and social sciences perspectives. The goal of the course is to provide a foundation for thinking critically about media and to give them a sense of media studies as a critical and theoretical field. Restricted to Media Studies majors. | |
| MDST 3050 | History of Media (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This is a hands-on introduction to global media history. The course situates technologies, industries, texts and programs in the context of social, cultural, and political changes. Students will acquire basic competencies in historical research and writing: developing research questions, evaluating secondary sources, selecting archives, querying databases, managing notes, citing sources, sharing resources, and communicating findings as a team. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MDST 3102 | Copyright, Culture and Commerce (3) |
| In this course, we will discuss one of the most powerful social, cultural, economic and political institutions of our day: intellectual property (IP). How did we arrive at the notion that creative works and ideas can be owned, bought and sold like tangible commodities? What impact does this concept have on the way we view the world? How does it help us achieve our social goals, and how does it present obstacles to reaching those goals? Course was offered Spring 2016 | |
| MDST 3104 | Making (and Faking) the News (3) |
| The course uses theories of social construction to examine the relationship between news and reality. With this as our framework, we apply various critical perspectives to examine the way news "reality" is constructed, from the discursive and semiotic frameworks used to present current events as "stories," to how journalists make decisions about what is news, to the factors that structure news form and content. | |
| MDST 3105 | Latina/o Media Studies (3) |
| This course is designed to introduce students to critical analyses of media texts, media industries, and media audiences that help explain the social, political, economic, and cultural locations of Latinas/os in America. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2012 | |
| MDST 3106 | History of American Radio and Television (3) |
| This course examines U.S. broadcasting in historical perspective, not only as an industry, but as a vital component of American culture and everyday life. We will examine the technological, social, political, industrial and cultural forces influencing the development of broadcast media and we will link these forces to the programs created and the audiences served.
Prerequisite: MDST 2000 and restricted to Media Studies Majors and Minors | |
| MDST 3107 | Evolution of Media in Italy: From Unification to the Present (3) |
| The course will explore the specific features of Italian mass media from the Unification to the present, considering how the press, cinema, radio, television and the Internet have affected and shaped Italian society. It will trace the evolution of Italian media in relation to key events such as the Risorgimento, Fascism, both World Wars, reconstruction and industrialization, and the political rise of media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi. | |
| MDST 3108 | Media Law (3) |
| This course uses audio, video, and text to explore the basics of media law: copyright; privacy; libel and defamation; and free speech. Students will be able to describe the tension between efforts to sustain an informed public and protect rights of expression; identify legal agents in the global system; identify powers and responsibilities of agents; grasp the basics of the 1st Amendment; and prepare for deeper analysis of these areas of law. | |
| MDST 3111 | Food Media and Popular Culture (3) |
| Media representations of food across time and place offer a lens through which we can understand the cultural politics of food production, preparation, consumption and commercialization. Studying a range of food media genres, this course explores media storytelling around food, along with the racial, ethnic, gendered, class, and trans/national complexities that characterize our food narratives. A word of advice-do not to come to our class hungry! | |
| MDST 3113 | Horror Noire: History of Black Americans in Horror (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Black horror is a primer on the quest for social justice. What can such a boundary-pushing genre teach us about paths to solidarity and democracy? What can we learn about disrupting racism, misogyny, and anti-Blackness? If horror is radical transgression, then we have much to learn from movies such as Candyman, The First Purge, Get Out, Eve¿s Bayou, Blacula, Attack the Block, Demon Knight, Tales from the Hood, Sugar Hill, and Ganja & Hess. |
| MDST 3115 | Breaking Bad: Once Upon a Time with the Pests (3) |
| The course explores Breaking Bad through study of the show's narrative, characters, and formal design. Topics examined include: socio-economic anxieties and spiritual longings in contemporary America; the political and religious implications of addiction to speed (technological and pharmacutical); the show as revisionary Puritan narrative and revisionary Western; the problem of being bugged; the desire to get away with it; the poetry of W.W. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016 | |
| MDST 3120 | Global Media & Cybersecurity (3) |
| This course will use cases from around the world to examine the relationship between media and cybersecurity. The course will analyze criminal hacks of media production companies, how cybercrimes are represented in popular media, and how media use exposes users to risk of cybercrimes. Course was offered Spring 2017 | |
| MDST 3140 | Mass Media and American Politics (3) |
| Examines the role of mass media in the political process including such topics as print and broadcast news, media and election campaigns, political advertising, and media effects on public opinion and political participation. | |
| MDST 3201 | New German Cinema (3) |
| Examines German art cinema from the 1960s-1980s, focusing on modernist aesthetics and filmic responses to major historical events in post-war Germany. Films by Fassbinder, Herzog, Wenders, Kluge, Sander, von Trotta, and others. Course was offered Fall 2017, Spring 2012 | |
| MDST 3205 | New Latin American Cinema (3) |
| This course provides a historical and critical perspective on Latin American Cinema (LAC), with an emphasis on LAC's relationship to Third Cinema, revolutionary cinema, and contemporary progressive filmic cinematic forms and traditions. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2014 | |
| MDST 3206 | Documentary Film (3) |
| The course examines the different ways documentary filmmakers have attempted to represent reality. The course surveys the development of different 'modes' of documentary and the different ways these modes claim representational authority. Throughout, we will be conscious of the particular truth claims of documentary and the ethical issues involved in filming real people. | |
| MDST 3207 | Experimental Ethnography & FIlm (3) |
| This course explores film and other experimental modes of research to consider the multiplicities of knowledge and being in the world. We work with ethnography, anthropology's mode of investigation, to consider the capacity for experimentation to engage with the diverse range of human and non-human experiences and materialities, in nuanced, dynamic and imaginative ways. In addition to film, we will also consider & work with other creative modes. | |
| MDST 3230 | Basic Multimedia Reporting (3) |
| Basic Multimedia Reporting teaches the hands on skills required for professional level news reporting, news production and short documentaries. Students may choose to specialize in Written Journalism, TV Journalism or Production. However, all students learn proficiency in research, news writing, ethics, camera use, video editing, and where requested, broadcast presentation skills. | |
| MDST 3281 | Reimagining the News (3) |
| In this course, we will explore the obstacles confronting the news industry -- disinformation, declining trust in institutions, eroding business models, inequitable practices -- but we won't dwell on what's gone wrong. Instead, we'll focus on what can be done about it. We'll define the role of journalism in society, we'll examine emerging models of solutions-based journalism, and we'll envision new models for community-minded news-sharing. | |
| MDST 3306 | Sexuality, Gender, Class and Race in the Teen Film (3) |
| The focus of this class will be on viewings and analyses of films featuring images of teens produced between 1930 and the present, focusing on the following questions: what is adolescence (and how has it been defined in American film)? What is the range of experience that characterizes American adolescence across gender, race, and class lines? How does it make sense to think about the social influence of films on individuals and society? Course was offered Summer 2017, January 2017, Summer 2016, January 2016, January 2015, Summer 2014, January 2014, Spring 2013, January 2013, Summer 2012 | |
| MDST 3307 | Animated Media (3) |
| This course considers how animation and cartoons have historically been translated into the media of cinema and television. Focal points will be: Disney in traditional cinema animation, Hanna-Barbera in the broadcast television cartoon, Nickelodeon in cable television cartoons, and Pixar in digital cinema animation. Students will also practice creative and technical processes involved in making animation, individually and collectively. Course was offered Fall 2022, Spring 2022 | |
| MDST 3320 | The Politics of Video Games (3) |
| Video gaming is the fastest growing form of media: Americans spend twice as much on gaming as on recorded music and it is estimated that young men average over 670 hours a year playing video games. Yet we know relatively little about the broader social and political impact of this new medium. This class will sample the existing literature and explore ways of understanding the political implications (broadly defined) of gaming. | |
| MDST 3338 | New Cinema History: Nontheatrical Films (3) |
| This course studies nontheatrical films such as public relations films, management films, educational films, industrial films, and government-sponsored films. We will treat film as visual evidence to explore social, cultural, political, and industrial information across historical periods. Besides learning historiographical method to study cinema, students will examine representations of sex/gender, race/ethnicity, class, and religion. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| MDST 3355 | Border Media (3) |
| In this course we consider the depiction of the U.S.-Mexico border from the perspective of popular and mass media cultures. We examine the border as a site of cultural exchanges, resistance and critical negotiation; interchanges that impact the construction of race, ethnicity, sexuality and gender from both sides of the border. Course was offered Fall 2017 | |
| MDST 3375 | History of Music and Broadcasting in the US (3) |
| The history of popular music in the U.S. is intimately intertwined with broadcasting. The relationship between "radio and records" has been one of mutual dependence and abiding antagonism. Students will learn how this relationship developed historically, and will consider its continuing evolution. Our narrative will include the effects of legal decisions and technological innovations on music-making; on broadcasting; and on music consumption. Course was offered Spring 2018, Fall 2017 | |
| MDST 3380 | Music, Sound, and Culture (3) |
| A study of media and culture through music. Our focus is on tracing the cultural origins of popular genres of music, mostly across the 20th century history of the United States. We will listen to the sounds of classical, jazz, country, pop, rock, hip hop, and electronic music. Central themes include instrument, identity, lyric, style, industry, and distribution media. Students will also practice making their own music. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| MDST 3388 | Friday Night Lights (3) |
| This course will explore the TV show Friday Night Lights through study of its narrative, characters, themes, filming style and the media's response. Through episodic examinations, students will explore topics such as: team versus individual, the role of a coach, race and gender relations, socioeconomic and class structures identified through sport, the significance of high school football, and the media's role/influence in telling those stories. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| MDST 3402 | War and the Media (3) |
| This course examines media coverage of American wars from World War I to the present. Study of the evolution in media coverage of war provides an ideal vantage point for understanding the changing nature of warfare in the 20th and 21st centuries, war's impact on American society, and the ways in which political elites have attempted to mobilize public support for foreign conflicts. Prerequisite: MDST 2000 or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| MDST 3404 | Democratic Politics in the New Media Environment (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course examines the ways a changing media system is altering the dynamics of public discourse and democratic politics in the United States. Throughout the course we will critically analyze the ways in which scholars from a wide range of disciplines have studied the connection between media and politics, the methods they have employed, and the validity of their findings and approaches in the new media environment in which we now live. Prerequisite: MDST 2000 or instructor permission. |
| MDST 3405 | Media Policy and Law (3) |
| This course examines the constitutional, legal and regulatory foundations common to print, broadcast media and the Internet. An overview of topics such as libel, invasion of privacy, obscenity and copyright helps students understand forces that shape news and information they receive and prepares them to use media more effectively as citizens, voters and entrepreneurs in an increasingly complex multimedia world. Course was offered Summer 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012 | |
| MDST 3406 | The Wire: Understanding Urban America Through Television at Its Best (3) |
| This class explores HBO's The Wire as an examination of race, class, and economic change in urban America. We examine the series as a creative work which balances a commitment to realism with the demands of television drama. Students will view episodes of The Wire and read material on urban America, the changing contours of television, and the series itself.
Requisites: Permission of Instructor | |
| MDST 3407 | Racial Borders & American Cinema (3) |
| The history of American cinema is inextricably and controversially tied to the racial politics of the U.S. This course will explore how images of racial and ethnic minorities such as African Americans, Jews, Asians, Native Americans and Latino/as are reflected on screen and the ways that minorities in the entertainment industry have responded to often limiting representations.
Prerequisite: MDST Major | |
| MDST 3409 | LGBTQ Issues in the Media (3) |
| This course will explore the complex cultural dynamics of LGBTQ media visibility, along with its social, political, and psychological implications for LGBTQ audiences. It explores four domains: (1) the question of LGBT media visibility (2) the complex processes of inclusion, normalization, and assimilation in popular culture (3) media industries and the LGBT market (4) the relationship between digital media, LGBT audiences, and everyday life. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2015 | |
| MDST 3410 | Media Ethics (3) |
| This course provides students a familiarity with the terrain of moral philosophy, improves students' awareness of the complex ethical issues and dilemmas in journalism and other areas of mass media, and engages students in the process of critical thinking, moral reasoning and problem solving in media communications. Prerequisite: MDST 2000 or instructor permission. | |
| MDST 3420 | Media and Power in Iran (3) |
| Successive Iranian leaders have struggled to navigate the fraught political-cultural space of media in the Islamic Republic, skirting the line between embracing Western communications technologies & rejecting them, between condemning social networking sites & promoting themselves on Facebook. What is the role of media in political power construction in Iran? This class will consider this question through a number of inflection points in history. | |
| MDST 3430 | Rendering AI: Cinema and Artificial Intelligence (3) |
| This course examines film renderings of artificial intelligence to foster critical perspectives on AI's entanglement with human experiences (e.g., of identity, work, privacy, sex, aging, memory, death). Issues raised will include: the political economics of computational culture; the ethics of algorithmic tracking systems; the religious underpinnings of AI's promise to deliver efficient transport (of information, services, goods, passengers). Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023 | |
| MDST 3460 | What Does It Mean to Be Local in the Digital Age? (3) |
| We will investigate the dynamics between democracy, capitalism, communication, and localism, attempting to understand the place of place, communities, cities, towns, states, nations, and regions in an increasingly-complicated and technologically-mediated world. It challenges students to think beyond geography and place, and to consider what "local" means to them and in their connection to the larger world. | |
| MDST 3490 | Just Kiddin': Comedy & Humor Across Media (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course explores humorous and comedic texts and performances across a variety of media forms in America. We will begin by understanding theories of comedy and the logic of jokes alongside histories of comedians and humorous tropes and aesthetics. Examining a variety of content, we will discover how American comedy offers a rich relationship between creative expression and sociopolitical critique across different media and contexts. |
| MDST 3500 | Topics in the History of Media (3) |
| Topics have historical breadth and cover the historical development of media institutions, technology, or forms in areas of television, journalism, graphic media, film, print and publication history, digital media or other relevant areas.
These courses may be repeated for credit if course content is sufficiently distinct to merit. Decision about repeated credit is at the discretion of the Director of Media Studies. Prerequisite: MDST 2000 or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017 | |
| MDST 3501 | Special Topics in Directors and Auteurs (3) |
| This course will offer historical, comparative, and critical perspectives on a selected major directors and auteurs each semester. Directors might include Hitchcock, Welles, Heckerling, Ray, Speilberg, Renoir, Truffaut, etc. | |
| MDST 3502 | Special Topics in Film Genre (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course will offer historical and critical perspectives on a selected film genre each semester. Genres might include Noir, war, romance, musicals, gangster, New Wave, etc. Course was offered Spring 2024, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, January 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2021, January 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, January 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 |
| MDST 3503 | Special Topics - Issues and Controversies in Media (3) |
| This course will consider recent and current controversies in media and media studies. It surveys a series of "hot" topics within media. In each case it examines issues both historically and theoretically. The purpose of the course is to provide students with the tools and habits of thought to delve into the background and issues surrounding controveries so that the shallow presentation of the controversy does not remain the dominant frame. | |
| MDST 3504 | Topics in Global Media (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course offers historical, comparative, critical, and media industry perspectives on global media. It explores how capital, geopolitics, new technologies and forms of production and consumption impact global media flows. Topics include studies of media systems, textual traditions, media circulation, globalization, the role of media technologies in international affairs, and the role of transnationalism in national and international affairs. Course was offered January 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, January 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, January 2021, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2014 |
| MDST 3505 | Special Topics in Diversity and Identity in Media (3) |
| This course will offer historical, comparative, and critical perspectives on issues of diversity and identity in media studies. Topics may include the relationship between media and underrepresented groups, media use in identity construction, masculinity and feminine role models in media, media power, etc.
Prerequisite: MDST Major and Minors or Instructor Permission Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, January 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Janiuary 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, January 2021, Summer 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Fall 2014 | |
| MDST 3508 | Advanced Topics in Media Practice (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This practice-based course will build on previous knowledge and/or experience in various forms of media, including video, podcasting, film, etc. |
| MDST 3510 | Topics in Media Research (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This hands-on course prepares students to read, evaluate, and design research in media studies. Drawing on critical, historical, administrative, and industrial traditions in the field, students will learn to assess the validity and anticipate the ethical requirements of various methods & data collection procedures. Following a theme selected by the instructor, the course culminates with each student proposing a new, original research study. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020 |
| MDST 3559 | New Course in Media Studies (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Media Studies. Course was offered January 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, January 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Janiuary 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, January 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, January 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, January 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, January 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, January 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, January 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, January 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, January 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, January 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MDST 3584 | Global Cinema (3) |
| This course entails study of films originating from and/or identified with non-US nations and cultures. Topics include: introduction to a nation's cinematic achievements (e.g., Korean cinema); in-depth study of one or more influential cinematic movements (e.g., French New Wave; Italian Neo-Realism); exploration of a particular historical period (e.g., German silent cinema). The course fulfills the non-US requirement for the Media Studies major. Course was offered Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017 | |
| MDST 3600 | Women and Television (3) |
| Examines how television addresses women, how it represents women, and how women respond to the medium. Explores the relationship between the female audience and television by focusing on both contemporary and historical issues. Areas of particular concern include: how women have responded to television as technology; how specific genres have targeted women; how female-focused specialty channels have addressed women; and how specific programming and genres have mediated the changing status of women from the 1950s to the present. Prerequisite: MDST 2000 or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2021, Spring 2017 | |
| MDST 3602 | Television, New Media, and Society (3) |
| For the last 60 years, TV has been one of the most important cultural forms in the American mediascape. Mindful of this past, this course will explore contemporary issues in television studies as we enter the digital age. How does time-shifting technology fundamentally alter our conceptions of TV? What does Hulu mean for the television industry? What does the emergence of 'quality TV' imply imply aboutTV's rich past as ashared cultural product? Course was offered Summer 2015 | |
| MDST 3605 | New York Media Cultures (3) |
| This course investigates the mediated city spaces through the case of New York City. City spaces are often characterized by their appearance in the media, especially in cinema. Martin Scorcese has given us a sense of New York through midtown Manhattan, Woody Allen depicts New York through the upper east side and Spike Lee uses the outer boroughs of New York City for his films. This course presents a range of questions on this topic. Students can't enroll if previously taken MDST 3559 topic #104 New York Media Cultures. | |
| MDST 3630 | Screening Terrorism (3) |
| This course examines contemporary cinematic & televisual representations of terrorism. It aims to do the following: to promote critical awareness of the ways in which terrorism is depicted on screen, particularly in the post-9/11 world; to encourage exploration of the complex ways in which real acts of terror involve performance & theatrics; to address the ethics and responsibilities of film and TV in re-creating acts of terror on screen. | |
| MDST 3640 | American Gangster Film (3) |
| This course offers in-depth examination of American gangster films, tracing the genre's development from early silent film to the present. It investigates the extensive influence the genre has had on the nature of the American film industry and explores how the representation of gangster life on screen articulates crucial anxieties, frustrations, and desires circulating in American society at the time of the film's creation. | |
| MDST 3650 | Shooting the Western (3) |
| This course provides an overview of the enduring genre of the American Western in its classic and revised forms. The course will address the social and historical contexts informing the films. Students will be asked to perform both cultural and formal analysis of the cinematic texts. | |
| MDST 3662 | Disability and Media (3) |
| Disability is a pervasive, yet little studied, dimension of popular media. This class considers the stereotypes, interventions, and politics of on-screen images of disability as well as the ways in which disability affects the production and reception of media texts and technologies. Thus, we will watch a range of disability media, engage with disability cultures, and consider necessary additions to media experience (such as close captioning). | |
| MDST 3665 | Digital Media Accessibility (3) |
| Accessibility--building digital technologies that they can be used by people with disabilities--involves specific technological, critical, and interpersonal skills. This teaches practical web development skills alongside theoretical questions about the meanings of access, disability, design and the ethics of technological innovation. | |
| MDST 3670 | Sports, Media and Society (3) |
| This course will explore the role that sports have played in the development of media and society, primarily but not exclusively in the United States. It will consider such issues as amateurism, labor, performance-enhancing drugs, race, gender, sexuality, body image, and the role of sports within American universities.
Prerequisite: MDST 2000. | |
| MDST 3680 | The News Media (3) |
| This course will examine how the US news media is organized, what gets news coverage and why, and the role the news media plays in our democracy. Issues will include the impact of the digital news revolution, the importance of who owns the media, the differences between the many types of TV news and why the students' personal consumption of news matters. Students will gain an ability to analyze the news, and whether it helps them as citizen. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016 | |
| MDST 3700 | Newswriting II (3) |
| This advanced newswriting course trains students to practice 'point-of-view' journalism, and to understand it as a controversial but credible alternative to the dominant model of 'objectivity' on the part of the news media.
Prerequisite: Basic newswriting course and/or experience working on college newspaper (or equivalent) or literary maga- or e-zine. Course was offered Summer 2012 | |
| MDST 3701 | New Media Culture (3) |
| A survey of issues in the study of new media and of new media artifacts. Objects studied may include films with digital special effects, digital animation, digital video, video games, digital art, internet art, and others. Theories of new media, media art, media change. Taught primarily via discussion with some lectures. Short papers, class participation, final project. Prerequisite: one course in Media Studies, English, Art History, or a related discipline. | |
| MDST 3703 | Introduction to the Digital Liberal Arts (3) |
| Students will gain a practical and critical introduction to key technologies that are shaping research, innovation, and critical thinking across the liberal arts curriculum: specific technologies, including a programming language, that will empower them to better envision and develop technology-mediated projects in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Students will reflect on the history and discourse in these areas. | |
| MDST 3704 | Games and Play (3) |
| This course is an introduction to the field of Game Studies, surveying theories of play and research on contemporary videogames to non-digital, analog, and "folk games." Historic tensions and debates in game studies will form the foundation for the course, then students will engage with game studies as inherently interdisciplinary, developing novel research projects on games and play as well as interrogating their own play experiences. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018 | |
| MDST 3705 | Code, Language, and Media (3) |
| Introduction to the theory and practice of the database as media form in the context of the digital liberal arts. Students review critical literature about databases, study examples of their use in projects from a variety of disciplines, and engage in the actual design of a database application as a course project. Topics include cross-cultural modes of classification, data models, big data, visualization, and building web-based databases. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| MDST 3706 | Media in China: Technology, Policy and Commerce (3) |
| The growth of media industries in China sits at the intersection between commerce, technology and policy. The objective of the course is to cultivate a rigorous understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of these three areas within the context of China's global expansion. Students will also be expected to develop fresh critical perspectives on the significance of analysis of industry practice as a means to critique media texts. | |
| MDST 3710 | Comics & Sequential Art (3) |
| This course addresses the medium of comics, including comic books, graphic novels, la bande dessinee, fumetti, and manga. Addressing comics as media, we will investigate comics form, publishing, creative movements, and adaptations into televisual media. Students will engage with primary comics sources, comic studies scholarship, and each others' creative work. | |
| MDST 3712 | Interactive Storytelling (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course approaches the design and creation of "interactive stories." Over the term, students will develop prototypes of multiple interactive storytelling media (interactive fiction, games, simulations, scenarios), balancing an understanding of the scholarship on interactive narrative with individualized design goals. No experience with game design or programming is required. |
| MDST 3720 | Social Media and Global South Societies (3) |
| This course studies the relationship between social media and Global South societies. Students in this course will analyze the various theories related to the effects and affordances of social media on ideological polarization, social influence, social capital, and social movements. Students will be required to look beyond positive/negative effects of social media, and conduct in-depth interrogations about issues that surround them. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020 | |
| MDST 3740 | Cultures of Hip-Hop (3) |
| This course explores the origins and impacts of American hip-hop as a cultural form in the last forty years, and maps the ways that a local subculture born of an urban underclass has risen to become arguably the dominant form of 21st-century global popular culture. While primarily focused on music, we will also explore how forms such as dance, visual art, film, and literature have influenced and been influenced by hip-hop style and culture. | |
| MDST 3742 | Athletes, Activism and the Media (3) |
| This course examines the history of athletes as activists and the media's coverage and understanding (and at times, misunderstanding?) of those movements. How did the media cover early protests and activism from athletes? How has that coverage changed in subsequent years? How have movements paralleled larger movements (MeToo, Black Lives Matter)? We will also look at political ties to athlete activism, examining how each sphere affects the other. | |
| MDST 3750 | Money, Media, and Technology (3) |
| Money is one of the oldest media technologies in the world, but in recent years a variety of experiments from Venmo to Bitcoin have emerged, promising to reinvent the form of money itself. This class looks at the historical, social, and cultural dimensions of money as a media technology. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018 | |
| MDST 3751 | Value, Values, Valuation (3) |
| Measuring "value" is an important feature of media industries and contemporary life more broadly. This class asks how value is determined, according to what value systems, through what systems of valuation. We will look at taste, metrics, reviews, awards, likes, retweets, and ratings, to try to understand how people answer the question, "What is valuable?" Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2019 | |
| MDST 3755 | Social Media and Society (3) |
| This class examines computer-mediated communication forms known as "social media." What makes these technologies "social" or "media"? From algorithms to selfies, most aspects of social media have been met with both moral panics and utopian pronouncements. Students will develop a set of critical frames and analytical methods for understanding the role of social media in society. | |
| MDST 3757 | Design, Technology, Media (3) |
| This course will introduce Media Studies students to-- but also critique-- the theory and practice of design thinking and research in media. There will be a strong practice component. No technical skills required. Course was offered Spring 2020 | |
| MDST 3760 | Reading Black Digital Culture (3) |
| Using a mix of scholarly and popular-press readings and an examination of digital artifacts, we will analyze the creations and contributions of Black digital culture from the mid-90s to the present. Covering topics including the early Black blogosphere; the creation of niche content sites like BlackPlanet.com; the emergence of Black Twitter; the circulation of memes, and the use second-screening. Course was offered Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018 | |
| MDST 3800 | Field Experience in Media Studies (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Provides an opportunity for students to get credit for field work, in the area of media studies. Students must put a proposal together for the project with a faculty sponsor, which must be approved by the add/drop deadlines. Restricted to Media Studies Majors. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MDST 3801 | Research in Practice (3) |
| This is a course designed specially for MDST students pursuing a DMP. This course blends a traditional internship experience with in-the-field research and allows students to have a critical understanding of the media organization in which they intern. Students who wish to pursue MDST 3801 must apply to the Director of the Program who oversees and supervises the course. MDST 3801 is available only to students who are part of the MDST DMP. | |
| MDST 3809 | New Media in New York (3) |
| Examines why New York City remains the center of global journalism. Course was offered January 2020, January 2017, January 2016, January 2015, January 2014, January 2013, January 2012 | |
| MDST 3811 | History of American Broadcast News (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course traces the development of national news broadcasting in the United States from the 1920s to the present. Course was offered Spring 2023 |
| MDST 3830 | History of Film I (3) |
| Analyzes the development of the silent film, 1895 to 1928; emphasizes the technical and thematic links between national schools of cinema art and the contributions of individual directors. Includes weekly film screenings. Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| MDST 3840 | History of Film II (3) |
| Analyzes the development of film as an art and social force from World War II until the 1970s. Includes weekly film screenings. Pre-requisites: MDST 2200 or 3830, or instructor permission. | |
| MDST 3850 | History of Film III (3) |
| A history of narrative, documentary and experimental film, 1955-77. Developments in the aesthetics of film are examined in the context of socio-economic, political and cultural conditions specific to different historical moments. Includes weekly film screenings. Students should have completed DRAM/MDST 3830 and 3840 prior to requesting permission to enroll.
Prerequisite: Instructor Permission | |
| MDST 3883 | Superhero Media (3) |
| This course addresses the genre of the "superhero" across multiple media, looking at its roots in myth, its rise in print media and comics, its adaptation in television and film, and its current role as the driver of multi-billion-dollar transmedia franchises. This course addresses scholarly perspectives drawn from media industries research, transmedia storytelling, media representation, and other related media studies areas. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2022 | |
| MDST 3900 | Specialized Field Experience in Media Studies (1 - 2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course is reserved for Media Studies students interested in receiving credit for participation in student-led and UVA-affiliated enterprises that are media-related under the guidance of a faculty member or industry professional in the area of media studies. Students must put a proposal together for the project with a faculty sponsor, which must be approved by the add/drop deadlines. Restricted to Media Studies Majors. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016 |
| MDST 3903 | Media and Protest: The 1960s (3) |
| Explores the protest movements of the 1960s through the lens of media coverage in the mainstream press of the day -- newspapers, general interest newsmagazines, photojournalism, television, popular culture, as well as the Movement's own underground press. Purpose is to understand a fascinating and often misunderstood moment in American history but also to investigate what that period can tell us about our current moment of protest and activism. | |
| MDST 3912 | Adapting Media (3) |
| In this course, we will focus on media adaptation across multiple media (film, games, comics, books) from multiple critical, industrial, and creative perspectives. Students will engage with existing Media Studies scholarship on media adaptation, dive into adaptations first-hand through watching/reading/playing multiple media, and finally develop, individually and in groups, critical understandings of media adaptation through writing. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024 | |
| MDST 3944 | Avenger, Victim, Outsider: Women in 1990s Cinema (3) |
| This course examines some of the most important American films and cinematic innovations of the 1990s and combines some crucial cultural, political, and historical events (e.g. third-wave feminism, discourse of race and ethnicity in the wake of the Rodney King case) with the representation of women across different cinematic genres. Attention will be paid to the rise of female filmmakers such as Julie Dash, Jane Campion, and Kathryn Bigelow. | |
| MDST 4000 | Media Theory and Methods (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An introduction to research methods in media studies. Intended as a foundation for thesis and project work for students in the DMP program. Covers subjects such as research design, ethics, people-based methods (ethnography, surveys, interviews) and textual analysis. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| MDST 4010 | Distinguished Majors Thesis Writing or Research Project (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Writing of a thesis or production or a project with appropriately researched documentation, under the supervision of the faculty DMP thesis readers or project supervisor. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015 |
| MDST 4101 | Privacy & Surveillance (3) |
| Can we preserve dignity and privacy in the age of Facebook? This seminar will consider the history and current applications of technologies & cultures of surveillance. How & why did we get to the point where almost all of our activities leave a trace? What sorts of laws and policies do we need to protect our sense of personal integrity? Students will conduct two brief oral presentations (accompanied by a video) & produce a 20-page research paper. | |
| MDST 4102 | Qualitative Methods in Media Audience Research (3) |
| This course is designed to be a practical introduction to how to do audience research in the field of culturally-oriented communication study. The primary work students will be doing is to prepare research projects illustrating the in-depth application of one (or possibly multiple) methods of research employed in studying the cultural audience. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| MDST 4105 | Media and Citizenship (3) |
| This course provides a critical perspective on the relationships of media to citizenship. It asks questions central to explaining the role of media in political and national life, including the following: What notions of national and political membership are forwarded by mainstream media? What media spaces are viable for the political agency of racial, sexual, and economic minorities and how do these spaces work? | |
| MDST 4106 | Media and the Kennedy Era (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course examines mass media 'network television, journalism, advertising, cinema' both during the Kennedy years and after to explore the impact, ideas, ideals, and iconography of this presidency. Prerequisites: MDST 2000 or permission of instructor Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011 |
| MDST 4107 | Feminism and the Public Sphere (3) |
| This class will examine the normative basis of the public sphere and critiques of its current structure and ask: What would a more inclusive vision of political participation and communication look like? In attempting to build an answer, we will examine a number of works on communication ethics, politics and media, with an emphasis on feminist and queer scholarship. Course was offered Fall 2013 | |
| MDST 4108 | Media, Drugs, and Violence in Latin America (3) |
| This course will give you a critical understanding of the complex relationships between social violence, drug cartels, media, and Latin American nations. Together we will wrestle with the way Mexican, Colombian, and Brazilian drug violence has impacted and shaped new artistic forms and media practices that confront or, complexly, support the violence. | |
| MDST 4110 | Gender Non-Conformity in Media Culture (3) |
| As one of the primary cultural drivers of common sense, shared values, and political ideology, media are certainly influential storytellers. This course creates space for considering media's role in articulating and fashioning the limits and possibilities of gender identity. We will pay particular attention to representations of gender non-conformity in popular culture such as female masculinity, male femininity, and transgender subjectivity. Course was offered Spring 2015 | |
| MDST 4210 | Global Environmental Media (3) |
| From analysis of documentary, narrative film, animation, gaming, experimental video, and social media, the class will provide students with the tools to bridge the gap between media and scientific messages about environmental issues. Students will develop critical tools to understand the aesthetic, environmental and industrial characteristics of different media practices related to some of the most significant issues facing our world. | |
| MDST 4211 | Kungfu and Korean Dramas: Transnational Asian Media (3) |
| Film production between Asian and Euro-American companies is rapidly on the rise. The fundamental objective of the course is to cultivate a rigorous theoretical understanding of the media industries within a global Asian network. We will ask: What are the cultural, political and economic implications of transnational co-productions both for global and domestic film markets? | |
| MDST 4230 | Advanced Multimedia Reporting (3) |
| This course is for students strongly considering careers in news reporting, or news documentary production. We will focus on the higher level techniques involved in finding, reporting, videotaping and writing long-form memorable news stories. Experience in Basic Reporting, student journalism, or reporting internship required. | |
| MDST 4240 | Contemporary Brazilian Cinema (3) |
| This class provides a general overview of film production in Brazil since 1990. We will screen and discuss a variety of documentary and feature-length fiction films, paying special attention to their formal construction and respective portrayals of violence, race, class, and sexuality, particularly as they unfold in a context increasingly marked by globalization and neoliberalism. | |
| MDST 4251 | Histories of Games (3) |
| This course presents approaches to understanding multiple histories of games. Focusing on a central game series, franchise, or genre, students will engage with the history of game development, the impact of game play, and community practices around games. Students will engage with archival research, conducting individual research projects on game histories. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2020 | |
| MDST 4310 | Celebrity Studies (3) |
| This course explores celebrity, stardom, fame, and self-branding as it is produced, circulated, and consumed for and by people of color. Paying particular attention to how race and ethnicity intersect with the phenomenon of celebrity in the media, this highly student-driven class will investigate celebrities of color through both historical and analytical lenses. Course was offered Fall 2019, Spring 2018 | |
| MDST 4351 | Aural Histories: Edison to Auto-Tune (3) |
| This is a course about the role of technology and technological innovation in the production and consumption of 20th and 21st century music. We will begin with the invention of the phonograph and the birth of the recording industry and continue up through the present day. Course was offered Spring 2020 | |
| MDST 4380 | Violence & Media (3) |
| Violence in Media is a seminar in which we study different productions of the visual representation of violence in America. The course includes viewing films, looking at photographs, readings from social theory and philosophy, and writing a term paper. We raise questions around the ethics of creating and consuming representations of violence, both representations that show fictional violence, in movies, representations of real violence. Prerequisite: A minimum of two successfully completed 2000 level courses in Media Studies, Sociology, Philosophy or Politics, or comparable fields. | |
| MDST 4405 | Internet Policy and Regulation (3) |
| This course offers students a deep dive into the policies, regulations, and politics that govern internet access and availability, in the United States, in countries around the world, and at the supranational level. Together we will answer the question:what are the policies governing Internet access at home and abroad? | |
| MDST 4411 | Media Technologies and Free Speech (3) |
| Should computer code and hyperlinks be considered speech, protected by the First Amendment? Silent film? These are just some of the questions that new communication technologies have spurred for US speech law. We will explore how different media are treated under the First Amendment and discuss key legal issues associated with communications media, including censorship, corporate speech, and conflicts between copyright and free expression. Course was offered Spring 2018 | |
| MDST 4510 | Capstone Topics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A capstone seminar, this course offers students a supervised opportunity to pursue original research in media studies. Related to a theme selected by the instructor, the project will entail design of a research question, extensive collection and analysis of literature and data, and completion of a 15-20 page paper that provides new, critical insight or information on the subject examined. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020 |
| MDST 4559 | New Course in Media Studies (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Media Studies. Course was offered Spring 2022, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, January 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| MDST 4660 | Watching the Detectives (3) |
| This course examines a number of American detective films and how the portrait of the hard-boiled private eye dramatizes concerns about class, race, gender relations, urbanization, the rationalization of experience, the limits of self-knowledge, the blurring of boundaries between bodies and machines, and the collapse of distinction between private life and public life. | |
| MDST 4670 | White Out: Screening White Supremacy (3) |
| The course will draw from multiple genres and time periods to present an overview of how cinematic projections of whiteness have served to reinforce white supremacy. Equally important, students will examine films that counter the medium's terrifying consecration and preservation of white privilege, films that hold up whiteness for critical inspection. | |
| MDST 4700 | Theory of New Media (3) |
| A seminar on the theoretical study of new and/or digital media. Topics such as digital representations of history, culture, race, gender, identity, and language; the nature of new media; technological changes in media; hypertext as medium; online community. Some close readings of new media objects. Short papers, class participation, and a final paper. Prerequisite: one course in Media Studies, English, or a related discipline. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| MDST 4701 | Media and Everyday Life (3) |
| This course turns a critical eye towards media's relationship to everyday life. It conceptualize media, such as cell phones, television, and YouTube for example, as central forces in representing, demarcating and franchising the ordinary. We will explore the construction of ordinariness in media as well as the ways in which audiences engage with media in daily life to achieve `taken for grantedness'. Prerequisite: MDST 2000 | |
| MDST 4703 | Technology and Media (3) |
| This class will explore various social, cultural, legal, and political issues that have arisen in recent years as a result of new communicative technologies. The two main technological changes that will concern us are the digitization of information and culture and the rise of networks within society and politics. | |
| MDST 4705 | Spanish Mass Media (3) |
| This is an introductory course to Spanish mass media. The course gives students a critical understandings of the roles mass media plays in Spanish society, culture, and politics. The emphasis of the course is on sociological approaches to media, in particular studies of how radio and television participate in the making and remaking of modern Spain. | |
| MDST 4712 | Gaming the World (3) |
| We will look at playful media (games, role play & other interactive experiences) not for how they entertain but for how they challenge social, economic & political systems in the world. We will address: Games for coping with trying times, for promoting systems thinking (including modeling, interrogating, & disrupting these systems), as well as world-building & "the civic imagination." No experience with games is necessary. Requisite: MDST 3704 or MDST 3712 OR instructor permission | |
| MDST 4803 | Computational Media (3) |
| Computers are universal media. Our intimacy with computers shapes how we think about our communities, histories, cultures, society, and ourselves. Learn to program these "thinking machines" as an act of philosophical inquiry and personal expression, challenging your beliefs about creativity, intelligence, randomness, and communication. Students with no previous experience are especially welcome! Course was offered Spring 2020, Spring 2018 | |
| MDST 4960 | Advanced Independent Projects in Media Studies (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course is designed to allow students to pursue independent research and study of a topic that is not contained within the course offerings of Media Studies. This course will not fulfill the capstone requirement Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MDST 4970 | Distinguished Majors Thesis Writing or Research Project (3) |
| Independent research, writing or production under the supervision of the faculty DMP thesis readers, toward the DMP thesis or project. Prerequisite: Acceptance to the Media Studies DMP. | |
| MDST 5501 | Advanced Special Topics in Media Studies (1 - 4) |
| This course will offer critical perspectives on selected contemporary issues related to new media. Topics may include media in industry, education, politics, culture, and socio-economics. This course is open to undergraduate and graduate students. | |
| MDST 5502 | Advanced Special Topics in Media Studies (1 - 4) |
| This course will offer critical perspectives on selected contemporary issues related to new media. Topics may include media in industry, education, politics, culture, and socio-economics. This course is open to undergraduate and graduate students and serves the purposes of establishing a "part II" for any courses taught in the Fall. | |
| MDST 5559 | New Course in Media Studies (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Media Studies. If offered, topics will be listed on the course offerings page for the particular semester. Course was offered Fall 2024 |
| MDST 7000T | Non-UVa Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 24) |
| Place holder course for transfer credits. | |
| MDST 7351 | Aural Histories: Edison to Auto-Tune (3) |
| This is a course about the role of technology and technological innovation in the production and consumption of 20th and 21st century music. We will begin with the invention of the phonograph and the birth of the recording industry and continue up through the present day. Course was offered Spring 2020 | |
| MDST 7409 | Content Analysis (3) |
| Content analysis is a fundamental method, combining qualitative interpretation with quantitative data analysis. Content analysis enables individuals and teams to systematically transform a large corpus of media artifacts into a set of standardized observations suitable for exploratory data mining, statistical analysis, and critical inquiry. This course covers core concepts, practical applications, and ethical considerations of the method. Course was offered Fall 2022 | |
| MDST 7442 | Feminist Media and Cultural Studies (3) |
| Feminist Media and Cultural Studies focuses on contemporary theory, criticism and research in the field, with an orientation to critical race feminisms, trans and queer studies, and disability studies within feminist literatures and research. We examine questions of technology, social networks, gaming, surveillance, online oppressions, media activism, feminist making, and the role of emotion and affect in feminist media analysis, among others. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| MDST 7559 | New Course in Media Studies (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Media Studies. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| MDST 7600 | Data and Democracy (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This graduate seminar will explore the ways that large-scale data collection, algorithmic processes, and artificial intelligence enhance or detract from the core values and practices of democracy. The course will cover the basics of data science, surveillance, algorithms, and artificial intelligence. |
| MDST 7701 | Media and Everyday Life (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Media and Everyday Life turns a critical eye towards media's relationship to the everyday. We will conceptualize media as central forces in re-presenting, demarcating and franchising the ordinary. This course is designed to examine how media is produced as ordinary and universally intelligible (production), how it represents the everyday (texts), and how audiences phenomenologically engage with media in everyday life (reception and use). Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2021 |
| MDST 7703 | Introduction to the Digital Liberal Arts (3) |
| An historical, critical, and practical introduction to technologies and ideas that are shaping teaching, research, publication, and collaboration across the liberal arts curriculum. Topics include hypertext, remediation, graphesis, ontology, and cultural analytics. Students study specifc cases and technologies, develop technology-mediated projects in a collaborative settings, and keep an online journal of their reflections on the material. | |
| MDST 7704 | Political Economy of Communication (3) |
| This survey course introduces students to the political economy of media. Central themes include political economy's historical development, its usefulness to the study of media & communications, & its contemporary applications in scholarly research. Students will be introduced to the power dynamics & institutional forces that impact media institutions, industries, ownership, cultural production, consumption & distribution in the US & elsewhere. | |
| MDST 7803 | Computational Media (3) |
| Computers are universal media. Our intimacy with computers shapes how we think about our communities, histories, cultures, society, and ourselves. Learn to program these "thinking machines" as an act of philosophical inquiry and personal expression, challenging your beliefs about creativity, intelligence, randomness, and communication. Students with no previous experience are especially welcome! | |
| MDST 8000 | Media, Culture & Technology (3) |
| This is a core course that surveys key texts in Media Studies. The course takes a historical approach to the development of the field, but also surveys the various developments in the social sciences, the humanities, and film studies relevant to the interdisciplinary study of media. | |
| MDST 8001 | Histories of Media Technologies (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | In this course, students learn about the development of media technologies and infrastructures: how and why they were built, how they were shaped by regulation, and the social and political concerns driving both technological development and regulation. Students will read and assess primary and secondary literature, gaining an understanding of historiographical methods and employing those methods to produce original historical research. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2020 |
| MDST 8003 | Methods of Media Research (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This class teaches students the logics, ethics, and techniques of qualitative research in media studies. |
| MDST 8004 | Master's Thesis Development (3) |
| Students meet as a cohort to translate their intellectual interests into a specific thesis project through iterative development, critique, and refinement of their research questions and proposed methods. Students will read and critique published work, gaining a sense of best practices in research design. This course is heavily reliant on peer feedback and collaboration. The culmination of this class is a thesis proposal. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| MDST 8005 | Master's Thesis Writing (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | In this course, students form a writing community to foster accountability and confidence in conducting, writing, and sharing original research. Instruction will address developing a regular writing habit, writing for different audiences, communicating in visual and multimedia formats, and the practices of placing work in academic journals, policy venues, or popular online and print publications. This course is heavily reliant on peer feedback. Course was offered Spring 2024 |
| MDST 8021 | Tutorial in Media Historiography (3) |
| This course explores specific methods of historical research for media texts and technologies, including multimedia archives, media archaeology, material media studies, and recreation and simulation methods of study. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| MDST 8212 | Social Studies of Media and Technology (3) |
| This seminar introduces graduate students to the Social Studies of Media and Technology (a sub-field of Science and Technology Studies (STS)) and its major ideas and texts. We will address how it differs from other fields and the advantages and limits of our unique interdisciplinary approach. | |
| MDST 8510 | Media, Culture and Politics: Perspectives from South Asia (3) |
| This advanced graduate seminar offers a critical introduction to media, culture and politics in postcolonial India. | |
| MDST 8559 | New Course in Media Studies (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Media Studies. Course was offered Spring 2021, Fall 2011 | |
| MDST 8600 | Media Studies Pedagogy (3) |
| Focuses on strategies for teaching media (screenings, using media in class, production). Uses pedagogical strategies like backwards course design, universal design for learning, and enhancing diversity. Covers FERPA, Title IX, and other university policies. Assignments include designing, presenting, feedback on lesson plans, assignments, and syllabus design. | |
| MDST 8900 | Graduate Independent Study (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A single semester of independent study under faculty supervision for MA or PhD students doing intensive research on a subject not covered in available courses. Requires approval by a Media Studies faculty member who has agreed to supervise a guided course of reading and research. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020 |
| MDST 8991 | Introduction to Digital Humanities (3) |
| Introducing the history, theory, and methods of Digital Humanities. Students will learn the interdisciplinary origins of DH, debate contemporary issues, and explore opportunities at UVA. The course will cover a range of specializations including humanities computing and critical code studies, data visualization, mapping and spatial analyses, and digital archives and preservation. This course is a requirement for the Graduate Certificate in DH. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| MDST 8998 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| This is a variable credit course that gives students the opportunity to do supervised or unsupervised research toward their degree. These hours fulfill enrollment credits but do not count toward graded credit requirements. | |
| MDST 8999 | Thesis Writing (3) |
| In this course, students form a writing community to foster accountability and confidence in conducting, writing, and sharing original research. Instruction will address developing a regular writing habit, writing for different audiences, communicating in visual and multimedia formats, and the practices of placing work in academic journals, policy venues, or popular online and print publications. This course is heavily reliant on peer feedback. | |
| MDST 9000 | Colloquium (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The graduate colloquium builds an intellectual community and offers professionalization opportunities. Students learn the field, norms of scholarship, and the variety of research topics and approaches through presentations by faculty and visiting faculty. Advanced students will have the opportunity to present and hone research projects, course plans and lectures, and receive feedback on teaching and application materials, formal research talks, and interview practices. Course was offered Fall 2024 |
| Middle Eastern & South Asian Languages & Cultures | |
| MESA 1000 | From Genghis Khan to Stalin: Invasions and Empires of Central Asia (3) |
| Survey of Central Asian civilizations from the first to the twenty-first centuries, with particular emphasis on nomadism, invasions, conquests, and major religious-cultural developments. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| MESA 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and Philosophical Inquiry. | |
| MESA 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and Societies of the World. | |
| MESA 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to MESAorical Perspectives. | |
| MESA 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Social and Economic Systems. | |
| MESA 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, MESAematical, and Physical Inquiry | |
| MESA 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| MESA 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and Society | |
| MESA 1559 | New Course in Middle Eastern & South Asian Studies (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Middle Eastern and South Asian studies. Course was offered Fall 2018 | |
| MESA 2010 | Literatures of South Asia and the Middle East (3) |
| An introductory course in non-Western literatures that emphasizes genres with no clear Western equivalents. The reading list varies, but the texts, read in translation, usually come from Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Persian, Sanskrit, Tamil and Urdu. | |
| MESA 2110 | Intro to Middle East / South Asia Film History (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | "Transnational Circuits of Cinema: An Introduction to Middle East - South Asia Film History" - Since its very inception as a traveling fairground attraction, cinema has been a globally-circulating medium. This course begins in the moment of early cinema and proceeds through the contemporary moment, with a focus on Middle East - South Asia genealogies of filmmaking. |
| MESA 2125 | Gateway to the Middle East & South Asia (3) |
| From the ancient history of games like chess and backgammon, to sports like badminton and falconry, to the "Great Game" of imperial conquests, this course offers a theme-based gateway to the long-connected regions of the Middle East and South Asia. Over the semester, we'll explore this region of the world through short stories, films, tv shows, games themselves, and cameo visits by other faculty--all on the topic of "playing games"! | |
| MESA 2300 | Crossing Borders: Middle East and South Asia (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Survey of the Indian Ocean history from 8000 BCE to present. Includes rise of major religions in the area, dynamics of trade, including the influence of European expansion and the resistance to it. |
| MESA 2350 | Women and Media in the Middle East and South Asia (3) |
| In this course we will study depictions and images of women in news media in selected countries (Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, India, Pakistan) as well as in the American media. We will especially compare images of women in mainstream news media with those available in online media channels or social news networks. We will also examine the changing status of women journalists worldwide, with a special focus on their role in the Arab Spring. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| MESA 2360 | Women and Social Media in the Middle East and South Asia (3) |
| Women in the Middle East and South Asia have embraced social media as a tool for expressing their identities and promoting causes important to them. This course examines women's use of social media in five selected countries -Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, India, and Pakistan - and investigates how it simultaneously enables and limits women's empowerment. | |
| MESA 2559 | New Course in Middle Eastern & South Asian Studies (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | New course in Middle Eastern and South Asian studies. Course was offered Fall 2022, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011 |
| MESA 2700 | Recent Revolutions in the Islamic World (3) |
| This introductory course surveys recent revolutionary movements sweeping across the Islamic World, from North Africa, the Middle East into Asia, including the "Arab Spring." Key course questions include: Why rebel? Why now? What for? How? Are they spreading, failing, or being 'hijacked?' What roles have external actors played? What would Jefferson think? Course was offered Spring 2017, January 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2013 | |
| MESA 3010 | Men and Women of South Asia and the Middle East (3) |
| Focuses on literature of South Asia and the Middle East (Persian, Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit) which depicts the world as seen through the eyes of men and women; includes poetry and prose from ancient to modern times. | |
| MESA 3110 | Sustainable Environments Middle East and South Asia (3) |
| From arid cities to irrigated fields, hot deserts to high mountains, the Middle East and South Asia encompasses a range of environments for thinking through the relationships between nature and society, people and animals, human and nonhuman worlds. | |
| MESA 3111 | Film Festivals and Global Media Cultures: ME/SA Spotlight (3) |
| "Film Festivals and Global Media Cultures: Middle East- South Asia Spotlight"- With an emphasis on transnational film festival histories and collective media cultures in the Middle East and South Asia, this course offers a semester-long study of film festivals, as an intersection of historical and media industry approaches to cinema. Tie-ins will include comparative analyses of local film cultures and film festivals. | |
| MESA 3120 | Classics of Islamic Literature: Islamic Mystical Writing (3) |
| This course surveys the classics of Islamic mystical writing, spanning from the Middle East to South Asia and the Arabic, Persian, Urdu, and Indian vernacular languages. With an eye to both form and content, we will examine the literary productions - both poetry and prose - of some of the most influential Sufi figures in Islamic history, including Rabi`a, Ibn al-Farid, Rumi, Hafiz, Khusrow, Bulleh Shah, and others. Readings in English translation. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2017 | |
| MESA 3345 | Islam, Science, and the Environment (3) |
| Part one surveys the history of science in the Islamic world, focusing on scientific developments that emerged from the encounter with Greek, Sanskrit, and European cultures. Muslim conceptions of the relationship between science and religion will also be examined. Part two explores contemporary Islamic scientific thought, focusing on Muslim responses to the environmental crisis, utilizing water pollution and India's Yamuna River as a case study. Course was offered Spring 2022 | |
| MESA 3380 | A Thousand and One Nights at the Cinema (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course is devoted to the longstanding screen histories of A Thousand and One Nights. We will investigate the way in which the text has variously congealed into a cinematic genre in its own right; a catapult for explorations of the fantastic, iterated as the wonders of technology/medium and sensuality; a contested site of negotiating Orientalist desires and stereotypes; and a platform for reflection upon the question of storytelling itself. |
| MESA 3381 | Spies in Action: Cine-Media Worlds of Espionage (3) |
| This course explores the cinematic and media worlds of fictional spies. We'll consider histories of espionage and zoom in on the Cold-War-era heyday of modern espionage and fictional spies. By following the narrative, formal, and historical geographies of spy genres in and beyond the Middle East and South Asia, we'll connect depictions of espionage and gadgetry to perspectives on seeing and being in the modern world. | |
| MESA 3470 | Language and Culture in the Middle East (3) |
| This course provides an introduction to the peoples, cultures, and histories of the Middle East through an examination of language-use. We focus on Israel/Palestine--and the contact between Hebrew and Arabic--as a microcosm for the region as a whole. Readings present ethnographic, linguistic, and literary perspectives on language, identity, and the general processes of SELF/OTHER constructions in contexts of political and military confrontation. Prerequisites: previous coursework in Anthropology, Linguistics, or Middle East Studies. | |
| MESA 3559 | New Course in Middle Eastern & South Asian Studies (3) |
| New Course in Middle Eastern & South Asian Studies | |
| MESA 3650 | Introduction to Linguistic Typology (3) |
| Human languages appear on the surface to be very different from one another. Closer examination reveals that languages differ in systematic ways and that more than half of them can be divided into a relatively small number of basic types. In this course we will identify and study some of these basic patterns and explore possible reasons for their existence. The course will introduce students to basic grammatical structure and function. | |
| MESA 4559 | New Course in Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies (3) |
| New Course (or Topic) in Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies. Course was offered Fall 2016, Spring 2016 | |
| MESA 4991 | Four-Year Major Seminar (3) |
| Required capstone course that studies the Middle East and South Asia from a diversity of perspectives--languages, literatures, anthropology, history, politics, and religion. Prerequisite: fourth-year standing, major in Middle Eastern Studies or in South Asian Studies | |
| MESA 4993 | Independent Study (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Independent study in a special field under the direction of a faculty member in MESALC. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MESA 4998 | Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies Senior Thesis (0) |
| Thesis research under the direction of a MESALC faculty member serving as thesis advisor and a second faculty member serving as second reader. The second faculty member may be from outside MESALC.
Prerequisite: DMP major and instructor permission. | |
| MESA 4999 | Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies Senior Thesis II (6) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Thesis composition under the direction of a MESALC faculty member serving as thesis advisor and a second faculty member serving as second reader. The second faculty member may be from outside MESALC.
Prerequisite: DMP major and instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013 |
| MESA 5110 | Transnational Circuits of Cinema, Middle East-South Asia Film History (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course begins in the era of early cinema and proceeds through the contemporary moment, with a focus on Middle East -- South Asia genealogies of filmmaking. Its emphasis remains on the quintessentially transnational histories (parallels, intersections, circuits) of these cinemas - e.g., the centrality of popular Egyptian cinema within the Arab world; the prolific circulation of Hindi cinema across and beyond South Asia. |
| MESA 5120 | Classics of Islamic Literature: Islamic Mystical Writing (3) |
| This course surveys the classics of Islamic mystical writing, spanning from the Middle East to South Asia and the Arabic, Persian, Urdu, and Indian vernacular languages. With an eye to both form and content, we will examine the literary productions -- both poetry and prose -- of some of the most influential Sufi figures in Islamic history, including Rabi'a, Ibn al-Farid, Rumi, Hafiz, Khusrow, Bulleh Shah, and others. Readings in English translation. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2017 | |
| MESA 5559 | New Course in Middle Eastern & South Asian Studies (3) |
| New Course in Middle Eastern & South Asian Studies | |
| MESA 6559 | New Course in Middle Eastern & South Asian Studies (3) |
| New course in Middle Eastern and South Asian studies. | |
| MESA 8993 | Independent Study II (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Independent Study II Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| MESA 8995 | MA Research Seminar (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Required course for all candidates for the Master of Arts in Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies. During this course the final paper, required for the MA, is written. Includes instruction in research methodology, data analysis and a history of academic research on these areas. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MESA 8998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for MA Research (1 - 12) |
| For master's research, taken before a thesis director has been selected. | |
| MESA 8999 | Non-Topical Research, MA (1 - 12) |
| For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010 | |
| Middle Eastern Studies | |
| MEST 1100 | Introduction to the Middle East (3) |
| Introduces Middle Eastern economy and environment, society, gender issues, history and politics, secularism-law-religion, languages and literatures, music and the visual arts. Emphasizes the Ottoman, colonial, and post-colonial periods. | |
| MEST 2270 | Culture and Society of the Contemporary Arab Middle East (3) |
| Introduces the cultural traits and patterns of contemporary Arab society based on scholarly research, recent field work, and personal experiences and observations in the Arab world. Taught in English; no knowledge of Arabic is required. | |
| MEST 2280 | A Guide to Medieval Baghdad (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The course will introduce students to the political history of Abbasid Baghdad from 762 to about 1300 CE. The Abbasids -- monarchs of the Arab/Islamic Empire -- reigned for 500 years, mostly from Baghdad, though many historians hold that their decision-making authority largely collapsed by the mid-10th century. The course will also introduce students to the study of early Arabic/Islamic historiography through the close study of primary texts. |
| MEST 2450 | Languages of Nationhood: Sociolinguistics in Israel (3) |
| This course looks at the social life of languages in Israel. Beginning historically with the philosophical debates about language, identity, and nationhood swirling around the 19th century European Jewish communities, we examine how the revival of Hebrew contributed to the establishment of the Israeli state in the 20th century, and how processes of language change have influenced political and aesthetic life in Israel today. Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| MEST 2470 | Reflections of Exile: Jewish Languages and their Communities (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Covers Jewish languages Yiddish, Judeo-Arabic, Ladino, and Hebrew from historical, linguistic, and literary perspectives. Explores the relations between communities and languages, the nature of diaspora, and the death and revival of languages. No prior knowledge of these languages is required. This course is cross-listed with ANTH 2470. |
| MEST 2559 | New Course in Middle Eastern Studies (3) |
| New Course in Middle Eastern Studies | |
| MEST 2600 | Major Dimensions of Classical-Medieval Arab-Islamic Civilization (3) |
| Introducing the cultural dimensions of Classical and Medieval Arab-Islamic Civilization (600-1400 CE). We will study how Arabs approach their worldly life and pleasures through literature; organize their social domain by ethical-law; construct their spirituality and worldview through religion; react to nature by science; and attempt to resolve the internal and external inconsistencies of their culture through theology, philosophy and mysticism. | |
| MEST 2610 | Major Dimensions of the Modern Arab World (3) |
| This class aims to develop an understanding of the global significance of the 330 million Arabs as the fourth largest community in the world and Arabic as the fifth largest spoken language in a historical and thematic manner from the Ottomans (1400 CE) to the present. Course was offered Spring 2014 | |
| MEST 2620 | Aspects of Creativity in Arab-Islamic Heritage:Translated Classical Reading (3) |
| This course aims to expose students to samples of original translated texts from the creative heritage of the Arab-Islamic civilization Course was offered Spring 2015 | |
| MEST 3110 | Women and Middle-Eastern Literatures (3) |
| Explores some of the basic issues of women's identity in Middle Eastern literature. In a variety of readings (poetry, short-story, novel, and autobiography) by men and women, it explores both the image and presence of women in a rich and too-often neglected literature. | |
| MEST 3131 | Macho Men and Submissive Women (?): Gender in Contemporary Hebrew Fiction (3) |
| Examining representations of gender, this course will analyze novels written by major Jewish-Israeli authors, both women and men, in order to understand the contemporary struggle of Jewish-Israeli society with issues of gender. | |
| MEST 3225 | Cultural Authenticity in a Modern Middle Eastern Society (3) |
| The course offers students a first-hand regional experience in the Middle East through an exploration of multiple sites in Jordan. Throughout the program, students will be gaining knowledge about the multi-ethnic and pluralistic components that comprise the Jordanian society. In turn, participation in the course will develop students' cultural competence, and thus contribute to their ability to become thoughtful global citizens. | |
| MEST 3240 | Israel/Palestine Through Literature and Film (3) |
| This course will approach the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the lens of literature and film. We will study memoirs, short stories, documentaries, and feature films in order to think about several broader historical themes, including: the relationship between religion and nationalism, the role of colonialism in the Middle East, the links between history and memory, and the meaning of homeland. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| MEST 3282 | The Ottoman Empire: State, Society, Culture (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | In this course, we will examine the history of the Ottoman Empire through social, political and cultural changes and transformations. We will do this through concepts and phenomena such as state and empire formation, capitalism, class struggle, imperialism, colonialism, orientalism, nationalism, nation-building, patriarchy, and ethnic engineering. We will discuss each period and theme within a global framework. Course was offered Spring 2024 |
| MEST 3470 | Language and Culture in the Middle East (3) |
| Introduction to peoples, languages, cultures and histories of the Middle East. Focuses on Israel/Palestine as a microcosm of important social processes-such as colonialism, nationalism, religious fundamentalism, and modernization-that affect the region as a whole. This course is cross-listed with ANTH 3470. Prerequisite: Prior coursework in anthropology, middle east studies, or linguistics, or permission of the instructor. | |
| MEST 3490 | Dangerous in Danger: Refuge and Otherness in Times of Crisis (3) |
| In this course, we will examine how the current refugee crisis may be seen as a radical event of a scope that reaches beyond Europe and the Middle East. We will be looking at previously-shaped images of nation, religion, migration, and integration, as well as asylum, refuge, and citizenship. Ultimately, we will be using our newly gained knowledge as a tool to understand cultural inclusion and societal exclusion both "far away" and "at home." Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2021 | |
| MEST 3492 | The Afro-Arabs and Africans of the Middle East and North Africa (3) |
| This course offers an in-depth historical, philological, and socio-cultural exploration into the representation of the Afro-Arab and the African as depicted across a wide range of Arabic and Islamicate chronicles, saints' lives, and (mainly) folk epics, among sundry other genres. In the course of the semester, special attention will be given to significant moments in the history of Afro-Arab and Arab-African encounters. | |
| MEST 3559 | New Course in Middle Eastern Studies (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | New course in Middle Eastern Studies. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013 |
| MEST 4991 | Middle East Studies Seminar (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Middle East Studies Seminar Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| MEST 5110 | Women and Middle-Eastern Literatures (1 - 3) |
| Explores some of the basic issues of women's identity in Middle Eastern literature. In a variety of readings (poetry, short-story, novel, and autobiography) by men and women, it explores both the image and presence of women in a rich and too-often neglected literature. | |
| MEST 5270 | Culture & Society of Contemp. Arab Mid. East (3) |
| This course will address some of the religious, socio-political, and historical factors that have contributed to the shaping of the Arab Middle East and Arab identity(s) in the modern age. From the rise of Islam in the 7th century A.D., to the Ottoman Empire, to the colonial remapping of the Middle East during the period of the two World Wars,to the Gulf and Iraq wars, this course will help students gain an understanding of modern Arab culture. | |
| MEST 5492 | The Afro-Arabs and Africans of the Middle East and North Africa (3) |
| This course offers an in-depth historical, philological, and socio-cultural exploration into the representation of the Afro-Arab and the African as depicted across a wide range of Arabic and Islamicate chronicles, saints' lives, and folktales, among sundry other genres. In the course of the semester, special attention will be given to significant moments in the history of Afro-Arab and Arab-African encounters. | |
| MEST 5559 | New Course in Middle Eastern Studies (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Middle Eastern studies Course was offered Spring 2019, Fall 2014 | |
| MEST 5620 | The Middle East in Ethnographic Perspective (3) |
| Survey of the anthropological literature on the Middle East & N. Africa. Begins historically with traditional writing on the 'middle east' and proceeds to critiques of this tradition and attempts at new ways of constructing knowledge of this world region. Readings juxtapose theoretical and descriptive work toward critically appraising modern writers' success in overcoming the critiques leveled against their predecessors. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| MEST 6600 | Major Dimensions of Classical-Medieval Arab-Islamic Civilization (3) |
| Introducing the cultural dimensions of Classical and Medieval Arab-Islamic Civilization (600 - 1400 CE). We will study how Arabs approach their worldly life and pleasures through literature; organize their social domain by ethical-law; construct their spirituality and worldview through religion; react to nature by science; and attempt to resolve the internal and external inconsistencies of their culture through theology, philosophy and mysticism. | |
| MEST 6610 | Major Dimensions of the Modern Arab World (3) |
| This class aims to develop an understanding of the global significance of the 330 million Arabs as the fourth largest community in the world and Arabic as the fifth largest spoken language in a historical and thematic manner from the Ottomans (1400 CE) to the present. Course was offered Spring 2014 | |
| MEST 6620 | Aspects of Creativity in Arab-Islamic Heritage:Translated Classical Reading (3) |
| This course aims to expose students to samples of original translated texts from the creative heritage of the Arab-Islamic civilization Course was offered Spring 2015 | |
| Medieval Studies | |
| MSP 3501 | Exploring the Middle Ages (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Discussion and criticism of selected works of and on the period. Taught by different members of the medieval faculty. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2015 |
| MSP 3559 | New Course in Medieval Studies (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of United States history. | |
| MSP 4559 | New Course in Medieval Studies (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of United States history. | |
| MSP 4995 | Capstone Project in Medieval Studies (3) |
| For advanced students dealing with methods of research in the field. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018 | |
| Music-Ensembles | |
| MUEN 2600 | Concert Band (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Concert Band Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| MUEN 2650 | Mobile Interactive Computer Ensemble Level 1 (1) |
| Students must have taken Performance With Computers in order to enroll in MICE (Mobile Interactive Computer Ensemble). MICE teaches a blended approach to performance, composition and computer programming through the context of a computer music ensemble. Students from various backgrounds work collaboratively in a technological ensemble context while building skills in interactive media programming, sound art design and human-computer interaction. | |
| MUEN 2690 | African Roots: Drumming, Singing, Moving Level 1 (1 - 2) |
| A practical, hands-on course focusing on several music/dance forms from West Africa (Ghana, Togo) and Central Africa (BaAka), with the intention of performing during and at the end of the semester. Traditions include drumming, dancing, and singing. Concentration, practice, and faithful attendance are required. May be repeated for credit. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010 | |
| MUEN 3570 | Indian Singing Ensemble (1) |
| Students will be introduced to the concepts of RAGA (melody) and TALA (rhythm) in Indian classical music. They will learn classical compositions in different RAGAS and TALAS; mythological and philosophical meanings of the compositions will be explained. With this background, students will learn about Guru-Shishya-parampara (teacher-disciple-relationship), a concept which is unique to Indian culture. No musical background is required. | |
| MUEN 3600 | Jazz Ensemble (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Jazz Ensemble Prerequisite: Instructor permission by audition. Note: Because the subject matter changes each semester, courses numbered MUEN 3600-3690 may be repeated for credit, but no more than sixteen performance credits may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree in the College. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MUEN 3610 | Orchestra (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Orchestra Prerequisite: Instructor permission by audition. Note: Because the subject matter changes each semester, courses numbered MUEN 3600-3690 may be repeated for credit, but no more than sixteen performance credits may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree in the College. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MUEN 3620 | Wind Ensemble (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Wind Ensemble Prerequisite: Instructor permission by audition. Note: Because the subject matter changes each semester, courses numbered MUEN 3600-3690 may be repeated for credit, but no more than sixteen performance credits may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree in the College. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MUEN 3630 | Chamber Ensemble (1 - 2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Chamber Ensemble Prerequisite: Instructor permission by audition. Note: Because the subject matter changes each semester, courses numbered MUEN 3600-3690 may be repeated for credit, but no more than sixteen performance credits may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree in the College. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MUEN 3631 | Flute Ensemble (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An opportunity for flute players to work together in a special ensemble. Rehearsals and performances. By audition. |
| MUEN 3640 | Klezmer Ensemble (2) |
| Klezmer Ensemble focuses on the music of the klezmorim, Jewish professional instrumentalists of Eastern Europe. Prerequisite: intermediate to advanced instrumental skills. Note: Because the subject matter changes each semester, courses numbered MUEN 3600-3690 may be repeated for credit, but no more than eight performance credits may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree in the college. Course was offered Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014 | |
| MUEN 3645 | Bluegrass Workshop (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course seeks to develop the playing, singing, and improvising skills necessary for the idomatic performance of bluegrass music, while also providing an opportunity for discussion of its origins and development. Appropriate for experienced players working to improve their knowledge or for players versed in other genres to learn new styles. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014 |
| MUEN 3646 | Bluegrass Band (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course seeks to develop the advanced playing, singing, improvising, and collaborating skills necessary to perform in a traditional bluegrass band, along with knowledge of bluegrass history and repertoire. Prerequisite: MUEN 3645 Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017 |
| MUEN 3650 | University Singers (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | University Singers Prerequisite: Instructor permission by audition. Note: Because the subject matter changes each semester, courses numbered MUEN 3600-3690 may be repeated for credit, but no more than sixteen performance credits may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree in the College. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MUEN 3651 | Chamber Singers (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Chamber Singers Prerequisite: Instructor permission by audition. Note: Because the subject matter changes each semester, courses numbered MUEN 3600-3690 may be repeated for credit, but no more than sixteen performance credits may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree in the College. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MUEN 3655 | Opera Workshop (1) |
| Prerequisite: Instructor permission by audition. Note: Because the subject matter changes each semester, courses numbered MUEN 3600-3690 may be repeated for credit, but no more than sixteen performance credits may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree. | |
| MUEN 3660 | Ensemble Music with Piano (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies in the preparation and performance of ensemble music with piano. Focus is on the development of collaborative skills and a practical understanding of cultural and theoretical context. Repertoire to be studied varies from semester to semester. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017 |
| MUEN 3670 | Early Music Ensemble (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Performance of music written before 1750 on instruments appropriate to the period.Prerequisite: Instructor permission by audition. Note: Because the subject matter changes each semester, courses numbered MUEN 3600-3690 may be repeated for credit, but no more than sixteen performance credits may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MUEN 3680 | New Music Ensemble (2) |
| Performance of vocal and instrumental music of the 20th- and 21st-century. Prerequisite: Instructor permission by audition. Note: Because the subject matter changes each semester, courses numbered MUEN 3600-3690 may be repeated for credit, but no more than sixteen performance credits may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree. Course was offered Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| MUEN 3690 | African Roots: Drumming, Singing, Moving Level 2 (1 - 2) |
| Practical, hands-on course focusing on several music/dance forms from West Africa (Ghana, Togo) and Central Africa (BaAka pygmies). No previous experience with music or dance is necessary. Students seeking the co-requisite for MUSI 3090 should sign up for MUSI 3690. May be repeated for credit. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| MUEN 4690 | African Roots: Drumming, Singing, Moving Level 3 (2) |
| Third level of proficiency in several music/dance forms from West Africa (Ghana, Togo) and Central Africa (BaAka pygmies). Performances during and at the end of the semester. Students develop a leadership role and proficiency in drumming, dancing, singing. and in ensemble dynamics. Students seeking the co-requisite for MUSI 3090 should sign up for MUSI 3690. May be repeated for credit. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010 | |
| Music-Private Performance Instruction | |
| MUPF 1150 | Brass Technique for Woodwind Players (1) |
| This course is designed to be an introduction to the performing techniques and instructional materials of brass instruments. Furthermore, the students enrolled in the course will learn how to perform one brass instrument at a high level with the goal of being able to contribute as a brass player in the UVa Marching Band in the future. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| MUPF 2110 | Performance (Voice) (0.5) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Individual instruction in musical performance. Details available here: http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/music/performance/privatelessons/index.html. May be repeated as often as desired, but no more than 16 performance credits may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree in the College, with an additional 4 available for Distinguished Majors. There is an additional fee for private lessons. Please contact the McIntire Department of Music for information. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MUPF 2111 | Performance (Voice) (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Individual instruction in musical performance. Because the subject matter changes each semester, courses numbered MUPF 2110 -2181 may be repeated as often as desired, but no more than eight performance credits may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree in the College. (S) There is an additional fee for private lessons. Please contact the McIntire Department of Music for information. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013 |
| MUPF 2120 | Performance (Piano) (0.5) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Individual instruction in musical performance. Details available here: http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/music/performance/privatelessons/index.html. May be repeated as often as desired, but no more than 16 performance credits may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree in the College, with an additional 4 available for Distinguished Majors. There is an additional fee for private lessons. Please contact the McIntire Department of Music for information. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MUPF 2121 | Performance (Piano) (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Individual instruction in musical performance. Because the subject matter changes each semester, courses numbered MUPF 2110 -2181 may be repeated as often as desired, but no more than eight performance credits may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree in the College. (S) There is an additional fee for private lessons. Please contact the McIntire Department of Music for information. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013 |
| MUPF 2130 | Performance (Organ, Harpsichord) (0.5) |
| Individual instruction in musical performance. Details available here: http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/music/performance/privatelessons/index.html. May be repeated as often as desired, but no more than 16 performance credits may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree in the College, with an additional 4 available for Distinguished Majors. There is an additional fee for private lessons. Please contact the McIntire Department of Music for information. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| MUPF 2131 | Performance (Organ, Harpsichord) (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Individual instruction in musical performance. Because the subject matter changes each semester, courses numbered MUPF 2110 -2181 may be repeated as often as desired, but no more than eight performance credits may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree in the College. (S) There is an additional fee for private lessons. Please contact the McIntire Department of Music for information. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013 |
| MUPF 2140 | Performance (Strings) (0.5) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Individual instruction in musical performance. Details available here: http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/music/performance/privatelessons/index.html. May be repeated as often as desired, but no more than 16 performance credits may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree in the College, with an additional 4 available for Distinguished Majors. There is an additional fee for private lessons. Please contact the McIntire Department of Music for information. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MUPF 2141 | Performance (Strings) (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Individual instruction in musical performance. Because the subject matter changes each semester, courses numbered MUPF 2110-2181 may be repeated as often as desired, but no more than eight performance credits may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree in the College. (S) There is an additional fee for private lessons. Please contact the McIntire Department of Music for information. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013 |
| MUPF 2150 | Performance (Woodwinds) (0.5) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Individual instruction in musical performance. Details available here: http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/music/performance/privatelessons/index.html. May be repeated as often as desired, but no more than 16 performance credits may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree in the College, with an additional 4 available for Distinguished Majors. There is an additional fee for private lessons. Please contact the McIntire Department of Music for information. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MUPF 2151 | Performance (Woodwinds) (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Individual instruction in musical performance. Because the subject matter changes each semester, courses numbered MUPF 2110 -2181 may be repeated as often as desired, but no more than eight performance credits may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree in the College. (S) There is an additional fee for private lessons. Please contact the McIntire Department of Music for information. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013 |
| MUPF 2160 | Performance (Brass) (0.5) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Individual instruction in musical performance. Details available here: http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/music/performance/privatelessons/index.html. May be repeated as often as desired, but no more than 16 performance credits may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree in the College, with an additional 4 available for Distinguished Majors. There is an additional fee for private lessons. Please contact the McIntire Department of Music for information. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MUPF 2161 | Performance (Brass) (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Individual instruction in musical performance. Because the subject matter changes each semester, courses numbered MUPF 2110 -2181 may be repeated as often as desired, but no more than eight performance credits may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree in the College. (S) There is an additional fee for private lessons. Please contact the McIntire Department of Music for information. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013 |
| MUPF 2170 | Performance (Percussion) (0.5) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Individual instruction in musical performance. Details available here: http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/music/performance/privatelessons/index.html. May be repeated as often as desired, but no more than 16 performance credits may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree in the College, with an additional 4 available for Distinguished Majors. There is an additional fee for private lessons. Please contact the McIntire Department of Music for information. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MUPF 2171 | Performance (Percussion) (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Individual instruction in musical performance. Because the subject matter changes each semester, courses numbered MUPF 2110 -2181 may be repeated as often as desired, but no more than eight performance credits may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree in the College. (S) There is an additional fee for private lessons. Please contact the McIntire Department of Music for information. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013 |
| MUPF 2180 | Performance (Guitar) (0.5) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Individual instruction in musical performance. Because the subject matter changes each semester, courses numbered MUPF 2110 -2211 may be repeated as often as desired, but no more than eight performance credits may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree in the College. (S) There is an additional fee for private lessons. Please contact the McIntire Department of Music for information. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MUPF 2181 | Performance (Guitar) (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Individual instruction in musical performance. Because the subject matter changes each semester, courses numbered MUPF 2110 -2211 may be repeated as often as desired, but no more than eight performance credits may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree in the College. (S) There is an additional fee for private lessons. Please contact the McIntire Department of Music for information. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013 |
| MUPF 2190 | Performance (Banjo, Mandolin) (0.5) |
| Individual instruction in musical performance. Because the subject matter changes each semester, courses numbered MUPF 2110 -2191 may be repeated as often as desired, but no more than eight performance credits may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree in the College. (S)
Prerequisites: Music majors with permission of department chair by auditions; all other students must register for performance through the music department office. There is an additional fee for private lessons. Please contact the McIntire Department of Music for information. Course was offered Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012 | |
| MUPF 2191 | Performance (Banjo, Mandolin) (1) |
| Individual instruction in musical performance. Because the subject matter changes each semester, courses numbered MUPF 2110 -2191 may be repeated as often as desired, but no more than eight performance credits may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree in the College. (S) There is an additional fee for private lessons. Please contact the McIntire Department of Music for information.
Prerequisites: Music majors with permission of department chair by auditions; all other students must register for performance through the music department office. | |
| MUPF 2210 | Performance (Harp) (0.5) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Individual instruction in musical performance. Because the subject matter changes each semester, courses labelled MUPF may be repeated as often as desired, but no more than eight performance credits may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree in the College. (S) There is an additional fee for private lessons. Please contact the McIntire Department of Music for information. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018 |
| MUPF 2211 | Performance (Harp) (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Individual instruction in musical performance. Because the subject matter changes each semester, courses labelled MUPF may be repeated as often as desired, but no more than eight performance credits may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree in the College. (S) There is an additional fee for private lessons. Please contact the McIntire Department of Music for information. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017 |
| MUPF 3110 | Advanced Performance (Voice) (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Individual instruction in musical performance. Details available here, including prerequisites: http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/music/performance/privatelessons/index.html. May be repeated as often as desired, but no more than 16 performance credits may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree in the College, with an additional 4 available for Distinguished Majors. There is an additional fee for private lessons. Please contact the McIntire Department of Music for information. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MUPF 3120 | Advanced Performance (Piano) (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Individual instruction in musical performance. Details available here, including prerequisites: http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/music/performance/privatelessons/index.html. May be repeated as often as desired, but no more than 16 performance credits may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree in the College, with an additional 4 available for Distinguished Majors. There is an additional fee for private lessons. Please contact the McIntire Department of Music for information. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MUPF 3130 | Advanced Performance (Organ, Harpsichord) (2) |
| Individual instruction in musical performance. Details available here, including prerequisites: http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/music/performance/privatelessons/index.html. May be repeated as often as desired, but no more than 16 performance credits may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree in the College, with an additional 4 available for Distinguished Majors. There is an additional fee for private lessons. Please contact the McIntire Department of Music for information. Course was offered Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| MUPF 3140 | Advanced Performance (Strings) (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Individual instruction in musical performance. Details available here, including prerequisites: http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/music/performance/privatelessons/index.html. May be repeated as often as desired, but no more than 16 performance credits may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree in the College, with an additional 4 available for Distinguished Majors. There is an additional fee for private lessons. Please contact the McIntire Department of Music for information. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MUPF 3150 | Advanced Performance (Woodwinds) (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Individual instruction in musical performance. Details available here, including prerequisites: http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/music/performance/privatelessons/index.html. May be repeated as often as desired, but no more than 16 performance credits may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree in the College, with an additional 4 available for Distinguished Majors. There is an additional fee for private lessons. Please contact the McIntire Department of Music for information. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MUPF 3160 | Advanced Performance (Brass) (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Individual instruction in musical performance. Details available here, including prerequisites: http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/music/performance/privatelessons/index.html. May be repeated as often as desired, but no more than 16 performance credits may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree in the College, with an additional 4 available for Distinguished Majors. There is an additional fee for private lessons. Please contact the McIntire Department of Music for information. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MUPF 3170 | Advanced Performance (Percussion) (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Individual instruction in musical performance. Details available here, including prerequisites: http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/music/performance/privatelessons/index.html. May be repeated as often as desired, but no more than 16 performance credits may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree in the College, with an additional 4 available for Distinguished Majors. There is an additional fee for private lessons. Please contact the McIntire Department of Music for information. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MUPF 3180 | Advanced Performance (Guitar) (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Individual instruction in musical performance. Details available here, including prerequisites: http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/music/performance/privatelessons/index.html. May be repeated as often as desired, but no more than 16 performance credits may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree in the College, with an additional 4 available for Distinguished Majors. There is an additional fee for private lessons. Please contact the McIntire Department of Music for information. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MUPF 3190 | Advanced Performance (Banjo, Mandolin) (2) |
| Individual instruction in advanced musical performance. Because the subject matter changes each semester, each MUPF course may be repeated for credit, but only sixteen performance credits may be applied toward the College degree, with an additional four available for Distinguished Majors. Prerequisite: at least one semester of instruction in the corresponding 2000-level course; successful audition. There is an additional fee for private lessons. Please contact the McIntire Department of Music for information. Course was offered Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| MUPF 3210 | Advanced Performance (Harp) (2) |
| Individual instruction in musical performance. Details available here, including prerequisites: [web URL]. May be repeated as often as desired, but no more than 16 performance credits may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree in the College, with an additional 4 available for Distinguished Majors. There is an additional fee for private lessons. Please contact the McIntire Dept. of Music for more information. Course was offered Spring 2018, Fall 2017 | |
| MUPF 3635 | Collaborative Piano (1) |
| Ensemble coaching for pianists paired with singers and instrumentalists. Prerequisite: One semester of MUPF credit and audition | |
| MUPF 3950 | Performance Concentration I (2) |
| Performance Instruction for students in the Music Performance Concentration Prerequisite: One semester of MUPF credit and audition required. Student must simultaneously register for MUSI 4950: Performance Concentration Seminar. | |
| MUPF 3960 | Performance Concentration II (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Performance Instruction for students in the Music Performance Concentration. Prerequisite: MUPF 3950. Student must simultaneously register for MUSI 4950: Performance Concentration Seminar. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016 |
| MUPF 4930 | Honors Performance (2) |
| Individual instruction for Distinguished Major recitalists who wish to spend a year preparing a full-length recital. Prerequisite: At least one semester of instruction at the 3000 level; successful written application to the Distinguished Major Program; successful audition, normally at the end of the semester preceding 4000-level study; and permission of instructor. There is an additional fee for private lessons. Please contact the McIntire Department of Music for information. | |
| MUPF 4940 | Honors Performance (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Individual instruction for Distinguished Major recitalists who wish to spend a year preparing a full-length recital. Prerequisite: At least one semester of lessons at the 3000 level; successful written application to the Distinguished Major Program; successful audition, normally at the end of the semester preceding 4000-level study; and permission of instructor. There is an additional fee for private lessons. Please contact the McIntire Department of Music for information. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| MUPF 4950 | Performance Concentration III (2) |
| Performance Instruction for students in the Music Performance Concentration Prerequisite: MUPF 3960. Student must simultaneously register for MUSI 4950: Performance Concentration Seminar. | |
| MUPF 4960 | Performance Concentration IV (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Performance Instruction for students in the Music Performance Concentration Prerequisite: MUPF 4950. Student must simultaneously register for MUSI 4950: Performance Concentration Seminar. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017 |
| MUPF 7930 | Performance - Graduate Students (1 - 2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Individual instruction in musical performance for graduate-level students. Prerequisite: graduate student with permission of instructor. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010 |
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| MUSI 150 | Special Topics in Music (0) |
| Special Topics in Music. | |
| MUSI 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and Philosophical Inquiry. | |
| MUSI 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and Societies of the World. | |
| MUSI 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to MUSIorical Perspectives. | |
| MUSI 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Social and Economic Systems. | |
| MUSI 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, MUSIematical, and Physical Inquiry | |
| MUSI 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| MUSI 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and Society | |
| MUSI 1010 | Introduction to Music (3) |
| Surveys the musical literatures that make up the common listening experience of contemporary Americans, emphasizing such 'classical' repertories as symphony, opera, 'early music' 'new music,' blues, and jazz. Teaches effective ways of listening to and thinking critically about each repertoire. Considers how musical choices reflect or create cultural identities, including attitudes toward gender, ethnicity, social relationships, and ideas of the sacred. Course was offered Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| MUSI 1040 | Exploring the Orchestra (3) |
| An introduction to the tradition and repertory of the symphony orchestra. Topics include the development and in strumental makeup of the modern symphony orchestra, forms and genres, and the role of the conductor. | |
| MUSI 1070 | Global Music (3) |
| Global Music is an introduction to the field of ethnomusicology, the study of music as both an artistic activity and human behavior. It examines music using the methods and concerns of anthropology and cultural study. Over the course of the semester, we will consider not only different systems of music sound, but also different systems of musical meaning. | |
| MUSI 1310 | Basic Musical Skills (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Not open to students already qualified to elect MUSI 2302 or 3310. Study of the rudiments of music and training in the ability to read music. Prerequisite: No previous knowledge of music required. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MUSI 1410 | Symphonic Listening (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Symphonic Listening focuses on the sounds and forms of symphonic music. Listening skills are emphasized, with no prior musical knowledge required. We will learn to recognize orchestral instruments by their timbre, discern levels of consonance and dissonance, identify types of textures, and think critically about how musical content expresses cultural context. Students will gain a framework for understanding symphonic music of any genre. |
| MUSI 1559 | New Course in Music (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Music. Course was offered January 2021 | |
| MUSI 1620 | History of the Wind Band (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The class is designed to give an introductory look at wind band music development from the early 20th century to present. The class does not require any previous musical experience. The course provides students with historical facts surrounding the wind band movement while allowing students to experience the music aurally. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 |
| MUSI 1993 | Independent Study (1 - 3) |
| Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| MUSI 2010 | Music, Meaning, and the Arts (3) |
| What does music signify, and how does it convey meaning? How does its collaboration with other arts inflect both its significance and signifying ability? This lecture course seeks to answer these questions in an inquiry that focuses on Western art music from about 1800 to the present. This course is intended for non-music majors; no prior musical experience is required or expected. Course was offered Fall 2018, Spring 2018 | |
| MUSI 2021 | Creative Recovery and Discovery (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | We often wonder about an artist's immense creativity, seemingly harnessed with ease. Each of us has tremendous resources of creativity, often under-explored. In this course, students learn to unlock their own potential. No previous artistic experience is required. Activities include readings & discussions; weekly responses; two reflective papers; a presentation on a "found" resource; & one creative project in a medium of the student's choice. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023 |
| MUSI 2060 | Music and Politics (3) |
| In this introductory course, we will explore the relationship of music and politics, from state-sponsored propaganda to explicit critique. Our aim is to understand the various ways in which music can be political, and politics can be shaped by music. No prior musical experience is necessary. | |
| MUSI 2070 | Popular Musics (3) |
| Scholarly and critical study of music circulated through mass media. Specific topic for the semester (e.g. world popular music, bluegrass, country music, hip-hop, Elvis Presley) announced in advance. No previous knowledge of music required. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| MUSI 2080 | American Music (3) |
| Scholarly and critical study of music of the Americas, with attention to interaction of music, politics, and society. Specific topics announced in advance. Prerequisite: No previous knowledge of music required. Course was offered Summer 2021, Spring 2019, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| MUSI 2090 | Sound Studies: The Art and Experience of Listening (3) |
| When we think about knowing the world through the senses, we are likely to think of the visible world. But sound, hearing, and listening are crucial too. How do sound art, technology, and design create the world we inhabit and our everyday social and political experience? How can vibrations both heal and destroy? We will ponder such questions through theoretical, experiential, and creative explorations. | |
| MUSI 2110 | Listening to Everyday Life: Community, Improvisation, Play(ing) (3) |
| Listening sets us up to be involved fully in the life around us, and to be interactive in communities that create together. This course explores listening and sound-making in daily life from many angles including field research, reading, writing, discussion, and group performance workshops. We explore ideas about improvisation, uniting the aesthetic sphere with the broader sphere of social life and active engagement. | |
| MUSI 2120 | History of Jazz Music (3 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Survey of jazz music from before 1900 through the stylistic changes and trends of the twentieth century; important instrumental performers, composers, arrangers, and vocalists. No previous knowledge of music required. Course was offered Summer 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| MUSI 2140 | Music of Multicultural America (3) |
| Examines a wide range of folk and ethnic musical traditions that have flourished in or impacted the United States. We ask how these traditions have fed into definitions of "American-ness" over the years, and whether recent trends represent signs of America's transforming itself into a post-ethnic, post-racial society. Designed for non-music majors. No prerequisites. Musical literacy not assumed. Course was offered Fall 2019 | |
| MUSI 2302 | Keyboard Skills (Beginning) (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introductory keyboard skills; includes sight-reading, improvisation, and accompaniment at the keyboard in a variety of styles. No previous knowledge of music required. Satisfies the performance requirement for music majors. Prerequisite: Instructor permission by audition. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MUSI 2304 | Keyboard Skills (Intermediate) (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Intermediate keyboard skills for students with some previous musical experience. Satisfies the performance requirement for music majors. Prerequisite: Instructor permission by audition. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| MUSI 2306 | Fretboard Harmony (2) |
| Fretboard skills for students with some previous musical experience. Satisfies the performance requirement for music majors. Prerequisite: instructor permission by audition. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| MUSI 2307 | Play Guitar! Level 1 (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Fundamentals of playing guitar, along with rhythmic training, music theory, song forms, and more. This class will start from scratch and is meant for beginners. Experienced guitarists are encouraged to enroll in MUSI 3307 Play Guitar! 2. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019 |
| MUSI 2308 | Vocal Skills Class (2) |
| This class is designed to teach the fundamentals of healthy vocal production. Classes are designed to improve vocal performance for each student, and to provide a introduction to standard vocal repertoire. This course will also include a look at the anatomy of the voice, resonance and articulation in singing, and voice classifications. | |
| MUSI 2309 | Group Voice Class - Popular Music (2) |
| Training in vocal technique and performance skills for popular music styles. Attention to healthy vocal production, confidence, and expansion of repertory. | |
| MUSI 2310 | Voice for the Stage (2) |
| This vocal course offering allows students to utilize vocal and dramatic skills in the preparation and performance of scenes from both operatic and musical theater works. Students will work with instructors on the musical preparation of assigned scenes and will then develop directorial and design concepts directing each other in short scenes while also having the opportunity to perform in scenes. | |
| MUSI 2311 | Vocal Performance Class (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Vocal Performance requires a broad skill set. This course offers students a toolbox of practical techniques & methodologies including study of diction and language, physical expression, textual analysis, dramatic storytelling/acting, collaboration with a pianist, vocal health, and many other components of stagecraft that can be addressed well in group lessons. For students with some experience of vocal performance. |
| MUSI 2340 | Learn to Groove (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Study of rhythmic patterns associated with rhythms from West African, the Caribbean, Brazil, and the United States, through theory and performance. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MUSI 2342 | Learn to Groove Intermediate (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | "Learn to Groove" hand drumming and rhythmic fluency with Robert Jospe. This is the intermediate level of the class. It is a hands on drumming/percussion class using congas, djembes, claves, shakers, etc. This class is designed to enhance ones knowledge of syncopated patterns associated with jazz, rock, African and Latin American music and to improve ones facility in playing these patterns. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015 |
| MUSI 2350 | Technosonics: Digital Music and Sound Art Composition (3) |
| Technosonics is an introduction to the history, theory, and practice of electronic music and sound art. We will focus on the role of new technology in shaping musical thought, production, and culture from the turn of the century through today. Listening examples are drawn from a broad range of styles and genres, including experimental computer music, ambient and dance music, sound art, and multimedia. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| MUSI 2360 | EcoSonics: Environmental and Creative Sound (3) |
| EcoSonics explores environmental sound and music from a creative perspective. The course focuses on sounds of the natural world and the role of environment in shaping musical thought, production, and culture. Weekly studio sections and creative projects provide opportunities for active exploration of current environmental music production techniques. | |
| MUSI 2370 | Introduction to Songwriting (3) |
| Develop aural, analytic and creative abilities through songwriting. Learn about rhythm, melodic design, harmonic progression, lyrics and song forms. Develop ear training, so that concepts you learn will be sonically meaningful. Examples considered from blues, folk, tin pan alley, musicals, R&B, rock and hip hop. Introductorty course with no prerequisites. | |
| MUSI 2390 | Introduction to Music and Computers (3) |
| Introduction to the use of computers in music composition, with hands-on experience. Appropriate for non-majors. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| MUSI 2400 | Composer/Performer Collaborative Workshop (2) |
| This class uses coaching sessions, lectures, presentations, and workshops to explore composer/performer collaboration. With the guidance of the instructors, CCT mentors, and feedback from other students in the class, participants will hone their performance and composition skills in a collaborative practical setting. Various composition and performance projects will be assigned through the term for varying ensemble groups. | |
| MUSI 2410 | Introduction to Ecoacoustics (3) |
| Introduction to the intersection between ecology and music. Natural systems of change and the unique sonic energy of places. Students learn recording and analysis techniques, and create their own ecoacoustic sound works as we study works from the musical and artistic fields of acoustic ecology, sonology, soundscape composition, sonification, earthwork art, and deep listening. | |
| MUSI 2450 | Managing Anxiety and Improving Performance with Alexander Technique (1) |
| This course introduces and offers practical experience with the Alexander Technique. The Technique helps performers, people who suffer from anxiety and people who wish for a more fluid and friendly connection with everyday movement. The Technique helps us to improve our public speaking, our musical and/or athletic performance, and to find a calmer more centered approach to the activities of everyday life. It has been taught for over 100 years. | |
| MUSI 2500 | Jazz Keyboard Skills (2) |
| This goal of this class is to develop a basic level of skill in performing, arranging and analyzing standard modern jazz repertoire and styles for the piano. Concepts covered will include chord voicings for the left hand and for two hands; elements of jazz and swing rhythm and melody; reading and interpreting a lead sheet; basic solo jazz piano textures; ii-V-I chord progressions; and transcription and performance of recorded improvised solos. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| MUSI 2509 | Introduction to Topics in Music Studies (3) |
| Selected topics, announced in advance, exploring the study of music through specific contexts and methods. Appropriate for non-majors. Course was offered Summer 2023 | |
| MUSI 2510 | Introduction to Music and Community Engagement (3) |
| Non-major level, introductory. Special topics courses, topics announced in advance. Courses combine community engagement activities with reflective interpretation. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| MUSI 2559 | New Course in Music (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Music. Course was offered January 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, January 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, January 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Janiuary 2022, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, January 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, January 2020, Summer 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2012 |
| MUSI 2570 | Music Cultures (3) |
| Studies of various musical topics, with emphasis on relatons between music and cultural context. Taught at the non-major level. | |
| MUSI 2600 | Jazz Improvisation (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Jazz Improvisation Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 |
| MUSI 2700 | Music and Politics (3) |
| In this introductory course, we will explore the relationship of music and politics, from state-sponsored propaganda to explicit critique. Our aim is to understand the various ways in which music can be political, and politics can be shaped by music. No prior musical experience is necessary. | |
| MUSI 2993 | Independent Study (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MUSI 3000 | Studies in Pre-Modern Music (to 1500) (3) |
| Introduction to the variety of repertories and music cultures known to have thrived in pre-modern Europe, and the ways such music has been assimilated into 20th-century American ideas about 'music history.' Specific topics announced in advance, such as: the music of 12th-century France; music in monastic life, 800 to 1500; music and mystical vision, the cosmology of Hildegard von Bingen; music, cultural exchange, and power, Burgundy and Italy in the 15th century. Prerequisite: Ability to read music. MUSI 3310 highly recommended. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| MUSI 3010 | Studies in Early Modern Music (1500-1700) (3) |
| Introduction to crucial shifts in musical culture that signaled the emergence of a self-consciously 'modern,' self-consciously 'European' musicality over the period 1500-1700; and to the ways such early modern genres as the polyphonic Mass, the madrigal, opera, oratorio, cantata, sonata, suite, and congregational hymnody have been assimilated into 20th-century American ideas about 'musicality.' Specific topics announced in advance. Prerequisite: The ability to read music. MUSI 3310 highly recommended. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2015, Fall 2012 | |
| MUSI 3020 | Studies in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Music (3) |
| Study of selected repertories from the 17th and 18th centuries, emphasizing compositional style, performance practice, and the role of music within social, political, philosophical, and religious cultures of the time. Composers studied may include Lully, Corelli, Handel, J. S. Bach, Vivaldi, Haydn, and Mozart. Prerequisite: MUSI 3310 or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2014, Fall 2011 | |
| MUSI 3030 | Studies in Nineteenth-Century Music (3) |
| Prerequisite: MUSI 3310; or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2010 | |
| MUSI 3040 | Studies in Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Music (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Study of art music in the 20th century. Examines ways in which the aims and functions of European/US musical art were re-imagined, particularly in association with modernism. Explores the century's radical shifts in musical language and their relationship with the pressing cultural, political, and social concerns of the period. Fulfills part of the 'Critical and comparative studies in music' requirement for majors. Prerequisite: MUSI 3310 Course was offered Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| MUSI 3050 | Music and Discourse Since 1900 (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies the range of music that has flourished since the end of the 19th century including modernist and post-modern art music, popular music, and world music, through historical, critical, and ethnographic approaches. Prerequisite: The ability to read music, or any three-credit course in music, or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MUSI 3060 | Motown vs Everybody: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course reviews the history of Motown Recording Company beginning with the Great Migration and examines how Motown helped shape today¿s record industry. We will explore topics around artist social responsibility, law, mental health, and technology. Students will also compare how black social movements influenced and reflected the music of Motown, Stax Records, and Philadelphia International Records. Course was offered Spring 2024 |
| MUSI 3070 | Introduction to Musical Ethnography (3) |
| Exploration of non-western musical cultures through music-making, movement, listening, and case studies. Issues include how musical and social aesthetics are intertwined, and the connections between style, community, and identity (including issues of race, gender, class, and postcolonial power structures). Field research and ethnographic writing will be the focus of critical inquiry. Course was offered Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012 | |
| MUSI 3080 | American Music (3) |
| Historical and/or ethnomusicological perspectives on folk, popular, and 'art' music in the Americas, with a particular emphasis on 19th-and 20th-century African-American traditions including spirituals, work songs, minstrelsy, blues, R&B, soul, and hip-hop. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| MUSI 3120 | Jazz Studies (3) |
| Introduction to jazz as an advanced field of study, with equal attention given to historical and theoretical approaches. Prerequisite: MUSI 3310 or comparable fluency in music notation, and instructor permission. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| MUSI 3307 | Play Guitar! Level 2 (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | To develop intermediate and advanced guitar skills. For students who have taken MUSI 2307 or who have appropriate skills for the course. |
| MUSI 3310 | Theory I (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies the pitch and rhythmic aspects of several musical styles, including European art music, blues, African drumming, and popular music. Focuses on concepts and notation related to scales and modes, harmony, meter, form, counterpoint, and style. Prerequisite: Ability to read music, and familiarity with basic concepts of pitch intervals and scales.. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MUSI 3320 | Theory II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies pitch and formal organization in European concert music of the 18th and 19th centuries. Includes four-part vocal writing, 18th-century style keyboard accompaniment, key relations, and form. Students compose numerous short passages of music and study significant compositions by period composers. Prerequisite: MUSI 3310 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| MUSI 3321 | Music Theory for Popular Music (3) |
| Technical study of popular music, especially from rock 'n' roll onward, addressing harmony, rhythm, form, and semiotics. Instructor permission required. Course was offered Spring 2022 | |
| MUSI 3330 | The Classical Style: Form in Tonal Music (3) |
| In this course we read, analyze, and write music in the western classical tradition to learn how it is formed, from its smallest parts (motives) to its largest wholes (sonatas). We focus on music of the High Classical Era: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert. Prerequisite: MUSI 3310 (Theory 1) or equivalent. Course was offered Fall 2023 | |
| MUSI 3332 | Musicianship I (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Lab course providing practical experience with many aspects of musical perception and performance, such as accurate vocal production of pitch, musical memory, identification of intervals and rhythmic patterns, and uses of notation in dictation and sight-singing. Students entering this sequence take a test to determine the appropriate level of their first course. Students enrolled in MUSI 3310, 3320 or 4331 have priority; course open to other students as space permits. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MUSI 3334 | Musicianship II (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Lab course providing practical experience with many aspects of musical perception and performance, such as accurate vocal production of pitch, musical memory, identification of intervals and rhythmic patterns, and uses of notation in dictation and sight-singing. Students entering this sequence take a test to determine the appropriate level of their first course. Students enrolled in MUSI 3310, 3320 or 4331 have priority; course open to other students as space permits. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MUSI 3336 | Musicianship III (2) |
| Lab course providing practical experience with many aspects of musical perception and performance, such as accurate vocal production of pitch, musical memory, identification of intervals and rhythmic patterns, and uses of notation in dictation and sight-singing. Students entering this sequence take a test to determine the appropriate level of their first course. Students enrolled in MUSI 3310, 3320 or 4331 have priority; course open to other students as space permits. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| MUSI 3342 | Learn to Groove Advanced (2) |
| For majors or those in percussion ensembles, orchestra, band and/or done well in Learn To Groove MUSI 2342. Students gain a broad understanding and facility through hand drumming of the rhythmic language associated with West and Central African, Caribbean, Brazilian, and contemporary styles of jazz, rock and funk from the United States. | |
| MUSI 3350 | Deep Listening (1) |
| Exploration of activities that involve listening & making sound, at the intersection of music-making & contemplative practices, drawing on the work of Pauline Oliveros, the Fluxus artists, & other artists & thinkers. Weekly reading assignments in relation to the experiential component; weekly email responses to readings & several brief reflective papers. The course is offered sometimes in person, sometimes in an asynchronous online format. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020 | |
| MUSI 3370 | Songwriting (3) |
| Develop aural, analytic and creative abilities through songwriting. Learn about rhythm, melodic design, harmonic progression, lyrics and song forms. Develop ear training, so that concepts you learn will be sonically meaningful. Examples considered from blues, folk, tin pan alley, musicals, R&B, rock and hip hop. Students must sign up for a required Lab section. Course was offered Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| MUSI 3372 | Writing Rap (3) |
| Course focuses on the craft of writing raps. No previous experience writing raps required. Students will listen to, attempt to deconstruct, and evaluate a broad range of rap music while learning the basics of composing lyrics. Along with writing raps, students will learn songwriting techniques and some theoretical approaches to composing larger works such as a 'mixtape' or 'album' through examinations of music, criticism, and literature. | |
| MUSI 3374 | Composing Mixtapes (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The craft of writing rap songs and the collection, selection, and integration of other media to collaborate toward the composition of a class mixtape. Experience writing raps or producing beats will be helpful, but it is not necessary to take this course. Students will listen to, attempt to deconstruct, create, and evaluate a broad range of music and literature while collaborating on the mixtape. |
| MUSI 3376 | Make Beats (3) |
| Make Beats introduces students to technologies, techniques, and histories of beat making. Students practice critical listening to exemplars across genres, and work to reverse engineer what we hear. Key projects focus on creative practice, applying course content to the composition of original beats and tracks. Course was offered Spring 2022 | |
| MUSI 3380 | Introduction to Composition (3) |
| This class focuses on composition techniques in American and European concert music, including the music of various composers and the composition of new music.
Prerequisite: MUSI 3310. The course can be repeated for credit with approval of instructor. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| MUSI 3390 | Introduction to Music and Computers (3) |
| Students gain hands-on experience with synthesizers, music notation software, and the control of MIDI instruments via computer. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| MUSI 3395 | Sonic Arts and Crafts (3) |
| Studio course working with sound through experimental and critically engaged projects. Acoustics, basic electronics, digital fabrication, and audio programming through hands-on exercises, focusing on how different technologies frame how we listen, play, and think in sound. Readings and examples from physics, art, critical sound studies, and current diy production communities. Course was offered Fall 2019, Spring 2019 | |
| MUSI 3400 | Ecoacoustics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Ecoacoustics explores the intersection between ecology and music. It engages with natural systems of change and the unique sonic energy of places. Students learn recording and analysis techniques, and create their own ecoacoustic sound works as we study seminal works from the musical and artistic fields of acoustic ecology, sonology, soundscape composition, sonification, earthwork art, and deep listening. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013 |
| MUSI 3410 | Orchestration I: Anatomy of the Orchestra (3) |
| This course will examine the symphony orchestra in detail, covering the capabilities of every orchestral instrument, and study how they are combined by master composers. Students will create arrangements for string quartet, woodwind quintet, and full orchestra. The majority of these projects will receive readings by ensembles. Students may be asked to bring instruments to class for demonstration purposes. | |
| MUSI 3509 | Topics in Music Studies (3) |
| Selected topics, announced in advance, exploring the study of music through specific contexts and methods. Appropriate for music majors and others at that level. Course was offered Summer 2023 | |
| MUSI 3510 | Music and Community Engagement I (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Special topics courses, topics announced in advance. Courses combine community engagement activities with reflective interpretation. |
| MUSI 3559 | New Course in Music (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Music. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| MUSI 3570 | Music Cultures (3) |
| Studies of various musical topics, with emphasis on relatons between music and cultural context. Taught at the major level. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, January 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2017 | |
| MUSI 3993 | Independent Study (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MUSI 4060 | Women & Music (3) |
| Studies women's perspectives about music, and dominant perceptions of women's participation in music. A global approach to exploring women's roles as creators, performers, patrons, and consumers of popular and art music traditions. Course was offered Spring 2019 | |
| MUSI 4065 | The Black Voice (3) |
| This course focuses on critical analyses of and questions concerning the "Black Voice" as it pertains to hip-hop culture, particularly rap and related popular musics. Students will read, analyze, discuss a wide range of thinkers to explore many conceptions and definitions of "Blackness" while examining popular artists and the statements they make in and about their art. | |
| MUSI 4090 | Concepts of Performance in Africa (4) |
| Through discussion, reading, writing, viewing/listening, we explore African performance theory associated especially with Ewe (Ghana) and BaAka (Central African rainforest) music/dance we are learning to perform, experimenting with abstracting concepts and remaking them in the immediate context of the course. No experience required, but dedication to an interactive, interdependent intellectual and creative community is expected from each student. Course was offered Spring 2023 | |
| MUSI 4331 | Theory III (3) |
| Studies in 18th-, 19th-, and 20th-century techniques and styles through analysis and composition. Prerequisite: MUSI 3320 or instructor permission. Students who have taken MUSI 3330 may not enroll in MUSI 4331. | |
| MUSI 4410 | Orchestration 2 (3) |
| Study of the evolving styles of orchestration, from the Classical era through the present-day. Close study of orchestral masterworks spanning these eras. Students will create short orchestrations emulating styles of specific composers. | |
| MUSI 4507 | Composers (3) |
| Study of the life and works of a composer (or school of composers); topic announced in advance. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2012, Fall 2010 | |
| MUSI 4508 | Topics in American Music (3) |
| Topics, announced in advance, about folk, popular, jazz or art music traditions in American culture. Prerequisite: MUSI 3080 or instructor permission. | |
| MUSI 4509 | Cultural and Historical Studies of Music (3) |
| Selected topics, announced in advance, exploring the study of music within cultural and historical frameworks. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| MUSI 4510 | Cultural and Historical Studies of Music (3) |
| Selected topics, announced in advance, exploring the study of music within cultural and historical frameworks. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| MUSI 4512 | Studies in Jazz Literature (3) |
| Topics, announced in advance, exploring the world of jazz music. Prerequisite: MUSI 3120 or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2013 | |
| MUSI 4519 | Critical Studies of Music (3) |
| Selected topics, announced in advance, exploring the study of music within critical frameworks. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2011 | |
| MUSI 4520 | Critical Studies of Music (3) |
| Selected topics, announced in advance, exploring the study of music within critical frameworks. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| MUSI 4523 | Issues in Ethnomusicology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An intensive experience with ethnomusicology and performance studies, this seminar explores musical ethnography (descriptive writing), experiential research, sociomusical processes, and other interdisciplinary approaches to musical performance. Addresses issues involving race, class, gender, and identity politics in light of particular topics and areas studies. Prerequisite: MUSI 3070 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2015, Fall 2010 |
| MUSI 4525 | Topics in Ethnomusicology (3) |
| Addresses specific issues and cultural areas according to the interests of the students and instructor. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| MUSI 4526 | Topics in Ethnomusicology (3) |
| Addresses specific issues and cultural areas according to the interests of the students and instructor. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| MUSI 4532 | Musical Analysis (3) |
| Various approaches to musical analysis; readings from theoretical literature; and practical exercises in analysis of music from all periods. Prerequisite: MUSI 4331 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| MUSI 4533 | Advanced Musicianship (2) |
| Includes advanced ear-training, sight-singing and keyboard harmony. Prerequisite: Passing score on the exit test for MUSI 3336. | |
| MUSI 4535 | Interactive Media (3) |
| The class is designed for composers, performers and all students interested in interactive technology for music, programming real-time computer music systems, and in music for multimedia. Emphasis is placed on gaining both technical and artistic understanding of the possibilities of real time music technology and multimedia. Prerequisite: MUSI 3390 or MUSI 4543 or MUSI 4547 or instructor permission. Course was offered Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| MUSI 4540 | Computer Sound Generation and Spatial Processing (3) |
| Studies in sound processing, digital synthesis and multichannel audio using RTCmix running under Linux. Students learn techniques of computer music through composition, analysis of representative works, and programming. Prerequisite: MUSI 3390 or instructor permission. | |
| MUSI 4543 | Sound Studio (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies in computer music studio techniques, sound synthesis using a variety of software packages based on the Macintosh platform, and the creation of original music using new technologies. Prerequisite: MUSI 3390 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MUSI 4545 | Computer Applications in Music (3) |
| Topics involving the composition, performance, and programming of interactive computer music systems. Prerequisite: Instructor permission or MUSI 3390. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015 | |
| MUSI 4547 | Materials of Contemporary Music (3) |
| Topics in contemporary music that will focus on different areas in rotation. Each will involve focused readings, analysis of selected works, and the creation of original compositions that reflect the issues under discussion. Prerequisite: MUSI 3320 or instructor permission. | |
| MUSI 4559 | New Course in Music (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Music. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2014 |
| MUSI 4581 | Composition I (3) |
| Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| MUSI 4582 | Composition II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| MUSI 4600 | Performance with Computers (4) |
| The course teaches a blended approach to performance, composition and computer programming through the context of a computer music ensemble. Students from various backgrounds work collaboratively in a technological ensemble context while building skills in interactive media programming, sound art design and human-computer interaction. They explore a new way of making ensemble music in collaboration with interactive and networked computer systems. | |
| MUSI 4610 | Sound Synthesis and Control (3) |
| This course will cover the basic skills needed for building new musical interfaces. The first skill, and the primary topic of this course is Sound Synthesis. We will learn about the most common ways for digitally generating (synthesizing) musical sounds. This includes various concepts from musical acoustics and psychoacoustics. But it also includes the practical details of how to actually synthesize sound on a digital computer. | |
| MUSI 4620 | Audio Visual Environments (3) |
| This is a course in audiovisual composition and time-based new media. Over the course of the semester, you will create fixed video pieces, learn interactive & real-time audiovisual techniques, and explore sculptural & networked approaches to combining sound and light. | |
| MUSI 4710 | Instrumental Conducting I (3) |
| Studies the theory and practice of conducting, score analysis, and rehearsal technique. Prerequisite: MUSI 3320 and instructor permission. | |
| MUSI 4720 | Instrumental Conducting II (3) |
| Studies the theory and practice of conducting, score analysis, and rehearsal technique. Prerequisite: MUSI 3320 and instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2011 | |
| MUSI 4750 | Choral Conducting I (3) |
| Studies in the basic technique and art of conducting, with weekly experience conducting repertoire with a small choral ensemble. Prerequisite: basic ear training, sight-reading. Previous experience in a choral or instrumental ensemble is preferred. Interested students should consult with the instructor before registering. Instructor permission is required. | |
| MUSI 4760 | Choral Conducting II (3) |
| Studies in the basic technique and art of conducting, with weekly experience conducting repertoire with a small choral ensemble. Prerequisite: Previous experience in a choral or instrumental ensemble is preferred. Interested students should consult with the instructor before registering. Instructor permission is required. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2012 | |
| MUSI 4770 | Choral Arranging (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This class will explore the art of writing for chorus and small vocal ensemble, and will aim at developing practical skills in creating and transcribing arrangements. Students will study a variety of examples from the repertoire, and attention will be paid to fundamentals of writing for the voice, setting text, etc. In addition the class will serve as workshop chorus, such that student arrangements can be performed and studied in the classroom. Prerequisites: MUSI 3310 or Instructor permission. A basic knowledge of music theory, and a basic ability to sing from written sources will prove essential. Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2017 |
| MUSI 4950 | Performance Concentration Seminar (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Provides intensive instruction in voice or on an instrument, broadens and deepens repertory knowledge, and provides experience in public performance as well as the evaluation of performance. Students perform at least one solo recital per semester. Students write self-evaluations of their performance and receive feedback from instructor.
Prerequisite: 1 semester of MUPF and audition. Must simultaneously register for MUPF 3950, 3960, 4950 or 4960. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018 |
| MUSI 4993 | Independent Study (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MUSI 5810 | Music Studies and Composition (1 - 3) |
| A graduate course permitting music studies, either in a group or as an individual, for students who are not working at the Music PhD level. Typically these would be graduate students in other departments or, rarely, advanced undergraduates. Topics may be research or composition. Prerequisite: instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| MUSI 7000 | Introduction to Research in Music and Sound (3) |
| This is a crash course in thinking and writing about music from many different perspectives. It is also an introduction to some of the ways we think about music and sound in the UVa music department. And it is an opportunity for you to think about the enterprise of being an academic in music and in the humanities. We will also focus a bit on teaching and University life. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| MUSI 7350 | Interactive Media (3) |
| A graduate-level seminar in interactive technology for music and multimedia. Students explore theoretical, creative and practical aspects of programming, composing and performing real-time interactive music with computers. | |
| MUSI 7360 | Scoring Human Existence (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A course primarily for advanced composition students. Enlarges the notion of scoring, familiar in talk of "film scores," to explore the idea of scoring many kinds of activities. Possibilities include a favorite chapter in a book, still images, scoring in response to a musical performance, and many more. |
| MUSI 7500 | Studies in Pre-Modern Music to 1500 (3) |
| Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| MUSI 7502 | Studies in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Music (3) |
| Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| MUSI 7503 | Studies in Nineteenth-Century Music (3) |
| Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| MUSI 7504 | Topics in Twentieth Century Music (3) |
| Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| MUSI 7506 | Instrumental Music (3) |
| Studies topics, announced in advance, selected from the orchestral, chamber music or solo repertories. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| MUSI 7508 | American Music (3) |
| Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| MUSI 7509 | Cultural and Historical Studies of Music (3) |
| Selected topics, announced in advance, exploring the study of music within cultural and historical frameworks. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| MUSI 7510 | Cultural and Historical Studies of Music (3) |
| Selected topics, announced in advance, exploring the study of music within cultural and historical frameworks. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2011 | |
| MUSI 7512 | Studies in Jazz Literature (3) |
| Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| MUSI 7519 | Current Studies in Research and Criticism (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Current Studies in Research and Criticism Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2011, Fall 2010 |
| MUSI 7520 | Current Studies in Research and Criticism (3) |
| Current Studies in Research and Criticism Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| MUSI 7524 | Field Research and Ethnography of Performance (3) |
| Working with and critiquing ideas about ethnography and performativity, students explore epistemological, ethical, and aesthetic issues as they relate to field research, and push the envelope of 'creative non-fiction' in the ethnographic realm through writing. A final essay as well as a final performance presentation are required. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| MUSI 7525 | Topics in Ethnomusicology (3) |
| Studies the field of ethnomusicology. Specific issues and cultural areas addressed depend on the interests of students and the instructor. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| MUSI 7526 | Topics in Ethnomusicology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies the field of ethnomusicology. Specific issues and cultural areas addressed depend on the interests of students and the instructor. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012 |
| MUSI 7532 | Musical Analysis (3) |
| Studies various approaches to musical analysis; readings from the most important theoretical literature; and the practical exercises in analysis of music from all periods. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| MUSI 7540 | Computer Sound Generation and Spatial Processing (3) |
| Studies in sound processing, digital synthesis and multichannel audio using RTCmix running under Linux. Students learn techniques of computer music through advanced composition, analysis of representative works, and programming. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. The course is intended for graduate students in music. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2013, Spring 2011 | |
| MUSI 7543 | Sound Studio (3) |
| Studies in computer music studio techniques, sound synthesis using a variety of software packages based on the Macintosh platform, and the creation of original music using new technologies. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| MUSI 7547 | Materials of Contemporary Music (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The course is intended for graduate students in music. Topics in contemporary music that will focus on different areas in rotation. Each will involve focused readings, analysis of selected works, and the creation of original compositions that reflect the issues under discussion. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MUSI 7559 | New Course in Music (1 - 5) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Music. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2016, Fall 2015 | |
| MUSI 7571 | Instrumental Conducting I, II (3) |
| Advanced studies in the theory and practice of conducting, score analysis, and rehearsal techniques. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| MUSI 7581 | Composition (3) |
| This course focuses on particular compositional types, in this case choral composition. There are a series of graded exercises, graded compositions, and a major final project that is presented during the final exam period.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| MUSI 7582 | Composition (3) |
| This course focuses on particular compositional types, in this case choral composition. There are a series of graded exercises, graded compositions, and a major final project that is presented during the final exam period. | |
| MUSI 7583 | Proseminar in Computer Music Composition (3) |
| Proseminar in Computer Music Composition Prerequisite: instructor permission. | |
| MUSI 7584 | Proseminar in Computer Music Composition (3) |
| Proseminar in Computer Music Composition Prerequisite: instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2019, Spring 2018 | |
| MUSI 8810 | Advanced Composition (3) |
| Advanced Composition Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| MUSI 8820 | Advanced Composition (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Advanced Composition Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| MUSI 8830 | Advanced Computer Music Composition (3) |
| Advanced Computer Music Composition Prerequisite: instructor permission. | |
| MUSI 8840 | Advanced Computer Music Composition (3) |
| Advanced Computer Music Composition Prerequisite: instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| MUSI 8910 | Supervised Research (3) |
| Reading and/or other work in particular fields under supervision of an instructor. Normally taken by first-year graduate students. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| MUSI 8920 | Supervised Research (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Reading and/or other work in particular fields under supervision of an instructor. Normally taken by first-year graduate students. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| MUSI 8960 | Thesis (3) |
| Thesis Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| MUSI 8993 | Independent Study (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Independent study dealing with a specific topic. Requirements will place primary emphasis on independent research. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MUSI 8998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For master's research, taken before a thesis director has been selected. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MUSI 8999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| MUSI 9010 | Directed Readings (3) |
| Intensive readings on particular topics, under the supervision of an instructor. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| MUSI 9020 | Directed Readings (3) |
| Intensive readings on particular topics, under the supervision of an instructor. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| MUSI 9910 | Supervised Research (3) |
| Reading and/or other work in particular fields under supervision of an instructor. Normally taken by second year graduate students. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| MUSI 9920 | Supervised Research (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Reading and/or other work in particular fields under supervision of an instructor. Normally taken by second year graduate students. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| MUSI 9930 | Independent Research (3) |
| Research carried out by graduate student in consultation with an instructor. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| MUSI 9940 | Independent Research (3) |
| Research carried out by graduate student in consultation with an instructor. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| MUSI 9998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Preliminary research directed towards a dissertation in consultation with an instructor. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MUSI 9999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| Neuroscience | |
| NESC 3450 | The Study of Neuroscience from Molecules to Minds (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course introduces students to fondational and modern neuroscience research techniques through laboratory investigations. Neuroscience is explored at the molecular, systems, and behavioral level. Topics covered include neuroanatomy, electrophysiology, biopotentials, development, histology, and microscopy. An emphasis is placed on structure-function relationships, experimental design, and application of techniques in research. |
| NESC 3559 | New Course in Neuroscience (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of neuroscience. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2019 | |
| NESC 3960 | Research in Neuroscience (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Students in Neuroscience major are expected to participate in active research, supervised by a faculty research mentor. The course grade is based on 10 hours/week lab work toward achieving term goals that are determined individually at the beginning of the term. Students are expected to submit a Term Plan one month after the first day of classes and a Progress Report two weeks before the last day of classes. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| NESC 3980 | Current Topics in Neuroscience I (3) |
| Current developments in the interdisciplinary field of neurosciences will be examined, from molecular neurobiology through cognitive neuroscience. Instruction will be based on readings of original literature, presentation of original and new data from Neuroscience faculty and attendance of seminar talks as part of the Neuroscience Graduate Seminar series. Prerequisite: Major in Neuroscience. | |
| NESC 3985 | Current Topics in Neuroscience II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Current developments in the interdisciplinary field of neuroscience will be examined, from molecular neurobiology through cognitive neuroscience. Instruction will be based on readings of original literature, presentation of original and new data from Neuroscience faculty and attendance of seminar talks as part of the Neuroscience Graduate Seminar series. Prerequisite: Major in Neuroscience. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| NESC 3995 | Research in Neuroscience (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides opportunities for first and second year students who have not yet declared a major to engage in supervised research activities. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| NESC 4245 | Neuroscience through the Nobels (3) |
| Will study Nobel prize winning discoveries that shaped our understanding of the nervous system; explore the original experimental basis for these discoveries; and learn about the Nobel laureates. This course will enable students to acquire a deeper understanding of fundamental principles in Neuroscience, to familiarize with various research techniques, and to develop a sense of history of Neuroscience research. | |
| NESC 4265 | Developmental Neurobiology (3) |
| The diverse functions of the nervous system depend on precise wiring of connections between neurons. This course covers cellular and molecular processes of how neuronal connections are established during development. Diseases which result from failing to establish the circuitry will also be discussed. This course will introduce research methods and technology, and encourage students to develop logical rationale of contemporary research. | |
| NESC 4559 | New Course in Neuroscience (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of neuroscience. Course was offered Fall 2018 | |
| NESC 4960 | Research in Neuroscience (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An original experimental project is undertaken in which each student is responsible for the design and operation of the experiment under the direction of a Neuroscience Graduate Program faculty member. Prerequisite: Major in Neuroscience. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| NESC 4970 | Distinguished Majors Thesis (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A two-semester course in which the student prepares a thesis under the supervision of a Neuroscience Graduate Program faculty member. The thesis must be based on empirical research conducted by the student. Prerequisite: Participant in Neuroscience DMP. |
| NESC 4980 | Distinguished Majors Thesis (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A two-semester course in which the student prepares a thesis under the supervision of a Neuroscience Graduate Program faculty member. The thesis must be based on empirical research conducted by the student. Prerequisite: Participant in Neuroscience DMP. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| NESC 4995 | Research in Neuroscience (3) |
| An original experimental project is undertaken in which each student is responsible for the design and operation of the experiment under the direction of a Neuroscience Graduate Program faculty member. Prerequisite: Major in Neuroscience. Course was offered Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| NESC 5330 | Neural Network Models (3) |
| An introductory course to neural networks research, specifically biologically-based networks that reproduce cognitive phenomena. The goal of this course is to teach the basic thinking and methodologies used in constructing and understanding neural-like networks. Prerequisites: CS 1110; and BIOM 2101 or permission of the instructor. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| NESC 7010 | Foundations of Neuroimmunology (2) |
| This course will explore how reciprocal crosstalk between the central nervous system (CNS) and the immune system contributes to health and disease. Attention will be paid to highlight how immune responses contribute to neurological disorders such as multiple sclerosis, stroke, Alzheimers disease, depression, anxiety, and autism. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016 | |
| NESC 7030 | Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Neuroscience (2) |
| Introduces cellular, molecular, and developmental neuroscience. Includes the cellular and molecular biology of neurons and glia, intercellular signaling in the nervous system, and neuronal development and plasticity. Lectures and directed readings of primary literature. Course was offered Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| NESC 7060 | Fundamentals of Neuroscience (2) |
| Provides a comprehensive and integrated understanding of the structure and function of the central nervous system. Stresses the structural and functional interrelationships of the various regions of the brain and spinal cord, and the cellular, molecular, and developmental biology of the nervous system. Laboratory sessions include brain dissections and examination of microscopic material. Course was offered Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| NESC 7200 | Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience (2) |
| Covers regulatory systems that operate on behavior, including behavioral neuroscience topics (circadian rhythms, drug addiction, neuroethology, social behavior) and cognitive neuroscience topics (physiology of learning and memory, perception, cognition, aging). Course was offered Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| NESC 8000 | Foundations of Neuroscience (6) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This advanced course introduces critical areas in neuroscience. In 3 sections, it covers: Molecular, Cellular, Dev Neuroscience, Systems & Circuits, and Behavior & Disease. Will explore: nervous sys development, basic principles of neurobio, membrane & action potential, ion channels, synaptic transmission & modulation, brain structures, sensory & motor circuits, neurological disease, animal models used to study them & the clinical context. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018 |
| NESC 8010 | Seminar in Neuroscience (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Topics of current interest in neuroscience are presented and discussed by both the program faculty and visiting neuroscientists from other institutions. Prerequisite: Permission of program director. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| NESC 8020 | Seminar in Neuroscience (1 - 12) |
| Topics of current interest are presented and discussed by both the program faculty and visiting neuroscientists from other institutions. Prerequisite: Permission of program director. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| NESC 8050 | Epilepsy Research Today (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course will introduce students to fundamental principles that guide epilepsy research today. Topics range from understanding how human seizures are classified to how animal models can inform our mechanistic understanding of epilepsy. The course includes formal lectures by clinical and basic science faculty, as well as student presentations. Course was offered Fall 2024 |
| NESC 8080 | Neuroscience Graduate Student Seminar Series (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Students give forty-five minute presentations to their peers each week. Provides a chance for practice and improvement in giving lectures and an opportunity to receive advice from fellow trainees and attending faculty. Gives all members of the program updates on the progress and scientific interests of the students. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| NESC 8150 | Introduction to Research (1 - 6) |
| Laboratory experience acquaints the student with applied theory and current techniques in addressing research problems in neuroscience. Prerequisite: Permission of program director. | |
| NESC 8160 | Introduction to Research (1 - 6) |
| Laboratory experience acquaints students with applied theory and current techniques. Course was offered Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| NESC 8170 | Introduction to Research (2) |
| Laboratory experience acquaints the student with applied theory and current techniques in addressing research problems in neuroscience. Prerequisite: Permission of program director. | |
| NESC 8180 | Introduction to Research (2) |
| Laboratory experience acquaints the student with applied theory and current techniques in addressing research problems in neuroscience. Prerequisite: Permission of program director. | |
| NESC 8250 | Molecular Basis of Neurological Disorder (2) |
| A series of joint lectures by basic and clinical scientists that focuses on the clinical context of a specific biomedical problem and the contemporary research that has resulted in major advances and treatment of the disease. Course was offered Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| NESC 8550 | Current Topics in Neuroscience (2) |
| Primary literature survey of a specific topic in neuroscience. Course was offered Spring 2014, Spring 2013 | |
| NESC 9010 | Molecular Neuroscience (2) |
| Building on the NESC 8000 Foundations of Neuroscience course, this course expands on the Molecular Neuroscience (Molecular, Cellular & Development track), while also providing a deep dive in Cellular Neurophysiology (Synapses & Circuits track). Recognizing that modern neuroscience projects necessitate fluency in the concepts and methods in both fields, NESC 9010 and 9020 will be held jointly this term. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018 | |
| NESC 9012 | Methods in Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Neuroscience (2) |
| This course will provide the strong methodological foundation in molecular neuroscience. It will allow students to follow scientific lectures/seminars with ease while critically assessing discussed principles. Upon completion of this course, students will understand molecular and genetic methods used in assessing neuronal functions. This course will be a combination of lecture and discussion of classic and contemporary literature. Course was offered Spring 2019, Spring 2018 | |
| NESC 9020 | Foundations of Cellular Neurophysiology (2) |
| Building on the NESC 8000 Foundations of Neuroscience course, this course expands on the Molecular Neuroscience (Molecular, Cellular & Development track), while also providing a deep dive in Cellular Neurophysiology (Synapses & Circuits track). Recognizing that modern neuroscience projects necessitate fluency in the concepts and methods in both fields, NESC 9010 and 9020 will be held jointly this term. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018 | |
| NESC 9022 | Tools for Modern Neurobiology (2) |
| We plan to make this a practical course to show the methods needed to dissect systems and circuits including detailed methods, pitfalls of various techniques, troubleshooting and "insider" tips. We may even have some "field trips" to our labs to see the techniques in action! Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018 | |
| NESC 9998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| NESC 9999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral research, under the supervision of a dissertation director. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| Pashto | |
| PASH 1010 | Elementary Pashto I (4) |
| Develops listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Pashto. PASH 1010 and PASH 1020 enable students to successfully perform linguistic tasks that allow them to communicate in everyday situations (e.g., greeting, narrating, describing, ordering, comparing and contrasting, and apologizing). Five class hours per week. Followed by PASH 1020. | |
| PASH 1020 | Elementary Pashto II (4) |
| Develops listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Pashto. PASH 1010 and PASH 1020 enable students to successfully perform linguistic tasks that allow them to communicate in everyday situations (e.g., greeting, narrating, describing, ordering, comparing and contrasting, and apologizing). Five class hours per week. Followed by PASH 2010. Prerequisites: C or better in PASH 1010, or permission of the instructor. | |
| PASH 2010 | Intermediate Pashto I (4) |
| Further develops the listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Pashto. PASH 2010 enables students to successfully perform linguistic tasks that allow them to communicate in everyday situations (e.g., narrating present, past and future activities, and expressing hopes, desires, and requests). Students also read journalistic and literary selections designed for Pashto speakers. Four class hours. Followed by PASH 2020. Prerequisites: C or better in PASH 1020, or permission of the instructor. | |
| PASH 2020 | Intermediate Pashto II (4) |
| Further develops the listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Pashto. PASH 2020 enables students to successfully perform linguistic tasks that allow them to communicate in everyday situations (e.g., narrating present, past and future activities, and expressing hopes, desires, and requests). Students also read journalistic and literary selections designed for Pashto speakers. Four class hours. Prerequisites: C or better in PASH 2010, or permission of the instructor. | |
| Persian | |
| PERS 1010 | Elementary Persian (4) |
| Introductory language sequence focusing on reading, writing, comprehending, and speaking modern Persian through audio-lingual methods. Persian grammar is introduced through sentence patterns in the form of dialogues and monologues. | |
| PERS 1020 | Elementary Persian (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introductory language sequence focusing on reading, writing, comprehending, and speaking modern Persian through audio-lingual methods. Persian grammar is introduced through sentence patterns in the form of dialogues and monologues. Prerequisite: PERS 1010 or equivalent, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 |
| PERS 1060 | Accelerated Persian (4) |
| This course is designed for Persian heritage students who many know spoken language to some extent, but they have not been exposed to formal or written language. It covers two semesters of Elementary Persian; emphasizing reading and writing skills, and the grammar of the language. Course was offered Spring 2016 | |
| PERS 2010 | Intermediate Persian (4) |
| Each course focuses on the development of reading, writing, and speaking skills. Special attention is paid to reading comprehension using selections from classical and modern Persian prose and poetry, preparing students for advanced studies in Indo-Persian language and literature. Prerequisite: PERS 1020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| PERS 2020 | Intermediate Persian (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Each course focuses on the development of reading, writing, and speaking skills. Special attention is paid to reading comprehension using selections from classical and modern Persian prose and poetry, preparing students for advanced studies in Indo-Persian language and literature. Prerequisite: PERS 1020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| PERS 3010 | Advanced Persian I (3) |
| This course is designed to introduce the students to the world of Persian prose literature. We will read a variety of prose genre. We will look at the semantics, morphology, and syntax and analyze the topic vis-à-vis these aspects. Prerequisite: PERS 2020 or equivalent | |
| PERS 3019 | Language House Conversation (1) |
| For students residing in the Persian group in Shea House. Prerequisite: instructor permission. | |
| PERS 3020 | Advanced Persian (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The goal of this course is to increase student's efficiency in reading modern texts; ranging from literary prose fiction to news media excerpts, to poetry. although the students will be expected to learn grammatical structures emphasis will be placed on the functional usage of the language and on communication in context. Prerequisites: Persian 3010 or instructor's permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2011 |
| PERS 3029 | Language House Conversation (1) |
| For students residing in the Persian group in Shea House. Prerequisite: instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| PERS 3230 | Introduction to Classical Persian Literature (3) |
| A comprehensive, historical introduction to Persian poetry and prose from the 10th to the 18th centuries. Emphasizing the history and development of Persian poetry and prose, this advanced-level language course introduces various formal elements of Persian literary tradition. It analyzes literary texts and explores the linguistic structure, fine grammatical points, and syntactic intricacies of classical Persian. Prerequisite: PERS 2020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| PERS 3559 | New Course in Persian (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Persian. Course was offered Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2017, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| PERS 4993 | Independent Study in Persian (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Independent study for advanced students of Persian. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PERS 5020 | Readings in Modern Persian Prose Fiction (3) |
| Examines the works of this century's major writers, focusing on the development of modern Persian fiction as it reflects a changing society. Improves Persian reading ability and familiarity with Iran, its people, and its culture. Prerequisite: PERS 2020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2011 | |
| PERS 5230 | Introduction to Classical Persian Literature (3) |
| A comprehensive, historical introduction to Persian poetry and prose from the 10th to the 18th centuries. Emphasizing the history and development of Persian poetry and prose, this advanced-level language course introduces various formal elements of Persian literary tradition. It analyzes literary texts and explores the linguistic structure, fine grammatical points, and syntactic intricacies of classical Persian. Prerequisite: PERS 2020 or equiv. | |
| PERS 5559 | New Course in Persian (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Persian. | |
| PERS 7559 | New Course in Persian (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Persian.
Prerequisite: PERS 2020 or equivalent, or instructor permission Course was offered Fall 2013 | |
| PERS 8993 | Independent Study in Persian (1 - 3) |
| Independent study for advanced students of Persian. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| Persian in Translation | |
| PETR 2559 | New Course in Persian Translation (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic int he subject area of Persian Translation. Course was offered Spring 2020 | |
| PETR 3125 | #MahsaAmini: Revolution and Media (3) |
| This course examines the role of media in the formation, development, and outcomes of revolutions. Cases of the Iran Revolution of 2022, the Islamic Revolution of 1979, and the Constitutional Revolution of early 20th century will be discussed in depth and the part media played in the dissemination of ideas, news, propaganda, etc. in these socio-political movements will be explored. Course was offered Fall 2023 | |
| PETR 3131 | Love, Lust, and the Divine in Persian Literature (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course aims to introduce students to Persian literature¿s contribution to global humanism through poetry and poetics. We'll explore how Persian romance novels in verse (masnavi) engage with themes like love, desire, beauty, and the Divine, and how these themes intersect with gender, religion, society, ethics, womanhood, and leadership. The main focus will be the narrative content, the poets' arguments, and the issues they raise |
| PETR 3220 | Twentieth-Century Persian Literature in Translation (3) |
| Introduces modern Persian literature in the context of Iranian society and civilization. Lectures and discussions follow the development of modern Persian poetry and prose, and trace the influence of Western and other literature, as well as Iranian literary and cultural heritage, on the works of contemporary Iranian writers. Facilitates understanding of contemporary Iran, especially its people, both individually and collectively, with their particular problems and aspirations in the twentieth-century world. Taught in English. | |
| PETR 3320 | Life Narratives & Iranian Women Writers (3) |
| This seminar examines life narratives and other forms of literary output by Iranian women writers. We will examine the ways these writers have desegregated a predominantly all-male literary tradition, as well as their arrival at the forefront of a bloodless social movement. Some of the genres to be investigated include novels, short stories, poetry, autobiographies, memoirs, and films. | |
| PETR 3322 | The Life and Poetry of Forugh Farrokhzad (3) |
| This course focuses on the life and art of Forugh Farrokhzad in a spectrum of genres that includes poetry, travel narratives, literary criticism, essays, and films by and about her. Although from the beginning of her literary career, Farrokhzad was a daring, often irreverent explorer of taboo topics, she was also deeply rooted in the Iranian culture. We study the body of her work to better understand Iran in the 1950-60s | |
| PETR 3340 | Poetics of Existentialist Persian Literature (3) |
| The existentialist literature of the Persian-speaking world has been a source of inspiration of poetics for the entire Middle East region. The objective of this course is the study of cognitive nuances embedded in the thematic and linguistic structure of Persian existentialist literature. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| PETR 3342 | Life Narrative & Iranian Women Writers (3) |
| While women's autobiography has attracted growing scholarly attention as an evolving literary form, sustained scholarly study of the genre has largely focused on women's autobiography in Europe and North America, with only a small group of isolated scholars addressing women's autobiography in Islamic societies in general and Iran in particular. This course studies the genealogy and evolution of the genre. | |
| PETR 3345 | Revolution and Social Reform: Iran's Political Cinema (3) |
| In this course, we study the experimental cinema of post-revolutionary Iran. We will examine issues related to gender, culture and religion, and study film as a gateway into understanding the cultural, historical and political issues in contemporary Iran. Course was offered Spring 2022 | |
| PETR 3360 | Sex and the City: Stories of Love and Desire in Iran and Afghanistan (3) |
| Using a mix of cinema and literature, this course seeks to highlight how personal narratives of love and desire are often more than just individual stories. These stories don't exist in a vacuum; they are underwritten by the influence of politics on personal freedoms, the evolution and impact of gender roles, the tension between tradition and societal change, and the weight of cultural norms and expectations on individual choices. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| PETR 3559 | New Course in Persian Translation (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic int he subject area of Persian Translation Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PETR 5125 | #MahsaAmini: Revolution and Media (3) |
| This course examines the role of media in the formation, development, and outcomes of revolutions. Cases of the Iran Revolution of 2022, the Islamic Revolution of 1979, and the Constitutional Revolution of early 20th century will be discussed in depth and the part media played in the dissemination of ideas, news, propaganda, etc. in these socio-political movements will be explored. Course was offered Fall 2023 | |
| PETR 5210 | Persian Literature in Translation (3) |
| Reading from the works of major figures in classical Persian literature, especially Rudaki, Ferdowsi, Khayyam, Attar, Mowlavi, Sa'adi, and Hafez, as well as the most important minor writers of each period. Emphasizes the role of the Ma'shuq (the beloved), Mamduh (the praised one), and Ma'bud (the worshiped one) in classical verse, as well as the use of allegory and similar devices in both prose and verse. Taught in English. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| PETR 5220 | Twentieth-Century Persian Literature in Translation (3) |
| Introduces modern Persian literature in the context of Iranian society and civilization. Lectures and discussions follow the development of modern Persian poetry and prose, and trace the influence of Western and other literature, as well as Iranian literary and cultural heritage, on the works of contemporary Iranian writers. Facilitates understanding of contemporary Iran, especially its people, both individually and collectively, with their particular problems and aspirations in the twentieth-century world. Taught in English. | |
| PETR 5320 | Life Narratives & Iranian Women Writers (3) |
| This seminar examines life narratives and other forms of literary output by Iranian women writers. We will examine the ways these writers have desegregated a predominantly all-male literary tradition, as well as their arrival at the forefront of a bloodless social movement. Some of the genres to be investigated include novels, short stories, poetry, autobiographies, memoirs, and films. | |
| PETR 5322 | The Life and Poetry of Forugh Farrokhzad (3) |
| This course focuses on the life and art of Forugh Farrokhzad in a spectrum of genres that includes poetry, travel narratives, literary criticism, essays, and films by and about her. Although from the beginning of her literary career, Farrokhzad was a daring, often irreverent explorer of taboo topics, she was also deeply rooted in the Iranian culture. We study the body of her work to better understand Iran in the 1950-60s Course was offered Spring 2015 | |
| PETR 5345 | Revolution & Social Reform: Iran's Political Cinema (3) |
| In this course, we study the experimental cinema of post-revolutionary Iran. We will examine issues related to gender, culture and religion, and study film as a gateway into understanding the cultural, historical and political issues in contemporary Iran. Course was offered Spring 2022, Fall 2020 | |
| PETR 5360 | Sex and the City: Stories of Love and Desire in Iran and Afghanistan (3) |
| Using a mix of cinema and literature, this course seeks to highlight how personal narratives of love and desire are often more than just individual stories. These stories don't exist in a vacuum; they are underwritten by the influence of politics on personal freedoms, the evolution and impact of gender roles, the tension between tradition and societal change, and the weight of cultural norms and expectations on individual choices. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| PETR 5559 | New Course in Persian Translation (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Persian Translation Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PETR 7559 | New Course in Persian Literature in Translation (3) |
| New course in Persian Literature in translation. | |
| Philosophy | |
| PHIL 1000 | Introduction to Philosophy (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces a broad spectrum of philosophical problems and approaches. Topics include basic questions concerning morality, skepticism and the foundations of knowledge, the mind and its relation to the body, and the existence of God. Readings are drawn from classics in the history of philosophy and/or contemporary sources. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/ Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PHIL 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and Philosophical Inquiry. | |
| PHIL 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and Societies of the World. | |
| PHIL 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to PHILorical Perspectives. | |
| PHIL 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Social and Economic Systems. | |
| PHIL 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, PHILematical, and Physical Inquiry | |
| PHIL 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| PHIL 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and Society | |
| PHIL 1330 | Virtual Worlds and Philosophy (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This class explores the intersection of philosophy with issues concerning VR, computer simulation, AI, etc. Can traditional philosophical problems be seen through the lens of VR and AI- and do VR and AI raise new and distinctive philosophical issues? This will show how reflection on modern technologies can help with ancient philosophical questions and how philosophy can help in the development of new technologies and society's response to them. Course was offered Spring 2024 |
| PHIL 1410 | Forms of Reasoning (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Analyzes the structure of informal arguments and fallacies that are commonly committed in everyday reasoning. The course will not cover symbolic logic in any detail. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PHIL 1510 | Introductory Philosophy Seminars (3) |
| Discussion groups devoted to some philosophical writing or topic. Information on the specific topic can be obtained from the philosophy department at course enrollment time. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Course was offered Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PHIL 1610 | Philosophy of Religion (3) |
| This course will read the work of present-day philosophers of religion. That means that in this course we will use contemporary philosophical methods to examine a number of different topics that have been of perennial interest to philosophers of religion and philosophical theologians. These topics include arguments for and against God's existence, the problem of evil, the relationship between human freedom and divine foreknowledge. Course was offered Summer 2012 | |
| PHIL 1710 | Human Nature (3) |
| Examines a wide variety of theories of human nature, with the aim of understanding how we can fulfill our nature and thereby live good, satisfying and meaningful lives. Focuses on the questions of whether it is in our nature to be rational, moral and/or social beings. Readings are taken from contemporary and historical sources. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| PHIL 1730 | Introduction to Moral and Political Philosophy (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Examines some of the central problems of moral philosophy and their sources in human life and thought. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PHIL 1740 | Issues of Life and Death (3) |
| Studies the fundamental principles underlying contemporary and historical discussions of such issues as abortion, euthanasia, suicide, pacifism, and political terror. Examines Utilitarian and anti-Utilitarian modes of thought about human life and the significance of death. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| PHIL 1750 | The Meaning of Life (3) |
| What is the meaning of life? Does a meaningful life presuppose the existence of a divine being, or can human beings somehow create meaning? Does the certainty of death rob life of meaning, or provide it? These and related questions will be pursued through contemporary and classic texts by such authors as Sartre, Nagel, Nietzsche, Bernard Williams, and Epicurus. | |
| PHIL 1800 | Philosophy of Art (3) |
| Art permeates our lives, yet it is hard to define what makes something a work of art, or what the purpose of art is. In tis course we will explore the philosophy of art. We will look at what some of the great philosophical figures of the past have thought about art, as well as looking at contemporary approaches. Course was offered Spring 2015 | |
| PHIL 2000 | Internship in Philosophy: Teaching Philosophy in High Schools (2) |
| Students will intern in area high schools to work with teachers in support of their teaching of philosophy. In preparation for this, students will learn about the aims of the teachers with whom they intern, as well as the challenges they face. Students will support teachers with the construction of lesson plans, reading material, discussion points, and paper topics. | |
| PHIL 2020 | Know Thyself (3) |
| Investigation of the nature and significance of our knowledge of ourselves, employing perspectives from Philosophy, Psychoanalysis, Experimental Psychology, Neurosciences, and Buddhism. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| PHIL 2060 | Philosophical Problems in Law (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Examines and evaluates some basic practices and principles of Anglo-American law. Discusses the justification of punishment, the death penalty, legal liability, good samaritan laws, and the legal enforcement of morality. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| PHIL 2070 | Knowledge and Reality (3) |
| Knowledge and Reality. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Course was offered Fall 2017 | |
| PHIL 2110 | History of Philosophy: Ancient and Medieval (3) |
| Survey of the history of philosophy from the Pre-Socratic period through the Middle Ages. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. | |
| PHIL 2120 | History of Philosophy: Modern (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Surveys the history of modern philosophy, beginning with Descartes and extending up to the nineteenth century. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| PHIL 2330 | Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence (3) |
| Do computers think? Can a persuasive case be made for the claim that the human mind is essentially a sophisticated computing device? These and related questions will be examined through readings in computer science, the philosophy of mind, logic, and linguistics. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. | |
| PHIL 2340 | The Computational Age (3) |
| This course will address the effects of rapid technological advances on a number of new & traditional philosophical topics (potential changes in our concept of personal identity as a result of biological & cognitive enhancements the loss of privacy changes in the status of scientific evidence & the diminution of the role of human scientists as a result of automated instrumentation, computationally based simulations, and computer proof methods). | |
| PHIL 2350 | Minds, Machines, and Persons (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course surveys foundational issues in the philosophy of cognitive science. Part 1 asks, what is a mind? Are minds brains? Computers? Do minds extend into the body & environment? What it would take to make a machine with a mind? Part 2 turns to the problem of personal identity over time. Once you were a kid, now you're an adult, and one day you'll grow old. What (if anything) makes you the same person over your life. |
| PHIL 2420 | Introduction to Symbolic Logic (3) |
| Introduces the concepts and techniques of modern formal logic, including both sentential and quantifier logic, as well as proof, interpretation, translation, and validity. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PHIL 2450 | Philosophy of Science (3) |
| Introduces the philosophy of science. Topics include experiment, casual inference, models, scientific explanation, theory structure, hypothesis testing, realism and anti-realism, the relations between science and technology, science versus non-science, and the philosophical assumptions of various sciences. Illustrations are drawn from the natural, biological, and social sciences, but no background in any particular science is presupposed. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Course was offered Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2010 | |
| PHIL 2500 | Survey on a Philosophical Topic (3) |
| A lecture series on the various topics central to Philosophy. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, January 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015 | |
| PHIL 2510 | Seminar in Philosophy (3) |
| Seminars aimed at showing how philosophical problems arise in connection with subjects of general interest. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Course was offered Fall 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2011, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PHIL 2520 | Seminar in Bioethics (3) |
| Topics vary annually. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. | |
| PHIL 2640 | Rational Choice and Happiness (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | In this class, we will examine philosophical puzzles about our ability to make rational choices that affect or determine our own happiness. How can we rationally decide to undergo a significant experience - such as having a child or moving to a new country - when have no way of knowing what that experience will be like? How can we rationally choose to make decisions about our future? Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2017 |
| PHIL 2645 | The Good Life (3) |
| What does it takes to live a good life. Does your life go well for you if you accomplish good things but you aren't happy? Does your life go well for you if your desires are satisfied? How do we make rational choices about our future well-being when those very choices determine who we will become and what we will want? How do we evaluate the claims of people who value parts of their lives that many think bad? | |
| PHIL 2650 | Free Will and Responsibility (3) |
| Examines whether our actions and choices are free and whether or to what extent we can be held responsible for them. Includes the threat to freedom posed by the possibility of scientific explanations of our behavior and by psychoanalysis, the concept of compulsion, moral and legal responsibility, and the nature of human action. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. | |
| PHIL 2652 | Animal Minds and Animal Ethics (3) |
| Other species seem to represent objects in their environments, think about the thoughts of their conspecifics, and perhaps even use language. Some seem to have long-term memory, emotion, and self-awareness. Do they in fact do all of these things, and if so, how, and in what sense? We will engage philosophically with the best scientific evidence available to answer these and similar questions before considering their ethical implications. | |
| PHIL 2660 | Philosophy of Religion (3) |
| Considers the problems raised by arguments for and against the existence of God; discussion of such related topics as evil, evidence for miracles, and the relation between philosophy and theology. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PHIL 2670 | God (3) |
| A detailed examination of the philosophical concept of God and also of diverse arguments for and against His existence, including various ontological arguments, causal arguments, the arguments from design, and the argument from evil. Course was offered Spring 2017 | |
| PHIL 2690 | Justice, Law, and Morality (3) |
| Examines contemporary liberal theories of justice and of communitarian, Marxist, libertarian, utilitarian, and feminist criticisms of these theories. Uses landmark Supreme Court decisions to illuminate central theoretical disputes. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. | |
| PHIL 2730 | Ethics and Film (3) |
| This course is designed both as an introduction to philosophy through moral issues, and as an exploration of film as a medium for ethical reflection. It focuses on the moving image and its potentila as a mode of philosophical thinking and examines the pertinence of ethical theories to particular issues, as these arise in contemporary films. | |
| PHIL 2740 | Ethics of Violence (3) |
| This course will study philosophical issues arising from the encounter and conflict between different cultures. Focusing on the Spanish conquest of the Americas will address the general question of whether there is a just war, relating this discussion to fundamental questions in contemporary ethics and political philosophy. Course was offered Fall 2014 | |
| PHIL 2750 | Democracy (3) |
| Examines competing conceptions of the democratic ideal, both in the work of historic figures such as Locke, Rousseau, Madison and Mill, and in the work of a variety of contemporary political philosophers. Focuses in particular on the relation to the democratic ideal of majoritarian voting, civic association, public deliberation and basic liberal rights. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. | |
| PHIL 2760 | Classics of Political Philosophy (3) |
| Considers some of the perennial questions in political philosophy through an examination of classical works in the field, including some or all of the following: Aristotle's Politics, Hobbes's Leviathan, Locke's Second Treatise of Government, and Rousseau's On the Social Contract. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Course was offered Fall 2020 | |
| PHIL 2775 | Chinese & Greek Philosophy (3) |
| Almost simultaneously some 2500 years ago thinkers in Greece (Socrates, Plato, Aristotle) & China (Confucius, Mencius, Laozi, others) worked through what became the foundational philosophies of 2 great civilizations. Although at the time they enjoyed no contact whatsoever, the questions posed about the nature of the world & how human beings may best live within it are strikingly complementary and serve as something of a mirror for each other. Course was offered Spring 2019 | |
| PHIL 2780 | Ancient Political Thought (3) |
| A survey of the political ideas and theories of the ancient Greeks and Romans, including such works as Plato's REPUBLIC, Aristotle's POLITICS and Cicero's DE RE PUBLICA. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. | |
| PHIL 2820 | Philosophy of Health and Health Care (3) |
| In this class, we'll discuss philosophical theories of health and explore difficult issues in the measurement and treatment of health-related issues | |
| PHIL 2850 | Finding the Way: Some Philosophical Projects (3) |
| Examines pressing issues of the examined life, especially those ethical (How should I live?), epistemological (how and what can I know?) & overlapping both. Authors include Plato, Mencius, Marcus Aurelius, Gautama, & Laozi. Topics include testimony; virtue; skepticism; the value of knowledge, society & systematic world views; moral progress; and epistemic injustice. Combines classics with contemporary work. Argumentative essays & creative writing. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017 | |
| PHIL 3010 | Darwin and Philosophy (3) |
| This course investigates the history and the scientific and philosophical implications of Darwin's revolutionary idea that the wholly unguided process of natural selection could explain the magnificent variety and adaptedness of living things and their descent from a common ancestor. One of the philosophical topics we will explore is how scientific theories are supported by evidence and how science yields knowledge Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Fall 2016 | |
| PHIL 3110 | Plato (3) |
| Introduces the philosophy of Plato through careful examination of selected Platonic dialogues. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. | |
| PHIL 3120 | Aristotle (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An introduction to the philosophy of Aristotle, covering his major works in ethics, political philosophy, metaphysics, theory of knowledge, and literary theory. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| PHIL 3140 | History of Medieval Philosophy (3) |
| Examines the continued development of philosophy from after Aristotle to the end of the Middle Ages. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. | |
| PHIL 3150 | 17th Century Philosophy (3) |
| Studies the central philosophers in the rationalist tradition. | |
| PHIL 3160 | 18th Century Philosophy (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies the central philosophers in the empiricist tradition. Course was offered Fall 2023, Fall 2020, Fall 2018, Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| PHIL 3170 | Kant (3) |
| Primarily a study of Kant's metaphysics and epistemology, followed by a brief look at the views of some of Idealist successors. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Fall 2010 | |
| PHIL 3180 | Nietzsche (3) |
| A comprehensive study of the philosophy of Nietzsche, with an examination of his views on life, truth, philosophy, art, morality, nihilism, values and their creation, will to power, eternal recurrence, and more. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Prerequisite: instructor permission (previous course in philosophy preferred) Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2015, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| PHIL 3310 | Metaphysics (3) |
| Examines central metaphysical issues such as time, the existence of God, causality and determinism, universals, possibility and necessity, identity, and the nature of metaphysics. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Fall 2019, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PHIL 3320 | Epistemology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies problems concerned with the foundations of knowledge, perception, and rational belief. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| PHIL 3330 | Philosophy of Mind (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies some basic problems of philosophical psychology. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PHIL 3337 | Philosophy of Memory (3) |
| We will explore the nature and philosophical import of memory. Part 1: What is Memory examines experiential and causal theories of memory and asks whether memory extends past our bodies and is distinct from imagination. Part 2: Memory and Knowledge asks whether we should dogmatically accept our memories as true, even if they are reconstructive. Part 3: Memory and Personhood asks whether memory is required to remain the same person over time. | |
| PHIL 3400 | Introduction to Non-Classical Logic (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An introduction to systems of non-classical logic, including both extensions and revisions to classical logic. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017 |
| PHIL 3500 | Seminar in Philosophy (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Topics change from semester to semester and year to year. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2010 |
| PHIL 3520 | Topics in Contemporary Philosophy (3) |
| Studies some recent contemporary philosophical movement, writing, or topic. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. | |
| PHIL 3559 | New Course: PHIL (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of philosophy. | |
| PHIL 3610 | Aesthetics (3) |
| Critically investigates central philosophical issues raised by artistic activity: To count as an artwork must a thing have a modicum of aesthetic value, or is it enough that it be deemed art by the community? Is aesthetic value entirely in the eye of the beholder or is there such a thing as being wrong in one's judgment concerning an artwork? including Wittgenstein, Sartre, and Pears. Course was offered Spring 2014, Fall 2011 | |
| PHIL 3620 | Science Fiction & Philosophy (3) |
| Science fiction is a distinctively philosophical genre. Science fiction stories can cause us to question the bounds of what is possible, explore ethical questions that arise in alien circumstances, explore the nature of the self and the very nature of reality, and so on. This course will investigate philosophical questions via science fiction literature, and use philosophy to explore the nature of science fiction. | |
| PHIL 3640 | Political Philosophy (3) |
| This course will consider three central questions in political philosophy: Why do political societies exist? What kind of political society is best? And, what is the proper role of the state in the social and economic affairs of its citizens? Rather than a comprehensive overview of the subject, this course will offer a chance to carefully examine some of the most influential attempts to answer to these core questions. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020 | |
| PHIL 3650 | Justice and Health Care (3) |
| Philosophical account of health care practices and institutions viewed against the backdrop of leading theories of justice (e.g., utilitarianism, Rawlsian contractarianism, communitarianism, libertarianism). Topics include the nature, justifications, and limits of a right to health care; the value conflicts posed by cost containment, implicit and explicit rationing, and reform of the health care system; the physician-patient relationship in an era of managed care; and the procurement and allocation of scarce life-saving resources, such as expensive drugs and transplantable organs. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Prerequisite: course in ethics of political philosophy from any department, such as RELG 2650, PHIL 1740, PLPT 3010, etc. | |
| PHIL 3651 | Genes, Nature and Justice (3) |
| What is a normal human being? What is the natural course for the human species? What does justice have to do with our genes? The emergence of technology allowing the manipulation of the human genome raises a number of ethical social, and political problems. This class will explore these challenges through philosophical argument. In particular, we will attempt to wrestle with notions such as natural, human being, perfection, enhancement and cure. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Course was offered Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| PHIL 3652 | Animals and Ethics (3) |
| This course will examine the moral status of non-human animals and what the major ethical theories imply for our treatment of animals, including in scientific research and food. In an effort to examine their moral status, we will explore the questions of whether and to what extent animals experience pain and emotions. | |
| PHIL 3710 | Ethics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | History of modern ethical theory (Hobbes to Mill) with especial emphasis on the texts of Hume (Treatise, Book III) and Kant, (Grundlegung), which will be studied carefully and critically. Among the topics to be considered: Is morality based on reason? Is it necessarily irrational not to act morally? Are moral standards objective? Are they conventional? Is it a matter of luck whether we are morally virtuous? Is the morally responsible will a free will? Are all reasons for acting dependent on desires? For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2011, Fall 2009 |
| PHIL 3720 | Contemporary Ethics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies Anglo-American ethics since 1900. While there are selected readings from G. E. Moore, W. D. Ross, A. J. Ayer, C. L. Stevenson and R. M. Hare, emphasis is on more recent work. Among the topics to be considered: Are there moral facts? Are moral values relative? Are moral judgments universalizable? Are they prescriptive? Are they cognitive? What is to be said for utilitarianism as a moral theory? What against it? And what are the alternatives? For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PHIL 3730 | Ancient Ethical Theory (3) |
| For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. | |
| PHIL 3780 | Reproductive Ethics (3) |
| The focus of the course will be the exploration of various moral, legal and policy issues posed by efforts to curtail or enhance fertility through contraception, abortion, and recent advances in reproductive technology. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Prerequisite: One prior course in ethics from any department. | |
| PHIL 3790 | Research Ethics (3) |
| Canvasses the history of research scandals (e.g., Nuremberg, Tuskegee) resulting in federal regulation of human subjects research. Critically assesses the randomized clinical trial (including informed consent, risk/benefit ratio, randomization, placebos). Examines the ethics of research with special populations, such as the cognitively impaired, prisoners, children, embryos and fetuses, and animals. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Prerequisite: One course in ethics or bioethics, or instructor permission. | |
| PHIL 3800 | Feminist Philosophy (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | In this class, we'll first examine the question 'What is gender?' Then we'll look at ways in which gender can interact with traditional philosophical topics, including epistemology, philosophy of language, political philosophy, etc. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017 |
| PHIL 3810 | Sex, Sexuality, and Gender (3) |
| In this class, we'll be talking about philosophical issues at the intersection of sexuality, sexual experience, and gender experience. What is sexual consent? What is the relationship between sexual consent and sexual morality? What is sexual orientation, and what is its relationship to sex and gender? Is there such a thing as biological sex? Is there a difference between sex and gender? | |
| PHIL 3830 | Philosophy of Mental Health (3) |
| This class explores philosophical issues in the nature of mental health and mental illness. Topics may include: What is the difference between a mental illness and a physical illness? How do we understand the difference between mental difference and mental dysfunction? Does our current approach to understanding mental health overly pathologize or medicalize people? What is a social contagion? What does it mean to be mentally healthy? Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| PHIL 3999 | Philosophical Perspectives on Liberty (3) |
| Examination of the nature and function of liberty in social theorists such as Adam Smith, JJ Rousseau, Ayn Rand, John Rawls, Robert Nozick. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. | |
| PHIL 4010 | Seminar for Majors (3) |
| Topic changes from year to year. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Prerequisite: Philosophy majors. | |
| PHIL 4020 | Seminar for Majors (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| PHIL 4500 | Special Topics in Philosophy (3) |
| For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Course was offered Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PHIL 4990 | Honors Program (1 - 15) |
| For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Prerequisite: Enrollment in the departmental honors program. Course was offered Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PHIL 4993 | Directed Reading and Research (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Independent study under the direction of a faculty member. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PHIL 4995 | Directed Reading and Research (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Independent study under the direction of a faculty member. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PHIL 4999 | Senior Thesis (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| PHIL 5420 | Advanced Logic (3) |
| Examines various results in metalogic, including completeness, compactness, and undecidability. Effective computability, theories of truth, and identity may also be covered. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Prerequisite: PHIL 2420 or equivalent. | |
| PHIL 5450 | Language and Logic (3) |
| This course will examine, in light of classical readings and with the aid of the techniques of formal semantics and formal pragmatics, topics that have been given the most intense treatment: distinction between sense and reference, nature of meaning, relation between thought and language, etc. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| PHIL 5460 | Philosophy of Science (3) |
| Logical analysis of the structure of theories, probability, causality, and testing of theories. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. | |
| PHIL 5470 | Philosophy of Mathematics (3) |
| Comparison of various schools in the philosophy of mathematics (including logicism, formalism, and conceptualism) and their answers to such questions as 'Do numbers exist?' and 'How is mathematical knowledge possible?' For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Prerequisite: Some familiarity with quantifier logic or instructor permission. | |
| PHIL 5480 | Philosophy of the Social Sciences (3) |
| Problems studied include explanation in the social sciences; the place of theory; objectivity; the relation between social science and natural science, philosophy, and literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Prerequisite: Six credits of philosophy or instructor permission. | |
| PHIL 5510 | Seminar on an Ancient History of Philosophy Topic (3) |
| A survey of the political ideas and theories of the ancient Greeks and Romans. Course was offered Fall 2023, Fall 2019, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| PHIL 5520 | Seminar on a Medieval History of Philosophy Topic (3) |
| A survey of the most important philosophers of the Middle Ages. | |
| PHIL 5530 | Seminar on a Modern History of Philosophy Topic (3) |
| A survey of the most important philosophers of the Modern Age. | |
| PHIL 5540 | Seminar on an Ethics Topic (3) |
| Seminar on an Ethics Topic Course was offered Spring 2022, Fall 2020 | |
| PHIL 5550 | Seminar on a Philosophy of Bioethics Topic (3) |
| A seminar on the ethical implications of biomedical research. Course was offered Fall 2018 | |
| PHIL 5560 | Seminar on a Political Philosophy Topic (3) |
| A seminar on political theory and how the topics of rights and freedoms are incorporated. | |
| PHIL 5570 | Seminar on a Metaphysics Topic (3) |
| A seminar on the nature of being and the world Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2019 | |
| PHIL 5580 | Seminar on a Epistemology Topic (3) |
| A seminar on the nature and scope of knowledge. | |
| PHIL 5590 | Seminar on a Logic Topic (3) |
| A seminar on logic features and reasoning. | |
| PHIL 5760 | Global Justice, Health & Human Rights (3) |
| This seminar attempts to expand the horizons of bioethics to include a set of important issues impacting global health. The focus is on current work in political phil bearing on the rationale and limits of political toleration; assistance to the 'distant needy'; nationalism vs. cosmopolitanism; the objectives and measures of human development;and the proposed role of human rights as a transcultural lingua franca for international ethics. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2010 | |
| PHIL 7110 | Plato (3) |
| For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. | |
| PHIL 7120 | Aristotle (3) |
| For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. | |
| PHIL 7330 | Metaphysics (3) |
| For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Course was offered Fall 2014 | |
| PHIL 7341 | Mental Content (3) |
| Examines a variety of issues concerning the nature of mental content, including one or more of the following. (1) The ontological status of mental content: Does mental content relate us to abstract objects? What are the prospects for naturalizing intentionality? (2) The relationship between intentional content and phenomenal character: Are these distinct features of mental states, or is one of these properties reducible to the other? Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| PHIL 7450 | Topics in the Philosophy of Language (3) |
| For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| PHIL 7500 | First Year Seminar (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Seminar for First Yr graduate students. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. |
| PHIL 7501 | Tutorial Instruction (3) |
| Tutorial instruction. The student will attend lectures and cover the subjects of an undergraduate course, but will do additional reading and/or written work to strengthen their understanding of that philosophical area. Course was offered Spring 2016, Fall 2014 | |
| PHIL 7502 | Readings in Philosophy (3) |
| With the permission of the instructor, a student may arrange to take an undergraduate course for graduate credit under this designation. The student will attend lectures and cover the subjects of the undergraduate course, but will do additional reading and/or written work; the student's work in the course will be graded on a scale appropriate for graduate course work. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2019 | |
| PHIL 7510 | Seminar on an Ancient History of Philosophy Topic (3) |
| A survey of the political ideas and theories of the ancient Greeks and Romans. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2015, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PHIL 7520 | Seminar on a Medieval History of Philosophy Topic (3) |
| A survey of the most important philosophers of the Middle Ages. Course was offered Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PHIL 7530 | Seminar on a Modern History of Philosophy Topic (3) |
| A survey of the most important philosophers of the Modern Age. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2013 | |
| PHIL 7540 | Seminar on a Philosophy of Ethics Topic (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A survey of ethical theory and moral status. Course was offered Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016 |
| PHIL 7550 | Seminar on a Philosophy of Bioethics Topic (3) |
| A seminar on the ethical implications of biomedical research. | |
| PHIL 7560 | Seminar on a Political Philosophy Topic (3) |
| A seminar on political theory and how the topics of rights and freedoms are incorporated. Course was offered Spring 2019 | |
| PHIL 7570 | Seminar on a Metaphysics Topic (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A seminar on the nature of being and the world |
| PHIL 7575 | Seminar on the Philosophy of Science Topic (3) |
| A seminar on the various topics with in the Philosophy of Science. | |
| PHIL 7580 | Seminar on a Epistemology Topic (3) |
| A seminar on the nature and scope of knowledge. | |
| PHIL 7590 | Seminar on a Logic Topic (3) |
| A seminar on logic features and reasoning. Course was offered Spring 2019, Fall 2016 | |
| PHIL 7631 | Rights (3) |
| This seminar will examine the nature of and possible justifications for claims of right. Readings will be from both classical and contemporary sources. The works we read will be authored principally by philosophers, with a few pieces by political and legal theorists. | |
| PHIL 7632 | Rescue, Charity and Justice (3) |
| This course examines arguments for and against moral and legal "positive" duties (to assist others). We consider possible duties to give emergency aid (rescue), to improve the condition of the needy (charity), and to impose more equitable distributions of goods within and between nations (justice). | |
| PHIL 7634 | The Duty to Obey the Law (3) |
| This seminar will examine philosophical debates concerning the duty to obey the law (or political obligation) and the grounds for various kinds of legal disobedience. Readings will be from contemporary sources in political philosophy and legal theory. | |
| PHIL 7640 | Philosophy of History (3) |
| For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. | |
| PHIL 7710 | Ethics (3) |
| For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. | |
| PHIL 7720 | Contemporary Ethics (3) |
| For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. | |
| PHIL 7770 | Political Philosophy (3) |
| For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2013, Spring 2010 | |
| PHIL 7995 | Supervised Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PHIL 8161 | Hume and Kant on Ethics (3) |
| In the seminar we will examine the moral theories of David Hume and Immanuel Kant, in that order. The main texts are Hume's Treatise and Kant's Groundwork, but considerable attention will be given as well to Hume's second Enquiry and to Kant's Critique of Practical Reason and Metaphysics of Morals. Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| PHIL 8320 | Contemporary Epistemology (3) |
| For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2014, Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| PHIL 8340 | Philosophy of Mind (3) |
| Philosophy of Mind. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Course was offered Fall 2014, Spring 2013 | |
| PHIL 8360 | Experience (3) |
| The course addresses recent literature on the following questions: (1) what is the ontological nature of experience? (sense-data theories vs. state theories vs. disjunctivism); (2) is the phenomenal character of experience exhausted by its representational content? (representationalism vs. qualia realism); (3) does experience contain any nonconceptual representational content? (4) are the intrinsic features of experience introspectible? | |
| PHIL 8370 | Possible Worlds (3) |
| This seminar focuses on the metaphysics of possibility and necessity, along with other related topics. It's central texts are Alvin Plantinga's "The Nature of Necessity" and David Lewis's "On the Plurality of Worlds". | |
| PHIL 8420 | Advanced Logic and Foundations of Mathematics (3) |
| Advanced Logic and Foundations of Mathematics. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Course was offered Spring 2018 | |
| PHIL 8460 | Philosophy of Science (3) |
| For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. | |
| PHIL 8510 | Seminar on an Ancient History of Philosophy Topic (3) |
| A survey of the political ideas and theories of the ancient Greeks and Romans. | |
| PHIL 8520 | Seminar on a Medieval History of Philosophy Topic (3) |
| A survey of the most important philoosphers of the Middle Ages. | |
| PHIL 8530 | Seminar on a Modern History of Philosophy Topic (3) |
| A survey of the most important philosophers of the Modern Age. | |
| PHIL 8540 | Seminar on a Philosophy of Ethics Topic (3) |
| A survey of ethical theory and moral status. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015 | |
| PHIL 8550 | Seminar on a Philosophy of Bioethics Topic (3) |
| A seminar on the ethical implications of biomedical research. | |
| PHIL 8560 | Seminar on a Political Philosophy Topic (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A seminar on political theory and how the topics of rights and freedoms are incorporated. |
| PHIL 8570 | Seminar on a Metaphysics Topic (3) |
| A seminar on the nature of being and the world Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2015 | |
| PHIL 8580 | Seminar on a Epistemology Topic (3) |
| A seminar on the nature and scope of knowledge. Course was offered Spring 2018 | |
| PHIL 8590 | Seminar on a Logic Topic (3) |
| A seminar on logic features and reasoning. | |
| PHIL 8640 | Law and Morality (3) |
| For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. | |
| PHIL 8995 | Supervised Research (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PHIL 8998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research (1 - 12) |
| For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/.For master's research, taken before a thesis director has been selected. Course was offered Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PHIL 8999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Course was offered Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PHIL 9700 | Dissertation Seminar (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course is designed for graduate students in their third or fourth year. It focuses on dissertation writing and the various skills relevant to professional development. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017 |
| PHIL 9998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PHIL 9999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| Physics | |
| PHYS 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and PHYSosophical Inquiry. | |
| PHYS 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and Societies of the World. | |
| PHYS 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to PHYSorical Perspectives. | |
| PHYS 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Social and Economic Systems. | |
| PHYS 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, PHYSematical, and Physical Inquiry | |
| PHYS 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| PHYS 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and Society | |
| PHYS 1010 | The Physical Universe (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | In this class you will get a chance to explore the scientific wonders of the universe. Topics vary each semester but generally include: motion, energy, waves, electricity, magnetism, sound, light, relativity, atomic structure, molecules, quantum physics, the nucleus, chemistry, meteorology, geophysics, the solar system, stars, and cosmology. PHYS 1010 requires limited math, but has wide applications like electronics, wifi, rockets, satellites, nuclear reactors, lasers, climate change, earthquakes, the tides, eclipses, plate tectonics, fossil fuels, telescopes, solar energy, and the origin of universe. PHYS 1010 is for non-science majors. Premedical and pre-dental students should take PHYS 2010, 2020. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PHYS 1020 | The Physical Universe II (3) |
| For non-science majors. Covers physical science topics including chemistry, meteorology, geophysics, solar system, stars, and cosmology. Limited math, but with wide applications like periodic table, climate change, earthquakes, plate tectonics, fossil fuels, telescopes, solar energy, origin of universe. 1010 and 1020 may be taken in any order. Pre-medical and pre-dental students should take PHYS 2010, 2020 | |
| PHYS 1050 | How Things Work (3) |
| For non-science majors. Introduces physics and science in everyday life, considering objects from our daily environment and focusing on their principles of operation, histories, and relationships to one another. 1050 is concerned primarily with mechanical and thermal objects, while 1060 emphasizes objects involving electromagnetism, light, special materials, and nuclear energy. They may be taken in either order. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PHYS 1060 | How Things Work (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For non-science majors. Introduces physics and science in everyday life, considering objects from our daily environment and focusing on their principles of operation, histories, and relationships to one another. 1050 is concerned primarily with mechanical and thermal objects, while 1060 emphasizes objects involving electromagnetism, light, special materials, and nuclear energy. They may be taken in either order. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| PHYS 1090 | Galileo and Einstein (3) |
| For non-science majors. Examines how new understandings of the natural world develop, starting with the ancient world and emphasizing two famous scientists as case studies. Galileo was the first to make subtle use of experiment, while Einstein was the first to realize time is not absolute and that mass can be converted to energy. | |
| PHYS 1110 | Energy on this World and Elsewhere (3) |
| The subject of energy will be considered from the perspective of a physicist. Students will learn to use quantitative reasoning and the recognition of simple physics restraints to examine issues related to energy that are of relevance to society and the future evolution of our civilization. Prerequisite: Physics and math at high school level. | |
| PHYS 1130 | Physics of Sports (3) |
| A study of the physics concepts behind the motion of spinning and curving projectiles in worldwide sports such as soccer, tennis, basketball, baseball, football, etc. and rolling and sliding balls/diska along a flat surface. Basic explanations include utilizing kinematics, gravity, friction, air flow, and Newton's Laws. Learn about hang time, topspin, dimples,drag crisis, sideways forces, least energy launch angle, jumping, and crouching. Course was offered January 2025, Summer 2024, January 2024, Summer 2023, January 2023, Summer 2022, Janiuary 2022, Summer 2021, January 2021 | |
| PHYS 1420 | Introductory Physics 1: Classical Mechanics, Waves, and Thermodynamics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | First semester of the introductory physics sequence recommended for prospective physics majors. Topics include particle kinematics and dynamics, energy and momentum conservation, rotational motion, fluids, oscillatory motion, waves, sound, and thermodynamics. Emphasis is on building foundations for future studies in physics. Three lecture hours. Prerequisite: MATH 1310; Co-requisite: MATH 1320; or instructor permission. |
| PHYS 1425 | Introductory Physics 1 for Engineers (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | First semester of introductory physics sequence recommended for engineers. Topics include particle kinematics and dynamics, energy and momentum conservation, rotational motion, fluids, oscillatory motion, waves, sound, and thermodynamics. Emphasis is on development of skills for practical applications. Three lecture hours. Co-requisite: MATH 1320 or equivalent. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 |
| PHYS 1429 | Introductory Physics 1 Workshop (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Group problem solving, data acquisition and analysis, and application of physics to real life scenarios in the framework of classical mechanics and thermodynamics. The course is geared towards STEM majors and required for engineering and physics majors. Co-requisites: PHYS 1425 or 1420. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 |
| PHYS 1559 | New Course in Physics (3) |
| New course in the subject of physics. | |
| PHYS 1655 | Introduction to Python for Scientists and Engineers (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides an introduction to the Python programming language with applications to common problems in the science and engineering fields. It emphasizes three core skills: analyzing data, simulating data, and visualizing data. No previous programming or computer experience is required. Prerequisite: MATH 1210 or equivalent, or instructor permission. |
| PHYS 1660 | Practical Computing for the Physical Sciences (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course teaches how to use the computer to solve quantitative problems. This involves learning the skills to write computer programs dedicated to certain tasks, to visualize data graphically, to use scientific software, and to learn other practical skills that are important for a future career in the sciences. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015 |
| PHYS 1710 | Introductory Physics I: Classical mechanics, Waves, Thermodynamics (5) |
| First semester of the introductory physics sequence for prospective physics and other science majors. Topics include particle kinematics and dynamics, energy and momentum conservation; rotational motion; fluid dynamics; thermodynamics; oscillatory motion; waves and sound. Four lecture hours, one discussion section hour.
Corequisite: MATH 1320 or instructor permission | |
| PHYS 1720 | Introductory Physics II: Gravitation, Electricity & Magnetism, Optics (5) |
| Second semester of the introductory physics sequence for prospective physics and other science majors. Topics include gravitation; electricity & magnetism, and optics. Four lecture hours, one discussion section hour.
Prerequisite: PHYS 1710 or PHYS 1425, MATH1320 Corequisite: MATH 2310 | |
| PHYS 1910 | Introduction to Physics Research (1) |
| This course highlights the diverse areas of research conducted within the physics department. These areas include both experimental and theoretical studies of high energy particle, nuclear, quantum, condensed matter, and atomic/molecular physics. Each week, a different professor will deliver a seminar-style presentation on his/her research. This course is recommended for all physics majors. No prerequisites. | |
| PHYS 1930 | Physics in the 21st Century (2) |
| Overview of current areas of research in the broad discipline of physics, including the historical context of their development. Describes various career options in physics, including academia, government, and industry. Outlines the college physics curriculum and describes opportunities to participate in research at the university. | |
| PHYS 2010 | Principles of Physics 1 for Pre-Health Students (3) |
| Physics 2010 and 2020 constitute a terminal course sequence covering the principles of mechanics, heat, electricity and magnetism, optics, atomic, solid state, nuclear, and particle physics. A working knowledge of arithmetic, elementary algebra, and trigonometry is essential. The PHYS 2010 - 2020 sequence does not normally serve as prerequisite for the courses numbered 3110 and above. PHYS 2010, 2020, in conjunction with the laboratories PHYS 2030, 2040, satisfy the physics requirement of medical and dental schools. PHYS 2010 is prerequisite for 2020. Three lecture hours. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PHYS 2020 | Principles of Physics 2 for Pre-Health Students (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Physics 2010 and 2020 constitute a terminal course sequence covering the principles of mechanics, heat, electricity and magnetism, optics, atomic, solid state, nuclear, and particle physics. A working knowledge of arithmetic, elementary algebra, and trigonometry is essential. The PHYS 2010 - 2020 sequence does not normally serve as prerequisite for the courses numbered 3110 and above. PHYS 2010, 2020, in conjunction with the laboratories PHYS 2030, 2040, satisfy the physics requirement of medical and dental schools. PHYS 2010 is prerequisite for 2020. Three lecture hours. Course was offered Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 |
| PHYS 2030 | Principles of Physics 1 Workshop (1) |
| Group problem solving, data acquisition and analysis, and application of physics to real life scenarios in the framework of classical mechanics and thermodynamics. The course satisfies the requirements for pre-health students. Co-requisites: PHYS 2010 Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PHYS 2040 | Principles of Physics 2 Workshop (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Group problem solving, data acquisition and analysis, and application of physics to real life scenarios in the framework of electricity and magnetism. The course satisfies the requirements for pre-health students. Co-requisites: PHYS 2020. Prerequisite: PHYS 2030 Course was offered Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 |
| PHYS 2410 | Introductory Physics 2: Electricity, Magnetism and Optics (3) |
| Second semester of the introductory physics sequence recommended for prospective physics majors. Topics include electricity, magnetism, circuits and optics. Emphasis is on building foundations for future studies in physics. Three lecture hours. PHYS 1420 or PHYS 1425; co-requisite MATH 2310; or instructor permission | |
| PHYS 2415 | Introductory Physics 2 for Engineers (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Second semester of introductory physics sequence recommended for engineers and other scientists. Topics include electricity, magnetism, circuits and optics. Emphasis is on development of skills for practical applications. Three lecture hours. Prerequisites: PHYS 1420 or PHYS 1425; co-requisite: MATH 2310; or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PHYS 2419 | Introductory Physics 2 Workshop (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Group problem solving, data acquisition and analysis, and application of physics to real life scenarios in the framework of electricity and magnetism. The course is geared towards STEM majors and required for engineering and physics majors. Co-requisites: PHYS 2415 or 2410. Prerequisite: PHYS 1429 Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PHYS 2559 | New Course in Physics (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of Physics Course was offered January 2021, Fall 2009 | |
| PHYS 2620 | Modern Physics (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduction to quantum physics and relativity, with application to atomic structure, nuclear and elementary particle physics, condensed matter physics, and cosmology. Three lecture hours, one problem hour. Prerequisite: PHYS 1720 or 2410 or 2415, and MATH 2310 or instructor permission. Course was offered Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 |
| PHYS 2630 | Elementary Laboratory I (3) |
| Elementary Lab for Physics Majors, 1st semester. Selected experiments in mechanics, heat, electricity and magnetism and optics. One lecture hour and four laboratory hours per week.
Prerequisites: PHYS 1710, 1720; co-requisite: PHYS 2620; or instructor permission. | |
| PHYS 2640 | Elementary Laboratory II (3) |
| Elementary Lab for Physics Majors, 2nd semester. Selected experiments in mechanics, heat, electricity and magnetism and optics. One lecture hour and four laboratory hours per week.
Prerequisites: PHYS 1710, 1720, 2620, 2630; or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| PHYS 2660 | Fundamentals of Scientific Computing (3) |
| Applications of computers to solving basic problems in physical science. Introduction to programming, use of external libraries, and implementation of basic algorithms with focus on numerical methods, error analysis & data fitting. No previous computer experience is required. One Lecture & one lab session per week. Prerequisite: One semester of calculus and one semester of introductory physics (PHYS 1710, 1420, 1425, or 2010). Course was offered Fall 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| PHYS 2720 | Problem Solving and Special Topics in Classical Physics (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Develop and extend the techniques of introductory physics and calculus to solve more complicated problems. The course covers topics in mechanics, fluids, thermodynamics, electromagnetism, waves, and optics. PHYS 1420 or 1425; MATH 2310. Co-requisites: PHYS 2410 or 2415; MATH 3250 or instructor permission Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023 |
| PHYS 2900 | Teaching Methods for Undergraduate Teaching Assistants (1) |
| This STEM teaching course will help Undergraduate TAs integrate learning theory and effective student engagement practices into their teaching. UTAs will participate in guided discussions to relate recommendations from the education literature to their classroom experiences. Assignments will include learning activities, such as teaching observations & reflections, and designing interventions to assist students with difficult topics/skills. | |
| PHYS 3040 | Physics of the Human Body (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Application of basic physics principles to functions of the human body: biomechanics, metabolism, cardiovascular, cognitive & respiratory systems, and the senses. Medical diagnosis and therapy technologies (e.g., PET, MRI, CT) are discussed. Prerequisite: one semester of calculus and PHYS 2010 or PHYS 1420 or PHYS 1425 or PHYS 1710. Corequisite: PHYS 1710 or PHYS 2020 or PHYS 2410 or PHYS 2415 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| PHYS 3110 | Widely Applied Physics (3) |
| Applications of physical principles to a diverse set of phenomena: order of magnitude estimates, dimensional analysis, material science and engineering, astrophysics, aeronautics and space flight, communications technology, meteorology, sound & acoustics and fluid dynamics. Not all topics will be covered in every course. Three lecture hours. (Y) Prerequisite: PHYS 2620 or instructor permission. | |
| PHYS 3120 | Applied Physics: Energy (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Basic physics principles of energy sources and energy production, conversion, distribution, and storage. This course will focus on the basic physics principles and applications of engines, nuclear energy, solar power and photovoltaic, geothermal, wind and hydropower, fuel cells, batteries, bioenergy and fossil energy, as well as energy harvesting in the internet age. We will also learn a closely related topic of physics of climate and "drawdown". The course will conclude with the outlook of renewable energies. Three lecture hours. Prerequisite: PHYS 2620 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| PHYS 3140 | Intermediate Laboratory (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Selected experiments in mechanics, thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, optics, and modern physics. One lecture hour and four laboratory hours per week. Prerequisites: PHYS 1429, PHYS 2419; co-requisite: PHYS 2620. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023 |
| PHYS 3150 | Electronics Laboratory (3) |
| The course begins by covering the fundamentals of analog and digital electronics, including the use of transistors, FET's, operational amplifiers, TTL, and CMOS integrated circuits. Following this students conduct projects with modern microcontroller boards (Arduino and Raspberry Pi) using the concepts and the experience gained from the prior fundamentals. Six laboratory hours. Prerequisite: PHYS 2040 or PHYS 2419. | |
| PHYS 3170 | Advanced Laboratory A (3) |
| Approximately five experiments drawn from the major fields of physics. Introduces precision apparatus, experimental techniques, and methods of evaluating experimental results. Outside report preparation is required. Six laboratory hours. Prerequisite: PHYS 2640 or PHYS 3140 | |
| PHYS 3180 | Advanced Laboratory B (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Approximately five experiments drawn from the major fields of physics. Introduces precision apparatus, experimental techniques, and methods of evaluating experimental results. Outside report preparation is required. Six laboratory hours. Prerequisite: PHYS 2640 or PHYS 3140 Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| PHYS 3210 | Classical Mechanics (3) |
| Statics and dynamics of particles and rigid bodies treated with extensive use of vector calculus; includes the Lagrangian formulation of mechanics. Prerequisites: MATH 2310 or equivalent, MATH 3250 or equivalent, and PHYS 2720 or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PHYS 3250 | Applied Nuclear Physics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Applications of nuclear physics and nuclear energy: Introduction to nuclear physics, radioactivity, radiation standards and units, interaction of radiation with matter, accelerators, x-ray generators, detectors, biological effects, nuclear medicine, nuclear fission and reactors, nuclear fusion. Three lecture hours. (Y) Prerequisite: PHYS 2620 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012 |
| PHYS 3310 | Statistical Physics (3) |
| Includes temperature and the laws of thermodynamics; introductory treatments of kinetic theory and statistical mechanics; and applications of Boltzmann, Bose-Einstein, and Fermi-Dirac distributions. Prerequisite: MATH 3255 (preferred) or MATH 3250, and PHYS 2620, or instructor permission. | |
| PHYS 3340 | Mathematics for Physics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course covers linear algebra and complex analysis, with a review of vector calculus. Emphasis is on applications in physics. Students cannot receive credit for both PHYS 3340 and MATH 4210. Prerequisites: Vector calculus (MATH 2310 or MATH 2315 or APMA 2120) and ordinary differential equations (MATH 3250 or APMA 2130). Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023 |
| PHYS 3420 | Electricity and Magnetism I (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Systematic treatment of electromagnetic phenomena with extensive use of vector calculus, including Maxwell's equations. Prerequisite: MATH 4220, and PHYS 1720 or PHYS 2410 or PHYS 2415, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| PHYS 3430 | Electricity and Magnetism II (3) |
| Includes Maxwell's equations; electromagnetic waves and their interaction with matter; interference, diffraction, polarization; waveguides; and antennas. Prerequisite: PHYS 3420. | |
| PHYS 3559 | New Course in Physics (3) |
| Independent study supervised by a faculty member, culminating in a written report, essay, or examination. May be repeated for credit. | |
| PHYS 3620 | Introduction to Condensed Matter Physics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The course will examine basic principles of simple theories for metals, the basics of crystallography and crystal structures, the reciprocal space, lattice vibrations, elastic properties of solids, electronic band structure, impurities and defects, dielectric properties, magnetism and superconductivity. Prerequisite: PHYS 2620. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014 |
| PHYS 3630 | Computational Physics (3) |
| Surveys computational methods for problem solving in the physical sciences. Topics include numerical precision and efficiency, solutions of differential equations, optimization problems, Monte Carlo simulation, statistical methods, and data analytics. Tools for data visualization and use of libraries in both C/C++ and Python will be explored. Prerequisites: PHYS 2410 or PHYS 2415, PHYS 2620, and programming experience in Python and/or C. | |
| PHYS 3650 | Quantum Physics I (3) |
| Includes quantum phenomena and an introduction to wave mechanics; the hydrogen atom and atomic spectra. Prerequisite: MATH 3250, MATH 4210 or PHYS 3340, PHYS 2620, or instructor permission. | |
| PHYS 3660 | Quantum Physics II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Continuation of PHYS 3650. Intermediate quantum mechanics including perturbation theory; application to systems of current interest. Prerequisite: PHYS 3650. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| PHYS 3993 | Independent Study (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Individual study of topics in physics not normally covered in formal classes. Study is carried out under the tutelage of a faculty member with whom the requirements are agreed upon prior to enrollment. (S-SS) Prerequisite: Instructor permission Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PHYS 3995 | Research (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A research project on a topic in physics carried out under the supervision of a faculty member culminating in a written report. May be taken more than once. (S-SS) Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 |
| PHYS 5000 | Physics Colloquium (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | First and second year students enrolled in the Physics PhD program are required to take Physics Colloquium in their first and second years of study. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018 |
| PHYS 5110 | Special Topics in Classical and Modern Physics (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Lectures on topics of current interest in physics research and pedagogy. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019 |
| PHYS 5160 | Introduction to String Theory (3) |
| This course introduces a modern topic in theoretical high energy physics to an advanced undergraduate / beginner graduate student audience. Among the directions which are being explored are the physics of extra dimensions, and a unified treatment of gravity and electromagnetism in the context of string theory.
Prerequisite: Physics 3210 (Classical Mechanics), 3430 (Electricity & Magnetism II) and 3660 (Quantum Mechanics II), or permission of the instructor. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2012 | |
| PHYS 5170 | Introduction to Cosmology (3) |
| This is an introductory cosmology course for an advanced undergraduate/beginner graduate audience. This course aims to give a window into the history of our Universe, presented here in reverse order: the expanding Universe, the cosmic microwave radiation background and the very early universe. Prerequisite: MATH 3250 or equivalent, PHYS 2620, or instructor permission. | |
| PHYS 5190 | Electronics Lab (3) |
| Practical electronics for scientists, from resistors to microprocessors. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| PHYS 5210 | Discrete Group Theory for Condensed Matter Physics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Group theory is an elegant method based on symmetry to understand complex phenomena in nature. This course is to learn the basic principles of Discrete Group Theory and its application to Condensed Matter Physics. Representation theory, characters and basis functions of a group, and group theory in quantum mechanics will be discussed to learn the basic principles, and a few applications will be discussed. Prerequisite: PHYS 3650 or CHEM 3410. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PHYS 5240 | Introduction to the Theory of General Relativity (3) |
| Reviews special relativity and coordinate transformations. Includes the principle of equivalence; effects of gravitation on other systems and fields; general tensor analysis in curved spaces and gravitational field equations; Mach's principle, tests of gravitational theories; perihelion precession, red shift, bending of light, gyroscopic precession, radar echo delay; gravitational radiation; relativisitic stellar structure and cosmography; and cosmology. Prerequisite: Advanced calculus through partial differentiation and multiple integration; vector analysis in three dimensions. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| PHYS 5250 | Mathematical Methods of Physics I (3) |
| Discusses matrices, complex analysis, Fourier series and transforms, ordinary differential equations, special functions of mathematical physics, partial differential equations, general vector spaces, integral equations and operator techniques, Green's functions, group theory. Prerequisites: MATH 5210 and 5220 or instructor permission. | |
| PHYS 5310 | Optics (3) |
| Includes reflection and refraction at interfaces, geometrical optics, interference phenomena, diffraction, Gaussian optics, and polarization. Prerequisite: PHYS 2320, 2415, 2610, or an equivalent college-level electromagnetism course; knowledge of vector calculus and previous exposure to Maxwell's equations. | |
| PHYS 5320 | Fundamentals of Photonics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course is designed to provide an understanding of the physics that underlies technologies such as lasers, optical time/frequency standards, laser gyros, and optical telecommunication. Covers the basic physics of lasers and laser beams, nonlinear optics, optical fibers, modulators and optical signal processing, detectors and measurements systems, and optical networks. Prerequisite: PHYS 5310 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| PHYS 5420 | Statistical Mechanics II (3) |
| Discusses thermodynamics and kinetic theory, and the development of the microcanonical, canonical, and grand canonical ensembles. Includes Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac distributions, techniques for handling interacting many-particle systems, and extensive applications to physical problems. Prerequisite: PHYS 3310, PHYS 3650 and Instructor Permission. | |
| PHYS 5559 | New Course in Physics (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of physics | |
| PHYS 5620 | Solid State Physics (3) |
| This course will study various phenomena in condensed matter physics, including crystallography, basic group theory, x-ray and neutron diffraction, lattice vibrations, electrons in a metal, electronic band theory, electrons under an external magnetic field, semiconductors, magnetism and superconductivity. Not only the topics but also the theoretical and experimental techniques that are covered in this course are essential for PhD students as well as advanced Undergraduate students in Physics, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering to excel in their research career.
Prerequisite: PHYS 3650 (Quantum Mechanics I) or an equivalent course | |
| PHYS 5630 | Computational Physics I (3) |
| Surveys computational methods for problem solving in the physical sciences. Topics include numerical precision and efficiency, solutions of differential equations, optimization problems, Monte Carlo simulation, statistical methods, and data analytics. Tools for data visualization and use of libraries in both C/C++ and Python will be explored. Prerequisites: PHYS 2410 or PHYS 2415, PHYS 2620, and programming experience in Python and/or C. | |
| PHYS 5640 | Computational Physics II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Advanced topics in computational physics including numerical methods for partial differential equations, Monte Carlo modeling, advanced methods for linear systems, and special topics in computational physics. Prerequisite: PHYS 5630, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| PHYS 5720 | Introduction to Nuclear and Particle Physics (3) |
| Studies subatomic structure; basic constituents and their mutual interactions. | |
| PHYS 5820 | Introduction to Nanophysics (3) |
| An introduction to rapidly-evolving ideas in nanophysics. Covers the principles involved in the fabrication of nanosystems and in the measurement of phenomena on the nanoscale. Concepts necessary to appreciate applications in such areas as nano-electronics, nano-magnetism, nano-mechanics and nano-optics, are discussed. Prerequisite: One course each in undergraduate-level quantum mechanics and statistical physics or instructor permission; knowledge of introductory-level wave mechanics and statistical mechanics; applications of Schroedinger equation, Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac distributions. | |
| PHYS 5880 | Introduction to Quantum Computing (3) |
| An introduction to quantum computation, a modern discipline looking for ways to harness the power of quantum mechanics to gain exponential speedup of computations and simulations. We will go through the basic algorithms, discuss error correction and various physical platforms suggested for a possible implementation of such a computer. The course assumes a knowledge of linear algebra, basic probability and familiarity with quantum mechanics. | |
| PHYS 6030 | Energy in the 21st Century (3) |
| Learn how we produce, distribute, and consume energy including not only fossil fuels and nuclear, but also renewable energy like solar, wind, hydro, tidal, geothermal, biomass/biofuel, and fuel cells. Learn about the developments in science and technology that allow us to shape our future energy options. This is a course about Energy for K-12 teachers. No physics or math prerequisite courses are required. | |
| PHYS 6050 | How Things Work I (3) |
| This course considers objects from our daily environment. Prerequisite: Undergraduate degree or instructor permission. | |
| PHYS 6060 | How Things Work II (3) |
| This course considers objects from our daily environment. Prerequisite: Undergraduate degree or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| PHYS 6090 | Galileo and Einstein (3) |
| This course examines how new understanding of the natural world developed from the time of Galileo to Einstein taking the two famous scientists as case studies. This may be a distance learning course intended for in-service science teachers with lectures, homework and exams conducted via the internet. Prerequisite: Undergraduate degree or instructor permission. | |
| PHYS 6110 | Physical Science for Teachers (3) |
| Laboratory-based course providing elementary and middle school teachers hands-on experience in the principles and applications of physical science. Not suitable for physics majors; no previous college physics courses are assumed. Prerequisite: Undergraduate degree and presently (or intending to be) a K-8 teacher. | |
| PHYS 6200 | Topical Physical Science (1) |
| A series of one-credit science courses of interest to K-12 teachers, as well as the general public. These courses are offered anywhere in the state as needed through School of Continuing and Professional Studies regional centers. The courses are designed to meet Virginia's SOLs and consist of lectures, demonstrations, and many hands-on science activities. Current course topics include Sound, Light & Optics, Aeronautics and Space, Electricity, Meteorology, Magnetism, Heat & Energy, Matter, and Force & Motion. May be taken more than once. Prerequisite: Undergraduate degree or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| PHYS 6205 | Physical Science for K-8 Teachers: Meteorology (1) |
| The basis of meteorology will be investigated.Topics include temperature measurements, air flow, pressure, density, elements of the atmosphere, heat transfer and radiation, greenhouse effect, ozone layer, humidity, and atmospheric optics. Satellite and weather maps will be studied. Whenever possible, laboratory experiments will be done to demonstrate weather phenomena and concepts. | |
| PHYS 6251 | Light and Optics I (1) |
| This course focuses on concepts in light and optics I covering topics such as light rays, images, shadows, reflection and refraction and is designed to be taken by inservice K-5 teachers . The material is introduced from a historical perspective The course is unique in that it requires students to complete and write-up 5 light and optics experiments. Prerequisites: undergraduate degree or permission from instructor. | |
| PHYS 6252 | Light and Optics II (2) |
| This course focuses on concepts in optics and light II covering topics such as light rays, images, shadows, reflection, refraction, disperson, color, and lenses, and is designed to be taken by inservice grades 6-10 teachers . The material is introduced from a historical perspective The course is unique in that it requires students to complete and write-up 10 light and optics experiments at home. Prerequisites: undergraduate degree or permission from instructor. | |
| PHYS 6253 | Light and Optics III (3) |
| This course focuses on concepts in light and optics III covering topics such as light rays, images, shadows, reflection, refraction, disperson, color, and lenses, interference, polarization, and diffraction and is designed to be taken by inservice grades 11-12 teachers. The material is introduced from a historical perspective The course is unique in that it requires students to complete and write-up 15 light and optics experiments at home. Prerequisites: undergraduate degree or permission from instructor. Course was offered Summer 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| PHYS 6262 | Electricity and Magnetism II (2) |
| This course focuses on concepts in electricity, magnetism, and energy covering topics such as static electricity, circuits, batteries, motors, generators, and thermal, chemical, solar, wind, and electromagnetic energy transfer activities. It is a hands-on activities course done online at home or summer workshop by science teachers of grades 3-12. A kit is purchased and supplemented by low cost materials. Prerequisite: Instructor Permission | |
| PHYS 6263 | Electricity and Magnetism (1 - 3) |
| This course focusses on concepts in electricity and magnetism covering topics such as static electricity, charging by friction and induction, resistors, capacitors, DC circuits, Faraday and Lenz's law activities. It is a hand-on activities course done at home by science teachers of grades 6-10. A kit composed of the electrical and magnetic materials is purchased and supplemented by low cost materials from home.
Prerequisite: Undergraduate Degree or Permission from Instructor | |
| PHYS 6310 | Classical and Modern Physics I (3) |
| A comprehensive study of physics using some calculus and emphasizing concepts, problem solving, and pedagogy. This course series is intended for in-service science teachers, particularly middle school physical science and high school physics teachers. This course can be used for crossover teachers who wish to obtain endorsement or certification to teach high school physics. This is a required course for the M.A.P.E. degree. This course is typically taught for 4 weeks in the summer with a daily two-hour lecture and two-hour problem session. Problem sets continue for three months into the next semester. Motion, Kinematics, Newton's laws, energy and momentum conservation, gravitation, harmonic motion, waves, sound, heat, and fluids. . Prerequisite: Undergraduate degree and instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2011 | |
| PHYS 6320 | Classical and Modern Physics II (3) |
| A comprehensive study of physics using some calculus and emphasizing concepts, problem solving, and pedagogy. This course series is intended for in-service science teachers, particularly middle school physical science and high school physics teachers. This course can be used for crossover teachers who wish to obtain endorsement or certification to teach high school physics. This is a required course for the M.A.P.E. degree. This course is typically taught for 4 weeks in the summer with a daily two-hour lecture and two-hour problem session. Problem sets continue for three months into the next semester. Coulomb's law, Gauss's law, electrostatics, electric fields, capacitance, inductance, circuits, magnetism, and electromagnetic waves. Prerequisite: Undergraduate degree and instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2010 | |
| PHYS 6330 | Classical and Modern Physics III (3) |
| A comprehensive study of physics using some calculus and emphasizing concepts, problem solving, and pedagogy. This course series is intended for in-service science teachers, particularly middle school physical science and high school physics teachers. This course can be used for crossover teachers who wish to obtain endorsement or certification to teach high school physics. This is a required course for the M.A.P.E. degree. This course is typically taught for 4 weeks in the summer with a daily two-hour lecture and two-hour problem session. Problem sets continue for three months into the next semester. Geometric and physical optics, relativity, and modern physics. Prerequisite: Undergraduate degree and instructor permission. Course was offered Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| PHYS 6350 | Curriculum Enhancement I (3) |
| A laboratory sequence normally taken concurrently with PHYS 6310, 6320, 6330, respectively. It includes experiments with sensors that are integrated with graphing calculators and computers and other experiments using low cost apparatus. This course is typically held in the summer for four weeks and is extended into the next semester creating an activity plan. The laboratories utilize best teaching practices and hands-on experimentation in cooperative learning groups. Prerequisite: Undergraduate degree and instructor permission. | |
| PHYS 6360 | Curriculum Enhancement II (3) |
| A laboratory sequence normally taken concurrently with PHYS 6310, 6320, 6330, respectively. It includes experiments with sensors that are integrated with graphing calculators and computers and other experiments using low cost apparatus. This course is typically held in the summer for four weeks and is extended into the next semester creating an activity plan. The laboratories utilize best teaching practices and hands-on experimentation in cooperative learning groups. Prerequisite: Undergraduate degree and instructor permission. | |
| PHYS 6410 | Physics Teaching Pedagogy (3) |
| A course in the pedagogy of teaching secondary school physics. This may be a distance-learning course intended for in-service teachers desiring to teach secondary school physics. Prerequisite: PHYS 6310, 6320, 6330, 6350, and 6360, or instructor permission. Not suitable for physics majors. Course was offered Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| PHYS 6513 | Topics in Physical Science (1 - 3) |
| Small classes studying special topics in physical science using cooperative teaching in a laboratory setting. Hands-on experiments and lecture demonstrations allow special problems to be posed and solved. May be taken more than once. Prerequisite: Undergraduate degree or instructor permission. | |
| PHYS 6993 | Independent Study (3 - 6) |
| A program of independent study for in-service science teachers carried out under the supervision of a faculty member culminating in a written report. A typical project may be the creation and development of several physics demonstrations for the classroom or a unit activity. The student may carry out some of this work at home, school, or a site other than the University. Prerequisite: Undergraduate degree and instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| PHYS 7010 | Theoretical Mechanics I (3) |
| The statics and dynamics of particles and rigid bodies. Discusses the methods of generalized coordinates, the Langrangian, Hamilton-Jacobi equations, action-angle variables, and the relation to quantum theory. Prerequisite: PHYS 3210 and MATH 5220. | |
| PHYS 7210 | Statistical Mechanics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Discusses thermodynamics and kinetic theory, and the development of the microcanonical, canonical, and grand canonical ensembles. Includes Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac distributions, techniques for handling interacting many-particle systems, and extensive applications to physical problems. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014 |
| PHYS 7410 | Electricity and Magnetism I (3) |
| A consistent mathematical account of the phenomena of electricity and magnetism; electrostatics and magnetostatics; macroscopic media; Maxwell theory; and wave propagation. Prerequisite: PHYS 7250 or instructor permission. | |
| PHYS 7420 | Electricity and Magnetism II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Development of the theory of special relativity, relativistic electrodynamics, radiation from moving charges, classical electron theory, and Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations of electrodynamics. Prerequisite: PHYS 7420 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PHYS 7559 | New Advanced Topics Course in Physics (3) |
| New course in the subject of Physics. May be repeated for credit. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| PHYS 7610 | Quantum Theory I (3) |
| Introduces the physical basis of quantum mechanics, the Schroedinger equation and the quantum mechanics of one-particle systems, and stationary state problem. Prerequisite: Twelve credits of 3000-level physics courses and MATH 5210, 5220, or instructor permission. | |
| PHYS 7620 | Quantum Theory II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Includes angular momentum theory, techniques of time-dependent perturbation theory, emission and absorption of radiation, systems of identical particles, second quantization, and Hartree-Fock equations. Prerequisite: PHYS 7610 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| PHYS 7995 | Independent Study (1 - 6) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Independent research or practical training supervised by a faculty member. May be repeated for credit. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014 |
| PHYS 8220 | Fundamentals of Photonics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies nonlinear optical phenomena; the laser, sum, and difference frequency generation, optical parametric oscillation, and modulation techniques. Prerequisite: PHYS 5310 and exposure to quantum mechanics. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| PHYS 8240 | Advanced General Relativity (3) |
| This course will build upon PHYS 5240 and will explore topics in relativity that are frequently used in research in gravitation and cosmology theory. This will include Hamiltonian, tetrad, and Landau-Lifshitz formulations of relativity; perturbations of flat spacetime, black holes, and compact stars; conformal methods, singularity theorems, and black-hole mechanics; and inflation and cosmological perturbation theory. Prerequisite: PHYS 5240 or Instructor Permission | |
| PHYS 8320 | Statistical Mechanics II (3) |
| Further topics in statistical mechanics. Prerequisite: PHYS 8310. Course was offered Fall 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| PHYS 8420 | Atomic Physics (3) |
| Studies the principles and techniques of atomic physics with application to selected topics, including laser and microwave spectroscopy, photoionization, autoionization, effects of external fields, and laser cooling. Prerequisite: PHYS 7620 or instructor permission. | |
| PHYS 8450 | Computational Physics II (3) |
| Linear algebra and large sparse matrix methods applied to partial differential equations, with applications to 1+1 and 2+1 dimensional Schrodinger equations. The use of lattice gauge theory methods for introducing electromagnetic fields on a grid, and applications to the quantum theory of conductivity and the integer quantum Hall effect. Application of Monte Carlo simulation methods to statistical mechanical systems, quantum mechanics, and quantum field theory. Prerequisite: PHYS 5630 or instructor permission Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| PHYS 8610 | Condensed Matter Theory I (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The description and basic theory of the electronic properties of solids including band structure, electrical conduction, optical properties, magnetism and super-conductivity. Prerequisite: PHYS 7620 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| PHYS 8630 | Introduction to Field Theory (3) |
| Introduces the quantization of field theories, including those based on the Dirac and Klein-Gordon equations. Derives perturbation theory in terms of Feynman diagrams, and applies it to simple field theories with interactions. Introduces the concept of renormalization. Prerequisite: PHYS 7620. | |
| PHYS 8640 | Modern Field Theory (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Applies field theory techniques to quantum electrodynamics and to the renormalization-group description of phase transitions. Introduces the path integral description of field theory. Prerequisite: PHYS 8630. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2011 |
| PHYS 8710 | Nuclear Physics I (3) |
| Discusses nuclear theory and experiment from the modern perspectives of the fundamental theory of the strong interaction: Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD). Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Fall 2016, Fall 2014, Fall 2012, Fall 2011 | |
| PHYS 8750 | Elementary Particle Physics I (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduction to the Standard Model of Electroweak and Strong Interactions, to be followed by physics beyond the Standard Model, including aspects of Grand Unification, Supersymmetry, and neutrino masses. Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| PHYS 8880 | Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (3) |
| Studies the quantum theory of light and other boson fields with a special emphasis on the nonclassical physics exemplified by squeezed and entangled quantum states. Applications to quantum communication, quantum computing, and ultraprecise measurements are discussed. Prerequisite: PHYS 7610 or instructor permission. | |
| PHYS 8999 | Master Thesis Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PHYS 9010 | Introduction to Physics Research I (1) |
| Workshops given by UVA Physics faculty describing their research. Restricted to Arts and Sciences graduate students in Physics only | |
| PHYS 9020 | Introduction to Physics Research II (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Workshops given by UVA Physics faculty describing their research. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| PHYS 9030 | Teaching Science in Higher Education (1) |
| This STEM teaching course will help graduate TAs integrate learning theory and effective student engagement practices into their teaching. GTAs will participate in guided discussions to relate recommendations from the education literature to their classroom experiences. Assignments will include learning activities, such as teaching observations & reflections, and designing interventions to assist students with difficult topics/skills. Course was offered Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016 | |
| PHYS 9410 | Atomic and Molecular Seminar (3) |
| Atomic and Molecular seminars given by invited speakers from outside and within UVA. Restricted to Arts and Sciences Physics graduate students only. | |
| PHYS 9420 | Atomic and Molecular Seminar (3) |
| Studies the principles and techniques of atomic physics with application to selected topics, including laser and microwave spectroscopy, photoionization, autoionization, effects of external fields, and laser cooling. Prerequisite: PHYS 7620 or instructor permission. | |
| PHYS 9610 | Condensed Matter Seminar (3) |
| Condensed Matter seminar given by invited speakers from outside and within UVA. Restricted to Arts and Sciences Physics graduate students only. | |
| PHYS 9620 | Condensed Matter Seminar (3) |
| Condensed Matter seminar given by invited speakers from outside and within UVA. Restricted to Arts and Sciences Physics graduate students only | |
| PHYS 9710 | Nuclear Physics Seminar (3) |
| Nuclear Physics seminar given by invited speakers from outside and within UVA. Restricted to Arts and Sciences Physics graduate students only. | |
| PHYS 9720 | Nuclear Physics Seminar (3) |
| Nuclear Physics seminar given by invited speakers from outside and within UVA. Restricted to Arts and Sciences Physics graduate students only. | |
| PHYS 9810 | High Energy Physics Seminar (3) |
| High Energy Physics seminars given by invited speakers from outside and within UVA. Restricted to Arts and Sciences Physics graduate students only. | |
| PHYS 9820 | High Energy Physics Seminar (3) |
| High Energy Physics seminars given by invited speakers from outside and within UVA. Restricted to Arts and Sciences Physics graduate students only. | |
| PHYS 9998 | Pre-Qual Preparation for Doctoral Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For students who have not passed the Qualifying exam for doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PHYS 9999 | PhD Thesis Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| Politics-Departmental Seminar | |
| PLAD 1500 | Introductory Seminar in Politics (3) |
| Introduces the discipline of political science through intensive study of the political dimensions of a selected topic. Prerequisite: open to first- and second-year students; only one PLAD seminar per student. | |
| PLAD 2222 | Research Methods (3) |
| This course is an introduction to political science research methods. We will address basic principles of research design and data analysis, including hypothesis testing, measurement, case selection and data gathering. What are the strengths and weaknesses of particular methods? How can we improve our ability to draw inferences from data? Our goals are to learn how to ask good questions and to consider different approaches to answering them. Course was offered Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| PLAD 2500 | Special Topics in Politics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Special Topics in Politics Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, January 2021, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2010 |
| PLAD 3500 | Special Topics (3) |
| Special Topics in Politics. | |
| PLAD 4500 | Special Topics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Topics on a variety of Political issues. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018 |
| PLAD 4960 | Thesis for Distinguished Majors Program (3) |
| American Politics Prerequisite: Admission into the department's Distinguished Majors Program. | |
| PLAD 4961 | Thesis Seminar for Distinguished Majors Program Part 2 (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Part two of the Politics Department Distinguished Majors thesis seminar. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| PLAD 4990 | Honors Proseminar on Research Design and Thesis Writing (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A critical analysis of important issues in political analysis and research design from diverse perspectives. Issues include: framing research questions, causal analysis, rational choice, comparative historical institutionalism, interpretivism, case studies, and quantitative analysis. Prerequisite: Admission to Politics Honors Program Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| PLAD 4999 | Senior Thesis (3) |
| Supervised work on a thesis for Honors students
Prerequisite: Enrollment in the Politics Honors Program Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013 | |
| PLAD 5130 | Collective Action and Social Change (3) |
| Collective Action and Social Change. | |
| PLAD 5500 | Special Topics (3) |
| Topics on a variety of Political issues. | |
| PLAD 5993 | Independent Study (1 - 3) |
| Readings and writings from various disciplines relating to Political Science. | |
| PLAD 7045 | Game Theory: Applications and Experiments (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Game theory is the analytic study of strategic interactions among individuals, firms, governments, or other groups of people. This course demonstrates the usefulness of this powerful analytic approach, through numerous real-world and scholarly applications and through an examination of lab experiments built upon game theoretic modeling techniques. Cross-listed with PPOL 7045. |
| PLAD 7090 | Research Methods and Design in Political Science (3) |
| Studies the theoretical formulation of questions for political science research and examination of the design and execution of empirical research. Includes consideration of developing hypotheses for research, strategies for data collection (survey research, observational methods, content analysis), managing research projects, and ethical considerations related to the conduct of research. | |
| PLAD 7100 | Political Research with Quantitative Methods (4) |
| Introduces probability and statistics as tools for quantitative political science analysis. Covers basic probability theory, descriptive statistics, and statistical inference with focus on the specification and interpretation of the regression model. Weekly homework assignments allow students to practice applying the concepts and methods from class. The course requires no prior experience with statistics. | |
| PLAD 7500 | Special Topics in Politics (1 - 3) |
| Intensive analysis of selected issues and concepts that are relevant to all subfields of political science. Course was offered Fall 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011 | |
| PLAD 7750 | Supervised Research I (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Supervised Research I Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PLAD 8120 | Qualitative and Mixed Methods (3) |
| Examines qualitative methods in political science, including ethnography, interviewing, focus groups, process tracing, and archival research, while exploring their integration with large-n methodologies such as field and natural experiments and survey research. Explores theoretical, empirical, and epistemological issues in qualitative and multi-method research, with attention to concept definition and measurement. | |
| PLAD 8220 | Graduate Development Seminar (3) |
| This course has three main objectives: to help you improve your written work; to teach you how to maximally benefit from discussing your written work with your colleagues, and to enable you to become a more incisive reader and helpful critic of your colleagues' work. | |
| PLAD 8310 | Regression Analysis (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course introduces regression analysis in political science. It covers linear regression, the ordinary least squares (OLS) estimator, interpretation of results, and regression diagnostics. The course also introduces generalized linear models (GLMs), maximum likelihood estimation (MLE), and regression analysis with binary outcomes. A separate section of the course focuses on implementation of regression analysis in R programming language. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PLAD 8320 | Advanced Topics in Multivariate Analysis (3) |
| A survey and application of multivariate modeling techniques. Prerequisite: PLAD 7090, 7100, or equivalents. | |
| PLAD 8500 | Topics in Political Science (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Investigates a selected issue in political science. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2012, Spring 2011 |
| PLAD 8750 | Supervised Research II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Supervised Research II Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PLAD 8900 | Departmental Pro-Seminar (3) |
| For advanced graduate students who have completed core courses in the relevant departmental subfields. Allows students to read, criticize, and discuss with authors a variety of works-in-progress presented by visiting scholars, departmental faculty, and their peers. Course was offered Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| Politics-American Politics | |
| PLAP 150 | Special Topics in American Politics (0) |
| Special Topics in American Politics. | |
| PLAP 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and PLAPosophical Inquiry. | |
| PLAP 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and Societies of the World. | |
| PLAP 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to PLAPorical Perspectives. | |
| PLAP 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Social and Economic Systems. | |
| PLAP 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, PLAPematical, and PLAPical Inquiry | |
| PLAP 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| PLAP 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and Society | |
| PLAP 1010 | Introduction to American Politics (3) |
| Surveys the fundamentals of American government and politics, systematically covering the major institutions of our system (the presidency, the Congress, the courts) as well as the system's essential processes. Course was offered Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PLAP 2030 | Politics, Science and Values: An Introduction to Environmental Policy (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces a wide variety of domestic and international environmental policy issues. Explores how political processes, scientific evidence, ideas, and values affect environmental policymaking. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013 |
| PLAP 2250 | American Political Tradition (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course explores the theoretical ideas that informed the creation and development of America's political system and considers some of the major contemporary challenges to the maintenance of American liberal democracy. Topics to be treated include the political thought of the American Founders, the place of religion in public life, the nature of written constitutions and the role of America in the world. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PLAP 2500 | Special Topics in American Politics (3) |
| Special Topics in American Politics. | |
| PLAP 3140 | Mass Media and American Politics (3) |
| Examines the role of mass media in the political process including such topics as print, broadcast, and online news, media and election campaigns, political advertising, and media effects on public opinion and political participation. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Summer 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PLAP 3150 | Political Psychology of Citizen Politics (3) |
| Examines the role of individual and collective psychology in political processes and behavior, with a particular emphasis on citizen psychology, including political information processing and reasoning, stereotyping and prejudice, and group identity, conflict and violence. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| PLAP 3160 | Politics of Food (3) |
| This course looks at the production and consumption of food in a political context. We will explore legislation, regulation, and other policies that affect the food system and examine their implications for the environment, public health and democratic politics. We will look closely at controversies over agricultural subsidies, labeling requirements, farming practices, food safety, advertising and education. Course was offered January 2025, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, January 2024, Summer 2023, January 2023, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Janiuary 2022, Summer 2021, January 2021, Summer 2020, January 2020, Summer 2019, January 2019, Summer 2018, January 2018, Summer 2017, January 2017, Summer 2016, January 2016, January 2015, January 2014, Summer 2013, January 2013, Summer 2012, January 2012, January 2011 | |
| PLAP 3190 | Judicial Process and Policy-Making (3) |
| Survey of empirical and, to a lesser extent, normative questions concerning actors and institutions in American judicial politics. Topics include the selection of judges, judicial decision making, the legal profession, the impact of court decisions, and the role of judges in a democracy. Prerequisite: PLAP 1010 or permission of instructor. Course was offered Summer 2020, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| PLAP 3210 | Political Parties and Group Politics (3) |
| Introduces the roles of parties, interest groups, public opinion, and elections in democratic government. Course was offered Summer 2018, Summer 2015 | |
| PLAP 3270 | Public Opinion and American Democracy (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course examines public opinion and its place in American democracy. We study the psychological and political roots of citizens' opinions, as well as the relationship between public opinion and political campaigns, the media, and government. This class replaces PLAP 2270 there fore you will not get credit for the course twice. Course was offered Fall 2023, Fall 2021, Fall 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Spring 2015 |
| PLAP 3310 | American Presidency (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Examines the power, purposes, and problematics of the presidency as a role of national leadership in the American and political constitutional system. While the emphasis is on the modern presidency (1933-present), attention is given to its historical development. Prerequisite: Two courses in PLAP, or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2022, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| PLAP 3340 | Race and Gender in U.S. Politics (3) |
| Scrutinizes the political analogy of race and gender in politics in the United States. Examines how race and gender have each in turn shaped public opinion, public policies, political actions like voting, campaigns, and representation, especially since the 1960s. | |
| PLAP 3350 | American Congress (3) |
| Focuses on the contemporary organization and workings of the United States Congress. Emphasizes elections, the committee system, political parties, staff, and the law-making process, as well as the role of Congress in the national policy making system. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| PLAP 3370 | Workshop in Contemporary American Electoral Politics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Provides students with the opportunity to be directly involved with the research, programming, operations, and outreach of the University's non-profit, non-partisan Center for Politics. Includes projects focused on state and national politics, political history, civic engagement, voter behavior, media and politics, campaign finance and political analysis. Prerequisite: instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PLAP 3400 | American Political Economy (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course explores the historical development of the American economic system since the Founding, and its relationship with political institutions. We will examine various economic regimes such as mercantilism, Progressivism, the welfare state, and neoliberalism, among others. While some basic economic principles will occasionally be drawn upon, no previous knowledge of economics is required for the course. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018 |
| PLAP 3410 | State and Local Politics (3) |
| Investigates the political dynamics of subnational political institutions, parties, and elections. Includes state parties and elections, intergovernmental relations and institutional powers, representation and democracy in federal systems, and subnational policy processes. Prerequisite: One course in PLAP or instructor permission. | |
| PLAP 3420 | Virginia Government and Politics (3) |
| Course will provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the structure, functions and processes of state and local government in Virginia and to introduce students to political leaders and policymakers of state government. When the course is finished, students should be able to answer journalist Guy Friddell's query: "What is it about Virginia?" Course was offered January 2025, January 2024, January 2023, Janiuary 2022, January 2020, January 2019, January 2018, January 2017, January 2016, January 2015, January 2014, January 2013, January 2012 | |
| PLAP 3440 | Urban Government and Politics (3) |
| Urban Government and Politics | |
| PLAP 3500 | Special Topics in American Politics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Topical offerings in American Politics Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, January 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, January 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, January 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, January 2019, Spring 2018, January 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, January 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2011, January 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PLAP 3510 | Minority Group Politics (3) |
| Examines the problems and politics of minority groups in the United States. Studies both the theoretical and practical aspects of minority group politics, including their comparative experience in the U.S. Prerequisite: Any course in PLAP or instructor permission. | |
| PLAP 3610 | Introduction to Public Administration (3) |
| Studies the role of public administration in contemporary government, emphasizing administrative structure, control, and relations with other branches of government. Prerequisite: PLAP 1010, PLCP 1010, or instructor permission. | |
| PLAP 3650 | Gender Politics (3) |
| Examines the legal and political status of women, and the politics of changes in that status. How are gender identities forged, and how do they affect law, public policy, political rhetoric, and political movement? Explores, more generally, the clash between 'difference' and 'equality' in democratic societies, using gender as a case-study. Prerequisite: Two social science courses or instructor permission. | |
| PLAP 3700 | Racial Politics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Examines how attributions of racial difference have shaped American Politics. Topics include how race affects American political partisanship, campaigns and elections, public policy, public opinion, and American political science. Prerequisite: One course in PLAP or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Fall 2010 |
| PLAP 3810 | Constitutional Interpretation: Separation of Powers and Federalism (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies the legislative, executive, and judicial branches and the functional and territorial distribution of powers as reflected by Supreme Court decisions. Includes the nature of the judicial process. (No CR/NC enrollees.) Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PLAP 3820 | Civil Liberties and Civil Rights (3) |
| Studies judicial construction and interpretation of civil rights and liberties reflected by Supreme Court decisions. Includes line-drawing between rights and obligations. (No CR/NC enrollees.) Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PLAP 4120 | Electoral Behavior and Political Participation (3) |
| Surveys current theories and research on electoral behavior, including political participation, partisanship, voting behavior, and the impact of electoral institutions. Prerequisite: PLAP 2270. | |
| PLAP 4140 | Gender and American Political Behavior (3) |
| A survey of the way gender ideas shape political behavior in the American political system, historically and today. Prerequisite: one course in WGS or American political behavior (PLAP 2270, 3140, 3150, 4120, 4150, 4360). Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PLAP 4150 | Political Psychology (3) |
| A seminar introducing students to the study of political psychology. Topics include authoritarianism, tolerance, altruism, ethnocentrism, the role of affect and cognition in political choice, the role of racial stereotyping in political campaigns, and psychological challenges to rational choice models of political decision-making. Prerequisite: One course in PLAP or instructor permission. | |
| PLAP 4155 | Emotion and American Politics (3) |
| Explores the often-neglected role of emotion in shaping citizens' political thought and action. While the Western enlightenment tradition generally treats emotion and cognition as antithetical, psychological research suggests they are in fact intimately interconnected. We will explore the nature of emotion and its interconnections with American politics and political behavior. Prerequisites: At least one course in PLAP. | |
| PLAP 4180 | Political Advertising and American Democracy (3) |
| Explores the role of political advertising in American democracy. Examines ad messages as strategic political communications, analyzing both classic and contemporary ads. Explores the effects (if any) of political advertising on citizens' attitudes and behavior. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| PLAP 4330 | Refoundings in American Politics (3) |
| This course examines the major reform movements in American history, from the Founding to the New Deal. Special attention will be devoted to the intellectual history of reform periods and to answering the question whether the social contract has been redefined periodically in American political history. Prerequisites: At least one course in PLAP. | |
| PLAP 4340 | American Political Leadership (3) |
| Studies the theory and practice of political leadership at the national level with comparisons to state, local, and foreign government. Includes leadership in different institutional and policy settings, techniques of leadership, types of leaders, bargaining among leaders, experience of specific leaders, and conditions and opportunities of leadership. Prerequisite: PLAP 1010 or instructor permission. Crosslisted with PPOL 4750 | |
| PLAP 4360 | Campaigns and Elections (3) |
| Reviews and analyzes the techniques and technologies of modern American election campaigns. Enrollment is limited. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| PLAP 4410 | Development of the American Party System (3) |
| Focuses on the development of the political party system in the United States, from the late 18th Century through the present day. Examines why political parties emerged in the U.S., both in Congress and at the mass level; why particular parties like the Federalists and Whigs collapsed; and how different "party systems" have developed historically. Course was offered Spring 2020 | |
| PLAP 4420 | The Kennedy Half Century (3) |
| Political power is created in many ways, such as winning an election, facing down an enemy, or skillfully riding the waves of popular opinion. This class will examine the multi-faceted, political and social legacies of John F. Kennedy, along with the other nine occupants of the Oval Office since. Students will learn why and how political legacies are formed; how such influence persists; and whether/how it is will continue. Course was offered Fall 2017 | |
| PLAP 4450 | Virginia Elections and Politics (3) |
| This course will expose students to the scholarly literature on Virginia elections and the election data associated with these elections. Students will critically review the literature and use of a variety of analytical techniques, including GIS mapping software, to analyze both historical and recent elections in Virginia.Prior GIS expertise is not required for this course, but an elementary mastery of election data analysis and GIS mapping skill.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, January 2011, January 2010 | |
| PLAP 4500 | Special Topics in American Politics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Investigates a selected issue in American government or American political development. Prerequisite: One course in PLAP or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Janiuary 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PLAP 4600 | Voting Rights and Representation (3) |
| Studies empirical and normative issues of representative government, with special attention to what is meant by representation, what constitutes fair representation, and what institutions can best promote fair representation. Prerequisite: Two courses in Politics or permission of instructor. | |
| PLAP 4601 | Democracy in America (3) |
| Democracy in America Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PLAP 4710 | Values, Resources, and Public Policy (3) |
| Examines the political, economic, and ethical content of enduring domestic policy issues. Prerequisite: Any course in PLA, economics, or philosophy, or instructor permission. | |
| PLAP 4800 | Politics of the Environment (3) |
| Examines environmental issues that originate in, and that affect, the United States, including most forms of pollution and natural resource depletion. Focuses on how political processes, economic factors, and social/cultural constructs affect environmental policymaking. Cross listed with ETP 4800. Prerequisite: Course in ETP, Environmental Sciences or Politics. | |
| PLAP 4805 | American Political Development (3) |
| This courses studies political change and development of key institutions in American politics, including the presidency, courts, and Congress but also the development of the welfare state, the administrative state, the carceral state, and political parties and interest groups. Key themes include the role of the state in shaping citizens, the rise and fall of issues on the agenda, and the role of race in America's exceptional development. Prerequisites: At leat one course in PLAP. Course was offered Spring 2014, Summer 2013 | |
| PLAP 4810 | Class, Race, and the Environment (3) |
| Focuses on the intersections among class, race and the environment. The course goals are to achieve an understanding of central environmental policy issues, to consider what 'class' and 'race' mean, and to examine the distribution of environmental hazards across people of different classes and races. (Cross listed with ETP 4810) | |
| PLAP 4830 | First Amendment (3) |
| Examines the constitutional law of the first amendment from the founding of the United States to the present. Considers and analyzes Supreme Court decisions and scholarly works. Prerequisite: PLAP 3820 or fourth-year government major. | |
| PLAP 4841 | Seminar in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (3) |
| Explores the vexatious lines between the rights of individuals and those of the state in democratic society, focusing on such major issues as freedom of expression and worship; separation of church and state; criminal justice; the suffrage; privacy; and racial and gender discrimination. Focuses on the judicial process. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| PLAP 4850 | Seminar on Constitutional Law and Theory (3) |
| An examination of classic and contemporary theories, partial theories, and perspectives on constitutional interpretation. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PLAP 4920 | Judicial Policymaking (3) |
| Examines the structure and process of judicial policymaking, focusing on agenda-setting, deciding cases and opinion writing, implementation, compliance, and impact. Particular attention is given to the United States Supreme Court and its relationship to lower federal and state courts and the political environment. Prerequisite: Nine credits in PLAP and instructor permission. | |
| PLAP 4990 | Honors Core Seminar in American Politics (9) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A critical analysis of important issues and works in American politics from diverse perspectives. Students are required to write weekly analytical essays and actively participate in small seminar discussions on issues including: the founding, parties and elections, public policy, federalism, the presidency, Congress, and the judicial system. Prerequisite: Admission to Politics Honors Program. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| PLAP 4999 | Senior Thesis (3) |
| Supervised work on a thesis in American politics for especially motivated students. Prerequisite: Three courses in PLAP and instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013 | |
| PLAP 5430 | Intergovernmental Relations (3) |
| Analyzes the contemporary relations of national, state, and local governments. Examines urban and metropolitan growth problems and their implications for public policy and administration in relation to the federal system. Prerequisite: Six credits of PLAP or fourth-year standing. | |
| PLAP 5460 | The Politics of the Budgetary Process (3) |
| This course examines the politics and processes of federal budgeting, and the role the budget plays in national economic policy making. Topics covered include the historical development of the budget and fiscal policy; the creation of the executive budget; the politics of the budgetary process through appropriations, entitlements, and tax policy; and the relationship between fiscal and monetary policy. Crosslisted with PPOL 5460 Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| PLAP 5500 | Special Topics in American Politics (3) |
| Investigates a selected issue in American government or American political development. | |
| PLAP 5526 | Special Topics in Public Policy or Public Administration (3) |
| Intensive analysis of selected issues in public policy or public administration. Prerequisite: Any PLA course or instructor permission. | |
| PLAP 5993 | Selected Problems in American Politics (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Independent study under faculty supervision, for students who are preparing for intensive research on a specific topic. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, January 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PLAP 6500 | Selected Topics in American Politics (3) |
| Investigates a special problem of American Politics such as political corruption, religion and politics, science and politics, or the nature of justice Course was offered Spring 2016, Spring 2015 | |
| PLAP 7000 | American Politics Core Seminar (3) |
| This graduate core seminar is an introduction to the main topics in the study of American politics, including behavior, institutions, and American political development | |
| PLAP 7010 | American Political Institutions (3) |
| Provides a general introduction to the field of American political institutions. It is structured as a 'survey' course, providing both an overview of classic works and coverage of important new research in this subfield. Course was offered Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Fall 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| PLAP 7020 | American Political Development (3) |
| This seminar will critically examine both classic and current scholarship in American Political Development (APD) -- a sub-field of American Politics that explores the deep historical roots of politics and government in the United States. Although a diverse field with ties to other sub-fields and disciplines, APD scholarship is united by a concern to explore systematically the deep historical roots of politics and government in the United States. | |
| PLAP 7030 | American Public Opinion (3) |
| An introduction to the political science literature on public opinion, with attention to theories of opinion formation and attitude change; the measurement of public opinion; stereotypes and attitudes involving race, gender, and ethnicity; media and political communication; campaigns and voting behavior. | |
| PLAP 7410 | Survey of State and Local Government (3) |
| Readings and research on the institutions, processes, and interrelationships of state, local, and governmental units smaller than national in scope. | |
| PLAP 7440 | Social Policy and the Politics of Inequality in the United States (3) |
| Investigates the political development of the American welfare state and offers competing perspectives on the causes and consequences of inequality in the United States. Examines how and why our social safety net is unique from other nations, public beliefs about income inequality and support for antipoverty measures, the implications of inequality for participation and influence, as well as consider several specific policies. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| PLAP 7500 | Special Topics in American Politics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Intensive analysis of selected issues and concepts in American politics. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2012, Spring 2011 |
| PLAP 7600 | Public Administration (3) |
| General introduction to public administration at the graduate level, emphasizing the political and ecological influences upon it, the problems of internal organization and management, and the problems and methods of innovation and change. | |
| PLAP 7770 | Groups in the Political Processes (3) |
| A critical survey of the roles of groups in the American political system. Course was offered Fall 2018 | |
| PLAP 8210 | The American Presidency (3) |
| Readings and research on special problems of the American political and administrative system that come to a focus in the presidency or arise out of the manifold responsibilities of the president. | |
| PLAP 8220 | The Party System and the Conduct of Government (3) |
| Readings and research, emphasizing the functions of parties in the conduct of government, and the evolution of the party system in response to changes in the broader economic, social, and political environment. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| PLAP 8250 | The American Congress (3) |
| Studies the legislative process in the U.S. Congress. Topics include the internal distribution of power, influences on legislative behavior, congressional relationships with other political institutions, the place of Congress in the American polity, and the problems associated with it. Course was offered Fall 2022, Spring 2014 | |
| PLAP 8410 | Development of the American Party System (3) |
| Focuses on the development of the political party system in the United States, from the late 18th Century through the present day. Examines why political parties emerged in the U.S., both in Congress and at the mass level; why particular parties like the Federalists and Whigs collapsed; and how different "party systems" have developed historically. | |
| PLAP 8440 | Urban Politics (3) |
| Studies patterns of power and influence in urban decision-making. Topics include social, economic, and other factors influencing urban political institutions; patterns of leadership and political behavior in central cities and suburbs; issues of the exploding metropolis, including urban renewal, finances, transportation, education, reform, and state and federal intervention; and methodological problems. | |
| PLAP 8500 | Special Topics in American Politics (3) |
| Special Topics in American Politics | |
| PLAP 8583 | Topics in Public Law (3) |
| Topics in Public Law Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| PLAP 8610 | Seminar in Public Administration (3) |
| Readings and research in public administration theory and practice and contemporary administrative problems. | |
| PLAP 8840 | Seminar in Civil Rights and Liberties (3) |
| Explores the vexatious lines between the rights of individuals and those of the state in democratic society, focusing on such major issues as freedom of expression and worship; separation of church and state; criminal justice; the suffrage; privacy; and racial and gender discrimination. Focuses on the judicial process. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| PLAP 8850 | American Constitutional Law and Theory Seminar (3) |
| Examines the nature and parameters of the judicial function, focusing on law courts and jurists, with an emphasis on the political role of the Supreme Court of the United States. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| PLAP 8998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For master's research, taken before a thesis director has been selected. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 |
| PLAP 8999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PLAP 9998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PLAP 9999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| Politics-Comparative Politics | |
| PLCP 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and PLCPosophical Inquiry. | |
| PLCP 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and Societies of the World. | |
| PLCP 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to PLCPorical Perspectives. | |
| PLCP 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Social and Economic Systems. | |
| PLCP 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, PLCPematical, and PLCPical Inquiry | |
| PLCP 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| PLCP 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and Society | |
| PLCP 1010 | Introduction to Comparative Politics (3) |
| Introduction to Comparative Politics surveys the major themes, theories, and methods of domestic politics around the globe in the modern era. Thematically, we examine the gap between rich and poor nations, between democracies and dictatorships, and between civil war and civic orders. Theoretically, we consider theories of political culture, political institutions, and political economy. | |
| PLCP 1500 | Topics Comparative Politics (3) |
| Topics courses within Comparative Politics Course was offered Spring 2016, Spring 2015 | |
| PLCP 2110 | Italy and European Politics (3) |
| This course explores the dynamics of Italian and European politics since the end of the Second World War. The main focus of the course is to look at specific political institutions (such as the party system, the Parliament, the Executive, the Courts, etc.) at both Italian and European levels. Political culture and the territorial distribution of power are also investigated. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| PLCP 2420 | Politics of Modernity (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces key analytical concepts used by Karl Marx, Max Weber, and Emile Durkeim in their analysis of how the development of modern society has shaped the nature of modern politics. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2010 |
| PLCP 2500 | Special Topics in Comparative Politics (3) |
| Special Topics in Comparative Politics. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2018, Fall 2015, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| PLCP 2600 | Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union (3) |
| This course is about Russia and the Soviet Union. It is designed to explore some of this country's major political themes of the twentieth century through an understanding of Russia's history, culture and politics. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012 | |
| PLCP 3000 | Gender and International Development (3) |
| Socio-economic development is universally applauded, but its consequences are uneven and often unintended. Women and men do not play the same roles in development nor are they affected in the same ways. In this course, we examinee the meaning of development and why it is controversial, paying particular attention to the ways in which men and women are affected differently by development process. | |
| PLCP 3012 | The Politics of Developing Areas (3) |
| Surveys patterns of government and politics in non-Western political systems. Topics include political elites, sources of political power, national integration, economic development, and foreign penetration. This class replaces PLCP 2120 therefore you will not get credit for the course twice. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2017, Fall 2016 | |
| PLCP 3020 | Modern Political Thought (3) |
| Examines the major theorists and theories of the modern period, with a concentration on the development of the liberal tradition and important critics of liberalism, with a special focus on the nature and meaning of freedom. Main authors covered are Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Bentham, Mill, and Marx. | |
| PLCP 3110 | The Politics of Western Europe (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Surveys developments since 1945 in democratic stability, party politics, and political economy in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 |
| PLCP 3120 | Politics and Political Economy of the Welfare State (3) |
| This seminar investigates the origins, expansion, and stabilization (or crisis - take your pick) of the welfare state in the rich OECD countries (North America, Western Europe, Japan, Australia and New Zealand) focussing on why market and non-market based systems of social protection emerged and the roles played by states, labor market actors, and women's groups. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2013, Spring 2011 | |
| PLCP 3125 | Politics in Britain and America: a Comparative Perspective (3) |
| This course will provide an introduction to the comparative politics of the US and the UK. Attention will be given to similarities as well as differences, and the course will use comparative analysis to throw light on the political systems in both countries. Occasional reference will be made to other countries. No prior knowledge of British politics will be assumed, but prior knowledge of US politics will be. | |
| PLCP 3130 | Political Economy of Development (3) |
| Examines the political prerequisites (and impediments) to economic development, focusing on agricultural exporters in the 19th century and manufactured goods exporters in the 20th century. Draws on empirical material from North and South American, Europe, Asia and Africa. Prerequisite: PLIR 2050 or instructor permission. Course was offered Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PLCP 3170 | Development,Conflict, and Democracy in Latin America (3) |
| Development, Conflict, and Democracy in Latin America | |
| PLCP 3210 | Russian Politics (3) |
| Analyzes the political system of the former USSR and Russia from 1917 to the present. Focuses on evolution of the Soviet state, modernization and social change, efforts to reform the system, the collapse of the USSR, as well as the economic and political transformation taking place in the newly independent states. Prerequisite: Some background in comparative politics and/or history of Russia. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PLCP 3240 | Post Soviet Political Challenges (3) |
| This course compares the origins and consequences of the rise of nationalism, separatism, secessions, and irredentist claims in the Russian Federation and other former Soviet republics, at the end of the Cold War. Prerequisite: one class in PLCP or permission of instructor. Course was offered Janiuary 2022, January 2021, January 2020, January 2019, January 2018, January 2017, January 2016, January 2015, January 2014, January 2013, January 2012, Summer 2011, January 2011, January 2010 | |
| PLCP 3330 | Politics of Latin America (3) |
| This course provides an overview of politics in Latin America. Topics include the organization of the New World colonies, the legacies of the colonial period for development, the nature of political competition in Latin America's newly independent states, import-substituting industrialization and populism, the emergence and eclipse of military regimes, the transition to democracy and free markets, and the performance of democracy. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2018 | |
| PLCP 3350 | Gender Politics in Comparative Perspective (3) |
| Focuses on the state and how power is gendered in the developing world. Topics include feminist methods and concepts, women in the military, nationalism, women's movements, quotas, citizenship and globalization. Cross-listed with SWAG 3350. | |
| PLCP 3410 | Politics of the Middle East and North Africa (3) |
| Introduces contemporary political systems of the region stretching from Morocco to Iran. Prerequisite: Some background in comparative politics and/or history of the Middle East. Course was offered Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| PLCP 3500 | Special Topics in Comparative Politics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Analysis of selected issues and concepts in comparative politics. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013 |
| PLCP 3559 | New Course in Comparative Politics (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Comparative Politics. | |
| PLCP 3610 | Chinese Politics (3) |
| General introduction to Chinese politics in its societal context. Conveys a concrete appreciation of China's societal reality and how it interacts with the political system. Covers China's changing role in Asia and the world. Prerequisite: Some background in comparative politics and/or the history of China. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PLCP 3630 | Politics in India and Pakistan (3) |
| Surveys political development in India and Pakistan examining the process of nation-building, the causes of democratization and authoritarian rule, the development of ethnic and religious conflict, environmental politics, the political impact of cultural globalization, and gender-related political issues. Prerequisite: Some background in comparative politics and/or study of history and society in South Asia. | |
| PLCP 4050 | Origins of Legal Systems (3) |
| This course examines the origins of the common and civil law systems in Europe, and the relevance of such origins for contemporary issues. It aims to offer a fuller historical understanding of how these systems emerged in medieval Europe, so as to allow a critical perspective on the important modern theoretical literature, that of Legal Origins. Prerequisites: At least on PLIR course. | |
| PLCP 4060 | State-Emergence and State-Building (3) |
| The course examines the historical foundations of modern theories in social science on state-building. Most assumptions in the contemporary literature are explicitly or implicitly predicated on an understanding of the historical experience of the west. This understanding is often deeply flawed, leading to erroneous models and flawed assumptions in the scholarship on political development. Course was offered Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PLCP 4110 | Seminar on European Politics (3) |
| In-depth analysis of the institutional structures and policy processes of selected political systems in Europe today. Focuses on legislatures, political executives, administrative bureaucracies and their interrelationships as they effect policymaking and policy implementation. Prerequisite: Graduate status or instructor permission. | |
| PLCP 4111 | States and Markets (3) |
| The course begins with an introduction to texts of classical liberal political economy and then examines both historical and theoretical scholarship on the emergence of markets in Europe from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century. A revisionist view of the role of the state in the emergence of markets then informs a consideration of contemporary cases. | |
| PLCP 4130 | Capitalisms Compared (3) |
| How does state intervention differ in the three largest advanced industrial economies? Do these differences matter? Does one country have a decisive 'competitive edge'? This course tries to answer these questions by looking at how variations in the institutions and processes the state uses to regulate the economy affect labor productivity, technological innovation, and thus ultimately international competitiveness. | |
| PLCP 4140 | Democracy and Dictatorship (3) |
| Surveys and critically evaluates theories of origins of democratic and authoritarian governments, and the causes of subsequent transitions to, and away from, democratic regimes. Prerequisite: One course in PLCP or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| PLCP 4150 | Comparative Public Policy (3) |
| Explores why policies on issues like health care, social welfare, education, and immigration differ markedly from nation to nation, focusing on how contrasting cultures, state institutions, and societal organizations shape the historical trajectory of public policies. The primary focus of the course is on policies in advanced industrialized nations such as Britain, the U.S., Japan, and Sweden.
Prerequisites: Prior course work in American and/or comparative politics is required. Course was offered Fall 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| PLCP 4160 | Rationality and Collective Action (3) |
| Collective action, that is, the ability of individuals to coalesce in groups with some common purpose, is at the heart of most political phenomena from social movements and revolutions, to lobbying and voting. In this course we shall engage critically different theoretical approaches to this topic placing special, but far from exclusive, emphasis on the rational-choice paradigm and the criticisms it has received. | |
| PLCP 4180 | Politics of the Holocaust (3) |
| An introduction of major competing explanations for the Nazi genocide of Europe's Jews, and critical consideration of those theories. Also examines other major genocides of the 20th century. | |
| PLCP 4200 | Comparative Legislatures (3) |
| Examines how and why legislators and legislative parties make the decisions they do. Compares legislative decision-making processes and outcomes in a variety of institutional settings. Prerequisite: At least two courses at the 3000 level in American politics and/or comparative politics. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2012 | |
| PLCP 4201 | Comparative Political Parties (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Examines political parties in a variety of institutional and socioeconomic settings, focusing on parties in the democratic political systems of Europe, the United States, and Japan. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2013, Spring 2012 |
| PLCP 4220 | Comparative Budgeting and Economic Policy (3) |
| Comparative Budgeting and Economic Policy | |
| PLCP 4250 | Politics of Economic Reform (3) |
| A wave of economic change has swept across countries from Argentina to Zimbabwe over the last 15 years. The unfolding of these changes has been structured by and, in turn, has shaped the politics of the countries in which they have occurred. Formulates an analytical framework for understanding the politics of economic reform. Studies cases in Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Prerequisite: Previous course in PLCP, PLIR, or economics is recommended. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2009 | |
| PLCP 4260 | Origins of Legal Systems (3) |
| Political scientists and economists have explored the importance of legal systems for economic and political development, especially for property rights and institutions. But the causal logic of such theories is marred by a poor understanding of the origins and preconditions of legal systems. Course compares the historical origins of common and civil law traditions in medieval Europe, to offer better microfoundations for these theories. | |
| PLCP 4400 | Institutions and Democracy in Latin America (3) |
| This course examines the causes and consequences of variation in democratic institutional structure in contemporary Latin America. We study how institutions such as presidentialism, electoral rules, federalism, party systems, and the legal system contribute to outcomes such as political instability, legislative representation, clientelism and corruption, citizen security, and overall support for democracy. Prerequisite: prior course in PLCP. Course was offered Spring 2014, Spring 2010 | |
| PLCP 4410 | Nation Building in Iraq (3) |
| Intensive study of America's role in the political and economic reconstruction of Iraq after the fall of Saddam Hussein. Analysis of the nation-building project in historical (earlier efforts at Iraqi nation-building) and comparative (earlier American efforts at occupation-based nation-building) perspective. Course was offered Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, January 2012, January 2011, January 2010 | |
| PLCP 4412 | The Idea of Development (3) |
| Offers a historical survey of how the idea of development that crystallized during the European enlightenment became "hegemonic" after WWII and during the process of de-colonization. Also reflects on how development came to express the ideological struggles of the cold war and whether it acquired a "new life" in the aftermath of the collapse of communism and the advent of "globalization." Prerequisites: prior course in PLCP. Course was offered Spring 2014 | |
| PLCP 4430 | Politics of Corruption (3) |
| An examination of the causes and consequences of corruption around the world. Assesses the impact of corruption on political and economic development and explores the relationship between corruption and factors such as culture, institutions, economic policies, and natural resources. Prerequisite: PLCP 1010, PLCP 2120 or permission of instructor | |
| PLCP 4440 | Culture and Human Rights (3) |
| Disagreement over culture and human rights is intense. At its worst, this controversy has led cultural conservatives in the Global South to label human rights as imperialist, cultural conservatives in the Global North to reject minority rights as threats to national unity and social democrats, feminists and sexuality rights activists to attack culture as irredeemably retrograde and oppressive. | |
| PLCP 4500 | Special Topics in Comparative Politics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Intensive analysis of selected issues and concepts in comparative government. Prerequisite: One course in PLCP or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PLCP 4652 | Markets, Inequality, and the Politics of Development (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Examination of how politics affects the historical development of markets and the impact of inequality on the development of markets and economic development more generally. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 |
| PLCP 4660 | States and Markets: History and Theory (3) |
| Analysis of the historical and conceptual foundations of theories of the relation of states and markets. Questions the historical accounts and liberal assumptions of western development that shape social science, with the aim of providing a more analytical understanding of contemporary theories. Readings range from a close reading of Adam Smith to a historical study of European economic development to approaches to the developing world. | |
| PLCP 4810 | Politics of Sub-Saharan Africa (3) |
| Studies the government and politics of sub-Saharan Africa. Includes the colonial experience and the rise of African nationalism; the transition to independence; the rise and fall of African one-party states; the role of the military in African politics; the politics of ethnicity, nation- and state-building; patromonialism and patron-client relations; development problems faced by African regimes, including relations with external actors; and the political future of Southern Africa. Prerequisite: Some background in comparative politics and/or history of Africa. Course was offered Spring 2020, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| PLCP 4840 | Gender Politics in Africa (3) |
| Investigates the ways social structures and institutions shape gender in sub-Saharan Africa, with an emphasis on the state. Topics include gender in the pre-colonial and colonial era, contemporary African women's movements, women in politics, development, HIV/AIDS and sexuality. | |
| PLCP 4990 | Honors Core Seminar in Comparative Politics (9) |
| A critical analysis of important issues and works in comparative politics from diverse perspectives. Students are required to write weekly analytical essays and actively participate in small seminar discussions on issues including: democratic and authoritarian regimes, political economy of development, and ethnic and religious conflict. Prerequisite: Admission to Politics Honors Program | |
| PLCP 4999 | Senior Thesis (3) |
| Supervised work on a thesis in comparative politics for especially motivated students. Prerequisite: Three courses in PLCP and instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2010 | |
| PLCP 5310 | Politics of Latin America (3) |
| Studies the constitutional, political, and administrative systems of the major countries of Latin America, the political implications of economic development and social reform, and nationalist theories of socio-political development. Prerequisite: Some background in comparative politics and/or history of Latin America. | |
| PLCP 5330 | Political Parties and Movements in Latin America (3) |
| Studies the origins, activities, and contemporary position of the major political parties and movements in Latin America and Spain, and their relationship to economic development, social reform, and the conduct of government in the principal Latin American states. | |
| PLCP 5350 | Democratic Theory and Democratization in Latin America (3) |
| Investigates the various democratic theories and the democratization process in Latin America. Evaluates these theories and the democratization process in the contemporary global environment. | |
| PLCP 5360 | Role of the Military in Latin America (3) |
| Studies the impact of the military on government and society, the conditions effecting military intervention against constitutional governments, and the circumstances in which military intervention occurs and is likely to occur in Latin America and Spain. Prerequisite: Some background in comparative politics and/or history of Latin America. | |
| PLCP 5410 | Islam and Democracy in the Middle East (3) |
| Studies the prospects for democratic transitions in Middle Eastern states, emphasizing the role of Islamic political movements. Prerequisite: PLCP 3410 or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| PLCP 5500 | Special Topics (3) |
| Special Topics in Comparative Politics | |
| PLCP 5550 | Causal Inference in Comparative Politics (3) |
| Provides a framework for conducting causal inference in comparative research. Research methods considered include: laboratory experiments, field experiments, matching, instrumental variables, and difference-in-difference techniques. The role of formal model building as a guide to causal explanation in the social sciences is also emphasized. Prerequisite: once course in statistics at the level of PLAD 7100 or by permission of instructor. | |
| PLCP 5610 | Politics of China (3) |
| Studies the structure and process of the Chinese political system, emphasizing political culture, socio-economic development, and political socialization. Prerequisite: Some background in comparative politics and/or history of China. | |
| PLCP 5993 | Selected Problems in Comparative Politics (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Independent study, under faculty supervision, for intensive research on a specific topic. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PLCP 6735 | Politics and Policymaking in European Union (3) |
| This graduate course offers an introduction to the history, institutions and politics of the European Union, with an emphasis on policymaking in the EU today. First, the class will review the process of European integration and enlargement since the Treaty of Paris in 1951, including a review of the major theories of European integration. Second, the structure and function of the EU institutions will be introduced. Prerequisites: Graduate Student | |
| PLCP 7000 | Comparative Politics Core Seminar (3) |
| Comparative Politics Core Seminar | |
| PLCP 7070 | Identity and the State (3) |
| What are identity politics, where do identity claims come from, and what is the relationship between identity and the state? To answer these questions this course investigates how identity categories are constructed and politicized, and then analyzes their relationship to social policy. Case studies include India, South Africa, Brazil, and the United States. | |
| PLCP 7500 | Special Topics in Comparative Politics (3) |
| Special Topics in Comparative Politics Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| PLCP 7559 | New Course in Comparative Politics (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Comparative Politics. Course was offered Fall 2016 | |
| PLCP 8060 | Formation of the Modern State in Europe (3) |
| Intensive analysis of classic and contemporary statements, both theoretical and historical, of the rise of the modern state in Europe, from medieval period to French Revolution. Emphasis on role of economic transformation and war on political change. | |
| PLCP 8061 | Post-Colonial Political Development (3) |
| Examination of major theoretical statements of causes of state-building in the post-colonial world, 1800 - 2000. Case material from Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. | |
| PLCP 8140 | Origins of Democracy and Dictatorship (3) |
| Analyzes the major theories explaining transitions to democratic regimes and their consolidation or reversion to authoritarian regimes. Case material is drawn from the 19th and 20th centuries from all regions of the world. Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2019, Fall 2016, Fall 2014, Spring 2013, Summer 2011, Spring 2011 | |
| PLCP 8200 | Comparative Institutions (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Examines political institutions in democratic and authoritarian regimes. Topics include approaches to studying institutions, the state, federalism, electoral systems, executives, legislative decision-making, delegation to bureaucracies, and judicial institutions. The course also assesses efforts to integrate formal and statistical analysis. Prequisite: a graduate course in PLCP, research methods or permission of instructor. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2017, Fall 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2012, Fall 2011 |
| PLCP 8500 | Special Topics in Comparative Politics (3) |
| Special Topics in Comparative Politics | |
| PLCP 8521 | Topics in the Government and Politics of U.S.S.R. and Eastern Europe (3) |
| Topics in the Government and Politics of U.S.S.R. and Eastern Europe | |
| PLCP 8531 | Topics in the Government and Politics of Latin America (3) |
| Topics in the Government and Politics of Latin America | |
| PLCP 8542 | Topics in the Government and Politics of the Middle East (3) |
| Topics in the Government and Politics of the Middle East | |
| PLCP 8551 | Topics in the Government and Politics of China (3) |
| Topics in the Government and Politics of China | |
| PLCP 8561 | Topics in the Government and Politics of South Asia (3) |
| Studies the development of political and administrative institutions and practices in modern India. | |
| PLCP 8880 | Rational Choice and Democracy (3) |
| Provides a graduate-level survey of the contributions of rational choice analysis and game-theoretic modeling to topics of central concern in the subfield of comparative politics. | |
| PLCP 8998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For master's research, taken before a thesis director has been selected. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PLCP 8999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PLCP 9998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PLCP 9999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| Politics-International Relations | |
| PLIR 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and PLIRosophical Inquiry. | |
| PLIR 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and Societies of the World. | |
| PLIR 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to PLIRorical Perspectives. | |
| PLIR 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Social and Economic Systems. | |
| PLIR 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, PLIRematical, and PLIRical Inquiry | |
| PLIR 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| PLIR 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and Society | |
| PLIR 1010 | International Relations (3) |
| Studies the geographic, demographic, economic, and ideological factors conditioning the policies of states, and the methods and institutions of conflict and adjustment among states, including the functions of power, diplomacy, international law and organization. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PLIR 2020 | Foreign Policies of the Powers (3) |
| Comparative analysis of the content and definition of foreign policies of select states in historical and contemporary periods. | |
| PLIR 2030 | International Relations of East Asia (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An introduction to leading theories in the field of international relations with reference to major events in the history of diplomacy, war, and economic relations in the East Asian region. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2009 |
| PLIR 2050 | Introduction to Political Economy (3) |
| Introduces core concepts in political economy, including the institutional bases for states and markets, and the way these interact through the exercise of exit, voice, and collective action. Empirical material drawn from the last five centuries. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2023, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Spring 2011 | |
| PLIR 2500 | Special Topics in International Relations (3) |
| This course covers a variety of topics in the field of Politics and International Relations. | |
| PLIR 2559 | New Course in Politics (3) |
| New Course in Politics | |
| PLIR 3010 | Theories of International Relations (3) |
| A survey of the big ideas and arguments that explain foreign policy and international relations. | |
| PLIR 3060 | Military Force in International Relations (3) |
| Examines the threat and use of military force in international relations. Includes deterrence theory and recent critiques, ethical and international legal considerations, domestic constraints, and the postwar U.S. and Soviet experiences with the use of force. Prerequisite: One course in PLIR or instructor permission. | |
| PLIR 3080 | International Politics in the Nuclear Age (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Considers the impact of nuclear weapons on the relations among states. Prerequisite: One course in PLIR or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2019 |
| PLIR 3110 | International Law: Principles and Politics (3) |
| Investigates international legal rules, how they originate and evolve, their political consequences, and their relationship to morality. Emphasizes the international legal rules governing territoriality, nationality, human rights, and the recourse to armed force. Prerequisite: One course in PLIR or instructor permission. | |
| PLIR 3210 | International Organizations (3) |
| Introduces the nature, functions, and significance of international organizations in international relations. Focuses on the United Nations. Prerequisite: One course in PLIR or instructor permission. | |
| PLIR 3240 | Anti-Terrorism and the Role of Intelligence (3) |
| Course examines the intelligence failures prior to 9/11 and the Iraq war, and the critical reports composed after the events, to determine what improvements may be needed to avoid a recurrence and to pre-empt future terrorist attacks against the United States. | |
| PLIR 3310 | Ethics and Human Rights in World Politics (3) |
| How do issues of human rights and ethical choice operate in the world of states? Do cosmopolitan ideals now hold greater sway among states than traditional ideas of national interests during the Cold War? Considers ideas of philosophers like Thucydides and Kant in addition to concrete cases and dilemmas taken from contemporary international relations. Specific issues include defining human rights, 'humanitarian intervention,' just war theory, and the moral responsibilities of leaders and citizens. Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| PLIR 3380 | Theories of International Political Economy (3) |
| Examines international conflict and cooperation over economic issues, using a variety of theoretical perspectives. Includes the domestic sources of foreign economic policy and the relationship between economic and military security in the 19th and 20th centuries. Prerequisite: PLIR 2050 or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2012, Spring 2012 | |
| PLIR 3400 | Foreign Policy of the United States (3) |
| Analyzes major themes in American foreign policy, emphasizing security issues, from World War I through the Nixon administration. Prerequisite: Some background in the field of international relations or in U.S. history. Course was offered Summer 2024, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PLIR 3500 | Special Topics in International Relations (3) |
| Special Topics in International Relations Course was offered Summer 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, January 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, January 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, January 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, January 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, January 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, January 2015, Fall 2014, January 2014, Summer 2013, January 2013, Summer 2012, January 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| PLIR 3559 | New Course in International Relations (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of International Relations. | |
| PLIR 3600 | Political Economy of Asia (3) |
| Political Economy of Asia | |
| PLIR 3610 | European Union in World Affairs (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Examines the content and formulation of foreign policies in Europe and the European Union from the twentieth century to the present. Prerequisite: Some background in international relations or European history. Students who have previously taken PLIR 3620 will not receive credit for PLIR 3610; students who take PLIR 3610 may not receive credit for PLIR 3620 if taken subsequently. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PLIR 3620 | Politics of the European Union (3) |
| This course will give an overview of the politics of the European Union. Attention will be paid to theoretical approaches to European integration (week 1), the structure of the EU and its constituent institutions (week 2), and finally policies and outcomes, and current topics and debates (week 3). No prior knowledge of the EU will be assumed, but familiarity with core concepts in political science and international relations will be. Students who have previously taken PLIR 3610 will not receive credit for PLIR 3620; students who take PLIR 3620 may not receive credit for PLIR 3610 if taken subsequently. | |
| PLIR 3650 | International Relations of the Middle East (3) |
| Studies the emergence of the contemporary inter-state system in the Middle East; the important role played by outside powers, especially the United States; the effect of the Cold War on the region; the persistent conflict between Israel and its Arab neighbors and the efforts to reach peace; and the difficulty of constructing a stable order in the Persian Gulf. Prerequisite: Some background in international relations or the history of the Middle East. | |
| PLIR 3720 | Terrorism and Political Violence (3) |
| This course introduces students to terrorism as a form of political violence. We will explore the origins of terrorism, the motivations of terrorists, and the tactics that terrorists employ. Finally, we will look closely at state responses in the form of counter-terrorism policy. | |
| PLIR 3750 | South Asia in World Affairs (3) |
| Topics include the international relations of India; factors that condition its foreign policy; relation between internal need for unity, stability and development, and foreign policy; and India as a regional power and as a global leader of nonalignment. Prerequisite: Some background in the field of international relations or in the history of South Asia. | |
| PLIR 3760 | Russia/USSR in World Affairs (3) |
| Surveys the international relations of the Russian state, looking at Imperial legacies, the Soviet era from 1917-85, the Gorbachev era, and post-Soviet problems of Russian foreign policy. Prerequisite: Some background in international relations or the history of Russia. | |
| PLIR 3770 | Russian-American Relations (3) |
| Analyzes Soviet-U.S. and Russian-U.S. relations, with a focus on the post-1945 period; Cold War and contemporary issues. Prerequisite: Some background in international relations or the history of Russia; PLIR 3760 or 3400 recommended. | |
| PLIR 4040 | Nationalism and World Politics (3) |
| Explores the effects of the ideology of nationalism on relations among states and the international system in general, particularly as regards war and conflict. Prerequisite: PLIR 1010, or instructor permission. | |
| PLIR 4150 | Economics and National Security (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Explores the connections between economics and national security from three angles. First, does economic interdependence between nation-states foster a peaceful world, as liberals argue, or does it increase the likelihood of war, as realists contend? Second, what are the economic causes of the rise and decline of great powers? Third, what are the economic roots of great power imperialism against smaller states? Prerequisite: One course in international relations, history, or economics. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012 |
| PLIR 4250 | Nuclear Proliferation and International Relations (3) |
| An examination of the impact of the spread of nuclear weapons on international relations with a particular emphasis on regional situations confronting varying proliferation challenges. Prerequisite: some background in international relations | |
| PLIR 4310 | Global Health and Human Rights (3) |
| Examines global health problems through the lens of human rights norms. Can the human rights movement motivate new approaches to disease prevention and the social determinants of health? The HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa will be treated in depth. Prerequisites: PLIR 3310, a previous course in public health, or equivalent with instructor permission. | |
| PLIR 4320 | Religion and War (3) |
| This seminar offers an overview of the rapidly-expanding literature on religion and international conflict | |
| PLIR 4330 | Perceptions of America Abroad (3) |
| September 11, 2001, brought heightened interest in how America is perceived abroad. This class examines competing theories of why states should care about how they are percieved by governments and populations in other countries, and then examines evidence concerning both elite and popular perceptions of the U.S. during the Cold War, in the 1990s, including inside Saddam Hussein's regime, and especially since 9/11 in several regions. Prerequisites: At least one course in PLIR. | |
| PLIR 4340 | Feminist Theory in International Relations (3) |
| Examines leading feminist contributions to, and gendered critiques of, theories of international relations including (but not limited to) war, peace and security; international political economy; and international institutions and organizations. | |
| PLIR 4350 | Humanitarian Intervention and International Relations (3) |
| Since the fall of the Berlin wall, humanitarian intervention has been an important talking point and policy decision for governments and intergovernmental institutions globally. In recent months, the United Nations, NATO, the EU and powerful states with the capacity to act unilaterally have debated the merits of intervening in numerous locations including but not limited to Libya, Somalia, and Sudan. Course was offered Spring 2013, Summer 2012 | |
| PLIR 4370 | Space and International Security (3) |
| This course focuses on why and how space matters for national and international security. Prerequisites: A prior course in PLIR or diplomatic history. | |
| PLIR 4380 | America in a World Economy (3) |
| Seminar focusing on politics of the international trade and monetary systems, emphasizing third world industrialization, trade conflicts between the U.S. and Japan, and the global debt crisis. Prerequisite: PLIR 2050 or instructor permission. | |
| PLIR 4381 | Globalization and Development (3) |
| International economic integration creates constraints and opportunities for less developed countries. This course systematically examines these tradeoffs across various dimensions of economic integration and aspects of development. Analysis of these tradeoffs reveals how politics influences choices about economic integration and the ultimate course of economic development and human welfare. Prerequisites: Economics 2010 and Economics 2020. | |
| PLIR 4410 | Political Economy of Foreign Direct Investment (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Examines the political economy of foreign direct investment (FDI) including the determinants of FDI and its economic and political consequences. Prerequisite: ECON 2010 and ECON 2020. Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2012, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 |
| PLIR 4420 | Political Economy of Immigration (3) |
| An examination of various explanations of the causes and consequences of global immigration, with an emphasis on political economy theories and models. Prerequisites: A prior course in PLIR. | |
| PLIR 4430 | Empire, Hegemony, Leadership (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Conceives of the international system as hierarchical, and considers how states gain, maintain, and lose predominance; whether hierarchy is necessary to international order; and how hierarchy affects the options of smaller states and other actors. Prerequisites: At least one course in PLIR. |
| PLIR 4431 | Democracy and Foreign Policy (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course examines both academic and policy debates about democracy and foreign policy. We begin by reviewing the theory and practice of democracy and the literature on democracy in international politics. |
| PLIR 4440 | Domestic Politics and American Foreign Policy (3) |
| Domestic Politics and American Foreign Policy. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PLIR 4450 | The Clash of Ideas in World Politics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Course considers whether differences over the best societal, regional, or global order affect patterns of conflict and cooperation in international affairs; and if so, how. We emphasize both theory and history.
Requisite: One PLIR course |
| PLIR 4500 | Special Topics in International Relations (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Intensive analysis of selected issues and concepts in international relations. Prerequisite: One course in PLIR or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PLIR 4610 | Media, Public Opinion, and Foreign Policy (3) |
| This course explores the relationships among media, public opinion, and foreign policy. While it is widely assumed that leaders, and particularly the president, act with a relatively free hand when conducting foreign affairs, the reality is much more complex. Congress can take an active role in foreign policy, but typically only at certain times and issue areas. | |
| PLIR 4760 | International Financial Institutions (3) |
| What are the IFIs and how have they influenced development policy and country outcomes? What factors do internal and external politics play in their operation and the panopoly of international aid efforts? Are groups like "50/60 years in enough" and the Meltzer report right? Come explore IFIs (the IMF, the World Bank, and the Multilateral Development Banks) in a seminar setting examining policy in practice. | |
| PLIR 4800 | International Political Economy of Africa (3) |
| Addresses such topics as colonial legacies and postcolonial dynamics, the nature of the African state, regime change and democratization, regional wars and complex humanitarian crises, the politics of debt and structural adjustment, and the AIDS crisis. Prerequisite: At least one course in economics, African history, political economy/development, African literature. | |
| PLIR 4990 | Honors Core Seminar in International Relations (9) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A critical analysis of important issues and works in political theory from diverse perspectives. Students are required to write weekly analytical essays and actively participate in small seminar discussions on issues including: theories of common good, economic justice, toleration and free society, and radical criticism. Prerequisite: Admission to Politics Honors Program. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 |
| PLIR 4999 | Senior Thesis (3) |
| Allows especially motivated students to receive credit for supervised work on a thesis in the area of international relations. Prerequisite: Three courses in PLIR and instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2010 | |
| PLIR 5250 | Negotiating Arab - Israeli Peace (3) |
| Provides a detailed assessment of efforts to acheive a negotiated peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors. Focus will be on negotiation theory, conflict resolution, and diplomacy. Cases cover major episodes between 1973 and today. Includes a simulation of a negotiation of current issues in the conflict. Instructor Permission Required. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| PLIR 5390 | Economics, Retional Choice, and International Security (3) |
| Economics, Retional Choice, and International Security. | |
| PLIR 5500 | Special Topics (3) |
| Special Topics Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Fall 2012 | |
| PLIR 5620 | Latin America in World Affairs (3) |
| The relations of Latin-American states with each other, the United States, Western Europe, and other states; inter-American security; Latin American relations with the Soviet Union and Cuba; and the United States security doctrine. Prerequisite: Some background in international relations and/or the history of Latin America. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| PLIR 5630 | International Relations Theory, Globalization, and the American States (3) |
| An investigation of various international relations theories, the global economy, and the development and policies of the American States, with an emphasis on issues related to drug trafficking. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| PLIR 5710 | China in World Affairs (3) |
| Includes international relations of China; conditioning historical, political, economic, and social forces; and the aims, strategy, and tactics of China's foreign policy. Prerequisite: Some background in international relations and/or the history of China. | |
| PLIR 5810 | Asymmetry and International Relations (3) |
| A seminar exploring a new approach to international relations focused on relationships between countries with disparate capacities. Students will participate actively in developing and applying the new approach and contrasting it with other theories of international relations. | |
| PLIR 5993 | Selected Problems in International Relations (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Independent study, under faculty supervision, for intensive research on a specific topic. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PLIR 7000 | Core Seminar in International Relations (3) |
| Provides an overview of the main schools, theorists, and problems in the study of international relations and foreign policy. It is the core seminar for the international relations sub-field and thus aims to represents its contemporary character. Course was offered Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PLIR 7010 | Core International Political Economy (3) |
| PhD-level course on theories and evidence in International Political Economy. Topics include international trade, foreign direct investment, global financial markets, international monetary policy, and international migration. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| PLIR 7020 | Core Seminar in International Security (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Provides an in-depth survey of International Relations Theory from the point of view of security studies. Focuses on the primary problem of cooperation between great powers; the causes of conflict and war; the role of psychology and domestic politics in conflicts; the role of institutions and trade in creating "zones of peace"; and the importance of signaling and diplomacy within environments of profound uncertainty. |
| PLIR 7060 | The Development of Classical Strategic Thought (3) |
| Studies the evolution of military strategy before the nuclear age. Examines the writings of major classical theorists, including Sun Tzu, Thucydides, Vegetius, Machiavelli, Frederick the Great, Clausewitz, Jomini, Mahan, Douhet, Mackinder, Mao Tse-Tung, and Liddell Hart. This course is the first half of a two-part series, the second half of which will examine the development of strategy in the nuclear age. | |
| PLIR 7080 | Military Force in International Relations (3) |
| Examines the threat and use of military force in international relations. Surveys the conceptual and theoretical literature on the subject; evaluates leading theories in light of historical experience; and explores a variety of factors that have traditionally conditioned the use of force, including ethical considerations, international law and organizations, the policy-making process, and public opinion. Course was offered Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010 | |
| PLIR 7380 | International Political Economy of Trade and Investment (3) |
| Examines political economy foundations of international trade and foreign direct investment. Analyzes political patterns in economic flows; sources of national policies; and international cooperation. | |
| PLIR 7390 | International Political Economy of Finance and Migration (3) |
| International Political Economy of Finance and Migration | |
| PLIR 7500 | Special Topics in International Relations (3) |
| Special Topics in International Relations Course was offered Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| PLIR 7760 | Russian/Soviet Foreign Policy (3) |
| Thematic analysis of Soviet and Post-Soviet Russian foreign policy. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| PLIR 8010 | International Order (3) |
| This course examines the sources and evolution of international order in its theoretical, historical, and contemporary forms. | |
| PLIR 8080 | Problems of Force in International Relations (3) |
| Study of selected topics related to war, security arrangements, and the political functions of military capabilities in the international system. | |
| PLIR 8310 | Global Health and Human Rights (3) |
| Examines global health problems through the lens of human rights norms. Can the human rights movement motivate new approaches to disease prevention and the social determinants of health? The HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa will be treated in depth. | |
| PLIR 8500 | Special Topics in International Relations (3) |
| Special Topics in International Relations | |
| PLIR 8511 | Topics in International Law and Organizations (3) |
| Research seminar on selected issues having both legal and organizational aspects. | |
| PLIR 8538 | Topics in International Political Economy (3) |
| An intensive examination of selected topics covering international political economy. Prerequisite: at least three additional credits of international economics, or instructor permission. | |
| PLIR 8630 | Statecraft an d International Security (3) |
| Reviews recent literature about diplomacy and coercion in international politics, with emphasis on empirical research strategies rather than immediate policy problems. Topics include deterrence and compellence, economic sanctions, military effectiveness, nuclear proliferation, peacekeeping, and terrorism. | |
| PLIR 8639 | Advanced Topics in International Relations Theory (3) |
| Examines key issues in modern international relations theory, including offense versus realism, the formation of alliances, the role of institutions, the factors influencing trade policy, recent psychological approaches, and the role of ideas and norms. Prerequisite: PLIR 7000 or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| PLIR 8998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For master's research, taken before a thesis director has been selected. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PLIR 8999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PLIR 9998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PLIR 9999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| Politics-Political Theory | |
| PLPT 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and PLPTosophical Inquiry. | |
| PLPT 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and Societies of the World. | |
| PLPT 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to PLPTorical Perspectives. | |
| PLPT 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Social and Economic Systems. | |
| PLPT 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, PLPTematical, and PLPTical Inquiry | |
| PLPT 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| PLPT 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and Society | |
| PLPT 1010 | Introduction to Political Theory (3) |
| Introduces political philosophy as a mode of inquiry, and consideration of selected problems and writers in Western political theory. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| PLPT 2500 | Special Topics in Political Theory (3) |
| Special Topics in Political Theory Course was offered Spring 2016 | |
| PLPT 3010 | Ancient and Medieval Political Theory (3) |
| Western Political Theory from Plato to the Reformation. Among authors covered are Plato, Aristotle, Epictetus, St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, and Martin Luther. For the medieval period, central themes are natural law, allegorical interpretation of Scripture, and the origins of modern liberal political theory. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PLPT 3020 | Modern Political Thought (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies the development of political theory from the Renaissance through the nineteenth century. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PLPT 3030 | Contemporary Political Thought (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies the course of political theory from the late 19th century through the present. Includes the major critical perspectives on modern politics and culture (existentialism, feminism, post-modernism, 'critical theory') and explores the problems that have preoccupied political theory in this period (alienation, language, individualism and discrimination). Prerequisite: One course in political theory or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 |
| PLPT 3050 | Survey of American Political Theory (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Surveys the development of the American tradition of free government emphasizing the major contributors and their critics. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Summer 2019, Summer 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2009 |
| PLPT 3200 | African-American Political Thought (3) |
| This course explores the critical and the constructive dimensions of African American political thought from slavery to the present. We will assess the claims that black Americans have made upon the polity, how they have defined themselves, and how they have sought to redefine key terms of political life such as citizenship, equality, freedom, and power. Course was offered Spring 2024, Summer 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2019, Summer 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| PLPT 3500 | Special Topics in Political Theory (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Special topics in political theory. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2011, Fall 2010 |
| PLPT 3559 | New Course in Political Theory (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Political Theory. | |
| PLPT 3610 | Italian Political Thinkers (3) |
| Students of this course will study the political theories of Dante, Machiavelli, Beccaria, and Gramsci through a close-reading of each author's major works. We will also examine how their ideas influenced contemporary politics, literature, and the visual arts both in Italy and in the United States. These goals will be accomplished through regular reading assignments, short essays, and presentations. Course was offered Spring 2015 | |
| PLPT 3999 | Philosophical Perspectives on Liberty (3) |
| Examination of the nature and function of liberty in social theorists such as Adam Smith, JJ Rousseau, Ayn Rand, John Rawls, Robert Nozick. | |
| PLPT 4020 | Plato and Aristotle (3) |
| Studies the political and philosophical ideas of the founders of the tradition of political philosophy. Prerequisite: PLPT 1010 or 3010 or instructor permission. | |
| PLPT 4030 | Democratic Theory (3) |
| Surveys the major contributors to democratic theory, the central problems that any democratic theory has to answer, and the criticisms leveled at the various philosophical attempts to give a firm ground for democratic practices. Prerequisite: One course in PLPT or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| PLPT 4031 | Marxist Theories (3) |
| Studies the basic political, sociological and philosophical ideas advanced by Marx and Engels, and their historical backgrounds; the later developments and varieties of Marxist thought in the twentieth century; and the principal critic, and chief debates. Prerequisite: PLPT 1010 or PLPT 3020, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2016, Spring 2012 | |
| PLPT 4050 | Concepts of Law (3) |
| An in-depth exploration of recent and contemporary analytical jurisprudence, covering the work of such writers as Hart, Dworkin, Finnis, Raz, and others. Prerequisite: Two courses in PLPT or philosophy, or permission of the instructor. | |
| PLPT 4060 | Politics & Literature (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This seminar considers how works of fiction enhance our understanding of the terms of democratic life. The theme for the spring of 2020 is the life and afterlife of slavery in American political experience; and the central authors are Herman Melville, Ralph Ellison, and Toni Morrison. |
| PLPT 4070 | Liberalism and Its Critics (3) |
| Major themes in the liberal tradition of political theory. The course examines central elements of liberal political theory and traces the development of classical liberalism into contemporary welfare-state liberalism. Focus is on strengths and weaknesses of both positions, and criticisms of the overall liberal approach. Among authors covered are Locke, Mill, Hobhouse, Rawls, and Nozick. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PLPT 4080 | Political Representation (3) |
| Examines practices of political representation within and outside of formal institutions. Does your US Congressperson represent you well? Does Bono represent poor Africans well? Is representation less democratic than direct participation? Should representatives ever be selected by lot rather than voting? Why are Congressional districts organized geographically? Course also examines the politics of visual representations (i.e. portrayals). Prerequisites: One political theory class. | |
| PLPT 4090 | Pragmatism, Religion, and Democracy (3) |
| This course examines classical and contemporary articulations of American pragmatism through the lens of religion, ethics, and democracy. Prerequisite: PHIL 1000, PLPT 1010, or PLPT 3020 or permission of instructor. | |
| PLPT 4120 | Theories of Justice (3) |
| Examines several contemporary theories of justice, including utilitarianism, liberal equality, libertarianism, and communitarianism. Considers how well these theories serve us in thinking through more "applied" topics, e.g. global poverty and animal welfare. Prerequisites: At least one course in political theory or philosophy and instructor permission. | |
| PLPT 4130 | Global Ethics (3) |
| This class is intended to help you improve your capacity to understand, evaluate, and make reasoned arguments about ethical problems faced by different kinds of actors operating across state borders. Topics vary, but might include the responsibilities of international anti-poverty NGOs, torture, and the ethics of the global patent regime. Emphasis is more on learning concepts and improving analytic skills than on the details of public policy. Prerequisite: prior course in PLPT. Course was offered Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| PLPT 4200 | Feminist Political Theory (3) |
| Studies modern and contemporary feminist theories of political life. Prerequisite: One previous course in political theory or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Fall 2012, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| PLPT 4305 | American Political Thought to 1865 (3) |
| This course examines the development of American political thought from the Puritans through the Civil War. The questions they posed and attempted to answer are the eternal questions of all political thought, such as, what is the best form of government; what are the rights and obligations of citizens; what is the proper relationship between the state and religion. | |
| PLPT 4500 | Special Topics in Political Theory (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Investigates a special problem of political theory such as political corruption, religion and politics, science and politics, or the nature of justice. Prerequisite: One course in PLPT or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PLPT 4800 | Political Economy (3) |
| Focuses on historical and contemporary theorists who relate politics and economics. Prerequisite: Previous course work in PLA, economics, or philosophy. Course was offered Fall 2014 | |
| PLPT 4990 | Honors Core Seminar in Political Theory (9) |
| A critical analysis of important issues and works in political theory from diverse perspectives. Students are required to write weekly analytical essays and actively participate in small seminar discussions on issues including: theories of common good, economic justice, toleration and free society, and radical criticism. Prerequisite: Admission to Politics Honors Program. | |
| PLPT 4999 | Senior Thesis (3) |
| Supervised work on a thesis in political theory for especially motivated students. Prerequisite: Three courses in PLPT and instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| PLPT 5010 | Nature of Political Inquiry (3) |
| Important conceptual issues encountered in the scientific study of politics, including an introduction to the philosophy of science; classic contributions to the scientific study of politics; and the problems of 'value free' science, and studying 'meaningful' behavior. Prerequisite: Instructor permission or graduate status. | |
| PLPT 5150 | Continental Political Thought (3) |
| Surveys the main currents of Continental political thought from the eighteenth century through the present. Prerequisite: One course in PLPT or instructor permission. | |
| PLPT 5500 | Special Topics in Political Theory (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Investigates a special problem of political theory such as political corruption, religion and politics, science and politics, or the nature of justice. |
| PLPT 5993 | Selected Problems in Theory and Method (1 - 3) |
| Independent study under faculty supervision, for students who are preparing for intensive research on a specific topic. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PLPT 7000 | Introduction to Political Theory (3) |
| Introduces the themes, methods, and development of political theory from classical antiquity to the present. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PLPT 7010 | Interpretative Methods for Political Thought and Culture (3) |
| "This class surveys interpretative approaches used to study the objects that comprise political theory¿s purview: treatises, historical events, cultural practices, and archival materials. Students will read canonical methodological statements, like those of ""contextualism"" and ethnographic ""thick description."" They will also survey major figures of political thought, the better to train students to use these methods in their teaching." Course was offered Fall 2023 | |
| PLPT 7220 | American Political Thought (3) |
| Studies the development of American political thought by major contributors. | |
| PLPT 7500 | Special Topics in Political Theory (3) |
| Special Topics in Political Theory Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2018, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| PLPT 8020 | Problems of Political Philosophy (3) |
| Detailed study of one or more problems in political philosophy. | |
| PLPT 8500 | Special Topics in Political Theory (3) |
| Special Topics in Political Theory Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2010 | |
| PLPT 8998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For master's research, taken before a thesis director has been selected. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PLPT 8999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PLPT 9998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PLPT 9999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral Dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| Polish | |
| POL 1210 | Introduction to Polish Language (3) |
| Introduces students to the essentials of Polish grammar with emphasis on speaking and reading. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at: http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/slavic/courses.html. | |
| POL 1220 | Introduction to Polish Language (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces students to the essentials of Polish grammar with emphasis on speaking and reading. Prerequisite: POL 1210 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| POL 2210 | Intermediate Polish Language (3) |
| Second-year continuation of POL 1210, 1220. Prerequisite: POL 1210, 1220 and instructor permission. | |
| POL 2220 | Intermediate Polish Language (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Second-year continuation of POL 1210, 1220. Prerequisite: POL 1210, 1220 and instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| POL 3000T | Non-UVa Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 10) |
| Portuguese | |
| PORT 1110 | Beginning Intensive Portuguese (4) |
| Introduces speaking, understanding, reading and writing Portuguese, especially as used in Brazil. Three class hours and one hour of online homework. Followed by PORT 2120. No prior foreign language experience necessary. Requires instructor permission. | |
| PORT 2050 | Intensive Portuguese for Speakers of Spanish and other Romance Languages (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Portuguese 2050 is an accelerated Portuguese language and culture course that condenses two semesters (PORT 1110 and PORT 2120) into one. PORT 2050 is designed specifically for UVA undergraduate and graduate students who already possess an advanced level of fluency in one of the Romance languages. The pedagogical approach to PORT 2050 is both proficiency-oriented and task-based and the class will be conducted completely in Portuguese. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020 |
| PORT 2120 | Intermediate Intensive Portuguese (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Continued study of Portuguese through readings, vocabulary exercises, oral and written compositions, and grammar review. Prerequisite: PORT 1110 or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| PORT 2559 | New Course in Portuguese (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics within the subject of Portuguese. Course was offered Spring 2019 | |
| PORT 3010 | Advanced Grammar, Conversation and Composition (3) |
| Studies advanced grammar through analysis of texts; includes extensive practice in composition and topical conversation. Prerequisite: PORT 2120 or by permission. | |
| PORT 3030 | Perspectives on Lusophone Cultures (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Through textual analysis, discussions, and language immersion activities, including podcasts, videos, preparing food, students will gain proficiency in Portuguese, while deepening their appreciation for the rich mosaic of Lusophone cultures. This course will foster critical thinking skills, cultural awareness, and linguistic competence, equipping students with the tools to engage meaningfully with the complexities of the Lusophone world. |
| PORT 3559 | New Course in Portuguese (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics within the subject of Portuguese. | |
| PORT 4020 | Readings in Literature in Portuguese (3) |
| Studies readings from the chief periods of Brazilian and Portuguese literature. Prerequisite: PORT 2120 or by permission. | |
| PORT 4410 | Brazilian Cultural Production I (1500 to 1900) (3) |
| Studies canonical and popular Brazilian Cultural Production from the arrival of the Portuguese in 1500 to the end of the nineteenth-century. | |
| PORT 4420 | Brazilian Cultural Production II (1900 to Present) (3) |
| Studies canonical and popular Brazilian Cultural Production from the beginning of the twentieth-century to the present day. | |
| PORT 4559 | New Course in Portuguese (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics within the subject of Portuguese. Course was offered Fall 2015 | |
| PORT 4610 | Studies in Luso-Brazilian Language and Culture (3) |
| Studies topics in Portuguese or Brazilian linguistics or culture. Prerequisite: One course at the 3000 level or higher, or Instructor Permission | |
| PORT 4620 | Studies in Luso-Brazilian Language and Literature (3) |
| Studies topics in Portuguese or Brazilian literature or in Portuguese linguistics according to the interests and preparation of the students. Prerequisite: One course at the 3000 level or higher, or instructor permission. | |
| PORT 4920 | Independent Study (1 - 3) |
| Luso-Brazilian Culture Independent Study - Instructor Permission Required | |
| Portuguese in Translation | |
| POTR 3559 | New Course in Portuguese in Translation (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics within the subject of Portuguese in Translation Course was offered Fall 2016 | |
| POTR 4240 | Contemporary Brazilian Cinema (3) |
| This class provides a general overview of film production in Brazil since 1990. We will screen and discuss a variety of documentary and feature-length fiction films, paying special attention to their formal construction and respective portrayals of violence, race, class, and sexuality, particularly as they unfold in a context increasingly marked by globalization and neoliberalism. | |
| POTR 4250 | Empire, Colonies, Democracy (3) |
| Students in this course explore Portugal's imperial aspirations from the fifteenth century, its colonization history in Brazil and Africa, and its current progressive status in Europe. Through readings, discussions, and excursions to historical sites, museums, shows, and non-profits, students will engage in a culturally diverse experience. This immersive course enhances understanding of Portugal's role in shaping the modern world. | |
| POTR 4260 | Brazilian Media (3) |
| The objective of this proposal is to provide students with a topics course in English, which will examine Brazilian media by focusing on specific iterations ranging from television and film to the Internet and social media. | |
| POTR 4270 | The Civilization of Brazil (3) |
| Introduces the development of Brazilian culture from 1500 to the present. This course is taught in English and does not fulfill the language requirement. Course was offered Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2019, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2010 | |
| POTR 4559 | New Course in Portuguese Translation (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics within the subject of Portuguese in Translation. | |
| POTR 4993 | Independent Study (3) |
| Independent study in special field under the direction of a faculty member in Portuguese. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| POTR 7559 | New Course in Portuguese Translation (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics within the subject of Portuguese in Translation. Course was offered Fall 2018 | |
| Political Philosophy, Policy, and Law | |
| PPL 2010 | Morality, Law and the State (3) |
| The importance of moral philosophy to the study of the legal and political institutions of the modern state. In addition to exploring the nature of morality and moral reasoning, the course deals with basic questions about the concept of law and the justification of the state. Possible topics include inalienable rights, distributive justice, civil disobedience, secession, and the priority of liberty. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/ppl/. | |
| PPL 3999 | Philosophical Perspectives on Liberty (3) |
| Examination of the nature and function of liberty and social theorists such as Adam Smith, J.J. Rousseau, Ayn Rand, John Rawls and Robert Nozick. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/ppl/. | |
| PPL 4005 | Thesis Preparation (1) |
| This course aims to prepare final year PPL students for their capstone thesis in the Spring semester. By the end of the Fall semester, in conjunction with PPL 4005, PPL students will have completed a proposal for their capstone thesis, compiled a viable bibliography, and obtained an advisor to work with them in the Spring | |
| PPL 4010 | Research Seminar (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This seminar, designed to facilitate the production and collective evaluation of 35-page research papers, is taught annually by the Director of the PPL Program and/or members of the Committee on Political Philosophy, Policy, and Law. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/ppl/. Prerequisite: Fourth-year PPL major. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| PPL 4500 | Special Topics in Public Policy and Law (1 - 3) |
| Topics related to Public Policy and Law Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| PPL 5993 | Independent Study in Public, Policy and Law (1 - 6) |
| Independent study under faculty supervision, for students who are preparing for intensive research on a specific topic. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| Political and Social Thought | |
| PST 1559 | New Course: Political and Social Thought (0) |
| This course offers special topics in the broad area of Political and Social Thought. Associate PST faculty will present syllabi for unique opportunity classes on occasion. Course was offered Fall 2014 | |
| PST 4000T | Non-UVa Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 10) |
| PST 4850 | Core Seminar in Political and Social Thought I (3) |
| Study of great political and social thinkers and movements studied from a variety of disciplinary and genre viewpoints. Readings include classic texts, plays, novels, literature, current works of advocacy. Led by the program director, with occasional guest faculty; weekly response essays required. Prerequisite: PST major. | |
| PST 4870 | Core Seminar in Political and Social Thought II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Continuation of PST 4850, with greater emphasis on contemporary works. Prerequisite: PST major. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| PST 4980 | Workshop in Thesis Research (1) |
| Taken in the fourth year, this workshop offers discussion with PST faculty on their current research and continuing presentation of students' developing projects. (1 credit per term; graded C/NC) Prerequisite: PST major. | |
| PST 4989 | Workshop in Thesis Research (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Taken in the fourth year, this workshop offers discussion with PST faculty on their current research and continuing presentation of students' developing projects. (1 credit per term; graded C/NC) Prerequisite: PST major. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| PST 4993 | Independent Study in Poltical & Social Thought (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Student initiated independent study projects arranged with an individual faculty member, and approved by the Program Director. Written work is required. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PST 4998 | Thesis in Political and Social Thought (2) |
| Prepared with the advice of two faculty members, the fourth-year PST thesis is a substantial, independent, year-long project built upon the student's prior study in the program. Prerequisite: PST major. | |
| PST 4999 | Thesis in Political and Social Thought (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Prepared with the advice of two faculty members, the fourth-year PST thesis is a substantial, independent, year-long project built upon the student's prior study in the program. Prerequisite: PST major. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| Psychology | |
| PSYC 150 | Special Topics in Psychology (0) |
| Special Topics in Psychology. | |
| PSYC 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and PSYCosophical Inquiry. | |
| PSYC 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and Societies of the World. | |
| PSYC 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to PSYCorical Perspectives. | |
| PSYC 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Social and Economic Systems. | |
| PSYC 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, PSYCematical, and PSYCical Inquiry | |
| PSYC 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| PSYC 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and Society | |
| PSYC 1010 | Introductory Psychology (3) |
| Overview of psychology from both the natural science and social science perspectives. Topics include biological bases of behavior, sensory and perceptual processes, learning, motivation, thought, maturational and developmental changes, individual differences, personality, social behavior, and abnormal psychology. In some terms an optional one credit discussion section (graded S/U) is offered. An optional weekly review session is offered for those who wish to attend. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PSYC 1020 | Hoos Connected: Leadership and Communication (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Hoos Connected brings together groups of students who get to know one another in a relaxed environment, while also developing leadership and communication skills. Led by two trained upper-class student facilitators, groups of 6-10 students engage in activities and discussions that delve into what brings us together, what can keep us apart, and how these things manifest in our personal lives and our broader UVA community. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021 |
| PSYC 1559 | New Course in Psychology (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of psychology. Course was offered Fall 2017 | |
| PSYC 2005 | Research Methods and Data Analysis I (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces research methods and statistical analysis in psychology. This course, with a minimum grade of "C", is a prerequisite for declaring a major or minor in Psychology. Prerequisites: None. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018 |
| PSYC 2100 | Introduction to Learning (3) |
| Analyzes the concepts, problems, and research methodology in the study of processes basic to learning and motivation. Course was offered Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| PSYC 2150 | Introduction to Cognition (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Cognition is the activity of knowing: the acquisition, organization, and use of knowledge. Emphasizing fundamental issues, this course introduces such basic content areas in cognitive psychology as perception, memory, language, cognitive development, and philosophy of science. An optional weekly review session is offered for those who wish to attend. Course was offered January 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, January 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PSYC 2200 | A Survey of the Neural Basis of Behavior (3) |
| After an overview of brain organization and function, the course examines what we know about the physiological bases of several behaviors including sensation and perception, learning, memory, sleep development, hunger, thirst, and emotions. Course was offered Summer 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PSYC 2300 | Introduction to Perception (3) |
| Study of selected topics in perception, particularly visual perception; the role of stimulus variables, learning and motivation of perception. Optional 1 credit laboratories are offered. Prerequisite: Mathematics at least up to trigonometry recommended. | |
| PSYC 2301 | Introduction to Perception Laboratory (1) |
| Optional 1 credit laboratory. | |
| PSYC 2410 | Abnormal Psychology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces psychopathology with a focus on specific forms of abnormal behavior: depression, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, and personality disorders. Prerequisites: None. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, January 2019, Fall 2018 |
| PSYC 2500 | Topics in Psychology (3) |
| This course covers a variety of special topics in the field of psychology. | |
| PSYC 2559 | New Course in Psychology (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of psychology. | |
| PSYC 2600 | Introduction to Social Psychology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Surveys major topics in social psychology, including personal perception and social cognition, attitudes and persuasion, interpersonal influence, interpersonal attraction, and helping relationships. Considers research theory and applications of social psychology. Three lecture hours plus optional discussion sections. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PSYC 2601 | Introduction to Social Psychology Discussion (1) |
| Optional one-credit discussion section. Course was offered Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PSYC 2700 | Introduction to Child Psychology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course introduces the biological, cognitive, and social development of the child. As we consider specific topics in child development, such as language development, emotional development, and childhood disabilities, we will consider how specific findings in child development research can answer bigger questions about the nature of human development and how to create a world in which children can grow and thrive. Prerequisite: PSYC 1010 strongly recommended, but not required. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 |
| PSYC 2701 | Introduction to Child Psychology Discussion Section (1) |
| Optional discussion section for Psych 2700. Course was offered Fall 2018, Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011 | |
| PSYC 2900 | Teaching Methods for Undergrad Teaching Assistants (1) |
| This teaching methods course will help undergraduate teaching assistants integrate learning theory and effective student engagement practices to their teaching. They will learn about how to teach statistics, learn about experimental design and methods, and various pedagogical issues related to lab computer use and using R software in the learning process. Course was offered Spring 2018, Fall 2017 | |
| PSYC 3006 | Research Methods and Data Analysis II (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A continuation of discussion of research methods in psychology, including computer-controlled experimentation, integrated with computer-based exploratory data analysis, and elementary statistical analysis. Three lecture hours, two laboratory hours. Prerequisite: PSYC 2005 and one of the following options, all with a C or higher grade: STAT 1601 or (STAT 1602 AND STAT 2020) or STAT 3080 or PSYC 3310 Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PSYC 3100 | Learning and the Neuroscience of Behavior (3) |
| The course will examine historical and current theories of learning that provide the foundation for most, if not all forms of an organism's behavior. Students will be exposed to a diverse range of experimental findings that led to principles and concepts that currently explain how environmental, social and emotional factors influence the brain and body to shape human and animal behavior. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2019 | |
| PSYC 3160 | Cognitive Neuroscience (3) |
| This course is intended as a survey of cognitive neuroscience, with an emphasis on breadth. Each week we will cover one sub-area or topic within cognitive neuroscience including perception, attention, memory, cognitive control and others. Readings will be chapters from the textbook with a few supplemental journal articles. PSYC 2150 and/or PSYC 2200 recommended but not required. | |
| PSYC 3200 | Fundamentals of Neuroscience (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course will build on students' general knowledge of Neuroscience topics and aim to achieve a deeper understanding of the fundamental principles of Neuroscience. Topics covered: (1) cell biological and electrical properties of the neuron; (2) synaptic transmission and synaptic plasticity; (3) transduction of physical stimuli and processing of sensory information; and (4) development and evolution and the nervous system. |
| PSYC 3210 | RM: Psychobiology Laboratory (3) |
| Develops skills necessary for the study of neural bases of behavior, such as brain dissection, electrophysiology, histology, behavioral analysis, and genetic/epigenetic analyses. Emphasis is on mastering contemporary techniques used in neuroscience research and effective, professional written presentation of research findings. Prerequisite: PSYC 2200 or 4200 or BIOL 3050 or PSYC 3200; PSYC 3005 recommended. Course was offered January 2025, Spring 2024, January 2024, Spring 2023, Summer 2022, Janiuary 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, January 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016 | |
| PSYC 3215 | Biological Models of Cognition (3) |
| Examines animal models that have been developed to study neurobiological mechanisms of cognition. Topics to be covered include goal-directed learning, decision-making, navigation, action selection, motivation, working memory and addiction. Each section will cover a specific cognitive process, the development and validation of animal models to study this process and a discussion of identified neurobiological mechanisms. | |
| PSYC 3235 | Introduction to Epigenetics (3) |
| This course is a didactic, mechanistic exploration of epigenetics; we will discuss all epigenetic modifications known to date, the processes through which they are established and modified and their impact on the cell and organism. | |
| PSYC 3240 | Animal Minds (3) |
| This course looks at the evolutionary basis of cognition through the lens of animal behavior, with an emphasis on understanding how general mechanisms of perception and learning interact with more specialized systems for navigation, social interaction, and planning to produce the rich behavioral adaptations seen throughout the animal kingdom. | |
| PSYC 3260 | Hidden Figures: Brain Science Through Diversity (3) |
| This course will introduce students to basic concepts in neurobiology/neuroscience/brain science discoveries while emphasizing research by women and URMs in science. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2021 | |
| PSYC 3280 | RM: Imag(in)e Neurons-Brain Function Thru a Lens (3) |
| Imag(in)e Neurons is an RM course that provides an authentic research experience to enrolled students. Through an experiment focused on using quantitative confocal microscopy, students will learn tissue processing, immunohistochemistry, microscopy, basic programming and image analysis. Final assignment includes preparing the results for a poster presentation at the Reid Conference. Course was offered January 2025 | |
| PSYC 3310 | RM: R Applications in Psychology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course serves as both an introduction to the R programming language for those who haven't had any previous R background, as well as a refresher and an extension of R topics for those who have taken an intro to R course (i.e., STAT 1601 or PSYC 3006) previously or concurrently. This course is specially tailored to those who have an interest in psychology, with the purpose of preparing students to use R for their psychological research. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019 |
| PSYC 3326 | Human Social Relationships (3) |
| This course will provide a broad overview of neuroscientific research into social relationships. The field is relatively new, and changing quickly. After a brief review of the neuroscientific methods we are likely to encounter in this literature, the course will be oriented toward readings and discussion, with brief research proposals presented at the end. PSYC 2200 or BIOL 3050 recommended. | |
| PSYC 3400 | Personality Psychology (3) |
| Introduces the major approaches, methods, and findings in the field of personality psychology. Topics include identification and observational learning, frustration and aggression, stress, anxiety, defense, self-control, altruism, self-concepts, authoritarianism, achievement motivation, and sensation-seeking. | |
| PSYC 3415 | Research Methods in Developmental Psychology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This methods course provides hands-on experience designing and conducting research in developmental psychology. The course is intended to guide students through the research process, including generating research questions, evaluating previous literature, proposing an original experiment, collecting and analyzing data, and presenting findings. |
| PSYC 3420 | The Nature Nurture Debate (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course covers the history, science and philosophy of the Nature-Nurture debate. Starting with Galton in the 19th Century, it covers classical issues in behavior genetics, twins and modern studies of human DNA. Philosophical, theoretical and social implications of the scientific studies are emphasized. |
| PSYC 3425 | History of Psychology (3) |
| Survey of the origins of psychology from the early philosophers to the current time. Course was offered Fall 2017, Spring 2016 | |
| PSYC 3435 | Educational Psychology (3) |
| Psychologists have studied the processes of learning and thinking for over 100 years, and theoreticians have attempted to apply that knowledge to K-12 education for almost that long. This course will use information from cognitive psychology to examine: major steams of thought in pedagogy; data patterns in student achievement and in teacher effectiveness; subject-specific teaching strategies, and proposed reforms for American education.
Prerequisites: PSYC 2150 and 2700 required. | |
| PSYC 3438 | Advanced Research in Psychology (3) |
| Through a combination of laboratory research and seminar-style discussion of articles, students will learn about core methodological issues that confront all researchers. | |
| PSYC 3439 | RM: Social Psychology (3) |
| Introduction to research methods used to explore current issues in social psychology. This course provides hands-on learning experiences in research design, data collection and analysis, and reporting of research findings. Course was offered Fall 2022 | |
| PSYC 3440 | Child Psychopathology (3) |
| Overview of the description, cause and treatment of various psychological disorders of childhood. Prerequisite: PSYC 2700 recommended. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| PSYC 3445 | Introduction to Clinical Psychology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course is designed to provide an overview of the academic and clinical activities within the field of clinical psychology. Theories, research, psycho therapeutic approaches, and critical professional issues will be explored. Course was offered Fall 2020, Summer 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2015 |
| PSYC 3450 | The Psychology of Women and Gender (3) |
| This course provides a broad survey of psychological science on women and girls, addressing such topics as gender stereotypes, gender socialization, love and romantic relationships, sexuality, pregnancy and motherhood, women and work, and violence against women. | |
| PSYC 3460 | Psychological Study of Children, Families, and the Law (4) |
| Can psychology research and theory inform the law as it relates to children and families? This course provides an overview of the issues emphasizing psychological knowledge and its present and possible future contributions. Three lecture hours, two laboratory hours.
Prerequisite:Six credits in psychology. | |
| PSYC 3480 | Adolescence: Theory and Development (3) |
| Course focus: 1) Background and theories of adolescence, 2) contributions to adolescence from: puberty, intellectual growth, and identify formation, 3) contexts of adolescence: the family situation, peer groups, school, and culture, 4) special topics of adolescence; religious, moral, and sexual development, sex roles, career planning (and achievement), disorders (drugs, delinquency, depression, suicide, etc.).
Prerequisite: PSYC 2700 or 6 hours in Psychology. | |
| PSYC 3485 | The Science & Lived Experience of Autism I (3) |
| This year-long, interdisciplinary seminar will explore how well the science of autism captures the experience of those living with autism and their families. Students will critically evaluate research in psychology, psychiatry, neuroscience, and education, and they will work together with members of the autism community to identify new research questions that reflect the interests and concerns of the people who are most affected by autism science. Course was offered Fall 2018 | |
| PSYC 3490 | Infant Development (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Infancy is the time of life during which enormous changes take place- newborns are very different from the inquisitive, walking and talking 2-year-old. The following lines of development during the first two years are traced in detail: motor, perceptual, cognitive, social, and emotional development. Environmental influences, including parental behavior are considered, as well as the effect the infant has on caregivers. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2009 |
| PSYC 3495 | The Science & Lived Experience of Autism II (3) |
| This year-long, interdisciplinary seminar will explore how well the science of autism captures the experience of those living with autism and their families. Students will critically evaluate research in psychology, psychiatry, neuroscience, and education, and they will work together with members of the autism community to identify new research questions that reflect the interests and concerns of the people who are most affected by autism science. Course was offered Spring 2019, Spring 2018 | |
| PSYC 3500 | Special Topics in Psychology (3) |
| Seminars on special and current topics in psychology. Course was offered Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, January 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| PSYC 3559 | New Course in Psychology (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of psychology. Course was offered January 2024, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Janiuary 2022, Summer 2021, January 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2011 | |
| PSYC 3560 | Undergraduate Teaching Experience (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Training for undergraduate teaching assistants to promote course material to assist students enrolled in Psyc active learning courses to perform activities designed for the corresponding discussion/lab section. |
| PSYC 3590 | Research in Psychology (2 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An original experimental project is undertaken in which each student is responsible for the design and operation of the experiment. S/U grading. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 14 credits of psychology and instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PSYC 3690 | Companion to Research in Psychology (1) |
| This course will support Psyc RAs in goal setting during their RA work, and help developing professional skills such as grant writing for UVA awards and presenting data at internal and external events. | |
| PSYC 3870 | Seminar for Distinguished Majors (1) |
| Topics include the design of independent research projects, ethical considerations in research, computer applications, and preparation for a career in psychology. S/U grading.
Prerequisite: Acceptance in Psychology or CogSci Distinguished Majors Program.
Enrollment Requirement: You are required to register for PSYC 4970 or PSYC 4980 or COGS 4970 or COGS 4980. Course was offered Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PSYC 3910 | Psychology Internship Toolkit (1) |
| This course provides skills for students engaged with internships in the field of psychology to create bridges between the classroom and psychology careers in the real world. Students will explore psychology-based career paths, learn about ethics and responsible conduct in psychology, and practice field-specific communication practices. Course was offered Spring 2023 | |
| PSYC 3970 | Research on Affective Forecasting (3) |
| This is a hands-on course in which students participate in ongoing research on affective forecasting, or the way in which people make predictions about their emotional reactions to future events. Students will serve as research assistants to the faculty member & graduate students to help with all phases of the research--design experiments, research its theoretical underpinnings, collect data, analyze the data, attend lab meetings. Course was offered Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PSYC 3980 | Research in Psychology (2) |
| An original experimental project is undertaken in which each student is responsible for the design and operation of the experiment. Prerequisite: 14 credits of psychology and instructor permission. | |
| PSYC 3990 | RM: Group Process and Facilitation I (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Group Process and Facilitation is a 2-semester, 4- or 5-credit course sequence. In semester 1, students learn background knowledge and skills related to: advanced reflective listening, group processes and management, leadership and facilitation. Students also participate in their own Hoos Connected group. In semester 2, students are eligible to co-facilitate 1-2 Hoos Connected group(s) and also receive weekly group supervision. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020 |
| PSYC 3991 | RM: Group Process and Facilitation II (2 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Group Process and Facilitation is a 2-semester, 4- or 5-credit course sequence. In semester 1, students learn background knowledge and skills related to: advanced reflective listening, group processes and management, leadership and facilitation. Students also participate in their own Hoos Connected group. In semester 2, students are eligible to co-facilitate 1-2 Hoos Connected group(s) and also receive weekly group supervision. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020 |
| PSYC 4001 | Controversies in Human Sexuality (3) |
| Various controversial topics in human sexuality will be explored. Students will read articles from the popular press, the web, and academic journal articles to critically evaluate an issues involving human sexuality. | |
| PSYC 4005 | Adv Res Mthds & Data Analysis I: Mathematical Foundations of Quant Psyc (4) |
| This class will cover foundations of linear algebra, randomness, probability theory, principal component analysis, complexity theory, hypothesis testing and power, structural equation models, maximum likelihood. This course is the first of a two-semester sequence (PSYC 4005 and PSYC 4006) of advanced data analysis and research methods classes. Course was offered Fall 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| PSYC 4006 | Adv Res Mthds & Data Analysis II: Statistical Analysis and Advanced Design (4) |
| This class covers advanced statistical procedures, including t-tests, ANOVA, regression and multiple regression, general linear models, item response theory models, distribution-free tests, and simulation. Research methods and designs for experimental and correlational studies will be covered. This course is the second of a two-semester sequence (PSYC 4005 and PSYC 4006) of advanced data analysis and research methods classes. Course was offered Spring 2014, Spring 2013 | |
| PSYC 4100 | Neuroscience of Learning, Emotions and Motivation of Functional Behavior (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Learning, Emotions and Motivation will be explored from animal models of clinical conditions, historical case studies in humans of brain-derived emotional disturbances, and current innovations to treat brain disorders. These important discoveries will be presented for students to understand underlying biological and neural mechanisms that mediate adaptive changes to motivate healthy behavior. |
| PSYC 4105 | Cognitive Psychology and American Education (3) |
| Psychologists have studied the processes of learning and thinking for over 100 years, and theoreticians have attempted to apply that knowledge to K-12 education for almost that long. This course will use information from cognitive psychology to examine: major steams of thought in pedagogy; data patterns in student achievement and in teacher effectiveness; subject-specific teaching strategies, and proposed reforms for American education. Prerequisite: PSYC 2150. | |
| PSYC 4110 | Psycholinguistics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Topics include psychological and linguistic theory; experimental and empirical studies of linguistic usage; development of language in infants and children; cross-cultural studies of linguistic usage; and the biology of language. Course was offered Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 |
| PSYC 4111 | Language Development and Disorders (3) |
| Course will focus on language and cognitive development in persons with disabilities. Among the populations examined will be children with autistic disorder, children with Williams syndrome, deaf children, developmentally dysphasic children, adults with aphasia, and children with severe mental retardation. In addition to spoken language development, the course will examine the acquisition of sign communication skills. Prerequisite: 4th year psychology or cognitive science major status. Must have completed PSYC 3005 and PSYC 3006. | |
| PSYC 4112 | Psychology and Deaf People (3) |
| This course will consider the psychological development and psychosocial issues of deaf people. Topics covered will include cognition, education, hearing and speech perception, impact of family interaction and communication approaches, influence of etiology/genetics, language development, literacy, mental health, social and personality development, interpersonal behavior, and current trends. | |
| PSYC 4115 | Multiculturalism in the Deaf Community (3) |
| Explores cultural influences on identity development, family systems, linguistics, engagement with educational and community agencies, and resilience within the Deaf community. The interaction of culture, identity and language will be highlighted and applied to future trends for groups within the Deaf community, such as children of Deaf adults, GLTB community members, ethnic minority groups, women, and persons with disabilities. | |
| PSYC 4120 | Psychology of Reading (3) |
| Analyzes the critical psychological experiments which have influenced the way that psychologists consider topics in reading, such as text comprehension, parsing, and sentence processing.
Prerequisite: PSYC 3005 Course was offered Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| PSYC 4130 | Risk and Resilience Among Marginalized Adolescents (3) |
| This course will cover risk factors facing urban, economically disadvantaged adolescents of color, as well as assets and resources these youth can employ to thrive in the face of risk. Students will use relevant theories, academic research studies, and various forms of media to discuss issues of risk and resilience within this population. | |
| PSYC 4135 | Love, Sex, Parenting, Family: From Biology to Society (3) |
| This course surveys intimate relationships beginning with animal models and perspectives from evolutionary biology to psychology and ending with a consideration of the many alternative forms of intimate relationships, parenting, and families in contemporary life. The course will integrate basic research with individual, cultural, and other perspectives. Student presentations and papers are a key part of the course. | |
| PSYC 4155 | Autism: From Neurons to Neighborhoods (3) |
| In this interdisciplinary seminar, we will discuss recent research on autism at multiple levels (biological, cognitive, social) and from multiple perspectives (autistic individuals, scientists, disability studies scholars, families, schools, community/government organizations). | |
| PSYC 4200 | Neural Mechanisms of Behavior (3) |
| Introduces basic concepts in neuroanatomy, neurophysiology and neurochemistry needed for an understanding of brain and behavior. PSYC 3210 is recommended. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| PSYC 4215 | RM: Computational Methods in Psychology and Neuroscience (3) |
| This class provides a hands-on introduction to applied data science in Psychology and Neuroscience with Python. Students will learn to design and code experiments, collect and process data, and analyze and visualize results, all with freely-available, cross-platform, open-source Python libraries. Advanced topics will include applications of optimization, machine learning, and statistics libraries. | |
| PSYC 4245 | Development of Sensory Systems (3) |
| This course is designed to explore the neurobiological development and plasticity of sensory systems. Course was offered Fall 2019 | |
| PSYC 4250 | Brain Systems Involved in the Neurobiology of Memory (3) |
| The course explores the essential role of memory in everyday life to reveal how successful behaviors are coordinated and executed by information stored in one of six memory systems. The seminar presents a comprehensive understanding of neural processes underlying learning, mechanisms involved in encoding learned material into memory and the events that permit successful recall of life's experiences to interact effectively in the environment. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015 | |
| PSYC 4255 | Behavioral Epigenetics (3) |
| We will discuss basic concepts in epigenetics and the role these molecular modifications play in development, behavior, and disorder. Emphasis will be placed on landmark papers and the emerging role for the interaction of nature and nurture. Course was offered Fall 2016 | |
| PSYC 4260 | RM: Genetic and Epigenetic Research in Behavior (3) |
| We will discuss basic concepts in genetics/epigenetics and the role these molecular modifications play in behavior and disorder. We will evaluate empirical papers and learn the molecular techniques described within them. Completion of this course should result in increased knowledge of the use of genome level data in psychology and biology. | |
| PSYC 4265 | Developmental Neurobiology (3) |
| The diverse functions of the nervous system depend on precise wiring of connections between neurons. This course covers cellular and molecular processes of how neuronal connections are established during development. Diseases which result from failing to establish the circuitry will also be discussed. This course will introduce research methods and technology, and encourage students to develop logical rationale of contemporary research. Course was offered Fall 2019 | |
| PSYC 4270 | Neurobiology of Learning and Memory (3) |
| This seminar examines the neural basis of learning and memory. We will study brain systems that mediate different types of learning and memory as well as the cellular and molecular mechanisms that allow these systems to acquire and store information. The course begins with a historical overview of learning and memory research in psychology and transition into modern studies in behavioral neuroscience. | |
| PSYC 4280 | Neural Basis of Empathy (3) |
| The goal of this course is to familiarize you with ideas about empathy, as rooted in basic neuroscience. Topics covered include the separate neural networks underlying emotional versus cognitive empathy, empathy assays designed to measure theory of mind/prosocial/empathetic behavior in humans and animals, and synaptic plasticity. We will investigate creativity and self-regulation as ways to enhance empathy in humans. | |
| PSYC 4285 | The Psychology of Black Women (3) |
| This course provides a critical analysis of the distinctive experiences of Black women through an intersectional, psychological lens. We will explore how Black women's family, school, and community contexts (including social media) inform their identity development. We will consider how broader cultural narratives about social identity statuses (i.e., race, gender, social class, and sexuality) inform Black women's well-being. | |
| PSYC 4290 | Memory Distortions (3) |
| Although memory is generally accurate, some illusions and distortions in remembering are unavoidable. We will review both neuroscience and cognitive research on a variety of different memory problems, ranging from relatively benign tip-of-the-tongue experiences to untrustworthy eye-witness testimony. Our ultimate goal will be to understand the neural basis and cognitive processes that contribute to these constructive memory phenomena. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2013, Spring 2013 | |
| PSYC 4310 | Cognitive Aging (3) |
| This course aims to discuss the state-of-the-art in the large field of cognitive aging and the main lifespan predictors that lead to healthy aging. | |
| PSYC 4315 | Psychology of Art (3) |
| The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to current research on the psychology of art. It is a broad course that does not only consider the research of psychologists. It draws on the writings of art historians, computer scientists, philosophers, and others. Enrollment Requirements: PSYC maj/min or COGS majors. Enrollment not allowed in more than one 4000-level or 5000-level PSYC course. Course was offered Spring 2016, Fall 2014 | |
| PSYC 4350 | RM: Research Methods in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience (3) |
| This course offers a practical introduction to techniques in developmental cognitive neuroscience including electroencephalography (EEG), functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Students will gain hands-on experience collecting and analyzing neuroscientific data and an understanding of how human neuroscience techniques may inform our understanding of the developing brain. Course was offered January 2025 | |
| PSYC 4400 | Approaches to Quantitative Methods in Psychology (3) |
| Many psychological theories nowadays are formulated mathematically. In this course we will survey a variety of approaches to modeling in perception (such as signal detection theory), cognitive psychology (categorization learning) and social psychology. Prerequisites: 4th-yr in Psyc or Cog Sci maj/min. PSYC3005 & 3006 or equivalent. A calculus course and knowledge of a programming language. Enrollment not allowed in more than one 4000- or 5000-level PSYC course. Course was offered Fall 2014 | |
| PSYC 4410 | RM: Practical Longitudinal Sustainability Studies (3) |
| Longitudinal data analytical techniques will be introduced to investigate sustainability issues. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023 | |
| PSYC 4420 | RM: Brain Mapping with MRI (3) |
| Human neuroimaging technologies and analytics methods enable exploration of the form, function, and connectivity of the living brain. Students will gain familiarity with the origins of brain imaging using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), be able to discuss the technical foundations of image reconstruction, view and process raw neuroimaging structural and time-series data, and make inferences about the brain in health and in disease.
PSYC 4200 or PSYC 5265 recommended. Some background in coding using Matlab, R or Python is recommended. Other majors with Instructor's Permission. | |
| PSYC 4435 | The Psychology of Misinformation (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course explores the psychology behind susceptibility to mis/disinformation, including cognitive biases, decision-making in uncertainty, and more. It delves into cutting-edge research and strategies for reducing susceptibility through video interventions and online games. It presents hands-on experience with lots of online materials ranging from responding to misinformation susceptibility scales, to engaging with online videos and games. Course was offered Spring 2024 |
| PSYC 4500 | Special Topics in Psychology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Topical Offerings in Psychology Course was offered January 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, January 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, January 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, January 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PSYC 4559 | New Course in Psychology (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of psychology. Course was offered January 2024, January 2023, Janiuary 2022, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, January 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, January 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, January 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011 | |
| PSYC 4580 | Directed Readings in Psychology (2 - 3) |
| Critical examination of an important current problem area in psychology. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 14 credits in psychology and instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PSYC 4585 | Behavior Genetics (3) |
| This course will attempt to accomplish two basic goals. First, we will use the Plomin et al. text to establish a basic knowledge of genetics and its interaction with behavior. Second, we will use this knowledge to address some topics in behavioral genetics, using the Plomin et al. text and primary readings. | |
| PSYC 4603 | Psychology of Sexual Orientation (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Overview of research and theory related to sexual orientation across the lifespan from the standpoint of the social sciences. Topics include conceptualization of sexual identities, origins and development of sexual orientation, sexual identity formation and disclosure. Selected issues such as couple relationships, employment and careers, parenthood, and aging are also explored, since they may be affected by sexual orientation.
Prerequisite: Third- or fourth-year psychology major Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, January 2010 |
| PSYC 4606 | Cognitive Biases in Anxiety and Related Disorders (3) |
| This course examines cognitive processing biases in anxiety and related disorders. To understand, for example, why a person with social anxiety sees only the one scowling face in a room full of smiles, we consider automatic processing of emotional information. The course critiques cutting-edge research on how these processes contribute to anxiety and related problems, and if it is important to change the processes to reduce psychopathology. | |
| PSYC 4607 | Uniquely Human Social Cognition (3) |
| One fundamental question in psychology is what makes humans such intensely social beings. In this course we will examine the evolutionary, developmental, and brain foundations that underpin our ultrasocial nature. | |
| PSYC 4640 | Psychology of Emotions (3) |
| This course will survey contemporary research and theory in affective science. We will examine the origins, functions, and behavioral and social consequences of emotions, paying particular attention to cross-cultural and cross-species evidence. Course was offered Fall 2022 | |
| PSYC 4645 | Psychology of Inequality (3) |
| In this course we will investigate how historical and social contexts of different types of inequality (e.g., racial, economic, gender, sexual orientation) inform individual's psychological processes. Further, we will discuss how these psychological processes may, in turn, exacerbate inequality. | |
| PSYC 4650 | Oppression and Social Change (3) |
| Oppression and Social Change focuses on an analysis of oppression, empowerment and liberation as defined within an ecological system perspective. Topics to be covered include discussion of racial, economic, sexual discrimination, individual and social alienation, and loss of self esteem. Moreover, the course considers the role of privilege in the maintenance of an oppressive schema.
Prerequisite: PSYC (who have never taken another Psyc 4000-level course), AAS or WGS major and 4th Year or Instructor Permission. Enrollment not allowed in more than one 4000-level or 5000-level PSYC course. | |
| PSYC 4655 | Psychology of Social Justice (3) |
| A commitment to social justice, the idea that all individuals should be treated fairly by society and its members, has been at the heart of social psychology since its establishment. This course will survey this science of social justice, which addresses the origins of social injustice, how it gets committed and by whom; the role of resistance (to and for social justice); and the ways that social justice can be restored and preserved. | |
| PSYC 4660 | High-Level Cognition (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course will cover contemporary data and theory in high level cognitive processes, including reasoning, choice, problem solving, creativity, and collaborative thinking. |
| PSYC 4681 | Mobile Sensing and Health (3) |
| This seminar style course is an exploration of emerging mobile sensing techniques in health including measuring and assessing health and behaviors, mHealth interventions, sensors and wearable technology, and computational / machine learning tools for learning from multimodal sensor data. | |
| PSYC 4682 | Mobile Technology in Mental Health Research (3) |
| This course provides an introduction to research design and computational methods for non-invasive mental health monitoring using mobile devices such as phones and wearable computing. Students will gain a practical understanding of mobile monitoring approaches as they relate to mental health. Topics include estimating health status (e.g. mood) through mobility data, application design, mobile data mining, and emerging issues in mental health. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017 | |
| PSYC 4695 | Social Cognition and Social Change (3) |
| This class will examine how research on social cognition --how people think in a social context-- can be used to address a wide variety of personal and social problems. It will cover both basic research in social psychology and applied research designed to solve personal and social problems. | |
| PSYC 4700 | Flourishing (3) |
| People are like plants: if you get the conditions just right, they will usually flourish. So what are those conditions? We will examine the latest research in social and positive psychology on love, work happiness and virtue. The course will involve several outside-of-class research projects and activities, including making yourself a better person. Prerequisite: PSYC 2600 | |
| PSYC 4750 | Social Stigma (3) |
| Examines the subjective experience of individuals whose social identity or social group memberships make them a target of prejudice. We will examine research and theory pertaining to how individuals interpret prejudice, how they cope with prejudice, and how prejudice affects their self-evaluations and behavior. A social psychological approach to understanding this problem will be emphasized. Prerequisite: PSYC 2600 Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| PSYC 4755 | Social Neuroscience (3) |
| A broad perspective on the expanding field of social neuroscience. A. Topics include but are not limited to social perception, social cognition, person perception, theory of mind, attitudes, and interpersonal processes. Emphasis on understanding the reciprocal interaction between brain function and everyday social behaviors.
Prerequisite: PSYC 2200 or BIOL 3050. | |
| PSYC 4870 | The Minority Family: A Psychological Inquiry (3) |
| Examines the current state of research on minority families, focusing on the black family. Emphasizes comparing 'deficit' and 'strength' research paradigms. Prerequisite: PSYC 3006 and at least one course from each of the following groups: PSYC 2100, 2150 or 2300, and PSYC 2400, 2700 or 2600, and students in the Afro-American and African studies or studies in women and gender programs. | |
| PSYC 4910 | Undergraduate Internship Programs Seminar (4) |
| An internship placement arranged by the supervising faculty. Students work 10 to 20 hours per week in various community agencies, such as health care delivery, social services, or juvenile justice. Requires written reports, as well as regular class meetings with supervising faculty in order to analyze the internship experience, engage in specific skill training, and discuss assigned readings. Apply in February of third year. Prerequisite: Fourth-year psychology major with at least 14 credits in psychology, and instructor permission. S/U grading. | |
| PSYC 4920 | Undergraduate Internship Programs Seminar (4) |
| An internship placement arranged by the supervising faculty. Students work 10 to 20 hours per week in various community agencies, such as health care delivery, social services, or juvenile justice. Requires written reports, as well as regular class meetings with supervising faculty in order to analyze the internship experience, engage in specific skill training, and discuss assigned readings. Apply in February of third year. Required Labs.
Requisites: Fourth-year psychology major with at least 14 credits in psychology and instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| PSYC 4930 | Undergraduate Internship Program Supplement (2) |
| Provides students in certain placements with the opportunity for a more in-depth and extensive internship program year. Background: some placements (e.g., with courts) demand 20 hours per week of field experience rather than the 10 in PSYC 4910, 4920. Simultaneous enrollment in this course provides appropriate credits for the additional 10 hours of field work. Corequisite: PSYC 4910, 4920; and instructor permission. S/U grading. | |
| PSYC 4940 | Undergraduate Internship Program Supplement (2) |
| Provides students in certain placements with the opportunity for a more in-depth and extensive internship program year. Background: some placements (e.g., with courts) demand 20 hours per week of field experience rather than the 10 in PSYC 4910, 4920. Simultaneous enrollment in this course provides appropriate credits for the additional 10 hours of field work. Corequisite: PSYC 4910, 4920; and instructor permission. S/U grading. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| PSYC 4970 | Distinguished Major Thesis I (3) |
| A two-semester course in which the student prepares a thesis under the supervision of a departmental faculty member. The thesis may be based on empirical research conducted by the student or a critical review or theoretical analysis of existing findings.
Prerequisite: Participants in the Distinguished Majors Program in Psychology. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PSYC 4980 | Distinguished Major Thesis II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A two-semester course in which the student prepares a thesis under the supervision of a departmental faculty member. The thesis may be based on empirical research conducted by the student or a critical review or theoretical analysis of existing findings. Prerequisite: Participants in the Distinguished Majors Program in Psychology. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PSYC 5025 | Wise Interventions: Social Psychology for Public Policy (3) |
| We will explore classic and contemporary psychological interventions aimed at improving human welfare. Specifically, we will examine the role of psychological factors in health and healthcare, the workplace, education, intergroup relations, and other domains. Theory, empirical evidence, policy implications, and policy implementation will be emphasized through weekly assignments and discussions. | |
| PSYC 5035 | Leading and Managing Diverse Groups (3) |
| This course will focus on interpersonal, organizational, and societal factors leaders must negotiate to lead effectively in socially diverse environments. Students will be exposed to cases and empirical research that will enable them to (1) develop well-articulated positions on diversity-related issues and (2) form strategies to promote sustainable settings for productive exchange among diverse groups of individuals. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| PSYC 5160 | Emotion and Cognition (3) |
| The cognition-emotion seminar covers the connection between thinking and feeling in two ways. Part 1 concerns the nature and definition of emotions and the role of cognitive appraisals in their elicitation and intensity. Part 2 concerns the consequences of emotion for cognition, experience, and behavior. Of interest will be such topics as the effects on judgment and decision-making, processing and performance, and memory and attention, and the role of culture. Prerequisite: PSYC 3005 Course was offered Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| PSYC 5200 | Seminar in Psychobiology (3) |
| Examines a major subject in psychobiology. Prerequisite: Completion of PSYC 4200 or BIOL 3050. 4th yr Psyc major/minor, CogSci or Neurosci major. GSAS. Enrollment not allowed in more than one 4000-level or 5000-level PSYC course. | |
| PSYC 5215 | Neuroplasticity and Perception/Cognition/Behavior (3) |
| Description of course contents: This course begins by examining the long-held view that functions are localized in particular places in the brain, fixed by adulthood. After reviewing the history of these ideas we will examine the tide of research challenging that view: how imagination and virtual reality might change thinking; how memory can be enhanced; and correction of language disabilities with training. Prerequisite: 3006. | |
| PSYC 5220 | Critical Period Plasticity (3) |
| A survey of sensory systems and plasticity. Organizational principles common for sensory systems, and mechanisms of plasticity will be discussed. Prerequisite: PSYC 4200. | |
| PSYC 5260 | Brain Systems Involved in Learning and Memory (3) |
| Studies the major theories, findings, and conceptual issues important to an analysis of the neuronal mechanisms that underlie memory storage. Prerequisite: PSYC 2200, 2220, or 4200. Course was offered Fall 2013 | |
| PSYC 5265 | Functional Neuroanatomy (3) |
| An overview of the structure of the vertebrate nervous system with an emphasis on the mammalian brain.
Completion of PSYC 4200 or BIOL 3050. Restricted to 3rd or 4th year PSYC, Cog Sci or Neurosci majors or Grad A&S student or Instructor consent Course was offered Spring 2021, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Fall 2010 | |
| PSYC 5270 | RM: Computational Neuroscience (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Develops skills in processing neural data and analyzing its relationship to stimulus or motor activity. Topics include information theory, receptive fields, point processes, and mixed-effects models. Emphasis is on implementing theoretical concepts with computer programs. Prerequisite: instructor permission. |
| PSYC 5280 | Neuropsychopharmacology (3) |
| Combines the study of the synaptic circuits function for producing measurable behaviors and the principles of pharmacology. Focus on basic concepts in behavior analysis, pharmacology, and neuropharmacology, and reviews research techniques for assessing the effects of drugs on the behavior of nonhumans and humans. | |
| PSYC 5305 | Moral Development (3) |
| This course will cover the development of moral emotions, cognition, and behavior from infancy through middle childhood. | |
| PSYC 5310 | Developmental Psycholinguistics (3) |
| Examines current research and theoretical models of children's language acquisition. Topics include typically developing children's acquisition of spoken language skills, and the development of communication skills in deaf, autistic, and other groups of children with language disabilities. | |
| PSYC 5312 | Neurodevelopmental Conditions (3) |
| It is estimated that 15% of individuals in the U.S. are affected by a neurodevelopmental disability, including Down syndrome, autism, developmental language disorder, dyslexia, intellectual disability, and impairments in vision and hearing. This interdisciplinary, discussion-based seminar will address the etiology and course of some of these disabilities, drawing on theoretical models, experimental findings, and the lived experience. Course was offered Spring 2019 | |
| PSYC 5315 | Pleasure (3) |
| This seminar explores the nature of pleasure. It is divided into three parts. The first deals with pleasures of the body, such as tonic (sustained) pleasures and relief pleasures. The second deals with the pleasurability of episodes and their relation to the pervasive human propensity to create narratives. The third deals with the context within which episodes emerge and analyses the stricture of lives. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| PSYC 5320 | Theories of Cognitive Development (3) |
| Studies current theories of cognitive development from birth through adolescence. Includes the views of Piaget, Werner, Bruner, G. H. Mead, and others; cybernetic approaches covered briefly; with some discussion of the measurement and assessment of cognitive processes. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| PSYC 5323 | RM: R in Psychology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course is designed to introduce the statistical language R, with the purpose of preparing students to use and apply quantitative methods in their future psychology research. Topics may include handling data structures, cleaning data, visualizing and presenting data, and reviewing introductory statistics using R. At least 1-2 semesters of previous formal programming experience required (i.e., CS1110 or PSYC 3310). |
| PSYC 5324 | RM: Research Methods in Human Neuroscience (3) |
| This course will provide students with background and experience with the major methods used in human neuroscience research. The focus will be on functional magnetic resonance imaging, electroencephalography and event-related potentials. A special emphasis will be placed on how these techniques are used in cognitive and social neuroscience. | |
| PSYC 5325 | Cognitive Neuroscience (3) |
| Several approaches have been used to investigate relations between mind (or cognition) and brain. For example, the case study perspective focuses on cognitive deficits of patients with localized brain damage, and the cognitive neuroscience perspective attempts to determine the neurobiological substrates of cognitive processes in normal humans, usually by means of structural or functional neuroimaging.
Prerequisites: PSYC 3006, PSYC 2150, PSYC 2200. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010 | |
| PSYC 5326 | The Neuroscience of Social Relationships (3) |
| This course will provide a broad overview of neuroscientific research into social relationships. The field is relatively new, and changing quickly. After a brief review of the neuroscientific methods we are likely to encounter in this literature, the course will be oriented toward readings and discussion, with brief research proposals presented at the end. PSYC 2200 or BIOL 3050 recommended. Course was offered January 2025, January 2024, Fall 2023, January 2023, Fall 2022, Janiuary 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016 | |
| PSYC 5328 | Cognitive Aging (3) |
| The focus of this seminar will be on the relations between age and cognitive functioning in healthy and individuals with pathologies such as dementia. The topics to be covered will range from methodological issues to neuroanatomical substrates to practical consequences of age-related cognitive changes.
Enrollment not allowed in more than one 4000-level or 5000-levl PSYC course. Course was offered Fall 2016 | |
| PSYC 5332 | Quantified Cognition (3) |
| This class will provide the foundation necessary to start thinking mechanistically about how neural function gives rise to cognition. Although the focus will be on problems in psychology and neuroscience, the material will have potential for broad application and will cover topics including computational modeling, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. | |
| PSYC 5350 | Neurochemical Systems in Learning and Memory (3) |
| Examines historical and current theories implicating the involvement of specific neurotransmitter, amino-acid, and peptide systems in regulating learning and the encoding of memory. Provides an extensive review of the literature in order to understand mechanisms by which chemical compounds modify learning and the brain sites where neurochemicals exert their effects. Prerequisite: PSYC 2200 or 2220, or instructor permission. | |
| PSYC 5355 | Neurobiology of Speech and Language (3) |
| An overview of the neural systems underlying production and perception of vocal signals, with a focus on animal models and their application to human communication. Course activities will emphasize discussion and critical review of the primary literature. Course was offered Fall 2016 | |
| PSYC 5401 | Chemical Senses: Taste and Smell (3) |
| Explores the neurobiology of the chemical senses by examining the biophysical basis of sensory transduction, the anatomical organization of two systems, and the physiological properties of peripheral and central structures along the gustatory and olfactory pathways. Emphasizes new, important findings in taste and smell. Prerequisite: PSYC 4200 or BIOL 3050. | |
| PSYC 5410 | Juvenile Justice and Violence (3) |
| Seminar focuses on the current state of juvenile justice and its treatment of violent and aggressive youth. Topics such as developmental maturity in culpability and competence to stand trial, transfer to adult court, and relevant topics in developmental, clinical, social and community psychology are emphasized.
Prerequisite: PSYC 3460 (with a B+ or better). Undergraduates who have not taken PSYC 3460 will not be accepted under any circumstances. | |
| PSYC 5500 | Current Topics in Psychology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Current topical offerings in Psychology. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2013, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PSYC 5559 | New Course in Psychology (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of psychology. Course was offered Spring 2019, January 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, January 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, January 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011 | |
| PSYC 5620 | RM: Social Psychophysiology (3) |
| Introduce students to the theories, applications, and specific methods commonly used in social psychophysiology, with a particular emphasis on understanding relevant physiological systems, their measurement, study design considerations, and data processing. We will cover both traditional and more recent measurement approaches. Course was offered Spring 2023 | |
| PSYC 5703 | Cultural Psychology (3) |
| This course explores various issues in the intersection of personality, social, and cultural psychology. It is designed to expose you to different research perspectives, methodologies, and most recent developments in this area. Topics covered in this course include theories of self and culture, the measurement of personality across cultures, cross-situational consistency, cultural influences on personality and emotion. Course was offered Spring 2017, Spring 2016 | |
| PSYC 5704 | Social Ecological Psychology (3) |
| This course explores the processes in which individuals and society 'make up' each other. Specifically, the course explores the way in which socio-ecological factors such as residential mobility, density, and geography affect individuals' thoughts, feelings, and actions, and the way in which individuals' thoughts, feelings, and actions help create particular socio-ecological conditions.
Prerequisite: Completion of Psyc 3005/3006 is recommended. Course was offered Fall 2015 | |
| PSYC 5705 | Introduction to Bayesian Methods (3) |
| This course will provide a practical introduction to classic and modern Bayesian methods, with an emphasis on applications in social sciences. Bayesian estimation for several widely used models in psychology will also be discussed. | |
| PSYC 5710 | Machine Learning and Data Mining (3) |
| Machine learning and data mining are among the topics that are very demanded nowadays. They can be used to extract knowledge from multivariate datasets, to transform unstructured data into analyzable datasets, and to make extremely accurate and stable predictions. The present course will be an introductory, hands-on course, covering a number of basic techniques and methods used in the fields of machine learning and data mining, using R. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2013 | |
| PSYC 5715 | Introduction to Machine Learning for Psychologist (3) |
| This course will introduce the basic notions and models used in the field of machine learning. This is a hands-on course on supervised (classification and regression) and unsupervised learning techniques designed for psychologists. | |
| PSYC 5720 | Fundamentals of Item Response Theory (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course is designed to introduce you to the concepts of item response theory (IRT) models and their application to substantive psychological problems in measurement, such as test and scale design and analysis. Prerequisite: Undergraduates must have taken Psyc 3005 and 3006 OR 4005 and 4006. Grads must have taken Psyc 7710. Instructor consent required. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2013 |
| PSYC 5725 | RM: Practical Longitudinal Sustainability Studies (3) |
| Longitudinal data analytical techniques will be introduced to investigate sustainability issues. Course was offered Fall 2021 | |
| PSYC 5730 | RM: Advanced Multiple Regression and Data Visualization (3) |
| This course covers R programming, linear models focused on analyzing COVID-19 data and advanced regression analytical tools applied to understanding COVID-19-related effects on well-being. Students will learn how to produce visualization plots of data with RStudio and Shiny Apps. Group work entails creating a data analysis report summarizing their empirical findings. Prerequisites: Intro statistics course and any R statistical software course. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| PSYC 6559 | New Course in Psychology (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of psychology. | |
| PSYC 6745 | Stigma and Social Disparities (3) |
| Introduces classic and contemporary theory and research on the social psychology of stigma, primarily from the perspective of the stigmatized. Topics include stigma's origin and nature, stigma and self-concept, stereotype threat, attributional ambiguity, stigma and social interaction, and implications of stigma for education, health, and life attainment more generally. Provides an overview of this area of psychology and its policy implications. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2011 | |
| PSYC 7005 | The Science of Self-Regulation and Decision Making (3) |
| Self-regulation is the management of social, cognitive, and motivational resources in goal pursuit. It is critical to understanding psychological processes (e.g., self control, decision-making) and influencing economic & health behavior (40% of US deaths involve self-reg. failures). Via in-depth reading and discussion of the science of self-regulation, researchers will aim to generate new ideas, and MPPs to inform policy analysis and solutions.
Permission is not required, but students are strongly urged to discuss their interest with instructor before enrolling. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| PSYC 7055 | Strategies and Processes of Negotiation (3) |
| This course examines the art and science of negotiation. The science of negotiation involves learning to recognize the structure of a conflict situation and knowing what techniques tend to be most effective given that structure. Because there is no substitute for negotiating experience, this class will rely heavily on role-playing exercises and analyses designed to help students develop their own styles and learning the art of negotiation. Prerequisities: Graduate Student Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| PSYC 7120 | Advanced Cognitive Psychology (3) |
| This seminar provides an overview of the cognitive perspective in accounting for thought (e.g., varieties of representation) as well as particular cognitive processes (e.g., attention, memory). | |
| PSYC 7155 | Subjective Well-Being (3) |
| This course explores various issues in the merging field of well-being research. It is designed to expose you to different research perspectives, methodologies, and most recent developments in the area. Topics covered in this course include conceputal issues in well-being research, measurement judgmental proceses, goals and values, adaptation, close relationships, culture, psychophysiolgical temperaments, and personality. | |
| PSYC 7160 | Emotion and Cognition Seminar (3) |
| Seminar examines the nature and consequences of emotion. Review of recent research and new ideas about how cognition shapes emotion and how emotion in turn shapes cognition. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| PSYC 7200 | Advanced Neural Mechanisms of Behavior (3) |
| Introduces basic concepts in neuroanatomy, neurophysiology and neurochemistry needed for an understanding of brain and behavior. Prerequisites: Instructor Permission Course was offered Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| PSYC 7215 | RM: Computational Methods in Psychology and Neuroscience (3) |
| This class provides a hands-on introduction to applied data science in Psychology and Neuroscience with Python. Students will learn to design and code experiments, collect and process data, and analyze and visualize results, all with freely-available, cross-platform, open-source Python libraries. Advanced topics will include applications of optimization, machine learning, and statistics libraries. | |
| PSYC 7230 | Genetic and Epigenetic Research in Behavior (3) |
| We will explore the genetic and epigenetic data that has been linked to behavior in both humans and animal systems. Special attention will be paid to techniques and analyses that are important for understanding these data. Course was offered January 2020, Spring 2018 | |
| PSYC 7240 | From Molecules to Mind - Molecular Genetics for Neuroscientists (3) |
| The goal is to provide students with foundations in genetics, molecular biology, and cell biology that are necessary and helpful for research in quantitative neurobiology of behavior. It will be team-taught by faculty in the IDF cluster. Each faculty member will lead lectures/discussions on topics of their expertise. A special emphasis will be placed on introducing the molecular and genetic methods that are used in modern neuroscience research. | |
| PSYC 7245 | Foundations of Systems, Behavioral, and Cognitive Neuroscience (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The goal is to provide students with foundations in circuit, systems, and behavioral neuroscience that are necessary and helpful for research in neuroscience. It will be team-taught by faculty, each of whom will lead 1-2 week modules with lectures and discussions on topics of their expertise. A special emphasis will be placed on introducing the physiological and behavioral methods used in modern neuroscience research. |
| PSYC 7250 | Brain Systm Involved in Memory (3) |
| The historical and current experimental findings that describe the contribution of neuroanatomical structures in regulating memory formation.
Prerequisite: GSAS. | |
| PSYC 7255 | Special Topics in Cognitive Development (3) |
| We will explore how developmental science can interface with the needs and interests of parents, caregivers, teachers, and policy-makers. Our focus will be three-fold: 1.What do we (as a field) know that might be useful to these groups? 2. What developmental issues and concerns do non-developmental scientists actually want to know about (and why)? 3. How can we (in our own research programs) frame our work to be more obviously useful? Course was offered Fall 2013, Spring 2013 | |
| PSYC 7300 | Advanced Cognition (3) |
| The course begins with basic questions on the nature of cognitive psychology's goals and methods, then moves on to core findings and theoretical development in representation, and in the fields of attention, memory, and higher thought. The semester closes with some consideration of topics more recently added to the cognitive agenda, e.g., consciousness. | |
| PSYC 7302 | Neurobiology of Learning and Memory (3) |
| This seminar will examine the neural basis of learning and memory. Study of brain systems that mediate different types of learning and memory as well as the cellular and molecular mechansims that allow these systems to acquire and store information. Topics will include memory consolidation, neural plasticity, cellular competition for memory storage, the role of neurogenesis in learning and memory and mechaisms of retention and forgetting. Course was offered Spring 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| PSYC 7305 | Biological Models of Cognition (3) |
| This seminar examines animal models that have been developed to study neurobiological mechanisms of cognition. Topics to be covered include goal-directed learning, decision-making, navigation, action selection, motivation, working memory and addiction. Each section will cover a specific cognitive process, the development and validation of animal models to study this process and a discussion of identified neurobiological mechanisms. Prerequisites: Psyc 2200 or 4200. | |
| PSYC 7310 | Human Neuroscience (3) |
| This class will broadly survey human neuroscience methodology and applications to various fields of psychology. We will cover topics in clinical, cognitive, social and developmental neuroscience. Course was offered Spring 2015 | |
| PSYC 7330 | Social Brain in Infancy (3) |
| This course will introduce and discuss existing research in the area of developmental social neuroscience with a specific focus on the first year of life. Particular attention will be given to the overarching principles that guide the developmental of human social brain function in infancy. Course was offered Spring 2019 | |
| PSYC 7400 | Practicum to Intervention and Ethics (2) |
| This course has a two-fold purpose. First, it is designed to provide a working introduction to the ethical issues, principles, and techniques of psychotherapy and supervision. Second, will explore psychology's history and development and then investigate the role of History and Systems on our current psychotherapy. | |
| PSYC 7401 | Contemporary Issues: Cognitive Psychology (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Discusses contemporary developments in psychological theory, methods, and research. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in psychology or instructor permission. |
| PSYC 7402 | Contemporary Issues: Neuroscience and Behavior (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Discusses contemporary developments in psychological theory, methods, and research. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in psychology or instructor permission. |
| PSYC 7403 | Contemporary Issues: Community Psychology (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Discusses contemporary developments in psychological theory, methods, and research. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in psychology or instructor permission. |
| PSYC 7404 | Contemporary Issues: Ethics and Clinical Psychology (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Discusses contemporary developments in psychological theory, methods, and research. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in psychology or instructor permission. |
| PSYC 7405 | Contemporary Issues: Developmental Psychology (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Discusses contemporary developments in psychological theory, methods, and research. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in psychology or instructor permission. |
| PSYC 7406 | Contemporary Issues: Social Psychology (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Discusses contemporary developments in psychological theory, methods, and research. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in psychology or instructor permission. |
| PSYC 7407 | Contemporary Issues: Quantitative Psychology (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Discusses contemporary developments in psychological theory, methods, and research. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in psychology or instructor permission. |
| PSYC 7410 | Practicum to Intervention and History and Systems (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course has a two-fold purpose. First, it is designed to provide a working introduction to the ethical issues, principles, and techniques of psychotherapy and supervision. Second, will explore psychology's history and development and then investigate the role of History and Systems on our current psychotherapy. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2011 |
| PSYC 7420 | Psychological Intervention I (4) |
| An overview of psychotherapy process and outcome research, ethnicity issues in psychotherapy and ethical considerations. Begins the survey of adult psychotherapy. Emphasizes a problem-focused, rather than a treatment-focused perspective. Three lecture hours, practicum in supervised intervention. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| PSYC 7430 | Psychological Assessment (4) |
| Topics include strategies of assessment, issues of reliability and validity, test construction; theory and practice of individual, couple, family, and community assessment techniques, including testing, interviewing, observation; and assessment research. Three lecture hours, two lab hours. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| PSYC 7440 | Psychological Assessment (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Topics include strategies of assessment, issues of reliability and validity, test construction; theory and practice of individual, couple, family, and community assessment techniques, including testing, interviewing, observation; and assessment research. Three lecture hours, two lab hours. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| PSYC 7450 | Psychological Intervention II (4) |
| Concludes the problem-focused survey of adult psychotherapy. Provides a survey of therapy focused on relationship issues in the family, including couples therapy, divorce issues, and especially, child and family therapy. Three lecture hours, practicum in supervised intervention. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| PSYC 7455 | Advanced Psychological Assessment I (1 - 3) |
| Advanced Psychological Assessment I focuses on hands-on practice and experience in administering and writing reports on new Cognitive tests and those covered in Psychological Assessment I, which is a pre-requisite for this course. Additional experiences to expand students' conceptualization, diagnosing, and report writing will also be provided. Course was offered Fall 2021 | |
| PSYC 7456 | Advanced Psychological Assessment II (1 - 3) |
| Advanced Psychological Assessment II focuses on hands-on practice and experience in administering personality, psychopathology, brief neuropsychological assessments and standardized clinical interviews for adults and adolescents covered in Psychological Assessment II, which is a pre-requisite for this course. Additional experiences to expand students' conceptualization, diagnosing, and report writing will also be provided. Course was offered Spring 2022 | |
| PSYC 7470 | Experimental Psychopathology (3) |
| Reviews symptomatological, classificatory, and epidemiological issues, and surveys the psychological, behavior-genetic, and psychophysiological literature in abnormal psychology. Emphasizes adult psychopathology. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| PSYC 7475 | The Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues in Research and Practices (3) |
| Will examine psychological theory, methodology, and interventions from the vantage of ethnic minority issues. | |
| PSYC 7480 | Critical Perspectives for Psychological Reseach (3) |
| In this graduate seminar, we will take a close look at concepts and theoretical perspectives emerging from and guiding the field of community psychology including empowerment, resilience, critical race theory, Black feminism, intersectionality, critical consciousness, and sociopolitical resistance. This course will encourage students to apply these frames to critically examine their own research. | |
| PSYC 7481 | Practica in Community Psychology and Prevention Science (3) |
| The Practica in Community Psychology and Prevention Science aims to prepare students for a career in one of three settings: academia, industry, or government. To achieve this aim, students are required to design two 1-year fieldwork practica with a local, state, or federal agency, supervised by a laboratory instructor. Prerequisites: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016 | |
| PSYC 7485 | Structural Determinants of Inequality (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course focuses on the structural underpinnings of modern inequality in the United States. Particular attention will be paid to intersections of race and class and the systematic construction of unequal opportunity over time. |
| PSYC 7559 | New Course in Psychology (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of psychology. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011 |
| PSYC 7600 | Social Psychology (3) |
| Surveys the major empirical and theoretical concepts in social psychology. | |
| PSYC 7605 | Self-Knowledge and the Adaptive Unsconscious (3) |
| In this course we will examine self-knowledge from a scientific perspective, based on research in social, personality, cognitive, and developmental psychology. | |
| PSYC 7610 | Advanced Research Methods in Social Psychology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Surveys various research approaches to social psychological problems; discusses selected methodological issues; and practices designing and criticizing research techniques on assorted psychological topics. Prerequisite: One semester of graduate statistics and PSYC 7600 or instructor permission. |
| PSYC 7615 | Graduate Research Methods (4) |
| Completion of this course will provide a foundation for the practice of science. We will wrestle with the fundamental issues for designing and executing a program of research, and in the interpretation and reporting of the research results. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2010 | |
| PSYC 7630 | Nonverbal Communication and Deception (3) |
| Research and theory in the psychology of nonverbal communication and deception. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instructor permission. | |
| PSYC 7635 | Psychology and Law (3) |
| Will investigate 10 topics for which psychology has (or might have, or might think it has) things to say to the legal system. Our goal is to learn about the current state of affairs in both domains and propose ways to facilitate the exchange of knowledge between the two disciplines. Topics include eyewitness testimony; confessions; jury decision making, implicit biases; punishment; affective forecasting and decision making about the future. Prerequisites: Background in either (cognitive or social) psychology or in law. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| PSYC 7645 | The Psychology of Inequality (3) |
| In this course we will investigate how historical and social contexts of different types of inequality (e.g., racial, economic, gender, sexual orientation) inform individual's psychological processes. Further, we will discuss how these psychological processes may, in turn, exacerbate inequality. | |
| PSYC 7651 | Professional Issues in Masters Studies (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Course will provide professional guidance, discussion, preparation and practice for skills necessary for professional careers with an MA degree or applying to PhD programs with a terminal MA. Students will gain experience in attending research presentations and will have the opportunity to make presentations. Preparation for applying to professional positions and PhD programs will be included, e.g., resume, letters, applications, interviews. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020 |
| PSYC 7670 | Longitudinal Data Analysis (3) |
| This course will provide an introduction to the principles and methods (e.g., multilevel models, mixed-effects models, latent growth curve models) for the analysis of longitudinal data. Emphasis will be on data analysis and interpretation. Participants should be familiar with the general linear model (regression, analysis of variance) prior to taking this course. Course was offered Fall 2017 | |
| PSYC 7681 | Mobile Sensing and Health (3) |
| This seminar style course is an exploration of emerging mobile sensing techniques in health including measuring and assessing health and behaviors, health interventions, sensors and wearable technology, and computational / machine learning tools for learning from multimodal sensor data. Course was offered Fall 2018 | |
| PSYC 7700 | Approaches to Quantitative Methods in Psychology (3) |
| Many psychological theories nowadays are formulated mathematically. In this course we will survey a variety of approaches to modeling in perception (such as signal detection theory), cognitive psychology (categorization learning) and social psychology. The course has two prerequisites: a course in calculus, and a knowledge of a programming language. Course was offered Fall 2014 | |
| PSYC 7705 | Multi-Level Modeling (3) |
| In this course, we will introduce some simple Multi-Level models, introduce some properties of those and some methods to fit data to these models. In the second part, we will advance to more complex multi-level model with possible overlaps between lower levels and non-normal multi-level models. Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2013 | |
| PSYC 7710 | Quantitative Methods I: Probability and Statistical Inference (4) |
| Course covers the foundations of psychology & statistical techniques used in behavioral science, in particular foundations of traditional statistical testing, R programming, modern statistical testing using bootstrapping & resampling, & very basic introduction to Factor Analysis & applications of information theory. The course has 3 lecture hours & 2 lab hours that teaches computational aspects of the course in R. Basic training in R required. | |
| PSYC 7720 | Quantitative Methods II: Experimental Design (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Includes Chi-square tests for contingency tables, correlation, multiple regression, analysis of variance of one-way and factorial designs including repeated measures experiments, and analysis of covariance. Extension work with SPSS and MANOVA computer routines. Prerequisite: PSYC 7710 or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| PSYC 7725 | Affective Aspects of Behavior (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course will provide students exposure to current knowledge in the area of affect, mood, and emotion, including research on models of emotion and emotion regulation, historical and developmental perspectives on emotion, and prominent measures and methods used to advance understanding of affective sciences. This will include basic research on affect and healthy emotional functioning, along with research on psychopathology and mood disorders. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017 |
| PSYC 7730 | Developmental Aspects of Behavior (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course will provide students exposure to current knowledge in the area of developmental aspects of behavior, including transitions, growth, and development across an individual's life, along with prominent methods used to advance understanding of developmental processes. This will include basic research on both typical and atypical development across the lifespan. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017 |
| PSYC 7740 | Practicum to Intervention and Multicultural Issues (2) |
| This course has a two-fold purpose. First, it is designed to provide a working introduction to the ethical issues, principles, and techniques of psychotherapy and supervision. Second, will explore psychology's history and development and then investigate the role of History and Systems on our current psychotherapy. | |
| PSYC 7745 | Ethics of Clinical Science (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course will provide clinical psychology doctoral students exposure to current knowledge and challenging issues in ethical decision-making and practices tied to being a clinical scientist. The course will focus on clinical science roles as a researcher, educator (e.g., teacher, mentor), and member of the broader field. |
| PSYC 7750 | Practicum to Intervention and Supervision (2) |
| Designed to provide a working introduction to the ethical issues, principles, and techniques of psychotherapy and supervision. Additionally, case conceptualization, designing intervention plans, and active listening skills are introduced and practiced. Individual psychotherapy with adolescents and adults will be the primary focus of this aspect of the course. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| PSYC 7755 | Advanced Practicum in Supervision and Consultation (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course is designed to provide students with a context for supervision and consultation through sharing with each other their experiences with various clients, providing peer supervision to each other (with the instructor in the room), receiving immediate feedback from the instructor regarding their supervision of each other, and receiving feedback from each other, at the end of the course. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013 |
| PSYC 7760 | Introduction to Applied Multivariate Methods (3) |
| Introduces major statistical methods used for the data analysis of multiple measures. Includes elementary matrix algebra, multivariate regression (canonical correlation; multivariate analysis of variance and covariance; and discriminant analysis and classification), correlational methods (principal components and exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis), and the analysis of multivariate contingency tables using log-linear models. Emphasizes concepts, issues, and examples over mathematical derivations. Prerequisite: PSYC 7710-7720 or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2012, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PSYC 7765 | Fundamentals of Statistical Computing for Behavioral and Social Scientists (1) |
| This course will provide students with a basic understanding of statistical computing and programming using the R language. Students will learn methods of integrating the computational skills they acquire into a workflow making the process from analysis to publication more efficient. | |
| PSYC 8040 | Forum on Scientific and Professional Ethics (1) |
| Studies scholarly writings, empirical research, and current developments relating to ethics in psychology, and relevant ethical codes and regulations influencing the conduct of scientists and educators. Focuses on recognizing and resolving ethical dilemmas in academic and research settings. Prerequisite: second-year standing in a graduate program in the Department of Psychology or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| PSYC 8200 | Internship in Teaching Neuroscience (3) |
| Objective is to provide a formal environment to obtain exposure to various neuroscience research techniques taught in undergraduate research methods and survey courses, while gaining teaching experience as teaching assistants and graduate instructors. | |
| PSYC 8559 | New Course in Psychology (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of psychology. | |
| PSYC 8610 | Psychological Study of Children, Families and the Law (3) |
| To acquaint the student with various issues in the law that have an impact on children and with psychological research and practice regarding children and families that is germane to legal policy. The course is based in developmental, clinical and community psychology theory and research. Prerequisite: instructor permission. | |
| PSYC 8650 | Social Development (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Analyzes current theory and research in social and personality developments from infancy through adolescence. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| PSYC 8670 | Cognitive Development (3) |
| This course reviews current and classic literature concerning theory and experimental findings in cognitive development across infancy and childhood. | |
| PSYC 8725 | Life-Span Development: Methodological Issues (3) |
| The course is focused on key methodological issues associated with the study of development from a life-span perspective. Includes the conceptualization of research problems, research design, measurement, and data analysis and modeling and promotes the acquisition of skills in formulating and executing life-span research. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| PSYC 8730 | Dynamical Systems Analysis (3) |
| This course intends to give the student a practical working understanding of some of the techniques for data analysis of dynamical systems in psychology. The course will concentrate on the development and testing of dynamical systems models for behavior and learning practical methods for fitting models of continuous time differential equations for real world data. Prerequisites: R and Structural Equation Modeling. | |
| PSYC 8735 | Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling (3) |
| Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling provides an introduction to statistical modeling with latent variables and multivariate outcomes. Path analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, multivariate regression, growth curves, and longitudinal mediation and moderation will be covered using the free open source OpenMx software running in R. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Fall 2014 | |
| PSYC 8997 | Nontop Res: Pract to Inter & History and Systems (1) |
| Research designed to provide an in-depth exploration into psychology's history, the development of important Systems of thought, and the historical and current relationships with philosophy, as well as an investigation of the role of History and Systems on our current theories and techniques of psychotherapy and ethics. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| PSYC 8998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Thesis (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For master's research, taken before a thesis director has been selected. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PSYC 8999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| For master's research, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PSYC 9501 | Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Independent laboratory research undertaken with advisor. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory and can be repeated. Instructor permission required. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PSYC 9502 | Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Independent laboratory research undertaken with advisor. Graded and can be repeated. Instructor permission required. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014 |
| PSYC 9503 | Topical Research (1) |
| In person independent laboratory research undertaken with advisor. Graded and can be repeated. Instructor permission required. Course was offered Fall 2020 | |
| PSYC 9559 | New Course in Psychology (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of psychology. | |
| PSYC 9560 | Teaching Psychology-Review Sessions (1) |
| Will introduce you to be being a teaching assistant at UVA. This course is designed for grad students in their first teaching experience who will serve as Review TAs--that is, student contact through office hours and review sessions, but you are not responsible for a course section. You will learn some issues of class organization at UVa (such as the use of Collab) as well as more nuanced skills you'll need in teaching students effectively.Prerequisite: GSAS | |
| PSYC 9561 | Teaching Psychology-Sections (1) |
| This class is to continue your education in teaching of psychology. Course is designed to acquaint you with issues particular to the teaching of a section of a larger lecture course. Will cover classroom management, grading, and pedagogical techniques. It's very difficult to evaluate ones own teaching, so everyone will videotape their teaching at one occasion, and we will spend time learning to evaluate classroom practice through observation. Prerequisite: PSYC 9559-1 or PSYC 9560 | |
| PSYC 9562 | Teaching Psychology-Courses (1) |
| This course is designed to help students learn how to design a course from scratch. It is presumed that before you take this course, you have led sections for at least two semesters, and have taken Psyc 9561. We will consider course planning from start to finish: factors that influence the topic of a course, purposes and implementation issues for various pedagogical methods, and functions of different methods of assessment.
Prerequisite: You have led sections for at least two semesters, and have taken PSYC 9559-1 or Psyc 9561. GSAS. | |
| PSYC 9605 | Oral Presentations of Research (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course prepares graduate students to create and deliver effective oral presentations of their research. We will focus particularly on longer-format presentations. Topics covered include clarity before semi-professional audiences, effective use of graphics and other supporting materials, and different methods of presenting complex data. |
| PSYC 9910 | Neuroscience Rotations (3) |
| An exposure to the working techniques and interactions of the modern neuroscience laboratory. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020 | |
| PSYC 9940 | Readings in Psychology (1 - 12) |
| Readings in Psychology Course was offered Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PSYC 9942 | Readings in Psychology: Causation in Law (1 - 12) |
| Independent study. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| PSYC 9980 | Practicum in Case Consultation (1 - 7) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Supervision in case assessment, evaluation, and intervention. Emphasizes issues involved in case management; types of issues and decisions that may affect the outcome of intervention; pragmatic issues in dealing with people referred as clients; consultation procedures with referral agencies; and liaisons with community agencies. Student performance is evaluated on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PSYC 9998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research (1 - 12) |
| For doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PSYC 9999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| Religion-African Religions | |
| RELA 1559 | New Course in African Religion (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of African Religions | |
| RELA 2400 | Introduction to Africana Religions (3) |
| An introductory survey course exploring the topic of Africana religions generally -- including the practices of spirituality of black people in the Americas, the Caribbean, Europe and on the continent of Africa. Particular attention will be paid to the relations between these various locations, the similarities and differences. We will engage music, watch film, read fiction, poetry, sacred texts and works of critical nonfiction. Course was offered Fall 2023 | |
| RELA 2559 | New Course in African Religions (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of African Religions. | |
| RELA 2700 | Festivals of the Americas (3) |
| Readings will include contemporary ethnographies of religious festivals in the Caribbean ans South, Central, and North America, and increase their knowledge of the concepts of sacred time and space, ritual theory, and the relationships between religious celebration and changing accounts of ethnicity. | |
| RELA 2748 | Introduction to African Philosophy: Race, Religion, and Rationality (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course will survey the central debates of the field of African Philosophy: what counts as "African"? what counts as "philosophy"?, the universality or cultural particularity of rationality, the role of race and racism in modern, Western Philosophy, the role of writing and orality in philosophy, and "African" conceptions of the self, truth, knowledge, gender, ethics, and justice. Course was offered Summer 2024, Spring 2024 |
| RELA 2750 | African Religions (3) |
| Introduces the mythology, ritual, philosophy, and religious art of the traditional religions of sub-Saharan Africa, also African versions of Christianity and African-American religions in the New World. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2017, Fall 2014, Summer 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2009 | |
| RELA 2800 | Introduction to Yoruba Religions (3) |
| The Orisa traditions of the Yoruba-speaking peoples of West Africa have survived and thrived across centuries of war, slavery, and colonization, and continue to provide meaning to the lives of millions of people all over the world. This course will survey the various Orisa traditions of West Africa and the Americas, their interactions with other traditions as well as their influence on Black Atlantic art and spirituality. Course was offered Fall 2022 | |
| RELA 2850 | Afro- Creole Religions in the Americas (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A survey course which familiarizes students with African-derived religions of the Caribbean and Latin America Course was offered Spring 2021, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2010 |
| RELA 3000 | Women and Religion in Africa (3) |
| This course examines women's religious activities, traditions and spirituality in a number of different African contexts. Drawing on ethnographic, historical, literary, and religious studies scholarship, we will explore a variety of themes and debates that have emerged in the study of gender and religion in Africa. Topics will include gendered images of sacred power; the construction of gender through ritual; sexuality and fertility; and women. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2015, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| RELA 3073 | Religion and Society in Nigeria (3) |
| Not only is Nigeria home to uniquely dynamic, diverse, and globally influential religious traditions, but these traditions have profoundly shaped the history, culture, and politics of the nation-state of Nigeria and its diaspora. This course examines the historical development of religious traditions in Nigeria and their interactions. Course was offered Spring 2022 | |
| RELA 3351 | African Diaspora Religions (3) |
| This seminar examines changes in ethnographic accounts of African diaspora religions, with particular attention to the conceptions of religion, race, nation, and modernity found in different research paradigms. Prerequisite: previous course in one of the following: religious studies, anthropology, AAS, or Latin American studies | |
| RELA 3559 | New Course in African Religions (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of African Religions. Course was offered Spring 2024, January 2023, Janiuary 2022, Fall 2021, January 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, January 2020, Spring 2016, Fall 2014 | |
| RELA 3730 | Religious Themes in African Literature and Film (3) |
| An exploration of religious concepts, practices and issues as addressed in African literature and film. We will examine how various African authors and filmmakers weave aspects of Muslim, Christian and/or traditional religious cultures into the stories they tell. Course materials will be drawn from novels, memoirs, short stories, creation myths, poetry, feature-length movies, documentaries and short films. | |
| RELA 3890 | Christianity in Africa (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Historical and topical survey of Christianity in Africa from the second century c.e. to the present. Cross listed with RELC 3890. Prerequisite: A course in African religions or history, Christianity, or instructor permission. |
| RELA 3900 | Introduction to Islam in Africa through the Arts (3) |
| This course will survey the history of Islam and Muslim societies in Africa through their arts. Covering three periods (Precolonial, Colonial, and Post-colonial), and four geographic regions (North, East, West, and Southern Africa), the course will explore the various forms and functions of Islamic arts on the continent. Through these artistic works and traditions we will explore the politics, cultures, and worldviews of African Muslim societies. | |
| RELA 4085 | Christian Missions in Contemporary Africa (3) |
| An examination of Christian missions in Africa in the 21st Century. Through a variety of disciplinary lenses and approaches, we examine faith-based initiatives in Africa--those launched from abroad, as well as from within the continent. What does it mean to be a missionary in Africa today? How are evangelizing efforts being transformed in response to democratization, globalization and a growing awareness of human rights? | |
| RELA 4510 | Advanced Topics in African Religions (3) |
| This topical course provides upper level undergraduate students in Religious Studies an opportunity for advanced coursework in African Religions | |
| RELA 4559 | New Course in African Religions (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of African Religions. Course was offered Spring 2014 | |
| RELA 5000 | Women and Religion in Africa (3) |
| This course examines women's religious activities, traditions and spirituality in a number of different African contexts. Drawing on ethnographic, historical, literary, and religious studies scholarship, we will explore a variety of themes and debates that have emerged in the study of gender and religion in Africa. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| RELA 5073 | Religion and Society in Nigeria (3) |
| Not only is Nigeria home to uniquely dynamic, diverse, and globally influential religious traditions, but these traditions have profoundly shaped the history, culture, and politics of the nation-state of Nigeria and its diaspora. This course examines the historical development of religious traditions in Nigeria and their interactions Course was offered Spring 2022 | |
| RELA 5094 | What is Love?: Reflections from the Islamic Tradition (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This seminar will examine some of the most profound and influential writings about love from the Islamic intellectual and poetic traditions. Perhaps more than any other civilization, the literary and philosophical traditions of Islamic civilization have been "love-centric." In this course we will closely read and discuss various philosophies and theories of love from the mundane to the mystical. |
| RELA 5559 | New Course in African Relgions (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of African Religions Course was offered Spring 2020, Fall 2012 | |
| RELA 5620 | Ritual & Remembrance (3) |
| By reading ethnographic accounts of ritual performances in West Africa and its Atlantic diaspora, the seminar considers theories of ritual, discursive and non-discursive forms of remembrance, and the production, malleability and politics of memory amidst the particular challenges that the histories of slavery, colonialism, and collective trauma pose to the development of collective identities in the Afro-Atlantic World. | |
| RELA 5750 | INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN RELIGIONS (3) |
| An introduction to African religions that originated south of the Sahara. Drawing on ethnographic, historical, and religious studies scholarship, we explore indigenous religious systems, institutions, and ways of knowing ¿ including cosmologies, rituals, healing and devotional practices. We assess the impact of colonialism on African religious cultures, consider developments in the postcolonial era, and discuss Islam and Christianity. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| RELA 7410 | Yoruba Religion (3) |
| The study Yoruba traditional religion, ritual art, independent churches, and religious themes in contemporary literature in both Africa and the Americas. Prerequisite: RELA 4100 Yoruba Religion | |
| RELA 7559 | New Course in African Religions (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of African Religions. Course was offered Spring 2015, Spring 2012 | |
| RELA 8559 | New Course in African Religions (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of African Religions. | |
| RELA 8757 | Tutorial: Religion and Decoloniality (3) |
| This individualized graduate tutorial covers some of the most important authors and developments in decolonial studies, with particular attention to their relevance and intersection with religious studies. The goal of the tutorial is to train graduate students in the emerging canon of work on decoloniality, its methods of exposing, critiquing, and dismantling coloniality in academic disciplines and beyond, and its importance to religious studies. Course was offered Fall 2022 | |
| Religion-Buddhism | |
| RELB 1559 | New Course in Buddhism (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Buddhism. | |
| RELB 2054 | Tibetan Buddhism Introduction (3) |
| Provides a systematic introduction to Tibetan Buddhism with a strong emphasis on tantric traditions of Buddhism - philosophy, contemplation, ritual, monastic life, pilgrimage, deities & demons, ethics, society, history, and art. The course aims to understand how these various aspects of Tibetan religious life mutually shape each other to form the unique religious traditions that have pertained on the Tibetan plateau for over a thousand years. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Janiuary 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| RELB 2067 | Buddhism and Environmental Thought and Practice (3) |
| An introduction to environmental ideas, texts and practices of Buddhism in broad historical and geographical context. Engages Buddhist "environmental imagination" through readings of primary texts, considers the ways that contemporary Buddhists around the world have interpreted environmental problems, and the ways that Buddhist modernist movements draw upon Buddhist ideologies in the service of social-environmental change. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2023 | |
| RELB 2100 | Buddhism (3) |
| Theravada, Mahayana, and Tantrayana Buddhist developments in India. Course was offered January 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| RELB 2120 | Buddhist Literature (3) |
| Introduces Buddhist literature in translation, from India, Tibet, and East and South East Asia. Course was offered Spring 2018 | |
| RELB 2130 | Taoism and Confucianism (3) |
| Surveys the major religions of Chinese Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. | |
| RELB 2135 | Chinese Buddhism (3) |
| This course examines the ways in which Chinese Buddhism differs from the Buddhisms of other countries. The first half of the course introduces Buddhism with a focus on the historical development of the tradition.The second half of the course surveys several philosophical schools and forms of practice including Huayan, Chan, Pure Land, and Tantric Buddhism. | |
| RELB 2165 | Buddhist Meditation and the Modern Secular World (3) |
| This course focuses on meditation from three overlapping perspectives: traditional Buddhist practices, contemporary scientific research, and modern secular adaptations; students also learn secular meditative practices firsthand. Each day we will explore a major type of meditation that relates to a variety of topics and practices - attention, insight, compassion, aesthetics, somatic work, visualization, open awareness, and so forth. | |
| RELB 2200 | Introduction to Buddhist Philosophy (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This is a lecture-based course--an idiosyncratic but hopefully helpful introduction to Buddhist philosophy. A few aspects of Buddhist philosophy, at any rate. The subject is potentially endless and can be grabbed from several different ends. Note: this course emphasizes the history of Buddhist concepts and arguments in premodern South Asia. But we will explore what are hopefully ideas of interest: in philosophy of mind; metaphysics; gender. |
| RELB 2252 | Buddhism in Film (3) |
| This course is an introduction to Buddhism and an exploration of the place of Buddhism within contemporary Asian, European, and North American cultures through film. The goals are 1) to identify longstanding Buddhist narrative themes in contemporary films, 2) to consider how Buddhism is employed in films to address contemporary issues, and 3) to gain through film a vivid sense of Buddhism as a complex social and cultural phenomenon. | |
| RELB 2450 | Zen (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies the development and history of the thought, practice, and goals of Zen Buddhism. |
| RELB 2559 | New Course in Buddhism (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Buddhism. | |
| RELB 2715 | Introduction to Chinese Religion (3) |
| This course serves as an introduction to the religious beliefs and practices of China, Taiwan, and the Chinese diaspora. The course covers several broad themes in Chinese religion, including ritual, self-cultivation, means of communicating with the gods, and the intersection of political authority and religion. We will engage with textual, material, and visual traditions. | |
| RELB 2770 | Daoism (3) |
| This course surveys the history of Daoist literature, thought, and practice. We will consider how early Daoism emerged in the context of other religious practices, how it developed institutional forms, and how textual revelations led to new traditions. We will also examine how Daoism defined itself against Buddhism and the role Daoist ritual plays in the contemporary religious landscape of Taiwan and China | |
| RELB 2900 | Buddhist Meditation Traditions (3) |
| The goal of this course will be to examine different conceptions of Buddhist meditation and how these different conceptions affect the nature of practice and the understanding of the ideal life within a variety of Buddhist traditions. Thus, the study of Buddhist meditation traditions reveals not just intricate forms of practice, but reveals the nature of the good life and how one lives it. | |
| RELB 3000 | Poetry and Meditation (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Buddhist Mysticism and Modernity |
| RELB 3030 | Mindfulness and Compassion: Living Fully Personally and Professionally (3) |
| This course provides an in-depth experience in contemplative practices to prepare students to live more fully, be more engaged & compassionate citizens & professionals, & navigate life's stressors with greater clarity, peace of mind, & healthy behaviors. Besides mindfulness training, this course will also foster the cultivation of compassion and prosocial qualities. For more info: http://pages.shanti.virginia.edu/Mindfulness__Compassion/. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017 | |
| RELB 3150 | Seminar in Buddhism and Gender (3) |
| This seminar takes as its point of departure Carolyn Bynum's statements: "No scholar studying religion, no participant in ritual, is ever neuter. Religious experience is the experience of men and women, and in no known society is this experience the same." The unifying theme is gender and Buddhism, exploring historical, textual and social questions relevant to the status of women and men in the Buddhist world from its origins to the present day. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2021, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2010 | |
| RELB 3160 | The Religions of Japan (3) |
| This course is a survey of religions in Japan as well as their roles in Japanese culture and society. The topics that will be discussed are syncretism between Buddhism and Shinto, the development of uniquely Japanese forms of Buddhism, the spontaneous emergence of Pure Land Buddhism, the use of Shinto as a nationalistic ideology, and the role of Christianity. No prerequisites; but a basic knowledge of Buddhism or Japanese history is useful. | |
| RELB 3180 | Nondualism (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Common to all the world¿s philosophies is engagement with the claim that all that exists in the universe is ultimately one, whether in one¿s awareness or in actual fact. This course examines how Hindus and Buddhists have articulated this idea, basing the same in detailed analysis of one¿s subjective awareness of reality, in an examination of the nature of existence independent of one¿s experience of it, and on the basis of scriptural revelation. |
| RELB 3190 | Buddhist Nirvana (3) |
| This seminar will examine what Buddhists mean when they talk about Nirvana. We'll begin with how the concept of Nirvana develops in the culture in which Sakyamuni Buddha lived and taught, explore how different forms of Buddhism in Sri Lanka, Tibet, China, Japan, and in the west developed new ideas about what Nirvana is and how it can be experienced. We'll read classic sutras on the topic, as well as books and essays by contemporary Zen Masters. | |
| RELB 3408 | Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy (3) |
| Tibet possesses one of the great Buddhist philosophical traditions in the world. Tibetan Buddhist thinkers composed comprehensive and philosophically rigorous works on human growth according to classical Buddhism, works that surveyed ethics, meditation practice, the nature of personal identity, and enlightenment itself. In this seminar we will read and discuss famous Tibetan overviews of Buddhist philosophy. Pre-Requisites: One prior course in religion or philosophy recommended | |
| RELB 3422 | Anthropology of Global Buddhism (3) |
| This course examines social and cultural dynamics of Buddhism in relation to its rapid and recent transmutation into a global religion. Drawing upon anthropological theory on globalization, and ethnographic and historical studies, it addresses topics such as processes of transmission and adaptation, encounters with modernity, and the role of mass migration and electronic media in the process of transnationalization of Buddhist traditions. Course was offered Spring 2018 | |
| RELB 3495 | Early Buddhism in South Asia (3) |
| This course explores the origins and development of Buddhism in South Asia. It assumes students have no prior knowledge of Buddhism. The goal is to understand the complex of teachings, practices, and relationships that would become known later as Buddhism and, simultaneously, how such a complex has developed within specific cultural contexts. | |
| RELB 3559 | New Course in Buddhism (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Buddhism. Course was offered Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| RELB 3655 | Buddhism in America (3) |
| This course is a seminar that examines the development of Buddhism in America going from its earliest appearance to contemporary developments. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Fall 2015, Fall 2012, Spring 2012 | |
| RELB 4520 | Advanced Topics in Buddhism (3) |
| This topical course provides upper level undergraduate students in Religious Studies an opportunity for advanced coursework in Buddhism Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| RELB 4559 | New Course in Buddhism (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Buddhism | |
| RELB 5011 | Readings in Chinese Buddhist Texts I, II (3) |
| Instruction in the reading and interpretation of Chinese Buddhist texts and the use of reference tools such as Chinese language dictionaries, bibliographies, encyclopedias, and indices. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| RELB 5012 | Readings in Chinese Buddhist Texts I, II (3) |
| Instruction in the reading and interpretation of Chinese Buddhist texts and the use of reference tools such as Chinese language dictionaries, bibliographies, encyclopedias, and indices. | |
| RELB 5027 | Buddhism and Orientalism (3) |
| This course will explore how scholars have understood the concept of Orientalism to describe processes in which Westerners have distorted (and even constructed wholesale) understandings of what Buddhism can be to serve their own interests. We will begin with Edward Said's foundational work, Orientalism, then consider how his ideas have been used to develop critiques of Western understandings of Buddhism up to the present day. Course was offered Spring 2023 | |
| RELB 5047 | The History of Tibetan Buddhist Literature (3) |
| A history of Tibetan Buddhist literature from the origins in the 7th century to the early 20th century, focused on literature produced in Tibet, covering major genres and styles from all the major schools, traditions, eras and regions. Weekly readings of excerpts and short pieces. Course is entirely in English translation. Knowledge of Tibetan language encouraged but not required. Seminar format, active discussion required. Course was offered Fall 2022 | |
| RELB 5055 | Buddhist Philosophy (3) |
| Study of the Pali and Sanskritic Buddhist philosophical traditions. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| RELB 5170 | The Dalai Lamas of Tibet (3) |
| A seminar on the history, mythology, and Buddhist doctrinal basis of the Dalai Lamas, the most important religious and political leaders of traditional Tibet. Prerequisite: one course on Buddhism or Tibet Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| RELB 5250 | Seminar in Japanese Buddhism (3) |
| Examines selected topics in the major schools of Japanese Buddhism, Tendai, Shingon, Pure Land, Nichiren, and Zen. Prerequisite: RELB 2130 or 3160, or instructor permission. | |
| RELB 5390 | Tibetan Buddhist Tantra Dzokchen (3) |
| Examines the Dzokchen tradition of Tibetan Buddhist Tantra focusing on its philosophical and contemplative systems and its historical and social contexts. | |
| RELB 5430 | Sanskrit Religious Texts (3) |
| Readings in Sanskrit religious and philosophical texts, their syntax, grammar, and translation. Prerequisite: SANS 5010, 5020, or equivalent and instructor permission. | |
| RELB 5435 | Formations of Buddhist Modernity (3) |
| This class explores the issue of modernities as they take shape in relation to Buddhist cultures. As part of this, the class will also explore notions of the secular, as secular ideas often coincide with forms of modernity. Such explorations will require sustained side-glances at developments in Western countries and in some non-Buddhist contexts (particularly Hindu South Asia). | |
| RELB 5440 | Sanskrit Religious Texts (3) |
| Readings in Sanskrit religious and philosophical texts, their syntax, grammar, and translation. Prerequisite: SANS 5010, 5020, or equivalent and instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2015, Spring 2013 | |
| RELB 5460 | Seminar in Mahayana Buddhism (3) |
| Studies the Middle Way School of Madhyamika, including Nagarjuna's reasoning and its intent and place in the spiritual path. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2015 | |
| RELB 5470 | Literary Tibetan V (3) |
| Advanced study in the philosophical and spiritual language of Tibet, past and present. Prerequisite: RELB 5000, 5010, 5350, 5360, or equivalent. | |
| RELB 5480 | Literary Tibetan VI (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Advanced study in the philosophical and spiritual language of Tibet, past and present. Prerequisite: RELB 5000, 5010, 5350, 5360, or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 |
| RELB 5490 | Religious History of Tibet (3) |
| Surveys political, social, religious, and intellectual issues in Tibetan history from the fifth to fifteenth centuries, emphasizing the formation of the classical categories, practices, and ideals of Tibetan Buddhism. Course was offered Fall 2018, Spring 2011 | |
| RELB 5495 | The Buddhist Canon: An Introduction (3) |
| This course introduces the structure, scope, and contents of the Tibetan-language Buddhist canonical collections. We will read and discuss selections in both English and Tibetan from the 5000 works in the Scripture (Bka' 'gyur) and Treatise (Bstan 'gyur) collections, as well as reference aids and current research on the canons. The course goal is to develop a firm basis for all research involving Tibetan-language canonical literature. | |
| RELB 5520 | Seminar in Daoism (3) |
| Topics on the history, scripture, thought, and practice of religious Daoism, with an emphasis on the formative period (2nd-10th c.). | |
| RELB 5559 | New Course in Buddhism (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Buddhism. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 |
| RELB 5600 | Elementary Pali (3) |
| Studies Pali religious and philosophical works, including grammar and translation. Prerequisite: SANS 5010, 5020, or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2010 | |
| RELB 5610 | Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit (1 - 3) |
| Studies Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit works and their grammar and translation. Prerequisite: SANS 5010, 5020 or equivalent. | |
| RELB 5655 | Buddhism in America (3) |
| Over the fourteen weeks of the semester, we will explore the following question: How did we go from Buddhism as a highly marginal and even overtly marginalized phenomenon at the end of WWII to a highly influential and culturally powerful force? We will move toward one part of the answer by looking at the genealogy of insight meditation in America. Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| RELB 5660 | Seminar on Indian Buddhism (3) |
| Investigates the techniques and presuppositions involved in the methods used to study Buddhism, including textual, historical, philosophical, and social scientific methods. | |
| RELB 5715 | Seminar on Chinese Religion and Society (3) |
| Studies Chinese religion and society within the context of a specific period of Chinese history, or in terms of a specific theme. Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism, and popular religion will be covered (along with other forms of religion, as appropriate). | |
| RELB 5800 | Literary Tibetan VII (3) |
| Examines the Yogachara-Svatantrika system as presented in Jang-kya's Presentation of Tenets, oral debate, and exercises in spoken Tibetan. Prerequisite: RELB 5000, 5010, 5350, 5360, 5470, 5480 or equivalent. | |
| RELB 5810 | Literary Tibetan VIII (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Examines the Yogachara-Svatantrika system as presented in Jang-kya's Presentation of Tenets, oral debate, and exercises in spoken Tibetan. Prerequisite: RELB 5000, 5010, 5350, 5360, 5470, 5480 or equivalent Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012 |
| RELB 5991 | Seminar in Chinese Buddhism (3) |
| Examines the major schools of Chinese Buddhism: T'ien-t'ai, Hua-yen, Pure Land, and Ch'an. Course was offered Spring 2017 | |
| RELB 7559 | New Course in Buddhism (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Buddhism. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2010 | |
| RELB 8200 | Literary Tibetan VII (4) |
| Literary Tibetan VII | |
| RELB 8210 | Literary Tibetan VIII (4) |
| Literary Tibetan VIII Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| RELB 8230 | Advanced Literary and Spoken Tibetan (3) |
| Readings in various genres, including philosophy, poetry, ritual, narrative, and so forth. Course was offered Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| RELB 8310 | Advanced Sanskrit/Pali I (1 - 3) |
| Advanced readings in poetry, psychology, or philosophy. Course was offered Spring 2014, Spring 2010 | |
| RELB 8559 | New Course in Buddhism (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Buddhism. | |
| RELB 8706 | Tutorial in the Buddhist Canon in Tibet (3) |
| This tutorial introduces the structure, scope, and contents of the Tibetan-language Buddhist canonical collections. We will read and discuss selections in both English and Tibetan from the 5000 works in the Scripture (Bka' 'gyur) and Treatise (Bstan 'gyur) collections, as well as reference aids and current research on the canons. The course goal is to develop a firm basis for all research involving Tibetan-language canonical literature. | |
| RELB 8718 | Tutorial in Thalgyur Tantra and Commentary (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course is exploring one of the most important scriptures in the history of esoteric Buddhism, the Thalgyur, and its extensive commentary attributed to Vimalamitra. The two texts are over a thousand pages in length, only existent in Tibetan, and extremely difficult to understand. This course explores the texts through detailed philological and interpretative analysis. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2018, Spring 2018 |
| RELB 8721 | Tutorial in Sanskrit: Buddhist Tantra (3) |
| This tutorial constitutes a reading course in Sanskrit, the classical language of India. Students will read the original texts and translate them into English, analyzing and interpreting the materials in light of the Indian tradition of commentary and exegesis and in light of contemporary scholarly and other analyses of the relevant subject matter: Buddhist esoteric literature, a.k.a. Buddhist Tantra. | |
| RELB 8724 | Tutorial in Classical Tibetan Literature and Religion (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course explores classical Tibetan literature and religious systems through a variety of genres in the original Tibetan texts. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2019, Fall 2018 |
| RELB 8728 | Tutorial in Theravada Buddhism (3) |
| This tutorial explores key recent works on the Buddhism of South and Southeast Asia. It includes the study of pre-modern and modern forms of what comes to be called Theravada Buddhism. Course was offered Spring 2019 | |
| RELB 8733 | Tutorial in Buddhist Philosophy (3) |
| This tutorial will train students to read Buddhist Philosophical texts in Sanskrit at an advanced level. Course was offered Fall 2019, Spring 2019 | |
| RELB 8735 | Tutorial - Pali Reading (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | In this course students will read a selection of Pali canonical and commentarial texts. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2019 |
| RELB 8738 | Tutorial in Chinese Buddhist Texts (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This tutorial will focus on the translation of Chinese Buddhist texts into English. Texts will be drawn from a variety of time periods, traditions, and genres. Students will gain familiarity with Buddhist Chinese, and the themes and conventions of Buddhist texts. |
| RELB 8757 | Tutorial in History and Methodology of Buddhist Studies (3) |
| This tutorial will examine the field of Buddhist Studies from its formation in Asia, Europe, and North America to contemporary critiques. We will consider the underlying assumptions, historical changes in what is taken to be the object of study, and the contributions of different methodological approaches. The aim is to provide students of Buddhism with a means to situate their own research in the context of the larger field of Buddhist Studies. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| RELB 8758 | Tutorial in Gender and Buddhism in Asia (3) |
| This tutorial will examine the making of gender in Buddhist practice across Asia. We will interweave discussions in three regions of Asia: We will read historical texts on men, women, and Pa¿¿aka from South Asia; women as patrons of Buddhist art in East Asia; and contemporary ethnographic accounts of gender and gendered Buddhist movements in Southeast Asia Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| Religion-Christianity | |
| RELC 1050 | Introduction to Christian Traditions (3) |
| Explore Christianity in its modern and historical contexts, combining an examination of current historical and theological scholarship, worship, and practice. The emphasis is on modern American Christianity. | |
| RELC 1210 | Hebrew Bible/Old Testament (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies the history, literature, and religion of ancient Israel in the light of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. Emphasizes methods of contemporary biblical criticism. Cross listed as RELJ 1210. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2009 |
| RELC 1220 | New Testament and Early Christianity (3) |
| Studies the history, literature, and theology of earliest Christianity in light of the New Testament. Emphasizes the cultural milieu and methods of contemporary biblical criticism. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| RELC 1559 | New Course in Christianity (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Christianity | |
| RELC 2000 | The Bible and Its Interpreters (3) |
| Surveys Jewish and Christian interpretations of the Torah (the first five books of the Bible). Examines how the Bible becomes sacred scripture for Jews and Christians. Course was offered Summer 2022 | |
| RELC 2050 | The Rise of Christianity (3) |
| This course traces the rise of Christianity in the first millennium of the Common Era, covering the development of doctrine, the evolution of its institutional structures, and its impact on the cultures in which it flourished. Students will become acquainted with the key figures, issues, and events from this formative period, when Christianity evolved from marginal Jewish sect to the dominant religion in the Roman Empire. | |
| RELC 2060 | The Reform and Global Expansion of Christianity (3) |
| How did Christianity become a global religion with hundreds of denominations and nearly two billion adherents? In this course, we will explore the reform and expansion of Christianity in the second millennium of the Common Era, from the high Middle Ages to the present day. | |
| RELC 2215 | Mormonism and American Culture (3) |
| This course is designed to add substantive depth to a general understanding of American religious pluralism and insight into the socio-historical context of American religion through the study of Mormonism. In addition to introducing Mormonism's basic beliefs and practices, the course will explore issues raised by Mormonism's move toward the American mainstream while retaining its religious identity and cultural distinctiveness. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014 | |
| RELC 2245 | Global Christianity (3) |
| The story of Christianity's emergence in the Middle East and its migration into Europe and then North America is just one aspect of Christian history, which also has a rich and long history in Africa, Asia and other parts of the global South. This course looks at the shape Christianity is taking in non-Western parts of the world and how this growth impacts Christianity in the West. | |
| RELC 2330 | History of Christian Social and Political Thought I (3) |
| Surveys the history of Christian social and political thought from the New Testament to 1850 including the relation of theological ideas to conceptions of state, family, and economic life. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| RELC 2340 | History of Christian Social and Political Thought II (3) |
| Surveys the history of Christian social and political thought from the rise of Social Gospel to the contemporary scene. Considers 'love' and 'justice' as central categories for analyzing different conceptions of what social existence is and ought to be. | |
| RELC 2360 | Elements of Christian Thought (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course considers the complex world of Christian thought, examining various perspectives on the nature of faith, the being and action of God, the identity of Jesus of Nazareth, the role of the Bible in theological reflection, and the relationship between Christian thought and social justice. Students will read various important works of Christian theology and become acquainted with a range of theological approaches and ideas. |
| RELC 2401 | History of American Catholicism (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course engages in a historical survey of American Catholicism from colonial beginnings to the present. It especially explores the theme of how Catholicism has been enculturated in America, how Catholic faith and practice have interacted with the social, cultural, and political environment of the nation. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| RELC 2460 | The Spirit of Catholicism: Its Creeds and Customs (3) |
| The course will trace the origins and development of Roman Catholic doctrine in light of the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965). The following topics will be treated: the nature and person of Christ as examined in the first ecumenical councils from Nicaea (325) to Chalcedon (451); the nature of the Church and its authority vested in bishops and the pope; original sin, grace, and justification; the rise of hte Reformation in western Christianity; Course was offered Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| RELC 2559 | New Course in Christianity (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Christianity Course was offered Fall 2021, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, January 2014, Fall 2013, January 2013, Fall 2011 | |
| RELC 2770 | The Black Church (3) |
| "The Black Church" carries unique symbolic weight in America--but why? This course explores how the idea of the Black Church gained moral authority, whether there is a collective Black Church or only black churches, the traditions and practices the concept names, who the concept celebrates and who it marginalizes, and how--or whether--the Black Church, as myth or reality, is still relevant in African American life today. | |
| RELC 2850 | The Kingdom of God in America (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course examines the influence of theological ideas on social movements in twentieth- and twenty-first-century America and investigates how religious commitments shape everyday living, including racial perception and economic, political, and sexual organization. The course will examine the American Civil Rights Movement, late 1960s counter-cultural movements, and recent faith-based community-development movements and organizing initiatives. Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2017 |
| RELC 3006 | Augustine's City of God (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A text-focused class that will read the entire City of God, supplementing that work with several other of Augustine's smaller texts (particularly letters and sermons) to attempt to understand that work's argument, paying attention to the various audiences to which it was addressed, and to Augustine's larger thought as captured in that one great and difficult book |
| RELC 3009 | Protestant Theology (3) |
| This course uses the category of protest to understand western Christian thought in the modern period. We examine the rise and development of Protestant thought, considering how Christians conceptualized challenges to established ideas, norms, and institutional structures during and after the Reformation. | |
| RELC 3030 | Jesus and the Gospels (3) |
| This course focuses on Jesus of Nazareth as an historical figure, that is, as he is accessible to the historian by means of historical methods. Our most important sources of information on Jesus are the canonical Gospels, and so much of the course will involve reading and attempting to understand these texts. We will attempt to reconstruct at least the broad outlines of Jesus activity and teachings, keeping in mind the limits of our sources. Course was offered Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Fall 2014, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| RELC 3040 | Paul: Letters and Theology (3) |
| Intensive study of the theological ideas and arguments of the Apostle Paul in relation to their historical and epistolary contexts. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2019, Fall 2015, Fall 2013, Fall 2011, Spring 2011 | |
| RELC 3043 | Themes in Eastern Orthodoxy: An Introduction (3) |
| This course is an introduction to the thematic core of the Orthodox Christian tradition. There is first reviewed the major elements of the Orthodox faith, its theology and doctrine, that developed over the course of the Byzantine era, This study is followed by an examination of writings on scripture and tradition, iconography. liturgy and sacrament, as well as the relationship of Orthodox Christianity to the culture. | |
| RELC 3045 | History of the Bible (3) |
| The history of the formation, transmission, translation, forms and uses of the Christian Bible from the 1st to the 21st century. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| RELC 3055 | American Feminist Theology (3) |
| Contemporary theological models for American Christian feminists. The primary goal is to understand the various types of Christian feminism that exist in America today and how these theologies contribute to or challenge American feminism. Prerequisite: introductory religious studies and SWAG courses recommended. | |
| RELC 3056 | In Defense of Sin (3) |
| Critical analysis of Ten Commandments, seven deadly sins, and shifting prominence of sin in Judaism and Christianity | |
| RELC 3058 | The Christian Vision in Literature (3) |
| Studies selected classics of the Christian imaginative traditions; examines ways in which the Christian vision of time, space, self, and society emerges and changes as an ordering principle in literature and art up to the beginning of the modern era. | |
| RELC 3077 | Christian Theologies of Liberation (3) |
| In the context of Christian thought, "liberation theology" refers to scholarship that links reflection on God, Jesus of Nazareth, human beings, creation, the Holy Spirit, and ethics with normative analyses of race, sex and gender, economic injustice, poverty, sexuality, post-colonialism, and human rights. This course engages both landmark and cutting-edge texts in this field of study. | |
| RELC 3090 | Plagues, Pestilence, Pox, and Prophecy (3) |
| This course treats the phenomenon of prophecy in ancient Israel in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. Biblical texts often deal with plagues and pestilence. Does our current location in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak help us understand these texts in new ways? How do these stories reveal ancient Israel's most cherished values? Do biblical accounts of plagues and pestilence offer us insight into our own predicament in the age of corona? | |
| RELC 3095 | The Bible in Fiction and Film (3) |
| In this course, we will study the biblical text itself, appreciating it in its own terms but also paying special attention to the ambiguities that activate our own imaginations. Then, we will analyze how fiction, film, and poetry respond to and re-imagine the biblical text-how they might make us think of the biblical text differently (or perhaps shed light on issues that were already there?). | |
| RELC 3115 | Evangelicalism (3) |
| From the revivals of George Whitefield to the antebellum abolitionists to the unexpected rise of Donald Trump, Evangelicals have played a vital and contested role in American society. Evangelicalism has also burgeoned into a truly global faith tradition, with an estimated 600 million+ adherents around the world. This course presents a multidisciplinary and polyperspectival introduction to this religious movement in World Christianity. | |
| RELC 3150 | Salem Witch Trials (3) |
| Salem Witch Trials | |
| RELC 3155 | Christianity and Ecology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Reading historical and social analyses along with a range of environmental theologies, this seminar investigates entanglements of Christianity with modern environmental problems. It considers the influence of Christianities in various environmental imaginations, and the role of ecological science and environmental stress in reshaping religious imaginations. Course was offered Spring 2023 |
| RELC 3181 | Medieval Christianity (3) |
| This course introduces students to the extensive philosophical, theological and exegetical work of St. Thomas Aquinas. Students will read his foundational texts, a range of important tractates from the *Summa theologiae*, and a range of Aquinas's scriptural exegeses. Comparisons will be made to other scholastic theologians and commentators, including those of the previous generation, i.e., the monastic theologians. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2015 | |
| RELC 3200 | Medieval Church Law (3) |
| Surveys the origins and development of the law of the Christian Church, the canon law, from its origins to its full elaboration in the 'classical period', 1140-1348. Readings and exercises from original sources will focus on general principles of the law, using marriage law as the particular case. | |
| RELC 3211 | American Christian Autobiography (3) |
| This course examines Americans' self-perceptions and religious analysis in light of dominant American values, notable national and international events, cultural trends, and Christian doctrine. Among the autobiographers are Henri Nouwen and Anne Lamott. Course was offered Summer 2010 | |
| RELC 3215 | American Religious Innovation (3) |
| This course is about America's newer religious movements: Scientology, Nation of Islam and Mormonism. The class will be using theories of ritual and text to understand how religious communities constitute themselves around an originating vision and retain a sense of continuity notwithstanding dramatic change. We will ask also why these three movements have created such crisis for the American state and anxiety among its citizens. | |
| RELC 3222 | From Jefferson to King (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A seminar focused upon some of the most significant philosophical and religious thinkers that have shaped and continued to shape American religious thought and culture from the founding of the Republic to the Civil Rights Movement, including Thomas Jefferson, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Jane Addams, William James, Reinhold Niebuhr and Martin Luther King, Jr. We will explore how their thought influenced the social and cultural currents of their time. |
| RELC 3231 | Reformation Europe (3) |
| Surveys the development of religious reform movements in continental Europe from c. 1450 to c. 1650 and their impact on politics, social life, science, and conceptions of the self. | |
| RELC 3240 | Medieval Mysticism (3) |
| Introduces the major mystical traditions of the Middle Ages and the sources in which they are rooted. | |
| RELC 3245 | Religion, Law, and Culture (3) |
| An examination of the legal evolution, philosophical underpinnings and political application of the First Amendment religion clauses. Analysis of specific controversies and court opinions will be supported by attention to such key concepts as "secularism," "tolerance," "civilization," "gender" and "race" in the application of these clauses domestically and in U.S. foreign policy. | |
| RELC 3270 | Salvation in the Middle Ages (3) |
| Studies four topics in medieval Christian thought: How can human beings know God? How does Jesus save? How does grace engage free will? How does posing such questions change language? Authors include Athanasius, Irenaeus, Augustine, Pseudo-Dionysius, Anslem, Aquinas, Bernard of Clairvaux, Julian of Norwich, Martin Luther, and some modern commentators. | |
| RELC 3280 | Eastern Christianity (3) |
| Surveys the history of Christianity in the Byzantine world and the Middle East from late antiquity (age of emperor Justinian) until the fall of Constantinople. | |
| RELC 3292 | The Book of Job & Its Interpretation (3) |
| A seminar on the biblical book of Job (with attention to its literary artistry and compositional history) and its subsequent interpretation. Course was offered Spring 2015 | |
| RELC 3360 | Judaism and Christianity (3) |
| Studies the relationship between Judaism and Christianity from the origins of Christianity as a Jewish sect through the conflicts of the Middle Ages and modernity; and current views of the interrelationship. | |
| RELC 3447 | History of Christian Ethics (3) |
| Survey of development of Christian ethical thought and teaching from beginnings through Reformation era. Major ethical themes are traced through the centuries, as the church's scripture, evolving doctrine, and emerging tradition interact with secular society, politics, and philosophy. Readings will be taken mostly from primary texts, such as the Bible and the writings of selected Christian thinkers. Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011 | |
| RELC 3465 | American Religion, Social Reform, and Democracy (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course examines the history of the interplay between theology, morality, social movements, and politics in America. Topics covered include temperance and prohibition, abolition, labor, civil rights, anti-war and pacifism, and environmentalism. Lecture, weekly readings (often a book), class presentations, short papers, and original research. |
| RELC 3469 | Survey of Apocryphal Christian Literature (3) |
| There are four gospels, one book of "acts," and one "apocalypse" (that is, "revelation") in the canonical New Testament -- but early Christian authors produced far more literature than that. In this course, we will read a wide range of "apocryphal" (or "noncanonical") gospels, acts, and apocalypses, focusing on texts that, despite their noncanonical status, were widely read and highly influential in the history of Christianity. Course was offered Fall 2021 | |
| RELC 3470 | Christianity and Science (3) |
| Christian Europe gave rise to modern science, yet Christianity and science have long appeared mutual enemies. In this course we explore the encounter between two powerful cultural forces and study the intellectual struggle (especially in Galileo, Newton, Darwin, and Freud) about the place of God in the modern world. | |
| RELC 3480 | Dynamics of Faith (3) |
| Studies a variety of contrasting contemporary accounts of the character and status of 'religious faith.' | |
| RELC 3550 | Faith and Reason (3) |
| Studies approaches to the relation between reason, faith, doubt, and certainty in selected classical writings (e.g., Aquinas, Pascal, Kant, Kierkegaard, William James). Course was offered Summer 2010 | |
| RELC 3559 | New Course in Christianity (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of Christianity. Course was offered Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| RELC 3610 | Female Saints in the Western Tradition (3) |
| This course is a study of the lives of female saints from the early Christianity through the present. The course focuses on the theological writings of female saints as well as exploring the cultural/historical importance of canonization. Prerequisite: one religious studies course. | |
| RELC 3620 | Modern Theology (3) |
| Who are the great modern Christian theologians? What do they have to say to us? What do they argue about? Who did they offend and why? In this seminar we shall read major works by four of the truly great modern theologians of the twentieth century. Two are Protestant (Karl Barth and Paul Tillich), and two are Catholic (Karl Rahner and Henri de Lubac). | |
| RELC 3625 | Christ (3) |
| This course is an introduction to Christology, that part of Theology concerned with the claim that Jesus is the Christ. How is this doctrine built up from Scripture, Church Councils, and the Fathers? What roles do heresies and creeds play in the construction? What events in the life and death of Jesus are most relevant to Christological claims? Particular attention is given to Jesus's preaching of the Kingdom of God. | |
| RELC 3645 | God and the Mystery of the World (3) |
| This course explores the experience and idea of mystery in theological perspective. The goal is to understand, analyze and appreciate the diverse expressions of mystery in human identity and psychology, social and ethical relation, and aesthetic encounter. Course was offered Spring 2018 | |
| RELC 3650 | Systems of Theological Ethics (3) |
| Examines one or more contemporary systems of Christian ethics, alternating among such figures as Reinhold Niebuhr, C.S. Lewis, Jacques Ellul, and Jacques Maritain. | |
| RELC 3665 | Gender and Sexuality in the Bible (3) |
| This course will interrogate the complex and diverse picture of gender and sexuality presented in the Bible. Students will read stories focusing on key biblical figures generating their own analysis on the dynamics of gender at play, while also considering ancient and modern interpretations and methodological approaches. Throughout, students will be exposed to the cultural and historical milieu that produced these texts. Course was offered Spring 2020, Spring 2019 | |
| RELC 3675 | Women in Ancient and Medieval Christianity (3) |
| Why were women excluded from the priestly hierarchy of the church? How did male clerics subsequently circumscribe women's roles in the church? And how did women respond? These are the questions that we will explore in this course on the intersection between gender and power in pre-modern Christianity. | |
| RELC 3681 | Cultural Catholicism (3) |
| Exploration of Roman Catholic experience outside structure of the Holy See (for example, devotions, pilgrimages, shrines, art, fiction, cinema, television), particularly as committed Catholics argue over how to honor their spiritual tradition in day-to-day life. Study of current challenges wrought by women, Jews, and gays. Special attention paid to contemporary intellectuals and artists who criticize John Paul II while fiercely guarding their own. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| RELC 3685 | Christianity, Gender, and Sexuality (3) |
| This class engages debates about Christianity, gender, and sexuality in past and present. Topics addressed include: biblical treatments of sex, gender, and sexuality; theological views of the human in patristic, medieval, and modern theology; Christianity, feminism, and feminist theology; sexuality and sexual ethics; and queer theology. Course was offered Spring 2020, Spring 2014 | |
| RELC 3690 | The Gospel of John and Its Interpretation (3) |
| A close reading of the Gospel of John, this course considers literary, historical, and theological issues. Questions raised include: What is distinctive about the portrayal of Jesus in the Gospel of John in comparison with the synoptic gospels. Why was this gospel so important for the development of Christian theology? Some attention will also be given to the book's reception history, especially its role in the early centuries of the church. | |
| RELC 3695 | Sex and Creation in Christianity (3) |
| What is the origin of human sexuality and what are it's purposes? What do sexual identities as male and female have to do with the Christian doctrines of Creation, the imago Dei (image of God), original sin, and salvation? Are male and female complementary or incidental? What value does the Christian faith five to the body? How should we view the body with respect to our sexuality. Premarital sex, dating, cohabitation, and marriage. Course was offered Fall 2013 | |
| RELC 3700 | The Revelation to John and Its Interpretation Throughout the Centuries (3) |
| Course considers both the book's meaning in the original first-century context and its reception through the ages in music, art, literature, film, politics, and theological works. | |
| RELC 3715 | Walker Percy and Flannery O'Connor (3) |
| The course covers the major fiction of two important American writers of the twentieth century who challenged and tested the modern temper with a Christian imagination and vision of the human condition Course was offered Spring 2015 | |
| RELC 3770 | Flannery O'Connor and Walker Percy (3) |
| This course covers the major fiction of two important American writers of the twentieth century who challenged and tested the modern temper with a Christian imagination and vision of the human condition. | |
| RELC 3790 | Augustine of Hippo (3) |
| Examines the life and thinking of Augustine of Hippo, a major figure in Christian history and a formative influence on Christian thought to this day. Prerequisite: Any RELC course or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2022 | |
| RELC 3795 | Theology, Spirituality and Ethics of Sustainability (3) |
| Primarily through the readings of theologians from the Protestant, Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions, this course explores theological, spiritual and ethical perspectives on the environmental issues that are becoming increasingly important across the globe. | |
| RELC 3804 | American Catholic Social and Political Thought (3) |
| This seminar examines American Catholic social and political thought. | |
| RELC 3835 | Christian Art (3) |
| Among other topics, this course explores the derogation of Jews as 'the people without art'; the theological implications of Augustine's renumbering of the commandments; the Protestant backlash against Catholic art in the Counter-Reformation; and the controversy surrounding the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, which published twelve cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in 2005. | |
| RELC 3880 | Religion in Children's Literature (3) |
| This course examines the great fairy tales and works of children's literature for their capacity to communicate moral norms and to instill virtue..The stories that are read raise a host of theological questions that touch on the meanings of faith, grace, good and evil, sin, forgiveness, and redemption. Stories included: Peter Pan, Pinocchio, Wind in the Willows, Narnia Chronicles, and fairy tales of Andersen, the Grimms, and MacDonlad Course was offered Spring 2014, Spring 2013 | |
| RELC 3890 | Christianity in Africa (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Historical and topical survey of Christianity in Africa from the second century c.e. to the present. Cross listed with RELA 389. Prerequisite: a course in African religions or history, Christianity, or instructor permission. |
| RELC 3910 | Women and the Bible (3) |
| Surveys passages in the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible and the New Testament that focus specifically on women or use feminine imagery. Considers various readings of these passages, including traditional Jewish and Christian, historical-critical, and feminist interpretations. Cross-listed as RELJ 3910. Prerequisite: Any religious studies course or instructor permission. | |
| RELC 4025 | Family Values (3) |
| Exploration of family structures and norms, specifically of what came to be known in the United States as 'family values' in the early 1970s, with particular attention to the Family Research Council and James Dobson's 'Focus on the Family' today. How are family values enforced and transmitted through religious communities, social pressures, and laws? | |
| RELC 4044 | Religion and the American Courts (3) |
| What is the nature of religion and its role in American society? This seminar will explore the limits of spiritual convictions in a liberal democracy which guarantees religious freedom. This course will examine: 1) the First Amendment; 2) legal methodology; and 3) the contemporary debate over whether citizens and public officials have a duty to refrain from making political and legal decisions on the basis of their religious beliefs. | |
| RELC 4085 | Missions in Contemp Africa (3) |
| An examination of Christian missions in Africa in the 21st Century. Through a variety of disciplinary lenses and approaches, we examine faith-based initiatives in Africa--those launched from abroad, as well as from within the continent. What does it mean to be a missionary in Africa today? How are evangelizing efforts being transformed in response to democratization, globalization and a growing awareness of human rights? Course was offered Fall 2023 | |
| RELC 4160 | Salem Essays (1) |
| An Opportunity for students to write a short essay based on the court records of the Salem Witch trials to be posted on the Salem Witch trials documentary archive. Prerequisite: RELC 4150 Salem Witch Trials | |
| RELC 4530 | Advanced Topics in Christianity (3) |
| This topical course provides upper level undergraduate students in Religious Studies an opportunity for advanced coursework in Christianity | |
| RELC 4559 | New Course in Christianity (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of Christianity. | |
| RELC 4610 | Sex and Morality (3) |
| A theological overview of Jewish and Christian reflection on proper sexual conduct in the United States, with specific emphasis on pre-marital sex, adoption, abortion, gay marriage, and the teaching of sex education in public schools. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| RELC 5009 | Theology, Resistance, Reconciliation: Bonhoeffer, Niebuhr, MLK, Soelle (3) |
| The course has four goals: (1) to understand the theologies of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Reinhold Niebuhr, and Martin Luther King Jr.; (2) to explore the themes of resistance and reconciliation in their writings and actions; (3) to examine their ambivalent relationships with academic theology; and (4) to consider the promise of lived theology for contemporary religious thought. | |
| RELC 5043 | Prospects in Eastern Orthodox Theology (3) |
| A study of important theological writings from the past fifty years by Orthodox theologians on such topics as the dovtrine of God, Christology, liturgy, theological aesthetics, and ethics.This will include major works of Vladmimir Lossky, Seerius Bulgakoc John Zizioulas, and Alexander Schmeman, as well as more recent writers such as Kallistos Ware, Phillip Sherrard, ChrsitosYannaras, David Hart, Elizabeth Behr-Sigel and Olivier Clement. Course was offered Spring 2014 | |
| RELC 5048 | Philo of Alexandria and Hellenistic Judaism (3) |
| An indepth inquiry into the writings and thought of Philo of Alexandria (ca. 20 BCE-50 CE) Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| RELC 5052 | Seminar in American Catholic History (3) |
| Examines a selected movement, issue, or figure in the history of Catholicism in America. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| RELC 5077 | Pius XII, Hitler the US and WW II (3) |
| For the past forty years the role of Pius XII and the Vatican during World War II has been controversial. This seminar will look at that controversy and place it in the context of newly available archival material. The students will read several books on both sides of the question and then present their own research papers, the topics of which will be chosen in consultation with the professor. | |
| RELC 5080 | World Christianity (3) |
| A graduate seminar overview of Christianity's remarkable cross-cultural presence, highlighting the community's global scope, cultural pluriformity, and confessional diversity, as well as its historic and current centers in the Global South. Throughout, the class examines how a range of chronological, ideological, social, political, linguistic, and cultural contexts interact with Christian communities, beliefs, and practices. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| RELC 5090 | African-Americans and the Bible (3) |
| In this course, we will look at the ways African American scholars, clergy, laity, men, women, the free, and the enslaved, have read, interpreted, preached, and taught scripture. In examining these uses, we will also seek to sketch out a broader theology, history, and sociology of black people as they used the tool at hand, the Bible, to argue for their own humanity, create their own cultures, and establish their own societies. | |
| RELC 5130 | Being and God (3) |
| A constructive treatment of questions related to the possibility of the experience of being and God or of the being of God. Course was offered Fall 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| RELC 5135 | America's Bibles: Narrative Construction of Relig (3) |
| This course asks why and to what ends have Americans produced so many versions of the Bible, as well as several new scriptures, such as the Book of Mormon? We will be analyzing the uses of the Bible both as a sacred text for some and an unavoidable cultural object others. Questions of historicity and myth, reason and revelation will run throughout the course. Specific texts will raise issues of race, gender, nationalism, & millennialism. | |
| RELC 5155 | Ecology, Christianity, and Culture (3) |
| This seminar examines ancient through modern sources of an ecological vision within Christianity, including patristic and medieval writers, liturgy, hymnody and poetry, and contemporary writings on ecology and environmental ethics. The aim is to reach deeper than policy discussions; to canvas the theological and cultural resources that the Christian faith has furnished for adherence to and practice of a serious ecological ethos. Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| RELC 5158 | History of Christian Ethics (3) |
| This course is designed to provide a solid understanding of the historical roots, from the New Testament period to the Reformation, of Christian ethics, experience in working with historical source materials, and familiarity with some important interpreters of this history. In seminar discussions, we will primarily explore primary materials, but also consider the work of interpreters such as Ernst Troeltsch and Peter Brown. | |
| RELC 5230 | Pentecostalism (3) |
| Examines the history, theology, and practices of Pentecostalism, the fastest growing Christian movement in the world, from its origins among poor whites and recently freed African Americans to its phenomenal expansion in places like South America, Asia, and Africa. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2010 | |
| RELC 5310 | Religions of the Roman Empire (3) |
| An investigation of the diverse religious landscape of the Greco-Roman world from the end of the Roman Republic through the rise of Christianity. We will consider a variety of religious practice and expression, including the Roman public cult, Dionysiac/Orphic cult, Isis cult, Mithras cult, Greco-Roman Magic, Hellenistic Judaism and early Christianity. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| RELC 5360 | Elements of Christian Thought (3) |
| This course considers the complex world of Christian thought. Engaging a wide range of ancient, medieval, modern, and contemporary sources, it considers various approaches to theological reflection and diverse views on the identity of Jesus of Nazareth, the meaning of salvation, the being and action of God, and the nature of creation. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| RELC 5385 | The Song of Songs (3) |
| A seminar on the biblical Song of Songs (with attention to its literary artistry and compositional history) and its subsequent interpretation. | |
| RELC 5445 | The Atonement in Christian Thought (3) |
| This course engages landmark Christian statements about atonement. For about two-thirds of the semester, we read classic texts by Anselm of Canterbury, Julian of Norwich, Martin Luther, G. W. F. Hegel, and others. In the remaining third of the course we consider contemporary statements, with an especial focus on liberationist perspectives that examine the possible connections between Christian doctrines, violence, and discrimination.
Prerequisite: The course is open to graduate students in Religious Studies and undergraduates who have taken at least three academic classes on Christian thought at the university/college level. Course was offered Fall 2019, Spring 2015 | |
| RELC 5551 | Seminar in Early Christian Thought (3) |
| Intensive consideration of a selected issue, movement or figure in Christian thought of the second through fifth centuries. Prerequisite: RELC 2050 or instructor permission. | |
| RELC 5559 | New Course in Christianity (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of Christianity Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| RELC 5665 | Freedom: Theological & Philosophical Perspectives (3) |
| This seminar examines perspectives on freedom in landmark texts of Christian theology, western philosophy, and recent critical theory. It engages diverse accounts of (a) the relationship of divine and human action; (b) the nature of sin and grace; and (c) gender, sex, race, and class as they bear on human subjection and/or liberation. Course was offered Fall 2022, Spring 2017 | |
| RELC 5676 | Human Image, Divine Image (3) |
| This is a study of major figures of the Patristic and medieval Christianity as well as several modern or contemporary theologians who have reflected on the Imago Dei and the humanity of God with respect to Christology and Christian anthropology and inclusive of Christian dogmatics, hymnody, poetry, and sacramentology. Course was offered Spring 2015 | |
| RELC 5685 | Orthodoxy and Heresy in Early Christianity (3) |
| This seminar traces the making of Christian 'orthodoxy' in Late Antiquity. Our focus will be debates concerning the doctrines of God and Christ, which we will place in their historical, philosophical and exegetical contexts. Our study is informed by the move in modern scholarship towards anti-essentialist notions of orthodoxy and heresy, and so we will be attentive to the myriad ways in which early Christians sought to authorize their own views. Course was offered Fall 2014 | |
| RELC 5700 | Patristic Greek (3) |
| Readings of Greek fathers such as John Chrysoston and Gregory of Nazianzus, with emphasis on grammar, syntax and rhetoric. An intermediate to advanced level course. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| RELC 5730 | Theological Interpretations of Culture (3) |
| Theological assessments of culture, considered as the human-made environment comprising: language and patterns of living; structures of belief, norms, and practices; and forms of work, thought, and expression. Topics include cultures as contexts for identity, secular experience and secularization, critiques of religion as an aspect of culture, cultural conflict and religious plurality, and theological interpretations of culture and nature. Course was offered Fall 2020 | |
| RELC 5795 | The Icon in Orthodox Christianity (3) |
| Course explores the history and theology of the icon. How is the icon itself a form of theology, and how does it function in liturgy and worship? Iconography understood as interpretation of Scripture and dogmatic teaching. Study of the theological aesthetics of the icon and of the images themselves, both traditional icons of the Byzantine and Russian type and gospel illuminations of the Armenian, Ethiopic and Coptic traditions. Course was offered Fall 2013 | |
| RELC 5830 | Love and Justice in Christian Ethics (3) |
| Examines various conceptions of love and justice in selected Protestant and Catholic literature mainly from the last fifty years. | |
| RELC 5840 | Christian Nationalism (3) |
| Amid a global resurgence of localism, populism, strong identity heritages, and nationalist political cultures, this graduate seminar explores the history, ideology, current form, and critiques of Christian Nationalism. It further raises questions about how Christians have thought, do think, and should think about their cultural contexts, national identities, and political orders. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| RELC 5850 | The Ethics of Death and Dying in Christian Thought (3) |
| This course examines Christian discussions of death & dying. It starts with a historical analysis of topics like Stoic influences, whether death is a good, the early modern art of dying tradition, & twentieth century shifts in dying. The second half of the class brings this historical material into discussion with key contemporary bioethical debates at the end of life including euthanasia, withdrawing treatment, & the determination of death. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| RELC 5910 | Religion, Race and Politics in American Society (3) |
| This course will examine the role of religion and race in politics in the US with an emphasis on elections from the 1960s to the present. Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| RELC 5970 | Schleiermacher and Tillich: Theology and Culture (3) |
| A comparative study of key works by F. D. E. Schleiermacher and Paul Tillich, two of the most important Protestant thinkers of the last two hundred years. The course attends particularly to both authors' attitudes to the category of "religion," the nature and meaning of cultural production, and the vexed category of "experience." It also engages both authors' perspectives on central issues in the fields of Christian thought and religious ethics. Course was offered Fall 2021 | |
| RELC 5976 | The Theology of Friedrich Schleiermacher (3) |
| An in-depth analysis of the major writings of Friedrich Schleiermacher, one of the most important European theologians of the nineteenth century. Texts studied include *On Religion*, *Hermeneutics*, *Brief Outline*, and *The Christian Faith* Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| RELC 5980 | The Theology of Karl Barth (3) |
| A semester-long engagement with the writings of the most important Protestant theologian in the twentieth century. While we will read some of Barth's earlier work, our main focus will be the *Church Dogmatics*. | |
| RELC 7245 | Religious Liberty in Historical and Legal Perspective (3) |
| An analysis of America's church-state conflicts and enduring questions that have tested and contributed to its evolving understanding of First Amendment guarantees of church disestablishment and freedom of conscience. Course was offered Spring 2016 | |
| RELC 7515 | Themes and Topics in Christian Thought (3) |
| An advanced graduate class, run tutorial-style, which will acquaint graduate students with core texts, themes, and thinkers in Christian thought. | |
| RELC 7559 | New Course Christianity (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Christianity. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| RELC 8315 | Trinity (3) |
| This seminar develops a systematic theology of the doctrine of the Trinity. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| RELC 8410 | Seminar on American Religious Thought I: Edwards to Emerson (3) |
| A historical and theological examination of seminal figures in the development of American religious thought from the Enlightenment through the 'American Renaissance.' Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| RELC 8420 | Seminar on American Religious Thought II: Liberalism Through Neo-Orthodoxy (3) |
| A historical and theological examination of the work of major religious thinkers in American from 1860 to 1960. | |
| RELC 8559 | New Course in Christianity (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Christianity. | |
| RELC 8590 | Topics in New Testament Studies (3) |
| Selected issues in the theory and methods of New Testament criticism. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| RELC 8701 | Tutorial in Christian Apocrypha (3) |
| In this tutorial, students will work with manuscripts to produce an edition of a Greek text, an English translation of that edition, and a short commentary on the text. Students will also assemble an annotated bibliography. | |
| RELC 8702 | Tutorial in Translating Greek (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | In this tutorial, students will work on developing translation skills: grammar will be reviewed as necessary. |
| RELC 8705 | Tutorial in Translating Biblical Poetry (3) |
| An advanced tutorial in translating biblical poetry, with several interrelated goals: developing skills in advanced biblical grammar; furthering capacities for biblical interpretation; exploring the dynamics of biblical poetry; understanding how ancient poetry and biblical books formed, developed, and were redacted; evaluating secondary literature as a prelude to developing sound arguments and coherent elegant translations. | |
| RELC 8712 | Tutorial in Christian Ethics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A tutorial covering major themes and texts in Christian moral thought from antiquity to present. Course was offered Spring 2018 |
| RELC 8729 | Bible, Culture, and Ritual in the Eastern Roman Empire (3) |
| The Bible played a deeply formative role in shaping the culture of the later Roman Empire, particularly in the Eastern regions, where Christianity had initially spread much more widely and more rapidly than in the West. This seminar will examine, through a close reading of a wide variety of texts in English translation, the various ways that the Bible was woven into the fabric of the later Roman and Byzantine empires. Course was offered Spring 2019 | |
| RELC 8731 | Tutorial in The Theology of Karl Barth (3) |
| In this tutorial, we will examine works by Karl Barth, arguably the most important European Protestant theologian of the twentieth century. In addition to considering occasional works, we will read large portions of the Church Dogmatics. We will engage major doctrinal themes -- revelation, the Trinity, Christology, pneumatology, theological anthropology and ethics, ecclesiology, Christian life, -- and a range of philosophical and political issue Course was offered Spring 2019 | |
| RELC 8737 | Creation and Providence Tutorial (3) |
| This tutorial explores Christian statements regarding the origin of the world and the relationship that God has with the world and its creatures. Topics include the doctrine of creation from nothing, divine action, the nature of human and nonhuman beings, sex and gender, problem of evil, and the relationship between Christian theology, philosophy, scientific inquiry, and critical theory. Course was offered Fall 2019 | |
| RELC 8742 | Tutorial in Early Christian Thought (3) |
| This tutorial will provide a critical overview of the development of early Christian thought in Late Antiquity. We will also include narrative sources in our analysis. We will focus, in particular, on texts that are concerned with questions pertaining to the nature of God, the person of Christ, and the human condition. Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2020 | |
| RELC 8745 | Queer Perspectives in African American Theology and Religion (3) |
| This tutorial critically engages literature in the fields of African American religion, Christian theology, and Black queer studies. It considers constructions of sexuality, gender, and normativity in African American Christian communities in light of cutting-edge theological works, while also paying close attention to the concrete lives of the marginalized. Course was offered Fall 2020 | |
| RELC 8757 | Tutorial in the History of Idea of Peace (3) |
| Tutorial introducing graduate students to advanced scholarly inquiry into the history of the category of "peace" from Greco-Roman antiquity until today, and its associated and secondary literature. Course was offered Fall 2022 | |
| RELC 8758 | Post-Vatican II Roman Catholic Theology (3) |
| This individualized tutorial will introduce graduate students to some of the major Roman Catholic documents and theologians of/following the Second Vatican Council, with coverage of a variety of themes (including theological aesthetics, mysticism and contemplation, inculturation, liberation theology, and theopoetics) and geographies. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023 | |
| RELC 8760 | Tutorial in the Doctrine of God (3) |
| This tutorial will focus upon the doctrine of God in 19th and 20th century theology with a special focus on Schleiermacher, Karl Barth and the Barthian tradition. It will examine both the features of the doctrine of God and the theological methods used by the various thinkers to construct their doctrine of God. Authors include Immanuel Kant, Friedrich Schleiermacher, Karl Barth, Jürgen Moltmann, Eberhard Jüngel, Robert Jenson and John Webster. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| RELC 8761 | Christian Theologies of Liberation (3) |
| In the academic study of Christian thought, ¿liberation theology¿ encompasses scholarship that ties reflection on God, Jesus of Nazareth, human beings, creation, the Holy Spirit, and ethics to analyses of race and racism, sex and gender, economic injustice, poverty, sexuality, and colonialism. This graduate tutorial engages landmark and contemporary texts by liberation theologians, many of whom hail from North and South America. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| RELC 8920 | Seminar in Early Christianity (3) |
| Studies selected topics in early Christian history and thought. Topic varies annually. | |
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| RELG 1000 | Questions in the Study of Religion (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | What is religion? Why do people reach out to God(s) or other unseen powers? How are beliefs in spiritual entities expressed and perpetuated? Why do people come together to form religious communities? How does religion order people's lives, and what impact have religious visionaries and institutions had on societies through the ages? This is a co-taught seminar that introduces students to the rich and interdisciplinary field of Religious Studies. |
| RELG 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and PSYCosophical Inquiry. | |
| RELG 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and Societies of the World. | |
| RELG 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to PSYCorical Perspectives. | |
| RELG 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Social and Economic Systems. | |
| RELG 1005 | World Religions (3) |
| This course is a comparative study of the world's enduring religious traditions and their cultural expressions in architecture, art, and music. Among others, the course will examine Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Christianity, and their expression in world culture. | |
| RELG 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, PSYCematical, and PSYCical Inquiry | |
| RELG 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| RELG 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and Society | |
| RELG 1010 | Introduction to Western Religious Traditions (3) |
| Studies the major religious traditions of the Western world; Judaism, Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, and Islam. | |
| RELG 1040 | Introduction to Asian Religions (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces various aspects of the religious traditions of India, China, and Japan. Course was offered Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| RELG 1200 | Chinese Philosophy (3) |
| This course introduces key figures in early Chinese philosophy, and how they defined the good life, ethical ideals, and exemplary rulership. Through close readings, we will consider where these philosophers located what they called the Dao¿in human society, in the natural world, or in the cosmos¿and how they thought humans could best apprehend truths about their world. Intended for first and second year students. | |
| RELG 1400 | The Art and Science of Human Flourishing (3) |
| This course explores human flourishing, well-being, and resiliency across academic, personal, and professional spheres. The course presents a balance of theory and practice, organized into five domains: self-awareness, well-being, connection, wisdom, and integration. Each week explores a single quality of flourishing through scientific research, humanistic reflection, and artistic expression, as well as a detailed set of contemplative practices. | |
| RELG 1500 | Introductory Seminar in Religious Studies (3) |
| These seminars introduce first- and second-year students to the academic study of religion through a close study of a particular theme or topic. Students will engage with material from a variety of methodological perspectives, and they will learn how to critically analyze sources and communicate their findings. The seminars allow for intensive reading and discussion of material. Not more than two Intro Seminars may count towards the Major. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017 | |
| RELG 1559 | New Course in Religious Studies (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Religious Studies. | |
| RELG 2140 | Archaic Cult and Myth (3) |
| Surveys scientific and popular interpretations of prehistoric, ancient, and traditional religions. | |
| RELG 2150 | Religion in American Life and Thought to 1865 (3) |
| This course will examine American religious life and thought prior to the Civil War, including but not limited to Puritanism, the "Great Awakening," slavery, the American Revolution, reform movements, and the Civil War. | |
| RELG 2155 | Whiteness & Religion: Religious Foundations of a Racial Category (3) |
| This class examines the role religion plays in defining a racial category known as whiteness. By reading cultural histories and ethnographies of the religious practices of various communities, we will examine how groups now classified as white (Irish, Italians, Poles, Jews, etc.) and religious images (depictions of Jesus and the Virgin Mary) "became white" and the role that religious practice played in this shift in racial classification. Course was offered Spring 2017, Spring 2016 | |
| RELG 2160 | Religion in American Life and Thought from 1865 to the Present (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Includes American religious pluralism, religious responses to social issues, and the character of contemporary American religious life. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| RELG 2190 | Religion and Modern Fiction (3) |
| Studies religious meanings in modern literature, emphasizing faith and doubt, evil and absurdity, and wholeness and transcendence in both secular fiction and fiction written from traditional religious perspectives. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| RELG 2210 | Religion, Ethics, & Global Environment (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course interprets humanity's changing ecological relationships through religious and philosophical traditions. It takes up ethical questions presented by environmental problems, introduces frameworks for making sense of them, and examines the symbols and narratives that shape imaginations of nature. Course was offered Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013 |
| RELG 2220 | Devotional Poetry: Religion and Literature (3) |
| This course explores the dynamic interconnections between literature and religion. What is the role of imagination in belief? How are practices of reading, interpretation, contemplation, and memory intertwined? We read devotional poetry (love poems, stories in verse, meditations, prayers, and more) from a wide range of historical periods, regions, and traditions (Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and others). | |
| RELG 2255 | Religion and Film (3) |
| This course will introduce students to the relationship between religion and film. We will watch several films in class and, after learning the basics of film analysis, we will be able to perceive and interpret how films portray religions, religious peoples, and religious categories, and even to consider what religion and film have in common as experiences. Viewing of the films will be supplemented by short lectures and class discussion. Course was offered Summer 2012, Summer 2011 | |
| RELG 2260 | Religion, Race, and Relationship in Film (3) |
| This course explores themes of religion, race, gender, and relationship to the religious or racial 'other' in films from the silent era to the present. It will consider film as a medium and engage students in analysis and discussion of cinematic images, with the goal of developing hermeneutic lenses through which these images can be interpreted. The films selected all ask "How should we treat one another?" Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| RELG 2266 | Religion, Media, and Democracy (3) |
| Engaging commentary from a range of religious traditions and media sources, this course examines the enduring intellectual and political challenges of engaging religion in a pluralistic and democratic context. In addition to religious studies and theology, course readings will include material from media studies, law, political science, philosophy, and cognitive psychology. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023 | |
| RELG 2285 | Religion, Politics, Society (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Politics and religion are links to the exploration to culture, history, and current events. This course seeks to understand what is meant by religion and the multiple ways in which it is politically important by examining the world views of various religious traditions and their political implications. Course was offered Spring 2023 |
| RELG 2290 | Business Ethics (3) |
| Studies contemporary issues in business from a moral perspective, including philosophical and religious, as well as traditional and contemporary, views of business. Topics include international business, whistleblowing, discrimination, the environment, and marketing. | |
| RELG 2300 | Religious Ethics and Moral Problems (3) |
| Examines several contemporary moral problems from the perspective of ethical thought in the Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish traditions. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| RELG 2370 | Religion After Jefferson (3) |
| This course explores the history of the idea of "religion" as a distinct concept, and introduces students to a crucial topic of modern public life and helps them prepare to grapple with this problem from a global perspective. A Jefferson Public Citizens course. | |
| RELG 2380 | Faith and Doubt in the Modern Age (3) |
| This course introduces undergraduates to seminal writings in modern Western thought that explore and question the meaning, truthfulness, and uses of religious belief. The goal is to develop a multi-storied narrative of the variety of interpretations given to the idea of God in modernity and to clarify the conditions of responsible religious belief in a pluralistic world. Requirements include two exams and a research paper. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2019, Spring 2015, Fall 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| RELG 2475 | God (3) |
| An introduction to the personality of God as portrayed in the sacred literatures, histories, and practices of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. (For the religious studies major, or minor, this counts as either RELC, RELI or RELJ) | |
| RELG 2495 | Religious Violence in the West: From the Crusades to #Charlottesville (3) |
| If religious teachings so often focus on love and peace, why is so much violence committed in the name of religion? In this course, we will consider the ways in which religion and violence have intersected in Western religions (particularly Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) over the past two millennia, from the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire to the modern world. | |
| RELG 2559 | New Course in Religious Studies (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Religious Studies. Course was offered Fall 2022, Janiuary 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, January 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Spring 2011 | |
| RELG 2630 | Business, Ethics, and Society (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course studies how to be a moral agent in a market society. It attends to how economic issues influence different spheres of human life, both public and private, and discusses the ethics of a professional career, the moral obligations of corporations, the nature of inequality, the economic ethics of major world traditions, and how to live a morally sane human life in a market system. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| RELG 2650 | Religion, Ethics & Health Care (3) |
| Analyzes various moral problems in medicine, health care, and global health from Christian (Catholic and Protestant), Jewish, and Islamic theological perspectives with reference to salient philosophical influences. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| RELG 2660 | "Spiritual But Not Religious": Spirituality in America (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course asks: what does "spiritual but not religious" mean, and why has it become such a pervasive idea in modern America? We'll study everything from AA to yoga to Zen meditation, with stops in Christian rock, Beat poetry, Abstract Expressionist painting and more. In the end, we'll come to see spirituality in America as a complex intermingling of the great world religions, modern psychology, and a crassly commercialized culture industry. Course was offered Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012 |
| RELG 2713 | Sensing the Sacred: Sensory Perception and Religious Imagination (3) |
| Seeing is believing. Or is it? In this course, we will examine the role of sensory perception in religious imagination. We will consider how religious practitioners think about the senses, utilize the senses to experience the world, and assign meaning to the senses. We will also probe the ways in which religious traditions deploy sensory metaphors to describe human experience of the sacred. | |
| RELG 2715 | Introduction to Chinese Religion (3) |
| This course serves as an introduction to the religious beliefs and practices of China, Taiwan, and the Chinese diaspora. The course covers several broad themes in Chinese religion, including ritual, self-cultivation, means of communicating with the gods, and the intersection of political authority and religion. We will engage with textual, material, and visual traditions. Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2021 | |
| RELG 2820 | Jerusalem (3) |
| This course traces the history of Jerusalem with a focus on its significance in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. How has Jerusalem been experienced and interpreted as sacred within these religious communities? How have they expressed their attachments to this contested space from antiquity to modern times? Discussion will be rooted in primary texts from Jewish, Christian, and Muslim sources, with attention to their historical context. | |
| RELG 3001 | Gods, Humans, Robots (3) |
| The growing role of robots in society presents new challenges, but many of the ethical and philosophical issues raised by robots have long histories. This course will examine golems, automatons, robots, and cyborgs to consider what distinguishes humans, what it means to create other beings, what it means to be embodied, and what relationships we should have with the nonhuman. Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| RELG 3050 | Religions of Western Antiquity (3) |
| Studies Greco-Roman religions and religious philosophies of the Hellenistic period, including official cults, mystery religions, gnosticism, astrology, stoicism; emphasizes religious syncretism and interactions with Judaism and Christianity. | |
| RELG 3051 | Religion and Society (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Critical appraisal of classical and contemporary approaches to the sociological study of religion and society. Course was offered Spring 2015, Spring 2013 |
| RELG 3053 | Religion and Psychology (3) |
| Major religious concepts studied from the perspective of various theories of psychology, including the psychoanalytic tradition and social psychology. | |
| RELG 3057 | Existentialism: Its Literary, Philosophical and Religious Expressions (3) |
| Studies Existentialist thought, its Hebraic-Christian sources, and 19th and 20th century representatives of the movement (Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Sartre, Camus, Buber, and Tillich). Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| RELG 3200 | Martin, Malcolm, and America (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An analysis of African-American social criticism centered upon, but not limited to, the life and thought of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| RELG 3210 | Major Themes in American Religious History (3) |
| Examines a major religious movement or tradition in American history. | |
| RELG 3240 | Religion and Race in American Democracy (3) |
| An examination of the ethos of democracy as articulated by various philosophers and religionists in the American context and the ways in which that ethos has been warped by racism. We will consider a diverse set of theorists of American democracy including Jefferson, Douglass, Whitman, Addams, Du Bois, Dewey, King, and Baldwin, as we also explore the racial and religious milieu they respond to. | |
| RELG 3255 | Ethics, Literature, and Religion (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Explores how ethical issues in religious traditions and cultural narratives are addressed in literature, scripture, essay, and memoir. How do stories inquire into "the good life"? How may moral principles and virtues be "tested" by fiction? How does narrative shape identity, mediate universality and particularity, reflect beliefs and values in conflict, and depict suffering? |
| RELG 3305 | Basic Philosophy Plato to Kant (3) |
| This course introduces students to the primary philosophic contributions of Plato/Socrates, Aristotle, the Stoics, Augustine, Locke, Descartes, Hume, and Kant, with briefer studies in Thomas, Maimonides, Ibn Sina, and Leibniz. Discussion will focus on these thinkers' potential significance for contemporary studies in religion and theology. | |
| RELG 3315 | Jefferson, Religion and the Secular University (3) |
| The undergraduate seminar will explore as inter-related topics the religious formation and outlook of Thomas Jefferson, his conception of the proper relation of religion and the civil power, his idea of the university as a secular institution, ad the role of religion in the founding and subsequent history of the University of Virginia. Course was offered Fall 2013 | |
| RELG 3325 | The Civil Rights Movement in Religious and Theological Perspective (3) |
| The seminar considers the American Civil Rights Movement, its supporters and opponents, in religious and theological perspective. While interdisciplinary in scope, the seminar will explore the religious motivations and theological sources in their dynamic particularity; and ask how images of God shaped conceptions of personal identity, social existence, race and nation in the campaigns and crusades for equal rights under the law. | |
| RELG 3333 | Literature and Ethics (3) |
| Explores ethical questions raised by religious-traditional and cultural narratives as well as by fiction and memoir. How do stories inquire into the good life? How may moral principles and virtues be tested by fiction? How does narrative shape identity, mediate universality and particularity, reflect values that may conflict, and depict suffering. Format: literature and theory, guided discussion, critical essays, and a final presentation. | |
| RELG 3360 | Conquests and Religions in the Americas, 1400s-1830s (3) |
| Beginning with Islamic-ruled Spain and the Aztec and Incan empires, the course examines historical changes in the religious practices of indigenous peoples, enslaved Africans and European settlers in Latin America and the Caribbean under European colonization and the transatlantic slave trade. Topics include: religious violence, human sacrifice, the Inquisition; missions; race, gender and sexuality; slavery, revolts, revolutions, nationalism. | |
| RELG 3365 | Conscious Social Change: Contemplation and Innovation for Social Change (3) |
| This course offers an experiential social venture incubator integrating mindfulness-based leadership and contemplative practices and social entrepreneurship tools. Students will work in teams to develop a business plan for a real or hypothetical social-purpose venture. Daily contemplative practice, interactive personal leadership work and dialogue will allow students to explore both the inner and external dimensions of becoming change leaders. | |
| RELG 3370 | God Since Cinema (3) |
| A survey of films about God and the effect these films (as opposed to books or paintings) have had on the Western understanding of God. | |
| RELG 3375 | Spiritual Writing (3) |
| This course in spiritual writing chronicles quests for meaning, purpose and direction. The reading and writing assignments explore encounters with the sacred, and consider such written wrestlings within faith communities, and other sources of wisdom. Over the semester, students will study examples of contemporary spiritual writing in diaries, memoir, and fiction. They will also write about "matters of the spirit" in various genres. | |
| RELG 3380 | Feasting, Fasting and Faith: Food in Judaism and Christianity (3) |
| Students study and research religion as it has been practiced in everyday life in two different traditions and write up and communicate their findings in articulate and thoughtful ways. As they focus on the themes of feasting and fasting in Jewish and Christian communities, they engage in various forms of interdisciplinary inquiry, including the study of sacred texts, history, ethics, and ethnography. Course was offered Spring 2015 | |
| RELG 3400 | Women and Religion (3) |
| Introduces the images of women in the major religious traditions, the past and present roles of women in these traditions, and women's accounts of their own religious experiences. | |
| RELG 3405 | Introduction to Black and Womanist Religious Thought (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Is thought always already racialized, gendered, sexed? This Introduction to Black and Womanist Thought course argues that thought does not have to submit itself to modern regimes of knowledge production, that there are alternative ways to think and practice and be in the world with one another. An introduction to major thinkers in both religious thought and traditions with attention to theology, philosophy, and history. |
| RELG 3416 | Sustainability and Asceticism (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | To what extent does the pursuit of sustainability require restraining or retraining our desires? How can people be encouraged to consume less, or in less destructive ways, when cultures of consumption prove resistant to change? This seminar will explore these questions from the perspective of South Asian traditions (Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain). We will consider classical sources as well as contemporary debates about sustainable development. |
| RELG 3420 | First Amendment Limits (3) |
| The promise of religious liberty contained in the First Amendment has always been subject to a variety of restraints by federal and local governments. This course will focus on the cultural experience of these restraints; not only how they were devised by courts and implemented by regulatory agencies, but also how they are understood in the popular imagination and, finally, what influence they have on the shape of religion in America. | |
| RELG 3444 | Religious Conflict and Resolution Among the Abrahamic Religions (3) |
| What are the religions of Abraham? Are they bound for peace or conflict? This course introduces students to the scriptural sources and medieval to modern practices of Islam, Christianity, and Judaism including key historical narratives from the Qur'an, and the Hebrew and Christian Bibles. An examination of the role these scriptures play in people's lives is followed by focusing on the 'hot spots' of inter-Abrahamic conflict today. Course was offered Summer 2012, Summer 2011 | |
| RELG 3450 | The Emotions (3) |
| Exploration of how what we feel colors what we believe, what we claim to know. What are human emotions and why do we have them? Philosophers, psychiatrists, neurologists and religious thinkers disagree. We will analyze these disagreements, along with the question of how the emotions can be controlled or educated. We will focus on William James, who influentially argued that for most believers, religious experience is first and foremost emotional. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017 | |
| RELG 3470 | Christianity and Science (3) |
| Christian Europe gave rise to modern science, yet Christianity and science have long appeared mutual enemies. Does science undermine religious belief? Can human life and striving really be explained in terms of physics and chemistry? In this course we explore the encounter between two powerful cultural forces and study the intellectual struggle to anchor God in the modern world. | |
| RELG 3485 | Moral Leadership (3) |
| This course introduces students to the moral frameworks of Aristotle, Maimonides, Machiavelli, and Jeff McMahon and then examines pressing moral issues in contemporary America. | |
| RELG 3559 | New Course in Religious Studies (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Religious Studies. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, January 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, January 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, January 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, January 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2009 |
| RELG 3560 | Issues in Theological Ethics (3) |
| Studies a moral problem or set of related problems (e.g., human experimentation, special moral relations, or warfare) in the context of recent work in theological ethics. | |
| RELG 3600 | Religion and Modern Theatre (3) |
| Examines the works of several playwrights, some of whom dramatize explicitly religious themes or subjects, and others who are predominantly concerned with secular situations and contexts that imply religious questions and issues. | |
| RELG 3605 | Religion, Violence and Strategy: How to Stop Killing in the Name of God (3) |
| This course will teach students to evaluate critically the leadership and strategies of social impact campaigns, and the ways in which governments, religious actors and civil society have tried to reduce violent conflict. Students will be organized into small integrated teams to research the root causes and triggers for religion-related violence across the Middle East and North Africa. Course was offered Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017 | |
| RELG 3630 | Idolatry (3) |
| Beginning with Biblical sources and concluding with contemporary texts, this course will examine the philosophical framework of casting idolatry as an unspeakable sin: What is an idol, and why is idolatry so objectionable? With an emphasis on Judaism, though not exclusively, we will discuss idolatry in the context of representation, election, otherness, emancipation, nationalism, secularism, religious innovation, and messianism. | |
| RELG 3640 | Religion, God, and Evil (3) |
| Studies the 'problem of evil,' using philosophical, literary, and various religious sources. | |
| RELG 3650 | Systems of Theological Ethics (3) |
| Examines one or more contemporary systems of Christian ethics, alternating among such figures as Reinhold Niebuhr, C. S. Lewis, Jacques Ellul, and Jacques Maritain. | |
| RELG 3713 | Black Religion and the Criminal Justice System (3) |
| This course examines the relationship between black religion and the criminal justice system in the U.S. from Jim Crow to the Black Lives Matter era. We will focus on the ideas, lived experiences, and activism of the incarcerated; religious engagements with policing; and movements for criminal justice reform and prison abolition. Authors likely will include Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and Elijah Muhammad. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2023 | |
| RELG 3730 | Conversations in the Study of Religion (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This seminar explores the major conversations that scholars of religion are having, and have had, about what "religion" is and the best ways to study it. Focusing on classical controversies, ongoing debates, and new developments, this course will help students map out the field of religious studies and begin to situate their own studies within it. This course is geared towards Religious Studies majors but open to any interested student. Course was offered Spring 2024 |
| RELG 3750 | Taoism and Confucianism (3) |
| Taoism and Confucianism | |
| RELG 3780 | Faulkner and the Bible (3) |
| This class is study of the influence of the Bible (both Hebrew and Christian canons) on the fiction of William Faulkner. We will also see how this ancient text and its heritage informed Faulkner's views on race, community, and personal identity as well. | |
| RELG 3795 | Theology, Spirituality and Ethics of Sustainability (3) |
| Primarily through the readings of theologians from the Protestant, Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions, this course explores theological, spiritual and ethical perspectives on the environmental issues that are becoming increasingly important across the globe. | |
| RELG 3800 | African American Religious History (3) |
| This course will explore African American religious traditions in their modern and historical contexts, combining an examination of current scholarship, worship and praxis. It will examine the religious life and religious institutions of African Americans from their African antecedents to contemporary figures and movements in the US. | |
| RELG 3820 | Global Ethics & Climate Change (3) |
| This seminar takes up questions of responsibility and fairness posed by climate change as ways into a search for shared ground across moral traditions. It investigates the ethical dimensions of climate change as a way to consider broad frameworks for developing responsibilities across national, cultural, and religious borders. | |
| RELG 3860 | Human Bodies and Parts as Properties (3) |
| An analysis and assessment of theological, philosophical, and legal interpretations of rights holders and rights held in living and dead human bodies and their parts, in the context of organ and tissue transplantation, assisted reproduction, and research. Prerequisite: RELG 2650 | |
| RELG 3950 | Evil in Modernity: Banal or Demonic (3) |
| Investigates how modern thinkers have understood the character of evil and the challenge it poses to human existence. Evaluates the proposals made in response to that challenge. Prerequisite: Any course in religious studies. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2013 | |
| RELG 3960 | Religion and the Black Freedom Struggle (3) |
| This course will explore the role of religion in the black freedom struggle in the United States, with a focus on the twentieth century to the present. We will consider the question, how have black people harnessed religion to conceptualize and fight for various notions of black progress and the salvation of black people (broadly construed) amid the persistence of racial inequality? Course was offered Spring 2022 | |
| RELG 4023 | Bioethics Internship Seminar (3) |
| The course enables students to spend time in medical settings as 'participant-observers,' in order to gain first-hand experience of the subject matter that is the focus of the theory, teaching, and practice of bioethics.
Prerequisites: Bioethics Major/Minor Course was offered Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| RELG 4220 | American Religious Autobiography (3) |
| Multidisciplinary examination of religious self-perception in relation to the dominant values of American life. Readings represent a variety of spiritual traditions and autobiographical forms. | |
| RELG 4450 | Visions of the Apocalypse (3) |
| The course will introduce apocalypticism in Western religious traditions, but will soon focus on the United States in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Explorations will take us from slave revolts to UFO cults to Dr. Strangelove, from Edward Bellamy to genetic engineering, from the space program to Left Behind, and from the Great Disappointment of the 1840s and the Ghost Dance of 1890 to the New Age of the present. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| RELG 4500 | Majors Seminar (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Students in this course will fashion their own approach to studying religion and develop a retrospective project that interweaves the various strands of their prior study over the course of the major. Building on earlier courses in Religious Studies, this capstone seminar completes the major's sequence by applying questions and conversations in the study of religion to some advanced theme crafted by the instructor. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| RELG 4540 | Advanced Topics in General Religious Studies (3) |
| This topical course provides upper level undergraduate students in Religious Studies an opportunity for advanced coursework in General Religious Studies | |
| RELG 4559 | New Course in Religious Studies (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Religious Studies. Course was offered Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2018, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| RELG 4800 | Crafting a Research Project in Religious Studies (3) |
| This course offers third- and fourth-year Religious Studies majors resources for conceiving and executing a major research project. As a follow-up, students usually take RELG 4900 ("Distinguished Major Thesis"), which affords them an opportunity to write the research project they have conceived in this course. Whether you plan to write a thesis or not, RELG 4800 offers an accessible introduction to the craft of research in Religious Studies. | |
| RELG 4810 | Poetry and Theology (3) |
| This seminar seeks to develop a close reading of major religious poetry by two major religious poets Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2014 | |
| RELG 4900 | Distinguished Major Thesis (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Students write a thesis, directed by a member of the department, focusing on a specific problem in the theoretical, historical or philosophical study of religion or a specific religious tradition. The thesis grows out of the project proposal and annotated bibliography developed in the Research Methods seminar.
Prerequisite: Selection by faculty for Distinguished Major Program and completion of RELG 4800. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016 |
| RELG 4910 | Secularism and Religion (3) |
| Does religion belong in the public square? Does it have a legitimate role in secular life, despite a lack of unanimity in the religious beliefs of the public? Can religion be separated from public and political life? This course explores theoretical works that examine these and related questions and queries the ways in which religion shapes, challenges, and clashes with the modern nation-state. | |
| RELG 5030 | Readings in Chinese Religion (3) |
| Examines selected readings from a specific text, figure, or theme. Readings emphasize possible structures of religious language and their translation. | |
| RELG 5070 | Interpretation Theory (3) |
| Analyzes existentialist, phenomenological, structuralist, literary, historical, and psychological approaches to the interpretation of texts, especially narrative religious texts; and the interactions of language, history, and understanding. | |
| RELG 5088 | Dostoevsky and Eliot: Notes from the Wasteland (3) |
| The title of this course is not just a play on words. It suggests the common mind of both authors concerning the character of the modern world. Each has given us an acute and haunting diagnosis of modernity. Each has explored the failures of faith and love among the inhabitants of modernity. Yet each also has rendered a compelling vision of a reintegrated world of community, communion, and salvation.. Course was offered Fall 2014 | |
| RELG 5170 | Seminar in History of Religions (3) |
| Introduces the basic thinkers in the field of history of religions and to fundamental problems in the study of religious sociology, mythology, and ritual. Course was offered Spring 2019, Spring 2011 | |
| RELG 5193 | Religion and the Power of Sound (3) |
| This course gives particular attention to music and sounds that are created or used by various religious communities, and we discuss the ways sounds are imagined and experienced by audiences, congregations, & gatherings. We also explore sound itself, instrumentation, and noise. We investigate uses of ambient sound and silence. We listen and respond to voices. We ask what does the production of sound mean for the practice of religious community? Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| RELG 5195 | Blackness and Mysticism (3) |
| This course considers the radicalism internal to a European Mystical Tradition but also its delimitation, particularly with how it gets cognized in western thought. We will then investigate a Black Radical Mystical Tradition that cannot be, as Robinson might say, "understood within the particular context of it genesis." It is a lived and living tradition, a tradition against religion, a tradition against western thought and modern Man. Course was offered Fall 2019 | |
| RELG 5220 | The Religious Left in America: Progressive Politics and Progressive Faith (3) |
| This course examines the history and theology of the religious left in the United States from the nineteenth century until the present. It charts how liberal religion shaped both electoral politics and activism around issues that include abolition, women's suffrage, the peace movement, civil rights, the labor movement, and immigration. It also explores the impact of theology and religious modernism on the American left. Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| RELG 5225 | The Civil Rights Movement Religious Perspectives (3) |
| The seminar considers the American Civil Rights Movement in religious and theological perspective. While interdisciplinary in scope, the seminar will explore the movement's religious influences and theological sources and ask how differing images of God and doctrinal commitments shaped particular ways of interpreting and engaging the social order. Course was offered Fall 2020 | |
| RELG 5240 | Problems in Philosophy of Religion (3) |
| Examines classic and contemporary discussions of problems in the philosophy of religion. Course was offered Spring 2022 | |
| RELG 5320 | Research Seminar in Religion, Conflict, and Peace (3) |
| Advanced research on religion, politics and conflict for students of "religion-on-religion" conflict/conflict resolution. Research methods drawn from religious studies, politics, anthropology and linguistics, history, sociology, nursing, philosophy, systems analysis and data science. Topics recommended by current work in the Global Covenant of Religions, the UVA Initiative on Religion in Conflict, and other professional work in the field. | |
| RELG 5321 | Proseminar in Religion, Politics & Conflict (1) |
| The Proseminar for MA students in Religion, Politics & Conflict meets monthly each semester to discuss student research, to integrate methods and themes in the field, to facilitate professional development, and to deepen relationships with colleagues. Course was offered Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018 | |
| RELG 5331 | Religion and Science in the Modern West (3) |
| The always-complex entanglement of religion and science represents perhaps the central intellectual drama of the modern West. Neither "religion" nor "science" have been stable categories, and this course concerns their formation and re-formation as much as their so-called conflict. In this seminar we will attend to epistemology, secularization, the modern self, and evolving ideas about nature, awe, wonder, and the unknowable, among other topics. | |
| RELG 5360 | Introduction to Theories and Methods in Religious Studies (3) |
| This course introduces MA students to the multiple theories and methods important to the field of religious studies, past and present. | |
| RELG 5375 | Aesthetics and Ethics (3) |
| How do, might, or ought the aesthetic dimensions of human experience inform engagement with religion in the public life of a pluralistic society? Employing the theological aesthetic principles of foregrounding and interlacing to structure our investigation, our study examines philosophical, theological, and ethical (both religious and theological) responses to this question. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2021 | |
| RELG 5395 | Religion and the Common Good (3) |
| How is a religiously pluralistic society to pursue a societal common good? This graduate seminar explores responses to this question within religious ethics at local, national, and global levels. Readings will address major contributions to this topic within political philosophy before pivoting to responses in religious and theological ethics, including broadly Augustinian, Thomistic, and critical theological approaches. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2019 | |
| RELG 5455 | Recent Feminist Thought (3) |
| In this course we shall explore in depth works published in the last decade or two that demonstrate, to varying degrees, feminist thought as increasingly integral to on-going conversations and controversies in ethics, both social/political and theological, and at the same time instrumental in taking those discussions in new and important directions. The emphasis in the course is on careful reading and explication, and on recognition and critique Course was offered Spring 2014 | |
| RELG 5485 | History of American Religion and Social Reform (3) |
| American Religion and Social Reform examines the history of the interplay between theology, morality, and politics in American history. Topics covered include temperance and prohibition, labor, civil rights, the peace movement, and environmentalism. Weekly reading, class presentation, and original research will be important components of the class. Open to graduate students and advanced undergraduates. | |
| RELG 5541 | Seminar in Social and Political Thought (3) |
| An examination of the social and political thought of selected religious thinkers. Course was offered Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| RELG 5559 | New Course in Religion (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of general religion. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| RELG 5600 | Health in Aging: An Interdisciplinary Seminar (3) |
| Caring well for an aging population is among the greatest challenges facing both the United States and the world. Significant gaps persist between the health and social systems that older adults need, and those to which they have access. This course uses a multidisciplinary approach--encompassing history, public health, ethics, the social sciences, and literature--to explore these gaps, their impact, and their meaning Course was offered Spring 2023 | |
| RELG 5630 | Seminar: Issues in the Study of Religion and Literature (3) |
| Analyzes, in terms of fundamental theory, the purposes, problems, and possibilities of interdisciplinary work in religion and literary criticism. | |
| RELG 5740 | Religion and War (3) |
| In this seminar, grad students will gain both social scientific knowledge and humanistic understanding of the relationship between religion, violent conflict, and peace. | |
| RELG 5760 | Religion, Violence & Strategy (3) |
| This course teaches students how to design and evaluate impact-driven strategies with potential to inhibit religion-related violence. Social hostilities and sectarian violence are rising worldwide. Many religious minorities perceive themselves under existential threat from their neighbors, and even from modernity itself. What can be done to interrupt cycles of religion-related violence? Is religion the underlying problem or a critical part of the solution? A concerted effort to stem violence will require strategies to engage religious actors, policymakers, civil society, women, and youth. | |
| RELG 5775 | Religion on Fire: Religion, Politics, Conflict (3) |
| The course examines "religion" as an element of socio-political activity in major conflicts in the past two decades: examining the global phenomenon of irremediable, religion-related violent conflict, recent efforts to diagnose religion-specific sources of both violence and peacebuilding, and prospects for cooperative peacebuilding efforts among governmental, civil society, and religious agencies. Course was offered Fall 2017 | |
| RELG 5780 | Wallace Stevens and the Absolute (3) |
| A close reading of Wallace Steven's major poems and an evaluation of their theological significance. Prerequisite: Graduate seminar plus advanced undergraduates in approved. Course was offered Spring 2015, Fall 2010 | |
| RELG 5801 | Crafting a Research Project in Religious Studies (3) |
| This course offers MA students in Religious Studies resources for conceiving and executing a major research project or thesis. By the end of the semester, each participant will have completed a well-organized, detailed prospectus. The prospectus will reflect the guidance of one's thesis advisor as well as the scrutiny of the instructor and input from peers. Each student will thus be poised to begin writing his/her thesis the following semester. | |
| RELG 5805 | Hegel, Materialism, & Theology (3) |
| A study of key texts by G. W. F. Hegel and their impact on philosophical, theological, ethical, and religious thought in the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries. Topics considered include philosophical method, the relationship between philosophy and theology, the meaning of Spirit, dialectical materialism, critical theory, and key topics in Christian theology (God, Christology, pneumatology, etc.). Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2020 | |
| RELG 5820 | Introduction to World Religions, World Literatures (3) |
| An interdisciplinary course that includes the following elements: studies in the textual traditions of particular religions; studies in literary theory; studies in literary traditions; the application of literary theory to studies in religious text traditions; and the application of the history of religions to the study of literary canons. Course was offered Fall 2023 | |
| RELG 5821 | Proseminar in World Religions, World Literatures (1) |
| This monthly seminar explores methods and issues vital to the combined study of literatures and religions. It brings all MA students together, under faculty guidance, to attend to the broad range of individual projects and to foster a rich conversation that traverses the emergent field of study. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Spring 2018 | |
| RELG 5835 | Ethnography and the Study of Religion (3) |
| This course familiarizes students with a range of ways of studying practice in religions as it is evidenced in sacred texts, religious artifacts, images and locations; as it is chronicled in historical documents; as it is reflected in literary and artistic creations; and as it revealed in contemporary practice. | |
| RELG 5850 | Narrative in Ethics and Theology (3) |
| Examines the nature of narrative modes of representation and argument, and how narrative theory has been employed in contemporary ethics and religious thought. | |
| RELG 5860 | Evil and Suffering (3) |
| This course will explore the interrelations between evil and suffering of 20th- and 21st- century European and American thinkers, theologians, and theorists, as well as literary authors and artists, with particular attention to the Holocaust and American slavery. Course was offered Spring 2022 | |
| RELG 5870 | Climate Law & Climate Ethics (3) |
| This seminar examines responses to climate change from law and from ethics in order to ask questions about the relation of regulatory instruments and moral culture. Co-taught by a scholar of environmental law and a scholar of environmental ethics, the course is jointly listed in the Law School and the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. Course was offered Fall 2023 | |
| RELG 5900 | Ethics, Politics, and Rhetoric (3) |
| Studies the perennial problems of politics and morals considered primarily by the reading of plays, novels, speeches, and historical documents. | |
| RELG 5960 | What Is Scripture? (3) |
| 'What is Scripture?' That is the defining question for this introductory seminar in Scripture, Interpretation, and Practice - one of three entry courses for the SIP program. While SIP prides itself in not asking 'what is?' questions, this course risks the question but only as a source of context-specific, tradition-based reasonings. The goal is sampling: examining selected passages from each canon to answer the question, what is scripture? Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2013 | |
| RELG 7130 | American Spirituality (3) |
| What is "spirituality" and why has it become such a pervasive term in contemporary American culture? This course explores this question through historical interrogation of the category and its development since the early nineteenth century. The encounter of historic religious traditions, especially Protestant Christianity, with the intellectual, cultural, economic, and social currents of modernity will form the larger background for our analysis. | |
| RELG 7360 | Theories and Methods in the Study of Religion (3) |
| Given the multidisciplinary character of religious studies, it is imperative for new scholars to gain a basic sense of theoretical and methodological options in the field. By way of an examination of landmark texts, this course surveys the formation of religious studies in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and considers some important contemporary approaches. | |
| RELG 7450 | Phenomenology and Theology (3) |
| This seminar investigates the relations between phenomenology and theology. Course was offered Spring 2014, Spring 2010 | |
| RELG 7460 | Religion, Theory, Theology, and Modernity (3) |
| This interdisciplinary class acquaints graduate students with landmark texts that consider the place, significance, and purpose of religion in late modernity. Focusing on works written over the last few decades, it draws on multiple genres of study: philosophy, anthropology, social science, religious studies, and theological inquiry. | |
| RELG 7528 | Topics in Modern Religious Thought (3) |
| Examination of a major topic in modern religious thought--e.g., religious imagination, ethical and religious subjectivity, metaphor and religious language, religious and ethical conceptions of love. | |
| RELG 7559 | New Course in Religious Studies (1 - 3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Religious Studies. Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| RELG 8000 | Negativity and the Religious Imagination (3) |
| Examines ways in which tragedy (and other forms of imaginative literature), scripture and theology, and hermeneutics and criticism portray and reflect on aspects of suffering and evil. | |
| RELG 8006 | Major Christian Thinker (3) |
| Tutorial on important themes, topics, and context of one or more major Christian Thinkers. Course was offered Fall 2021 | |
| RELG 8130 | Figures and Traditions in Philosophical and Religious (1 - 3) |
| A two-semester course that introduces the basic ethical works and theories of central figures in the Western tradition: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, Hume, Kant, Hegel, Kierkegaard, Bentham, Mill, Buber, Dewey, and Rawls. Course was offered Spring 2014, Spring 2010 | |
| RELG 8205 | Edmund Husserl's Philosophy (3) |
| This seminar seeks to read a range of texts by Edmund Husserl, beginning with his "breakthrough" text The Logical Investigations and ending with his final re-statement of phenomenology The Crisis of the European Sciences. Some attention will be paid to the Nachlass as well as to the writings that Husserl published in his own lifetime. The importance of intentionality, of intuition, and of the epoche and reduction will be stressed. Course was offered Spring 2017, Spring 2015 | |
| RELG 8220 | American Religious Autobiography (3) |
| Examination of twentieth-century American religious autobiography. Course was offered Fall 2021 | |
| RELG 8330 | Comparative Religious Ethics (3) |
| Examines the theoretical and methodological questions underlying comparative studies of religious ethics. Tests several methods in relation to materials from different religious traditions. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| RELG 8350 | Proseminar in Scripture Interpretation and Practice (1) |
| This one credit seminar introduces students the Scriptural Interpretation and Practice (SIP) program to recent approaches to the comparative study of scriptural sources and scriptural traditions. Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| RELG 8400 | Historiography Seminar in American Religion (3) |
| Examines current historiographical issues in the interpretation of religion in American history. Prerequisite: instructor permission. | |
| RELG 8559 | New Course in Religious Studies (1 - 6) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of general religion. | |
| RELG 8704 | Themes and Topics in Religious Ethics (3) |
| Tutorial on important themes, topics, and figures in religious ethics, both historically and in the present moment. | |
| RELG 8708 | Tutorial in Ethics and Literature (3) |
| We will explore the narrative dimensions of ethical thought and expression and the ethical questions raised by particular literary texts, including how we make ethical decisions, what it means to be a good person and live a good life, how we should live with and respond to those around us, what visions of the world we should cultivate and seek to realize, and what responses we might develop to life's sufferings and the fact of our mortality. Course was offered Spring 2019, Fall 2017 | |
| RELG 8711 | Tutorial in Aesthetics, Theology and Ethics (3) |
| How might aesthetics, theology, and ethics inform approaches to religious engagement in plural socio-political contexts? The course explores contemporary theological and ethical conversations as well as constructive horizons in this area of inquiry. Course was offered Spring 2019, Spring 2018 | |
| RELG 8713 | Tutorial on Aesthetic, Hermeneutic, and Ethical Experience in Melville (3) |
| This tutorial seminar explores linkages in how Moby-Dick represents characters engaged in activities of 1) giving rapt attention to perceptible phenomena; 2) of interpreting such phenomena; and 3) of recognizing ethical responsibility. Approaches include phenomenological and religious aesthetics, philosophical hermeneutics, post-structuralism, and narrative ethics. The main seminar activity is to produce close readings of Melville. Course was offered Spring 2018 | |
| RELG 8715 | Philosophic Resources for Abrahamic Theologies (3) |
| This seminar provides some philosophic disciplines needed for theological study today: resources in logic, philosophic reasoning, metaphysics, and epistemology, from classic Greek sources through the contemporary period. Students will examine how these resources inform works in Christian, Jewish, and Muslim theology: medieval, modern and contemporary. For 2018, the seminar will focus on sources and uses of claims about the "universal," the "true." | |
| RELG 8716 | Religion, Politics and Conflict (3) |
| Advanced research on religion, politics and conflict. Research methods drawn from religious studies, politics, anthropology and linguistics, history, sociology, nursing, philosophy, systems analysis and data science. Extensive reading on recent literature in religion and peace building, religion and foreign affairs, conflict analysis, policies and strategies identity-and religion-related conflict. | |
| RELG 8719 | The Frankfurt School (3) |
| This course will focus on key texts of the group of scholars known as the Frankfurt School, including Max Horkheimer, Theodor Adorno, Herbert Marcuse, Walter Benjamin, and Jürgen Habermas. Course was offered Fall 2018 | |
| RELG 8720 | Theology and Blackness: Psychoanalysis, Structuralism, Phenomenology (3) |
| This course analyzes how theology and black studies intersect with psychoanalysis, structuralism, and phenomenology. It examines how conceptions of blackness, social death, and fugitivity relate to theorizations of completeness, conceptuality, givenness, revelation, libidinal economy, abyss, apocalypse, and difference. Authors include Fanon, Marriott, Wilderson, Marion, Spillers, Fink, Moten, Levi-Strauss, and Malabou. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022 | |
| RELG 8723 | Tutorial in American Spirituality (3) |
| What is "spirituality" and why has it become such a pervasive term in contemporary American culture? This course explores this question through historical interrogation of the category and its development since the early nineteenth century. The encounter of historic religious traditions, especially Protestant Christianity, with the intellectual, cultural, economic, and social currents of modernity will form the larger background for our analysis. Course was offered Spring 2021, Fall 2018 | |
| RELG 8727 | Tutorial on Hermeneutics and the Study of Religions (3) |
| This tutorial explores the "philosophical hermeneutics" paradigm in critical theory, represented by figures such as Schleiermacher, Dilthey, Gadamer, and Ricoeur and invites evaluation of third paradigm in the context of the study of religions. Course was offered Spring 2019 | |
| RELG 8732 | Tutorial in Religion and Nationalism (3) |
| The course supports advanced graduate students researching topics in the field of religion and politics, particularly in North America, with a particular focus on the intersecting arenas of religion and nationalism as they have developed from the late 18th century to the present. The readings will be historiographical in nature, and the course will culminate in a substantial writing project--either a historiographical essay or primary research. Course was offered Spring 2019 | |
| RELG 8734 | Tutorial: Memory, History, and Religion (3) |
| In this tutorial, we will explore the interrelations between memory, history, and religion, as well as questions about collective and individual identity; how the past affects our responsibilities, rights, and debts in the present; the relationship between truths, histories, and memories; and the ways religious traditions have understood and shaped the practices of memory and history. Course was offered Fall 2019 | |
| RELG 8740 | Mediterranean Cultural Encounters Tutorial (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Study of cultural encounters between Jews, Christians, and Muslims in the Mediterranean world, ca. 500-1300. The tutorial explores themes such as translation movements, science, exegesis, conversion and polemic, inviting broad comparison of cultural and intellectual encounters between communities. Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2020 |
| RELG 8741 | Tutorial in Spiritual Writing (3) |
| Students will chronicle and document quests for meaning, purpose and direction by analyzing diverse, multi-cultural examples of contemporary spiritual writing in diaries, memoir, essays and fiction. They will deepen their study of spiritual experience by creating personal texts concerning "matters of the spirit" in genres of their choosing. Ideally, they will expand their pedagogic abilities by strengthening both analytical and creative skills. Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2020 | |
| RELG 8746 | Tutorial: Gender, Race, and Virtue Epistemology (3) |
| A graduate tutorial featuring readings on the relationship between gender, race, and virtue epistemology. Course was offered Fall 2020 | |
| RELG 8747 | Tutorial: Religion, Secularism, and Post-Secularism (3) |
| This course is dedicated to the exploration of the claims of, critiques of, and afterlives of secularization theory. The course addresses the major questions that arise when making distinctions between "secularism" as a political expression and "the secular" as an epistemic model. The course provides special attention to a survey of earlier theories, the cross-sections of race, politics, and gender and the secular, and post-secular critiques. Course was offered Fall 2020 | |
| RELG 8754 | Tutorial: Black Feminism and Abolition (3) |
| Readings in the tradition of black feminist thought with a particular focus on the history of abolition as a philosophical, theological and spiritual practice. Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| RELG 8755 | Tutorial in Religion, Immigration, and Environment (3) |
| Drawing on methodologies such as history, ethics, theology, policy, literary criticism, and ethnography, this course considers the intersection of immigration, religion, and environment primarily in the context of the Americas. Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| RELG 8756 | Crucibles of American Modernity: 1870-1930 (3) |
| This graduate tutorial examines the crucible of modernization in the United States between the years 1870 and 1930, from Reconstruction to the Great Depression. The tutorial focuses on how the intersection of religion, politics, race, gender, sexuality, urbanization, settler colonialism, and material culture shaped the rise of as well as resistances to American modernity, thereby transforming American conceptions of the sacred. Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| RELG 8759 | Tutorial in Evil in Modern Thought (3) |
| Modern thought has been captivated by reflection on the problem of evil. This tutorial studies modern thinkers' efforts to understand evil, to help us understand evil and to understand the challenge that evil presents to the modern world's self-understanding. Focus will be on theoretical efforts both to understand the phenomenon and to explain and reframe the question of why we seek to understand it. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| RELG 8760 | Tutorial in American Religious Historiography (3) |
| Advanced training in American Religious History through careful analysis of landmark scholarship, including critical questions about historical epistemology and historiographical patterns. The course also seeks to develop an understanding of the ways in which religious history interacts with wider disciplinary & theoretical conversations, with a range of religious traditions in American context, and with varying sites of American culture. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| RELG 8761 | Tutorial in Sensory Religion (3) |
| This interdisciplinary research collaboration explores religious ways of sensing and sense-making. In recent decades, cultural anthropology, history, sociology, philosophy, literature, and religious studies, among others, have taken a sensory turn, resulting in the emergent field of sensory studies. Students will read and analyze sensory theory, case studies in sensory religion, and contribute original research on a topic of their choice. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| RELG 8762 | Tutorial: Black Apocalyptic Theory (3) |
| This tutorial examines Black Religious Studies and Black Studies scholarship that utilizes apocalyptic ideas to analyze Black religion, thought, politics, culture, and metaphysics. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
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| RELH 1559 | New Course in Hinduism (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Hinduism | |
| RELH 2090 | Hinduism (3) |
| Surveys the Hindu religious heritage from pre-history to the 17th century; includes the Jain and Sikh protestant movements. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2010, Summer 2010 | |
| RELH 2095 | Contemporary Hinduism (3) |
| Introduces Hinduism through the examination of the religious lives, practices, and experiences of ordinary Hindus in the modern world. | |
| RELH 2195 | Theory and Practice of Yoga (3) |
| An investigation of yoga practice throughout history from multiple disciplinary perspectives. Topics include yoga's origins in ancient India, systematic yoga theories in Buddhism and Hinduism, Tantric Yoga, and the medicalization and globalization of Yoga in the modern period. Students' readings and writing assignments are supplemented throughout with practical instruction in yoga. Course was offered Summer 2022, Summer 2019, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014 | |
| RELH 2300 | Philosopher Queens of Hinduism (3) |
| This course revisits the lives and conceptual legacies of notable female philosophers in Hinduism. In particular, we track a historiographical problem, a question of genre, and a conceptual question: how shall we recover women's voices? What link between certain genres of thought and the role of female philosophers in history? What relationships between gender, embodiment, subjectivity and experience? | |
| RELH 2559 | New Course in Hinduism (3) |
| his course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Hinduism | |
| RELH 3105 | Hinduism and Ecology (3) |
| This course will explore Hindu views of the relationship between human, natural, and divine worlds, as well as the work of contemporary environmentalists in India. We will read texts both classical and modern (from the Bhagavad Gita to the writings of Gandhi), and will consider case studies of Hindu responses to issues such as wildlife conservation, pollution, deforestation, and industrial agriculture. | |
| RELH 3140 | The Jain Tradition (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Examines Jain history, belief, and practice. Prerequisite: RELG 1040, RELH 2090, 2110, or instructor permission. |
| RELH 3180 | Nondualism (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Common to all the world¿s philosophies is engagement with the claim that all that exists in the universe is ultimately one, whether in one¿s awareness or in actual fact. This course examines how Hindus and Buddhists have articulated this idea, basing the same in detailed analysis of one¿s subjective awareness of reality, in an examination of the nature of existence independent of one¿s experience of it, and on the basis of scriptural revelation. |
| RELH 3426 | The History of Yoga (3) |
| Yoga is practiced by millions of people across the world and comes in an astonishing variety of forms. Historically, yoga has roots in ancient Indian practices of asceticism and meditation. But how are these practices related to yoga as it practiced today? This seminar will trace the history of yoga from its earliest origins to the present. Readings will include both primary sources (in translation) and works of contemporary scholarship. Course was offered Spring 2022 | |
| RELH 3440 | Religion and Violence in Modern India (3) |
| The purpose of this course is to study the phenomenon of religious violence in one geographic and cultural context. We will examine the roles of religion and violence in Indian political life from the British period until contemporary times, and through the Indian example, we will explore current questions and problems regarding the relationship between religion and politics. | |
| RELH 3559 | New Course in Hinduism (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Hinduism. Course was offered Janiuary 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, January 2015, Fall 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| RELH 3710 | Hindu Traditions of Devotion (3) |
| Examines the history of Hindu devotionalism in three distinct geographical and cultural regions of India, focusing on the rise of vernacular literature and local traditions of worship. Prerequisite: Any course in Asian religions or instructor permission. | |
| RELH 3725 | Travel Writing and India (3) |
| This course examines western encounters with India by reading the fiction and travel writing of Europeans, expatriate Indians, and Americans in India. In reading such works, the course will explore the place of India in the European and American literary and cultural imagination. | |
| RELH 3740 | Hinduism Through its Narrative Literatures (3) |
| Examines a major genre of Hindu religious narrative. Genre varies but may include the epics; the mythology of the Puranas; the 'didactic' Kathasaritsagara and Pancatantra; the hagiographies of the great Hindu saints; and the modern novel. Prerequisite: RELG 1040, RELH 2090, RELH 2110, or instructor permission. | |
| RELH 3745 | The Hindu Epics (3) |
| This course involves the close reading of selected passages of the Hindu Epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. Students will read the primary sources in translation (from one or both epics), along with relevant secondary scholarly works. An advanced knowledge of Indian religions and/or Hinduism is presumed of students wishing to enroll in this course. | |
| RELH 4550 | Advanced Topics in Hinduism (3) |
| This topical course provides upper level undergraduate students in Religious Studies an opportunity for advanced coursework in Hinduism | |
| RELH 4559 | New Course in Hinduism (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Hinduism | |
| RELH 5053 | Hindu Philosophical Systems (3) |
| This course offers an advanced survey of the "six schools" of Indian philosophy. The purpose of the course is to develop a strong familiarity with the major schools of Hindu thought and the major philosophical concerns they addressed, and students will be asked to develop an historical understanding of the relevant authors and traditions. We will read primary texts in translation, along with selected secondary sources. Course was offered Spring 2023 | |
| RELH 5173 | The History of Yoga (3) |
| As yoga has risen to global prominence, the scholarly study of yoga has flourished. This course offers an introduction to this scholarship, as well as an overview of the theory and practice of yoga from its ancient past to the present day. The course will focus primarily on historically Hindu traditions, though some attention will devoted to parallel traditions from Buddhism and Jainism. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2020 | |
| RELH 5221 | Hindu-Muslim Encounters (3) |
| This course examines Hindu-Muslim interactions in South Asia, bridging the long-standing gap between Hindu and Islamic studies while introducing critical issues currently facing the historiography of Hindu-Muslim relations. Special topics within the ambit of Hindu-Muslim encounters will be explored in depth, with a particular emphasis on intellectual interactions between traditions of Hindu and Islamic philosophy. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| RELH 5340 | Ritual and Renunciation (3) |
| This course examines the place for ritual practice and world-renunciation in Hinduism by examining two pivotal Hindu philosophical traditions: the M'm''s', a hermeneutical tradition that interprets the Vedas and the ritual actions they prescribe; and the Ved'nta, which offers a world-renouncing path to spiritual liberation (mok'a). We ask how Hinduism conceives of ritual, of renunciation, and, most importantly, of how the one informs the other. | |
| RELH 5450 | Hindu-Buddhist Debates (3) |
| This course examines philosophical debates of Hindu and Buddhist authors from the time of the founding of Buddhism to the medieval period. Primary sources in translation and secondary, scholarly sources are examined in this course.
Prerequisite: Significant prior exposure to Hinduism and/or Buddhism. | |
| RELH 5465 | Shaiva Tantra (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The purpose of this course is to provide a comprehensive introduction to Indian tantric Saivism, beginning with the proto-tantric traditions of the "Outer Way" (atiarga) and including the increasingly goddess orientated and increasingly non-dualistic developments evidenced by the myriad traditions of the "Way of Mantras" (mantramarga). Students who wish to take this course are expected to have a deep familiarity with Hindu traditions. Course was offered Fall 2014 |
| RELH 5475 | Social Vision in Hinduism (3) |
| This course will examine the public and social dimensions of Hinduism. Topics will include the role of religion in shaping social institutions (e.g.: caste, the law), cultural attitudes toward sexual and other personal relationships, and the relationship between religion and government. Put in emic terms, we will explore the nature of the first three of the four Hindu goals of life (purusarthas): dharma, artha, and kama. Prerequisite: Basic Knowledge of Hindu Traditions Course was offered Spring 2016 | |
| RELH 5495 | Aesthetics (3) |
| The purpose of this course is to offer a thorough and systematic survey of Indian aesthetic theory in Sanskrit, what is referred to as the alamkarasastra. Major works and authors, as well as key contributions from the secondary literature, will be surveyed. | |
| RELH 5559 | New Course in Hinduism (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Hinduism. Course was offered Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010 | |
| RELH 5723 | The Rise of Vedanta (3) |
| This course will explore the intellectual and social history of Vedanta, one of the most influential schools of Indian philosophy. We will trace its rise to prominence from the early classical period, when it was one of several competing schools, to the colonial period, when it came to be identified by many as the essence of Hinduism. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| RELH 7045 | Panini and the Sanskrit Grammarians (3) |
| This course offers a comprehensive introduction to the system of the great Sanskrit grammarian, Panini. The purpose of the course is to cultivate familiarity and facility with Panini's generative grammar. Students will learn the principles of the grammar and how to apply them in addressing a range of technical and grammatical issues. Key commentators on the grammar will also be read, as will relevant secondary sources. Course was offered Fall 2020, Spring 2018 | |
| RELH 7559 | New Course in Hinduism (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Hinduism. | |
| RELH 8559 | New Course in Hinduism (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Hinduism. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| RELH 8702 | Tutorial in Sanskrit: Aesthetics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This tutorial constitutes a reading course in Sanskrit, the classical language of India. Students will read the original texts and translate them into English, analyzing and interpreting the materials in light of the Indian tradition of commentary and exegesis and in light of contemporary scholarly and other analyses of the relevant subject matter: aesthetics, or the alamkarasastra. |
| RELH 8722 | Tutorial in Sanskrit: Devotional Poetry (3) |
| This tutorial constitutes a reading course in Sanskrit, the classical language of India. Students will read the original texts and translate them into English, analyzing and interpreting the materials in light of the Indian tradition of commentary and exegesis and in light of contemporary scholarly and other analyses of the relevant subject matter: the stotra genre or that of Indian devotional poetry. | |
| RELH 8725 | Tutorial in Sanskrit: Hindu Law (3) |
| This tutorial constitutes a reading course in Sanskrit, the classical language of India. Students will read in Sanskrit the primary sources associated with "Hindu Law," the Dharmasutras, Dharmasastras, and the literature on Artha or Statecraft. Advanced Knowledge of Sanskrit required. Course was offered Fall 2018 | |
| RELH 8743 | Tutorial in Sanskrit: Philosophy (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This tutorial constitutes a reading course in Sanskrit, the classical language of India. Students will read the original texts and translate them into English, analyzing and interpreting the materials in light of the Indian tradition of commentary and exegesis and in light of contemporary scholarly and other analyses of the relevant subject matter: philosophical literature. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020 |
| RELH 8744 | Hinduism and Ecology (3) |
| This tutorial offers an advanced introduction to Hinduism and ecology for graduate students working on religion and environment. The course will explore Hindu views of the relationship between human, natural, and divine worlds, as well as the work of contemporary environmentalists in India. At the end of the course, students will submit an original research project contributing to existing scholarship in the field. Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2020 | |
| RELH 8753 | Tutorial in Sanskrit: Yoga (3) |
| This course is an advanced tutorial focusing on yogic literature in Sanskrit. We will focus primarily on the Yogasutras of Patañjali (with commentaries), with additional readings from the Bhagavadgita (with commentaries) and the Hathayogapradipika. The tutorial is intended as a complement to RELH 5173: The History of Yoga, which covers secondary scholarship on the Sanskrit texts we will read for the tutorial. | |
| RELH 8756 | Tutorial in Sanskrit: Saiva Texts (3) |
| Tutorial constitutes a reading course in Sanskrit, the classical language of India. Students will read the original texts and translate them into English, analyzing and interpreting the materials in light of the Indian tradition of commentary and exegesis and in light of contemporary scholarly and other analyses of the relevant subject matter: Saiva Religion. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| Religion-Islam | |
| RELI 150 | Special Topics in Islam (0) |
| Special Topics in Islam. | |
| RELI 1559 | New Course in Islam (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Islam | |
| RELI 2024 | Jewish-Muslim Relations (3) |
| Jewish and Muslim communities share a complex history of interaction, spanning from seventh-century Arabia to the present day, and including instances of collaboration as well as moments of violence. Our course examines this dynamic relationship through documentary and literary sources. We focus on points of contact between Muslims and Jews in contexts ranging from battlefields to universities, from religious discourse to international politics. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018 | |
| RELI 2070 | Classical Islam (3) |
| Studies the Irano-Semitic background, Arabia, Muhammad and the Qur'an, the Hadith, law and theology, duties and devotional practices, sectarian developments, and Sufism. | |
| RELI 2080 | Global Islam (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Global Islam traces the development of political Islamic thought from Napoleons invasion of Egypt in 1798 to the Arab Spring in 2010 and its aftermath in the Middle East. Course was offered Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| RELI 2085 | Modern Islam: From the Age of Empires to the Present (3) |
| Surveys Islamic history from the "age of the great empires" (Ottoman, Safavid, Mughal) to the colonial period and up to the present day, including Islam in America. Islamic life and thought will be examined from multiple angles -- including popular piety and spirituality, philosophy and theology, law, gender, art, architecture, and literature -- with particular attention paid to the rise of modern Islamic "fundamentalist" movements. | |
| RELI 2559 | New Course in Islam (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Islam | |
| RELI 3110 | Muhammad and the Qur'an (3) |
| Systematic reading of the Qur'an in English, with an examination of the prophet's life and work. | |
| RELI 3120 | Sufism: Islamic Mysticism (3) |
| This course will be a historical and topical survey of the development of Sufism from the classical Islamic period through the modern age, paying special attention to the interaction of ideas and the social and political contexts surrounding them. | |
| RELI 3200 | Muslim Misfits: Islam and the Question of Difference (3) |
| Islam began strange and will return to strange as it began. So blessings to the strange ones! So goes a famous saying of the Prophet Muhammad, celebrating the virtue of truth over conformity. This course examines Islamic movements that have sought to push back against religious and political norms of their times. Along the way, we read debates about orthodoxy: what are the limits of the Muslim community and how are such limits contested? Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| RELI 3355 | Prophecy in Islam and Judaism (3) |
| Prophecy provides the theme for our comparative inquiry into two sacred scriptures (the Qur'an and the Hebrew Bible) alongside the rich traditions of Muslim and Jewish interpretive literature. We will consider narratives about specific prophets, medieval debates between and within Muslim and Jewish communities about the status and function of prophecy within their traditions, and modern theoretical approaches to prophecy | |
| RELI 3415 | Medieval Books and Scholars (3) |
| Colloquium on medieval books and scholars | |
| RELI 3559 | New Course in Islam (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Islam. Course was offered Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2012, Fall 2010 | |
| RELI 3670 | Islamic Politics (3) |
| From Islamic states to Muslim secularism, from progressivism to salafism, from Islamic feminism to social conversativism, this course examines a broad range of political thought and practice that emerges from the Islamic tradition. Exploring thinkers and real-world cases, historical and contemporary, students will get beneath the headlines, coming to a robust understanding of the place of Islam in modern politics across the globe. Course was offered Spring 2023 | |
| RELI 3900 | Introduction to Islam in Africa through the Arts (3) |
| This course will survey the history of Islam and Muslim societies in Africa through their arts. Covering three periods (Precolonial, Colonial, and Post-colonial), and four geographic regions (North, East, West, and Southern Africa), the course will explore the various forms and functions of Islamic arts on the continent. Through these artistic works and traditions we will explore the politics, cultures, and worldviews of African Muslim societies. | |
| RELI 4559 | New Course in Islam (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Islam | |
| RELI 4560 | Advanced Topics in Islam (3) |
| This topical course provides upper level undergraduate students in Religious Studies an opportunity for advanced coursework in Islam | |
| RELI 5094 | What is Love?: Reflections from the Islamic Tradition (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This seminar will examine some of the most profound and influential writings about love from the Islamic intellectual and poetic traditions. Perhaps more than any other civilization, the literary and philosophical traditions of Islamic civilization have been "love-centric." In this course we will closely read and discuss various philosophies and theories of love from the mundane to the mystical. |
| RELI 5221 | Hindu-Muslim Encounters (3) |
| This course examines Hindu-Muslim interactions in South Asia, bridging the long-standing gap between Hindu and Islamic studies while introducing critical issues currently facing the historiography of Hindu-Muslim relations. Special topics within the ambit of Hindu-Muslim encounters will be explored in depth, with a particular emphasis on intellectual interactions between traditions of Hindu and Islamic philosophy. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| RELI 5345 | People of the Book Under Islam (3) |
| Interfaith relations under Islam. | |
| RELI 5380 | Islamic Biomedical Ethics (3) |
| Seminar will explore the foundations of religious ethics, ethical principles and rules developed by Muslim scholars to provide guidelines in medical practice and research in various cultural and political contexts. | |
| RELI 5400 | Muslim Comparative Theologies: Sunni-Shi'i Creeds (3) |
| The seminar will undertake to study the comparative Sunni and Shi'ite theologies to underscore a historical development of Muslim creeds in the context of social and political conditions. The course will cover the development of Muslim theology in general and the Sunni and Shi'ite creeds in particular. Prerequisites: RELI 2070 or 2080 Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| RELI 5415 | Introduction to Arabic and Islamic Studies (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This graduate seminar provides a comprehensive survey of the subjects and areas addressed in the field of Arabic and Islamic Studies. |
| RELI 5420 | War and Peace in Islam: A Comparative Ethics Approach (3) |
| Studies Islamic notions of holy war and peace as they relate to statecraft and political authority in Muslim history. | |
| RELI 5425 | Islamic Philosophy & Theology (3) |
| This course surveys the major developments within Islamic philosophy and theology from the classical to the early modern periods. Topics covered include the early theological schools (Ash'aris, Maturidis, Mu'tazilis), the transmission of Greek philosophy into Arabic, Peripatetic philosophy, Illuminationism, Shi'ite philosophy, and philosophical Sufism, concluding with the challenges faced by Islamic philosophy through the colonial and modern eras. This course has no prerequisites, but some previous experience in either Islamic studies or philosophy will be helpful. | |
| RELI 5520 | Advanced Arabic Seminar (3) |
| Advanced readings in Arabic texts. Topics will vary from semester to semester, addressing a range of materials and textual genres (philosophical, theological, exegetical, legal, ethical, mystical, literary, historiographical, etc.). Course readings will be in Arabic. | |
| RELI 5540 | Seminar in Islamic Studies (3) |
| Topics in Islamic Studies Course was offered Fall 2022, Fall 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2016, Spring 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| RELI 5559 | New Course in Islam (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Islam. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Fall 2019, Fall 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| RELI 5637 | Anthropology of Islam (3) |
| The discipline of anthropology has made significant contributions to the study of Islam. Yet far too rarely has it been asked, how might we take Islamic traditions' own ways of knowing not merely as objects of inquiry, but as intellectual partners? This course will engage readings in ethnography & critical theory that examine diverse expressions of Islam as it intervenes into debates over what it means to be human in the world. Course was offered Fall 2023 | |
| RELI 7100 | Islamic Religious Law (3) |
| Studies the sources and implications of the Islamic Religious Law (the Sharia). Prerequisite: RELI 2070 or RELC 5300. | |
| RELI 7559 | New Course in Islam (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Islam. | |
| RELI 8559 | New Course in Islam (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Islam. Course was offered Fall 2021 | |
| RELI 8703 | Advanced Readings in Arabic (3) |
| Advanced readings in Arabic philosophical, theological, mystical, and literary texts. Course readings will be in Arabic. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2018 | |
| RELI 8707 | Advanced Readings in Persian (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Advanced readings in Persian philosophical, theological, mystical, and literary texts. Course readings will be in Persian. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017 |
| RELI 8709 | Islamic Studies Tutorial (3) |
| Tutorial in Islamic Studies on philosophy, theology, jurisprudence, ethics, and political Islam. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017 | |
| RELI 8711 | Tutorial in Arabic Madih Nabawi (3) |
| This individualized graduate tutorial provides an introduction to the important tradition of Arabic poetry in praise of the prophet Muhammad, surveying both secondary literature & Arabic poetry in the original. Students will learn about the history, uses, formal features, & contemporary legacy of this literary tradition. At the end of the tutorial, an annotated bibliography or translation or review essay (>20 pages) will be submitted for grading. Course was offered Fall 2023 | |
| RELI 8752 | Tutorial: The Perfumed Life: Islamic Sources of the Self (3) |
| This course will examine the ways the ideal life has been imagined in Islamic thought, from antiquity to modernity. Putting these narratives in conversation with writings on the nature of self-hood and subjectivity in Euro-American academic traditions, we will examine what unique resources Muslim traditions have to explore the capabilities and limits of the self, and in what ways they participate in dilemmas shared across traditional boundaries. Course was offered Fall 2022 | |
| Religion-Judaism | |
| RELJ 1210 | Hebrew Bible/Old Testament (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies the history, literature, and religion of ancient Israel in the light of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. Emphasizes methods of contemporary biblical criticism. Cross listed as RELC 1210. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2009 |
| RELJ 1410 | Elementary Biblical Hebrew I (3) |
| First half of a year-long introduction to biblical Hebrew, using an innovative language-learning approach. Through communicative activities in an immersive environment, students acquire oral and aural capacities naturally, in Hebrew. These capacities enable students to internalize the language and thus achieve the overall course goal: read simple biblical Hebrew prose with immediate comprehension. No Prerequisites. | |
| RELJ 1420 | Elementary Biblical Hebrew II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Second half of a year-long introduction to biblical Hebrew, using an innovative language-learning approach. Through communicative activities in an immersive environment, students acquire oral and aural capacities naturally, internalize the language, and efficiently develop the ability to read biblical Hebrew prose with immediate comprehension. Students read the prose portions of the Book of Jonah and master basic Hebrew grammar, syntax, and vocabulary. Prerequisite: HEBR/RELJ 1410 or the equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| RELJ 1559 | New Course in Judaism (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Judaism | |
| RELJ 1590 | Topics in Jewish Studies (3) |
| This course provides the student with an opportunity to explore a new topic in Jewish Studies | |
| RELJ 2024 | Jewish-Muslim Relations (3) |
| Jewish and Muslim communities share a complex history of interaction, spanning from seventh-century Arabia to the present day, and including instances of collaboration as well as moments of violence. Our course examines this dynamic relationship through documentary and literary sources. We focus on points of contact between Muslims and Jews in contexts ranging from battlefields to universities, from religious discourse to international politics. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018 | |
| RELJ 2030 | Judaism, Roots and Rebellion (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | What does it mean to construct one's identity in dialogue with ancient texts and traditions? Can the gap between ancient and contemporary be bridged? Or must texts and traditions born of a remote time and place remain hopelessly irrelevant to contemporary life? This course explores these questions by examining the myriad ways that contemporary Jews balance the complexities of modern life with the demands of an ancient heritage. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| RELJ 2031 | Introduction to Jewish Life in America (3) |
| This class is an introduction to Jewish Life in America in its religious and cultural manifestations. Students will become familiar with Jewish texts, holidays, rituals, lifecycle events, philosophical issues, communities and cultural practices as they are encountered NOW. Course was offered Fall 2022 | |
| RELJ 2040 | American Judaism (3) |
| Description and explanation of the diverse forms of Jewish religious life in America. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022 | |
| RELJ 2056 | Classical Sources in the Jewish Tradition (3) |
| Classical Sources in the Jewish Tradition/Judaism in Antiquity | |
| RELJ 2061 | Judaism, Modernity, and Secularization (3) |
| This course attempts to develop the history and intellectual underpinnings of the Jewish experience of modernity and secularization. It will explore the variety of Jewish responses and adjustments to the modern world and their implications for present day Judaism in its many forms. | |
| RELJ 2230 | Jewish Spiritual Journeys (3) |
| Jewish Spiritual Journeys | |
| RELJ 2240 | Jewish Ritual (3) |
| Jewish Ritual | |
| RELJ 2300 | Introduction to Israeli Literature in Translation (3) |
| This course explores Israeli culture and society through the lens of its literature. Beginning with the revival of modern Hebrew and following the formative events of the Israeli experience, we will study a range of fictional works (and poetry) that represent the diverse voices of Israeli self-expression. Readings include S.Y. Agnon, Aharon Appelfeld, Yoel Hoffmann, Etgar Keret, A.B. Yehoshua, Yehudit Hendel, and others. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| RELJ 2410 | Intermediate Biblical Hebrew I (3) |
| Readings in the prose narratives of the Hebrew Bible. Emphasizes grammar, vocabulary, and syntax. Attention to issues of translation and interpretation. Prerequisite: HEBR/RELJ 1420 or the equivalent. | |
| RELJ 2420 | Intermediate Biblical Hebrew II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Readings in the poetry of the Hebrew Bible. Emphasizes grammar, vocabulary, and poetics. Attention to issues of translation and interpretation. Prerequisite: HEBR/RELJ 2410 or the equivalent Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| RELJ 2521 | Special Topics in Judaism (3) |
| Special Topics In Judaism. | |
| RELJ 2559 | New Course in Judaism (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of Judaisim. Course was offered Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, January 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| RELJ 2590 | Topics in Jewish Studies (3) |
| This course provides the student with an opportunity to explore a new topic in Jewish Studies Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2013 | |
| RELJ 3052 | Responses to the Holocaust (3) |
| Responses to the Holocaust | |
| RELJ 3070 | Beliefs and Ethics after the Holocaust (3) |
| Examines how theologians and ethicists have responded to the human catastrophe of the Nazi Holocaust, 1933-45. Readings include twentieth-century reflections on the Holocaust, and previous Jewish and Christian responses to catastrophe from Biblical times through the nineteenth- and twentieth-century pogroms in eastern Europe. Prerequisite: Any religious studies, history, or philosophy course, or instructor permission. | |
| RELJ 3080 | Israeli Fiction in Translation (3) |
| Israeli Fiction in Translation | |
| RELJ 3085 | The Passover Haggadah: A Service Learning Course (3) |
| The Passover Haggadah cultivates sensitivity for the plight of the stranger, and we will study how it came about and how it has been used as a template for rituals of social activism on behalf of oppressed peoples, and in particular, of refugees. In volunteer placements in the community, UVA students will work with individuals who have have found refuge in Cville. Together, they will collaborate on designing haggadahs and community seders. | |
| RELJ 3090 | Plagues, Pestilence, Pox, and Prophecy (3) |
| This course treats the phenomenon of prophecy in ancient Israel in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. Biblical texts often deal with plagues and pestilence. Does our current location in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak help us understand these texts in new ways? How do these stories reveal ancient Israel's most cherished values? Do biblical accounts of plagues and pestilence offer us insight into our own predicament in the age of corona? | |
| RELJ 3095 | The Bible in Fiction and Film (3) |
| In this course, we will study the biblical text itself, appreciating it in its own terms but also paying special attention to the ambiguities that activate our own imaginations. Then, we will analyze how fiction, film, and poetry respond to and re-imagine the biblical text-how they might make us think of the biblical text differently (or perhaps shed light on issues that were already there?). | |
| RELJ 3100 | Medieval Jewish Thought (3) |
| This course introduces the medieval Jewish intellectual tradition (9th-13th centuries) in its cultural and historical context. We will explore key themes such as the nature of God, prophecy, exile, the status of Scripture, the history of religions, and the quest for spiritual perfection. Readings will be drawn from philosophical, theological, exegetical, pietistic and mystical texts, including works from Saadia Gaon, Judah Halevi, and Maimonides. | |
| RELJ 3170 | Modern Jewish Thought (3) |
| This course offers an introduction into the major themes of Modern Jewish Thought. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013 | |
| RELJ 3220 | Judaism and Zionism (3) |
| Studies the complex relationship between Judaism the sacred tradition of the Jews and Zionism the modern ideology of Jewish national revival. | |
| RELJ 3292 | The Book of Job & Its Interpretation (3) |
| A seminar on the biblical book of Job (with attention to its literary artistry and compositional history) and its subsequent interpretation. Course was offered Spring 2015 | |
| RELJ 3300 | The Jewish Mystical Tradition (3) |
| Historical study of the Jewish mystical tradition, emphasizing the persistent themes of the tradition as represented in selected mystical texts. Course was offered Spring 2014 | |
| RELJ 3310 | Jewish Law (3) |
| Studies the structure and content of Jewish law in terms of its normative function, its historical background, its theological and philosophical principles, and its role in contemporary society both Jewish and general. | |
| RELJ 3320 | Judaism: Medicine and Healing (3) |
| Judaism: Medicine and Healing | |
| RELJ 3330 | Women and Judaism: Tradition and Change (3) |
| Women and Judaism: Tradition and Change | |
| RELJ 3340 | Jewish Medical Ethics (3) |
| Jewish Medical Ethics | |
| RELJ 3350 | Judaism and Ethics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An exploration of ethical thinking using the resources of the Jewish tradition. |
| RELJ 3355 | Prophecy in Islam and Judaism (3) |
| Prophecy provides the theme for our comparative inquiry into two sacred scriptures (the Qur'an and the Hebrew Bible) alongside the rich traditions of Muslim and Jewish interpretive literature. We will consider narratives about specific prophets, medieval debates between and within Muslim and Jewish communities about the status and function of prophecy within their traditions, and modern theoretical approaches to prophecy. | |
| RELJ 3360 | Judaism and Christianity (3) |
| Studies the relationship between Judaism and Christianity from the origins of Christianity as a Jewish sect through the conflicts of the Middle Ages and modernity; and current views of the interrelationship. | |
| RELJ 3370 | Modern Movements in Judaism (3) |
| Studies the modern religious movements in Judaism including Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, as well as Zionism, both secular and religious, with an emphasis on their theological and philosophical assertions and historical backgrounds. | |
| RELJ 3372 | German Jewish Culture and History (3) |
| This course provides a wide-ranging exploration of the culture, history & thought of German Jewry from 1750 to 1939. It focuses on the Jewish response to modernity in Central Europe and the lasting transformations in Jewish life in Europe and later North America. Readings of such figures as: Moses Mendelssohn, Heinrich Heine, Rahel Varnhagen, Franz Kafka, Gershom Scholem, Martin Buber, Karl Marx, Rosa Luxembourg, Walter Benjamin, and Freud. Course was offered Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| RELJ 3390 | Jewish Feminism (3) |
| Jewish Feminism Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2020, Spring 2017, Spring 2015, Spring 2014 | |
| RELJ 3430 | Women in Judaism (3) |
| Women in Judaism Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| RELJ 3475 | Judaism and Science (3) |
| A study of the place of science in Judaism, focusing of the example of creation. Topics include: The Genesis story in plain sense, historical scholarship, rabbinic commentary and Jewish philosophy; The Big Bang through the history of Jewish reasoning; Newton and Modern Jewish Humanism; Quantum Physics and the Logic of Scripture; Science in modern and contemporary Jewish thought and belief; Judaism and the environment. | |
| RELJ 3490 | Jewish Weddings (3) |
| As we study the ritual of the Jewish wedding ceremony from antiquity to the present day, we will see how notions about marriage, gender relations, and the normative family are displayed and challenged. In particular, we will be investigating the establishment of innovations in the contemporary Jewish weddings (traditional, liberal, same-sex and interfaith) in America and Israel. | |
| RELJ 3559 | New Course in Judaism (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of Judaism. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, January 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| RELJ 3590 | Topics in Jewish Studies (3) |
| This course provides the student with an opportunity to explore a new topic in Jewish Studies Course was offered January 2019, Fall 2013 | |
| RELJ 3615 | Joseph, Esther, Daniel: Biblical Novels (3) |
| The finest narratives in ancient Judaism - stories about Joseph, Esther, Daniel - describe an exiled hero, who delivers his or her people against all odds; related literature includes Ruth, Tobit, Judith, Joseph & Asenath. This course examines the literary, historical, theological significance of these works and common themes: exile, restoration, extraordinary women, coincidence, human agency, the remote deity, the vindication of the underdog. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| RELJ 3652 | Sensibilities, Values and Virtue in Jewish Ethics (3) |
| Jewish virtue ethics in classical rabbinics and in contemporary writings and ethnographic practice and theory. An introduction to the ethical force of Hebrew Scripture, prayer, and religious practice as received by selected rabbinic thinkers and philosophers from classic times through the medieval period to today. | |
| RELJ 3665 | Gender and Sexuality in the Bible (3) |
| This course will interrogate the complex and diverse picture of gender and sexuality presented in the Bible. Students will read stories focusing on key biblical figures generating their own analysis on the dynamics of gender at play, while also considering ancient and modern interpretations and methodological approaches. Throughout, students will be exposed to the cultural and historical milieu that produced these texts. Course was offered Spring 2020, Spring 2019 | |
| RELJ 3705 | The Jewish Experience in Europe: Vienna and Budapest (3) |
| This course will explore Jewish history, culture and everyday life in Europe from a multidisciplinary perspective. It will consist of introductory lectures, site visits, guest speakers, and student presentations. The course is designed to be 12-day term with primary locations in Graz, Vienna, and Budapest. | |
| RELJ 3708 | Enduring Questions in Modern Judaism (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course is built around the "big" questions Jews in the modern period have faced--such as "Who is a Jew?," "Are there divine commandments?," "Must a Jew believe anything?," "Can there be God after Auschwitz?" Each unit will approach a different question from a variety of perspectives and sources--secular and religious--offering tools to understand complexities, acknowledge context, and ask new questions. Course was offered Spring 2021 |
| RELJ 3830 | Talmud (3) |
| Talmud Course was offered Fall 2014, Spring 2012 | |
| RELJ 3885 | Introduction to Judaism Through The Arts (3) |
| This course is organized around great works in the history of art whose thematic content and historical context intersect with the Jewish experience. Each session focuses on one representative artwork from antiquity to the present to reveal something about Jewish history. Textual sources (biblical, poetic, literary, scholarly) help interpret the artwork. | |
| RELJ 3910 | Women and the Bible (3) |
| Surveys passages in the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible and the New Testament that focus specifically on women or use feminine imagery. Considers various readings of these passages, including traditional Jewish and Christian, historical-critical, and feminist interpretations. Cross-listed as RELC 3910. Prerequisite: Any religious studies course or instructor permission. | |
| RELJ 4559 | New Course in Judaism (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Judaism. | |
| RELJ 4570 | Advanced Topics in Judaism (3) |
| This topical course provides upper level undergraduate students in Religious Studies an opportunity for advanced coursework in Judaism | |
| RELJ 4590 | Topics in Jewish Studies (3) |
| This course provides the student with an opportunity to explore a new topic in Jewish Studies | |
| RELJ 4591 | Topics Modern Jewish History (3) |
| This topical course will explore topics in modern Jewish history, from 1948 to the present day. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| RELJ 4950 | Senior Seminar in Jewish Studies (3) |
| This course introduces and examines the origins and development of Jewish Studies with emphasis on its interdisciplinary character. Requirements include active class participation and a significant research paper based on a topic of the student's choice.
This course is required of all fourth-year Jewish Studies majors. It is also open to all interested students with permission of the instructor. | |
| RELJ 5030 | Judaism, Roots, and Rebellion (3) |
| This course examines the ways that contemporary Jews balance the complexities of modern life with the demands of an ancient heritage. The course toggles back and forth between the historical conditions that produced seminal texts and traditions, and the use to which they are put in the making of contemporary Jewish identities, with special attention to attention to strategies of resistance, adaptation and affirmation. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022 | |
| RELJ 5048 | Philo of Alexandria and Hellenistic Judaism (3) |
| An indepth inquiry into the writings and thought of Philo of Alexandria (ca. 20 BCE-50 CE) Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| RELJ 5050 | Judaism in Antiquity (3) |
| Description and analysis of representative systems of Judaic religion which flourished in Palestine, Egypt, and Mesopotamia from 505 BCE to 600 CE. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| RELJ 5065 | Jewish History, Meta-History, Counter History (3) |
| The course discusses models of history, meta-history, counter history, and anti-history in modern Jewish thought. Readings from Heinrich Graetz, Hermann Cohen, Franz Rosenzweig, Martin Buber, Walter Benjamin, A.J. Heschel, Leo Strauss, and others. Course was offered Fall 2013 | |
| RELJ 5100 | Theology and Ethics of the Rabbis (3) |
| This course explores theological and ethical themes in classical rabbinic literature (c. 200-600 CE). Focus is on gaining fluency in textual and conceptual analysis. Questions examined include: How is the relationship between God, humans generally and the people Israel specifically, imagined? What is evil and how is it best managed? What is the nature of one's obligation to fellow human beings? How does one cultivate an ideal self? | |
| RELJ 5105 | Religion and Culture of the Rabbis (3) |
| An examination of religion and culture of the rabbinic movement (c. 70-600 CE) in the social and cultural contexts of Greco-Roman antiquity. Among the issues to be examined: rituals and institutions of the rabbis, social organizations within the rabbinic movement, engagement with other sectors of Jewish and gentile society. | |
| RELJ 5145 | Medieval Jewish Thought (3) |
| Students explore the gems of the medieval Jewish intellectual tradition (9th-13th centuries), considering models of theology, exegesis, pietism, belles lettres, ethics, and mysticism. Focus on the development of foundational religious ideas and innovative literary forms, in historical and cultural context, with attention to parallels in the Islamic and Christian traditions. Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| RELJ 5165 | Scripture and Philosophy in Judaism and Beyond (3) |
| What happened when classical Jewish traditions of study and learning encountered the Hellenic traditions of philosophy? This course examines instances of encounter between philosophy and Jewish text learning throughout Jewish history, from the days of Philo to today, focusing on contexts of history, text-reading and hermeneutics. The second half of the course will explore implications for studies in Christianity and Islam. Course was offered Fall 2015 | |
| RELJ 5210 | Mishnah Seminar (3) |
| This course trains students to read Mishnah in the original language. Primary emphasis will be on giving students tools to decode the text and set the text in its appropriate historical and cultural contexts. Special attention will be paid to literary and legal aspects of the text. The Mishnah will also compared with parallels from contemporary compositions (the Tosephta and midrash halakhah). Secondary readings will expose students to the range Course was offered Fall 2014 | |
| RELJ 5250 | Jewish Bible Commentaries (3) |
| This course explores the Jewish Bible commentary in its formative period, between the ninth and twelfth centuries. Emphasis is given to the exegetical techniques and cultural significance of the genre, its engagement with the rabbinic tradition, and its parallels with Muslim and Christian hermeneutics. By comparing commentaries on a given biblical passage, we will consider the craft of Jewish commentary writing in varied historical circumstances. | |
| RELJ 5291 | The Book of Genesis and Its Interpretation (3) |
| A seminar on the book of Genesis (with attention to its literary artistry, compositional history, and theological issues) and its subsequent interpretation. Course was offered Fall 2015, Spring 2012 | |
| RELJ 5292 | The Book of Job & Its Interpretation (3) |
| A seminar on the biblical book of Job (with attention to its literary artistry and compositional history) and its subsequent interpretation.
Prerequisite: One course on biblical scholarship is required; knowledge of Hebrew and/or Greek is preferred, but, if not, then admission by instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2015 | |
| RELJ 5350 | Judaism and Ethics (3) |
| An exploration of ethical thinking using the resources of the Jewish tradition. Course was offered Fall 2021 | |
| RELJ 5365 | Hermann Cohen and Modern Religious Thought (3) |
| The Jewish philosopher Hermann Cohen was one of the most influential thinkers of 20th-century religious thought. The seminar traces Cohen's neo-Kantian legacy in Europe and the United States. Apart from Cohen's work, we will cover select topics in Franz Rosenzweig, Martin Buber, Ernst Cassirer, Ernst Bloch, Leo Strauss, Mordecai Kaplan, and Steven Schwarzschild. Course was offered Spring 2020, Spring 2019 | |
| RELJ 5385 | The Song of Songs (3) |
| A seminar on the biblical Song of Songs (with attention to its literary artistry and compositional history) and its subsequent interpretation. Course was offered Spring 2020, Spring 2017 | |
| RELJ 5559 | New Course in Judaism (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Judaism Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| RELJ 5950 | Midrashic Imagination (3) |
| Midrashic Imagination Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2009 | |
| RELJ 7559 | New Course in Judaism (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Judaism. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| RELJ 8559 | New Course in Judaism (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Judaism. Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| RELJ 8705 | Tutorial in Translating Biblical Poetry (3) |
| An advanced tutorial in translating biblical poetry, with several interrelated goals: developing skills in advanced biblical grammar; furthering capacities for biblical interpretation; exploring the dynamics of biblical poetry; understanding how ancient poetry and biblical books formed, developed, and were redacted; evaluating secondary literature as a prelude to developing sound arguments and coherent elegant translations. | |
| RELJ 8710 | Tutorial in Mishnah Translation (3) |
| Assorted passages from the Mishnah are read out loud, subjected to grammatical and content-based analysis, rendered into elegant English, and considered as exemplars of rabbinic literature. | |
| RELJ 8714 | Scriptural Reasoning in Judaism (3) |
| How recent Jewish philosophy and theology has turned back to the study of sacred texts. How that turn has engendered another turn: to intensive dialogue with like-minded Christian and Muslim philosophers and theologians. The course will require considerable reading in scriptural texts and in both classical and contemporary commentaries - philosophic and theological. | |
| RELJ 8717 | Tutorial in The Book of Job and Its Interpretation (3) |
| An advanced tutorial on the book of Job and its related texts--ancient, medieval, and modern--which allow us to establish the literary and theological traditions out of which Job was composed and the literary and theological legacies that it has engendered, including thinking about divine justice, human piety, the limits of human knowledge, and the nature of the divine-human encounter. Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2018 | |
| RELJ 8726 | Tutorial: Themes in Modern Jewish History (3) |
| This course explores the major themes and debates in modern Jewish history and historiography from the Enlightenment to the present. Course was offered Spring 2019 | |
| RELJ 8730 | Tutorial in Midrash Translation (3) |
| This tutorial helps graduate students develop and strengthen skills in the reading and translation of ancient rabbinic Hebrew. It prepares them to do advanced research with ancient rabbinic texts, with a focus on midrashic texts in particular. It gives students the interpretive skills to make sense of the texts and provides an overview of the scholarly issues pertinent to their study. | |
| RELJ 8736 | Tutorial: Jewish Liturgy (3) |
| Students will read through a year of Jewish liturgy. Primary sources will include Jewish prayer books of different denominations and secondary sources will include the works of Larry Hoffman, Ruth Langer, Alan Mintz, Judith Plaskow, and Marcia Falk. The course will highlight the variations of Jewish liturgy across denominations and will end with contemporary feminist liturgy. Course was offered Fall 2019 | |
| RELJ 8739 | Tutorial:Buber, Heschel, & Levinas: Dialogical Approaches in Jewish Thought (3) |
| This tutorial brings together three major Jewish thinkers of the 20th century with a special focus of dialogical philosophy and theology. Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2020 | |
| RELJ 8748 | Tutorial: Formation of the Hebrew Bible (3) |
| This graduate tutorial explores the history and formation of the Hebrew Bible. Course was offered Fall 2020 | |
| RELJ 8749 | Tutorial in Holocaust Studies (3) |
| This tutorial focuses on key texts in the field of Holocaust Studies. Reading lists will be adjusted to the particular interests of the student, but may include scholarship on the ethics of representations, individual and collective memory, evil and suffering, moral agency and culpability, comparative studies of genocide and mass atrocities, theodicy and anti-theodicy, and Holocaust testimony. | |
| RELJ 8750 | Tutorial: Jewish Feminism (Abrahamic Context) (3) |
| This tutorial puts Jewish feminism in conversation with Muslim and Christian feminisms, in the particular contexts of sacred texts, prayer, ritual practice, law, sexuality, leadership, and community. Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| RELJ 8751 | Tutorial in Second Temple Judaism (3) |
| This interdisciplinary research collaboration explores the variegated expressions of Judaism between the construction of the second Jerusalem temple in the 6th century BCE, through the Hellenistic and Roman periods, down to the temple's destruction by the Romans in the 1st century CE. Given the chronological and geographical vastness and complexity of the subject, this course will of necessity consider a selection of problems, issues, and topics. | |
| RELJ 8752 | Tutorial: Theopolitics Modern Judaism II: Mendelssohn & the Enlightenment (3) |
| Tutorial 2 in sequence of 3. Mendelssohn's book Jerusalem, or on Religious Power (1783), the center of our discussion and a response to Hobbes, Spinoza, and Locke, is both a theory of government & a novel interpretation of Judaism, but also a program of enlightenment and modernization that has to be seen in the context of Jewish emancipation in the 18th century. The course introduces texts by Kant, Lessing, Herder, Friedlander, & Schleiermacher. | |
| RELJ 8753 | Theopolitics Modern Judaism I: Spinoza (3) |
| This graduate course is a sequence of three independent tutorials on theopolitical thought in Modern Judaism: I. Spinoza, II. Mendelssohn and the Enlightenment, III. Martin Buber, Hermann Cohen, and Franz Rosenzweig. Each tutorial lasts one semester and can be taken outside the sequence. The focus of the course lies on the alliance and confrontation of religion and politics in Modern Jewish thought and its immediate intellectual historical context. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2021 | |
| RELJ 8757 | Tutorial: Theopolitics: Modern Judaism III: Buber, Cohen, Baeck, Rosenzweig (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This tutorial, the third in a sequence on theopolitical thought in Modern Judaism, will focus on 20th-century Jewish philosophers, especially Hermann Cohen, Martin Buber, Leo Baeck, and Franz Rosenzweig. Their distinct views on the state, the nation, and the theocratic community, as well as how modern Christian thought grappled with similar questions, will be analyzed in the context of a crisis of politics during the interwar period. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022 |
| RELJ 8760 | Tutorial in Readings in Medieval Hebrew (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This reading course introduces students to the medieval Hebrew literary tradition and the distinctive linguistic features of Hebrew in this period. The texts under consideration will vary by semester. Scholarly articles will supplement and contextualize the Hebrew readings. Students will discuss the religious and historical significance of the passages that they prepare in advance of our sessions. Course was offered Spring 2024 |
| RELJ 8880 | Biblical and Jewish Palestinian Aramaic (3) |
| Introduces the Aramaic language, intended especially for New Testament graduate students. Emphasizes mastery of the grammar and syntax of Official or Imperial Aramaic and especially Middle Aramaic (second century b.c.e. to second century c.e.). | |
| Religion-Special Topic | |
| RELS 4980 | Senior Essay (3) |
| Studies selected topic in religious studies under detailed supervision. The writing of an essay constitutes a major portion of the work. Prerequisite: Permission of departmental advisor and instructor. | |
| RELS 4995 | Independent Research (1 - 6) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Systematic readings in a selected topic under detailed supervision. Prerequisite: Permission of departmental advisor and instructor. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, January 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, January 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| RELS 8100 | Buddhism in America (3) |
| This course asks how Buddhism transformed from a marginal phenomenon at the end of WWII to a highly influential force in America today. We will move toward the answer by looking at the complex interactions of a number of forms of Buddhism in the U.S. By doing so, we will not only gain a sense of why Buddhism has developed as it has in the United States, but an understanding of Buddhism more generally and what distinguishes its American forms. Course was offered Fall 2023 | |
| RELS 8500 | Topics for Supervised Study and Research (1 - 6) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This topical course provides Master's and Doctoral students in Religious Studies an opportunity for advanced coursework in selected, established areas of the department's curriculum. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011 |
| RELS 8700 | Tutorial in HEBREW CODICOLOGY AND PALEOGRAPHY (3) |
| This tutorial is designed to introduce students to the study of Hebrew manuscripts. It provides a foundation for codicology and training in paleographic analysis. The tutorial is ideal for graduate students who are preparing to conduct advanced manuscript research. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| RELS 8960 | Thesis Research (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Research on problems leading to a master's thesis. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| RELS 8995 | Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Systematic readings in a selected topic under detailed supervision. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| RELS 8998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For master's research, taken before a thesis director has been selected. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| RELS 8999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| RELS 9998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| RELS 9999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| Russian | |
| RUSS 116 | Intensive Introductory Russian (0) |
| This is the non-credit option for RUSS 1016. | |
| RUSS 126 | Intensive Introductory Russian (0) |
| This is the non-credit option for RUSS 2026. | |
| RUSS 216 | Intensive Intermediate Russian (0) |
| This is the non-credit option for RUSS 2016. | |
| RUSS 226 | Intensive Intermediate Russian (0) |
| This is the non-credit option for RUSS 2026. | |
| RUSS 1010 | First-Year Russian (4) |
| Introduces Russian grammar with emphasis on reading and speaking. Class meets five days per week plus work in the language laboratory. To be followed by RUSS 2010, 2020. | |
| RUSS 1016 | Intensive Introductory Russian (3) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| RUSS 1020 | First-Year Russian (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces Russian grammar with emphasis on reading and speaking. Class meets five days per week plus work in the language laboratory. To be followed by RUSS 2010, 2020. Prerequisite: A grade of C or above in RUSS 1010. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| RUSS 1026 | Intensive Introductory Russian (3) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisites: RUSS 1016 or equivalent. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| RUSS 1030 | Russian Language Study in Russia (2) |
| In this course, students will begin or continue their study of the Russian language. Students will be placed at the appropriate level and will be taught by instructors at UVA's partner institutions in Moscow and St. Petersburg. At either the beginning or intermediate level, the course includes reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Aimed to give students as high a level of proficiency in spoken and written Russian as possible. | |
| RUSS 2010 | Second-Year Russian (4) |
| Continuation of Russian grammar. Includes practice in speaking and writing Russian and introduction to Russian prose and poetry. Class meets four days per week, plus work in the language laboratory. Prerequisite: RUSS 1020 (with grade of C- or better) or equivalent. | |
| RUSS 2016 | Intensive Intermediate Russian (3) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in intermediate level oral expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisites: RUSS 1016 & 1026 or equivalent. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| RUSS 2020 | Second-Year Russian (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Continuation of Russian grammar. Includes practice in speaking and writing Russian and introduction to Russian prose and poetry. Class meets four days per week, plus work in the language laboratory. Prerequisite: grade of C or better in RUSS 2010. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| RUSS 2026 | Intensive Intermediate Russian (3) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in intermediate level oral expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisites: RUSS 1016 , 1026 & 2016 or equivalent. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| RUSS 3000 | Russian House Conversation (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Russian House Conversation Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017 |
| RUSS 3010 | Third-Year Russian (3) |
| Continuation of Russian grammar. Includes intensive oral practice through reports, dialogues, guided discussions; composition of written reports and essays; readings in literary and non-literary texts. Class meets three hours per week, plus work in the language laboratory. Prerequisite: RUSS 2010, 2020 or equivalent with a grade of C or better. | |
| RUSS 3020 | Third-Year Russian (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Continuation of Russian grammar. Includes intensive oral practice through reports, dialogues, guided discussions; composition of written reports and essays; readings in literary and non-literary texts. Class meets three hours per week, plus work in the language laboratory. Prerequisite: RUSS 2020 with a grade of C or better. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| RUSS 3030 | Intermediate Conversation (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Two hours of conversation practice per week. Prerequisite: RUSS 1020, or equivalent. RUSS 2020 is strongly recommended. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| RUSS 3040 | Applied Russian Phonetics (3) |
| Examines the sound system of the Russian language with special attention to palatalization, vowel reduction, sounds in combination, and the relationship of sound to spelling. Prerequisite: RUSS 1020. Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| RUSS 3050 | Russian Declension and Conjugation (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Examines the sound system, lexicon, and word formative processes of the Russian literary language. Prerequisite: RUSS 1020 Course was offered Spring 2020 |
| RUSS 3060 | Russian for Business (3) |
| Russian for oral and written communication in business situations. Prerequisite: RUSS 2020. Course was offered Spring 2017, Fall 2009 | |
| RUSS 3500 | Topics in Russian Language & Literature (1 - 3) |
| Selected Topics in Russian Language and Literature | |
| RUSS 3993 | Independent Study (1 - 3) |
| Generic course to be used when students are taking non-lecture based independent study with a faculty member. May be repeated for credit | |
| RUSS 4010 | Fourth-Year Russian (3) |
| Continuation of Russian grammar. Includes oral practice, extensive reading, and work in Russian stylistics. Prerequisite: RUSS 3010, 3020 with a grade of C or better. | |
| RUSS 4020 | Fourth-Year Russian (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Continuation of Russian grammar. Includes oral practice, extensive reading, and work in Russian stylistics. Prerequisite: RUSS 4010 with a grade of C or better. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| RUSS 4500 | Topics in Russian Language & Literature (1 - 3) |
| Selected Topics in Russian Language and Literature | |
| RUSS 4520 | Introduction to Russian Literature (3) |
| Introduction to Russian literary studies. Reading and analysis of literary works in the original. Texts are selected from classical and contemporary literature. Topic varies. All readings and discussion in Russian. Course is open to advanced students of Russian and heritage speakers. | |
| RUSS 4990 | Senior Honors Thesis (3) |
| Required of honors majors in Russian language and literature and Russian and East European studies. Course was offered Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| RUSS 4993 | Independent Study in Russian Language (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | May be repeated for credit. |
| RUSS 4998 | Senior Thesis in Russian Studies (3) |
| For majors in Russian and East European studies, normally taken in the fourth year. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| RUSS 4999 | Senior Thesis in Russian Studies (3) |
| For majors in Russian and East European studies, normally taken in the fourth year. | |
| RUSS 5010 | Readings in the Social Sciences (3) |
| Based on a careful analysis of the social science texts, students are introduced to advanced topics in Russian morphology and syntax. Successful completion of the course enables students to read nineteenth- and twentieth-century Russian non-fiction with minimal difficulty. Prerequisite: RUSS 3020 and instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| RUSS 5030 | Advanced Russian I (3) |
| A thorough review of Russian grammar. Prerequisite: RUSS 2010, 2020, and instructor permission. | |
| RUSS 5032 | Advanced Russian Grammar: Syntax (3) |
| This course is a formal and systematic analysis of the basic syntactic structures of the contemporary Russian literary language with frequent comparison to English (and other, when possible) structures. The emphasis will be on data, not theoretical principles although the conventional theoretical machinery and language of syntax (phrase structure, complement, anaphora) will be used at all times in class and on assignments. | |
| RUSS 5050 | Advanced Conversation (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Two hours of conversation practice per week. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: RUSS 3020. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| RUSS 5080 | Methodology (3) |
| Course is designed as a combination of practical classroom procedures & techniques & the theoretical aspects of language teaching methodology. Active participation in unit & lesson planning will be accompanied by critical reading & further class discussion about the methods observed & current research on second language acquisition .The course is intended for advanced undergrad & grad students with at least four years of Russian language study. | |
| RUSS 5110 | The Rise of the Russian Novel, 1795-1850 (3) |
| Studies the development of the Russian novel in the first half of the 19th century. Focuses on the major contributions of Pushkin, Lermontov, Gogol, Dostoevsky, and Turgenev, and examines the social and literary forces that contributed to the evolution of the Russian novel. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at: http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/slavic/courses.html. | |
| RUSS 5120 | Age of Realism, 1851-1881 (3) |
| Studies the works of Russia's most celebrated writers during the middle of the 19th century. Explores the many forms that 'realism' assumed in Russia at this time, and investigates how Russian writers responded to the calls of their contemporary critics to use literature to promote socially progressive ends. | |
| RUSS 5122 | Versions of Dostoevsky (3) |
| Reading Dostoevsky's fiction alongside the critical contexts in which it was produced and received, we'll consider many different versions of Dostoevsky. Texts include Poor Folk, Notes from Underground, Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, and The Brothers Karamazov, as well as Dostoevsky's critical and polemical writing. Course was offered Spring 2017 | |
| RUSS 5124 | Tolstoy (3) |
| Tolstoy | |
| RUSS 5140 | Russian Modernism (3) |
| Examines selected works by the leading writers of the early part of the twentieth century. Explores concepts of symbolism, acmeism, and futurism. Focuses on competing conceptions of literature that evolved in the 1920s until the establishment of the hegemony of socialist realism in the 1930s. Considers works written by Russian writers living in emigration. | |
| RUSS 5150 | Russian Formalism and Structuralist Poetics (3) |
| Studies the theory and practice of literary critics. Focuses on the Russian Formalists and the relationship of their theories to those of later critics in America (New Criticism) and the current European Structuralists. Prerequisite: Reading knowledge of French, German, or Russian suggested. | |
| RUSS 5160 | Russian Literature of the Soviet Era-1929-1988 (3) |
| Literature in the Soviet era has been compared to a "second government." This course explores Russian literature under Soviet totalitarianism and examines the concept of Socialist Realism and the process of harnessing literary art to serve the state's interests of creating the "new Soviet person." We also treat the all-important development of unofficial "underground" art and writers' strategies for bypassing the strictures of state control. | |
| RUSS 5175 | The Golden Age of Russian Poetry (3) |
| Studies works by Zhukovsky, Batiushkov, Pushkin, Lermontov, Baratynsky, Tiutchev, and others. | |
| RUSS 5176 | The Silver Age of Russian Poetry (3) |
| Studies the poetry of Blok, Akhmatova, Mandelshtam, Pasternak, Tsvetaeva, and Mayakovsky. Includes symbolism, acmeism, and futurism. | |
| RUSS 5190 | Russian Drama and Theatre (3) |
| Studies works from Fonvizin to Shvarts with emphasis on the major plays of Gogol, Chekhov, and Gorky. Includes production theories of Stanislavsky, Meyerhold, and other prominent Russian directors. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| RUSS 5350 | Russian and Soviet Film: Movies for the Masses (3) |
| An exploration of Soviet and Russian Cinema as artistic medium, industrial product, ideological and political tool, and meansof entertainment. This course devotes equal consideration to popular classics as well as the critically acclaimed masterpieces of russian film in order to engage questions of history theory, and aesthetics within broader cultural currents. | |
| RUSS 5360 | Gulag: Graduate Studies in History and Literature (3) |
| From the Bolshevik Revolution to the end of the Soviet order, the only evidence of the Gulag available to the outside world, apart from the Soviet propaganda, were the testimonies of witnesses and survivors. Their stories functioned as the only available history, thus shedding an interesting light on the traditional distinctions between literature and history. In this course, students will examine the Gulag's history via lit and film. | |
| RUSS 5380 | Russian Postmodernism (3) |
| Examines the exciting developments in late-20th- and early-21st-century Russian literature and art. | |
| RUSS 5390 | The Russian Utopian Imagination (3) |
| This course explores Russian literature's many renderings of heaven on earth and their roots in folklore, religion, art, and political thought. Prerequisite: Reading knowledge of Russian | |
| RUSS 5410 | Texts and Critics: Approaches to Literary Analysis (3) |
| This graduate seminar pursues a double goal: to enhance students' skills in reading sophisticated Russian prose and to expose them to various methods of critical analysis. Special attention is paid to Russian literary stylistics and contemporary critical discourse. Readings, class discussion, and written assignments are in Russian. Open to graduate students and advanced undergraduates, as well as heritage speakers. Course was offered Spring 2018 | |
| RUSS 5500 | Selected Topics in Russian Literature (3 - 6) |
| Typical topics in various years include Tolstoy, Russian literary journalism, and the mid-nineteenth century Russian novel. In some years open to students from other departments with no knowledge of Russian. May be repeated for credit. Course was offered Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| RUSS 5559 | Topics in Russian Language and Literature (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Russian Language and Literature. Course was offered Spring 2023 | |
| RUSS 5993 | Independent Study (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Generic course to be used when students are taking non-lecture based independent study with a faculty member. |
| RUSS 7010 | Proseminar in Russian Literature (3) |
| Required of all candidates for the M.A. degree. | |
| RUSS 7290 | Medieval and 18th-Century Russian (3) |
| Close reading of texts from the Kievan period to end of the 18th century. | |
| RUSS 7350 | Turgenev (3) |
| Study of the major works. | |
| RUSS 7360 | Tolstoy-War and Peace (3) |
| Study of the major works. | |
| RUSS 7500 | Seminar in Russian Studies (3) |
| Advanced work on selected topics. A recent topic was 'utopian vision.' May be repeated for credit. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| RUSS 7510 | Seminar in Russian Studies (3) |
| Advanced work on selected topics. A recent topic was 'utopian vision.' May be repeated for credit. Course was offered Spring 2011, Fall 2010 | |
| RUSS 7850 | The Russian and West European Novel: 1790-1880 (3) |
| Studies the formation and development of the great Russian realistic novel. Emphasizes internal processes and West European influences. | |
| RUSS 7993 | Independent Study in Russian Linguistics (1 - 3) |
| For students wishing to pursue independent reading and research in Russian Linguistics. Prerequisite: Instructor Permission | |
| RUSS 8210 | Advanced Structure of Russian: Phonology and Morphology (3) |
| Prerequisite: LNGS 3250 and instructor permission. | |
| RUSS 8500 | Topics in Russian Language and Literature (3) |
| Could include Russian language, fiction, poetry, drama, or culture. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. | |
| RUSS 8999 | Master's Thesis (1 - 12) |
| Research for and final preparation of M.A. thesis. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| RUSS 9999 | Non-Topical Research, Doctoral (1 - 12) |
| For doctoral research taken under the supervision of a dissertation director. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| Russian in Translation | |
| RUTR 2310 | UVA in Russia: Literary Places in Russia (4) |
| This course will take students to visit the places associated with literature -- writers' museums and the locations where they site their works -- in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Visiting and studying these places can teach us much about Russian literary works, their creators and their readers. We will read and explore the works of Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Chekhov, Mayakovsky, Bulgakov and other Russian writers. | |
| RUTR 2330 | Russia and the Caucasus (3) |
| This interdisciplinary course introduces students to the respective cultural histories of Armenia, Georgia, and Russia, relying heavily on literary and cinematic sources. We will also explore the more contemporary relationship between the Caucasus and Russia from the 19th century to the present. | |
| RUTR 2350 | Russian and East European Film (3) |
| This course is an introduction to and overview of the history of film in Eastern Europe, with a particular focus on Russia, though we will be discussing other countries that were once part of the Soviet Bloc. We will be covering a variety of films, long and short, as well as animation, and how these works of art reflect the time periods in which they were created. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010 | |
| RUTR 2360 | Tales of Transgression (3) |
| This course examines how Russian writers engage with ethical questions ranging from lofty pursuits of freedom and the meaning of life to more prosaic issues of personal responsibility and happiness. In the context of literary analysis, we explore such conceptual terms describing human activity as love and justice, right and wrong, good and evil. Texts by Dostoevsky, Leskov, Tolstoy, Ostrovsky, Chekhov, Olesha, and Petrushevskaya. | |
| RUTR 2370 | Fairy Tales (3) |
| This course considers a medley of tales drawn from various cultural traditions, oral and written, including canonical European fairy tales, traditional Slavic texts, African folk narratives, and oral tales from other cultures collected and recorded more recently. We will sample different thematic groups of tales and analyze them in view of various interpretive methodologies: structuralism, sociology, feminism, and cultural studies. Particular attention will be paid to adaptations of familiar stories for different times and audiences. All readings in English. No prerequisites. | |
| RUTR 2400 | Russian Masterpieces (3) |
| Open to students with no knowledge of Russian. Studies selected great works of nineteenth- and twentieth-century prose fiction. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2014 | |
| RUTR 2450 | Art of Scandal: Literature and Culture in Society (3) |
| Studies works of art that caused major controversy and debate in Russia. Why did certain texts resonate more loudly than others in society? How did this dynamic change between the imperial and post-Soviet periods? Includes works of art in a variety of media: literature and criticism, modern painting, architecture, film and music. | |
| RUTR 2460 | Introduction to Russian Culture and Civilization (3) |
| No knowledge of Russian needed. Investigates 'being Russian' through the works of Russia's great writers, artists, architects, and composers. Focuses on the heroes, heroines, and villains, symbols, legends, and rituals central to Russian creativity. | |
| RUTR 2470 | Understanding Russia: Symbols, Myths, and Archetypes of Identity (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course explores different sources of Russian national identity from pre-Christian `Rus' to the present. We will investigate how the occidental and oriental elements blend into a unique Euro-Asian culture, nation, and world power. Our main aim is to provide an orientation to the symbolic world of Russian self-identification. We will employ the tools of the historian, geographer, psychologist, and student of literature and culture. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2009 |
| RUTR 2500 | Topics in Russian Literature (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies in English translation of selected authors, works, or themes in Russian literature. Topics in recent years were Solzhenitsyn, Nabokov. May be repeated for credit under different topics. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2021, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Fall 2012 |
| RUTR 2730 | Dostoevsky (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Open to students with no knowledge of Russian. Studies the major works of Dostoevsky. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| RUTR 2740 | Tolstoy in Translation (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Open to students with no knowledge of Russian. Studies the major works of Tolstoy. |
| RUTR 2993 | Independent Study in Russian Folklore, Culture or Literature in Translation (1 - 3) |
| For students wishing to pursue independent reading and research in Russian Folklore, Culture, Civilization or Literature in Translation. May be repeated for credit
. Course was offered Spring 2018 | |
| RUTR 3340 | Books Behind Bars: Life, Lit, & Community Leadership (4) |
| Students will grapple in a profound and personal way with timeless human questions: Who am I? Why am I here? How should I live? They will do this, in part, by facilitating discussions about short masterpieces of Russian literature with residents at a juvenile correctional center. This course offers an integrated academic-community engagement curriculum, and provides a unique opportunity for service learning, leadership, and youth mentoring. Course was offered Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| RUTR 3350 | Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature (3) |
| Open to students with no knowledge of Russian. Studies the major works of Pushkin, Lermontov, Gogol, Turgenev, Goncharov, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and others. Emphasizes prose fiction. This course is a prerequisite for 5000-level literature courses. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at: http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/slavic/courses.html. | |
| RUTR 3360 | Twentieth Century Russian Literature (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course surveys Russian literature (prose and poetry) of the twentieth century. Readings include works by Soviet and émigré writers. All works are read in English translation. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| RUTR 3390 | Edens, Idylls, and Utopias in Russian Literature (3) |
| This course explores Russian literature's many renderings of heaven on earth and their roots in folklore, religion, art, and political thought. | |
| RUTR 3400 | Nabokov (3) |
| Open to students with no knowledge of Russian. Studies the evolution of Nabokov's art, from his early Russian language tales to the major novels written in English. Course was offered Spring 2020, Fall 2013 | |
| RUTR 3500 | Topics in Russian Literature (3 - 6) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies in English translation of selected authors, works, or themes in Russian literature. Topics in recent years were Solzhenitsyn, Nabokov. May be repeated for credit under different topics. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2017, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2009 |
| RUTR 3510 | Topics in Russian Literature (3 - 6) |
| Studies in English translation of selected authors, works, or themes in Russian literature. Topics in recent years were Solzhenitsyn, Nabokov. May be repeated for credit under different topics. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| RUTR 3520 | Case Studies in Russian Literature (3) |
| Open to students with no knowledge of Russian. One great novel such as War and Peace or The Brothers Karamazov is studied in detail along with related works and a considerable sampling of critical studies. | |
| RUTR 3559 | Russian Literature in Translation (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Russian Literature in Translation. | |
| RUTR 3680 | The Russian Novel in European Perspective (3) |
| Open to students with no knowledge of Russian. Studies the evolution of the Russian novel, its thematic and structural features, from the early nineteenth century to the present. | |
| RUTR 3993 | Independent Study (1 - 3) |
| Generic course to be used when students are taking non-lecture based independent study with a faculty member. May be repeated for credit. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| RUTR 4500 | Topics in Russian Language & Literature (1 - 3) |
| Selected Topics in Russian Language and Literature. | |
| RUTR 4559 | New Course in Russian Literature in Translation (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Russian in Translation. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2017 | |
| RUTR 4993 | Independent Study (1 - 3) |
| Generic course to be used when students are taking non-lecture based independent study with a faculty member. May be repeated for credit | |
| RUTR 5559 | Topics in Russian Literature in Translation (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Russian in Translation. | |
| Sanskrit | |
| SANS 1010 | Elementary Sanskrit I (3) |
| Studies Sanskrit sounds, the Devanagari script, and basic grammar. | |
| SANS 1020 | Elementary Sanskrit II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A continuation of SANS 1010. Prerequisite: SANS 1010. Note: The following six courses are all intermediate level Sanskrit courses. They are offered two-by-two in a three-year rotation. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| SANS 3000T | Non-UVa Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 10) |
| SANS 3012 | Selections from the Mahabharata (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A second-year course focusing on developing reading fluency in Sanskrit. Selections are chosen to reinforce students' knowledge of grammar from SANS 1020, to expand vocabulary and to introduce the Mahabharata, one of ancient India's major epics. Prerequisite: SANS 1020. |
| SANS 3014 | Selections from the Ramayana of Valmiki (3) |
| A second-year course focusing on developing reading fluency in Sanskrit. Selections are chosen to reinforce student's knowledge of grammar from SANS 1020, to expand vocabulary, and to introduce the Ramayana of Valmiki, one of two major epics of ancient India, and the 'first poem' in Sanskrit. Prerequisite: SANS 1020. | |
| SANS 3016 | Selections from the Kathasaritsagara of Somadeva (3) |
| A second-year course focusing on developing reading fluency in Sanskrit. Selections are chosen to reinforce student's knowledge of grammar from SANS 5020, to expand vocabulary, and to introduce the Kathasaritsagara of Somadeva, the most important collection of story literature in Sanskrit. Prerequisite: SANS 1020. | |
| SANS 3018 | Jataka Tales (3) |
| This course centers on the Jataka tales. Class time will be devoted primarily to translation and grammatical analysis and secondarily to discussion of the content. This course has three objectives: 1. to shore up and expand your knowledge of grammar, 2. to expand your reading vocabulary and increase the speed of your reading comprehension, and 3. to introduce you to the Jataka tales in Sanskrit. | |
| SANS 3022 | The Bhagavadgita (3) |
| A second-year course focusing on developing reading fluency in Sanskrit. Selections are chosen to reinforce students' knowledge of grammar from SANS 1020, to expand vocabulary and to introduce the Bhagavadgita, a major religious text of ancient India. Prerequisite: SANS 1020. | |
| SANS 3024 | Selections from the Upanisads (3) |
| A second-year course focusing on developing reading fluency in Sanskrit. Selections are chosen to reinforce student's knowledge of grammar from SANS 1020/5020, to expand vocabulary, and to introduce the Upanisads, a major spiritual text of ancient India. Prerequisite: SANS 1020. | |
| SANS 3026 | Selections from the Puranas (3) |
| A second-year course focusing on developing reading fluency in Sanskrit. Selections are chosen to reinforce student's knowledge of grammar from SANS 5020, to expand vocabulary, and to introduce the huge corpus of Puranic texts. Prerequisite: SANS 1020. Course was offered Spring 2017, Spring 2016 | |
| SANS 3028 | Buddhacarita of Asvaghosa (3) |
| This course centers on selected passages from the Buddhacarita of Asvaghosa. Class time will be devoted primarily to translation and grammatical analysis and secondarily to discussion of the content. This course has three objectives: 1. to shore up and expand your knowledge of grammar, 2. to expand your reading vocabulary and increase the speed of your reading comprehension, and 3. to introduce you to the story of the Buddha in Sanskrit. Course was offered Spring 2023 | |
| SANS 3559 | New Course in Sanskrit (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of South Asian studies. Course was offered Spring 2020 | |
| SANS 4010 | Classical Plays and Poetry (3) |
| A close reading of theatrical and poetic works from the classical period of Sanskrit literature, approximately 150 BCE to 1200 CE. | |
| SANS 4020 | Literary Theory (3) |
| A close reading of texts in South Asia's long history of literary theory. Texts readings include, but are not limited to, the Natyasastra, the Kavyalamkara of Bhamaha, the Kavyadarsa, the Kavyalamkara of Rudrata, the Sarasvatikanthabharana, the Kavyanusasana, the Kavyaprakasa, the Kavyalamakarasutravrtti, the Rasagangadhara, and the Dhvanyaloka. | |
| SANS 4030 | Philosophical Texts I (3) |
| A close reading of texts in these philosophical traditions of South Asia: Nyaya, Mimamsa, Vedanta, Sankhya, Yoga and Vaisesika. | |
| SANS 4040 | Philosophical Texts II (3) |
| A close reading of texts in these philosophical traditions of South Asia: Nyaya, Mimamsa, Vedanta, Sankhya, Yoga and Vaisesika. | |
| SANS 4051 | Vedic Texts I (3) |
| A close reading of Vedic texts. Readings may come from the four Samhita texts, the Brahmanas, or the Aranyakas. | |
| SANS 4052 | Vedic Texts II (3) |
| A close reading of Vedic texts. Readings may come from the four Samhita texts, the Brahmanas, or the Aranyakas. | |
| SANS 4053 | Texts in the Science and Philosophy of Grammar I (3) |
| A close reading of texts in the linguistic tradition of Panini. Text readings include, but are not limited to, the Mahabhasya, the Kasika, the Paribhasendusekhara, and the Siddhantakaumudi, each with its many commentaries. | |
| SANS 4054 | Texts in the Science and Philosophy of Grammar II (3) |
| A close reading of texts in the linguistic tradition of Panini. Text readings include, but are not limited to, the Mahabhasya, the Kasika, the Paribhasendusekhara, and the Siddhantakaumudi, each with its many commentaries. | |
| SANS 4993 | Independent Study In Sanskrit (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course is meant to give students training in advanced Sanskrit Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014 |
| SANS 6014 | Selections from the Ramayana of Valmiki (3) |
| A second-year course focusing on developing reading fluency in Sanskrit. Selections are chosen to reinforce student's knowledge of grammar from SANS 5020, to expand vocabulary, and to introduce the Ramayana of Valmiki, one of two major epics of ancient India, and the 'first poem' in Sanskrit. Prerequisite: SANS 5020 and graduate standing. | |
| SANS 6016 | Selections from the Kathasaritsagara of Somadeva (3) |
| A second-year course focusing on developing reading fluency in Sanskrit. Selections are chosen to reinforce student's knowledge of grammar from SANS 5020, to expand vocabulary, and to introduce the Kathasaritsagara of Somadeva, the most important collection of story literature in Sanskrit. Prerequisite: SANS 5020 and graduate standing. Course was offered Fall 2014 | |
| SANS 6022 | The Bhagavadgita (3) |
| A second-year course focusing on developing reading fluency in Sanskrit. Selections are chosen to reinforce students' knowledge of grammar from SANS 5020, to expand vocabulary and to introduce the Bhagavadgita, a major religious text of ancient India. Prerequisite: SANS 5020 and graduate standing. Course was offered Fall 2015, Spring 2013 | |
| SANS 6024 | Selections from the Upanisads (3) |
| A second-year course focusing on developing reading fluency in Sanskrit. Selections are chosen to reinforce student's knowledge of grammar from SANS 5020, to expand vocabulary, and to introduce the Upanisads, a major spiritual text of ancient India. Prerequisite: SANS 5020. | |
| SANS 7030 | Philosophical Texts I (3) |
| A close reading of texts in these philosophical traditions of South Asia: Nyaya, Mimamsa, Vedanta, Sankhya, Yoga and Vaisesika. | |
| SANS 7040 | Philosophical Texts II (3) |
| A close reading of texts in these philosophical traditions of South Asia: Nyaya, Mimamsa, Vedanta, Sankhya, Yoga and Vaisesika. | |
| SANS 7051 | Vedic Texts I (3) |
| A close reading of Vedic texts. Readings may come from the four Samhita texts, the Brahmanas, or the Aranyakas. Prerequisite: At least two courses from SANS 5012-5026. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| SANS 7052 | Vedic Texts II (3) |
| A close reading of Vedic texts. Readings may come from the four Samhita texts, the Brahmanas, or the Aranyakas. Prerequisite: SANS 7051, a Sanskrit reading course in Religious Studies, or at least three courses from SANS 5012-5026. | |
| SANS 7053 | Texts in the Science and Philosophy of Grammar I (3) |
| A close reading of texts in the linguistic tradition of Panini. Text readings include, but are not limited to, the Mahabhasya, the Kasika, the Paribhasendusekhara, and the Siddhantakaumudi, each with its many commentaries. Prerequisite: at least two courses from SANS 5012-5026. | |
| SANS 7054 | Texts in the Science and Philosophy of Grammar II (3) |
| A close reading of texts in the linguistic tradition of Panini. Text readings include, but are not limited to, the Mahabhasya, the Kasika, the Paribhasendusekhara, and the Siddhantakaumudi, each with its many commentaries. Prerequisite: SANS 7053, a Sanskrit reading course in Religious Studies, or at least three courses from SANS 5012-5026. | |
| SANS 7559 | New Course in Sanskrit (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of South Asian studies. Course was offered Spring 2020 | |
| SANS 8993 | Independent Study in Sanskrit (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Independent Study in Sanskrit. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| South Asian Studies | |
| SAST 1559 | New Course in South Asian Studies (3) |
| The course will focus in on the period since 1990, when India took dramatic steps to reform its economic policies and re-set its relationships with other world powers. Students will be introduced to a wide range of initiatives taking place in a variety of public and privates sectors, and be encouraged through focused case studies to learn about opportunities for them to discover their own interests, possibly by studying in India with the UVa. Course was offered Spring 2015 | |
| SAST 1600 | India in Global Perspective (3) |
| The course will not be a conventional "introduction" to India which customarily emphasizes cultural history. Though there will be a short section at the beginning of the course that provides an overview of India's history, we will quickly move, after 6 class meetings, to the post-independence era, and focus in on the period since 1990, when India took steps to reform its economic policies and re-set its relationships with other world powers | |
| SAST 2050 | Classics of Indian Literature (3) |
| A survey of the foundational, formative and paradigmatic classic texts of the Indian Vedic, Buddhist, Jain, Hindu, Islamic and Sikh religio-literary-cultural traditions. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| SAST 2280 | Introduction to the Literature, Culture, and Arts of the Indian Subcontinent (3) |
| This course is an overview of the cultural dynamics as evident in the languages, literature and the arts from 2500BCE to the present. Drawing on a selection from the literary as well as writings on cultural history, miniature painting, music and cinema, the course will guide the students through the landmarks in the development of literature and the arts within a historical-cultural backdrop. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022 | |
| SAST 2559 | New Course in South Asian Studies (3) |
| New course in South Asian studies. | |
| SAST 2800 | The World According to South Asia (3) |
| This course approaches South Asia and its cultural diversity from the inside out, rather than from an `other' centered, western viewpoint. This course is not about the history of South Asia. It is about understanding the contemporary cultural milieu 'the world as seen reflexively and reflectively through a South Asian lens. We will be reading and discussing almost exclusively South Asian voices' opinions and perceptions. Course was offered Spring 2015 | |
| SAST 3300 | The Pleasures of Bollywood: Melodrama, Realism, Mythos (3) |
| This class will focus on cinema produced by the industry in Mumbai, popularly called Bollywood. Topics will include the relationship between fiction and documentation, between melodrama and realism, music and affect. Students will be taught the tools of film analysis and will be expected to watch and unpack films each week. They will also be expected to consider films in the social, political and economic contexts in which they were made. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Fall 2019, Fall 2017, Spring 2015, Fall 2012, Fall 2010 | |
| SAST 3450 | The Languages of South Asia (3) |
| An examination of the phonological, morphological, and syntactic structures of South Asian languages from typological, social, and historical perspectives. No knowledge of a South Asian language or linguistics is required. | |
| SAST 3490 | Knowing South Asia: The Forms of Apprehension (3) |
| In this class we will examine how South Asia (primarily India, Pakistan, and Bangla Desh) came to be a legitimate area of academic investigation within the modern American and European university. How did the various disciplinary discourses pertaining to South Asia (anthropology, religious studies, art history, literature, etc.) get their starts? A close look at the history of British colonialism will serve as our point of departure. Course was offered Spring 2022 | |
| SAST 3559 | New Course in South Asian Studies (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of South Asian studies. | |
| SAST 3650 | India in Global History (3) |
| Students will be exposed to alternative historiographical perspectives, using the longue duree view of the Indian Ocean world, embracing 2,000 years of cultural and economic interactions between the Middle East, East African Swahili coast, Europe and the coastal region of the present-day Indian state of Kerala. This learning experience will de-center the student's Euro-centric presuppositions of primacy. | |
| SAST 3701 | Business and Banking in South Asia (3) |
| South Asia, the region which stretches from Afghanistan to Burma and down to Sri Lanka, has been the center of thousands of years of trade and finance. In this course we will investigate the early history of this vast flow through the following: the highlights of the history of business and banking, trade and finance from about 1500 B.C to the early European merchant adventurers , the worlds and cultures that were implicated in that history. | |
| SAST 3702 | Business and Banking in South Asia II: Gold, Cotton, Rice, Debt (3) |
| In this course we will investigate the history of this vast flow through the following: the highlights of the history of business and banking, trade and finance that include the early European merchant adventurers, joint stock companies and other collectives, the beginnings of share markets, the worlds and cultures that were implicated in that history, and some of the theoretical questions that help us understand how business and banking worked. Course was offered Fall 2022 | |
| SAST 4559 | New Course in South Asian Studies (3) |
| New Course in South Asian Studies Course was offered Spring 2015, Spring 2010 | |
| SAST 4991 | South Asian Studies Capstone Seminar (3) |
| This is the fourth-year capstone seminar for students majoring in South Asian Studies. This course will draw on the multidisciplinary interests of the students who participate to create a collaborative and collegial environment in which to investigate some of the foundational concepts and categories involved in the construction of "South Asia" as unified area of academic discourse. Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013 | |
| SAST 4993 | Independent Study (1 - 3) |
| Independent Study course Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016 | |
| SAST 5300 | The Pleasures of Bollywood: Melodrama, Realism, Mythos (3) |
| This class will focus on cinema produced by the industry in Mumbai, popularly called Bollywood. Topics will include the relationship between fiction and documentation, between melodrama and realism, music and affect. Students will be taught the tools of film analysis and will be expected to watch and unpack films each week. They will also be expected to consider films in the social, political and economic contexts in which they were made. | |
| SAST 5400 | Popular culture in South Asia: Advertising, visual aesthetic, posters (3) |
| The course will look at the aesthetics of visual culture from the 19 th to the contemporary period. Students will be trained to consider popular culture, to think about the relationship between high art forms such as painting, photography and multi-media and the more seemingly mundane aesthetics of press photography, posters and billboards, teaching posters, commercial art and advertising, and the new spate of financial advertising. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| SAST 5559 | New Course in South Asian Studies (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of South Asian studies. | |
| SAST 6701 | Business and Banking in South Asia (3) |
| South Asia, the region which stretches from Afghanistan to Burma and down to Sri Lanka, has been the center of thousands of years of trade and finance. In this course we will investigate the early history of this vast flow through the following: the highlights of the history of business and banking, trade and finance from about 1500 B.C to the early European merchant adventurers , the worlds and cultures that were implicated in that history. | |
| SAST 6702 | Business and Banking in South Asia II: Gold, Cotton, Rice, Debt (3) |
| In this course we will investigate the history of this vast flow through the following: the highlights of the history of business and banking, trade and finance that include the early European merchant adventurers, joint stock companies and other collectives, the beginnings of share markets, the worlds and cultures that were implicated in that history, and some of the theoretical questions that help us understand how business and banking worked. Course was offered Fall 2022 | |
| SAST 7450 | The Languages of South Asia (3) |
| An examination of the phonological, morphological, and syntactic structures of South Asian languages from typological, social, and historical perspectives. No knowledge of a South Asian language or linguistics is required. | |
| South Asian Literature in Translation | |
| SATR 2110 | Cultural Translation: Travel Writing in South Asia (3) |
| Travel writing is among the oldest forms of literature, especially in Asia. This course explores depictions of the Indian sub-continent by travel writers from Buddhist pilgrims to Arab geographers to colonial and post-colonial writers. | |
| SATR 3000 | Women Writing in India & Pakistan: 1947-Present (3) |
| We will read and critique the fiction and poetry of culturally specific regions while reflecting on the assumption that experiences and identities are fundamentally gendered. We will explore issues associated with women writing in regional languages to writing in mainstream languages like Hindi, Urdu and English. We will also examine how the publication and dissemination of women's texts are related to the women movements in India and Pakistan. Prerequisite: Completion of First Writing Requirement Course was offered Fall 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| SATR 3110 | Modern Urdu-Hindi Literature (3) |
| This upper level course will comprise readings that will cover a broad spectrum of what constitutes the "modern" in Urdu and Hindi Literature. The course will track the historical beginning of Urdu-Hindi as a language, its development as a literary language and the complexities of the divide form one to two distinct languages: modern Hindi and modern Urdu. | |
| SATR 3300 | Literature & Society in South Asia: Breaking the Cast(e) (3) |
| Dalit literature is perhaps the most remarkable literary movement to emerge in post-independence India. It is the voice of the most marginalized section of India's population, those formerly known as untouchables. Until the advent of Dalit literature, the lives of Dalits had seldom been recorded in Indian literature. We will read fictional and non-fictional narratives of Dalit writers, and watch films to visualize and comprehend their lives. | |
| SATR 3350 | Languages of Love in South Asia: Bhakti and Beyond (3) |
| The course explores some of the most influential literatures of love and devotion to emerge from the Indian subcontinent. Starting with the Bhagavad-Gita -- the first South Asian text to dwell upon the idea of bhakti or "devotion" -- then to various other "classics" of South Asian love literature, spanning the Sanskrit, Persian, Hindi-Urdu, Tamil, Punjabi, Kashmiri, and other languages. Emphasis will be placed on Hindu and Islamic literature. | |
| SATR 3559 | New Course in South Asian Literature in Translation (3) |
| New Course in South Asian Literature in Translation Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2010 | |
| SATR 5110 | Modern Urdu-Hindi Literature (3) |
| This upper level course will comprise readings that will cover a broad spectrum of what constitutes the "modern" in Urdu and Hindi Literature. The course will track the historical beginning of Urdu-Hindi as a language, its development as a literary language and the complexities of the divide form one to two distinct languages: modern Hindi and modern Urdu. | |
| SATR 5559 | New Course in South Asian Literature in Translation (3) |
| New Course in South Asian Literature in Translation | |
| SATR 7300 | Literature & Society in South Asia: Breaking the Cast(e) (3) |
| Dalit literature is perhaps the most remarkable literary movement to emerge in post-independence India. It is the voice of the most marginalized section of India's population, those formerly known as untouchables. Until the advent of Dalit literature, the lives of Dalits had seldom been recorded in Indian literature. We will read fictional and non-fictional narratives of Dalit writers, and watch films to visualize and comprehend their lives. | |
| Slavic | |
| SLAV 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and SLAVosophical Inquiry. | |
| SLAV 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and Societies of the World. | |
| SLAV 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to SLAVorical Perspectives. | |
| SLAV 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Social and Economic Systems. | |
| SLAV 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, SLAVematical, and SLAVical Inquiry | |
| SLAV 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| SLAV 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and Society | |
| SLAV 2150 | Magic and Meaning (3) |
| Magic is the ineffable between categories. It is what we seek to understand and to control. It is also what we fear. In many senses, it is the essence of folklore. This course will examine the nature and the use of magic, both positive and negative, it will look at magic acts and magic people. | |
| SLAV 2250 | The Dark Side of the 20th Century: Between Auschwitz & Gulag (3) |
| The twentieth century was a period of humanity's unprecedented progress as well as its greatest recorded downfall into barbarity, genocide, and mass oppression. This course enables students to study and reflect on the latter. Some questions will be asked in the course: How do we construct cultural memories of traumatic experiences? Why do we want to remember them? Do we? Course was offered January 2024, January 2023, Janiuary 2022, January 2021, January 2020, January 2019, January 2018, January 2017, January 2015, January 2014, January 2013, January 2012, January 2011, January 2010 | |
| SLAV 2360 | Dracula (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An introduction to Slavic folklore with special emphasis on the origins and subsequent manifestations of vampirism. Western perceptions, misperceptions, and adaptations of Slavic culture are explored and explicated. The approach is interdisciplinary: folklore, history, literature, religion, film, disease and a variety of other topics. Course was offered January 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, January 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, January 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Janiuary 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, January 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, January 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, January 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, January 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, January 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, January 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, January 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2010 |
| SLAV 2500 | Topics in Slavic Literature and Culture (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Could include Polish, Czech, or Slovak fiction, poetry, drama, or culture. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. |
| SLAV 2559 | Independent Study (1 - 6) |
| generic course number to be used when students are taking non-lecture based independent study with a faculty member Course was offered Spring 2015 | |
| SLAV 3500 | Topics in Slavic Language & Literature (1 - 3) |
| Selected Topics in Slavic Language and Literature. | |
| SLAV 3993 | Independent Study (1 - 3) |
| Generic course to be used when students are taking non-lecture based independent study with a faculty member. May be repeated for credit. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| SLAV 4500 | Topics in Slavic Literature and Culture (3) |
| Could include Polish, Czech, or Slovak fiction, poetry, drama, or culture. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. | |
| SLAV 5100 | Old Church Slavonic (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduction to Grammar and Textual attestation of the oldest attested Slavic Language and the relationship between this language, Old Russian Church Slavonic and Contemporary Standard Russian. Course was offered Fall 2022, Spring 2019 |
| SLAV 5300 | Culture and Identity (3) |
| This interdisciplinary graduate seminar examines a range of cultural expressions of Russian identity as found in literature, architecture, art, music, dance, journalism, folk art, religious art, film, museums and exhibitions. What is "Russian national culture?" What makes its allure so powerful? What are some of its main controversies? To what extent is Russian culture a myth, an ideal, or a set of practices? Is it dynamic or static? Course was offered Fall 2018 | |
| SLAV 5500 | Topics in Slavic Language and Literature (1 - 3) |
| Selected Topics in Slavic Language and Literature. | |
| SLAV 5610 | Polish Literature (3) |
| A graduate-level survey of Polish literature from its Medieval beginnings to the contemporary period. Readings include Jan Kochanowski, Adam Mickiewicz, Juliusz Slowacki, Boleslaw Prus, Stefan Zeromski, Bruno Schulz, Witold Gombrowicz, Czeslaw Milosz, Tadeusz Rozewicz, Tadeusz Borowski, Wislawa Szymborska, Slawomir Mrozek, and others. Undergraduate students welcome with the permission by the instructor. All readings in English. | |
| SLAV 5993 | Independent Study (1 - 3) |
| Generic course to be used when students are taking non-lecture based independent study with a faculty member. May be repeated for credit. | |
| SLAV 7500 | Topics in Slavic Language & Literature (1 - 3) |
| Selected Topics in Slavic Language and Literature | |
| SLAV 8500 | Topics in Slavic Languages and Literatures (3) |
| Could include any Slavic languages, fiction, poetry, drama, or culture. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. | |
| SLAV 8620 | Seminar in Slavic Linguistics (3) |
| Seminar in Slavic Linguistics Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| SLAV 8998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For master's research, taken before a thesis director has been selected. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SLAV 8999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SLAV 9998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SLAV 9999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| Slavic Folklore & Oral Literature | |
| SLFK 2120 | Russian Folklore (3) |
| What is folklore exactly? Further, what is it in the Russian context? This course is a thorough overview of different types of folklore throughout Russian history. We will cover a brief history of Russia from pre-Christian times and continue into a thorough analysis of various examples of Russian folklore. This will include narrative folklore (folktales, fairy tales, songs, etc.), material folklore (house structures and layout, clothing, etc.), and social folklore (weddings, funerals, etc.). Students will also be expected to investigate their own ethnic backgrounds through paper topics based on what is learned in the course. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| SLFK 2130 | Magic Acts (3) |
| Because associative thinking is often done outside of awareness, this course seeks to make it conscious by looking at magic practices in cultures different from our own. Specifically, students will examine east Slavic (Russian and Ukrainian) magic in its various forms. They will then look at phenomena closer to our own culture. Experimentation is part of this course. Its purpose will not be to ascertain whether magic 'works.' It will try to determine, and then describe, how associative thinking works and how people feel when they use this type of thinking. | |
| SLFK 2140 | Ritual and Demonology (3) |
| Open to students with no knowledge of Russian. Studies Russian and Ukrainian folk belief as it manifests itself in daily life. Examines how Russian and Ukrainian peasants lived in the 19th century, and how this effects both living patterns and attitudes today. Includes farming techniques, house and clothing types, and food beliefs. Covers the agrarian calendar and its rituals such as Christmas and Easter, the manipulation of ritual in the Soviet era, and the resurgence of ritual today. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at: http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/slavic/courses.html. | |
| SLFK 3500 | Topics in Slavic Folklore (1 - 3) |
| Selected topics in Slavic Folklore. | |
| SLFK 5500 | Topics in Slavic Folklore (1 - 3) |
| For students wishing to pursue independent reading and research in Russian Folklore or Folklore of Slavic culture. | |
| SLFK 7993 | Independent Study in Slavic Folklore (1 - 3) |
| For the students wishing to pursue independent reading and research in Slavic folklore or the folklore of other Slavic cultures. Prerequisite: Instructor Permission Course was offered Spring 2018 | |
| Slavic in Translation | |
| SLTR 2000 | Eastern Europe through Literature and Film (3) |
| This course examines a series of Eastern European literary works and films as insights into cultural responses to major historical and intellectual challenges in Eastern Europe from the outbreak of World War II to the present. The course will also explore the role of cultural media (literature and film) in motivating and mythologizing historical events in Eastern Europe. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at: http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/slavic/courses.html. | |
| SLTR 2993 | Independent Study in East European Literature in Translation (1 - 6) |
| Examines a series of Eastern European literary works and films as insights into cultural responses to major historical and intellectual challenges in Eastern Europe from the outbreak of World War II to the present. Explores the role of cultural media in motivating and mythologizing historical events in Eastern Europe. (IRY) | |
| SLTR 3200 | Poland: History and Culture (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course takes students through more than 1000 years of Poland's history and culture. Explorations of literature, art, film, and music, as well as key historic events and biographies, will provide students with unique insight in the main sources of Polish identity, its central values, challenges, myths, symbols, and preoccupations in a larger European context. All materials in English. Course was offered Spring 2017, Fall 2013 |
| SLTR 3300 | Facing Evil in the Twentieth Century: Humanity in Extremis (3) |
| The 20th century will most likely remain one of the most puzzling periods in human history, in which amazing progress was coupled with unprecedented barbarity of modern totalitarian regimes. The course helps students untangle this paradox by exploring a series of memoirs by survivors and perpetrators, as well as scholarly essays, films, and other cultural statements. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2013 | |
| SLTR 3500 | Topics in Slavic in Translation (3) |
| Could Include Polish, Czech, or Slovak fiction, poetry, drama, or culture. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. | |
| SLTR 3993 | Independent Study (1 - 3) |
| Generic course to be used when students are taking non-lecture based independent study with a faculty member. May be repeated for credit. | |
| SLTR 4200 | Robots and Rebels in Czech Literature and Culture (3) |
| An investigation of classics of modern Czech fiction and film. Some of the great works include Hasek (The Good Soldier Svejk), Nemcova (The Grandmother), Capek (the inventor of the word "robot"), Seifert's Nobel-winning poetry, Lustig (Children of the Holocaust), Kundera (The Unbearable Lightness of Being), Havel (The Power of the Powerless; The Garden Party), as well as great films like "Closely Watched Trains" and "Firemen's Ball." | |
| SLTR 4993 | Independent Study (1 - 3) |
| Generic course to be used when students are taking non-lecture based independent study with a faculty member. May be repeated for credit | |
| SLTR 5200 | Classics of Czech Literature and Culture (3) |
| An investigation of classics of modern Czech fiction and film. Some of the great works include Hasek (The Good Soldier Svejk), Nemcova (The Grandmother), Capek (the inventor of the word "robot"), Seifert's Nobel-winning poetry, Lustig (Children of the Holocaust), Kundera (The Unbearable Lightness of Being), Havel (The Power of the Powerless; The Garden Party), as well as great films like "Closely Watched Trains" and "Firemen's Ball." | |
| SLTR 5500 | Topics in Slavic in Translation (1 - 3) |
| Selected topics in Slavic in Translation. | |
| SLTR 5993 | Independent Study (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Generic course to be used when students are taking non-lecture based independent study with a faculty member. May be repeated for credit Course was offered Fall 2021 |
| Sociology | |
| SOC 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and SOCosophical Inquiry. | |
| SOC 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and Societies of the World. | |
| SOC 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to SOCorical Perspectives. | |
| SOC 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Social and Economic Systems. | |
| SOC 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, SOCematical, and SOCical Inquiry | |
| SOC 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| SOC 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and Society | |
| SOC 1010 | Introductory Sociology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies the fundamental concepts and principles of sociology with special attention to sociological theory and research methods. Survey of the diverse substantive fields in the discipline with a primary emphasis on the institutions in contemporary American society. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SOC 1220 | Social Problems (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Analyzes the causes and consequences of current social problems in the United States: race and ethnic relations, poverty, crime and delinquency, the environment, drugs, and problems of educational institutions. Course was offered Fall 2024 |
| SOC 1559 | New Course in Sociology (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of sociology. | |
| SOC 1595 | Special Topics in Social Issues (3) |
| Topics vary from semester to semester and will be announced. | |
| SOC 2010 | Principles of Sociology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Focusing on the fundamental concepts of sociology with special attention to sociological theory and research methods, this course is a more advanced version of introductory sociology. The course is designed to enable students to learn more deeply about the various ideas and concepts of the sociological tradition and to develop their capacity to use them. This course counts in place of SOC 1010 for sociology major and minor requirements. |
| SOC 2052 | Sociology of the Family (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Comparison of family organizations in relation to other social institutions in various societies; an introduction to the theory of kinship and marriage systems. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SOC 2055 | Law and Society (3) |
| Introduces the sociology of law and covers major topic areas within it. Examines what we mean by "law," how aspects of society influence law, and how aspects of law in turn influence society. Emphasis is placed on law in the United States, but some comparisons will be made to other societies. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| SOC 2056 | The Sociology of Culture (3) |
| Examines the role of meaning in social life, with a focus on how different theories of culture allow analysis of the relationship of culture to exchange, authority, solidarity, and domination. Analysis of key cultural artefacts (movies, texts, monuments, etc.) is combined with the study of theories of social performance, fields of cultural production, and semiosis. The role of culture in social transformation is also considered. | |
| SOC 2230 | Criminology (3) |
| Studies socio-cultural conditions effecting the definition, recording, and treatment of delinquency and crime. Examines theories of deviant behavior, the role of the police, judicial and corrective systems, and the victim in criminal behavior. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2009 | |
| SOC 2241 | Crime and Punishment in Britain and the United States (3) |
| This course is organized around two main themes: understanding the causes of crime and how societies respond to it. All topics are approached from sociological, philosophical, historical and empirical perspectives, with the aim that students will gain an analytically sophisticated understanding of some of the key contemporary issues in criminology and penology on both sides of the Atlantic. | |
| SOC 2280 | Medical Sociology (3) |
| This course examines how the medical system is shaped by cultural and societal forces, analyzing unique dimensions of medicine from varying perspectives prominent in the discipline of Sociology. Topics will focus upon the interaction of social categories (e.g., socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, gender/sexuality) upon the distribution of diseases, experiences of illness, and relationships between patients and medical professionals. | |
| SOC 2320 | Gender and Society (3) |
| Gender and Society Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| SOC 2442 | Systems of Inequality (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course will examine various types of inequality (race, class, gender) in the US and abroad. We will discuss sociological theories covering various dimensions of inequality, considering key research findings and their implications. We will examine to what extent ascriptive characteristics impact a person's life chances, how social structures are produced and reproduced, and how individuals are able or unable to negotiate these structures. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| SOC 2470 | American Society and Popular Culture (3) |
| This course is an early level course, which aims to introduce students to a sociological perspective on popular culture, and to examine the working of selected sociological concepts in several examples of popular culture. A familiarity with introductory level sociology is suggested, but not required. The course has two parts. In the first we will become acquainted with sociological perspectives and theories on culture; in the second we will look at several popular novels and movies and discuss how they might be interpreted sociologically. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Summer 2019, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| SOC 2500 | Special Topics in Sociology (J Term Course) (3) |
| Topics vary each J-Term session and will be announced. Course was offered January 2019, January 2018, January 2017, January 2016, January 2015, January 2014, January 2013, January 2012, January 2011, January 2010 | |
| SOC 2520 | Topics in Death & Dying (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course covers sociological approaches to death and dying. Topics include social theory and theorists as they relate to death, American culture history, and contemporary issues regarding death and dying. |
| SOC 2559 | New Course in Sociology (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of sociology. Course was offered Summer 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| SOC 2595 | Special Topics in Sociology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Topics vary from semester to semester and will be announced. Course was offered Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Fall 2014 |
| SOC 2596 | Special Topics in Sociology (3) |
| Topics vary from semester to semester and will be announced. | |
| SOC 2630 | Environment & Society (3) |
| This course is an introduction to the topic of environmental sociology. Our central focus will be the relationship between human society and the natural world, with particular attention to axes of social location, such as race, class, and where people live. We will consider these distinctions in understanding how people are differently affected by, imagine, or influence the natural world. Course was offered Spring 2018 | |
| SOC 2680 | Introduction to Demography (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Demography is the scientific study of human populations. We will emphasize fertility, mortality, and migration, and the social and economic factors that affect them. |
| SOC 2701 | Health and Welfare in Britain and America: Policy and Practice (3) |
| This course has two aims: to examine key themes in the sociology of health and illness through an exploration of the delivery of health-care in Britain and the United States; and to discuss some of the major global debates in the political economy of health. The course will cover health and health systems, health inequalities, and contemporary issues in the political economy of health. | |
| SOC 2730 | Computers and Society (3) |
| Studies the impact of electronic data processing technologies on social structure, and the social constraints on the development and application of these technologies. Review of how computers are changing 'and failing to change' fundamental institutions. Provides an understanding of computers in the context of societal needs, organizational imperatives, and human values. Course was offered Summer 2013 | |
| SOC 2820 | Sociology of Ignorance (3) |
| People often mistake ignorance as the mere lack of knowledge or that which we do not yet know. They fail to consider that ignorance exists in a variety of different forms, or that ignorance is often produced and maintained through sets of practices--whether intentional or not. This course investigates both ignorance and the consequences that particular forms of ignorance have upon our society. | |
| SOC 2870 | Immigration and Society (3) |
| Migration results from inequality, whether internal to societies or between countries. People migrate to better their lives, moving from poorer countries to wealthier ones in search of upward mobility. This makes migration a virtually unstoppable force, but it crashes into the immovable object known as the state. The resulting border conflicts and immigrant struggles to assimilate define the problem of immigration in the US. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| SOC 2900 | Economy & Society (3) |
| Markets, firms, and money are part of everyday experience. Economists insist that they should work similarly independently of their social context. The central idea of economic sociology is that economic institutions are 'embedded' in social relations. We will study what embeddeness means, and what it implies. We look at how institutions constitute markets; how rationality varies; and how money interacts with social relations in unexpected ways. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Fall 2010 | |
| SOC 2950 | "The Wire" - Sociology Through TV & Film (3) |
| This course uses HBO's series "The Wire" (2002-2008) as the course "text" to illustrate and analyze the intersection of economy, education, class, race, crime, and politics within the lives of the urban underclass. Special emphasis is placed upon the significance of television and film as a form of communication that illustrates the complex interplay of social structure and social problems. Course was offered Spring 2014 | |
| SOC 3020 | Introduction to Social Theory (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces the major theoretical issues and traditions in sociology, especially as developed in the writings of Marx, Weber, and Durkheim. Sociology majors are expected to take this course in their third year. Course was offered Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SOC 3056 | Culture and Power (3) |
| This course examines sociological theories of power and their intersections with culture. It focuses on oppression and social change in the 20th and 21st century U.S. through the lens of cultural expression, beliefs and meaning. It includes close reading of social theories of power and empirical studies of social institutions and social identities. Prerequisite: Six credits in Sociology or permission of instructor Course was offered January 2025, January 2024, Fall 2023, January 2023, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, January 2021, Fall 2019, Fall 2016, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| SOC 3059 | Sociology of Science & Knowledge (3) |
| Ideas refer to anything which is said to exist, from people to planets to God. Sociology of knowledge describes and explains variation in ideas across different social settings. This course will familiarize students with theoretical and empirical work on the behavior of ideas, and convey the major accomplishments, shortcomings, and prospects of the subfield using the history & philosophy of science, and the workings of science as an institution. | |
| SOC 3090 | Philosophical Foundations of Social Theory (3) |
| This course pursues the question of the ways in which classical social theory is rooted in, and indebted to, philosophy and metaphysics. This will be shown through four cases: Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason', Hegel's 'Phenomenology of Spirit', Nietzsche's 'Will to Power', Heidegger's 'Being and Time'. Problems central to all sciences and modes of cognition, such as knowledge & truth, theory & ideology, and agency vs. causality will be covered. Course was offered Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013 | |
| SOC 3100 | Feminist Theory (3) |
| Feminist Theory offers a focused exploration of ways that late 20th Century and early 21st Century feminist theorists challenge, alter and deploy central concerns and paradigms of Western cultural assumption. Although Feminist Theory as a category incorporates interdisciplinary and global perspectives, the slant of this course is a focus on Western culture and Feminist Social Theory. | |
| SOC 3110 | Introduction to Survey Research Methods (3) |
| Surveys are everywhere these days, but good surveys are not easy to do. Learn how to conduct a successful, high-quality sample survey. Understand the main sources of survey error and learn about ways to achieve high quality measurement and representative results. Learn best practices in designing samples, writing questions, constructing questionnaires, conducting interviews and implementing surveys via mail, telephone, or the Internet. | |
| SOC 3120 | Sociology Research Workshop (4) |
| Introduces data analysis and data processing, as well as the conceptualization of sociological problems. Emphasizes individual student projects. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| SOC 3130 | Introduction to Social Statistics (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies elementary statistical methods for social science applications. Topics include summarizing data with graphs and descriptive measures, generalizing from a sample to a population as in opinion polls, and determining the relationship between two variables. No special mathematical background is required, and students will be taught basic computer techniques. Three hours of lecture, two hours of laboratory work. Majors are expected to take this course in their third year. Prerequisites: SOC 3120 Course was offered Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SOC 3180 | Sociology of Emotions (3) |
| The course explores the role of emotions in social interaction as well as how societies and cultures shape emotional expression. The objective is to decode the subtle rules of emotional display implicit in many social interactions and excavate the cultural meanings of particular emotions such as love, sympathy, shame, boredom, and sadness. Readings include theoretical and empirical work from sociologists, anthropologists,and social psychologists. Course was offered Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2016, Summer 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| SOC 3260 | Prozac Culture (3) |
| The pharmacological revolution, symbolized by drugs such as Prozac and Ritalin, is a cultural as well as a medical phenomenon. The course explores the history of the revolution and the confluence of social changes driving it forward. Also considered are its implications for self, the definition of psychic distress, and the norms and values that structure how we live. J-term courses require approval for SOC major/minor credit. Course was offered January 2025, January 2024 | |
| SOC 3290 | Sociology of Childhood (3) |
| The class introduces the 'new social studies of childhood' and the idea that the experience of childhood is a social construction, not a string of biological facts. Topics include: how caring for children varies across time & space, and considering childhood in the context of Western cultural trends - increasing inequality, unequal distribution of overwork, poverty, war, liberty, decreasing privacy, consumerism, sexualization, networked society. | |
| SOC 3306 | Sexuality, Gender, Class and Race in the Teen Film (3) |
| The focus of this class will be on viewings and analyses of films featuring images of teens produced between 1930 and the present, focusing on the following questions: what is adolescence (and how has it been defined in American film)? What is the range of experience that characterizes American adolescence across gender, race, and class lines? How does it make sense to think about the social influence of films on individuals and society? Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| SOC 3310 | Sociology of Self (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | What is the difference between individual and self? Do we carry a fixed, unchangeable self inside, or do we have as many selves as the situations in which we commonly find ourselves? Can we go as far as saying that the self comes from the outside, and if so, when do we internalize it? At birth, once and for all? Or repeatedly and in everyday life? We will explore these questions and more as we venture into an exciting field-sociology of the self. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| SOC 3320 | Sociology of the Body (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course will provide an understanding of how sociologists interpret the body in modernity. Topics will include the body in consumer culture, the gendered body, body modification, identity and the body, technology and the body, the regulation of bodies, and vulnerable bodies. Students will be able to understand the central issues and concepts used by sociologists who study embodiment and the relationship between the body and society. Course was offered Spring 2023 |
| SOC 3350 | Drugs in American Society (3) |
| This course focuses on drug use and drug control in contemporary American society. This course examines how race and class relate to patterns of drug use and addiction, as well as to drug policy, legislation, and enforcement. Further, the course highlights the political economy of drug control by studying the ongoing "war" on drugs, the recent legalization of marijuana, and the current opioid "epidemic." Also covers drug culture. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| SOC 3371 | Merit, Privilege and American Higher Education (3) |
| This course examines how merit and privilege intersect at one of our most powerful institutions: higher education. How did we get here? What are we doing? And where are we going? We will address these questions at both individual and institutional levels, exploring how notions and realities of meritocracy and inequality shape experiences within and beyond the classroom. | |
| SOC 3390 | Sex, Power, Film (3) |
| In this class we will examine the ways in which popular film in the U.S. has historically helped to define dominant cultural ideas about gender identities and differences. We will also look at the ways in which feminists and gender and sexuality activists have criticized popular film, and created new media products in response to these definitions. Course was offered Spring 2023 | |
| SOC 3400 | Gender and Sexuality (3) |
| Focuses on the construction of gender and sexuality, and of the many ways human groups regulate and attach meanings to these categories. Some general themes addressed will be: contemporary and historical definitions of gender, sex, and sexuality; gender socialization; the varieties of sexual identities and relationships; embodiment, childbearing, and families in the contemporary United States.
Prerequisite: At least 3 credits in Sociology or permission of instructor. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2021, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| SOC 3410 | Race and Ethnic Relations (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces the study of race and ethnic relations, including the social and economic conditions promoting prejudice, racism, discrimination, and segregation. Examines contemporary American conditions, and historical and international materials. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SOC 3440 | Chinese Society (3) |
| This seminar provides a survey of Chinese society and social changes in the reform-era (1979 to the present). It uses sociological analysis to comprehensively examine various aspects of contemporary Chinese society including: economic development, social inequality, governance, political reform, nationalism, religion, ethnicity, and popular culture. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2015 | |
| SOC 3450 | Women, Islam and Modernity (3) |
| The global Islamic revival is often considered an obstacle to gender equality. So how are we to understand women's involvement in Islamic movements? And what can these phenomena tell us about gender and modernity? This class will read ethnographic accounts of Muslim women in various parts of the world. We will discuss these ethnographies with an eye for how they speak to and challenge sociological theories of gender, identity, and globalization. Prerequisites: Student must have taken at least one course on gender, or instructor permission. | |
| SOC 3460 | Future Cities (3) |
| This course conceives alternative possibilities for our cities. It will include such lines of inquiry as the challenges of equality and justice; sustainability and environmental change; the potential and limits of technology; and the impact of the changing global context. We will examine currently emerging urban forms as well as attempts to imagine new forms of urban life. | |
| SOC 3470 | Sociology of Development (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This study of the development of human societies explores the five major 'techo-economic bases' that have characterized our species' history (hunting-gathering, horticultural, agrarian, industrial and information/biotech) and examines how contemporary macrolevel trends affect our lives at the microlevel. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SOC 3480 | Sociology of Globalization (3) |
| This course will explore the determinants, nature, and effects of the increase in cross-border flows of goods, services, capital and people that we have come to associate with the term "globalization". We will investigate how globalization affects domestic & world inequality, the role of institutions, and world & local cultures. The course will include readings from economics, history, world-system theory, and cultural analysis. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2014, Fall 2013 | |
| SOC 3490 | Cities and Cultures (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Explores the ways in which physical environments shape and are shaped by social life. Examines the relationship between urban space and culture in different historical and social settings, though there is a particular focus on the rise and development of modernity as expressed through the experience of particular cities. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| SOC 3510 | Topics in Applied Data Science (3) |
| This course, broadly speaking, will introduce students to principles of data science through the hands-on study of core problems in social research. This course represents an ideal site for the analysis of the intersection between sociological theory and empirical research, and will include numerous opportunities for hands-on engagement with data. Course was offered Fall 2015 | |
| SOC 3559 | New Course in Sociology (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of sociology. Course was offered Spring 2022, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| SOC 3595 | Special Topics in Sociology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Topics vary from semester to semester and will be announced. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Fall 2009 |
| SOC 3596 | Special Topics in Sociology (3) |
| Topics vary from semester to semester and will be announced. | |
| SOC 3620 | The Afterlives of Communism (3) |
| The course will explore the changes and challenges confronting communist and post-communist countries in different regions of the world. The focus is on the everyday lives of ordinary people. Topics include the changing meanings of work and consumption; family and gender; personhood and identity; memory and nostalgia; and new urban visions in thought and practice. Course was offered Spring 2015 | |
| SOC 3640 | Human Society in History (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Human societies exist in time.This course will examine the historical development of a variety of societies from earliest times to the present. Its focus will be on the relation of the West to the rest of the world. The course is particularly intended for social scientists, to make them aware of the historical dimension to human society; but it is open to all. |
| SOC 3650 | Latinxs in US Society (3) |
| This course introduces the Soc of Latinxs in the US. Topics explore how Latinxs experience systems & institutions in the US, like education, immigration, work, & the criminal punishment system. Theories of structural racism, racialization, racial formation, as well as histories of colonization & intersectional frameworks ground course learning. Attention is paid to the histories & experiences of Afro-Latinx and Indigenous communities. Course was offered Spring 2023 | |
| SOC 3660 | Environment, Globalization, and Development (3) |
| This course provides a sociological overview of Earth's changing environment, starting with the impact of past disasters that affected climate and living beings. Then it considers growing evidence of accelerating climate change and its impact on environment, humans and other species, while also considering initiatives to combat it. It combines relevant sociological and other literature with student searches of major newspapers and periodicals. | |
| SOC 3700 | Health and Society (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course explores the social dimensions of health and illness, focusing especially on the social experience of illness, the social determinants of disease, and the role and meaning of medicine and public health in modern U.S. society. The class examines how we define health problems and their solutions, and it considers the ways in which race, gender, class, age, and sexuality matter for understanding health-related experiences and discourses. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014 |
| SOC 3710 | Organizations (3) |
| Many goals require the combined efforts of multiple individuals, from developing a new product to providing health care to the poor. Yet individuals have their own interests, so how do organizations keep them coordinated? And what are the impacts of organizations on social inequality and social institutions such as democracy? This course introduces the study of organizations in their cultural, economic and political environments. | |
| SOC 3730 | Creativity and Innovation: A Sociological Approach (3) |
| Innovation and creativity are universally celebrated aspects of modern life. We celebrate geniuses and innovators because they reject tradition and produce ideas that are intuitively innovative. In this course we challenge these myths and develop the tools to understand innovation and creativity sociologically, and to explain why creativity and innovation tend to be rare, celebrated, and valued. | |
| SOC 3820 | Social Movements (3) |
| Social movements are an historical and global phenomenon of great complexity and variety. Because the topic can be so broad, the course is organized around case studies of civil rights, the industrial workers' movement, environmentalism, religious fundamentalism, and the counter movements to globalization. These cases will be used to illustrate variety of themes and principles, and you'll learn about specific events, personalities, organizations, and dynamics that shaped these movements. By this method, you will gain specific knowledge about important social movements, as well as an overview and general orientation to the sociology of this dynamic area of social life. Prerequisite: SOC 1010 or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2010 | |
| SOC 3860 | Religion & Secularization (3) |
| Are we witnessing today the crisis of secularisms? If so, what are its causes -challenges of revived religions or secularism's unfulfilled promises? Are the clashes between religions and secularisms inevitable? To address these questions, we'll discuss the ideas of the prophets of religious decline (Marx, Durkheim, Weber), and consider the problems and the potential of the religious-secular encounters in a global perspective. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| SOC 4010 | Sociology of Music (3) |
| Students will consider ways in which social communities intersect with, respond to, and create musical communities. Musical taste will be interrogated as a point of identification and self-presentation that is neither given nor natural, but contingent and constructed. Students will engage foundational critical texts in the
sociology of music, and examine both the continuities and the disjunctures represented by our era of digital social media.
Prerequisites: six credits of Sociology or permission of instructor Course was offered Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2011, Spring 2011 | |
| SOC 4052 | Sociology of Religious Behavior (3) |
| Course will focus on established traditions in the United States including evangelical and mainline Protestantism, Roman Catholicism, black Protestantism, and Orthodox Judaism. Prerequisite: Six credits of sociology or instructor permission. | |
| SOC 4053 | Sociology of Education (3) |
| Analyzes education as a social institution and its relationship to other institutions (e.g., the economy, the stratification system, the family). Emphasizes the role of education in the status attainment process. Prerequisite: Six credits of sociology or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2019, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| SOC 4054 | Political Sociology (3) |
| Political sociology focuses on the social foundations and patterns of political behavior and the socio-historical mechanisms for political stability and political change. Its focus is not restricted to the formal rules that characterize a given political system, such as laws, regulations, or electoral systems: political sociology rather emphasizes how power, in its multifaceted and complex nature, is socially configured and reproduce global power. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2013, Spring 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| SOC 4055 | Law, Inequality and Social Change (3) |
| This course will consider the social-science perspective on law and legal institutions; theories of laws and legal institutions that trace their origin to social consensus or social inequality; how social inequality influences how people think about law, why they obey it, and whether they mobilize it to resolve disputes; and whether law is an effective tool for social change. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Fall 2020, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| SOC 4057 | Family Policy (3) |
| Studies the relationship between family and society as expressed in policy and law. Emphasizes the effects of formal policy on the structure of families and the interactions within families. The American family system is examined as it has responded to laws and policies of government and private industry and to changes in society. Prerequisite: Six credits of sociology or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014 | |
| SOC 4058 | Unequal Families (3) |
| Family inequality is an enduring feature of American family life--both within and between families in the US. This seminar will focus on the ways in which class, race, and gender structure inequality within and between families--and the effects of that inequality on the social, emotional and financial well-being of men, women and children. We will also explore the causes and consequences of growing class-based inequality in marriage.
6 credits of Sociology or obtain permission of instructor Course was offered Fall 2021 | |
| SOC 4059 | Conflict (3) |
| Theoretical exploration of the social causes of conflict about right and wrong and the social factors that explain the handling of these conflicts in diverse settings across the world. Topics include individual and collective violence, avoidance, third-party intervention such as mediation and adjudication, therapy, and the evolution of conflict and morality across history. | |
| SOC 4070 | Sociology of Art (3) |
| A discussion-based seminar covering material from a wide range of perspectives in an attempt to understand the social context and effects of visual and other arts. Students are expected to have introductory level familiarity with sociological thinking.
Prerequisite: 6 credits of sociology or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2022, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2016, Fall 2014, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| SOC 4078 | Racism and Democracy (3) |
| William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (Feb 23, 1868-Aug 27, 1963) was a uniquely American scholar and activist whose work has renewed significance today. His analysis of the US reveals both the social causes and consequences of racial stratification, while his political activism offers possible solutions. A controversial figure in his time, he helped to found the American sociological discipline and yet was marginalized within it. | |
| SOC 4090 | Sociology of Literature (3) |
| An upper-level seminar in the sociology of literature. Students should be familiar with general sociological concepts and theory. Covers material from a wide range of perspectives in an attempt to understand the social context of written language and of literature. Student groups will be responsible for leading general class discussion on one or more occasions. Prerequisite: Six credits of sociology or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2010 | |
| SOC 4100 | Black Community Life (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Study of a comprehensive contemporary understanding of the history, struggle and diversity of the African-American community. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2021, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2016, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2010 |
| SOC 4140 | Sociology of Consumption (3) |
| This course considers the nature and effects of consumer society; it explores the theories, practices, and politics of modern consumption. Topics include the historical development of consumer society; the role of consumption in creating personal and political identities; the cultural and social meanings of seemingly impersonal objects like money; the commodification of social life; and the politics of consumption. | |
| SOC 4170 | Theoretical Sociology (3) |
| This course surveys eight major strategies used to explain human behavior in sociology and related social sciences. It also addresses several broader issues pertaining to the nature and goals of sociological science. Prerequisite: one course in sociology or permission of instructor. | |
| SOC 4180 | The American Dream and Its Limits (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | In 1932, referring to the American dream, James Truslow Adams portrayed America as a nation in which life can be "better and richer and fuller for every man, with opportunity for each according to his ability or achievement." To subsequent generations of Americans and immigrants this meant endless upward mobility and material prosperity but, also, the denial of persistent social inequality. This course examines both sides of the American Dream. Course was offered Fall 2022 |
| SOC 4190 | Gender and Work (3) |
| Considers major theories of gender-based inequality at work. Explores gender, disparities in key dimensions of work, such as entry into occupations and jobs; promotion, rank, and authority in organizations; earnings; and conflicts between work and family. Emphasizes the contemporary United States, but includes some cross-national comparisons.
Prerequisite: 6 credits of Sociology or instructor permission. | |
| SOC 4230 | Deviance and Social Control (3) |
| Examines a variety of deviant behaviors in American society and the sociological theories explaining societal reactions and attempts at social control. Focuses on enduring conditions such as drug addiction, alcoholism, and mental illness. Prerequisite: Six credits of sociology or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2011 | |
| SOC 4260 | Race, Crime and Punishment (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course is an exercise in critical thinking and writing. We will investigate connections between race and crime in contemporary America. To do so, we will explore constructions of crime and race and patterns of victimization, criminality and punishment. We will uncover shifting definitions of crime and the ways that institutions, policies and practices shape patterns of punishment. |
| SOC 4280 | Sociology of Mental Health and Illness (3) |
| This course explores mental health and illness in social context, focusing especially on the history, definitions, social and cultural determinants, and consequences of conceptualizations and treatment of mental illness. It includes an examination of perceptions of mental illness in popular culture, and the spread of psychiatric ideas in more global context. Pre-requisite: six credits of Sociology Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016 | |
| SOC 4290 | Sociology of Money (3) |
| With the expansion of the financial sector as a backdrop, sociology of money has developed two trajectories. This course provides an introduction to both perspectives: money is created by an authority as a system of accounting for value - those who are subject to the authority then have to accept it, and money is created as individuals negotiate the potentially contradictory logic implied by self-interested, market based exchange and morality.
Prerequisite: Six Credits of Sociology Course was offered Fall 2016 | |
| SOC 4310 | Sociology of Compassion: Inequality and the Social Heart (3) |
| This course will focus on compassion as a cultural practice with political implications. What are the roots of solidarity across social inequalities, occupational groups and political cultures? When does compassion simply stop at feeling, when does it produce individual action, and when might it turn into social change? The course culminates in an analysis of how compassion intersects with social justice and notions of deserving and need. Prerequisite: six credits of Sociology or permission of instructor | |
| SOC 4350 | Comparative Gender Stratification (3) |
| Examines gender stratification - the relative level of equality of men and women in a given group - in comparative and cross-historical perspective. Several theories are presented to explain the variations, from gender-egalitarian to highly patriarchal groups.
Prerequisite: Six credits of Sociology or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2021, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| SOC 4370 | Hate Groups (3) |
| Hate groups are defined by their extreme antipathy towards minority groups of all types, especially racial groups. Typically, they are particularly active when dominant groups feel threatened because minority groups gain power. Hate groups exist to reassert this dominance through fear and terror. This course analyzes the origins, manifestations, and behavior of hate groups from a theoretical, historical, and sociological point of view. Course was offered Spring 2022 | |
| SOC 4380 | Violence & Media (3) |
| The course takes a theoretical approach to interpreting images of violence in photography, film and written text, following the work of theorists such as Roland Barthes, Mieke Bal, Teresa de Lauretis, Geoffrey Batchen. The course raises questions about differences between representing violence as documentary, testimony, or entertainment, the ethics of representing violence, and cultural patterns for viewing violent images in contemporary society.
Prerequisite: 6 credits of Sociology or Permission of Instructor | |
| SOC 4400 | Sociology of Empires (3) |
| Empires -- large, multinational, territorially-dispersed political entities - have been pervasive in human history. This course will examine a number of them, ancient and modern, Eastern and Western, land and overseas empires. It will seek to find out what principles and practices might be common to all of them, and what, on the contrary, might distinguish them from each other. Six credits of Sociology or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2023 | |
| SOC 4410 | Sociological Phenomenology (3) |
| Explores the various ways in which phenomenology has shaped micro-sociological discourse on subjectivity, agency, and the lifeworld. Pre-requisites: Six credits of Sociology or permission of instructor. Course was offered Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| SOC 4420 | Sociology of Inequality (3) |
| Surveys basic theories and methods used to analyze structures of social inequality. Includes comparative analysis of the inequalities of power and privilege, and their causes and consequences for social conflict and social change. Prerequisite: Six credits of sociology or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2021, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| SOC 4430 | Love, Sex and Sociology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course explores the social construction of love and sexualities. Beginning with historical perspectives, the class also compares the organization of intimate life in the United States and other countries. Students evaluate the impact of social inequalities in gender, class and race on the construction of choice and commitment. The class considers how consumer capitalism, the state, and culture interact to shape our intimate practices. |
| SOC 4480 | Sociology of Professions (3) |
| What is a profession? Why do professions play such a prominent role in society? This course examines the complex nature of professional work, the problem of professional ethics, the influence of professions as political actors, and sources of inequality in professional earnings and prestige. Requisites: 6 credits of sociology or obtain permission from the instructor. | |
| SOC 4510 | Topics in Sociology of Work (3) |
| Studies the division of labor, occupational classification, labor force trends, career patterns and mobility, occupational cultures and life-styles, and the sociology of the labor market. Prerequisite: Six credits of sociology or instructor permission. | |
| SOC 4520 | Topics in Religion and Society (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course focuses on various aspects of religion and society such as American culture, gender and the family, politics, science, religious diversity and pluralism, violence, and other emerging issues. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2022 |
| SOC 4530 | Topics in Sociology of Health (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course delves into sociological approaches to health, including the social construction of health and wellness, medicalization, the intersections of culture, power and inequality with systems of diagnosis and treatment, the social determinants of health, and the subjective experiences of health and disability/illness. Prerequisite: Six credits of Sociology or instructor permission. |
| SOC 4540 | Topics in Politics and Society (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course explores the relationship between politics and society via a focus on historical and/or contemporary issues. Themes may include political power, the role of the state, collective behavior and social change, and civic culture and citizenship. |
| SOC 4550 | Topics in Ethics and Society (3) |
| This course considers various ethical aspects of society in such areas as race, family, work, the economy, and memory. It focuses on sociological approaches to ethical and moral questions in modern society, drawing on empirical examples and case studies.
Prerequisite: six credits of Sociology or permission of instructor Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2015, Spring 2014 | |
| SOC 4559 | New Course in Sociology (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of sociology. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Janiuary 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| SOC 4560 | Topics in Sociology of Science and Knowledge (3) |
| This course explores the relationship between science, technology, and society through a topical focus on particular subjects or issues. It uses a variety of sociological approaches to understand the embeddedness of science and technology in society, the social impact of particular scientific or technological developments, or other dynamics of the science, technology, and society interface. Course was offered Spring 2023 | |
| SOC 4600 | Gender and Culture (3) |
| Studies how the social definition of gender affects and is affected by cultural artifacts such as literature, movies, music, and television. Students are expected to be familiar with general sociological concepts and theory and be regularly prepared for participation in a demanding seminar. Prerequisite: Six credits of sociology or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2017, Spring 2015 | |
| SOC 4640 | Urban Sociology (3) |
| Examines both classic and contemporary debates within urban sociology and relates them to the wider concerns of social theory. Topics include public space and urban culture, social segregation and inequality, the phenomenon of the global city, and the effects of economic change or urban social life. Six credits of Sociology or instructor permission. | |
| SOC 4660 | Sociology of Power and Authority (3) |
| Examines the questions of power and authority in society, with a focus in particular on the historical changes in power relations from the 18th century to the present. Particular foci include: variation in how elites access and justify power; the relationship between culture and interests; power, the body, and the self; and performative approaches to power. Students are asked to write their own analyses of contemporary power relations. Course was offered Fall 2018, Summer 2017 | |
| SOC 4680 | Sociology of Everyday (3) |
| This course explores concepts and theories of the everyday developed in sociology and related disciplines. Drawing on concrete examples it examines how societies are created and reproduced by the apparently mundane practices of everyday life. Among the topics to be discussed are the rules and rituals of everyday life; home, work, and leisure; the temporalities and rhythms of the everyday; patterns of mobility, and power and resistance. | |
| SOC 4690 | Scientists and Intellectuals in Society (3) |
| The history of modern science, from the 17th century to the present, & the division of scholarship into different realms (e.g. "the humanities" versus "the sciences") is a history of tremendous social & political conflict over the nature and purpose of knowledge production. We will examine these conflicts, and their relationship to the central organizational principles of modern societies, with a particular focus on recent American history. Course was offered Spring 2018 | |
| SOC 4720 | Nations and Nationalism (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Despite the frequent predictions of its demise, nationalism continues to thrive in the modern world. Why is that so? What is nationalism, and what are the sources of its appeal? This course will consider leading accounts of the origins, growth, and persistence of nationalism. Topics to be considered are: the nation and national identity; ethnicity and nationalism; empire and the nation-state; gender and nation; globalization and the nation-state.
Prerequisites: Six credits of sociology or instructor permission |
| SOC 4730 | Race, Ethnicity and Nation from a Global Perspective (3) |
| Our current notions of race, ethnicity and nation were developed in conjunction with nation-states. As such, people use them as a basis through which to define territorial, social, ethical and emotional boundaries. In this course, we will leverage a global comparative perspective to better understand the organizing principles of modern nations and nation-states and how they affect the ways we act, classify, think and feel. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| SOC 4740 | Sociol Persp on Trauma, Atrocity, & Responsibility (3) |
| Scholars have characterized the 20th century as an epoch of trauma and atrocity. Previous epochs were brutal also, but the nature of brutality and our vocabularies with which to understand it have been transformed dramatically over the last century. This course explores events (e.g. holocaust, genocide, atomic bombings) and institutional factors (e.g. media,law,philosophy) that have transformed our sense of vulnerability and our responses to it.
Prerequisites: 6 credits of Sociology or permission of instructor Course was offered Spring 2016, Spring 2015 | |
| SOC 4750 | Racism (3) |
| Racism, the disparagement and victimization of individuals and groups because of a belief that their ancestry renders them intrinsically different and inferior, is a problem in many societies. In this course we will examine the problem of racism by investigating the workings of these sociological processes theoretically, historically, and contemporaneously. | |
| SOC 4780 | The Politics of Data (3) |
| This course examines the many uses of data from the Federal Statistical System for governance, environmental and human health, and private sector uses. We will examine how the data are produced and disseminated and how assertions of data manipulation may be evaluated. We will examine characteristic data errors and how social scientists and data scientists identify and possibly correct data errors. | |
| SOC 4850 | Media, Culture and Society (3) |
| Studies the linkage between mass communications and social life. Particular emphasis will be placed upon how electronic media affect public discourse and how electronic media affect behavior by rearranging social situations. Prerequisite: Six credits of sociology courses or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Summer 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Summer 2012, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| SOC 4860 | Sociology of Religion (3) |
| This course explores the role of religion in modern societies. It provides a broad comparative cultural and historical perspective, drawing on examples from America, Western Europe, and former communist countries of Eastern Europe. Topics include classic sociological theories of religion, church-state relations, civil religion, and religion and nationalism. Prerequisite: Six credits of sociology or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2019, Summer 2014 | |
| SOC 4870 | Immigration (3) |
| Examines contemporary immigration into the United States from the point of view of key theoretical debates and historical circumstances that have shaped current American attitudes toward immigration.
Prerequisite: Six credits of Sociology or instructor permission. | |
| SOC 4970 | Special Studies in Sociology (1 - 6) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An independent study project conducted by students under the supervision of an instructor of their choice. Prerequisite: Fourth-year students with a minimum GPA of 3.2 in sociology (or overall GPA of 3.2 for non-majors) and instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SOC 4980 | Distinguished Majors Thesis Research (3) |
| Analyzes issues in sociological research and supports the writing of a Distinguished Majors thesis under the supervision of a faculty advisor. Prerequisites: SOC 3120 and Admission to the Distinguished Majors Program in Sociology. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| SOC 4981 | Distinguished Majors Thesis Writing (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Writing of the DMP thesis under the supervision of a DM faculty adviser. Prerequisite: SOC 4980 Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| SOC 5020 | Introduction to Statistics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | SOC 5020 will serve as an introduction to multivariate regression, with an emphasis on applications in the 'eld of sociology. Along the way we will review basic concepts related to probability and inference. More specifically, this course will cover ANOVA, t tests, OLS regression, and logistic regression. In sum, the course is designed to teach graduate students in sociology how to use basic statistics to address concrete sociological problems. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014 |
| SOC 5030 | Classical Sociological Theory (3) |
| A seminar focusing on the writings of Marx, Weber, Durkheim and other social theorists. Open to students in related disciplines. Prerequisite: Six credits of sociology or instructor permission; open to advanced undergraduates. | |
| SOC 5056 | Sociology of Culture (3) |
| Examines the most recent theoretical and methodological developments in the sociology of culture. Examines the influence of structuralism, phenomenology, critical theory, and cultural anthropology on contemporary sociological theory and practice. Considers the ways cultural analysis can be applied to a variety of pressing empirical problems. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2021, Fall 2018, Fall 2016, Fall 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2011 | |
| SOC 5057 | Sociology of Family (3) |
| This course analyzes the ways in which societies address needs of intimacy, care and provisioning -- the tasks commonly assumed by families -- under varying circumstances and in different contexts, including from historical and comparative perspectives. Prerequisite: Six credits in sociology or permission from the instructor. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| SOC 5059 | Sociology of Science (3) |
| Topics include science as a major institution in modern society; interrelations of science and society; social organization of science; the scientific career (socialization and professionalization); status, roles, and characteristics of science; science policy studies as an emerging discipline; and technological assessment. Prerequisite: SOC 5120 or instructor permission. | |
| SOC 5060 | Contemporary Sociological Theory (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Considers the nature and purpose of sociological theory, and a survey of the most important contemporary theories and theorists. Prerequisite: SOC 5030, six credits of sociology or instructor permission; open to advanced undergraduates. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| SOC 5080 | Comparative Historical Sociology (3) |
| This course will focus not so much on methodological as on substantive issues of macro sociological inquiry. Among the topics covered will be: the state, power, revolution, nationalism and class formation. Prerequisite: Six credits of sociology or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Fall 2014, Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| SOC 5086 | Media Sociology (3) |
| In a reading and discussion-intensive seminar experience, students will examine key schools of theory, research, and criticism, both in sociology and in related social sciences and humanities traditions that have helped shape the development of the interdisciplinary field of Media Sociology. Units will include: semiotics of texts; audience studies; media organizations; media globalization; new media and social transformation. Course was offered Spring 2016, Fall 2013 | |
| SOC 5100 | Research Design and Methods (3) |
| Studies the steps necessary to design a research project including searching the literature, formulating the problem, deriving propositions, operationalizing concepts, constructing explanations, and testing hypotheses. Prerequisite: SOC 3120, or graduate standing, six credits of sociology; or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| SOC 5110 | Survey Research Methods (3) |
| Covers the theory and practice of survey research. Topics include surveys as a scientific method; applied sampling of survey populations; the construction, testing, and improvement of survey instruments; interviewer training; the organization of field work; coding and data quality control; data analysis; and the preparation of survey reports. Prerequisite: SOC 3120 or graduate standing, six credits of sociology or health evaluation sciences, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| SOC 5120 | Intermediate Statistics (4) |
| Studies the social science applications of regression models for quantitative and categorical dependent variables. Prerequisite: SOC 5020 and graduate standing or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| SOC 5140 | Qualitative Methods (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies the theory and practice of qualitative, non-statistical methods of sociological inquiry including field work, interviewing, textual analysis, and historical document work. Students practice each method and design larger projects. Prerequisite: Six credits of sociology or instructor permission; open to advanced undergraduates. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2009 |
| SOC 5150 | Time and Memory (3) |
| This course surveys the field of memory studies, and is centered in particular on the concept of "collective memory." What are the varieties of practices 'including commemoration, recollection, collecting, museification, monument building, reminiscence, etc. through which we represent the past, and what difference do these practices make' Further topics include reputations, public history, transitional justice, and trauma. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| SOC 5200 | Teaching Sociology Workshop (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course is designed to help graduate students make the transition into the classroom by shadowing current teaching assistants in a range of settings. Students will be asked to come together periodically over the course of the semester to reflect on their experiences, as well as to participate in a series of workshops focusing on topics related to setting up a class, engaging students, and fostering equity and inclusion in the classroom. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023 |
| SOC 5320 | Sociology of Gender (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course will explore the social construction and consequences of gender, covering such topics as work, care, sexuality, identity, politics and inequality. Readings will include the classics as well as newer works in the field.
Prerequisite: Graduate status; six credits in sociology or permission from the instructor. |
| SOC 5370 | Inequality in Higher Education (3) |
| Why is there so much inequality in college entry and completion? How can higher education provide opportunity while sorting, selecting, and certifying students? What is the relationship between higher education and economic prosperity? By addressing these, and related questions, we will examine the complex interplay between inequality and opportunity and the relationship between higher education and the society at large. | |
| SOC 5420 | Social Stratification (3) |
| Studies the distribution of rewards and punishments and the resulting social inequalities in cross-cultural and historical perspective. Analyzes negative liabilities such as arrest, imprisonment, unemployment, and stigmatization, and positive assets such as education, occupation, income, and honor. Draws on the literature of both stratification and deviance/criminology. Focuses on the distributive aspects of power and the resulting social formations such as classes, and status groups. Prerequisite: SOC 5030, 7130 or their equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| SOC 5559 | New Course in Sociology (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of sociology. | |
| SOC 5610 | Memory Studies (3) |
| This seminar will provide a broad interdisciplinary overview of the field of memory studies. Participants will include graduate students from UVa along with "virtual" participants from around the world. Leading figures in the field will participate as guest instructors. Enrollment is by instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2021 | |
| SOC 5900 | Economic Sociology (3) |
| This course surveys the classic and contemporary research literature in economic sociology. The course explores this literature's central claims that economic action is embedded in social relationships and shaped by social institutions, and considers the economy in comparative and historical perspective. Prerequisite: Graduate status; six credits in Sociology or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2022, Spring 2019 | |
| SOC 7070 | Sociology of Art (3) |
| This graduate-level course covers the major theories and methods from the sociology of art subfield. Topics include contexts of creativity, artists' communities, individual and institutional "gatekeepers," and processes of production and reception. Visual art, music, and literature are some of the subfield's key domains of creative production. Essential concepts will be examined through a range of texts. Course was offered Spring 2020 | |
| SOC 7102 | Qualitative Methods in Media Audience Research (3) |
| This course is designed to be a practical introduction to how to do audience research in the field of culturally-oriented communication study. The primary work students will be doing is to prepare research projects illustrating the in-depth application of one (or possibly multiple) methods of research employed in studying the cultural audience. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| SOC 7130 | Intro to Social Statistics (3) |
| Intro to Social Statistics | |
| SOC 7470 | Sociology of Development (3) |
| This Graduate level course provides a survey to the subfield of the sociology of development. We will focus on how sociologists seek to explain broad patterns of sociocultural change and economic growth, with particular attention to how the key explanator factors privileged in sociological explanations of development and underdevelopment have changed over time. We will review a range of contending theoretical perspectives and approaches. | |
| SOC 7480 | Sociology of Globalization (3) |
| Globalization continues attracting the attention of scholars and social critics, but its theoretical foundations and empirical aspects remain blurry. Some contest its adequacy as a concept; others praise its evocative nature. This course will guide you through many of these debates. We will look at the political economy of globalization, the institutions that promote it, the movements that contest it, and the cultures that permeate it. Course was offered Fall 2016 | |
| SOC 7559 | New Course in Sociology (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of sociology. | |
| SOC 7980 | Graduate Research Workshop (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This class is designed to help graduate students write professional, sociological articles. Students will come in with (at a minimum) a solid literature review plus data collected and analyzed, and leave with a submission-ready manuscript. We will discuss each article section, present and critique work, consider audience, sharpen arguments and improve writing. Required of 3rd year students; open to others later in the program. |
| SOC 8030 | Sociological Issues (1) |
| Studies contemporary issues effecting sociology as a science, as an academic discipline, and as a profession. Frequent guest lecturers. | |
| SOC 8031 | Sociology ProSeminar (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The ProSeminar provides an introduction for first year graduate students to the discipline and profession of Sociology, as well as to the Sociology Department. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015 |
| SOC 8040 | Sociological Issues (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies contemporary issues effecting sociology as a science, as an academic discipline, and as a profession. Frequent guest lecturers. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| SOC 8051 | Sociology of Work (3) |
| Studies the division of labor, occupational classification, labor force trends, career patterns and mobility, occupational cultures and life-styles, and the sociology of the labor market. | |
| SOC 8052 | Sociology of Religion (3) |
| Classical and contemporary theories and empirical research are examined to illuminate the changing role of religious belief and religious institutions in the Western World. Emphasizes the methodological problems of studying religion. | |
| SOC 8053 | Sociology of Education (3) |
| Analysis of education as a social institution and its relationship to other institutions, e.g., the ecology, the stratification system, the family. Special attention is devoted to the role of education in the status attainment process. | |
| SOC 8054 | Political Sociology (3) |
| Studies the relationships between social structure and political institutions. Discusses competing theories on power structures, political participation, ideology, party affiliation, voting behavior, and social movements in the context of recent research on national and local politics in the United States. | |
| SOC 8410 | Race & Ethnicity (3) |
| Studies pivotal issues relating to race in contemporary American society from a theoretical and historical point of view. These include such topics as the contested meaning of the term "race", the relationship between race and ethnicity, assimilation, the relationship between race and inequality, and crime. | |
| SOC 8470 | Sociology of Knowledge (3) |
| Studies the social foundations of knowledge, including formal systems of knowledge to the realities of everyday life. Includes classical and contemporary literature on the subject. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2009 | |
| SOC 8542 | Selected Topics in Sociology (3) |
| Advanced graduate seminars. Offerings are given in a semester determined by faculty and student interest. | |
| SOC 8559 | New Course in Sociology (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of sociology. | |
| SOC 8562 | Selected Topics in Sociology (3) |
| Advanced graduate seminars. Offerings are given in a semester determined by faculty and student interest. Course was offered Fall 2015 | |
| SOC 8710 | Sociology of Organizations (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Examines formal organizations in government, industry, education, health care, religion, the arts, and voluntary associations. Considers such topics as power and authority, communication, 'informal' relations, commitment, and alienation. |
| SOC 8870 | Immigration (3) |
| This course examines migration from global and historical perspective, with a special focus on American immigration policy from 1900 to the present. Course was offered Spring 2023 | |
| SOC 8998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For master's research, taken before a thesis director has been selected. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SOC 8999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SOC 9010 | Directed Reading (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Independent study with a faculty member. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SOC 9050 | Research Apprenticeship (1 - 12) |
| Provides practical research experience through close collaboration with a faculty member. (Faculty members propose project and chose apprentices from the pool of applicants.) Student apprentices will be junior colleagues, involved in all phases of the project. This collaborative effort will lead to a distinct scholarly product, usually a co-authored paper suitable for publication. | |
| SOC 9060 | Research Apprenticeship (1 - 12) |
| Provides practical research experience through close collaboration with a faculty member. (Faculty members propose project and chose apprentices from the pool of applicants.) Student apprentices will be junior colleagues, involved in all phases of the project. This collaborative effort will lead to a distinct scholarly product, usually a co-authored paper suitable for publication. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| SOC 9510 | Advanced Topics in Culture (3) |
| This course covers selected topics in the sociological study of culture. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019 | |
| SOC 9520 | Advanced Topics in Social Inequality (3) |
| This course covers selected topics in social inequality across various dimensions and contexts. | |
| SOC 9530 | Advanced Topics in Race, Ethnicity and Migration (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course covers selected topics in sociology of race, ethnicity, and migration. |
| SOC 9540 | Advanced Topics in Economic Sociology and Organizations (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course covers selected topics in economic sociology and sociology of organizations. |
| SOC 9550 | Advanced Topics in Development and Globalization (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course covers selected topics in sociology of development and globalization. |
| SOC 9560 | Advanced Topics in Political and Comparative-Historical Sociology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course covers selected topics in political sociology and comparative-historical sociology. |
| SOC 9570 | Advanced Topics in Gender and Sexuality (3) |
| This course covers selected topics related to gender and sexuality. Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| SOC 9580 | Advanced Topics in Family (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course covers selected topics related in sociology of the family. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2021 |
| SOC 9998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SOC 9999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
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| SPAN 116 | Intensive Introductory Spanish (0) |
| This is the non-credit option for SPAN 1016. | |
| SPAN 126 | Intensive Introductory Spanish (0) |
| This is the non-credit option for SPAN 1026. | |
| SPAN 160 | Elementary Spanish Online (0) |
| SPAN 160 is a non-credit elementary-level Spanish course, consisting of 6 online modules and activities, designed for students with the equivalent of 1-2 years of high school Spanish or an initial placement into SPAN 1060. The goal of this course is to prepare students to enter Intermediate Spanish (SPAN 2010), through reading, writing, speaking, and listening practice, as well as review of appropriate vocabulary and structures. | |
| SPAN 216 | Intensive Intermediate Spanish (0) |
| This is the non-credit option for SPAN 2016. | |
| SPAN 226 | Intensive Intermediate Spanish (0) |
| This is the non-credit option for SPAN 2026. | |
| SPAN 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and SPANosophical Inquiry. | |
| SPAN 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and SPANieties of the World. | |
| SPAN 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to SPANorical Perspectives. | |
| SPAN 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to SPANial and Economic Systems. | |
| SPAN 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, SPANematical, and SPANical Inquiry | |
| SPAN 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| SPAN 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and SPANiety | |
| SPAN 1010 | Elementary Spanish (4) |
| Develops listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. This combined sequence of courses, SPAN 1010 and 1020, enable students to successfully perform linguistic tasks that allow them to communicate in everyday situations (greeting, narrating, describing, ordering, comparing and contrasting, and apologizing). Five class hours and one laboratory hour. Followed by SPAN 1020. Prerequisite: For students who have not previously studied Spanish. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010 | |
| SPAN 1016 | Intensive Introductory Spanish (3) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| SPAN 1020 | Elementary Spanish (4) |
| Develops listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. This combined sequence of courses, SPAN 1010 and 1020, enable students to successfully perform linguistic tasks that allow them to communicate in everyday situations (e.g., greeting, narrating, describing, ordering, comparing and contrasting, and apologizing). Five class hours and one laboratory hour. Followed by SPAN 2010. Prerequisite: SPAN 1010. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| SPAN 1026 | Intensive Introductory Spanish (3) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisites: SPAN 1016 or equavalent. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| SPAN 1060 | Accelerated Elementary Spanish (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Develops listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through engagement with oral and written texts in Spanish and various interactive projects. Five class hours. Covers the material in SPAN 1010-1020 in an accelerated one semester format. Followed by SPAN 2010. Prerequisite: Previous background in Spanish (1-2 years of high school Spanish) and PLACE diagnostic score of 1.0-3.0, UVA placement diagnostic score of 0-325 (prior to May 2022), or SAT II score of 420-510. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 |
| SPAN 2010 | Intermediate Spanish (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Further develops listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through engagement with authentic, culturally rich oral and written texts in Spanish. Enables students to perform linguistic tasks that allow them to communicate in everyday situations (e.g., narrating present and past activities and expressing desires and requests), and to express personal meaning by creating with the language. Three class hours. Followed by SPAN 2020. Passing grade in SPAN 1020 or 1060; PLACE diagnostic score of 3.25-4.0; UVA placement diagnostic score of 326-409 (prior to May 2022); SAT II score of 520-590; or permission of the department. Course was offered January 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, January 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, January 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Janiuary 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, January 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, January 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, January 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, January 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, January 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, January 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, January 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, January 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, January 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, January 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, January 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, January 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SPAN 2015 | Spanish for Engineering (3) |
| Spanish for Engineering is a three-credit intermediate level course designed to provide a thorough foundation in all the language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing, but focuses on the development of communication skills in a professional context for Engineering. | |
| SPAN 2016 | Intensive Intermediate Spanish (3) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in intermediate level oral expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisites: SPAN 1016 & 1026 or equivalent. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| SPAN 2020 | Advanced Intermediate Spanish (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Further develops listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through engagement with authentic, culturally rich oral and written texts in Spanish. Enables students to perform linguistic tasks that allow them to communicate in everyday situations with some complications (e.g., describing present, past and future activities, expressing opinions, and persuading), and to express personal meaning by creating with the language. Three class hours. Prerequisite: Passing grade in SPAN 2010; PLACE diagnostic score of 4.25-5.0; UVA placement diagnostic score of 410-535 (prior to May 2022); SAT II score of 600-640; IB Spanish B HL exam score of 5 or 6; or permission of the department. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, January 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, January 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 |
| SPAN 2026 | Intensive Intermediate Spanish (3) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in intermediate level oral expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisites: SPAN 1016 , 1026 and 2016 or equivalent. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| SPAN 2100 | The Social Support Systems of Latin America (1) |
| A supervised internship fort students interested in the health care professions and sociology as a complement to SPAN 2020 during the UVa Summer Spanish program. The latter includes health care, education, and other social services like social security and old age benefits. Final research paper required Course was offered Summer 2016 | |
| SPAN 3000 | Phonetics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An introduction to the sound system of both Peninsular & Latin Am Spanish. Class discussions focus on how the sounds of Spanish are produced from an articulatory point of view, and how these sounds are organized & represented in the linguistic competence of their speakers. When appropriate, comparisons will be made between Spanish & English or Spanish & other (Romance & non-Romance) languages. Course seeks to improve the student's pronunciation. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SPAN 3010 | Grammar and Composition I (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course seeks to develop advanced literacy in Spanish through extensive reading, writing, analysis, and discussion of authentic literary texts and videos. Emphasis is placed on how grammatical forms codify meaning and how grammar and meaning interact to construct the language and textual structure expected in the following academic genres: the critical review, the persuasive essay, and the research paper. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, January 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SPAN 3015 | Language, Culture, and Composition for Heritage Learners of Spanish (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Provides students a recognition of the language skills and linguistic cultures they bring with them. Second, work with thematic resources and practice of 'standardized' syntax, discipline-specific discourse, and rhetorical registers in writing and speech, combined with a review of grammar and of syntactic norms of Spanish will reinforce students' expressive abilities and confidence using the language in various contexts. Requisite: SPAN 2020. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023 |
| SPAN 3020 | Elevate your Spanish: Mastering Writing and Grammar (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | SPAN 3020 seeks to develop advanced literacy in Spanish through extensive analysis and discussion of literary and journalistic texts, as well as documentaries and films from the Spanish-speaking world. We will also focus on students' acquisition of advanced grammatical structures and on how grammar and meaning interact to develop and consolidate the linguistic and textual tools needed to produce an op-ed, a literary review, and an academic essay. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SPAN 3030 | Cultural Conversations (3) |
| Conversation course devoted to different aspects of Spanish, Spanish American, or Latino culture. Student-led discussion of materials ranging from films and music videos to radio programs, newspapers, and the Internet. Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 or departmental placement. Course was offered Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2012, Fall 2010 | |
| SPAN 3031 | Conversation Cinema: Latin America (3) |
| Conversation course whose subject matter is Latin American cinema. Films will be discussed in the context of the history and culture of various countries. Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 and 3 credits of 3400-3430 Course was offered Summer 2014, Fall 2009 | |
| SPAN 3032 | Conversation Cinema - Spain (3) |
| This is conversation course in Spanish, with a focus on Spanish film. It is closed to native and heritage speakers, and to students who have had a conversation course already; instructor permission required. Students will improve vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, and pronunciation. Class participation is essential. Quizzes, daily activities, short written paper, oral final exam.
Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement. | |
| SPAN 3040 | Business Spanish (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | SPAN 3040 is a Language for the Professions course intended for students with interest in Business and Economy related fields. Upon completion of this course, students will have acquired the vocabulary and the intercultural competence that will allow them to comfortably and successfully participate in professional settings in Spanish. International students that are native speakers of Spanish are ineligible to take the course. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SPAN 3050 | Spanish for Medical Professionals (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course is designed for students planning to work in the health care field and who want to develop fundamental written and oral skills and vocabulary for the assessment of Spanish speaking patients in a variety of settings. Students will gain familiarity with non-technical and semi-technical functional vocabulary, along with idiomatic expressions and situational phrases that are used in medical Spanish. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016 |
| SPAN 3060 | Writing for Social Justice and Change (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Have you ever wondered what kinds of change could you enact with more proficient Spanish writing skills? SPAN 3060 is an advanced community-based language learning course in which you will have the opportunity to grapple with advanced writing skills while you read and discuss selected works by representative Latin American authors that have used writing as a tool for social justice and change, and you participate in a community project. |
| SPAN 3070 | Community Engagement in Spanish-Speaking Charlottesville (3) |
| SPAN 3070 is a community-based language learning course in which students will volunteer as bilingual tutors for local k-12 students. Through community work, discussions of podcasts, documentaries and testimonials, and conversations with guest speakers, we will reflect on the importance of education as the foundation to build more fair, inclusive, and equitable societies, and how this is manifested in the local and broader Spanish speaking world. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023 | |
| SPAN 3200 | Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides an introduction to core areas of linguistic analysis using Spanish. Areas covered include sounds of Spanish (phonetics & phonology), word formation (morphology), sentence structure (syntax), meaning of words, phrases, sentences, & larger chunks of discourse, also in social context (semantics & pragmatics), history of the Spanish language, regional & social variation (dialectology & sociolinguistics), & language acquisition. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SPAN 3300 | Texts and Interpretation (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | In this course we will be covering a variety of basic approaches to literary texts that enable us to analyze & understand them better. The course will be organized on the basis of literary genre (narrative, theater, poetry, etc.), with a portion of the semester dedicated to each. Short texts in Spanish for readings will be drawn from both Spanish & Latin Am literature, and from a range of time periods. Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 or dept. placement. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SPAN 3400 | Spain: From Kingdom to Empire (1200 - 1700) (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course will explore medieval and early modern works written in Castilian from El Cid to Calderón's theater. We will focus on the function of these literary texts in the European and Mediterranean context. Taught in Spanish. Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 and 3300, or departmental placement. Exclude Spanish majors on their 4th year. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SPAN 3410 | Perspectives on Modern Spain (1800 to the Present) (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course focuses on the emergence and consolidation of modernity in Spain from the eighteenth century to the present. Readings and discussions of representative literary and artistic movements of modern Spain, including the Enlightenment, Romanticism, Realism, Naturalism, the Avant Garde, Modernism, and Postmodernism in terms of their historical, intellectual, artistic and cultural contexts. Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 and 3300, or departmental placement. Spanish 4th year majors are excluded from taking this course Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, January 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SPAN 3420 | Politics and Power in the Early Americas (1492 - 1800) (3) |
| Introduces students to the expressions and experiences of people in the early Americas. By studying primary source materials, students will enrich their knowledge of the colonial period while further developing methods of historical and literary analysis. By the end of the course, students will be able to close read primary sources, situate them within specific historical contexts, and explain their analysis in spoken and written Spanish. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| SPAN 3430 | Contemporary Latin American Voices (1800 to the present) (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides students with a survey of Latin American literature and the context in which it developed from 1800 to the present. This course will cover how the region's cultural production has been shaped by its cultures, peoples, and historical events, the consciousness, memory, and imagination expressed within the region's literature, and how the region's representation has been shaped by who has (and has not) had access to literature. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SPAN 3559 | New Course in Spanish (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics within the subject of Spanish.
Prerequisite:SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement. | |
| SPAN 3600 | American History From Below (and How to Read It) (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides a Spanish-language theoretical approach to the history of the American continent as a whole, focused on the role of imperialism, colonialism, and racial capitalism on the development of North American, Latin American, and Caribbean identities. The seminar is offered to a class composed by a half roster of UVA Spanish students and a half roster of non-UVA affiliated members of the Charlottesville Spanish-speaking community. |
| SPAN 4040 | Translation from Spanish to English (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | "Lost & Found in Translation" offers an introduction to the "art" of translation, both in practice and theory. Throughout the semester students participate in a series of workshops, collaborating on translations of texts of different genres, from multiple time periods and countries through in-depth readings and discussions, translation activities from Spanish to English and vice versa. This is a dynamic, interactive, inter-disciplinary course. Prerequisites: SPAN 3300, and highly recommended one survey of literature and culture (SPAN 3400-3430). Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SPAN 4050 | Economy of Latin America (3) |
| This course is designed to prepare students for careers in international business by introducing them to business practices, trade organizations, and financial institutions in the Spanish-speaking world. A secondary goal is to help students attain a more sophisticated level of speaking and writing in Spanish, through readings, discussion, and written assignments in Spanish. Course was offered Summer 2021 | |
| SPAN 4200 | History of the Language (3) |
| The main objectives of the course are: (1) to offer the student an introduction to the development of Spanish, focusing on the major changes from Latin to Spanish through the study of historical grammar; (2) to explain the irregularities of Modern Spanish grammar; (3) to facilitate the reading Old Spanish. Prerequisite: SPAN 3200 and 3010, or 3000 and 3010, or departmental placement. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2016, Spring 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| SPAN 4201 | Hispanic Dialectology and Bilingualism (3) |
| Prerequisite: SPAN 3200 and 3010, or 3010 and 3010, or departmental placement. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| SPAN 4202 | Hispanic Sociolinguistics (3) |
| This course examines the Spanish language within its social context by exploring--among others--the following topics: 1) language versus dialect; 2) the standard language; 3) linguistic variation and its main variables: geography, style, gender, age, etc.; 4) language acquisition as a social process; 5) language variation and language change. Taught in Spanish. Prerequisite: SPAN 3200 and 3010, or 3000 and 3010, or departmental placement. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2011 | |
| SPAN 4203 | Structure of Spanish (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This is an advanced introduction to the study of fundamental aspects of the sound and grammatical systems of the Spanish language. The course will start by analyzing present-day (syllable, word and phrase) structures of the language and it will progress toward a more detailed examination of some of the linguistic processes and changes involved in the development of those structures. Prior coursework in linguistics is expected. Pre-requisites: SPAN 3015 Phonetics and SPAN 3200 Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2018, Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2010 |
| SPAN 4210 | History of the Spanish Language II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The course examines the development of the Spanish language through texts produced from the Middle Ages to the present day. The main goal will be the interpretation of individual texts as a source of linguistic data and the analysis of language in its cultural, social and historical context. Including texts from Latin American and Spain, the commentary will cover the analysis of phonological, grammatical and lexical aspects.
Prerequisites: SPAN 3000 or SPAN 3200 Course was offered Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Fall 2010 |
| SPAN 4220 | Linguistic Theories of Writing: The Advanced Language Learner (3) |
| Following systemic functional linguistics, this course examines the advanced capacities of first, second, and heritage language learners. Its main goal is to describe how these capacities are realized linguistically in written (academic) language 'among other means' through lexical density, grammatical metaphor, clause-combining strategies, and impersonality. Prior coursework in linguistics is expected. Prerequisite: SPAN 3200 or equivalent | |
| SPAN 4310 | Latin American Women Writers from 1900 to the Present (3) |
| Study of major Latin American women writers from 1900 to the present, including poets, essayists, playwrights, and fiction writers. Discussion will focus on the literary representation of issues related to gender and culture. Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement. | |
| SPAN 4319 | Borges (3) |
| This course offers an overview of Borges' short stories and some essays and poems. The aim is to present Borges as dominating the great shift in literary sensibility in Spanish America in the 1940s, his influence on the 'Boom' and the relevance of his work to the notions of Modernism and Post-modernism in the Anglo-Saxon sense. The course will attempt to cover not only the thematics of Borges' main works but also his innovations in technique.
Study of major literary works from the 20th and 21st centuries by Mexican authors, including poetry, fiction, essay and/or theatre. Discussion will focus on literary representation, historical and gender issues relevant to this period in Mexican society.
Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2010 | |
| SPAN 4320 | Contemporary Latin-American Short Fiction (3) |
| Contemporary Latin-American Short Fiction Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement. Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2011, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| SPAN 4401 | Spanish Literature of the Golden Age (3) |
| Surveys the literature of early modern Spain (ca 1500 -- ca 1700), covering poetry, narrative, and drama, attending to both major canonical figures and marginalized authors, including those racialized as people of color and gendered as non-male. | |
| SPAN 4402 | Don Quixote (3) |
| Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2012, Fall 2009 | |
| SPAN 4412 | Modern Spanish Literature and Culture (3) |
| This course for advanced undergraduates offers a critical examination of trends in the cultural production of Spain during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Students will engage in discussions on topics such as nation, class, race, and gender. Course materials may include Spanish narrative fiction, poetry, drama, ephemera, print media as well as sonic and visual culture. | |
| SPAN 4413 | Contemporary Spanish Literature and Culture (3) |
| This course for advanced undergraduates offers a critical examination of trends in the cultural production of Spain during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Course materials may include Spanish narrative fiction, comics, poetry, drama, film and television. Course was offered Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2010 | |
| SPAN 4420 | Contemporary Spanish Poetry (3) |
| The purpose of this course is to help the student read and understand poetry in Spanish. By approaching the works of relevant Spanish and Latin American poets from different perspectives, the student will become more familiar with poetry in Spanish. Part of the course is dedicated to introducing the student into the creative mood of literature by doing some poetry translating. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| SPAN 4500 | Special Topics Seminar: Literature (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011 |
| SPAN 4510 | Special Topics Seminar: Literature (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A landscape through the history of Romanticism in Europe, with special focus on English, German, Italian and Spanish literature. The course aims to introduce students to the history and art of the 19th century through poetry and imagination. Therefore, it has been declared as a TECH-FREE COURSE with the permission of the Spanish, Italian and Portuguese department. Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2011, Fall 2009 |
| SPAN 4520 | Special Topics Seminar: Culture and Civilization (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2012 |
| SPAN 4530 | Special Topics Seminar: Language (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 and 3300, or departmental placement; instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| SPAN 4559 | New Course in Spanish (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics within the subject of Spanish.
Prerequisite:SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement. |
| SPAN 4560 | Special Topics Seminar: Literature and Culture Catholic Univ Valencia (3) |
| A full immersion course at the Catholic University, Valencia for students enrolled in the University of Virginia in Valencia program. Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement | |
| SPAN 4600 | Literature and Cinema (3) |
| Explores the relationship between literature and film. Students will explore Spanish novels, short stories, and plays and their cinematic adaptations as well as be introduced to film, language and theory. Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, January 2012, Fall 2011, January 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| SPAN 4615 | Spanish Cinema (3) |
| Cultural history of Spanish cinema covering the basics of film analysis and introducing a diverse array of approaches to studying movies. Students will view feature-length films and complete readings in Spanish. Class discussions will be in Spanish. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| SPAN 4620 | Hispanic Women Writers (3) |
| Examines writings by women authors of Spain and Latin America, using the texts as a basis for studying the evolving roles and paradigms of women in these societies. Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement | |
| SPAN 4621 | Latin American Women Poets (3) |
| In this course we will read extensively from the poetry of the three most famous women poets of Latin America in the twentieth century: Uruguay's Delmira Agustini, Argentina's Alfonsina Storni, and Chile's Gabriela Mistral, the first Latin American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement | |
| SPAN 4662 | Afro-Latinidad across the Americas (3) |
| This course is a survey of the history and literature of the African diaspora in Latin America from the Caribbean, Mexico, and the Rio de la Plata to the 'Latin American' cities of New York and Miami. Course was offered Spring 2023 | |
| SPAN 4665 | Encoding Maya Stories (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Explores the historical, cultural, and linguistic analysis of Indigenous Mesoamerican literatures, especially the Maya K'iche' narrative Popol Wuj. Includes use of DH tools like text encoding, mapping, and modeling. The course blends traditional literary analysis and project-based collaborative learning with Maya scholars abroad. |
| SPAN 4700 | Spanish Culture and Civilization (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course focuses on the major political events in the history of Spain, from 1900 to the present, as well as on the study of the most important Spanish artistic movements, and their most relevant contemporary representatives, in the fields of music, painting, architecture, and dance. Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, January 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 |
| SPAN 4701 | The Inquisition in Spain and Latin America (3) |
| Introduces students to the workings of the Spanish Inquisition, emphasizing the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Students explore period documents to understand how the Inquisition constructed various kinds of marginalized identities, and how we can use those same documents to learn about the lives, attitudes, and beliefs of ordinary Spaniards who did not conform to accepted ideas about religion and identity. Course was offered Fall 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| SPAN 4704 | Islamic Iberia (3) |
| An introduction to Islam and the cultural history of al- Andalus (Islamic Iberia) from 711 until the expulsion of the Morsicos from early modern Spain in 1609. Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement. Course was offered Spring 2021, January 2021, Spring 2019, Fall 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2010 | |
| SPAN 4705 | Spanish Mass Media (3) |
| Introduction to Spanish mass means of communication. Study of the mechanisms used, and media's sociological importance. Special emphasis on radio and television. Course was offered January 2021 | |
| SPAN 4706 | Spanish 20th Century History (3) |
| The crisis of the restoration of the Spanish monarchy, Primo de Rivera's dictatorship, the Second Republic, the Civil War, the Franco Era, the transition from dictatorship to democracy. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| SPAN 4707 | Introduction to Spanish Art (3) |
| Spanish art is among the richest and most important examples of world art. Its heritage is comprised of works dating from prehistoric times with the caves at Altamira up to the 21 st Century (Calatrava, Mariscal), including the rich architectural legacy of the Romans, the gothic castles and churches of the Middle Ages, Golden Age painting (Velázquez, El Greco, Murillo, Ribera), and the great names of the 20 th Century (Gaudí, Picasso, Dalí, Miró) Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| SPAN 4708 | Picasso (3) |
| The Spanish tradition after Goya and the cultural atmosphere of the 19th century. The formation of Picasso and the different periods of his work. Iconographic problems. The creation of "Guernica". Course was offered Summer 2014 | |
| SPAN 4709 | Modern Spanish Art (3) |
| This course studies the main art works produced in the 19th and 20th centuries: Goya, Picasso, Dalí, Miró, Tapies, Chillida, Villanueva, Gaudí and Calatrava will be contemplated from an eminently cultural view. In addition to analyzing the different productions from a technical viewpoint, they will serve as models to understand social and cultural trends of the period. | |
| SPAN 4710 | Latin American Culture and Civilization (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Latin American Culture and Civilization Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SPAN 4711 | 1492 and the Aftermath (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Examines Spanish attempts to understand and figure the Americas, as well as American indigenous reactions to them.
Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement |
| SPAN 4712 | Travelers in Latin America (3) |
| In this course we will study diaries and accounts of travelers in Latin America since the first European got in contact with the continent for the first time What did they see? What did they want to see? How did the describe it? How much influence their account had in the construction of continental imaginary. We will start with el Diario of Christopher Columbus, and finish with some diaries of today.
Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2013, Fall 2012 | |
| SPAN 4713 | Economy of the European Union (3) |
| A broad approach to the Spanish Economy (starting with its modernization) and its integration in the EEC. Focus on the role of Europe in the world economy and politics, and the future of the Euro as a new reserve currency. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| SPAN 4714 | Empire & Imperialism in Early Modern Spain (3) |
| This course will examine the history and ideology of empire in the Spanish-speaking world from 1492 through 1700. Emphasis will be placed on the reading of period texts in the original language. Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement | |
| SPAN 4715 | Cuban Culture Through Cinema (3) |
| The aim of this course is to study Cuban films in the context of Cuba's history and culture. The course will include the viewing of films outside the classroom (roughly one a week), readings about the films, history, and culture. Please note that out-of-class preparation and the reading load will be significant. The format of the class will be lecture/discussion with a strong emphasis on class participation.
Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement. | |
| SPAN 4800 | Language House - Casa Bolívar (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Fully immersive living experience in Spanish, with daily active participation in weekly events. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015 |
| SPAN 4980 | Distinguished majors colloquium (3) |
| The Colloquium allows DMPs in Spanish to meet regularly with the DMP coordinator to discuss research strategies, documentation styles, and structure and style in extended expository writing as they are working independently on a thesis. It also provides a forum for presenting and discussing work-in-progress. Pre-requisite: Acceptance in DMP | |
| SPAN 4989 | Distinguished Major in Spanish Thesis (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Distinguished majors in Spanish will meet individually with their thesis advisors to discuss progress and revise drafts of their theses. At the end of the semester, they will present the results of their research in a public forum. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| SPAN 4993 | Independent Study (1 - 3) |
| Prerequisite: instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2022, Summer 2021, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| SPAN 5202 | Hispanic Sociolinguistics (3) |
| Studies the theoretical aspects of conversational analysis, incorporating it into the analysis of natural talk. Emphasizes the organization of conversations, the role of sociocultural background knowledge and preferred rules of politeness, and cross-cultural and cross-gender differences. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| SPAN 5300 | Middle Ages and Early Renaissance (3) |
| Studies the major texts, authors, and literary trends of the Spanish Middle Ages and early Renaissance. | |
| SPAN 5350 | Golden Age (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies the major texts, authors, and literary trends of the Spanish Golden Age. |
| SPAN 5559 | New Course in Spanish (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Spanish. Course was offered Fall 2014 | |
| SPAN 5600 | Enlightenment to Romanticism (3) |
| Studies the major texts, authors, and literary trends of the Spanish eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. | |
| SPAN 5650 | Realism and Generation of 1898 (3) |
| Studies the major texts, authors, and literary trends of the second half of the Spanish nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries. | |
| SPAN 5700 | Spanish Civilization and Culture (3) |
| Studies the non-literary achievements of Spain from pre-Roman times to the present. Includes a survey of the socio-political history, the art, architecture, music, philosophy, and folklore of Spain, defining the essential characteristics of Spanish civilization. | |
| SPAN 5702 | Islam in Europe: Muslim Iberia (3) |
| An introduction to Islam and a cultural history of al-Andalus (Muslim Iberia) from the year 711 until the expulsion of the Moriscos 'Muslims converted, often forcibly, to Christianity' from early modern Spain in 1609. Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 or equivalent level of proficiency in Spanish. | |
| SPAN 5750 | Contemporary Spanish Literature (3) |
| Studies the major texts, authors, and literary trends of the Spanish twentieth century. | |
| SPAN 5800 | Spanish America: Colonial Period to 1800 (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies the major texts, authors, and literary trends of Spanish America up to 1800. |
| SPAN 5820 | Spanish America: From Romanticism to Modernism (3) |
| Studies the major texts, authors, and literary trends of Spanish America in the nineteenth century. | |
| SPAN 5850 | Spanish America: Modern Period (3) |
| Studies the major texts, authors, and literary trends of Spanish America in the twentieth century. | |
| SPAN 5960 | Spanish Creative Writing Workshop (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course is taught by two of the most distinguished and exciting writers in the Spanish-speaking world today, with extensive experience giving writing workshops. It is dedicated to creative writing (short stories), emphasizing creative, and suggesting ways to initiate the creative process. Students need to have a good command of the Spanish Language, at 4000 level or similar. Undergraduate as well as graduate students are welcome. |
| SPAN 7040 | Translation from Spanish to English (3) |
| Spanish 7040 offers an introduction to the craft of literary translation. | |
| SPAN 7100 | Literary Theory (3) |
| Studies the modern theories of literary criticism, including formalism, structuralism, semiotics, and the application of theory to major Spanish authors. | |
| SPAN 7200 | The Structure of Spanish (3) |
| The Structure of Spanish Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| SPAN 7210 | The Phonology of Spanish (3) |
| The Phonology of Spanish | |
| SPAN 7220 | History of the Language (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The development of the Spanish language from its origins. Course was offered Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SPAN 7260 | Golden Age Poetry (3) |
| Golden Age Poetry Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| SPAN 7270 | Golden Age Drama (3) |
| Golden Age Drama Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| SPAN 7290 | Golden Age Prose, Non-Picaresque (3) |
| Golden Age Prose, Non-Picaresque Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| SPAN 7300 | The Picaresque Novel (3) |
| The course explores the origins and nature of picaresque narrative in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Spain, beginning with works like La Lozana andaluza and Lazarillo de Tormes,following through with Guzmán de Alfarache, El Buscón, Estebanillo González, and the picaresque in Cervantes. Course was offered Spring 2014 | |
| SPAN 7559 | New Course in Spanish (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Spanish. | |
| SPAN 7650 | Realism and Naturalism: The Novel (3) |
| Realism and Naturalism: The Novel Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| SPAN 7700 | Generation of 1927 (3) |
| Generation of 1927 Course was offered Fall 2013 | |
| SPAN 7710 | Literature and the Civil War (3) |
| Literature and the Civil War Course was offered Fall 2016, Spring 2012 | |
| SPAN 7720 | Contemporary Theater (3) |
| Contemporary Theater | |
| SPAN 7730 | Post-Civil War Fiction (3) |
| Post-Civil War Fiction Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2010 | |
| SPAN 7740 | All about Almodóvar (3) |
| It has been said that it is impossible to understand post-dictatorship Spain without taking Pedro Almodóvar into account. This seminar will test that hypothesis by studying the broad filmography of the country's most important living auteur. Readings in film theory will complement close analyses of Almodóvar's feature-length movies. | |
| SPAN 7750 | Film Theory (3) |
| Seminar students will develop and refine vocabularies and analytical skills essential to reaching and research in film studies. Course covers major currents in theory and international film movements since 1950, including realism, auteurism, counter and Third Cinema movements, psychoanalytical and feminist approaches, spectatorship and subjectivity. | |
| SPAN 7800 | Colonial Spanish American Literature (3) |
| Colonial Spanish American Literature Course was offered Spring 2015, Spring 2011 | |
| SPAN 7820 | Nineteenth-Century Spanish-American Literature (3) |
| Nineteenth-Century Spanish-American Literature | |
| SPAN 7830 | Spanish-American Poetry (3) |
| Spanish-American Poetry Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| SPAN 7840 | Spanish-American Fiction (3) |
| Spanish-American Fiction Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| SPAN 7850 | Themes and Genres (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Themes and Genres Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2013, Fall 2011 |
| SPAN 7860 | Regional Literature (3) |
| Regional Literature Course was offered Spring 2020, Fall 2014 | |
| SPAN 7881 | Travelers and Frontiers in the Americas (3) |
| In this course we will study the American frontiers since the discovery of the continent. By reading theory, chronicles and diaries from different periods, we will be able to establish how the frontier, and the idea of frontier, changed over time and along with it the concept of "self identity" as wll as the concept of "the Other" beyond the frontier line. Obviously, travelers were the protagonists of the crossing of new frontiers. | |
| SPAN 7890 | Essay: Twentieth-Century Spanish America (3) |
| Essay: Twentieth-Century Spanish America | |
| SPAN 8210 | Second Language Teaching Methods (3) |
| Covers modern teaching methodologies, trends in second language acquisition, and intercultural competence. Participants will shadow language instructors, observe, and engage in practical activities such as creating instructional materials, lesson planning, and assessment design. Also explores teaching methods for content courses, crafting Teaching Statements, and preparing students for various teaching contexts and their professional careers. | |
| SPAN 8505 | Seminars: Middle Ages and Early Renaissance (3) |
| Seminars: Middle Ages and Early Renaissance | |
| SPAN 8510 | Seminars: Golden Age (3) |
| Seminars: Golden Age | |
| SPAN 8515 | Seminars: Golden Age (3) |
| Seminars: Golden Age Course was offered Fall 2013 | |
| SPAN 8520 | Seminars: Enlightenment to Romanticism (3) |
| Seminars: Enlightenment to Romanticism Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| SPAN 8530 | Seminars: Realism and the Generation of 1898 (3) |
| Seminars: Realism and the Generation of 1898 Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| SPAN 8540 | Seminars: Modern Spanish Literature (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Seminars: Modern Spanish Literature Course was offered Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2011 |
| SPAN 8550 | Seminars: Spanish America: Colonial Period to 1900 (3) |
| Seminars: Spanish America: Colonial Period to 1900 | |
| SPAN 8560 | Seminars: Spanish America: Modern Period (3) |
| Seminars: Spanish America: Modern Period Course was offered Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| SPAN 8900 | PhD Comprehensive Exams (12) |
| Graduate students develop the Comprehensive Exam Portfolio required for the PhD in Spanish and defend its contents in an oral exam. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021 | |
| SPAN 8901 | PhD Dissertation Proposal (12) |
| Graduate students develop the Dissertation Proposal required for the PhD in Spanish and defend it before their dissertation committee. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021 | |
| SPAN 8995 | Guided Research (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Readings and/or research in particular fields under the supervision of an instructor. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2016, Fall 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SPAN 8998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For master's research, taken before a thesis director has been selected. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SPAN 8999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| SPAN 9995 | Guided Research (3) |
| Readings and/or research in particular fields under the supervision of an instructor. Course was offered Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| SPAN 9998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SPAN 9999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| Spanish in Translation | |
| SPTR 3402 | Don Quixote in English (3) |
| In this class, we will read Miguel de Cervantes's masterpiece Don Quixote de la Mancha in its entirety. Course was offered Spring 2017 | |
| SPTR 3559 | New Course: Spanish in Translation (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics with the subject of Spanish in Translation. Course was offered Spring 2016, Fall 2015 |
| SPTR 3716 | China in Western Eyes, 1200-1700 (3) |
| This course examines the birth of a western image of China in the writings of European travelers who visited the country during the medieval and early modern periods. It emphasizes the sixteenth century contributions of Portuguese and Spanish travel writers, as well as the seventeenth century work of Jesuit missionaries. All texts to be read in English translation. | |
| SPTR 3850 | Fiction of the Americas (3) |
| In this seminar, we will study the centuries long 'conversations' between North American and Spanish American writers. Principally through short stories and some novels, we will examine their mutual fascination. Our reading list will include works by Edgar Allan Poe, Ambrose Bierce, Horacio Quiroga, John Reed, Mariano Azuela, William Faulkner, Jorge Luis Borges, Julio Cortázar, García Márquez, Carlos Fuentes, Margaret Atwood, Manuel Puig Course was offered Fall 2015 | |
| SPTR 4559 | New Course in Spanish in Translation (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics with the subject of Spanish in Translation. | |
| SPTR 4704 | Islam in Medieval Europe: Islamic Iberia (3) |
| An introduction to Islam and the cultural history of al- Andalus (Islamic Iberia) from 711 CE until the expulsion of the Morsicos from early modern Spain in 1609 | |
| Statistics | |
| STAT 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and STATosophical Inquiry. | |
| STAT 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and STATieties of the World. | |
| STAT 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to STATorical Perspectives. | |
| STAT 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to STATial and Economic Systems. | |
| STAT 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, STATematical, and STATical Inquiry | |
| STAT 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| STAT 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and STATiety | |
| STAT 1100 | Chance: An Introduction to Statistics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course studies introductory statistics and probability, visual methods for summarizing quantitative information, basic experimental design and sampling methods, ethics and experimentation, causation, and interpretation of statistical analyzes. Applications use data drawn from various current sources, including journals and news. No prior knowledge of statistics is required. Students will not receive credit for both STAT 1100 and STAT 1120. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| STAT 1120 | Introduction to Statistics (3) |
| This course includes graphical displays of data, relationships in data, design of experiments, causation, random sampling, probability distributions, inference, confidence intervals, tests of hypotheses, and regression and correlation. No prior knowledge of statistics is required. Students will not receive credit for both STAT 1100 and STAT 1120. | |
| STAT 1400 | Forensic Science and Statistics (3) |
| This course provides an introduction to statistical analysis in the context of forensic science. Statistical topics covered include probability distributions, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, measures of association, and regression. Applications drawn from forensics include analysis of fingerprints, DNA, and particle evidence. No prior knowledge of statistics or forensic science is required. Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| STAT 1501 | Statistics-Edge (1 - 6) |
| These statistics classes are for students in the UVA Edge program. They help students develop critical data analysis skills for academia, the workplace and life. See https://edge.virginia.edu/ for details. | |
| STAT 1559 | New Course in Statistics (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of statistics. Course was offered Spring 2018 | |
| STAT 1601 | Introduction to Data Science with R (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides an introduction to the process of collecting, manipulating, exploring, analyzing, and displaying data using the statistical software R. The collection of elementary statistical analysis techniques introduced will be driven by questions derived from the data. The data used in this course will generally follow a common theme. No prior knowledge of statistics, data science, or programming is required. Course was offered January 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, January 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, January 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Janiuary 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, January 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, January 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018 |
| STAT 1602 | Introduction to Data Science with Python (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides an introduction to various topics in data science using the Python programming language. The course will start with the basics of Python, and apply them to data cleaning, merging, transformation, and analytic methods drawn from data science analysis and statistics, with an emphasis on applications. No prior knowledge of statistics, data science, or programming is required. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, January 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019 |
| STAT 1800 | Introduction to Sports Analytics (3) |
| This course provides an introduction to sports analytics, including the collection, analysis, and visualization of sports data using the statistical programming language R. Elementary statistical analysis techniques will be introduced through questions arising in sports. No prior knowledge of statistics is required. | |
| STAT 2020 | Statistics for Biologists (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course includes a basic treatment of probability, and covers inference for one and two populations, including both hypothesis testing and confidence intervals. Analysis of variance and linear regression are also covered. Applications are drawn from biology and medicine. No prior knowledge of statistics is required. Co-requisite: Concurrent enrollment in a lab section of STAT 2020. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 |
| STAT 2120 | Introduction to Statistical Analysis (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides an introduction to the probability & statistical theory underlying the estimation of parameters & testing of statistical hypotheses, including those in the context of simple & multiple regression Applications are drawn from economics, business, & other fields. No prior knowledge of statistics is required. Highly Recommended: Prior experience with calculus I; Co-requisite: Concurrent enrollment in a lab section of STAT 2120. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| STAT 2125 | Statistics Workshop (1) |
| This course is a workshop to support deeper understanding of concepts introduced in STAT 2120. Course was offered Fall 2019 | |
| STAT 2559 | New Course in Statistics (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of statistics. | |
| STAT 3080 | From Data to Knowledge (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course introduces methods to approach uncertainty and variation inherent in elementary statistical techniques from multiple angles. Simulation techniques such as the bootstrap will also be used. Conceptual discussion in lectures is supplemented with hands-on practice in applied data-analysis tasks using R. Prerequisite: A prior course in statistics and a prior course in programming. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, January 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010 |
| STAT 3110 | Foundations of Statistics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides an overview of basic probability and matrix algebra required for statistics. Topics include sample spaces and events, properties of probability, conditional probability, discrete and continuous random variables, expected values, joint distributions, matrix arithmetic, matrix inverses, systems of linear equations, eigenspaces, and covariance and correlation matrices. Prerequisite: A prior course in calculus II. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019 |
| STAT 3120 | Introduction to Mathematical Statistics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides a calculus-based introduction to mathematical statistics with some applications. Topics include: sampling theory, point estimation, interval estimation, testing hypotheses, linear regression, correlation, analysis of variance, and categorical data. Prerequisite: A prior course in probability. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 |
| STAT 3130 | Design and Analysis of Sample Surveys (3) |
| This course introduces main designs & estimation techniques used in sample surveys; including simple random sampling, stratification, cluster sampling, double sampling, post-stratification, ratio estimation; non-response problems, measurement errors. Properties of sample surveys are developed through simulation procedures. Prerequisite: A prior course in statistics. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014 | |
| STAT 3220 | Introduction to Regression Analysis (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides a survey of regression analysis techniques, covering topics from simple regression, multiple regression, logistic regression, and analysis of variance. The primary focus is on model development and applications. Prerequisite: A prior course in statistics. Course was offered January 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, January 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, January 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, January 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| STAT 3250 | Data Analysis with Python (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides an introduction to data analysis using the Python programming language. Topics include using an intergrated development environment; data analysis packages numpy, pandas and scipy; data loading, storage, cleaning, merging, transformation, and aggregation; data plotting and visualization. Prerequisite: A prior course in statistics and a prior course in programming. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Fall 2016 |
| STAT 3280 | Data Visualization and Management (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course introduces methods for presenting data graphically and in tabular form, including the use of software to create visualizations. Also introduced are databases, with topics including traditional relational databases and SQL (Structured Query Language) for retrieving information. Prerequisite: A prior course in statistics and a prior course in R programming. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020 |
| STAT 3480 | Nonparametric and Rank-Based Statistics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course includes an overview of parametric vs. non-parametric methods including one-sample, two-sample, and k-sample methods; pair comparison and block designs; tests for trends and association; multivariate tests; analysis of censored data; bootstrap methods; multi-factor experiments; and smoothing methods. Prerequisite: A prior course in statistics. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015 |
| STAT 3559 | New Course in Statistics (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Statistics. | |
| STAT 4120 | Applied Linear Models (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course includes linear regression models, inferences in regression analysis, model validation, selection of independent variables, multicollinearity, influential observations, and other topics. Conceptual discussion is supplemented with hands-on practice in applied data-analysis tasks. Highly recommended: A prior course in applied regression such as STAT 3220. Prerequisite: A prior course in statistics and a prior course in linear algebra. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023 |
| STAT 4130 | Applied Multivariate Statistics (3) |
| This course develops fundamental methodology to the analysis of multivariate data using computational tools. Topics include multivariate normal distribution, multivariate linear model, principal components and factor analysis, discriminant analysis, clustering, and classification. Prerequisite: A prior course in mathematical statistics, a prior course in linear algebra, and a prior course in programming. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| STAT 4160 | Experimental Design (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course introduces various topics in experimental design, including simple comparative experiments, single factor analysis of variance, randomized blocks, Latin squares, factorial designs, blocking and confounding, and two-level factorial designs. The statistical software R is used throughout this course. Prerequisite: A prior course in regression. |
| STAT 4170 | Financial Time Series and Forecasting (3) |
| This course introduces topics in time series analysis as they relate to financial data. Topics include properties of financial data, moving average and ARMA models, exponential smoothing, ARCH and GARCH models, volatility models, case studies in linear time series, high frequency financial data, and value at risk. Prerequisite: A prior course in probability, a prior course in regression, and a prior course in programming. | |
| STAT 4220 | Applied Analytics for Business (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course focuses on applying data analytic techniques to business, including customer analytics, business analytics, and web analytics through mining of social media and other online data. Several projects are incorporated into the course. Prerequisite: A prior course in regression and a prior course in programming. |
| STAT 4559 | New Course in Statistics (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Statistics. | |
| STAT 4630 | Statistical Machine Learning (3) |
| This course introduces various topics in machine learning, including regression, classification, resampling methods, linear model selection and regularization, tree-based methods, support vector machines, and unsupervised learning. The statistical software R is incorporated throughout. Prerequisite: A prior course in regression and a prior course in programming. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017 | |
| STAT 4800 | Advanced Sports Analytics I (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides a platform for exploring advanced statistical modeling and analysis techniques through the lens of state-of-the-art sports analytics. Prerequisite: A prior course in mathematical statistics, a prior course in regression, and a prior course in programming. |
| STAT 4993 | Independent Study (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Reading and study programs in areas of interest to individual students. For students interested in topics not covered in regular courses. Students must obtain a faculty advisor to approve and direct the program. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014 |
| STAT 4995 | Statistical Consulting (1 - 3) |
| Introduces the practice of statistical consultation. A combination of formal lectures, meetings with clients of the statistical consulting service, and sessions in the statistical computing laboratory. Students will work together with a graduate student consultant. Prerequisite: instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2017, Fall 2011 | |
| STAT 4996 | Capstone (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Students will work in teams on a capstone project. The project will involve significant data preparation and analysis of data, preparation of a comprehensive project report, and presentation of results. Many projects will come from external clients who have data analysis challenges. Prerequisite: A prior course in regression and a prior course in programming. This course is restricted to Statistics majors in their final year. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2020 |
| STAT 5000 | Introduction to Applied Statistics (3) |
| Introduces estimation and hypothesis testing in applied statistics, especially the medical sciences. Measurement issues, measures of central tendency and dispersion, probability, discrete probability distributions (binomial and Poisson), continuous probability distributions (normal, t, chi-square, and F), and one- and two-sample inference, power and sample size calculations, introduction to non-parametric methods, one-way ANOVA and multiple comparisons. Prerequisite: Instructor permission; corequisite: STAT 5980. Course was offered Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| STAT 5120 | Applied Linear Models (3) |
| Linear regression models, inferences in regression analysis, model validation, selection of independent variables, multicollinearity, influential observations, autocorrelation in time series data, polynomial regression, and nonlinear regression. Conceptual discussion in lectures is supplemented with hands-on practice in applied data-analysis tasks using SAS or R statistical software.
Prerequisite:STAT 3120, and either MATH 3351 or APMA 3080 Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| STAT 5140 | Survival Analysis and Reliability Theory (3) |
| Topics include lifetime distributions, hazard functions, competing-risks, proportional hazards, censored data, accelerated-life models, Kaplan-Meier estimator, stochastic models, renewal processes, and Bayesian methods for lifetime and reliability data analysis. Prerequisite: MATH 3120 or 5100, or instructor permission; corequisite: STAT 5980. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2011 | |
| STAT 5150 | Actuarial Statistics (3) |
| Covers the main topics required by students preparing for the examinations in Actuarial Statistics, set by the American Society of Actuaries. Topics include life tables, life insurance and annuities, survival distributions, net premiums and premium reserves, multiple life functions and decrement models, valuation of pension plans, insurance models, and benefits and dividends. Prerequisite: MATH 3120 or 5100, or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2015, Spring 2013 | |
| STAT 5170 | Applied Time Series (3) |
| Studies the basic time series models in both the time domain (ARMA models) and the frequency domain (spectral models), emphasizing application to real data sets. Conceptual discussion in lectures is supplemented with hands-on practice in applied data-analysis tasks using SAS or R statistical software. Prerequisite: STAT 3120 Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2012, Fall 2010 | |
| STAT 5180 | Design and Analysis of Sample Surveys (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course covers the main designs and estimation techniques used in sample surveys: simple random sampling, stratification, cluster sampling, double sampling, post-stratification, ratio estimation, and non response and other non sampling errors. Conceptual discussion in lectures is supplemented with hands-on practice in applied data-analysis tasks using R statistical software.
Prerequisites: STAT 3120. |
| STAT 5265 | Investment Science I (3) |
| The course will cover a broad range of topics, with the overall theme being the quantitative modeling of asset allocation and portfolio theory. It begins with deterministic cash flows (interest theory, fixed-income securities), the modeling of interest rates (term structure of interest rates), stochastic cash flows, mean-variance portfolio theory, capital asset pricing model, and the utility theory basis for financial modeling. Conceptual discussion in lectures is supplemented with hands-on practice in applied data-analysis tasks using Matlab or R statistical software.
Prerequisite: MATH 3100. Course was offered Fall 2013 | |
| STAT 5266 | Investment Science II (3) |
| This course is a follow-up to Investment Science I (Stat 5265). It begins with models for derivative securities, including asset dynamics, options and interest rate derivatives. The remaining portion of the course then combines all of the ideas from the two courses to formulate strategies of optimal portfolio growth and a general theory of investment evaluation. Conceptual discussion in lectures is supplemented with hands-on practice in applied data-analysis tasks using Matlab or R statistical software.
Prerequisite: MATH 3100, STAT 5265. Course was offered Spring 2014, Spring 2010 | |
| STAT 5310 | Clinical Trials Methodology (3) |
| Studies experimental designs for randomized clinical trials, sources of bias in clinical studies, informed consent, logistics, and interim monitoring procedures (group sequential and Bayesian methods). Prerequisite: A basic statistics course (MATH 3120/5100) or instructor permission. | |
| STAT 5330 | Data Mining (3) |
| This course introduces a plethora of methods in data mining through the statistical point of view. Topics include linear regression and classification, nonparametric smoothing, decision tree, support vector machine, cluster analysis and principal components analysis. Conceptual discussion in lectures is supplemented with hands-on practice in applied data-analysis tasks using SAS or R statistical software.
Prerequisites: Previous or concurrent enrollment in STAT 5120 or STAT 6120. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2012, Fall 2010 | |
| STAT 5340 | Bootstrap and Other Resampling Methods (3) |
| This course introduces the basic ideas of resampling methods, from jackknife and the classic bootstrap due to Efron to advanced bootstrap techniques such as the estimating function bootstrap and the Markov chain marginal bootstrap. | |
| STAT 5350 | Applied Causal Inference (3) |
| Introduces statistical methods used for causal inference, particularly for quasi-experimental data. Focus is on the potential outcomes framework as an organizing principle and examining the estimation of treatment effects under various assumptions. Topics include matching, instrumental variables, difference-in-difference, regression discontinuity, synthetic control, and sensitivity analysis. Examples come from various fields. | |
| STAT 5390 | Exploratory Data Analysis (3) |
| Introduces philosophy and methods of exploratory (vs confirmatory) data analysis: QQ plots; letter values; re-expression; median polish; robust regression/anova; smoothers; fitting discrete, skewed, long-tailed distributions; diagnostic plots; standardization. Emphasis on real data, computation (R), reports, presentations.
Prerequisite: A previous statistics course; previous exposure to calculus and linear algebra recommended. | |
| STAT 5410 | Introduction to Statistical Software (1) |
| This course develops basic data skills in SAS and R, focusing on data-set management and the production of elementary statistics. Topics include data input, cleaning and reshaping data, producing basic statistics, and simple graphics. The student is prepared for the development of advanced data-analysis techniques in applied statistics courses. | |
| STAT 5430 | Statistical Computing with Python and R (3) |
| "Topics include importing data from various sources into R/SAS, manipulating and combining datasets, transform variables, "clean" data so that it is ready for further analysis, manipulating character strings, export datasets, and produce basic graphical and tabular summaries of data. More advanced topics will include how to write, de-bug, and tune functions & macros. Approx. equal time will be spent using SAS and R. Prereq: Intro statistics course" | |
| STAT 5500 | Statistical Modeling of Real-World Data (3) |
| This course will teach students how to develop approaches to modeling real data and drawing valid inferences. The course may run as a traditional lecture about modeling and analyzing data from actual applications, or students in the class will work in teams to model and analyze data from a specific project. | |
| STAT 5510 | Contemporary Topics in Statistics (1) |
| This course exposes students to new data types and emerging topics in statistical methodology and computation, emphasizing literacy and applied data-analysis. Topics vary by instructor. | |
| STAT 5559 | New Course in Statistics (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of statistics. Course was offered Fall 2021, Fall 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| STAT 5630 | Statistical Machine Learning (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces various topics in machine learning, including regression, classification, resampling methods, linear model selection and regularization, tree-based methods, support vector machines, and unsupervised learning. The statistical software R is incorporated throughout.
Prerequisite: STAT 5120, STAT 6120, or ECON 3720, and previous experience with R
Prerequisite: STAT 5120, STAT 6120, or ECON 3720, and previous experience with R Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015 |
| STAT 5980 | Applied Statistics Laboratory (1) |
| This course, the laboratory component of the department's applied statistics program, deals with the use of computer packages in data analysis. Enrollment in STAT 5980 is required for all students in the department's 5000-level applied statistics courses (STAT 5010, 5120, 5130, 5140, 5160, 5170, 5200). STAT 5980 may be repeated for credit provided that a student is enrolled in at least one of these 5000-level applied courses; however, no more than one unit of STAT 5980 may be taken in any semester. Corequisite: 5000-level STAT applied statistics course. Course was offered Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| STAT 5993 | Directed Reading (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Research into current statistical problems under faculty supervision. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, January 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019 |
| STAT 5999 | Topics in Statistics (3) |
| Studies topics in statistics that are not part of the regular course offerings. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| STAT 6020 | Optimization and Monte Carlo Methods in Statistics and Machine Learning (3) |
| This course is designed to give a graduate-level student (and senior undergrads) a thorough grounding in properties about optimization and integrating problems in statistics and machine learning, and a broad comprehension of algorithms tailored to exploit such properties and some additional computational interference strategies. | |
| STAT 6021 | Linear Models for Data Science (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An introduction to linear statistical models in the context of data science. Topics include simple and multiple linear regression, generalized linear models, time series, analysis of covariance, tree-based classification, and principal components. The primary software is R.
Prerequisite: A previous statistics course, a previous linear algebra course, and permission of instructor. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2020, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014 |
| STAT 6120 | Linear Models (3) |
| Course develops fundamental methodology to regression and linear-models analysis in general. Topics include model fitting and inference, partial and sequential testing, variable selection, transformations, diagnostics for influential observations, multicollinearity, and regression in nonstandard settings. Conceptual discussion in lectures is supplemented withhands-on practice in applied data-analysis tasks using SAS or R statistical software.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in Statistics, or instructor permission. | |
| STAT 6130 | Applied Multivariate Statistics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course develops fundamental methodology to the analysis of multivariate data. Topics include the multivariate normal distributions, multivariate regression, multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA), principal components analysis, factor analysis, and discriminant analysis. Conceptual discussion in lectures is supplemented with hands-on practice in applied data-analysis tasks using SAS or R statistical software. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in Statistics, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Fall 2014 |
| STAT 6160 | Experimental Design (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course develops fundamental concepts and methodology in the design and analysis of experiments. Topics include analysis of variance, multiple comparison tests, completely randomized designs, the general linear model approach to ANOVA, randomized block designs, Latin square and related designs, completely randomized factorial designs with two or more treatments, hierarchical designs, split-plot and confounded factorial designs, and analysis of covariance. Conceptual discussion in lectures is supplemented with hands-on practice in applied data-analysis tasks using SAS or R statistical software. |
| STAT 6190 | Introduction to Mathematical Statistics (3) |
| This course introduces fundamental concepts in probability that underlie statistical thinking and methodology. Topics include the probability framework, canonical probability distributions, transformations, expectation, moments and momentgenerating functions, parametric families, elementary inequalities, multivariate distributions, and convergence concepts for sequences of random variables.
Prerequisite:Graduate standing in Statistics, or instructor permission. | |
| STAT 6250 | Longitudinal Data Analysis (3) |
| This course develops fundamental methodology to the analysis of longitudinal data. Topics include data structures, modeling the mean and covariance, estimation and inference with respect to the marginal models, linear mixed-effects models, and generalized linear mixed-effects models. Conceptual discussion in lectures is supplemented with hands-on practice in applied data-analysis tasks using SAS or R statistical software. Prerequisite: STAT 6120 and graduate standing in Statistics. | |
| STAT 6260 | Categorical Data Analysis (3) |
| This course develops fundamental methodology to the analysis of categorical data. Topics include contingency tables, generalized linear models, logistic regression, and logit and loglinear models. Conceptual discussion in lectures is supplemented with hands-on practice in applied data-analysis tasks using SAS or R statistical software.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in Statistics, or instructor permission. | |
| STAT 6440 | Introduction to Bayesian Methods (3) |
| Course provides an introduction to Bayesian methods with an emphasis on modeling and applications. Topics include the elicitation of prior distributions, deriving posterior and predictive distributions and their moments, Bayesian linear and generalized linear regression, and Bayesian hierarchical models. Conceptual discussion in lectures is supplemented with hands-on practice in applied data-analysis tasks using SAS or R statistical software. Prerequisite: STAT 6120, STAT 6190, and graduate standing in Statistics. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Fall 2015, Fall 2014 | |
| STAT 6559 | New Course in Statistics (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of statistics. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| STAT 6610 | Statistical Literature (1) |
| In this course, students will read, present, and discuss research papers on topics that are closed related to faculty's research interests, so that students have understandings of research profiles in the department and start to approach faculty members for thesis advising based on their interests developed in this topic course. This course helps the students to transition from course taking to thesis research. Topics will vary from term to term. | |
| STAT 6620 | Research Writing (1) |
| This course develops skills in reading the statistical research literature and prepares the student for contributing to it. Each student completes a well written and properly formatted paper that would be suitable for publication. The paper reviews literature relevant to a specialized research area, and possibly suggests an original research problem. Topics will vary from term to term. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023 | |
| STAT 7100 | Introduction to Advanced Statistical Inference (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course introduces fundamental concepts in the classical theory of statistical inference. Topics include sufficiency and related statistical principles, elementary decision theory, point estimation, hypothesis testing, likelihood-ratio tests, interval estimation, large-sample analysis, and elementary modeling applications.
Prerequisite: STAT 6190 and graduate standing in Statistics Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016 |
| STAT 7130 | Generalized Linear Models (3) |
| Course develops fundamental data-analysis methodology based on generalized linear models.Topics include the origins of generalized linear models, binary and polytomous data, probit analysis, logit models for proportions, log-linear models for counts, inverse polynomial models, quasi-likelihood models, & survival data models. Conceptual disc. is supplemented w/hands-on practice in applied data-analysis tasks using SAS or R statistical software.
Prerequisite: STAT 6120, STAT 6190, and graduate standing in Statistics Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| STAT 7150 | Non-Parametric Statistical Analysis (3) |
| Includes order statistics, distribution-free statistics, U-statistics, rank tests and estimates, asymtotic efficiency, Bahadur efficiency, M-estimates, one- and two-way layouts, multivariate location models, rank correlation, and linear models. Prerequisite: STAT 5190 and one of STAT 5120, 5130, 5140, 5160, 5170; or instructor permission. | |
| STAT 7180 | Sample Surveys (3) |
| This course develops fundamental methodology related to the main designs and estimation techniques used in sample surveys. Topics include simple random sampling, stratification, cluster sampling, double sampling, post-stratification, ratio estimation, and non-response and other non-sampling errors. Conceptual discussion in lectures is supplemented with hands-on practice in applied data-analysis tasks using SAS or R statistical software.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in Statistics, or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| STAT 7200 | Introduction to Advanced Probability (3) |
| This course introduces fundamental concepts in probability from a measure-theoretic perspective. Topics include sigma fields, general measures, integration and expectation, the Radon-Nikodym derivative, product measure and conditioning, convergence concepts, and important limit theorems. The student is prepared for advanced study of statistical theory and stochastic processes. Prerequisite: STAT 6190 and graduate standing in Statistics | |
| STAT 7520 | Advanced Topics in Probability (3) |
| This course covers advanced theory and methodology in probability. It includes, but is not limited to, substantial, in-depth coverage of topics in stochastic processes. Context and additional topics vary by instructor.
Prerequisite: STAT 7200 Course was offered Spring 2020 | |
| STAT 7559 | Applied Biostatistical Data Analysis (1 - 4) |
| The objective is to help students integrate and apply statistical methods learned in other courses to real data from medial research. Students will learn to identifiy the scientific objectives of a study, and develop and implement appropriate strategies. They will present their intermediate and final results in both oral and written forms. This course will prepare the students for a future career as applied statisticians. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2010 | |
| STAT 7610 | Advanced Inference (3) |
| This course covers advanced theory and methodology in statistical inference. It includes, but is not limited to, substantial, in-depth coverage of topics in asymptotic inference. Context and additional topics vary by instructor. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| STAT 7950 | Statistical Bioinformatics in Medicine (3) |
| Provides an introduction to bioinformatics and discusses important topics in computational biology in medicine, particularly based on modern statistical computing approaches. Reviews state-of-the-art high-throughput biotechnologies, their applications in medicine, and analysis techniques. Requires active student participation in various discussions on the current topics in biotechnology and bioinformatics. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| STAT 7995 | Statistical Consulting (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course develops skills related to the practice of statistical consulting. It covers conceptual topics and provides experience with data analysis projects found in or resembling those in statistical practice. Conceptual discussion in lectures is supplemented with hands-on practice in applied data-analysis tasks using SAS or R statistical software.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in Statistics Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 |
| STAT 8120 | Topics in Statistics (3) |
| Study of topics in statistics that are currently the subject of active research. Course was offered Spring 2020, Fall 2019 | |
| STAT 8170 | Advanced Time Series (3) |
| Introduces stationary stochastic processes, related limit theorems, and spectral representations. Includes an asymtotic theory for estimation in both the time and frequency domains. Prerequisite: MATH 7360, STAT 5170, or instructor permission. | |
| STAT 9120 | Statistics Seminar (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Advanced graduate seminar in current research topics. Offerings in each semester are determined by student and faculty research interests. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| STAT 9993 | Directed Reading (1 - 9) |
| Research into current statistical problems under faculty supervision. Course was offered Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| STAT 9998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| STAT 9999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral research, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| Swahili | |
| SWAH 1010 | Introductory Swahili I (3) |
| Prerequisite: limited or no previous knowledge of Swahili. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| SWAH 1020 | Introductory Swahili II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Prerequisite: SWAH 1010. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 |
| SWAH 1559 | New Course in Swahili (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of Swahili. | |
| SWAH 2010 | Intermediate Swahili I (3) |
| Develops skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing, and awareness of the cultural diversity of the Swahili-speaking areas of East Africa. Readings drawn from a range of literary and journalistic materials. Prerequisite: SWAH 1020 | |
| SWAH 2020 | Intermediate Swahili II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Further develops skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing, and awareness of the cultural diversity of the Swahili-speaking areas of East Africa. Readings drawn from a range of literary and journalistic materials. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2010 |
| SWAH 2559 | New Course in Swahili (1 - 4) |
| New course in the subject of Swahili. | |
| Tibetan | |
| TBTN 116 | Intensive Introductory Tibetan (0) |
| This is the non-credit option for TBTN 1016. | |
| TBTN 126 | Intensive Introductory Tibetan (0) |
| This is the non-credit option for TBTN 1026. | |
| TBTN 216 | Intensive Intermediate Tibetan (0) |
| This is the non-credit option for TBTN 2016. | |
| TBTN 226 | Intensive Intermediate Tibetan (0) |
| This is the non-credit option for TBTN 2026. | |
| TBTN 1010 | Elementary Tibetan I (4) |
| An introduction to the grammar and syntax of spoken and written Tibetan for beginners with the intention of developing proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Examples are drawn from Tibetan short stories and proverbs, among other sources. Students gain knowledge of Tibetan culture to improve communication skills using a dynamic, interactive format. | |
| TBTN 1016 | Intensive Introductory Tibetan (3) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Course was offered Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| TBTN 1020 | Elementary Tibetan II (4) |
| An introduction to the grammar and syntax of spoken and written Tibetan for beginners with the intention of developing proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Examples are drawn from Tibetan short stories and proverbs, among other sources. Students gain knowledge of Tibetan culture to improve communication skills using a dynamic, interactive format. Pre-Requisites: TBTN 1010 Elementary Tibetan I. Course was offered Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| TBTN 1026 | Intensive Introductory Tibetan (3) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisites: TBTN1016 or equivalent. Course was offered Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| TBTN 1559 | New Course in Tibetan (3) |
| New course in Tibetan. | |
| TBTN 2010 | Intermediate Tibetan I (4) |
| Intermediate skill-building in the grammar and syntax of spoken and written Tibetan, along with development of skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing through the integrated use of spoken and literary forms. Students will also enhance their knowledge of Tibetan culture in order to improve their communication skills. Pre-Requisites: TBTN 1020 Elementary Tibetan II. | |
| TBTN 2016 | Intensive Intermediate Tibetan (3) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in intermediate level oral expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisites: TBTN 1016 & 1026 or equivalent Course was offered Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| TBTN 2020 | Intermediate Tibetan II (4) |
| Intermediate skill-building in the grammar and syntax of spoken and written Tibetan, along with development of skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing through the integrated use of spoken and literary forms. Students will also enhance their knowledge of Tibetan culture in order to improve their communication skills. Pre-Requisites: TBTN 2010 Intermediate Tibetan I. Course was offered Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| TBTN 2026 | Intensive Intermediate Tibetan (3) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in intermediate level oral expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisites: TBTN 1016 , 1026 & 2016 or equivalent. Course was offered Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| TBTN 2559 | New Course in Tibetan (1 - 4) |
| New course in Tibetan. | |
| TBTN 3010 | Advanced Modern Tibetan I (3) |
| A continuation of the Intermediate Tibetan language sequence, focusing on advanced grammar, syntax, and structures. Emphasis is laid on mastering comprehension and communication in colloquial Tibetan, writing skills in the various scripts of literary Tibetan, and integrating comprehension of colloquial and literary forms. Pre-Requisites: TBTN 2020 Intermediate Tibetan II. | |
| TBTN 3020 | Advanced Modern Tibetan II (3) |
| A continuation of the Advanced Modern Tibetan I language sequence, focusing on advanced grammar, syntax, and structures. Additional emphasis will be placed on mastering oral communication skills through conversation, utilizing grammatical structures introduced in Advanced Modern Tibetan I. Pre-requisites: TBTN 3010: Advanced Modern Tibetan I. Course was offered Spring 2020, Spring 2019 | |
| TBTN 3030 | Advanced Modern Tibetan III (3) |
| A continuation of the Advanced Tibetan I/II language sequence, focusing on advanced grammar, syntax, and structures. Additional emphasis will be placed mastering oral communications skills through conversation, utilizing grammatical structures introduced in Advanced Modern Tibetan II. Pre-Requisites: TBTN 3020 Advanced Modern Tibetan II. Course was offered Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| TBTN 3040 | Advanced Modern Tibetan IV (3) |
| A continuation of the Advanced Tibetan language sequence, focusing on advanced grammar, syntax, and structures. Additional emphasis will be placed on mastering oral communications skills through conversation, utilizing grammatical structures introduced in previous courses. Pre-Requisites: TBTN 3030 Advanced Modern Tibetan III. Course was offered Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| TBTN 3559 | New Course in Tibetan (1 - 4) |
| New course in Tibetan. | |
| TBTN 4559 | New Course in Tibetan (3) |
| New course in the subject of Tibetan. | |
| TBTN 4993 | Independent Study in Tibetan (1 - 3) |
| Independent Study in Tibetan Prerequisites: permission of instructor | |
| TBTN 5010 | Advanced Modern Tibetan I (3) |
| A continuation of the Intermediate Tibetan I/II sequence, focusing on advanced grammar, syntax, and structures. Emphasis is placed on mastering comprehension and communication in colloquial Tibetan, writing skills in the various scripts of literary Tibetan, and integrating comprehension of colloquial and literary forms. The course employs a dynamic, interactive format to foster speaking and listening skills. Pre-Requisites: TBTN 2020 Intermediate Tibetan II. | |
| TBTN 5020 | Advanced Modern Tibetan II (3) |
| Advanced Modern Tibetan II | |
| TBTN 5030 | Advanced Modern Tibetan III (3) |
| A continuation of the Advanced Tibetan I/II language sequence, focusing on advanced grammar, syntax, and structures. Additional emphasis will be placed mastering oral communications skills through conversation, utilizing grammatical structures introduced in Advanced Modern Tibetan II. Pre-Requisites: TBTN 5020 Advanced Modern Tibetan II. | |
| TBTN 5040 | Advanced Modern Tibetan IV (3) |
| A continuation of the Advanced Tibetan language sequence, focusing on advanced grammar, syntax, and structures. Additional emphasis will be placed on mastering oral communications skills through conversation, utilizing grammatical structures introduced in previous courses. Pre-Requisites: TBTN 5030 Advanced Modern Tibetan III. | |
| TBTN 5060 | Advanced Modern Tibetan for Research & Fieldwork (3) |
| A course in the Advanced Tibetan language sequence stressing mastery of modern Tibetan as it is currently used in Tibetan communities and in Tibetan-language international media. Emphasis will be placed on fluency in speaking and listening comprehension as well as on the application of a wide variety of grammatical, syntactical, and rhetorical structures. Instruction will utilize Tibetan-language newspaper, journal, radio, and television sources.
Prerequisite: Instructor Consent Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| TBTN 5559 | New Course in Tibetan (1 - 4) |
| New course in Tibetan. | |
| TBTN 8012 | Advanced Modern Tibetan I (3) |
| A continuation of the Intermediate Tibetan language sequence, focusing on advanced grammar, syntax, and structures. Emphasis is laid on mastering comprehension and communication in colloquial Tibetan, writing skills in the various scripts of literary Tibetan, and integrating comprehension of colloquial and literary forms.
Prerequisite: TBTN 8021 Intermediate Tibetan II | |
| TBTN 8016 | Intensive Intro. Tibetan (4) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute. | |
| TBTN 8017 | Intensive Intermediate Tibetan (4) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in intermediate level oral expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisite: TBTN8016 & 8026 or equivalent | |
| TBTN 8022 | Advanced Modern Tibetan II (3) |
| A continuation of the Advanced Modern Tibetan I language sequence, focusing on advanced grammar, syntax, and structures. Additional emphasis will be placed on mastering oral communication skills through conversation, utilizing grammatical structures introduced in Advanced Modern Tibetan I.
Prerequisite: TBTN8012 Advanced Modern Tibetan I Course was offered Fall 2016 | |
| TBTN 8026 | Intensive Introductory Tibetan II (4) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisite: TBTN8016 or equivalent | |
| TBTN 8027 | Intensive Intermediate Tibetan (3) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in intermediate level oral expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisite: TBTN 8016, 8026 & 8017 or equivalent | |
| TBTN 8030 | Advanced Modern Tibetan III (3) |
| A continuation of the Advanced Tibetan I/II language sequence, focusing on advanced grammar, syntax, and structures. Additional emphasis will be placed mastering oral communications skills through conversation, utilizing grammatical structures introduced in Advanced Modern Tibetan II.
Prerequisite: TBTN8022 Advanced Modern Tibetan II Course was offered Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012 | |
| TBTN 8040 | Advanced Modern Tibetan IV (3) |
| A continuation of the Advanced Tibetan language sequence, focusing on advanced grammar, syntax, and structures. Additional emphasis will be placed on mastering oral communications skills through conversation, utilizing grammatical structures introduced in previous courses.
Prerequisite: TBTN8030 Advanced Modern Tibetan III | |
| TBTN 8060 | Advanced Modern Tibetan for Research & Fieldwork (3) |
| A course in the Advanced Tibetan language sequence stressing mastery of modern Tibetan as it is currently used in Tibetan communities and in Tibetan-language international media. Emphasis will be placed on fluency in speaking and listening comprehension as well as on the application of a wide variety of grammatical, syntactical, and rhetorical structures. Instruction will utilize Tibetan-language newspaper, journal, radio, and TV sources. | |
| TBTN 8993 | Independent Study in Tibetan (1 - 3) |
| Independent Study in Tibetan | |
| Ukrainian | |
| UKR 1220 | Introduction to Ukrainian Language (3) |
| Introduces students to the essentials of Ukrainian grammar with emphasis on speaking and reading. Prerequisite: Instructor permission; some knowledge of Russian recommended. | |
| Urdu | |
| URDU 1310 | Intensive Urdu Script & Grammar Review for Heritage Students (4) |
| In this class we will conduct an intensive review of the Nastaliq script and the basic grammar of the Urdu language.This is not a class for students with no prior knowledge of Urdu. Rather it is designed to take advantage of the familiarity you already have with Urdu by virtue of growing up in a family where Urdu is frequently spoken. The pace will be quick, with an eye to enabling you to proceed directly to a 2000- or 3000-level Urdu class. | |
| URDU 1559 | New Course in Urdu (3) |
| This course is to allow 1000-level new courses in Urdu to be taught for one semester. | |
| URDU 2010 | Intermediate Urdu (4) |
| Introduces various types of written and spoken Urdu; vocabulary building, idioms, and problems of syntax; and conversation. Prerequisite: for URDU 2010: HIND 1020 or equivalent. | |
| URDU 2020 | Intermediate Urdu (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Prerequisite: for URDU 2020: URDU 2010 or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013 |
| URDU 3010 | Advanced Urdu I (3) |
| This course is designed to expand and to consolidate the structures the student has learned through URDU 2020 by reading original Urdu texts, ranging from literary prose fiction to news media excerpts to poetry (both classical and modern). We will discuss these texts in Urdu in class, and the students will be responsible for a series of short essays throughout the semester in Urdu pertaining both to the texts and to other topics. Pre-requisites: URDU 2020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| URDU 3020 | Advanced Urdu II (3) |
| This course is designed to expand and to consolidate the structures the student has learned through URDU 2020 by reading original Urdu texts, ranging from literary prose fiction to news media excerpts to poetry (both classical and modern). We will discuss these texts in Urdu in class, and the students will be responsible for a series of short essays throughout the semester in Urdu pertaining both to the texts and to other topics. Pre-requisites: URDU 2020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| URDU 3030 | Prostitutes, Murder, and Insanity: The Fiction of Sa'adat Hassan Manto (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | In this class we will conduct close readings (in Urdu!) of several of Manto's short fiction writings, and will discuss them in detail. There will be weekly assignments, a final take-home exam, and a final video project. Prerequisite: URDU 2020 or instructor permission. |
| URDU 3300 | Readings in Urdu Poetry: An Ongoing Mahfil (3) |
| This course will introduce advanced Urdu and Hindi students to some of the finest poetry in Urdu. Those who cannot read the Urdu script will have the option of reading the texts in Devanagari (the Hindi script). Some of the poets we will read are Mir, Ghalib, Dagh and Faiz. Course work will include brief analytical papers, as well as in-class presentations.
Prerequisites: URDU 3010 or 3020; or HIND 3010 or 3020; or instructor permission. | |
| URDU 3559 | New Course in Urdu (3) |
| This course is to allow 3000-level new courses in Urdu to be taught for one semester. | |
| URDU 4993 | Independent Study in Urdu (1 - 3) |
| Independent Study in Urdu Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| URDU 6559 | New Course in Urdu (3) |
| This course is to allow 6000-level new courses in Urdu to be taught for one semester. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| URDU 7300 | Readings in Urdu Poetry: An Ongoing Mahfil (3) |
| This course will introduce advanced Urdu and Hindi students to some of the finest poetry in Urdu. Those who cannot read the Urdu script will have the option of reading the texts in Devanagari (the Hindi script). Some of the poets we will read are Mir, Ghalib, Dagh and Faiz. Course work will include brief analytical papers, as well as in-class presentations.
Prerequisites: URDU 3010 or 3020; or HIND 3010 or 3020; or instructor permission. | |
| URDU 8993 | Independent Study in Urdu (1 - 3) |
| Independent study in Urdu language and/or literature.
Prerequisite: URDU 5010 or 5020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. Course was offered Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011 | |
| Women and Gender Studies | |
| WGS 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and WGSosophical Inquiry. | |
| WGS 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and WGSieties of the World. | |
| WGS 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to WGSorical Perspectives. | |
| WGS 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Social and Economic Systems. | |
| WGS 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalent to current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, Mathematical, and Physical Inquiry. | |
| WGS 1510 | Topics in Women, Gender & Sexuality (1 - 4) |
| Special Topics in Women, Gender & Sexuality. Course was offered Summer 2018, Summer 2017 | |
| WGS 2100 | Introduction to Gender and Sexuality Studies (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An introduction to gender studies, including the fields of women's studies, feminist studies, LGBT studies, & masculinity studies. Students will examine historical movements, theoretical issues, & contemporary debates, especially as they pertain to issues of inequality & to the intersection of gender with race, class, sexuality, & nationalism. Topics will vary according to the interdisciplinary expertise & research focus of the instructor. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, January 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, January 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, January 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012 |
| WGS 2125 | Race & Power in Gender & Sexuality (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Offers a study of race-racialization in relation to gender-sexuality. Consider how the concept of race shapes relationships between gendered selfhood & society, how it informs identity & experiences of the erotic, & how racialized gender & sexuality are created-maintained-monitored. With an interdisciplinary perspective, we will consider how race & power are reproduced & resisted through gender & sexuality, individually-national-international. |
| WGS 2224 | Black Femininities and Masculinities in Media (3) |
| Addresses the role the media has played in creating images and understandings of "Blackness" in the United States, particularly where it converges with popular ideologies about gender. Course was offered Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2012 | |
| WGS 2500 | Topics in Women, Gender & Sexuality (1 - 4) |
| Special Topics in Women, Gender & Sexuality vary by semester. | |
| WGS 2559 | New Course in Women, Gender & Sexuality (1 - 4) |
| The course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of women, gender & sexuality Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012 | |
| WGS 2600 | Human Sexualities (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Examines human sexuality from psychological, biological, behavioral, social, and historical perspectives. Topics include sexual research and theoretical perspectives, sexual anatomy and physiology, sexual health, intimacy, communication, patterns of sexual response and pleasure and sexual problems and therapies. Course will also include examination of the development of sexuality and the intersections of other identities, gender identity, sexual orientation, sexuality and the law, sexual assault, and other social issues in sexuality. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020 |
| WGS 2700 | Men and Masculinities (3) |
| "What is understood as ""masculine"" has varied throughout time as well as across cultural contexts and distinct social groupings, it is equally true that most historical periods, cultures, groups, etc. believe their own understandings of masculinity to be universal. In this course, we will deconstruct this. From this class, you should be able to think critically about where men and masculinity have been, where they are going, and what this might mean more generally for gender relations and gender inequality." Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021 | |
| WGS 2800 | Politics of Motherhood (3) |
| Motherhood, mothering practices, and maternal identities have long been crucial elements of human existence that have not received the level of attention or support that their importance calls for. This course takes an interdisciplinary look (inc. anthropology, feminist theory, media studies, philosophy, psychology, sociology) at scholarly conceptualizations of "good" mothering and analyzes depictions of mothering practices. Course was offered Spring 2023 | |
| WGS 3100 | Intro to WGS Theory (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Explores major debates, key ideas, and historical developments in women, gender, & sexuality theory. Students will gain familiarity with queer, trans, and feminist theory, including Black, Native, socialist, crip, and other approaches. Will consider the different methods that gender & sexuality scholars have used to explain the social world, and why such explanations are vital to WGS. Course emphasizes reading, discussion,and critical writing. |
| WGS 3125 | Transnational Feminism (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course places women, feminism, and activism in a transnational perspective, and offers students the opportunity to examine how issues considered critical to the field of gender studies are impacting women's lives globally in contemporary national contexts. We will look closely at how violence, economic marginality, intersections of race and gender, and varied strategies for development are affecting women in specific geographical locations. |
| WGS 3135 | Queer Politics (3) |
| The phrase, "The first Pride was a riot" has long been repeated in LGBTQ+ circles. But what does this phrase mean, and what histories does it draw upon? What are the political histories of sexual and gender minorities in the United States beyond and before "Pride?" What are the current political stakes of Pride¿s history as protest movement? What queer political futures are on the horizon? This course explores such questions. Course was offered Summer 2024 | |
| WGS 3200 | Women, Gender and Sports (3) |
| This course traces the history of American female athletes from the late 1800s through the early 21st century. We will use gender as a means of understanding the evolution of the female athlete, and will also trace the manner by which issues of class and race inform sportswomen's journeys over time, particularly with regard to issues of femininity and homophobia. Course was offered Fall 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Summer 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012 | |
| WGS 3210 | Gender, Sport and Film (3) |
| This course will examine how film has portrayed women's sports and female athletes. We will explore how well the film industry has documented the history of women's sports, issues important to female athletes such as race, sexuality, equality and issues of femininity, and we will look to see how well these productions stack up against films portraying male athletes and men's sports. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, January 2021, Summer 2020, January 2020, January 2019, January 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Spring 2015 | |
| WGS 3220 | Global Perspectives on Gender & Sport (3) |
| This course will examine female athletes from a global perspective, comparing and contrasting their experiences, and placing them in historical perspective. Among the topics considered will be the Olympic Games, Chinese sports schools, the post-apartheid athletic landscape of South Africa, and Iranian women athlete's struggle against clothing restrictions. | |
| WGS 3230 | Gender and the Olympic Games (3) |
| In ancient Greece, women risked death if they even attended the Olympic Games. As Pierre de Coubertin looked to revive the games in 1896, he thought women better suited to cheering on the male victors, than to competing themselves. This course will explore women's early participation in the Olympic Games, the pressures upon Olympic sportswomen to be feminine, and the important intersections of race, class, and sexual orientation. | |
| WGS 3240 | Gender, Race and Sport: A History of African American Sportswomen (3) |
| Explore the intersection of gender and race in sport, specifically examining the African-American female experience in sport. This course will ask students to consider whether sport was (and continues to be) the great equalizer for both African-American sportsmen and sportswomen, and to evaluate their portrayals (or lack thereof) in both the white and black media. Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2020 | |
| WGS 3305 | Issues in LGBTQ Studies (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course is an interdisciplinary analysis of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) Studies. We will study historical events and political, literary and artistic figures and works; contemporary social and political issues; the meaning and development of sexual and gender identities; and different disciplinary definitions of meaning and knowledge. |
| WGS 3310 | Queer American History (3) |
| Course focuses on 20th century history of LGBTQ activism, but will include formation of heterosexual and homosexual identities and historical constructions of sexual practices prior to the 1900s. From 20th c. the course will focus on the Homophile Movement, Gay Liberation, and ACT UP, among other activist movements. Although primary emphasis will be placed on historical activism, contemporary movements regarding LGBTQ-rights will be included. | |
| WGS 3409 | LGBTQ Issues in the Media (3) |
| This course will explore the complex cultural dynamics of LGBTQ media visibility, along with its social, political, and psychological implications for LGBTQ audiences. It explores four domains: (1) the question of LGBT media visibility (2) the complex processes of inclusion, normalization, and assimilation in popular culture (3) media industries and the LGBT market (4) the relationship between digital media, LGBT audiences, and everyday life. | |
| WGS 3415 | Sex and Resistance on the Internet (3) |
| From message boards to dating apps, sex and sexuality have been on the internet since its founding. At the same time, attempts to curb certain kinds of eroticism have long followed sexual content online. This course explores the ways that sexuality, eroticism, and desire have taken shape online, the ways it has been promoted and restricted, and the ways that marginalized groups have used the internet to take sexuality "into their own hands." Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| WGS 3500 | Research and Methods in Women, Gender & Sexuality (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course develops fundamental skills for critical thinking, researching, writing, and communicating in WGS. Students will learn methods for finding and analyzing sources, approaches to framing arguments, and skills for effective written and oral communication. Seminars are offered on a variety of topics. This class fulfills the Second Writing Requirement and Enhanced Writing Requirement. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2019, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012 |
| WGS 3559 | New Course in Women, Gender and Sexuality (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subjects of women, gender and sexualities. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, January 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2017, January 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, January 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, January 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012 | |
| WGS 3600 | Pleasure Activism Across Time (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The history of white supremacy & the heteropatriarchy includes denying sexual pleasure of marginalized communities. A major benefit of pleasure is empowerment, which threatens power structures & leads to restrictive practices & laws. This course focuses on queer activists & feminists of color who examine pleasure, systemic oppression, & the connection of inner desires & needs -physical, mental, & emotional -as a part of enacting social change. Course was offered Spring 2024 |
| WGS 3611 | Gender and Sexuality in the United States, 1600-1865 (3) |
| This course explores the significance of gender and sexuality in the territory of the present-day U.S. during the period from the first European settlements to the Civil War. | |
| WGS 3612 | Gender and Sexuality in the United States, 1865-Present (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course explores the significance of gender and sexuality in the territory of the present-day U.S. during the period from the Civil War to the present. Course was offered Spring 2024, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Summer 2021, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013 |
| WGS 3680 | Eve's Sinful Bite: Foodscapes in Women's Writing Culture and Society (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course explores how Italian women writers have represented food in their short stories, novels and autobiographies in dialogue with the culture and society from late nineteenth century to the present. These lectures will offer a close reading of the symbolic meaning of food in narrative and the way it intersects with Italian women's socio-cultural history, addressing issues of gender, identity and politics of the body. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017 |
| WGS 3750 | Women, Childhood, Autobiography (3) |
| Cross-cultural readings in women's childhood narratives. Emphasis on formal as well as thematic aspects. | |
| WGS 3770 | Women Writers: Women on Women (3) |
| This course focuses on women writers from any era who address the topic of femininity: what it means or implies to be a woman. Course was offered Fall 2016 | |
| WGS 3897 | Gender Violence and Social Justice (3) |
| Introduction to dynamics of gender-based violence, the political and cultural structures that perpetuate it, and avenues for achieving social justice. Students will think critically about the (largely) domestic impact of this violence, and develop a practical understanding of how it intersects with other forms of oppression, by applying theory to real-world problems through experiential learning projects in the community and at the University. Course was offered January 2025, January 2024, January 2023, Fall 2022, Janiuary 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021 | |
| WGS 3900 | Gender & Sexuality in Islamic Culture (3) |
| This course examines the politics of gender and sexuality in various Muslim societies since the 19th century. It covers a range of topics and themes, including historical, theological, political, and anthropological accounts of gender and sexuality discourses; various feminist movements; and sexuality, marriage, family, masculinity and LGBTQ issues. | |
| WGS 3993 | Independent Study (1 - 4) |
| Independent Study Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012 | |
| WGS 4101 | Issues in Women's Autobiographies (3) |
| This course focuses on women's autobiographical texts and the diverse ways authors explore issues surrounding identity, power, and resistance in their narratives. We will read compelling accounts of imprisonment, reservation life, political detention, and more, while closely examining women's participation in ongoing struggles for social justice. | |
| WGS 4110 | Gender Non-Conformity in Media Culture (3) |
| As one of the primary cultural drivers of common sense, shared values, and political ideology, media are certainly influential storytellers. This course creates space for considering media's role in articulating and fashioning the limits and possibilities of gender identity. We will pay particular attention to representations of gender non-conformity in popular culture such as female masculinity, male femininity, and transgender subjectivity. Course was offered Spring 2016, Spring 2015 | |
| WGS 4120 | Trans Studies in the Américas (3) |
| This interdisciplinary course introduces students to trans studies via Latin American and Latinx Studies. Through cultural and literary texts, performance art, visual culture, and activisms that highlight the imbrications of race, class, sex, gender, and nation, we examine travesti and trans of color critique; travesti activism and sexual politics; trans archival formations; and sex work as knowledge, history, and world-making practices. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| WGS 4200 | Sex and Gender Go to the Movies (3) |
| This course will examine the ways in which different mass media help to define our cultural ideas about gender differences and the ways in which feminist scholars have responded to these definitions by criticizing existing media images and by creating some alternatives of their own. The course will examine the notion that the mass media might influence our development as gendered individuals and consider different forms of feminist theory. | |
| WGS 4325 | Feminist Disability Politics (3) |
| This course investigates what and who feminist disability politics encompass. We will explore disability and ableism through their relations to interlocking structures of domination. We will link disability to anti-blackness, capitalism, empire and conquest, carcerality and policing, and cisheteropatriarchy. A major focus includes theories and practices of resistance. Students can develop creative projects alongside scholarly writing. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| WGS 4450 | Violence Against Sexual Minorities (3) |
| This course emphasizes violence against minority groups. Particular attention will be paid to violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, although the class will also focus on forms of abuse against other historically-marginalized groups. Topics covered will include racist and sexist violence, sexualized abuse, including rape and sexual assault, domestic violence, and the politics of hate crime. Course was offered Spring 2023 | |
| WGS 4500 | Topics in Women, Gender & Sexuality (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Topics in Women, Gender & Sexuality vary by semester. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016 |
| WGS 4559 | New Course in Women, Gender & Sexuality (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of studies of women and gender. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014 |
| WGS 4610 | LGBTQ Communities: Race, Class, Gender (3) |
| This course examines the historical and continuing role of LGBTQ communities in U.S. society. Topics covered will include changes that have taken place over time, LGBTQ-rights as a social movement, and homelessness as an LGBTQ-rights issue. Particular emphasis will be placed on power relations in LGBTQ communities, including the role of racism, classism, and sexism. | |
| WGS 4730 | Global Perspectives on Men and Masculinities (3) |
| This course examines central topics in global masculinity studies by expanding students' awareness of non-US cultures. A panoramic view of masculinity from various countries, cultures and traditions enables further examination of beliefs in "manhood." Themes will include the intersection between masculinity and colonization, nationalism, hegemony, fatherhood, marriage, initiation rituals, war/warriors, violence and health. | |
| WGS 4750 | Global History of Black Girlhood (3) |
| This course will allow students to explore the new scholarship on black girlhood. Scholars working on the history of black girls in the US, Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa have created a vibrant new field of black girl studies. Combining insights from black feminism and the history of childhood, these scholars have centered black girls' experience as a means of reframing our understanding of citizenship, labor, and creativity. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017 | |
| WGS 4800 | Queer Theory (3) |
| Introduces students to some key & controversial theoretical texts that make up the emerging field of queer theory. The approach will be interdisciplinary, w/ an emphasis on literary, social, & aesthetic criticisms that may shift according the instructor's areas of expertise. Active reading & informed discussion will be emphasized for the often unseen, or submerged, aspects of sexuality embedded in cultural texts, contexts, & litterateurs. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, January 2021, Spring 2020, January 2020, Spring 2019, January 2019, January 2018, January 2017, January 2016, January 2015 | |
| WGS 4810 | Feminist Theory (3) |
| This course provides an overview of the historical bases and contemporary developments in feminist theorizing and analyzes a range of theories on gender, including liberal, Marxist, radical, difference, and postmodernist ideas. We explore how feminist theories apply to contemporary debates on the body, sexuality, colonialism, globalization, transnationalism incorporating analyses of race, class, national difference and cross-cultural perspectives. | |
| WGS 4820 | Black Feminist Theory (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course critically examines key ideas, issues, and debates in contemporary Black feminist thought. With a particular focus on Black feminist understandings of intersectionality and womanism, the course examines how Black feminist thinkers interrogate specific concepts including Black womanhood, sexual mythologies and vulnerabilities, class distinctions, colorism, leadership, crime and punishment, and popular culture. |
| WGS 4840 | Gender Politics in Africa (3) |
| Comprehensive introduction to gender politics in Africa, including gender transformations under imperial rule, gender and national struggles, gender and culture claims, women's movements and the gendering of the post-colonial state. | |
| WGS 4900 | Black Geographies in the Americas (3) |
| This course will interrogate Black geographies in the Americas and the ways in which traditional geographies adhere to a racial-sexual logic. Through an interdisciplinary approach, we will examine Black thinkers' and scholars' concepts of geography and how their interventions allow us to think differently about place, space, and Blackness. Topics include maroon communities, abolition geography, plantation geographies, and demonic grounds. | |
| WGS 4998 | Women, Gender & Sexuality Senior Thesis I (3) |
| Women, Gender & Sexuality majors are encouraged to become Distinguished Majors. Students complete a two-semester written thesis (approx 40-60 pages in length) in their 4th year under the supervision of a WGS faculty member. The thesis allows students to pursue their own interests in depth & have the intellectual satisfaction of defining & completing a sustained project. Please see your WGS advisor for more info. Prereq: WGS Major, WGS 2nd Major | |
| WGS 4999 | Women, Gender & Sexuality Senior Thesis II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Majors in Women, Gender and Sexuality (WGS) are encouraged to become Distinguished Majors. Students complete a two-semester written thesis (approximately 40-60 pages in length) in their fourth year under the supervision of a WGS faculty member. The thesis allows students to pursue their own interests in depth and have the intellectual satisfaction of defining and completing a sustained project. Please see your WGS advisor for more information.
Prerequisite: WGS Major, 2nd Major Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013 |
| WGS 5140 | Advanced Border Crossings: Women, Islam, & Lit. in Middle East & N. Africa (3) |
| A focus on a bloodless, non-violent revolution that is shaking the foundation of the Islamic Middle East and North Africa, a revolution with women writers at the forefront. An examination of the rhetoric and poetics of sex segregation, voice, visibility, and mobility in a spectrum of genres that includes folklore, novel, short story, poetry, biography, autobiography, and essay. This course section is for graduate students only. Prerequisites: Instructor Consent Required Course was offered Fall 2015 | |
| WGS 5500 | Gender, Sexuality, and Education Course Topic(s) (3) |
| Education topic courses offered on a semster-to-semester basis. Please see the WGS website for specific approved sections. | |
| WGS 5559 | Topics in Women, Gender & Sexuality (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | To offer graduate level topics courses. |
| WGS 5993 | Independent Study (1 - 4) |
| Graduate level independent study. Course was offered Summer 2021 | |
| WGS 7500 | Topics in Gender and Sexuality Studies (3) |
| This course is a graduate-only advanced introduction (inevitably partial and selective) to key concepts, thinkers, and texts in the fields of feminist and queer theory. The goal is to develop a foundation for your own research and teaching on gender and sexuality. Together, we will explore books and articles that have traveled across disciplines to shape debate in a variety of fields. | |
| WGS 7559 | New Course in Women, Gender & Sexuality (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of women, gender & sexuality. | |
| WGS 7850 | Transgender Studies in the Américas (3) |
| Trans Studies in the Américas centers Latinx and Latinx American epistemologies and cultural production to introduce students to the vibrant field of transgender studies. Drawing from critical theory, history, politics, visual culture, literary, and performance studies, we examine central theories, methods, and objects that have shaped the field's core theoretical concerns. Emphasis on new and emergent work in the field. Course taught in English. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| Yiddish | |
| YIDD 1050 | Elementary Yiddish Language and Culture (3) |
| For more details on this class, please visit the department website at: http://www.virginia.edu/german/Undergraduate/Courses. | |
| YIDD 1060 | Elementary Yiddish Language and Culture (3) |
| Elementary Yiddish Language and Culture | |
| YIDD 1559 | New Course in Yiddish (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Yiddish. | |
| YIDD 2559 | New Course in Yiddish (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of Yiddish. | |
| Yiddish in Translation | |
| YITR 3452 | Jewish Culture and History in Eastern Europe (3) |
| Studies major trends in Yiddish, East European, and North American Jewish culture, with special focus on the interaction between cultural forms and historical developments in Eastern Europe and North American. Topics vary. | |
| YITR 3560 | Topics in Yiddish Literature (3) |
| Surveys important developments in Yiddish literature from the eighteenth century to the present. Special attention is paid to the innovations Yiddish writers produced in response to historical and cultural change. | |