UVa Course Catalog (Unofficial, Lou's List)
Complete Catalog of Topics Courses for the College of Arts and Sciences    
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These pages present data mined from the University of Virginia's student information system (SIS). I hope that you will find them useful. — Lou Bloomfield, Department of Physics
African-American and African Studies
AAS 1559New Course in African and African American Studies (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of African American Studies.
AAS 2500Topics Course in Africana Studies (3)
Offered
Fall 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.
AAS 2559New Course in African and African American Studies (3)
New course in the subject of African and African American Studies
AAS 3500Intermediate Seminar in African-American & African Studies (3)
Offered
Fall 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.
AAS 3559New Course in African and African American Studies (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
New course in the subject of African and African American Studies.
AAS 4500Advanced 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.
AAS 4501Advanced Research Seminar in History & AAS (4)
Offered
Fall 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.
AAS 4559New Course in African and African American Studies (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of African and African American Studies.
Course was offered Summer 2022, Spring 2015, Spring 2014
AAS 4570Advanced Research Seminar in African-American & African Studies (3)
Offered
Fall 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.
AAS 5559New Course in African and African American Studies (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of African and African American Studies.
American Studies
AMST 1559New Course in American Studies (1 - 4)
New Course in the subject of American Studies
AMST 2500Major Works for American Studies (3)
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.
AMST 2559New Course in American Studies (1 - 4)
Offered
Fall 2025
New Course in subject of American Studies.
AMST 3500Topics in American Studies (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
Topics vary according to instructor.
Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2021
AMST 3559New Course in American Studies (1 - 4)
Offered
Fall 2025
New Course in the subject of American Studies
AMST 4500Fourth-Year Seminar in American Studies (3)
Offered
Fall 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.
AMST 4559New Course in American Studies (1 - 4)
Offered
Fall 2025
New Course in the subject of American Studies.
AMST 5500Graduate Topics in American Studies (3)
Various topics offered in American Studies at the graduate level
Course was offered Spring 2025, Spring 2024
AMST 5559New Course in American Studies (1 - 4)
New Course in the subject of American Studies.
AMST 7559New Courses in American Studies (3)
First and one-time graduate course offerings in American Studies.
AMST 8570Studies in American Culture (3)
Topics vary from year to year
Course was offered Spring 2022
Anthropology
ANTH 1559New Course in Anthropology (3)
New course in the subject of anthropology.
ANTH 2500Cultures, Regions, and Civilizations (3)
Intensive studies of particular world regions, societies, cultures, and civilizations.
ANTH 2541Topics in Linguistics (3)
Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with linguistics.
ANTH 2557Culture 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.
ANTH 2559New Course in Anthropology (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of anthropology.
ANTH 2560Hierarchy 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.
Course was offered Fall 2017, Fall 2016
ANTH 2575Migrants 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 2589Topics in Archaeology (3)
Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with archaeology.
ANTH 2590Social and Cultural Anthropology (3)
Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with social and cultural anthropology.
ANTH 3541Topics in Linguistics (3)
Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with linguistics.
ANTH 3550Ethnography (3)
Close reading of several ethnographies, primarily concerned with non-Western cultures.
ANTH 3559New Course in Anthropology (1 - 4)
Offered
Fall 2025
New course in the subject of Anthropology.
ANTH 3589Topics in Archaeology (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with archaeology.
ANTH 3590Social and Cultural Anthropology (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with social and cultural anthropology.
ANTH 4559New Course in Anthropology (1 - 4)
New Course in the subject of Anthropology.
Course was offered Fall 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2010
ANTH 4590Social & Cultural Anthropology (3)
Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with social and cultural anthropology.
ANTH 4591Majors Seminar (3)
Offered
Fall 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.
ANTH 5510Topics in Ethnography (3)
Seminars on topics announced prior to each semester.
Course was offered Fall 2019, Fall 2015, Fall 2011
ANTH 5528Topics in Race Theory (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
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 5541Topics in Linguistics (3)
Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with linguistics.
ANTH 5549Topics 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.
ANTH 5559New Course in Anthropology (1 - 4)
Offered
Fall 2025
New course in the subject of anthropology.
ANTH 5589Selected Topics in Archaeology (1 - 6)
Offered
Fall 2025
Seminars in topics announced prior to each semester.
ANTH 5590Topics in Social and Cultural Anthropology (3)
Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with social and cultural anthropology.
ANTH 7541Topics in Sociolinguistics (3)
Analyzes particular aspects of the social use of language. Topics vary from year to year.
ANTH 7559New Course in Anthropology (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of anthropology.
ANTH 7589Topics in Archaeology (3)
Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with archaeology.
ANTH 7590Topics in Social and Cultural Anthropology (3)
Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with social and cultural anthropology.
ANTH 8559New Course in Anthropology (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of anthropology.
Course was offered Spring 2022
Arabic
ARAB 1559New Course in Arabic (1 - 6)
New Course in Arabic
ARAB 3559New Course in Arabic (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Arabic.
ARAB 4559New Course in Arabic (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Arabic.
Course was offered Fall 2016, Spring 2014, Fall 2009
ARAB 5559New Course in Arabic (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Arabic.
ARAB 6559New course in Arabic (3)
This course is to allow 6000-level new courses to be taught for one semester
ARAB 8559New Course in Arabic (3)
New Course in Arabic Prerequisite: ARAB 3020 or equivalent, or instructor permission
Course was offered Spring 2014
History of Art
ARTH 1500Introductory 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.
ARTH 1503Art and the Premodern World (3)
This course will train students to understand and critically evaluate comparative, premodern, global cultures.
ARTH 1505Art and the Modern World (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
This course will train students to understand and critically evaluate comparative, modern global cultures.
ARTH 1507Art and Global Cultures (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
This course will train students to understand and evaluate global cultures from a critical and culturally sensitive perspective.
ARTH 1559New 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 2525Topics in Renaissance Art History (3 - 4)
Examines focused topics in Renaissance Art History.
ARTH 2559New Course in History of Art (3 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject History of Art.
ARTH 3525Topics in Renaissance Art History (3 - 4)
Examines focused topics in Renaissance Art History.
ARTH 3545Topics In 20th/21st Century Art (3 - 4)
Examines focused topics in 20th/21st Art History.
Course was offered Summer 2023
ARTH 3559New Course in History of Art (3 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject History in Art.
ARTH 3591Art History Colloquium (3)
Offered
Fall 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).
ARTH 3595Art History Practicum (3)
Offered
Fall 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.
ARTH 4591Undergraduate Seminar in the History of Art (3)
Offered
Fall 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.
ARTH 5559New 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 3559New 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, Spring 2016, Fall 2015
ARTR 5559New 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 1559New Course in Studio Art (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of studio art.
Course was offered January 2021
ARTS 2511Special 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.
ARTS 2520Special Topics in New Media (3)
A new course in the subject of New Media.
ARTS 2530Special 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 Summer 2025, January 2024
ARTS 2559New Course in Studio Art (3)
New course in the subject of studio art.
Course was offered Spring 2025, Fall 2017, Spring 2016
ARTS 2560Special 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.
ARTS 2570Special Topics in Painting (3)
Students are introduced to specialized materials, methods and cultural issues as they relate to painting.
ARTS 2580Special 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.
ARTS 3559New Course in Studio Art (3)
New course in the subject of studio art.
Course was offered Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2015
Astronomy
ASTR 1510Seminar (1)
Primarily for first and second year students, taught on a voluntary basis by a faculty member. Topics vary.
ASTR 1559New Course in Astronomy (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of astronomy.
ASTR 2559New Course in Astronomy (1 - 4)
New Course in the subject of Astronomy.
ASTR 3559New Course in Astronomy (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of astronomy.
Course was offered Spring 2010
ASTR 4559New Course in Astronomy (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of astronomy.
ASTR 5559New Course in Astronomy (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of astronomy.
Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2012
ASTR 6559New course in Astronomy (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of Astronomy.
ASTR 7559New Course in Astronomy (1 - 4)
New Course in the subject of astronomy.
ASTR 8500Current Astronomical Topics (1)
UVa staff and guest speakers discuss current research problems.
ASTR 8559New Course in Astronomy. (1 - 4)
New Course in the subject of Astronomy.
ASTR 9559New Course in Astronomy (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of Astronomy.
Bengali
BENG 1559New 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 2559New 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 3559New 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 1559New Course in Biology (3)
New course in the subject of Biology.
BIOL 2559New Course in Biology (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of biology.
BIOL 3510Field 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 3559New Course in Biology (1 - 4)
Offered
Fall 2025
New course in the subject of biology.
BIOL 4510Field 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 4559New Course in Biology (1 - 4)
Offered
Fall 2025
New course in the subject of biology.
BIOL 4560Electric 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
Course was offered Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014
BIOL 4585Selected Topics in Biology (1 - 3)
Offered
Fall 2025
Periodic seminar offerings to provide intensive study of the scientific literature in focused areas of Biology.
BIOL 5559New Course in Biology (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of biology.
Course was offered Summer 2016, Spring 2013
BIOL 6559New Course in Biology (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of biology.
BIOL 7510Field 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 7516Field 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 7559New Course in Biology (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of biology.
BIOL 8510Field 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 8559New Course in Biology (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of biology.
BIOL 9559New Course in Biology (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of biology.
Course was offered Fall 2015
Chemistry
CHEM 1500Chemistry for Health Sciences (3)
Offered
Fall 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.
CHEM 1559New Course in Chemistry (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of chemistry.
Course was offered Fall 2023, Fall 2014
CHEM 2559New Course in Chemistry (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of chemistry.
CHEM 3559New Course in Chemistry (1 - 4)
Offered
Fall 2025
New course in the subject of chemistry.
Course was offered Fall 2020, Spring 2011, Spring 2010
CHEM 4559New Course in Chemistry (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of chemistry.
CHEM 5540Special Topics in Biological Chemistry (Drug Discovery) (3)
Selected topics in advanced biochemistry developed to the depth required for modern research
Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021
CHEM 5559New Course in Chemistry (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of chemistry.
CHEM 7559New Course in Chemistry (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of chemistry.
CHEM 9559New course in chemistry (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of chemistry.
Chinese
CHIN 1559New Course in Chinese (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of Chinese.
CHIN 2559New Course in Chinese (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of Chinese.
CHIN 3559New Course in Chinese (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of Chinese.
Course was offered Spring 2018
CHIN 4559New Course in Chinese (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of Chinese.
CHIN 5500Introduction 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 5559New Course in Chinese (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of Chinese.
CHIN 7559New Course in Chinese (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of Chinese.
CHIN 8559New Course in Chinese (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of Chinese.
Chinese in Translation
CHTR 1559New Course in Chinese in Translation (3)
New course in the subject of Chinese literature in translation
Course was offered Spring 2024
CHTR 2559New Course in Chinese in Translation (3)
New course in the subject of Chinese literature in translation
CHTR 3559New Course in Chinese in Translation (3 - 4)
New course in the subject of Chinese literature in translation
CHTR 4559New Course in Chinese in Translation (3)
New course in the subject of Chinese literature in translation
CHTR 5559New Course in Chinese in Translation (3)
New course in the subject of Chinese literature in translation
Classics
CLAS 1559New 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 2559New 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 3559New 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 5559New 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 2015, Spring 2012, Spring 2010
CLAS 6559New 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
Cognitive Science
COGS 4559New Course in Cognitive Science (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of cognitive science.
Comparative Literature
CPLT 2559New Course in Comparative Literature (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Comparative Literature.
CPLT 3559New Course in Comparative Literature (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Comparative Literature.
CPLT 3590Topics in Comparative Literature (3)
Changing topics with explore Comparative Literature topics, such as theory, genre, periods, or major authors with an international impact.
CPLT 4559New 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 8559New 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
Dance
DANC 1559New 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 2559New 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 3559New Course in Dance (1 - 3)
This class provides the opportunity to offer new courses in the subject of Dance at the 3000 level.
Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2015, Fall 2014
DANC 3590Special 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.
Drama
DRAM 1559New Course in Drama (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of drama.
Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2019, Fall 2015
DRAM 2500Special Topics in Drama & Theatre (1 - 6)
These classes cover a range of topics related to drama and theatre.
DRAM 2559New Course in Drama (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of drama.
DRAM 3559New Course in Drama (3)
New course in the subject of drama.
DRAM 3590Special Topics in Theatre and Drama (1 - 3)
A directed study in theater or drama.
Course was offered Fall 2015
DRAM 4559New Course in Drama (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of drama.
Course was offered Spring 2014, Fall 2013
DRAM 4590Special Topics in Theatre (1 - 3)
Offered
Fall 2025
A directed project-based study offered to upper-level students. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
DRAM 4591Special Topics in Theatre Managment (1 - 3)
A directed study in theatre management offered to upper-level students. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
DRAM 4592Special Topics in Drama (1 - 3)
Offered
Fall 2025
A directed study in dramatic literature, history, theory or criticism offered to upper-level students. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
DRAM 4593Special Topics in Performance (1 - 3)
Offered
Fall 2025
A directed study in acting or performance offered to upper-level students. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
DRAM 4594Special Topics in Movement (1 - 3)
A directed study in theatre movement or physical acting offered to upper-level students. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Course was offered Spring 2016, Fall 2012, Fall 2009
DRAM 4595Special Topics in Voice (1 - 3)
A directed study in voice and the spoken word offered to upper-level students. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
DRAM 4596Special Topics in Directing (1 - 3)
A directed study in directing offered to upper-level students. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
DRAM 4597Special Topics in Design (1 - 3)
A directed study in theatre design offered to upper-level students. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
DRAM 4598Special Topics in Design Technology (1 - 3)
A directed study in theatre design technology offered to upper-level students. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
DRAM 4599Special Topics in Playwriting (1 - 3)
A directed study in playwriting offered to upper-level students. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
DRAM 5559New Course in Drama (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of drama.
Course was offered Fall 2014, Spring 2011
DRAM 7501Special Topics (1 - 3)
Intensive study in a specific topic offered to graduate students.
Course was offered Fall 2020, Spring 2018, Fall 2016
DRAM 7559New Course in Drama (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of drama.
DRAM 8501Special Topics (3)
Intensive study in a specific topic offered to graduate students.
DRAM 8559New Course in Drama (3)
New Course in the Subject of Drama.
Course was offered Fall 2021, Spring 2021
DRAM 9501Special Topics (3)
Intensive study in a specific topic offered to graduate students.
DRAM 9559New Course in Drama (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of drama.
Course was offered Spring 2014, Fall 2013
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
EALC 1559New Course in East Asian Literatures and Cultures (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of East Asian Literatures and Cultures
EALC 2559New 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 3559New 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 4559New Course in East Asian Literatures and Cultures (3)
New course in East Asian languages, literatures, and cultures.
Course was offered Spring 2011
EALC 5559New 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 1559New Course in East Asian Studies (1 - 4)
New course in East Asian studies.
Course was offered Spring 2025, Spring 2010
EAST 2559New Course in East Asian Studies (1 - 4)
New course in East Asian Studies.
Course was offered Spring 2022
EAST 3559New Course in East Asian Studies (1 - 4)
New course in East Asian studies.
Course was offered Spring 2020, Spring 2016, Spring 2015
EAST 4559New Course in East Asian Studies (1 - 4)
New Course in East Asian Studies
EAST 5559New Course in East Asian Studies (1 - 4)
New Course in East Asian Studies
Economics
ECON 1559New Course in Economics (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of economics.
ECON 2559New Course in Economics (1 - 3)
New course in the subject of economics.
ECON 3559New Course in Economics (1 - 4)
Offered
Fall 2025
New course in the subject of economics.
ECON 4500Topic Courses in Econ (1 - 3)
Topic courses in Economics
Course was offered Spring 2024
ECON 4559New Course in Economics (1 - 4)
Offered
Fall 2025
New course in the subject of economics.
ECON 4590Majors 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.
ECON 5500Bridge 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 5520Special 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 5559New Course in Economics (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of economics.
ECON 7559New Course in Economics (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of economics.
ECON 8510Topics in Growth Theory (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
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 8559New Course in Economics (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of economics.
ECON 9550Selected Research Problems in Economics I (3)
Advanced research into specific economic problems under detailed faculty supervision.
ECON 9559New Course in Economics (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of economics.
English-American Literature to 1900
ENAM 3500Studies in American Literature (3)
For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.
ENAM 3559New 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.
ENAM 3570Contemporary 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 4559New 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 5559New 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..
Course was offered Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2011
ENAM 8520Major 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.
Course was offered Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013
ENAM 8559New 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.
ENAM 9559New 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 3559New 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 4559New 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 5559New 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 8559New 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 9559New 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.
English-Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Lit
ENEC 3559New 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 4559New 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 5559New 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 8559New 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 9559New 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 1500Masterworks of Literature (3)
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?
ENGL 1559New 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 1590Literature 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 2500Introduction to Literary Studies (3)
Offered
Fall 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.
ENGL 2502Masterpieces of English Literature (3)
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.
ENGL 2504Major 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 2506Studies in Poetry (3)
Offered
Fall 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.
ENGL 2507Studies in Drama (3)
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 2508Studies in Fiction (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
Studies the techniques of fiction. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.
ENGL 2527Shakespeare (3)
Offered
Fall 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 2559New 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.
ENGL 2560Contemporary Literature (3)
Offered
Fall 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 2570Modern 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 2572Black 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 2590Studies 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 2592Women in Literature (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
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 2599Special Topics (3)
Offered
Fall 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.
ENGL 3500Studies in English Literature (3)
Topics vary. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.
ENGL 3510Studies 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 3515Medieval 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 3520Studies 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 3530Studies 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 3540Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature (3)
Offered
Fall 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.
ENGL 3545Studies in American Literature before 1900 (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
Topics vary. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.
ENGL 3559New 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 3560Studies in Modern and Contemporary Literature (3)
Offered
Fall 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.
ENGL 3570Studies in American Literature (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
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.
ENGL 3572Studies in African-American Literature and Culture (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
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 4500Seminar in English Literature (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
Limited enrollment. Topics vary. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.
ENGL 4510Seminar in Medieval Literature (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 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021
ENGL 4515Seminar 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 4520Seminar in Renaissance Literature (3)
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.
ENGL 4530Seminar 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.
Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019
ENGL 4540Seminar in Nineteenth-Century Literature (3)
Offered
Fall 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 4545Seminar 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.
Course was offered Fall 2022, Fall 2019
ENGL 4559New Course in English Literature (1 - 4)
Offered
Fall 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.
ENGL 4560Seminar in Modern and Contemporary Literature (3)
Offered
Fall 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 4561Seminar in Modern Literature and Culture (3)
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.
ENGL 4562Seminar 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 4570Seminar in American Literature since 1900 (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 4580Seminar in Literary Criticism (3)
Limited enrollment. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.
ENGL 4590Seminar in Literary Genres (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 5500Special Topics in English Literature (3)
Offered
Fall 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.
Course was offered Spring 2025
ENGL 5510Seminar in Medieval Literature (3)
Offered
Fall 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.
Course was offered Spring 2025
ENGL 5530Seminar in Eighteenth-Century Literature (3)
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 2025, Spring 2024
ENGL 5559New Course in English Literature (1 - 4)
Offered
Fall 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.
ENGL 5560Seminar in Modern and Contemporary Literature (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
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 5580Seminar in Critical Theory (3)
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 Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024
ENGL 6500Topics 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 8500Studies in English Literature (3)
Topics vary from year to year. For more details please visit the department website at https://english.as.virginia.edu/courses.
ENGL 8510Studies 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 8520Studies in Renaissance Literature (3)
New course in Studies in Renaissance Literature
ENGL 8527Studies 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 8530Studies 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 8540Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature (3)
Offered
Fall 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.
ENGL 8559New 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 8560Studies in Modern and Contemporary Literature (3)
Offered
Fall 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.
ENGL 8570Studies 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 8580Studies 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.
Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023
ENGL 8596Form and Theory of Poetry (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
This course provides a practitioner's perspective on a selection of poetic works.
ENGL 8598Form and Theory of Fiction (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
This course provides a practitioner's perspective on a selection of works of fiction.
ENGL 9510Advanced 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 9520Advanced Studies in Renaissance Literature (3)
Advanced Studies in Renaissance Literature
ENGL 9530Advanced 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 9540Advanced 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 9542Advanced 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 9545Advanced 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 9559New 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 9560Advanced 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.
Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020
ENGL 9580Advanced Studies in Critical Theory (3)
Topics vary from year to year.
ENGL 9590Advanced 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.
English-Genre Studies
ENGN 3559New 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 4559New 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 5559New Course in Genre Studies (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Genre Studies.
Course was offered Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017
ENGN 8559New 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 2013, Spring 2011, Fall 2010
ENGN 9559New 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 3559New 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 3510Major 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 3559New 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 4559New 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 5559New Course in Modern & Contemporary Lit (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Modern & Contemporary Lit.
ENMC 8559New 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 9520Seminar 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 9559New 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 3559New 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 4559New 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 5559New 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 8559New 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 9559New 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 3559New 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 4559New 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 8559New 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 9559New 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 3559New 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 8559New 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 9559New 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 4559New 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.
English-Renaissance Literature
ENRN 3559New 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 Spring 2019, January 2012, Spring 2011
ENRN 4559New 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 5559New 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 8559New 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 Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Fall 2009
ENRN 9559New 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 1559New 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 2559New Course in English (3)
New Course in English
Course was offered Fall 2014, Spring 2013, January 2010
ENSP 3500Studies 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 3559New 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.
ENSP 4500Advanced 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.
ENSP 4559New 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 5559New 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 8559New 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 9559New 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 1501Writing-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 1505Writing & Critical Inquiry Stretch I (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
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 1506Writing & Critical Inquiry Stretch II (3)
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.
ENWR 1507Writing & 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 1508Writing & 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
ENWR 1510Writing and Critical Inquiry (3)
Offered
Fall 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.
ENWR 1520Writing and Critical Inquiry: Community Engagement (3)
Offered
Fall 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.
ENWR 1530Writing & Critical Inquiry Lecture (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
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.
Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022
ENWR 1559New 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 2510Advanced Writing Seminar (3)
Offered
Fall 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.
ENWR 2520Special Topics in Writing (3)
Offered
Fall 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.
ENWR 2550Topics in Digital Writing and Rhetoric (3)
Offers a changing selection of writing and rhetoric courses focusing on rhetoric and composition in digital platforms.
ENWR 2559New 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 3500Topics in Advanced Writing & Rhetoric (3)
Offered
Fall 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.
ENWR 3550Advanced Topics in Digital Writing and Rhetoric (3)
Offers a changing selection of writing and rhetoric courses focusing on rhetoric and composition in digital platforms.
Course was offered Summer 2025, Spring 2025, Spring 2022
ENWR 3559New 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.
ENWR 4559New 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 5559New 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 1559New 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 2500Topics 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 2559New 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 3500Topics in Environmental Thought and Practice (1 - 3)
Offered
Fall 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.
ETP 3559New 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.
Environmental Sciences-Atmospheric Sciences
EVAT 5559New Course in Atmospheric Sciences (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of atmospheric sciences.
EVAT 7559New Course in Atmospheric Sciences (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of atmospheric sciences.
EVAT 8530Advanced 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 8559New 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 5559New Course in Ecology (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of ecology.
Course was offered Spring 2022, Fall 2020, Fall 2019
EVEC 7559New Course in Ecology (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of ecology.
EVEC 8559New Course in Ecology (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of ecology.
Environmental Sciences-Geosciences
EVGE 5559New Course in Geosciences (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of geosciences.
EVGE 7542Topics in Landscape Evolution (1)
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 2025, Spring 2023
EVGE 7559New Course in Geosciences (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a enw course in the subject of geosciences.
Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2019, Fall 2010
EVGE 8559New 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 5559New Course in Hydrology (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of hydrology.
EVHY 7559New 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 8559New Course in Hydrology (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Hydrology
EVHY 8560Advanced 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 1559New Course in Environmental Science (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of environmental science.
EVSC 2559New Course in Environmental Science (1 - 4)
Offered
Fall 2025
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of environmental science.
EVSC 3559New Course in Environmental Science (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of environmental science.
EVSC 4542Topics in Landscape Evolution (1)
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 2025, Spring 2023
EVSC 4559New Course in Environmental Science (1 - 4)
Offered
Fall 2025
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of environmental science.
EVSC 5559New Course in Environmental Science (1 - 4)
Offered
Fall 2025
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of environmental science.
EVSC 7559New Course in Environmental Science (1 - 4)
Offered
Fall 2025
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of environmental science.
EVSC 8500Advanced 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 8559New Course in Environmental Science. (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of environmental science.
EVSC 9559New Course in Environmental Science (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of environmental science.
French
FREN 1559New 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 2559New 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 3509Topics 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.
Course was offered Fall 2019, Fall 2010
FREN 3553J-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 3555J-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 3559New Course in French and Francophone Cultural Topics (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of French and Francophone culture.
FREN 3560Topics in Lyon (1 - 4)
Lyon Topics courses in French may cover a variety of subjects.
FREN 3570Topics 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
FREN 3584Topics in French Cinema (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
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.
FREN 3585Topics 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.
FREN 4509Seminar 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.
FREN 4510Advanced 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).
Course was offered Spring 2014, Spring 2011, Spring 2010
FREN 4520Advanced 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 4530Advanced 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 4540Advanced 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).
Course was offered Fall 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2010
FREN 4546Topics 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 4547Moroccan 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 4559New 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 4560Advanced 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 4570Advanced 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 4580Advanced 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 4581Advanced Topics in Francophone Literature (3)
Topics may include historical writings and rewritings, single authors, the oral tradition, theater, the novel, poetry.
Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2011, Spring 2010
FREN 4582Advanced 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.
FREN 4583Seminar 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.
Course was offered Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2010
FREN 4584Advanced 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 4585Advanced Topics in Cultural Studies (3)
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.
FREN 4586Topics 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 5510Topics 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 5520Topics in Sixteenth-Century Literature (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
Topics may include Montaigne, the European novella, poetic recreations of the ancients, literary Lyon, and Rabelais and his world.
FREN 5530Topics 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 5540Topics in Eighteenth-Century Literature (3)
Topics may include exoticism, reason and folly, libertinage, theater, Voltaire vs. Rousseau.
FREN 5559New 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 5560Topics in Nineteenth-Century Literature (3)
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.
FREN 5570Topics in Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century Literature (3)
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.
FREN 5581Topics in African Literature and Culture (3)
Topics may include: Francophone novel, colonial literature and visual culture, postcolonial literature and cinema, Francophone Theater & Poetry,
FREN 5584Topics 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.
FREN 5585Topics in Civilization / Cultural Studies (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
Interdisciplinary seminar in French and Francophone culture. Topics vary.
FREN 7500Topics in Theory and Criticism (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
Study of various aspects of the Western critical tradition. Theme, chronological period, and approach will vary. May be repeated for credit with different topics.
FREN 7559New 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 8510Seminar 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 8520Seminar in Sixteenth-Century Literature (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
(a) Rabelais. (b) Montaigne.
FREN 8530Seminar 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 8540Seminar in Eighteenth-Century Literature (3)
(a) Voltaire. (b) Diderot. (c) Theater. (d) Novel. (e) Rousseau. (f) Marivaux.
FREN 8559New 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 8560Seminar in Nineteenth-Century Literature (3)
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.
FREN 8570Seminar in Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Literature (3)
Study of the various aspects of modern and contemporary French and Francophone literature. Genre, theme, and specific chronological concentration will vary.
FREN 8581Seminar 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.
FREN 8584Seminar 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.
FREN 8585Seminar in Cultural Studies (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
In-depth studies investigations of cultural topics and research methodologies in French civilization and Francophone studies.
French in Translation
FRTR 2510Topics 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 2552French 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.
FRTR 2553J-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 2555J-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 2579Contemporary 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 2580Topics 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 3559New Course French Cultural Topics (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in French Culture in translation.
Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2020, Summer 2013
FRTR 3584Topics 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.
FRTR 4540The 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 4559New 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 1559New Course in German (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of German.
GERM 2525Intermediate 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 2559New 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 2025
GERM 3510Topics in German Culture (3)
Studies selected aspects of German culture, such as opera. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: GERM 3010 or 3230.
GERM 3515Postwar 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 3526Topics 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.
GERM 3559New Course in German (1 - 4)
Offered
Fall 2025
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of German.
GERM 3590Topics 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 4559New Course in German (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of German.
GERM 5500Special 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.
GERM 5559New 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 5562Topics 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 7559New Course in German (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of German.
GERM 8559New Course in German (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of German.
Course was offered Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2012
GERM 9559New Course in German (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of German.
German in Translation
GETR 1559New Course in German in Translation (1 - 4)
Offered
Fall 2025
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of German in translation.
GETR 2559New 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 3500German Cinema (3)
Analyzes the aesthetics and semiotics of film, with a focus on German expressionism and New German Cinema.
GETR 3505History 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 3550Children's Literature (3)
Studies the nature and aims of children's literature, primarily European and American, from the 17th century onward.
GETR 3559New Course in German in Translation (1 - 4)
Offered
Fall 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.
GETR 3560Topics in German Literature (3)
Examines such myths as Faust and Tristan, along with the modernist parody of them.
Course was offered Spring 2010
GETR 3561The Frankfurt School and its American legacy (3)
Introduces students to the history of the Frankfurt School in Europe and the University States.
Course was offered Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Spring 2012
GETR 3562German New Wave Cinema: Reinvention, Remembrance Rebellion (3)
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 3563Spiritual 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.
GETR 3566Topics 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 3590Course(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.
GETR 4559New Course in German in Translation (1 - 4)
Offered
Fall 2025
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of German in translation.
Course was offered Spring 2022
GETR 7559New 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
Greek
GREE 3559New 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 4559New 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 5559New Course in Greek (1 - 4)
Offered
Fall 2025
New course in Greek. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/.
GREE 7559New 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
Human Biology
HBIO 4559New Course Human Biology (1 - 4)
New Course in the subject of human biology.
History-African History
HIAF 1501Introductory Seminar in African 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.
HIAF 1559New Course in African History (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of African History.
HIAF 2559New Course in African History (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of African History.
HIAF 3501Introductory History Workshop (3)
Offered
Fall 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, Fall 2023, Spring 2022
HIAF 3559New Course in African History (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of African History.
HIAF 4501Seminar in African History (4)
Offered
Fall 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.
HIAF 4511Colloquium 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 4559New 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 5559New 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 7559New Course in African History (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of African History.
History-East Asian History
HIEA 1501Introductory Seminar in East Asian History (3)
Offered
Fall 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.
HIEA 1559New 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 2559New 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 3501Introductory 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 2025, Fall 2024
HIEA 3559New 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 4501Seminar in East Asian History (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 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.
HIEA 4511Colloquium 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.
HIEA 4559New 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 4591Topics 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 5559New 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 7559New 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 8559New 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.
History-European History
HIEU 1501Introductory Seminar in Pre-1700 European History (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
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.
HIEU 1502Introductory 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.
HIEU 1559New Course in European History (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of European History.
HIEU 2559New Course in European History (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of European History.
HIEU 3501Introductory 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.
HIEU 3502History 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 3505History 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 3559New Course in European History (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of European History.
HIEU 4501Seminar in Pre-1700 European History (4)
Offered
Fall 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.
HIEU 4502Seminar in Post-1700 European History (4)
Offered
Fall 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.
HIEU 4511Colloquium in Pre-1700 European History (4)
Offered
Fall 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.
HIEU 4512Colloquium 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 4559New Course in European History (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of European History.
HIEU 4591Topics 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 4592Topics 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 5501Introductory 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 5559New Course in European History (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of European History.
HIEU 5585Advanced Topics in Modern European History (3)
A seminar offering in-depth investigations of topics and research methodologies in modern European history and culture. Topics vary.
Course was offered Spring 2025, Spring 2022
HIEU 7559New 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 8559New Course in European History (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of European History.
HIEU 8585Advanced Topics in Modern European History (3)
A seminar offering in-depth investigations of topics and research methodologies in modern European history and culture. Topics vary.
Course was offered Spring 2025, Spring 2022
History-Latin American History
HILA 1501Introductory 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.
HILA 1559New 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 2559New 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 3501Introductory 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 2025, Spring 2024
HILA 3559New 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 4501Seminar in Latin American 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. 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.
HILA 4511Colloquium 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.
HILA 4559New 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 4591Topics 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 5559New 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 7559New 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 8559New 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.
History-Middle Eastern History
HIME 1501Introductory 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 1559New 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 2559New 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 Fall 2022, Spring 2018, Fall 2009
HIME 3501Introductory History Workshop (3)
Offered
Fall 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.
HIME 3559New 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 3571Arab 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.
Course was offered Fall 2014, Fall 2013
HIME 4501Seminar in Middle East and North Africa 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 pages in standard format) research paper. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies.
HIME 4511Colloquium 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.
HIME 4559New 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 5559New 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 7559New 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
Hindi
HIND 1559New Course in Hindi (3)
One-time course offerings in Hindi at the 1000 (first and second semester) level.
Course was offered Spring 2023
HIND 3559New 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
History-South Asian History
HISA 1501Introductory Seminar in South Asia (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
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.
HISA 1559New 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 2559New Course in South Asian History (1 - 4)
Offered
Fall 2025
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of South Asian history.
Course was offered Spring 2021
HISA 3501Introductory History Workshop (3)
Offered
Fall 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
HISA 3559New 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 4501Seminar in South Asia (4)
Offered
Fall 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.
HISA 4511Colloquium 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 4559New 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 4591Topics 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 5526Decolonizing Histories (3)
This course is intended to familiarize graduate students with basic strands of anti-colonial philosophies that have methodological implications for them. Students will begin with reading some basic Marxist texts on colonialism of the 19th century, then move to reading some scholars from the Subaltern Studies school, and end with mastering the critique of Subaltern Studies and Decolonial Perspectives. The goals of this course are to make students self-aware as well as build up their own perspectives on the questions they will ask of their primary sources down the line. 
HISA 5559New Course in South Asian History (1 - 4)
Offered
Fall 2025
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of South Asian history.
Course was offered Fall 2014
HISA 7559New 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 8559New 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.
History-General History
HIST 1501Introductory 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.
HIST 1559New Course in General History (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of general history.
HIST 2559New Course in General History (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of general history.
HIST 3501Introductory History Workshop (3)
Offered
Fall 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.
HIST 3559New Course in General History (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of general history.
HIST 4501Major Seminar (4)
Offered
Fall 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.
HIST 4511Major 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.
HIST 4559New 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 4591Topics 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.
HIST 4592Topics 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 5501Digital Map History (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
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.
Course was offered Fall 2023, Fall 2021, Fall 2019
HIST 5559New Course in General History (1 - 4)
Offered
Fall 2025
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of general history.
HIST 6559New Course in General History (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of general history.
HIST 7559New Course in History (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of general history.
HIST 8501Forced 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 8559New 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 Fall 2012, Fall 2010
HIST 9559New 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 2025
History-United States History
HIUS 1501Introductory 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.
HIUS 1559New 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 2559New 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 3501Introductory History Workshop (3)
Offered
Fall 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.
HIUS 3523Disco 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 3559New Course in United States History (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of United States history.
HIUS 4501Seminar in United States History (4)
Offered
Fall 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.
HIUS 4511Colloquium 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.
Course was offered Fall 2023, Fall 2020
HIUS 4559New 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 4591Topics 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.
HIUS 5559New 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 6559New 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 7559New Course in United States History (1 - 4)
Offered
Fall 2025
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of United States history.
HIUS 8559New 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 2022, Spring 2012, Fall 2010
HIUS 9559New 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 2018, Fall 2016
Interdisciplinary Studies
INST 1500Interdisciplinary 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 1550Interdisciplinary Studies-Student Initiated Courses (1 - 2)
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.
INST 2500Interdisciplinary 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.
INST 2550Interdisciplinary Studies Hereford College (1)
Offered
Fall 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.
INST 2559New Course in Interdisciplinary Studies (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in Interdisciplinary Studies.
INST 2570Interdisciplinary Studies Brown 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.
INST 4559New Course in Interdisciplinary Studies (1 - 3)
New Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies
Course was offered Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014
Italian
ITAL 3559New Course in Italian (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Italian.
ITAL 4559New Course in Italian (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Italian.
ITAL 5559New Course in Italian (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics with the subject of Italian.
Course was offered Fall 2011
ITAL 7559New Course in Italian (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics with the subject of Italian.
ITAL 8559New 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
Italian in Translation
ITTR 2559New Course in Italian in Translation (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Italian in translation.
ITTR 3559New Course: Italian in Translation (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics with the subject of Italian in Translation.
ITTR 3580Sister 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 4559New 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 5559New Course: Italian in Translation (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics with the subject of Italian in Translation.
ITTR 6559New 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 7559New 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 1559New Course in Japanese (1 - 4)
New course in Japanese.
Course was offered Fall 2024, Janiuary 2022, January 2021
JAPN 2559New Course in Japanese (1 - 4)
New course in Japanese.
Course was offered Fall 2023, Fall 2019
JAPN 3559New Course in Japanese (1 - 4)
New course in Japanese.
Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2019
JAPN 4500Topics in Japanese Literature (3)
An advanced language seminar devoted to literary texts and criticism with topics determined by instructor.
JAPN 4559New Course in Japanese (1 - 4)
New course in Japanese.
Course was offered Spring 2016, Spring 2011
JAPN 5559New Course in Japanese (1 - 4)
New Course in the subject of Japanese.
Course was offered Fall 2014, Spring 2011
JAPN 7559New Course in Japanese (1 - 4)
New course in Japanese.
JAPN 8559New Course in Japanese (1 - 4)
New course in Japanese.
Japanese in Translation
JPTR 2559New Course in Japanese in Translation (1 - 4)
New course in Japanese in translation.
JPTR 3559New Course in Japanese in Translation (1 - 4)
New course in Japanese in translation.
JPTR 4559New Course in Japanese in Translation. (1 - 4)
New course in Japanese in translation.
JPTR 5559New Course in Japanese in Translation (1 - 4)
New course in Japanese in translation.
Jewish Studies
JWST 1559New Course in Jewish Studies (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in Jewish Studies
JWST 2559New Course in Jewish Studies (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in Jewish Studies
JWST 3559New Course in Jewish Studies (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Jewish Studies.
JWST 4559New 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 5559New 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 8500Topics 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.
Korean
KOR 1559New Course in Korean (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of Korean.
Course was offered Spring 2013
KOR 2559New Course in Korean (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of Korean.
Course was offered Spring 2020
KOR 3559New Course in Korean (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of Korean.
Course was offered Summer 2021, Spring 2011
KOR 4559New Course in Korean (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of Korean
KOR 5559New Course in Korean (3)
New course in the subject of Korean.
Liberal Arts Seminar
LASE 1510Topics 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 1520Echols Advising Seminar (1)
Offered
Fall 2025
LASE 1520 courses are 1-credit Echols-only seminars capped at 20 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.).
LASE 1559New 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 2500Launchpad (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.
Course was offered Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021
LASE 2510Topics 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.
LASE 2515A&S Skills Accelerator-Catalyst (2)
Offered
Fall 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 2559New Course in the Liberal Arts (1 - 6)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in Liberal Arts Seminars.
LASE 3500Civic 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 3510Topics in the Liberal Arts (1 - 6)
Offered
Fall 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 3559New Course in the Liberal Arts (1 - 6)
This course provides the opportunity to explore a range of topics in the liberal arts and sciences.
LASE 4559New 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
LATI 3559New 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/.
LATI 4559New Course in Latin (1 - 4)
Offered
Fall 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/.
LATI 5559New Course in Latin (1 - 4)
Offered
Fall 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/.
LATI 7500Reading Latin Literature (3)
A study of the readings in the revised Advanced Placement Examination
Course was offered Summer 2011
LATI 7559New 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
Linguistics
LING 1559New Course in Linguistics (1 - 4)
New Course in the subject of linguistics.
LING 2500English 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 2559New Course in Linguistics (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of linguistics.
LING 3559New Course in Linguistics (1 - 4)
Offered
Fall 2025
New course in the subject of linguistics
Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2020
LING 4559New Course in Linguistics (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of linguistics.
Course was offered Spring 2021
LING 6559New Course in Linguistics (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of linguistics.
Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2021, Fall 2020
LING 7559New Course in Linguistics (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of linguistics.
Course was offered Spring 2022
LING 8559New Course in Linguistics (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of linguistics.
LING 9559New Course in Linguistics (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of linguistics.
General Linguistics
LNGS 2500Topics in Linguistics (3)
Miscellaneous studies in Linguistics
LNGS 3500Topics in Linguistics (1 - 4)
Miscellaneous studies in Linguistics
Course was offered Fall 2023
LNGS 4500Topics in Linguistics (3)
Miscellaneous studies in Linguistics
LNGS 5500Topics in Linguistics (3)
Miscellaneous studies in Linguistics
LNGS 7500Topics in Linguistics (1 - 4)
Miscellaneous topics in Linguistics
Course was offered Fall 2023
Mathematics
MATH 1559New 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 2559New Course in Mathematics (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of mathematics.
MATH 3559New Course in Mathematics (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of mathematics.
Course was offered Fall 2020, Fall 2017
MATH 4530Topics 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 4559New Course in Mathematics (1 - 4)
Offered
Fall 2025
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of mathematics.
Course was offered Spring 2025, Spring 2023, Spring 2022
MATH 5559New Course in Mathematics (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of mathematics.
Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2013
MATH 6559New Course in Mathematics (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of mathematics.
MATH 7559New Course in Mathematics (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of mathematics.
MATH 8510Topics in Number Theory (3)
Studies selected topics in algebraic or analytic number theory
MATH 8559New Course in Mathematics (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of mathematics.
MATH 9559New Course in Mathematics (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of mathematics.
Media Studies
MDST 1559New 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 2502Special 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 2508Topics in Media Practice (1 - 4)
Offered
Fall 2025
This course will provide practice-based learning opportunities for students in various forms of media, including video, podcasting, film, etc.
MDST 2559New Course in Media Studies (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Media Studies.
MDST 3500Topics 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.
MDST 3501Special Topics in Directors and Auteurs (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
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 3502Special 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 3503Special 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.
Course was offered Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2011
MDST 3504Topics in Global Media (3)
Offered
Fall 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.
MDST 3505Special 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
MDST 3508Advanced Topics in Media Practice (3)
This practice-based course will build on previous knowledge and/or experience in various forms of media, including video, podcasting, film, etc.
MDST 3510Topics in Media Research (3)
Offered
Fall 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.
MDST 3559New Course in Media Studies (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Media Studies.
MDST 3584Global 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.
MDST 4510Capstone Topics (3)
Offered
Fall 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.
MDST 4559New Course in Media Studies (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Media Studies.
MDST 5501Advanced 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.
Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2014, Fall 2013
MDST 5502Advanced 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 5559New Course in Media Studies (3)
Offered
Fall 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 Spring 2025, Fall 2024
MDST 7559New Course in Media Studies (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Media Studies.
MDST 8510Media, 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 8559New 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
Middle Eastern & South Asian Languages & Cultures
MESA 1559New 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 2559New Course in Middle Eastern & South Asian Studies (3)
New course in Middle Eastern and South Asian studies.
MESA 3559New Course in Middle Eastern & South Asian Studies (3)
New Course in Middle Eastern & South Asian Studies
MESA 4559New 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 5559New Course in Middle Eastern & South Asian Studies (3)
New Course in Middle Eastern & South Asian Studies
MESA 6559New Course in Middle Eastern & South Asian Studies (3)
New course in Middle Eastern and South Asian studies.
Course was offered Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Fall 2012
Middle Eastern Studies
MEST 2559New Course in Middle Eastern Studies (3)
New Course in Middle Eastern Studies
MEST 3559New Course in Middle Eastern Studies (3)
New course in Middle Eastern Studies.
MEST 5559New 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
Medieval Studies
MSP 3501Exploring the Middle Ages (3)
Discussion and criticism of selected works of and on the period. Taught by different members of the medieval faculty.
MSP 3559New 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 4559New Course in Medieval Studies (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of United States history.
Music-Ensembles
MUEN 3570Indian 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.
Music
MUSI 1559New 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 2500Jazz 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 2509Introduction 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 2510Introduction 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 2559New Course in Music (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Music.
MUSI 2570Music Cultures (3)
Studies of various musical topics, with emphasis on relatons between music and cultural context. Taught at the non-major level.
MUSI 3509Topics 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 3510Music and Community Engagement I (3)
Special topics courses, topics announced in advance. Courses combine community engagement activities with reflective interpretation.
MUSI 3559New Course in Music (1 - 4)
Offered
Fall 2025
This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Music.
MUSI 3570Music Cultures (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
Studies of various musical topics, with emphasis on relatons between music and cultural context. Taught at the major level.
MUSI 4507Composers (3)
Study of the life and works of a composer (or school of composers); topic announced in advance.
MUSI 4508Topics 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 4509Cultural and Historical Studies of Music (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
Selected topics, announced in advance, exploring the study of music within cultural and historical frameworks.
MUSI 4510Cultural and Historical Studies of Music (3)
Selected topics, announced in advance, exploring the study of music within cultural and historical frameworks. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
MUSI 4512Studies 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 4519Critical Studies of Music (3)
Selected topics, announced in advance, exploring the study of music within critical frameworks. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
MUSI 4520Critical Studies of Music (3)
Selected topics, announced in advance, exploring the study of music within critical frameworks. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
MUSI 4523Issues in Ethnomusicology (3)
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.
MUSI 4525Topics in Ethnomusicology (3)
Addresses specific issues and cultural areas according to the interests of the students and instructor. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Course was offered Spring 2021, Fall 2018, Spring 2016
MUSI 4526Topics in Ethnomusicology (3)
Addresses specific issues and cultural areas according to the interests of the students and instructor. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
MUSI 4532Musical 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 4533Advanced Musicianship (2)
Includes advanced ear-training, sight-singing and keyboard harmony. Prerequisite: Passing score on the exit test for MUSI 3336.
MUSI 4535Interactive 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.
MUSI 4540Computer 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.
Course was offered Fall 2018, Spring 2015, Spring 2011
MUSI 4543Sound Studio (3)
Offered
Fall 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.
MUSI 4545Computer Applications in Music (3)
Topics involving the composition, performance, and programming of interactive computer music systems. Prerequisite: Instructor permission or MUSI 3390.
MUSI 4547Materials 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 4559New Course in Music (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Music.
MUSI 4581Composition I (3)
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
MUSI 4582Composition II (3)
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
MUSI 7500Studies in Pre-Modern Music to 1500 (3)
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Course was offered Fall 2024
MUSI 7502Studies in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Music (3)
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Course was offered Spring 2012
MUSI 7503Studies in Nineteenth-Century Music (3)
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
MUSI 7504Topics in Twentieth Century Music (3)
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
MUSI 7506Instrumental Music (3)
Studies topics, announced in advance, selected from the orchestral, chamber music or solo repertories. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
MUSI 7508American Music (3)
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Course was offered Fall 2012
MUSI 7509Cultural and Historical Studies of Music (3)
Selected topics, announced in advance, exploring the study of music within cultural and historical frameworks. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
MUSI 7510Cultural and Historical Studies of Music (3)
Selected topics, announced in advance, exploring the study of music within cultural and historical frameworks. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
MUSI 7512Studies in Jazz Literature (3)
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
MUSI 7519Current Studies in Research and Criticism (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
Current Studies in Research and Criticism Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
MUSI 7520Current Studies in Research and Criticism (3)
Current Studies in Research and Criticism Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
MUSI 7524Field 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 7525Topics 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 7526Topics 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 7532Musical 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 7540Computer 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.
MUSI 7543Sound 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 7547Materials of Contemporary Music (3)
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.
MUSI 7559New Course in Music (1 - 5)
This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Music.
MUSI 7571Instrumental Conducting I, II (3)
Advanced studies in the theory and practice of conducting, score analysis, and rehearsal techniques. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
MUSI 7581Composition (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.
MUSI 7582Composition (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 7583Proseminar in Computer Music Composition (3)
Proseminar in Computer Music Composition Prerequisite: instructor permission.
MUSI 7584Proseminar in Computer Music Composition (3)
Proseminar in Computer Music Composition Prerequisite: instructor permission.
Course was offered Spring 2019, Spring 2018
Neuroscience
NESC 3559New 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 4559New Course in Neuroscience (1 - 4)
Offered
Fall 2025
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of neuroscience.
Course was offered Fall 2018
NESC 8550Current Topics in Neuroscience (2)
Primary literature survey of a specific topic in neuroscience.
Course was offered Spring 2014, Spring 2013
Persian
PERS 3559New Course in Persian (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Persian.
PERS 5559New Course in Persian (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Persian.
PERS 7559New 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
Persian in Translation
PETR 2559New 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 3559New Course in Persian Translation (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic int he subject area of Persian Translation
PETR 5559New Course in Persian Translation (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Persian Translation
PETR 7559New Course in Persian Literature in Translation (3)
New course in Persian Literature in translation.
Course was offered Fall 2013, Fall 2012
Philosophy
PHIL 1510Introductory 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/.
PHIL 2500Survey on a Philosophical Topic (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
A lecture series on the various topics central to Philosophy.
PHIL 2510Seminar 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/.
PHIL 2520Seminar in Bioethics (3)
Topics vary annually. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/.
PHIL 3500Seminar in Philosophy (3)
Offered
Fall 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/.
PHIL 3520Topics 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 3559New Course: PHIL (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of philosophy.
PHIL 4500Special Topics in Philosophy (3)
For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/.
PHIL 5510Seminar on an Ancient History of Philosophy Topic (3)
A survey of the political ideas and theories of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
PHIL 5520Seminar on a Medieval History of Philosophy Topic (3)
A survey of the most important philosophers of the Middle Ages.
PHIL 5530Seminar on a Modern History of Philosophy Topic (3)
A survey of the most important philosophers of the Modern Age.
PHIL 5540Seminar on an Ethics Topic (3)
Seminar on an Ethics Topic
Course was offered Spring 2022, Fall 2020
PHIL 5550Seminar on a Philosophy of Bioethics Topic (3)
A seminar on the ethical implications of biomedical research.
Course was offered Fall 2018
PHIL 5560Seminar on a Political Philosophy Topic (3)
A seminar on political theory and how the topics of rights and freedoms are incorporated.
PHIL 5570Seminar on a Metaphysics Topic (3)
A seminar on the nature of being and the world
Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2019
PHIL 5580Seminar on a Epistemology Topic (3)
A seminar on the nature and scope of knowledge.
PHIL 5590Seminar on a Logic Topic (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
A seminar on logic features and reasoning.
PHIL 7500First Year Seminar (3)
Offered
Fall 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 7501Tutorial 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 7502Readings 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 Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2019
PHIL 7510Seminar on an Ancient History of Philosophy Topic (3)
A survey of the political ideas and theories of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
PHIL 7520Seminar on a Medieval History of Philosophy Topic (3)
A survey of the most important philosophers of the Middle Ages.
PHIL 7530Seminar on a Modern History of Philosophy Topic (3)
A survey of the most important philosophers of the Modern Age.
PHIL 7540Seminar on a Philosophy of Ethics Topic (3)
A survey of ethical theory and moral status.
PHIL 7550Seminar on a Philosophy of Bioethics Topic (3)
A seminar on the ethical implications of biomedical research.
PHIL 7560Seminar 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 7570Seminar on a Metaphysics Topic (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
A seminar on the nature of being and the world
PHIL 7575Seminar on the Philosophy of Science Topic (3)
A seminar on the various topics with in the Philosophy of Science.
PHIL 7580Seminar on a Epistemology Topic (3)
A seminar on the nature and scope of knowledge.
PHIL 7590Seminar on a Logic Topic (3)
A seminar on logic features and reasoning.
Course was offered Spring 2019, Fall 2016
PHIL 8510Seminar on an Ancient History of Philosophy Topic (3)
A survey of the political ideas and theories of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
PHIL 8520Seminar on a Medieval History of Philosophy Topic (3)
A survey of the most important philoosphers of the Middle Ages.
PHIL 8530Seminar on a Modern History of Philosophy Topic (3)
A survey of the most important philosophers of the Modern Age.
Course was offered Spring 2019, Spring 2016, Spring 2015
PHIL 8540Seminar on a Philosophy of Ethics Topic (3)
A survey of ethical theory and moral status.
PHIL 8550Seminar on a Philosophy of Bioethics Topic (3)
A seminar on the ethical implications of biomedical research.
PHIL 8560Seminar 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 2025
PHIL 8570Seminar on a Metaphysics Topic (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
A seminar on the nature of being and the world
PHIL 8580Seminar on a Epistemology Topic (3)
A seminar on the nature and scope of knowledge.
Course was offered Spring 2018
PHIL 8590Seminar on a Logic Topic (3)
A seminar on logic features and reasoning.
Physics
PHYS 1559New Course in Physics (3)
New course in the subject of physics.
PHYS 2559New 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 3559New Course in Physics (3)
Independent study supervised by a faculty member, culminating in a written report, essay, or examination. May be repeated for credit.
Course was offered Spring 2022, Fall 2018, Spring 2013
PHYS 5559New Course in Physics (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of physics
Course was offered Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017
PHYS 6513Topics 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 7559New Advanced Topics Course in Physics (3)
New course in the subject of Physics. May be repeated for credit.
Course was offered Spring 2013
Politics-Departmental Seminar
PLAD 1500Introductory 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 2500Special Topics in Politics (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
Special Topics in Politics
PLAD 3500Special Topics (3)
Special Topics in Politics.
PLAD 4500Special Topics (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
Topics on a variety of Political issues.
PLAD 5500Special Topics (3)
Topics on a variety of Political issues.
Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2018
PLAD 7500Special Topics in Politics (1 - 3)
Intensive analysis of selected issues and concepts that are relevant to all subfields of political science.
PLAD 8500Topics in Political Science (3)
Investigates a selected issue in political science.
Politics-American Politics
PLAP 2500Special Topics in American Politics (3)
Special Topics in American Politics.
PLAP 3500Special Topics in American Politics (3)
Topical offerings in American Politics
PLAP 3510Minority 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 4500Special Topics in American Politics (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
Investigates a selected issue in American government or American political development. Prerequisite: One course in PLAP or instructor permission.
PLAP 5500Special Topics in American Politics (3)
Investigates a selected issue in American government or American political development.
Course was offered Fall 2017, Spring 2013, Fall 2012
PLAP 5526Special 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.
Course was offered Fall 2013, Fall 2011
PLAP 6500Selected 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 7500Special Topics in American Politics (3)
Intensive analysis of selected issues and concepts in American politics.
PLAP 8500Special Topics in American Politics (3)
Special Topics in American Politics
PLAP 8583Topics in Public Law (3)
Topics in Public Law
Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011
Politics-Comparative Politics
PLCP 1500Topics Comparative Politics (3)
Topics courses within Comparative Politics
Course was offered Spring 2016, Spring 2015
PLCP 2500Special Topics in Comparative Politics (3)
Special Topics in Comparative Politics.
PLCP 3500Special Topics in Comparative Politics (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
Analysis of selected issues and concepts in comparative politics.
PLCP 3559New Course in Comparative Politics (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Comparative Politics.
PLCP 4500Special Topics in Comparative Politics (3)
Intensive analysis of selected issues and concepts in comparative government. Prerequisite: One course in PLCP or instructor permission.
PLCP 5500Special Topics (3)
Special Topics in Comparative Politics
PLCP 5550Causal 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 7500Special Topics in Comparative Politics (3)
Special Topics in Comparative Politics
PLCP 7559New 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 8500Special Topics in Comparative Politics (3)
Special Topics in Comparative Politics
Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016
PLCP 8521Topics 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 8531Topics in the Government and Politics of Latin America (3)
Topics in the Government and Politics of Latin America
PLCP 8542Topics in the Government and Politics of the Middle East (3)
Topics in the Government and Politics of the Middle East
PLCP 8551Topics in the Government and Politics of China (3)
Topics in the Government and Politics of China
PLCP 8561Topics in the Government and Politics of South Asia (3)
Studies the development of political and administrative institutions and practices in modern India.
Politics-International Relations
PLIR 2500Special Topics in International Relations (3)
This course covers a variety of topics in the field of Politics and International Relations.
PLIR 2559New Course in Politics (3)
New Course in Politics
PLIR 3500Special Topics in International Relations (3)
Special Topics in International Relations
PLIR 3559New Course in International Relations (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of International Relations.
PLIR 4500Special Topics in International Relations (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
Intensive analysis of selected issues and concepts in international relations. Prerequisite: One course in PLIR or instructor permission.
PLIR 5500Special Topics (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
Special Topics
PLIR 7500Special Topics in International Relations (3)
Special Topics in International Relations
PLIR 8500Special Topics in International Relations (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
Special Topics in International Relations
PLIR 8511Topics in International Law and Organizations (3)
Research seminar on selected issues having both legal and organizational aspects.
PLIR 8538Topics 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.
Politics-Political Theory
PLPT 2500Special Topics in Political Theory (3)
Special Topics in Political Theory
Course was offered Spring 2016
PLPT 3500Special Topics in Political Theory (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
Special topics in political theory.
PLPT 3559New Course in Political Theory (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Political Theory.
PLPT 4500Special Topics in Political Theory (3)
Offered
Fall 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.
PLPT 5500Special Topics in Political Theory (3)
Investigates a special problem of political theory such as political corruption, religion and politics, science and politics, or the nature of justice.
PLPT 7500Special Topics in Political Theory (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
Special Topics in Political Theory
PLPT 8500Special Topics in Political Theory (3)
Special Topics in Political Theory
Portuguese
PORT 2559New Course in Portuguese (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics within the subject of Portuguese.
Course was offered Spring 2019
PORT 3559New Course in Portuguese (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics within the subject of Portuguese.
PORT 4559New Course in Portuguese (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics within the subject of Portuguese.
Course was offered Fall 2015
Political Philosophy, Policy, and Law
PPL 4500Special Topics in Public Policy and Law (1 - 3)
Topics related to Public Policy and Law
Course was offered Spring 2021
Political and Social Thought
PST 1559New 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
Psychology
PSYC 1559New 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 2500Topics in Psychology (3)
This course covers a variety of special topics in the field of psychology.
PSYC 2559New 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 2021, Spring 2018, Spring 2017
PSYC 3500Special Topics in Psychology (3)
Seminars on special and current topics in psychology.
PSYC 3559New Course in Psychology (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of psychology.
PSYC 3560Undergraduate Teaching Experience (1)
Offered
Fall 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 3590Research in Psychology (2 - 3)
Offered
Fall 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.
PSYC 4500Special Topics in Psychology (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
Topical Offerings in Psychology
PSYC 4559New Course in Psychology (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of psychology.
PSYC 4580Directed 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.               
PSYC 4585Behavior 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.
Course was offered Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2013
PSYC 5500Current Topics in Psychology (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
Current topical offerings in Psychology.
PSYC 5559New Course in Psychology (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of psychology.
PSYC 6559New Course in Psychology (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of psychology.
PSYC 7559New Course in Psychology (1 - 4)
Offered
Fall 2025
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of psychology.
PSYC 8559New Course in Psychology (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of psychology.
PSYC 9501Topical Research (1 - 12)
Offered
Fall 2025
Independent laboratory research undertaken with advisor. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory and can be repeated. Instructor permission required.
PSYC 9502Topical Research (1 - 12)
Offered
Fall 2025
Independent laboratory research undertaken with advisor. Graded and can be repeated. Instructor permission required.
PSYC 9503Topical Research (1)
In person independent laboratory research undertaken with advisor. Graded and can be repeated. Instructor permission required.
Course was offered Fall 2020
PSYC 9559New Course in Psychology (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of psychology.
PSYC 9560Teaching 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 9561Teaching 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 9562Teaching 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.
Religion-African Religions
RELA 1559New Course in African Religion (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of African Religions
RELA 2559New 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 Fall 2021, Fall 2019
RELA 3559New Course in African Religions (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of African Religions.
RELA 4510Advanced 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 4559New 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 5559New 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 7559New 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 8559New Course in African Religions (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of African Religions.
Religion-Buddhism
RELB 1559New Course in Buddhism (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Buddhism.
RELB 2559New Course in Buddhism (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Buddhism.
RELB 3559New Course in Buddhism (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Buddhism.
RELB 4520Advanced 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 4559New Course in Buddhism (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Buddhism
RELB 5520Seminar in Daoism (3)
Topics on the history, scripture, thought, and practice of religious Daoism, with an emphasis on the formative period (2nd-10th c.).
Course was offered Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012
RELB 5559New Course in Buddhism (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Buddhism.
RELB 7559New 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 8559New 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, Fall 2014, Fall 2009
Religion-Christianity
RELC 1559New Course in Christianity (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Christianity
RELC 2559New Course in Christianity (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Christianity
RELC 3559New Course in Christianity (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of Christianity.
RELC 4530Advanced Topics in Christianity (3)
This topical course provides upper level undergraduate students in Religious Studies an opportunity for advanced coursework in Christianity
RELC 4559New Course in Christianity (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of Christianity.
RELC 5551Seminar in Early Christian Thought (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
Intensive consideration of a selected issue, movement or figure in Christian thought of the second through fifth centuries. Prerequisite: RELC 2050 or instructor permission.
Course was offered Spring 2014, Fall 2010, Spring 2010
RELC 5559New Course in Christianity (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of Christianity
RELC 7515Themes 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 7559New Course Christianity (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Christianity.
Course was offered Fall 2011
RELC 8559New Course in Christianity (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Christianity.
Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2012
RELC 8590Topics in New Testament Studies (3)
Selected issues in the theory and methods of New Testament criticism.
Course was offered Spring 2011
Religion-General Religion
RELG 1500Introductory 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.
RELG 1559New Course in Religious Studies (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Religious Studies.
RELG 2559New Course in Religious Studies (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Religious Studies.
RELG 3559New Course in Religious Studies (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Religious Studies.
RELG 3560Issues 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 4500Majors Seminar (3)
Offered
Fall 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.
RELG 4540Advanced 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 4559New Course in Religious Studies (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Religious Studies.
RELG 5541Seminar in Social and Political Thought (3)
An examination of the social and political thought of selected religious thinkers.
RELG 5559New Course in Religion (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of general religion.
RELG 7528Topics 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 7559New Course in Religious Studies (1 - 3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Religious Studies.
RELG 8559New Course in Religious Studies (1 - 6)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of general religion.
Religion-Hinduism
RELH 1559New Course in Hinduism (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Hinduism
RELH 2559New Course in Hinduism (3)
his course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Hinduism
Course was offered Fall 2013, Fall 2012
RELH 3559New Course in Hinduism (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Hinduism.
RELH 4550Advanced Topics in Hinduism (3)
This topical course provides upper level undergraduate students in Religious Studies an opportunity for advanced coursework in Hinduism
RELH 4559New Course in Hinduism (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Hinduism
RELH 5559New Course in Hinduism (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Hinduism.
RELH 7559New Course in Hinduism (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Hinduism.
RELH 8559New Course in Hinduism (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Hinduism.
Course was offered Spring 2011
Religion-Islam
RELI 1559New Course in Islam (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Islam
RELI 2559New Course in Islam (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Islam
Course was offered Spring 2016, Spring 2013, Fall 2011
RELI 3559New Course in Islam (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Islam.
RELI 4559New Course in Islam (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Islam
RELI 4560Advanced Topics in Islam (3)
This topical course provides upper level undergraduate students in Religious Studies an opportunity for advanced coursework in Islam
RELI 5520Advanced 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 5540Seminar in Islamic Studies (3)
Topics in Islamic Studies
RELI 5559New Course in Islam (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Islam.
RELI 7559New Course in Islam (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Islam.
RELI 8559New Course in Islam (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Islam.
Course was offered Fall 2021
Religion-Judaism
RELJ 1559New Course in Judaism (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Judaism
RELJ 2559New Course in Judaism (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of Judaisim.
RELJ 2590Topics 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 3559New Course in Judaism (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of Judaism.
RELJ 3590Topics 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 4590Topics in Jewish Studies (3)
This course provides the student with an opportunity to explore a new topic in Jewish Studies
RELJ 5559New Course in Judaism (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Judaism
RELJ 7559New 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 8559New Course in Judaism (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Judaism.
Course was offered Fall 2012
Religion-Special Topic
RELS 8500Topics for Supervised Study and Research (1 - 6)
Offered
Fall 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.
Russian
RUSS 3500Topics in Russian Language & Literature (1 - 3)
Selected Topics in Russian Language and Literature
RUSS 4500Topics in Russian Language & Literature (1 - 3)
Selected Topics in Russian Language and Literature
RUSS 4520Introduction 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.
Course was offered Fall 2019, Spring 2017, Fall 2012
RUSS 5500Selected 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.
RUSS 5559Topics 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 7500Seminar 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 7510Seminar 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 8500Topics in Russian Language and Literature (3)
Could include Russian language, fiction, poetry, drama, or culture. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
Course was offered Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013
Russian in Translation
RUTR 2500Topics in Russian Literature (1 - 3)
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.
RUTR 3500Topics 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.
RUTR 3510Topics 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.
RUTR 3520Case 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 3559Russian Literature in Translation (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Russian Literature in Translation.
Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2017, Spring 2010
RUTR 4500Topics in Russian Language & Literature (1 - 3)
Selected Topics in Russian Language and Literature.
RUTR 4559New 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 5559Topics in Russian Literature in Translation (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Russian in Translation.
Sanskrit
SANS 3559New 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 7559New 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
South Asian Studies
SAST 1559New 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 2559New Course in South Asian Studies (3)
New course in South Asian studies.
SAST 3559New 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 4559New Course in South Asian Studies (3)
New Course in South Asian Studies
Course was offered Spring 2015, Spring 2010
SAST 5559New Course in South Asian Studies (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of South Asian studies.
Course was offered Fall 2021, Fall 2010
South Asian Literature in Translation
SATR 3559New Course in South Asian Literature in Translation (3)
New Course in South Asian Literature in Translation
Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2010
SATR 5559New Course in South Asian Literature in Translation (3)
New Course in South Asian Literature in Translation
Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2018
Slavic
SLAV 2500Topics 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.
Course was offered Spring 2025
SLAV 2559Independent 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 3500Topics in Slavic Language & Literature (1 - 3)
Selected Topics in Slavic Language and Literature.
SLAV 4500Topics 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.
Course was offered Fall 2016, Spring 2013, Fall 2012
SLAV 5500Topics in Slavic Language and Literature (1 - 3)
Selected Topics in Slavic Language and Literature.
Course was offered Spring 2018, Fall 2010, Fall 2009
SLAV 7500Topics in Slavic Language & Literature (1 - 3)
Selected Topics in Slavic Language and Literature
SLAV 8500Topics in Slavic Languages and Literatures (3)
Could include any Slavic languages, fiction, poetry, drama, or culture. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
Slavic Folklore & Oral Literature
SLFK 3500Topics in Slavic Folklore (1 - 3)
Selected topics in Slavic Folklore.
SLFK 5500Topics in Slavic Folklore (1 - 3)
For students wishing to pursue independent reading and research in Russian Folklore or Folklore of Slavic culture.
Slavic in Translation
SLTR 3500Topics 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 5500Topics in Slavic in Translation (1 - 3)
Selected topics in Slavic in Translation.
Sociology
SOC 1559New Course in Sociology (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of sociology.
SOC 1595Special Topics in Social Issues (3)
Topics vary from semester to semester and will be announced.
Course was offered Fall 2012, Fall 2011
SOC 2500Special Topics in Sociology (J Term Course) (3)
Topics vary each J-Term session and will be announced.
SOC 2520Topics in Death & Dying (3)
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 2559New Course in Sociology (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of sociology.
SOC 2595Special Topics in Sociology (3)
Topics vary from semester to semester and will be announced.
SOC 2596Special Topics in Sociology (3)
Topics vary from semester to semester and will be announced.
SOC 3510Topics 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 3559New Course in Sociology (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of sociology.
SOC 3595Special Topics in Sociology (3)
Topics vary from semester to semester and will be announced.
SOC 3596Special Topics in Sociology (3)
Topics vary from semester to semester and will be announced.
SOC 4510Topics in Sociology of Work (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
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 4520Topics in Religion and Society (3)
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 Spring 2025, Fall 2023, Spring 2022
SOC 4530Topics in Sociology of Health (3)
Offered
Fall 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 4540Topics in Politics and Society (3)
Offered
Fall 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 4550Topics 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
SOC 4559New Course in Sociology (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of sociology.
SOC 4560Topics 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 Summer 2025, Spring 2023
SOC 5559New Course in Sociology (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of sociology.
SOC 7559New Course in Sociology (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of sociology.
Course was offered Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2009
SOC 8542Selected Topics in Sociology (3)
Advanced graduate seminars. Offerings are given in a semester determined by faculty and student interest.
SOC 8559New Course in Sociology (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of sociology.
Course was offered Fall 2019, Fall 2014
SOC 8562Selected 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 9510Advanced Topics in Culture (3)
This course covers selected topics in the sociological study of culture.
SOC 9520Advanced Topics in Social Inequality (3)
This course covers selected topics in social inequality across various dimensions and contexts.
Course was offered Spring 2021, Fall 2019, Spring 2019
SOC 9530Advanced Topics in Race, Ethnicity and Migration (3)
This course covers selected topics in sociology of race, ethnicity, and migration.
SOC 9540Advanced Topics in Economic Sociology and Organizations (3)
This course covers selected topics in economic sociology and sociology of organizations.
SOC 9550Advanced Topics in Development and Globalization (3)
This course covers selected topics in sociology of development and globalization.
SOC 9560Advanced Topics in Political and Comparative-Historical Sociology (3)
This course covers selected topics in political sociology and comparative-historical sociology.
SOC 9570Advanced Topics in Gender and Sexuality (3)
This course covers selected topics related to gender and sexuality.
Course was offered Spring 2025, Spring 2021
SOC 9580Advanced Topics in Family (3)
This course covers selected topics related in sociology of the family.
Course was offered Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2021
Spanish
SPAN 3559New 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.
Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2012
SPAN 4500Special Topics Seminar: Literature (3)
Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement.
SPAN 4510Special Topics Seminar: Literature (3)
Offered
Fall 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.
SPAN 4520Special Topics Seminar: Culture and Civilization (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement
SPAN 4530Special Topics Seminar: Language (3)
Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 and 3300, or departmental placement; instructor permission.
SPAN 4559New 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 4560Special 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 5559New Course in Spanish (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Spanish.
Course was offered Fall 2014
SPAN 7559New Course in Spanish (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Spanish.
SPAN 8505Seminars: Middle Ages and Early Renaissance (3)
Seminars: Middle Ages and Early Renaissance
SPAN 8510Seminars: Golden Age (3)
Seminars: Golden Age
Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2017, Fall 2011
SPAN 8515Seminars: Golden Age (3)
Seminars: Golden Age
Course was offered Fall 2013
SPAN 8520Seminars: Enlightenment to Romanticism (3)
Seminars: Enlightenment to Romanticism
Course was offered Spring 2012
SPAN 8530Seminars: Realism and the Generation of 1898 (3)
Seminars: Realism and the Generation of 1898
Course was offered Fall 2012
SPAN 8540Seminars: Modern Spanish Literature (3)
Seminars: Modern Spanish Literature
SPAN 8550Seminars: Spanish America: Colonial Period to 1900 (3)
Seminars: Spanish America: Colonial Period to 1900
Course was offered Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2010
SPAN 8560Seminars: Spanish America: Modern Period (3)
Seminars: Spanish America: Modern Period
Statistics
STAT 1501Statistics-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 1559New 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 2559New Course in Statistics (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of statistics.
STAT 3559New Course in Statistics (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Statistics.
STAT 4559New 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 2020, Fall 2018, Spring 2018
STAT 5500Statistical 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 5510Contemporary 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.
Course was offered Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014
STAT 5559New Course in Statistics (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of statistics.
STAT 6559New 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 7520Advanced 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 7559Applied 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
Swahili
SWAH 1559New Course in Swahili (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of Swahili.
SWAH 2559New Course in Swahili (1 - 4)
New course in the subject of Swahili.
Tibetan
TBTN 1559New Course in Tibetan (3)
New course in Tibetan.
TBTN 2559New Course in Tibetan (1 - 4)
New course in Tibetan.
TBTN 3559New Course in Tibetan (1 - 4)
New course in Tibetan.
TBTN 4559New Course in Tibetan (3)
New course in the subject of Tibetan.
TBTN 5559New Course in Tibetan (1 - 4)
New course in Tibetan.
Course was offered Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009
Urdu
URDU 1559New Course in Urdu (3)
This course is to allow 1000-level new courses in Urdu to be taught for one semester.
Course was offered Fall 2022, Fall 2016
URDU 3559New Course in Urdu (3)
This course is to allow 3000-level new courses in Urdu to be taught for one semester.
Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2011
URDU 6559New 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
Yiddish
YIDD 1559New Course in Yiddish (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Yiddish.
YIDD 2559New Course in Yiddish (1 - 4)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of Yiddish.
Yiddish in Translation
YITR 3560Topics 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.