Jun 22, 2024  
Graduate Record 2010-2011 
    
Graduate Record 2010-2011 [ARCHIVED RECORD]

Course Descriptions


 

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

  
  • MAE 6993 - Independent Study in Mechanical or Aerospace Science: Intermediate Level


    Independent study of first-year graduate level material under the supervision of a faculty member. Prerequisite: Students must petition the department Graduate Studies Committee before enrolling.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MAE 7030 - Injury Biomechanics


    This is an advanced applications course on the biomechanical basis of human injury and injury modeling. The course covers the etiology of human injury and state-of-the-art analytic and synthetic mechanical models of human injury. The course will have a strong focus on modeling the risk of impact injuries to the head, neck, thorax, abdomen and extremities. The course will explore the biomechanical basis of widely used and proposed human injury criteria and will investigate the use of these criteria with simplified dummy surrogates to assess human injury risk. Brief introductions to advanced topics such as human biomechanical variation with age and sex, and the biomechanics of injury prevention will be presented based on current research and the interests of the students. Prerequisite: MAE 608.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MAE 7150 - Combustion


    Reviews chemical thermodynamics, including conservation laws, perfect gas mixtures, combustion chemistry and chemical equilibrium; finite-rate chemical kinetics; conservation equations for multicomponent reacting systems; detonation and deflagration waves in premixed gases; premixed laminar flames; gaseous diffusion flames and droplet evaporation; introduction to turbulent flames; chemically-reacting boundary-layer flows; ignition; applications to practical problems in energy systems, aircraft propulsion systems, and internal combustion engines. Projects selected from topics of interest to the class. Prerequisite: Undergraduate thermodynamics and MAE 631, or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MAE 7510 - Research Seminar, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering: Master’s Students


    Required one-hour weekly seminar for master’s students in mechanical and aerospace and nuclear engineering. Students enrolled in MAE 898 or 694/794 make formal presentations of their work.



    Credits: 0 to 1
  
  • MAE 7520 - Special Topics in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering Science: Advanced Level


    A specialized, advanced, or exploratory topic relating to mechanical or aerospace engineering science, at the second-year or higher graduate level. May be offered on a seminar or team-taught basis. Subjects selected according to faculty interest. Topics and prerequisites are listed in the Course Offering Directory.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MAE 7530 - Independent Study in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering Science: Advanced Level


    Independent study of advanced graduate material under the supervision of a faculty member. Prerequisite: Students must petition the department Graduate Studies Committee before enrolling.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MAE 7540 - Special Graduate Project in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering: Advanced Level


    A design or research project for an advanced graduate student under the supervision of a faculty member. A written report must be submitted and an oral report must be presented. Up to three credits of either this course or MAE 694 may be applied toward the master’s degree. Prerequisite: Students must petition the department Graduate Studies Committee before enrolling.



    Credits: 1 to 12
  
  • MAE 7630 - Optimal Dynamical Systems


    Introduces the concept of performance metrices for dynamical systems and examines the optimization of performances over both parameter and function spaces. Discusses both the existence of optimal solutions to dynamic problems and how these may be found. Such results provide via limits to performance of dynamic systems, which delineate what can and cannot be achieved via engineering. Constitutes a basis for more advanced study in design synthesis and optimal control. Cross-listed as ECE 723. Prerequisite: Two years of college mathematics, including some linear and vector calculus. Classical and state-spaced controls and undergraduate design courses are recommended.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MAE 7650 - Multivariable Control


    State space theories for linear control system design have been developed over the last 40 years. Among those, H2 and Hinf control theories are the most established, powerful, and popular in applications. This course focuses on these theories and shows why and how they work. Upon completion of this course, student will be confident in applying the theories and will be equipped with technical machinery that allows them to thoroughly understand these theories and to explore new control design methods if desired in their own research. More importantly, students will learn a fundamental framework for optimal system design from a state perspective. Cross-listed as ECE 725. Prerequisite: MAE 652.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MAE 7660 - Nonlinear Control Systems


    Studies the dynamic response of nonlinear systems; approximate analytical and graphical analysis methods; stability analysis using the second method of Liapunov, describing functions, and other methods; adaptive, learning, and switched systems; examples from current literature. Cross-listed as ECE 726. Prerequisite: ECE 621 or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MAE 7680 - Digital Control Systems


    Topics include sampling processes and theorems, z-transforms, modified transforms, transfer functions, stability criteria; analysis in both frequency and time domains; discrete-state models for systems containing digital computers; and applications using small computers to control dynamic processes. Cross-listed as ECE 728. Prerequisite: MAE 652 or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MAE 7720 - Computational Fluid Dynamics II


    A continuation of MAE 672. More advanced methods for grid generation, transformation of governing equations for odd geometries, methods for compressible flows, methods for parabolic flows, calculations using vector and parallel computers. Use of personal computers/workstations/supercomputer, including graphics. Prerequisite: MAE 672 or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MAE 8591 - Research Seminar, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering: Doctoral Students


    Required one-hour weekly seminar for doctoral students in mechanical, aerospace, and nuclear engineering. Students enrolled in MAE 999 may make formal presentations of their work.



    Credits: 0 to 1
  
  • MAE 8897 - Graduate Teaching Instruction


    For master’s students.



    Credits: 1 to 12
  
  • MAE 8999 - Master’s Thesis Research, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering


    Formal documentation of faculty supervision of thesis research. Each full-time, resident Master of Science student in mechanical and aerospace engineering is required to register for this course for the number of credits equal to the difference between his or her regular course load (not counting the one-credit MAE 791 seminar) and 12.



    Credits: 1 to 12
  
  • MAE 9897 - Graduate Teaching Instruction


    For doctoral students.



    Credits: 1 to 12
  
  • MAE 9999 - Dissertation Research, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering


    Formal documentation of faculty supervision of dissertation research. Each full-time resident doctoral student in mechanical and aerospace engineering is required to register for this course for the number of credits equal to the difference between his or her regular course load (not counting the one-credit MAE 991 seminar) and 12.



    Credits: 1 to 12

Media Studies

  
  • MDST 8000 - Graduate Seminar in Media Studies


    This is a core course that surveys key texts in Media Studies. THe course take a histroical approach to the development of the field, but also surveys the various developments in the social sciences, the humanities, and film studies relevant to the interdisciplinary study of media.



    Credits: 3

Medicine

  
  • MED 6513 - Exploratory I


    This exploratory course covers social issues in medicine. Students will recognize and analyze the interrelationships between socio-cultural environments and the occurrence, prevention and treatment of disease. Students will also identify and nurture values that characterize a professional and humanistic practice of medicine and an ethic of service.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 6601 - Cell and Tissue Structure


    Cell and Tissue Structure is integrated with Physiology into a year-long course that provides a correlated structure/function approach to cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 6602 - Gross Anatomy


    The structure and function of the body. This is the basic biological course in which students learn the morphological setting upon which clinical knowledge and experience are built. In this course, anatomy is approached from gross structural and embryological perspectives.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 6605 - Medical and Molecular Genetics


    An overview of the basic and clinical aspects of the rapidly changing field of human genetics. The course begins with the building blocks of inheritance: DNA structure, replication, transcription, and translation. Included is the area of human cytogenetics and a number of important clinical cytogenetic abnormalities.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 6606 - Biochemistry


    This course establishes a perspective regarding the breadth of the discipline of biochemistry, while starting to recognize the importance of molecular biochemical detail.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 6608 - Neuroscience


    Emphasis is on the structure and function of the central nervous system. Neural disease is discussed to provide a context for understanding normal neural function and to illustrate the reasoning process that uses an understanding of functional neuroanatomy to localize neural dysfunction.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 6610 - Physiology


    An integrated study of the histology and physiology of the major organ systems of the human body, including the autonomic nervous system, cardiovascular system, urinary system, respiratory system, digestive system, endocrine system, and reproductive systems.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 6615 - Practice of Medicine I


    The understanding of the patient’s humanity and how interaction and treatment affect patients and their family and community. Provides a format for actively learning the fundamental attitudes, skills, and knowledge required of a physician.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 6616 - Introduction to Human Behavior


    Emphasis is on normal human behavior.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 7618 - Medical Microbiology


    An identification of the most likely causative agents of disease and how to appreciate differential diagnoses of infectious diseases based on symptoms, epidemiology, and laboratory tests.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 7620 - Introduction to Psychiatric Medicine


    Mental disorders and the clinical skills necessary to diagnose and treat psychiatric conditions.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 7622 - Pathology


    The study of pathology beginning at the cellular and molecular level, examining the ways in which cells may be injured, adapt to injury, or die.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 7625 - Practice of Medicine II


    An expansion of the student’s knowledge base to include clinical information, differential diagnoses, pathophysiology, and treatment. Develops problem-solving abilities and establishes the practices of study and evaluation for use throughout a professional career.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 7630 - Pharmacology


    The basic mechanisms of action of the major drug classes, the fundamentals of their therapeutic use, and the major representative drugs of each class.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 7632 - Epidemiology


    A combination of the basic clinical sciences of biostatistics, clinical epidemiology, health services research, and informatics, aiming to provide a better understanding of the relationships among biologic discoveries, patient characteristics, treatment options, systems, and outcomes.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 8642 - Medicine


    As active members of the health care delivery teams in inpatient and outpatient venues, students will have appropriately supervised responsibilities for their patients. Students will obtain clinical histories, perform physical examinations, and provide initial and ongoing documention on their patients.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 8646 - Obstetrics and Gynecology


    The OB/GYN clerkship encompasses primary care women’s health, normal labor and obstetric complications, benign and malignant gynecologic conditions, and basic surgical technique.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 8648 - Pediatrics


    Exposure to pediatric inpatients, ambulatory pediatric patients, children with developmental problems and/or chronic diseases such as nutritional problems, babies in the newborn nursery, acutely ill children, and one or more pediatric subspecialty outpatient clinics.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 8650 - Surgery


    The surgery clerkship will provide medical students with an exposure to common surgical problems ahd the basic clinical decision-making skills in this patient population applicable to their future practice. The curriculum will be taught by a combination of didactic and clinical teaching.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 8652 - Psychiatry


    The fundamentals of psychiatric assessment and the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric illness, including the common medical and neurological disorders that relate to the practice of psychiatry.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 8656 - Family Medicine


    The clinical skills, knowledge, problem-solving skills, and professional attitudes necessary to assess and care for patients in the family practice setting.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 8660 - Clinical Connections


    A series of topical clinical workshops.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 8671 - Clinical Electives


    Clinical elective rotations for medical students.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 8672 - Neurology


    Develops knowledge in fundamental neurological concepts. Builds competence in pertinent history-taking and examination skills to support recognition and initial management of neurological problems and emergencies. Based in small groups, students are expected to demonstrate self-directed learning.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 8673 - Clinical Medicine


    Clinical medicine clerkship rotations for medical students.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 8674 - Geo Med Summer Program


    Cross-cultural medical experiences for medical students.



    Credits: 6
  
  • MED 8675 - Summer Research


    Medical students participate in arranged research projects.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 8676 - Summer Primary Care Preceptorship


    Medical students participate in arranged primary care experiences.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 8677 - Introduction to Generalist Medicine


    Medical students participate in arranged medical experiences.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 8678 - Mstp Summer Program


    Medical students participate in arranged laboratory experiences.



    Credits: 6
  
  • MED 8679 - Pre-Clinical Remediation


    Medical students requiring remediation participate in proscribed activities.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 8698 - Research


    Research



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 8699 - Special Studies


    Special Studies



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 9665 - Selectives Program II


    Students select rotations in subspeciality areas in Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics-Gynecology and Psychiatry.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 9670 - Electives Program II


    There are 13 rotations between the end of the core clerkships and graduation. Students must earn 28 elective credits, in addition to a 4-credit Advanced Clinical Elective (ACE), and DxRx: Health Care Policy (1 week) and Basic Science for Careers (3 weeks).



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 9680 - DxRx: Health Care Policy


    This course provides an overview of the key health policy issues that will shape medical practice in the coming decades, including the financing and strucutre of health care delivery and government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, CDC policies, FDA regulations. Its goal is to challenge students to critically analyze current policy, economic and legal issues and prepare them to be leaders in the on-going debates about health care reform.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MED 9682 - Basic Science for Careers


    The goals and objectives are: 1) Review basic science in the context of post-clerkship patient experience; 2) Relate relevant basic science to the individual student¿s chosen discipline (future residency), focusing on the application of basic science principles used in the daily practice of the chosen discipline.



    Credits: 0

Medieval Languages and Literature

  
  • ENMD 5010 - Introduction to Old English


    Studies the language and literature of Anglo-Saxon England. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ENMD 5050 - Old Icelandic


    Introduces the language and literature of medieval Scandinavia; readings from the Poetic Edda and the sagas. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ENMD 5200 - Beowulf


    Reading of the poem, emphasizing critical methods and exploring its relations to the culture of Anglo-Saxon England. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Prerequisite: ENMD 501 or equivalent.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ENMD 5559 - New Course in Medieval Literature


    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.



    Credits: 1 to 4
  
  • ENMD 8130 - Medieval Transitions to the Renaissance


    For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.English and Scottish literature from Chaucer to the sixteenth century.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ENMD 8250 - Chaucer I


    Studies The Canterbury Tales and their backgrounds.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ENMD 8260 - Chaucer II


    Studies Troilus and Criseyde, the early poems, and their background. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ENMD 8500 - Medieval/Renaissance Drama


    New course in Medieval/Renaissance Drama



    Credits: 3
  
  • ENMD 8559 - New Course in Medieval Literature


    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.



    Credits: 1 to 4
  
  • ENMD 8600 - Medieval Romance


    Studies Middle English and Continental romance. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ENMD 8810 - Backgrounds to Medieval Literature


    Introduces the major texts and concepts of European Christian humanism. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ENMD 8850 - Mapping the Middle Ages


    Surveys literature, art, and culture in Western Europe from late Antiquity to the invention of printing, using a selection of major literary texts as a focal point. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ENMD 9050 - Studies in Early English Philology


    Studies the developing structure of Old and Middle English with special attention to syntax and dialectology. Includes English paleography of the period 900-1500. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Prerequisite: ENMD 501 or equivalent.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ENMD 9220 - Piers Plowman


    An intensive study of the poem and its cultural tradition. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ENMD 9240 - Studies in Chaucer


    A critical study of Chaucer’s narrative art, including questions of genre, relationship of narrator to audience, techniques of characterization, and the use of sources. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ENMD 9500 - Advanced Studies in Medieval Literature


    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.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ENMD 9510 - Studies in Old English


    For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ENMD 9559 - New Course in Medieval Literature


    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.



    Credits: 1 to 4
  
  • ENMD 9995 - Research in Medieval Studies


    The Renaissance in England. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.



    Credits: 3

Microbiology

  
  • MICR 8000 - Seminars in Microbiology


    Attendance required for all graduate students in microbiology. Topics of current research interest are presented each week by staff, students, or visiting scientists. One hour per week.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MICR 8001 - Seminars in Microbiology


    Attendance required for all graduate students in microbiology. Topics of current research interest are presented each week by staff, students, or visiting scientists. One hour per week.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MICR 8005 - Continuing Colloquium in Microbiology


    Critical analysis of current research areas in microbiology and related fields. Central topics will be covered seriatim by the staff. Students will present in rotation their analyses of pertinent scientific literature. Two conference hours per week.



    Credits: 1
  
  • MICR 8006 - Continuing Colloquium in Microbiology


    Critical analysis of current research areas in microbiology and related fields. Central topics will be covered seriatim by the staff. Students will present in rotation their analyses of pertinent scientific literature. Two conference hours per week.



    Credits: 1
  
  • MICR 8010 - Gene Structure, Expression and Regulation


    Studies the molecular biology of bacterial and eukaryotic cells, emphasizing the application of recombinant DNA for elucidation of gene structure, the mechanism of gene expression, and its regulation. Four lecture hours.



    Credits: 5
  
  • MICR 8013 - Molecular Genetics of Prokaryotes


    Presents the mechanism and regulation of gene expression in bacteriophages and prokaryotic organisms. Emphasizes genetic analysis of complex processes, such as sensory transduction, cell division, and global regulatory circuits. Readings from the current literature supplemented with critical discussion of classic papers in the field. Prerequisite: MICR 811 or equivalent



    Credits: 4
  
  • MICR 8020 - Microbial Pathogenesis


    A comprehensive study of the morphology, taxonomy, biochemistry, molecular biology, physiology, and pathogenicity of bacteria and viruses. Five lecture hours.



    Credits: 5
  
  • MICR 8021 - Virology


    Virology will provide an introduction to and detailed information about the cellular molecular biology and pathogenesis of animal viruses. Weekly classes will consist of two two-hour sessions of lectures and discussions of the primary literature. While there are no formal prerequisites, previous coursework in cell and molecular biology, biochemistry and genetics is strongly recommended.



    Credits: 4
  
  • MICR 8040 - Molecular Basis of Carcinogenesis


    Advanced presentation of the mechanisms of oncogenesis, including discussions on phenotypes of tumor cells, regulation of cell cycle, oncogenes, anti-oncogenes, RNA and DNA tumor virus, tumor progression, and metastasis. Emphasizes mechanisms of proto-oncogene activation, subversion of normal growth control, and inactivation of tumor suppressors which occur in human tumors.



    Credits: 4
  
  • MICR 8200 - Fundamental Immunology


    Introduces cellular and molecular immunology, emphasizing antigen-specific immune responses. Topics include structure of antigens and antigen recognition structures, development of immunologically competent cells, cell-cell interactions and signalling, development and regulation of different immune responses, and the relationship of basic immunological mechanisms to the control of disease and immunopathology.



    Credits: 5
  
  • MICR 8203 - Current Topics in Immunology


    Provides the opportunity to conduct and in-depth, critical review of the current literature in immunology. Prerequisite: MICR 803 or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MICR 8204 - Current Topics in Immunology


    Provides the opportunity to conduct and in-depth, critical review of the current literature in immunology. Prerequisite: MICR 803 or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MICR 8380 - Practical Use of Statistics in Biomedical Research


    This course will be of variable format including: lecture, student presentations, statistical program software use, and round-table discussions. Graduate students, typically in their second year of studies after beginning their thesis research, will learn practical use of statistical methods. Students will present ~8 statistical methods that will equip them in designing their experiments, evaluating experimental outcomes, and interpreting¿Prerequisite: Instructor permission



    Credits: 2
  
  • MICR 9995 - Research in Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases


    Research in microbiological related disciplines, e.g. cancer, immunology, bacteriology, virology, infectious diseases, cell signaling, nuclear transport, host-pathogen interactions, gene expression, etc.



    Credits: 1 to 12
  
  • MICR 9998 - Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research


    For doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected.



    Credits: 3 to 12
  
  • MICR 9999 - Non-Topical Research


    For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director.



    Credits: 3 to 12

Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures

  
  • MESA 8993 - Independent Study II


    Independent Study II



    Credits: 1 to 3
  
  • MESA 8995 - MA Research Seminar


    Required course for all candidates for the Master of Arts in Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies. During this course the final paper, required for the MA, is written. Includes instruction in research methodology, data analysis and a history of academic research on these areas.



    Credits: 3

Middle Eastern History

  
  • HIME 5002 - Seeking Justice in the Middle East


    A history of modern social movements in the Middle East:  the rise of constitutionalism in the 19th century and its collapse in World War I; the growth of mass-based nationalist, Islamist, communist and Arab socialist movements from the 1920s to the early 1960s; and the turn toward violence and Islam in Middle Eastern politics since 1960, with a focus on the Palestine Liberation Organization, Islamists in Egypt, and the Iranian Revolution. Prerequisites: One course in Middle Eastern history, politics, culture or religion.



    Credits: 3
  
  • HIME 5021 - Revolution, Islam, and Gender in the Middle East


    Comparative study of revolutions in 20th-century Turkey, Egypt, Algeria, and Iran, with particular reference to colonial and post-colonial class, religious, and gender movements. Prerequisite: One course in Middle Eastern history or politics,or permission of the instructor.



    Credits: 3
  
  • HIME 7011 - History and Historiography of the Middle East, ca. 570-1500


    Introduces the history and historiography of the medieval Middle East and North Africa (areas from Morocco to Iran) from the period immediately preceding the rise of Islam until the Mongol invasions of the 13th century. Primarily a readings-and-discussion colloquium devoted to political, social, economic, and cultural evolution of the regions and peoples situated in arid and semi-arid zones stretching from Gibraltar to the Oxus River. After surveying the general contours of the field, and isolating the principal scholarly approaches to it, the course proceeds chronologically, starting with the Byzantine and Sassanian Empires in the 6th century and concluding with assessment of the Turkic-Mongolian impact upon the historical configuration of the regions. Prerequisite: HIME 201.



    Credits: 3
  
  • HIME 7021 - History and Historiography of the Middle East, ca. 1500-Present


    Introduces the history and historiography of the early modern and modern Middle East and North Africa from the period of the Ottoman and Safavid Empires until the emergence of a system of nation-states in the 20th century. Primarily a readings-and-discussion colloquium devoted to the political, social, economic, and cultural history of the region. Prerequisite: HIME 201, 202, or HIME 701.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MEST 5110 - Women and Middle-Eastern Literatures


    Explores some of the basic issues of women’s identity in Middle Eastern literature. In a variety of readings (poetry, short-story, novel, and autobiography) by men and women, it explores both the image and presence of women in a rich and too-often neglected literature.



    Credits: 1 to 3

Miscellaneous English

  
  • ENGL 8559 - New Course in Miscellaneous English


    This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of miscellaneous English. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.



    Credits: 1 to 4
  
  • ENGL 8993 - Independent Study


    A single semester of independent study under faculty supervision for MA or PhD students in English doing intensive research on a subject not covered in the usual courses. Requires approval by a faculty member who has agreed to supervise a guided course of reading and substantial written exercise, a detailed outline of the research project, and authorization by the Director of Graduate Studies in English. Only one may be offered for Ph.D credit. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 8998 - M.A. Thesis


    M.A. students in English may choose to write a substantial thesis directed by a faculty member. Students opting for a thesis should draw up a proposal and secure a director to supervise the project. Students choose between a critical thesis of 10,000-15,000 words and a pedagogical thesis (described on our website). Students enroll in this three-credit course for a single semester, either fall or spring; it is not available during the summer. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.



    Credits: 3
 

Page: 1 <- Back 1029 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39Forward 10 -> 45