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ENWR 1505 - Academic Writing I
Part I of the two-semester option for meeting the first writing requirement. Covers finding and developing topics, building academic arguments, and organizing essays and reports. Graded A+ to C- or NC. Includes a tutorial at the Writing Center. Followed by ENWR 106. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.
Credits: 3
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ENWR 1506 - Academic Writing II
Part II of the two-semester option for meeting the first writing requirement. Covers elements of audience analysis, cohesion, focus, and style. Graded A+ to C- or NC. Includes a tutorial at the Writing Center. Fulfills the first writing requirement. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Prerequisite: ENWR 105.
Credits: 3
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ENWR 1507 - Academic Writing I (For English as a Second Language Speakers)
Designed for non-native speakers enrolled in first-year writing classes. The course focuses on the use of correct and native-like sentence structures, standard and effective paragraph structure, and academic vocabulary. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.
Credits: 3
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ENWR 1508 - Academic Writing II - ESL
Part II of two-course sequence for non-native speakers of English. Fulfills the first writing requirement. Students identify and implement the conventions and expectations of academic writing. Following a review of principles covered in ENWR 105, the course addresses methods of essay organization; research strategies; unity and coherence; use of effective vocabulary, sentence sturcture, and grammar; and editing. In addition to class time, bi-weekly meetings with instructor for 20 minutes are required. ENWR 105. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.
Credits: 4
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ENWR 1510 - Accelerated Academic Writing
A single-semester option for meeting the first writing requirement. Designed for students scoring 490-660 on the SAT II Writing Test. Covers framing and developing effective academic arguments, with an emphasis on essays and reports. Graded A+ to C- or NC. Special topics sections are listed on the English department’s web site. Students whose student I.D. numbers end in an even digit must take ENWR 110 in the fall; those with I.D. numbers ending in an odd digit take it in the spring. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.
Credits: 3
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ENWR 1559 - New Course in Academic, Professional, and Creative Writing
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.
Credits: 1 to 4
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ENWR 2150 - Pavilion Writers I
Part I of a two-semester workshop option for completing the first writing requirement. Focusing on framing and developing effective academic arguments. Both ENWR 2150 and ENWR 2160 must be completed to receive credit for either course and to complete the first writing requirement. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.
Credits: 1
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ENWR 2160 - Pavilion Writers II
Part II of a two-semester workshop option for completing the first writing requirement. Focusing on advanced argument patterns, syntax, and cohesion. Both ENWR 2150 and ENWR 2160 must be completed to receive credit for either course and to complete the first writing requirement. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.
Credits: 1
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ENWR 2300 - Poetry Writing
An introduction to the craft of writing poetry, with relevant readings in the genre. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Prerequisite: First- or second-year student.
Credits: 3
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ENWR 2510 - Advanced Academic Writing
A single-semester option for meeting the first writing requirement. Designed for transfer students and students scoring 670-710 on the SAT II Writing Test. Covers framing and developing effective academic arguments, with an emphasis on essays and reports. Graded A+ to C- or NC. Special topics sections are listed on the English department’s Web site. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.
Credits: 3
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ENWR 2520 - Special Topics in Writing
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.
Credits: 3
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ENWR 2559 - New Course in Academic, Professional, and Creative Writing
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.
Credits: 1 to 4
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ENWR 2600 - Fiction Writing
An introduction to the craft of writing fiction, with relevant readings in the genre. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Prerequisite: First- or second-year student.
Credits: 3
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ENWR 2700 - News Writing
Introductory course in news writing, emphasizing editorials, features, and reporting. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.
Credits: 3
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ENWR 3010 - Advanced Writing I
Primarily for students having interest and ability in writing. Instruction in prose forms ranging from simple narration, description, and exposition to short stories and essays. Reading assignments. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ENWR 3020 - Advanced Writing II
Primarily for students having interest and ability in writing. Instruction in prose forms ranging from simple narration, description, and exposition to short stories and essays. Reading assignments. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ENWR 3310 - Intermediate Poetry Writing I
For students advanced beyond the level of ENWR 230. Involves workshop of student work, craft discussion, and relevant reading. May be repeated with different instructor. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ENWR 3320 - Intermediate Poetry Writing II
For students advanced beyond the level of ENWR 230. Involves workshop of student work, craft discussion, and relevant reading. May be repeated with different instructor. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ENWR 3559 - New Course in Academic, Professional, and Creative Writing
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.
Credits: 1 to 4
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ENWR 3610 - Intermediate Fiction Writing
For students advanced beyond the level of ENWR 250. Involves workshop of student work, craft discussion, and relevant reading. May be repeated with different instructor. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ENWR 3700 - Intermediate News Writing
Writing news and feature stories for magazines and newspapers. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Prerequisite: ENWR 270 or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ENWR 3800 - Academic and Professional Writing
Prepares students for professional or advanced academic writing; also prepares students to manage (assign, edit, supervise, and coach) the writing of others. Lectures present principles based on research in writing studies; seminars allow students to master those principles in the context of projects keyed to their specific interests and career plans. Meets second writing requirement. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.
Credits: 3
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ENWR 4559 - New Course in Academic, Professional, and Creative Writing
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.
Credits: 1 to 4
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ENWR 4810 - Advanced Fiction Writing I
Devoted to the writing of prose fiction, especially the short story. Student work is discussed in class and individual conferences. Parallel reading in the work of modern novelists and short story writers is required. For advanced students with prior experience in writing fiction. May be repeated with different instructor. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ENWR 4830 - Advanced Poetry Writing I
For advanced students with prior experience in writing poetry. Student work is discussed in class and in individual conferences. Reading in contemporary poetry is also assigned. May be repeated with different instructor. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ENWR 4993 - Independent Project in Creative Writing
For the student who wants to work on a creative writing project under the direction of a faculty member. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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Accounting |
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ACCT 2010 - Introductory Accounting
Designed to introduce students to the language of business, the course begins with the role of financial data in contemporary society, proceeds to develop the accounting model for capturing financial data, and finishes with the problems of measuring and reporting income, assets, liabilities, and equities.
Credits: 3
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ACCT 2020 - Introductory Accounting II
Continuation of ACCT 201. Approximately one third of the course deals with additional financial accounting topics, emphasizing managerial considerations and financial analysis. Cost accumulation, allocation, and product cost methods are studied in a manufacturing setting. Matters such as evaluation of performance planning, cost behavior, and special decisions are emphasized. Prerequisite: ACCT 201.
Credits: 3
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ACCT 3110 - Intermediate Accounting I
An intensive study of the generally accepted accounting principles for asset valuation, income measurement, and financial statement presentation for business organizations, and the processes through which these principles evolve. Prerequisite: ACCT 202.
Credits: 3
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ACCT 3120 - Intermediate Accounting II
Continuation of ACCT 311, emphasizing accounting for the equities of a firm’s investors and creditors. Covers special problem areas in financial accounting including accounting for leases, pensions, and income taxes. Prerequisite: ACCT 311.
Credits: 3
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ACCT 3140 - Cost Accounting
Addresses analysis of cost behavior and volume profit relationships; responsibility accounting and reporting flexible budgets; and the use of standard costs to guide and control performance. Prerequisite: ACCT 202.
Credits: 3
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ACCT 4450 - Federal Taxation I
An analysis of the federal income tax law and its application to individuals. A study is made of problems covering personal and business tax situations. Several cases are assigned for which the student prepares illustrative tax returns. Prerequisite: ACCT 202 or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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AAS 1010 - Introduction to African-American and African Studies I
This introductory course surveys the histories of people of African descent in Africa, the Americas, and the Caribbean from approximately the Middle Ages to the 1880s. Emphases include the Atlantic slave trade and its complex relationship to Africa; the economic systems, cultures, and communities of Africans and African-Americans in the New World, in slavery and in freedom; the rise of anti-slavery movements; and the socio-economic systems that replaced slavery in the late 19th century.
Credits: 4
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AAS 1020 - Introduction to African-American and African Studies II
This introductory course builds upon the histories of people of African descent in Africa, the Americas, and the Caribbean surveyed in AAS 101. Drawing on disciplines such as Anthropology, History, Religious Studies, Political Science and Sociology, the course focuses on the period from the late 19th century to the present and is comparative in perspective. It examines the links and disjunctions between communities of African descent in the United States and in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa. The course begins with an overview of AAS, its history, assumptions, boundaries, and topics of inquiry, and then proceeds to focus on a number of inter-related themes: patterns of cultural experience; community formation; comparative racial classification; language and society; family and kinship; religion; social and political movements; arts and aesthetics; and archaeology of the African Diaspora.
Credits: 4
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AAS 1559 - New Course in African and African American Studies
New course in the subject of African American Studies.
Credits: 1 to 4
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AAS 2450 - The Health of Black Folks
An interdisciplinary course analyzing the relationship between black bodies and biomedicine both historically and in the present. The course is co-taught by Norm Oliver, M.D. (UVa Department of Family Medicine), and offers political, economic, and post-structuralist lenses with which to interpret the individual and socio/cultural health and disease of African-Americans. Readings range across several disciplines including anthropology, epidemiology/public health, folklore, history, science studies, political science, sociology and literary criticism. Topics will vary and may include: HIV/AIDS; reproductive issues; prison, crime and drugs; and body size/image and obesity; the legacy of the Tuskegee Syphilis Trials. Cross listed as ANTH 250.
Credits: 3
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AAS 2559 - New Course in African and African American Studies
New course in the subject of African and African American Studies
Credits: 1 to 4
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AAS 2700 - Festivals of the Americas
Communities throughout the Caribbean, and South, Central and North America celebrate festivals which are rooted in religious devotion, and which serve to mark sacred time and and to assert claims about religious, ethnic, and national identities. The class will read ethnographic accounts and listen to musical recordings of signature religious festivals–such as Saint Patrick’s Day in Boston, Mardi Gras in New Orleans, and Carnival in Brazil.
Credits: 3
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AAS 3000 - Women and Religion in Africa
This course examines women’s religious activities, traditions and spirituality in a number of different African contexts. Drawing on ethnographic, historical, literary, and religious studies scholarship, we will explore a variety of themes and debates that have emerged in the study of gender and religion in Africa. Topics will include gendered images of sacred power; the construction of gender through ritual; sexuality and fertility; and women
Credits: 3
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AAS 3157 - Caribbean Perspectives
Breaking with popular constructions of the region as a timeless tropical paradise, this course will re-define the Caribbean as the birthplace of modern forms of capitalism, globalization, and trans-nationalism. We will survey the founding moments of Caribbean history, including the imposition of slavery, the rise of plantation economies, and the development of global networks of goods and peoples.
Credits: 3
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AAS 3200 - Martin, Malcolm and America
An intensive examination of African-American social criticism centered upon, but not limited to, the life and thought of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. We will come to grips with the American legacy of racial hatred and oppression systematized in the institutions of antebellum chattel slavery and post-bellum racial segregation and analyze the array of critical responses to, and social struggles against, this legacy.
Credits: 3
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AAS 3231 - Rise and Fall of the Slave South
A history of the American South from the arrival of the first English settlers through the end of Reconstruction in 1877. Cross-listed with HIUS 323.
Credits: 3
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AAS 3240 - Plantations in Africa and the Americas
Comparative analysis of plantation culture, economy and polity in Africa, the US, and the Caribbean. Prerequisite: ANTH 101 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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AAS 3280 - Reading The Black College Campus
Historically Black Colleges and University campuses are records of the process of democratizing (extending to excluded social groups such as African-Americans) opportunities for higher education in America. Through landscapes, we trace this record, unearthing the politics of landscapes via direct experience as well as via interpretations of representations of landscapes in literature, visual arts, maps, plans, and photographs.
Credits: 3
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AAS 3351 - African Diaspora Religions
This seminar examines changes in ethnographic accounts of African diaspora religions, with particular attention to the conceptions of religion, race, nation, and modernity found in different research paradigms. Prerequisite: previous course in one of the following: religious studies, anthropology, AAS, or Latin American studies.
Credits: 3
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AAS 3356 - Culture, Race and World Politics
This course explores the role of culture and race in international politics. Cultural and ethnic factors have long influenced international relations, especially in the post Cold War era. These “identity” issues raise new questions about the role of national sovereighty and the prospects for democracy in countries around the world. We focus on several broad themes structured around the pivot of identity and otherness.
Credits: 3
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AAS 3471 - History of American Labor
This course examines the economic, cultural, and political lives of the US working classes from the end of the Civil War to the present.
Credits: 3
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AAS 3500 - Intermediate Seminar in African-American & African Studies
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. Primarily for fourth-year students but open to others.
Credits: 3
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AAS 3559 - New Course in African and African American Studies
New course in the subject of African and African American Studies.
Credits: 3
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AAS 4070 - Directed Reading and Research
Students in the Distinguished Majors Program should enroll in this course for their first semester of thesis research.
Credits: 3
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AAS 4080 - Thesis
Second-semester DMP students should enroll in this course to complete their theses.
Credits: 3
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AAS 4500 - Advanced Seminar in African-American and African Studies
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.
Credits: 3
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AAS 4501 - Advanced Research Seminar in History & AAS
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 AAS and History students–double majors and others. Crosslisted with the History major seminar.
Credits: 4
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AAS 4559 - New Course in African and African American Studies
New course in the subject of African and African American Studies.
Credits: 1 to 4
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AAS 4570 - Advanced Research Seminar in African-American & African Studies
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.
Credits: 3
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AAS 4845 - Black Speculative Fiction
This course seeks to explore the world of African American ¿speculative¿ fiction. This genre of writing largely includes science fiction, fantasy fiction, and horror. In this class, we will read, watch, and discuss narratives by black writers of speculative fiction to better understand the motivation, tone, and agenda in the work of black writers. We will also consider the role of black culture and representation in the larger field.
Credits: 3
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AAS 4993 - Independent Study
Allows students to work on an individual research project. Students must propose a topic to an appropriate faculty member, submit a written proposal for approval, prepare an extensive annotated bibliography on relevant readings comparable to the reading list of a regular upper-level course, and complete a research paper of at least 20 pages.
Credits: 3
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African History |
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HIAF 1501 - Introductory Seminar in African History
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.
Credits: 3
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HIAF 2001 - Early African History
Studies the history of African civilizations from the iron age through the era of the slave trade, ca. 1800. Emphasizes the search for the themes of social, political, economic, and intellectual history which present African civilizations on their own terms.
Credits: 4
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HIAF 2002 - Modern African History
Studies the history of Africa and its interaction with the western world from the mid-19th century to the present. Emphasizes continuities in African civilization from imperialism to independence that transcend the colonial interlude of the 20th century.
Credits: 4
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HIAF 2031 - The African Diaspora
Studies the history of African peoples and their interaction with the wider world. Emphasizes historical and cultural ties between African diasporic communities and the homeland to the mid-19th century. Cross-listed as AAS 101.
Credits: 4
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HIAF 3011 - North African History from Carthage to the Algerian Revolution
Surveys the main outlines of North African political, economic, and cultural history from the rise of Carthage as a Mediterranean power until the conclusion of the Algerian war for independence in 1962, and the creation of a system of nation-states in the region. It places the North African historical experience within the framework of both Mediterranean/European history and African history. Focuses mainly upon the area stretching from Morocco’s Atlantic coast to the Nile Delta; also considered are Andalusia and Sicily, and the ties between Northwest Africa and sub-Saharan regions, particularly West Africa.
Credits: 3
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HIAF 3021 - History of Southern Africa
Studies the history of Africa generally south of the Zambezi River. Emphasizes African institutions, creation of ethnic and racial identities, industrialization, and rural poverty, from the early formation of historical communities to recent times.
Credits: 3
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HIAF 3051 - West African History
History of West Africans in the wider context of the global past, from West Africans’ first attempts to make a living in ancient environments through the slave trades (domestic, trans-Saharan, and Atlantic), colonial overrule by outsiders, political independence, and ever-increasing globalization.
Credits: 3
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HIAF 3091 - Africa in World History
World history from the perspective of Africa, for advanced undergraduates. The interpretive emphasis falls equally on the epistemology of thinking historically, historical processes recurring throughout the human experience, and the specific ways in which Africans experienced and elaborated them. The course develops a strong critique of conventional textbook approaches to both Africa and world history.
Credits: 3
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HIAF 4501 - Seminar in African 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. 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.
Credits: 4
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HIAF 4511 - Colloquium in African 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.
Credits: 4
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HIAF 4591 - Topics in African 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. Open to majors or non-majors on an equal basis. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3
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HIAF 4993 - Independent Study in African History
In exceptional circumstances and with the permission of a faculty member, any student may undertake a rigorous program of independent study designed to explore a subject not currently being taught or to expand upon regular offerings. Independent study projects may not be used to replace regularly scheduled classes. Open to majors or non-majors.
Credits: 1 to 3
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RELA 1559 - New Course in African Religion
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of African Religions
Credits: 3
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RELA 2559 - New Course in African Religions
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of African Religions.
Credits: 1 to 4
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RELA 2750 - African Religions
Introduces the mythology, ritual, philosophy, and religious art of the traditional religions of sub-Saharan Africa, also African versions of Christianity and African-American religions in the New World.
Credits: 3
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RELA 2760 - African Religions in the Americas
Studies the African religious heritage of North America, South America, and the Caribbean.
Credits: 3
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RELA 2850 - Afro- Creole Religions in the Americas
A survey course which familiarizes students with African-derived religions of the Caribbean and Latin America
Credits: 3
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RELA 3000 - Women and Religion in Africa
This course examines women’s religious activities, traditions and spirituality in a number of different African contexts. Drawing on ethnographic, historical, literary, and religious studies scholarship, we will explore a variety of themes and debates that have emerged in the study of gender and religion in Africa. Topics will include gendered images of sacred power; the construction of gender through ritual; sexuality and fertility; and women
Credits: 3
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RELA 3351 - African Diaspora Religions
This seminar examines changes in ethnographic accounts of African diaspora religions, with particular attention to the conceptions of religion, race, nation, and modernity found in different research paradigms. Prerequisite: previous course in one of the following: religious studies, anthropology, AAS, or Latin American studies
Credits: 3
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RELA 3510 - African Diaspora Religions
This seminar examines changes in ethnographic accounts of African diaspora religions, with particular attention to the conceptions of religion, race, nation, and modernity found in different research paradigms. Prerequisite: previous course in one of the following: religious studies, anthropology, AAS, or Latin American studies
Credits: 3
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RELA 3559 - New Course in African Religions
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of African Religions.
Credits: 1 to 4
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RELA 3890 - Christianity in Africa
Historical and topical survey of Christianity in Africa from the second century c.e. to the present. Cross listed with RELC 389. Prerequisite: A course in African religions or history, Christianity, or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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RELA 3900 - Islam in Africa
Historical and topical introduction to Islam in Africa. Cross-listed as RELI 390. Prerequisite: RELA 275, RELI 207, RELI 208, or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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RELA 4100 - Yoruba Religion
Studies Yoruba traditional religion, ritual art, independent churches, and religious themes in contemporary literature in Africa and the Americas.
Credits: 3
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RELA 4559 - New Course in Religious Studies
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Religious Studies.
Credits: 1 to 4
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AIRS 100 - Leadership Laboratory
A mandatory laboratory in leadership and followership development for AFROTC cadets. As a complement to the air science classes, this laboratory focuses on applying leadership principles and understanding leaders’ responsibilities while emphasizing the benefits of practical experience. (2 hrs.) Prerequisite: Enrollment in Air Force ROTC.
Credits: 0
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AIRS 1100 - The Foundations of the U.S. Air Force
Introduces the United States Air Force and Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. Topics include mission and organization of the Air Force, officership and professionalism, military customs and courtesies, Air Force officer career opportunities. Corequisite: AIRS A. (2 hrs)
Credits: 1
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AIRS 1200 - The Foundations of the U.S. Air Force
Introduces the United States Air Force and Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. Topics include Air Force core values, leadership team building and communication skills. Corequisite: AIRS A. (2 hrs.)
Credits: 1
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AIRS 2100 - The Evolution of Air and Space Power
Examines general aspects of air and space power through a historical perspective, from the first balloons and dirigibles through the Korean War. Presents historical examples of the development of Air Force capabilities and missions to demonstrate the evolution of what has become today’s USAF air and space power. Investigates several fundamental truths associated with war in the third dimension (e.g., Principles of War and Tenets of Air and Space Power). Considers the general element and employment of air and space power from institutional, doctrinal, and historical perspectives. Discusses the importance of Air Force core values using operational examples and historical Air Force leaders. Continues to develop communication skills. Corequisite: AIRS A. (2 hrs.)
Credits: 1
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AIRS 2200 - The Evolution of Air and Space Power
Examines general aspects of air and space power through a historical perspective, from the Vietnam Conflict to the space-age global positioning systems used in today’s conflicts. Presents historical examples of the development of Air Force capabilities and missions to demonstrate the evolution of what has become today’s USAF air and space power. Investigates several fundamental truths associated with war in the third dimension (e.g., Principles of War and Tenets of Air and Space Power). Considers the general element and employment of air and space power from institutional, doctrinal, and historical perspectives. Discusses the importance of Air Force core values using operational examples and historical Air Force leaders. Continues to develop communication skills. Corequisite: AIRS A. (2 hrs.)
Credits: 1
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AIRS 3100 - Concepts of Air Force Leadership and Management
Focuses on the study of leadership, management fundamentals, professional knowledge, and communication skills required of an Air Force junior officer. Case studies are used to examine Air Force leadership and management situations as a means of demonstrating and exercising practical application of the concepts being studied. Prerequisite: Officer Field Training attendance; corequisite: AIRS A. (2 hrs.)
Credits: 3
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AIRS 3200 - Concepts of Air Force Leadership and Management
Focuses on the study of leadership, management fundamentals, professional knowledge, Air Force personnel and evaluation systems, leadership ethics, and communication skills required of an Air Force junior officer. Case studies are used to examine Air Force leadership, core values, and military ethics as a means of demonstrating and exercising practical application of the concepts being studied. Prerequisite: Officer Field Training attendance; corequisite: AIRS A. (2 hrs.)
Credits: 3
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AIRS 4100 - National Security Affairs/Preparation for Active Duty
Examines the national security process, constitutional provisions, advanced leadership ethics, joint operations, and Air Force doctrine. Topics include the military as a profession, officership, civilian control of the military, and current issues affecting the military. Emphasizes refining communication skills through cadet briefings. Prerequisite: AIRS 310 and/or 320; corequisite: AIRS A. (2 hrs.)
Credits: 3
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AIRS 4200 - National Security Affairs/Preparation for Active Duty
Examines military law, regional studies, advanced leadership ethics, and Air Force doctrine. Topics include the military as a profession, officership, preparation for active duty, and current issues affecting the military. Emphasizes refining communication skills through cadet presentations. Prerequisite: AIRS 310 and/or 320; corequisite: AIRS A. (2 hrs.)
Credits: 3
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ENAM 3110 - American Literature to 1865
Surveys American literature from the Colonial Era to the Age of Emerson and Melville. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.
Credits: 3
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ENAM 3120 - American Literature Since 1865
Surveys American literature, both prose and poetry, from the Civil War to the present. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.
Credits: 3
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ENAM 3130 - African-American Survey I
Analyzes the earliest examples of African-American literature, emphasizing African cultural themes and techniques that were transformed by the experience of slavery as that experience met European cultural and religious practices. Studies essays, speeches, pamphlets, poetry, and songs. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.
Credits: 3
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ENAM 3140 - African-American Literature II
Continuation of ENAM 3130, this course begins with the career of Richard Wright and brings the Afro-American literary and performing tradition up to the present day. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.
Credits: 3
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ENAM 3150 - The American Renaissance
Analyzes the major writings of Poe, Emerson, Hawthorne, Melville, Whitman, Thoreau, and Dickinson. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.
Credits: 3
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ENAM 3160 - Realism and Naturalism in America
Analyzes American literary realism and naturalism, its sociological, philosophical, and literary origins as well as its relation to other contemporaneous literary movements. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.
Credits: 3
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ENAM 3180 - Introduction to Asian American Studies
An interdisciplinary introduction to the culture and history of Asians and Pacific Islanders in America. Examines ethnic communities such as Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, Asian Indian, and Native Hawaiian, through themes such as immigration, labor, cultural production, war, assimilation, and politics. Texts are drawn from genres such as legal cases, short fiction, musicals, documentaries, visual art, and drama. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.
Credits: 3
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ENAM 3280 - Reading the Black College Campus
Historically Black Colleges and University campuses are records of the process of democratizing (extending to excluded social groups such as African-Americans) opportunities for higher education in America. Through landscapes, we trace this record, unearthing the politics of landscapes via direct experience as well as via interpretations of representations of landscapes in literature, visual arts, maps, plans, and photographs. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.
Credits: 3
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ENAM 3300 - American Poetry
Studies theme and technique in major American poets. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.
Credits: 3
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