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| 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 | |