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| 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. | |