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HIUS 362 - History of Women in America, 1865 to Present
Studies the evolution of women’s roles in American society with particular attention to the experiences of women of different races, classes, and ethnic groups. (IR)
Credits: 3
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HIUS 364 - American Indian History
From the post-Ice Age migrations to the Americas to current developments in tribal sovereignty, this survey course will include such topics as mutually beneficial trade and diplomatic relations between Natives and newcomers; the politics of empire; U.S. expansion; treaties and land dispossession; ecological, demographic, and social change; pan-Indian movements; and legal and political activism. (Y)
Credits: 3
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HIUS 365 - Afro-American History to 1865
Studies the history of black Americans from the introduction of slavery in America to the end of the Civil War. (IR)
Credits: 3
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HIUS 366 - Afro-American History Since 1865
Studies the history of black Americans from the Civil War to the present. (IR)
Credits: 3
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HIUS 367 - History of the Civil Rights Movement
Examines the history of the southern Civil Rights movement. Studies the civil rights movement’s philosophies, tactics, events, personalities, and consequences, beginning in 1900, but concentrating heavily on the activist years between 1955 and 1968. (Y)
Credits: 3
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HIUS 401 - Seminar in United States History
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. (Y)
Credits: 4
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HIUS 402 - Colloquium in United States History
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. (IR)
Credits: 4
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HIUS 403 - Topics in United States History
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. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 4
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HIUS 404 - Independent Study in United States History
In exceptional circumstances and with permission of a faculty member any student may undertake a rigorous program of independent study designed to explore a subject not currently being taught or to expand upon regular offerings. Independent Study projects may not be used to replace regularly scheduled classes. Enrollment is open to majors or non-majors. Note: These courses are open only to Human Biology majors. (IR)
Credits: 1 to 3
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HIUS 415 - Salem Witch Trials in History and Literature
Study of the Salem witchcraft episode of 1692 based on the original court documents and contemporary accounts, including an examination of Salem’s later treatment in the literary works by Longfellow, Hawthorne, and Miller, The course also examines major interpretive issues in recent historical works on the Salem witch trials. Cross-listed with RELG 415. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: majors in Religious Studies, History, English, American Studies, SWAG
Credits: 3
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HIUS 558 - Turning Points in U.S. History: Micro-Analytic Methods
The course has two main objects. The first is to linger over several turning points in the history of the United States. The second is work on ‘micro-analytic’ methods to use in studying such critical episodes. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: permission of instructor
Credits: 3
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University Seminar |
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USEM 170 - University Seminar
Offered in the fall semester; consult the University Seminars web page at www.virginia.edu/provost/USEMS.html for specific descriptions. (Y)
Credits: 2
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USEM 171 - University Seminar
Offered in the spring semester; consult the University Seminars web page at www.virginia.edu/provost/USEMS.html for specific descriptions. (Y)
Credits: 2
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USEM 180 - University Seminar
Offered in the fall semester; consult the University Seminars web page at www.virginia.edu/provost/USEMS.html for specific descriptions. (Y)
Credits: 2
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USEM 181 - University Seminar
Offered in the spring semester; consult the University Seminars web page at www.virginia.edu/provost/USEMS.html for specific descriptions. (Y)
Credits: 2
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Urban and Environmental Planning |
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PLAC 401 - Neighborhood Planning Workshop
Explores neighborhood, planning issues from the professionals’ and citizens’ perspectives. Cross-listed with PLAN 561. (Y)
Credits: 3
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PLAC 450 - Real Estate Development and Finance
This course will develop the student’s understanding of the economic forces that shape building design decisions in the real estate development process. The course emphasizes the ability of sustainable design to enhance financial returns, and involves professional applications from ongoing projects. (Y)
Credits: 3
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PLAC 513 - Applied GIS Workshop
Students apply GIS technology to examine significant issues of land, natural resources, and the characteristics of urban development. (Y)
Credits: 3
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PLAC 524 - Consensus Building, Negotiation and Mediation
Examines the processes by which consensus can be developed, focusing general negotiation theory and skill development, including the concept of principled negotiation; the conflict landscape, including government and non-government organizations; and negotiation resources and opportunities, including organizations, processes, and enabling legislation. (Y)
Credits: 3
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PLAC 543 - Land Development Workshop
Explores the land development process from the perspective of the private land developer interacting with local governments. Includes development potential, site, and traffic analysis; land planning; development programming; and services to accommodate new development and public regulation of land development. (Y)
Credits: 3
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PLAC 547 - Development Dynamics
Examines the roles of developers, investors, designers, planners, and others, identifying the objectives each have in the development decision process. Discusses the interplay and communications of what constitutes sound economics and good design. (Y)
Credits: 3
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PLAC 550 - Green Lands
Students in this course inventory existing environmental functions of undeveloped land in order to designate appropriate protection and restoration techniques to enhance environmental capital. Using the lens of green infrastructure planning, the course assesses the interconnected network of waterways, wetlands, woodlands, and wildlife habitats to maximize environmentally responsible development. (Y)
Credits: 3
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PLAC 552 - Sustainable Planning & Design Workshop
Students act as a consultant team to develop sustainable planning and design strategies for sites which rotate each year. (Y)
Credits: 3
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PLAC 556 - Green Cities/Green Sites
This course teaches students how to redesign city properties to reduce runoff pollution and follow environmentally sensitive design principles. By assessing the city’s existing ‘greenfrastructure’ and retrofitting city lands and buildings, students learn how the city can demonstrate environmentally sensitive design, protect public health and provide more opportunities for environmental education and healthful recreation. The course works with a different local partner each semester. (Y)
Credits: 3
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PLAC 557 - Environmental Impact Statements
This course is intended to provide students with a broad background of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and the subsequent laws and administrative processes from which developed the environmental impact assessment, particularly the environmental impact statement. The course introduces a framework for conducting environmental impact assessments, technological methods for predicting changes in environmental characteristics, considerations involved in interpreting significance of predicted impacts, techniques for accomplishing public participation, and practical considerations for writing environmental impact statements as applied to a local project. Students will also discuss the future of Environmental Impact Assessments, Community Impact Assessments, Health Impact Assessments and other similar tools. (Y)
Credits: 3
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PLAC 561 - Community Planning Workshop
Land use plans are developed, usually in conjunction with citizens, for a community undergoing change. Cross-listed with PLAN 401. (IR)
Credits: 3
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PLAC 572 - Transportation and Land Use
Reviews basic relationships between land use and transportation. Considers the decision process, planning principles, impact measures, and the methodological framework for identifying and evaluating practices in action on a regional, local, and neighborhood scale. (Y)
Credits: 3
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PLAC 574 - Transportation Planning and Policy
This course introduces graduate and advanced undergraduate students to current issues in the field of transportation planning and policy. It addresses all modes of transportation (auto, walk, bike) and considers multiple scales (national, state, regional and local). Through the analysis of key topics such as congestion, air quality, social equity, and security, we will gain an understanding of how decisions about the transportation system are made and the role of transportation planners and advocates in these decisions. (Y)
Credits: 3
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PLAN 103 - Introduction to Urban and Environmental Planning
Analyzes community and environmental planning in the United States; the planning process; and sustainable communities. (Y)
Credits: 3
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PLAN 202 - Planning Design
Studies the principles of design; the architecture of cities and urban design; perception of space and visual analysis; graphic presentation, including mapping techniques; and inventories, information storage, retrieval and use. (S)
Credits: 4
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PLAN 211 - Digital Visualization for Planners
Digital technology for representing and analyzing planning data will include photo-editing, web page design, geographic information system mapping, spreadsheet modeling, and document layout and production. The major emphasis will be on two- and three- dimensional representation of spaces common to planning: streetscape, neighborhoods, communities and regions. Representation of the past, the present and prospective futures to both professional and citizen audiences will receive critical attention. (F)
Credits: 4
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PLAN 303 - Neighborhoods, Community and Regions
Explores theories and concepts of economic, social, and cultural forces that influence urban and regional spatial structure. (Y)
Credits: 3
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PLAN 305 - Planning Methods
Analyzes methods used in quantitative and qualitative investigations of urban and regional settings for planning purposes. (Y)
Credits: 3
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PLAN 306 - Law, Land and the Environment
Introduces major legal issues surrounding land-use and development planning. Emphasizes developing application skills in terms of zoning, subdivision, and other land-use regulatory powers. (May be taken prior to fourth year.) (Y)
Credits: 3
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PLAN 311 - History of Cities and Planning
An overview of the planning profession with emphasis on 19th- and 20th-century American urban history. (IR)
Credits: 3
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PLAN 404 - Planning in Government
Examines the role of planning in government decision-making. Focuses on local government, but intergovernmental aspects of planning that influence local decisions are also stressed. Studies planning processes, such as transportation, community development, and social planning. (Y)
Credits: 3
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PLAN 481 - Special Study
Elective courses offered at the request of faculty or students to provide an opportunity for internships, fieldwork, and independent study. (SI)
Credits: 1 to 4
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PLAN 492 - Professional Practice
Structured internship experience and reporting as a reflective practitioner for ten weeks or 200 hours of experience. (Y)
Credits: 1 to 3
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PLAN 493 - Planning Senior Project
(Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Note: Third- and fourth-year undergraduate students may, with instructor permission, enroll in selected 500-level courses.
Credits: 3
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PLAN 503 - Mini-Courses
A series of one-credit short courses, who’s topics vary from semester to semester. (Y)
Credits: 1
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PLAN 508 - Mini-Courses
A series of one credit short courses from which students can select topics such as “Basic Graphics”, “CDBG Strategies”, “Fiscal Impact Assessment”, and “Pedestrian & Bicycle Planning”. Topics vary each year. (Y)
Credits: 1
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PLAN 511 - Digital Visualization for Planners
Digital technology for representing and analyzing planning data will include photo-editing, web page design, geographic information system mapping, spreadsheet modeling, and document layout and production. The major emphasis will be on two- and three- dimensional representation of spaces common to planning: streetscape, neighborhoods, communities and regions. Representation of the past, the present and prospective futures to both professional and citizen audiences will receive critical attention. Cross-listed with Plan 211. (Y)
Credits: 4
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PLAN 512 - Geographic Information Systems
Reviews the use of computers in planning, focusing on geographic information systems for collection, analysis, and display of spatial information in urban and environmental contexts. (Y)
Credits: 3
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PLAN 525 - Public Involvement
Examines both the theory and practice of public involvement in planning. Explores the planner’s responsibility to the public and techniques for effective engagement. (IR)
Credits: 3
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PLAN 529 - Special Topics in Policy Planning
Varies annually to fill graduate students’ needs in the study of policy planning and analyses. (IR)
Credits: 3
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PLAN 530 - Preservation Planning
Studies current literature on the identification, evaluation, and treatment of historic places. Develops techniques for surveying, documenting, evaluating, and planning for preservation. Analyzes current political, economic, and legal issues in preservation planning. (Y)
Credits: 3
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PLAN 531 - Planning History
An overview of the planning profession with emphasis on 19th- and 20th-century American urban history. (IR)
Credits: 3
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PLAN 540 - Housing and Community Development
Provides an introduction to the housing and community development area of planning practice. Topics include the housing and development industries, neighborhood change processes, social aspects of housing and development, and housing and development programs and policy issues. (Y)
Credits: 3
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PLAN 542 - Economic Development
Explores the economy of a community, neighborhood, or region as an essential element, in livability and sustainability. Planners engage economic development by working with the community to assess needs and opportunities, through public-private business partnerships, and in development review. (IR)
Credits: 3
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PLAN 544 - Neighborhood Planning
As the “building blocks” of cities, neighborhood plans involve citizens in addressing issues of housing, jobs, public services, education, recreation, and transportation. (IR)
Credits: 3
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PLAN 545 - Healthy Communities
Explores connections between the built environment and community health, with an emphasis on re-integrating planning with its original roots in public health. (Y)
Credits: 3
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PLAN 549 - Special Topics in Housing and Community Development
(IR)
Credits: 3
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PLAN 551 - Sustainable Communities
Examines sustainable communities and the environmental, social, economic, political, and design standards that underlie them. Focuses on reviewing actual case studies of cities, towns, and development projects that reflect principles of sustainability. (Y)
Credits: 3
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PLAN 553 - Environmental Policy and Planning
Examines contemporary environmental policy and practice, including exploration of the normative-philosophical debate surrounding environmental issues. Emphasizes understanding the political and institutional framework for establishing policy and programs; exploring the action approaches to environmental planning including moral suasion, regulation, public investment, and public incentives; and case studies of environmental planning at the federal, state, and local levels. (Y)
Credits: 3
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PLAN 554 - Environmental Ethics and Sustainability
Detailed exploration of the normative debate surrounding environmental issues. Focus on the foundations of environmental economics, questions about the value of endangered species, concerns of future generations, appropriateness of a sustainable society, notions of stewardship, and obligations toward equity. (Y)
Credits: 3
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PLAN 558 - Coastal Planning Issues
Explores the special characteristics of coastal and island settings for their planning significance. Addresses natural hazard mitigation, wetlands, and biodiversity. (IR)
Credits: 3
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PLAN 559 - Global Environmental International Development
This course will explore development related root causes of environmental degradation in an international context. The course examines theoretical frameworks explaining the linkage between underdevelopment and environmental issues in a developing country context. Specifically, the course will explore the importance of overconsumption, technology, poverty, and inequality as complex set of factors contributing to the environmental crisis. (Y)
Credits: 3
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PLAN 560 - Land Use Policy and Planning
Introduces the theory and practice of land use planning and growth management as they have evolved historically and as expressed in contemporary practice. Addresses the need and rationale for land use planning as well as its tools. (Y)
Credits: 3
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PLAN 563 - Design of Cities
Cities are physical artifacts that are experienced psychologically and socially. This course investigates the theories surrounding these processes to reach an understanding of humanistic urban design intentions. Experiential realities are explored through case studies, readings, and mapping exercises. (Y)
Credits: 3
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PLAN 565 - Brownfields Redevelopment
This course analyzes the challenges and opportunities posed by the development of environmentally impaired properties. It explores the legal, political, and philosophical underpinnings of environmental regulation. The course includes fundamentals of real estate finance, including risk dynamics and debt capital, and assesses community involvement in redevelopment solutions.(Y)
Credits: 3
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PLAN 567 - Community Design
Explores the issues of community design as a form of public engagement. Students are drawn from planning architecture and landscape architecture to engage community design in an inter-disciplinary context. (IR)
Credits: 3
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PLAN 569 - Special Topics in Land Use Planning
Varies from year to year to fill graduate students’ needs in the study of land use planning. (IR)
Credits: 3
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PLAN 579 - Special Studies
Individual study directed by a faculty member. (S)
Credits: 1 to 4
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PLAN 593 - Independent Study/Fieldwork in Planning
Individual study directed by a faculty member. (S)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Planning faculty approval of topic.
Credits: 1 to 4
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Urdu |
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URDU 201 - Intermediate Urdu
Introduces various types of written and spoken Urdu; vocabulary building, idioms, and problems of syntax; and conversation. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: for URDU 201: HIND 102 or equivalent.
Credits: 4
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URDU 202 - Intermediate Urdu
(Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: for URDU 202: URDU 201 or equivalent.
Credits: 4
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URDU 493 - Independent Study in Urdu
(IR)
Credits: 1 to 3
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URDU 494 - Independent Study in Urdu
(IR)
Credits: 1 to 3
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URDU 501 - Readings in Urdu
This course is designed to expand and to consolidate the structures the student has learned through URDU 202 by reading original Urdu texts, ranging from literary prose fiction to news media excerpts to poetry. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite URDU 202 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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URDU 502 - Readings in Urdu
(Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite URDU 202 or permission of instructor; URDU 501 or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3
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Yiddish in Translation |
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YIDD 105 - Elementary Yiddish Language and Culture
Elementary Yiddish Language and Culture
Credits: 3
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YIDD 106 - Interm to Yiddish Language and Culture
Interm to Yiddish Language and Culture
Credits: 3
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YITR 346 - Topics in Yiddish Literature
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. (IR)
Credits: 3
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YITR 353 - Topics in Yiddish Culture
Studies major trends in Yiddish, East European, and North American Jewish culture, with special focus on the interaction between cultural forms and historical developments in Eastern Europe and North American. Topics vary. (IR)
Credits: 3
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