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ARAB 5010 - Advanced Arabic I
The goal of this course is to increase the student’s knowledge of the Arabic language and culture via a communicative-based approach, meaning that though the students will be expected to learn grammatical structures emphasis will be placed on the functional usage of the language and on communication in context. Prerequisites: ARAB 2020 or equivalent, or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ARAB 5020 - Advanced Arabic II
The goal of this course is to increase the student’s knowledge of the Arabic language and culture via a communicative-based approach, meaning that though the students will be expected to learn grammatical structures emphasis will be placed on the functional usage of the language and on communication in context. Prerequisites: ARAB 3010 or equivalent, or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ARAB 5230 - Arabic Conversation and Composition
Emphasizes development of writing and speaking skills, with special attention to grammar, syntax, vocabulary, and the organization and style of different genres. Prerequisite: ARAB 3020 or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ARAB 5240 - Advanced Arabic Conversation and Composition
Develops oral and written proficiency to an advanced level of fluency, with emphasis on speaking and writing. Prerequisite: ARAB 3230 or equivalent, or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ARAB 5270 - Culture & Society of Contemp. Arab Mid. East
This course will address some of the religious, socio-political, and historical factors that have contributed to the shaping of the Arab Middle East and Arab identity(s) in the modern age. From the rise of Islam in the 7th century A.D., to the Ottoman Empire, to the colonial remapping of the Middle East during the period of the two World Wars,to the Gulf and Iraq wars, this course will help students gain an understanding of modern Arab culture.
Credits: 3
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ARAB 5280 - The History of the Arabic Language
Study of the history of Arabic and its development up to present days. Studies relation of Arabic to other languages that come in contact with it either through genetic relationship, such as Hebrew and Aramaic, or through conquest, such as Persian, Coptic, Berber, and others. Emphasizes external and internal factors of linguistic change. Prerequisite: At least one year of Arabic or Hebrew, and/or historical linguistics.
Credits: 3
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ARAB 5310 - Introduction to the Arab World and Its Languages
A general survey of the linguistic, geographical, historical, social, religious, cultural, and artistic aspects of the modern Arab world. Attention given to the Arabic language, family, gender relations, the Arab experience in the U.S., Arab American relations, the role of the past and of social change, and Arab art and music.
Credits: 3
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ARAB 5330 - Arabic of the Quran and Hadith I
Studies the language of the Quran and its exegesis, and the Hadith. Prerequisite: ARAB 2020 or higher, or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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ARAB 5340 - Arabic of the Quran and Hadith II
Studies the language of the Quran, its exegesis, and the Hadith. Prerequisite: ARAB 3330 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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ARAB 5410 - Advanced Arabic III
The main goal at this stage is to reach a superior level of Modern Standard Arabic with due attention paid to all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing in addition to culture. Acquisition of more advanced grammatical structures will take place primarily through directed in-class drilling, coupled with an emphasis on the functional use of language through communication in context. Prerequisites: ARAB 3020 or equivalent, or instructor permission
Credits: 3
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ARAB 5420 - Advanced Arabic IV
The main goal at this stage is to reach a superior level of Modern Standard Arabic with due attention paid to all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing in addition to culture. Acquisition of more advanced grammatical structures will take place primarily through directed in-class drilling, coupled with an emphasis on the functional use of language through communication in context.
Prerequisites: ARAB 4010 or equivalent, or instructor permission
Credits: 3
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ARAB 5559 - New Course in Arabic
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Arabic.
Credits: 1 to 4
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ARAB 5810 - Modern Arabic Fiction
Students are introduced to twentieth-century Arabic fiction, and to the varied genres of prose including letters, memoirs, short stories, travelogues, and novels. Topics include autobiography, war and nation construction, fantasy, and political and sexual identity crises. Students become acquainted with different schools of modern Arabic literary criticism, and learn to analyze texts using critical analysis and specific theoretical terminology. Prerequisite: ARAB 3020 or equivalent, or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ARAB 5830 - Topics in Arabic Prose I
Emphasis on reading modern Arabic prose, and writing descriptive and narrative short essays. Prerequisite: ARAB 3020/5020 or equivalent, or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ARAB 5840 - Topics in Arabic Prose II
Exposure to selected reading material in modern Arabic prose, and writing of short essays, summaries, and descriptive pieces in Arabic. Prerequisite: ARAB 5830 or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ARAB 5850 - Media Arabic
Examination of electronic (television and radio) and print (newspapers, magazines, periodic publications) Arabic. Prerequisite: ARAB 5530 and 5540, or ARAB 3010/5010 and 3020/5020, or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ARAB 5860 - Nineteenth Century Arabic Prose
Examination of Arabic writing in the 19th century, a period of renaissance in the Arabic language. Prerequisite: ARAB 5530 and 5540, or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ARAB 5870 - Media Arabic II
A survey of print and electronic media, news and news reports, analysis, commentaries from or about the Arab world, intended to increase students’ familiarity with the language used in news as reported in Arabic-media venues. Prerequisite: ARAB 5850, completion of ARAB 5530 and 5540 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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ARAB 6559 - New course in Arabic
This course is to allow 6000-level new courses to be taught for one semester
Credits: 3
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ARAB 6672 - Advanced Arabic Grammar
In this course students will develop a mastery of core items relevant to Modern Standard Arabic grammar, a mastery which will enable them to produce discreet, sophisticated sentences, as well as to compose paragraphs and essays, all while utilizing the grammar points covered in this class. Those interested in taking this course are required to have completed ARAB 2020 or equivalent, or to receive approval of instructor.
Credits: 3
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ARAB 7000 - Teaching Arabic as a Second Language
The purpose of this course is to study: (1) the Teaching of Arabic as a second language, and (2) bilingual education in Arabic and English. Students will examine the methods and techniques of teaching: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and content area language instruction to second language speakers. Assessment, cultural awareness, and self-evaluation of teaching and materials will also be addressed.
Credits: 3
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ARAB 7010 - Modern Arabic Fiction (in Arabic
Studies the emergence of fiction as a genre in Arabic writing at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century, the development of this genre, its maturity, and its contribution to the creative process of fiction writing in the world. Prerequisite: ARAB 5530 and 5540, or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ARAB 7030 - Modern Arabic Poetry (in Arabic
tudies the development of Arabic Poetry in the 19th and 20th centuries, leading to the emergence of modern Arabic poetry in the fifth decade of the 20th century. Prerequisite: ARAB 5530 and 5540, or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ARAB 7120 - Introduction to Arabic Drama
This course introduces students to modern Arabic drama from the early pioneers’ period in the 20th century to the contemporary era. We will study different forms of this genre including: musicals, traditional, experimental, feminist, and social drama. Further, students become acquainted with different schools of modern Arabic literary criticism and learn to analyze dramatic texts using critical analysis and specific theoretical terminology.
Prerequisites: ARAB 5830 or 5840, or instructor’s permission.
Credits: 3
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ARAB 7830 - Readings in Arabic/Islamic Text
Close reading, with emphasis on linguistic and textual analysis, of Arabic texts selected from the historical, geographical, grammatical, philological, or religious traditions from both the classical and modern period, determined by interest of students or instructor. Prerequisite: ARAB 5530 and 5540, or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ARAB 8993 - Independent Study in Arabic
Independent Study in Arabic.
Credits: 1 to 3
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ARTR 5290 - Modern Arabic Literature in Translation
Introduces the development and themes of modern Arabic literature (poetry, short stories, novels and plays). No knowledge of Arabic is required. Taught in English.
Credits: 3
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ARTR 5350 - Introduction to Arab Women’s Literature
A comprehensive overview of contemporary Arab women’s literature, this course examines all Arab women’s literary genres starting from personal letters, memoirs, speeches, poetry, fiction, drama, to journalistic articles and interviews. Selected texts cover various geographic locales and theoretical perspectives. Special emphasis will be given to the issues of Arab female authorship, subjectivity theory, and to the question of Arab Feminism.
Credits: 3
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ARH 5001 - Library Methodology
Required for all entering M.A. students. Introduces research tools and methods for architectural history and related disciplines, reflecting the current breadth of scholarship in the field. Specific research resources are analyzed in terms of their scope, special features, and applications to meeting research and information needs.
Credits: 1
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ARH 5500 - Selected Topics in Architectural History
Special topics pursued in a colloquium. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 2 to 3
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ARH 5601 - Historic Preservation Theory and Practice
Surveys the history of preservation, focusing on the changing nature of its ideals and practice. Preservation is discussed in the context of cultural history and the changing relationship between existing buildings and landscapes, and attitudes toward history, memory, and invented tradition.
Credits: 3
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ARH 5602 - Community History Workshop
An in-depth historical analysis of the architecture, urban form, and planning of a selected community. Focuses on the historical significance of the built landscape as an element in, and an expression of, the social and cultural life of the community.
Credits: 3
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ARH 5603 - Community Public History Seminar
Explores a variety of approaches to conveying the architectural and cultural history of a community to a diverse public constituency. Builds upon ARH 5602 (Community History Workshop). Also analyzes the preservation implications of the work undertaken in collaboration with students in ARCH 8300 (Community Preservation Studio).
Credits: 3
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ARH 5604 - Field Methods in Historic Preservation
This course is dedicated to training students to “read” and record the material fabric of historic buildings. Lectures on historic materials area followed by field experience recording in descriptions, photographs and measured drawings.
Credits: 3
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ARH 5605 - Falmouth Field School
The Falmouth Field School in Historic Preservation is a four-week, three-credit program in applied historic preservation held on-site in Falmouth, Jamaica. Designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, the field school engages many aspects of the practice of preservation in the culturally diverse and economically complex context of the Caribbean.
Credits: 3
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ARH 5606 - UVA Architecture: Beijing, China
Students will learn about Chinese architecture and culture, and have the opportunity to meet professionals in the field. Students will spend a total of six weeks in China, with four weeks in Beijing and the first two weeks traveling to historical sites in and around Shanghai.
Credits: 3
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ARH 5607 - Historic Preservation at UVA
This course surveys the changing ideals, philosophy, and methods that have guided the historic preservation of buildings and landscapes at the University of Virginia.Taught by preservation professionals from the University’s Office of the Architect the course will explore in case studies and readings the design and conservation decisions made on the Rotunda and other historic buildings and landscapes at UVA.
Credits: 3
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ARH 5993 - Independent Studies in Architectural History
Advanced work on independent research topics by individual students. Departmental approval of the topic is required.
Credits: 1 to 4
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ARH 7010 - History of Architecture I
This course will introduce students to the tools of visual analysis, reading architectural drawings and the study of architecture as a part of the larger cultural, social and political context of its society. While the course will focus on Western Europe, it will also include topics from the eastern Mediterranean and Asia.
Credits: 3
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ARH 7020 - Adv.History of World Architecture + Urbanism, 1400 - present
This course will examine architecture and urbanism from around 1400 C.E. to the present, tracing connections and distinctions that have guided the design, uses, and meanings of built environments around the globe. You will be introduced to celebrated buildings and less well-known sites and cities, with particular attention to the aesthetic, social, cultural, and institutional situations in which they developed.
Credits: 3
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ARH 7100 - History of Medieval Architecture
Examines the architecture of Medieval Western Europe, emphasizing the period from 1000-1400. Includes the iconography, function, structure and style of buildings, and the use of contemporary texts.
Credits: 3
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ARH 7101 - Early Medieval Architecture
The architecture of Western Europe from c. 800-1150.
Credits: 3
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ARH 7102 - Later Medieval Architecture
The architecture of Western Europe from c. 1140 and 1500.
Credits: 3
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ARH 7201 - Italian Renaissance Architecture
This course aims to introduce the principal architects, monuments, and themes of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Italian architecture. The lectures will be varied in approach and scope, some considering broad issues, others focusing on particular architects, buildings, or texts. Special topics will include architectural theory, patronage, villas, gardens, architectural drawing, and urban design.
Credits: 3
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ARH 7202 - Italian Architecture, 1550-1750
Developments in classicism in Italy between 1550 and the advent of neoclassicism, including urban form and landscape.
Credits: 3
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ARH 7203 - European Classical Architecture Outside Italy, 1400-1750
The development of classicism primarily in France, England, and Germany between 1400 and 1750 including discussion of cities and landscape design.
Credits: 3
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ARH 7204 - Italy, Spain & The Ottoman Empire, 1400-1700
This course will examine Islamic architecture around the Mediterranean in relation to developments in Italy. Particular problems to be considered in a cross-cultural context include those of geometry and ornament, architectural theory, the role of the architect, and garden design and conception. Also important will be issues such as the visual ideology and cultural politics of empire; and the role of the traveler, merchant and ambassador in cultural exchange. Geographical focus will be on Southern Spain, or Andalusia, on Istanbul and the Ottoman Empire, as well as on various cities and regions of Italy including Venice, Genoa, Rome, Naples and Sicily. In the case of Southern Spain, analysis will focus on the points of contact and tension between the Roman heritage, the architectural achievements of the Nasrid Empire, the Gothic tradition, and the imported Italian style. With regard to the Ottoman Empire, an attempt will be made to understand how an obsessive concern among Italian humanists, political leaders, and popes with the Ottoman threat could coincide with cultural fascination and appropriation.
Credits: 3
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ARH 7205 - Rome, Istanbul, Venice
This course will consider architecture, urbanism and landscape in three cities with multilayered histories: Rome, Venice, and Istanbul. While conditioned by distinct historical and topographic circumstances, each city negotiated complex and varied local traditions: Roman and Medieval in Rome; Byzantine and Gothic in Venice; and Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman in Istanbul.
Credits: 3
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ARH 7206 - Mediterranean Architecture
This course will consider a range of buildings and landscapes from across the Mediterranean world, encompassing Italy, Spain, the Ottoman Empire, North Africa and Egypt. Its chronological and geographical scope are meant to bring into question some the conventional categories by which art and architectural history are studied: ‘Medieval,’ ‘Renaissance,’ ‘Italian,’ ‘Islamic,’ ‘Eastern,’ ‘Western,’ etc.
Credits: 3
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ARH 7207 - Arts and Architecture of the Islamic World
In order to understand the production, representation and perception of space in the Islamic world, this survey course examines significant works of arts, architecture, urbanism & landscape from 650 to 1800. While studying common themes & shared values of the Islamic world, the course questions the disparities and novelties in the reception of Islam as a social, cultural & political practice, mapping distant geographies from Al-Andalus to India
Credits: 3
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ARH 7401 - History of Modern Architecture
A survey of architecture (and allied arts including urban form and landscape architecture) from c.1800 to the present, emphasizing the development of the modern movement.
Credits: 3
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ARH 7402 - Postwar Architecture
An examination of critical issues in the history and theory of architecture, from World War II to the present, focused particularly on how the shifting geopolitical contours of the postwar world have helped to shape key projects and debates. The course will also provide the opportunity to discuss recent studies in architectural history that have trained renewed attention on this period.
Credits: 3
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ARH 7500 - Special Topics in Architecture History
Topical offerings in architectural history.
Credits: 1 to 3
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ARH 7601 - East Meets West
A study of cultural exchanges and interactions in architecture between East and West. Major events and master architects like F.L. Wright and L. Kahn who contributed to the exchanges are discussed. The forms and meaning of East-West architecture are compared.
Credits: 3
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ARH 7602 - World Buddhist Architecture
The history of Buddhist architecture and allied arts in the Buddhist world which includes East, South, and Southeast Asia. Lecture starts from the Indian stupas and ends in Japanese Zen gardens.
Credits: 3
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ARH 7603 - Archaeological Approaches to Atlantic Slavery
This course explores how archaeological and architectural evidence can be used to enhance our understanding of the slave societies that evolved in the early-modern Atlantic world. The primary focus is the Chesapeake and the British Caribbean, the later exemplified by Jamaica and Nevis. The course is structured around a series of data-analysis projects that draw on the Digital Archaeological Archive of Comparative Slavery.
Credits: 3
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ARH 7604 - Historical Archaeology
An introduction to analytical methods in historical archaeology, their theoretical motivation, and their practical application in the interpretation of the archaeological record of the early Chesapeake. The use of computers in the analysis of real archaeological data is emphasized.
Credits: 3
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ARH 7605 - Drawing Historic Architecture
This is mainly a drawing workshop, with some lectures. Learn the classical features of historic architecture such as five orders and domes in details through drawing them. Learn the techniques of drawing the historic architecture, with pencil and pen. There is a focus topic each week to learn and draw. Some drawings are to be done with field trips in the nearby area. At the mid-term and the end of the semester there are group reviews.
Credits: 3
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ARH 7606 - Landscape Archaeology
This course examines current archaeological approaches to the reconstruction and explanation of the ways in which humans at once shaped and adapted to past landscapes. It emphasizes current theory as well as GIS and statistical methods for the analysis of diverse data - from pollen spectra to topography. The course is structured around a series of projects in which students will have an opportunity to make sense of real archaeological data.
Credits: 3
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ARH 7701 - Early American Architecture
A survey of American architecture from the first European contact to 1800 including Jefferson, urban form and landscape design.
Credits: 3
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ARH 7702 - Later American Architecture
A survey of American architecture from 1800 to present including landscape and urban design.
Credits: 3
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ARH 7703 - Nineteenth-Century American Architecture
The development of architecture from Thomas Jefferson to Frank Lloyd Wright, along with consideration of issues in housing, landscape design, city planning, and influences from Europe.
Credits: 3
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ARH 7704 - Twentieth-Century American Architecture
A survey of American architecture emphasizing the development of modernism.
Credits: 3
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ARH 7801 - Adv. East Asia Architecture
A survey and introduction of traditional architecture and allied arts in China, Japan and Korea. Study of the main features and major monuments of East Asian architecture and landscape architecture.
Credits: 3
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ARH 7802 - Modern Japanese Architecture
The history of architecture in modern Japan from the Meji period to the present. Focus on post-WW II development. Influential architects, like Tange, Kikutake, Maki, Isozaki, Kurokawa, and Ando are discussed along with urban issues.
Credits: 3
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ARH 7993 - Independent Study: Architectural History
Independent research on topics selected by individual students in consultation with a faculty advisor.
Credits: 1 to 3
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ARH 8001 - Methods in Architectural History
Required for candidates for the degree of Master of Architectural History. An investigation of the nature of architectural history, materials, methods, and writings.
Credits: 3
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ARH 8002 - Digital Technologies in Architectural History
The study of analytic and digital technologies for Architectural History Master Students.
Credits: 3
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ARH 8800 - Teaching Experience
Supervised teaching research under the guidance of a faculty supervisor, Permission of the Chair.
Credits: 3
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ARH 8994 - Thesis I
Preparation of a thesis proposal under the supervision of a thesis advisor.
Credits: 3
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ARH 8995 - Thesis I
Thesis I
Credits: 3
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ARH 8999 - Thesis Project
For Thesis Preparation, taken before a thesis director has been selected.
Credits: 3 to 6
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ARH 9100 - Seminar in Medieval Architecture
Special research topics pursued in a seminar. Past topics have discussed Gothic/Non-Gothic, Norman, and Monastic architecture.
Credits: 3
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ARH 9202 - Borromini & Baroque Rome
This seminar will consider the architecture of Francesco Borromini as a lens into Baroque Rome. Broadly, it will examine the struggle to define the classical in the seventeenth century. The famous rivalry between Borromini and Bernini was not merely personal, but involved competing claims to interpret the heritage of ancient Rome. Bernini’s vision ultimately triumphed, but it is Borromini who tests the limits of classical language.
Credits: 3
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ARH 9500 - Special Topics in Architectural History
Topical offerings in architectural history.
Credits: 1 to 3
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ARH 9510 - Seminar in Medieval Architecture
Special research topics pursued in a seminar.
Credits: 1 to 3
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ARH 9520 - Seminar in Renaissance Architecture
Seminar discussion of special research topics. Past topics have discussed anthropomorphism in Renaissance and Baroque architecture; Alberti’s De re Aedificatoria; Renaissance and Baroque buildings in their larger settings; the Rome of Julius II; Renaissance and Baroque classification of Buildings; Renaissance Space; Brunelleschi and Alberti; Renaissance urbanism; Rome and the Renaissance; and the Renaissance palace.
Credits: 3
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ARH 9530 - Seminar in 18th/19th Century Architecture
Special research topics pursued in a seminar.
Credits: 3
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ARH 9540 - Seminar in 20th/21st Century Architecture
Special research topics pursued in a seminar.
Credits: 3
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ARH 9550 - Seminar in Ancient/Archaeology Architecture
Special research topics pursued in a seminar.
Credits: 1 to 3
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ARH 9560 - Seminar in Theory, Comparative, & Other Topics
Special research topics pursued in a seminar.
Credits: 3
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ARH 9570 - Seminar in Architecture of the Americas
Special research topics pursued in a seminar.
Credits: 3
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ARH 9580 - Seminar in Architecture of East, South, and Southeast Asia
Special research topics pursued in a seminar.
Credits: 1 to 3
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ARH 9590 - Seminar in Architecture of Africa or Islam
Special research topics pursued in a seminar.
Credits: 3
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ARH 9993 - Independent Studies in Architectural History
Advanced work on independent research topics by individual students. Departmental approval of the topic is required.
Credits: 3
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ARH 9999 - Non-Topical Research
For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director.
Credits: 3 to 12
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ARCH 5110 - Design Approaches to Existing Sites
Explores various approaches by designers to the contexts of their work. Examines buildings, urban infrastructure, and landscape interventions, and includes lectures, discussions, and presentations by visitors and students.
Credits: 3
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ARCH 5140 - Advanced Design Themes of Great Cities
This course discusses the design qualities of the world’s great cities. Each session focuses on the defining characteristics of different cities such as their natural settings, public spaces, transportation systems, types of buildings, and everyday details.
Credits: 3
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ARCH 5150 - Global Sustainability
Earth’s ecosystems are unraveling at an unprecedented rate, threatening human wellbeing and posing substantial challenges to contemporary society. Designing sustainable practices, institutions, and technologies for a resource-constrained world is our greatest challenge. This integrated and interdisciplinary course prepares students to understand, innovate and lead the efforts necessary to engage in this task.
Credits: 3
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ARCH 5160 - Models for Higher Density Housing
This seminar will focus on density and contemporary housing issues, specifically related to affordable housing. As cities have spread out or decayed at the core, the variety of housing options has decreased leading to a growing divide between where and how people can afford to live. Assignments range from readings and leading discussion to case study presentations of recent global and local housing designs.
Credits: 3
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ARCH 5170 - New Urban Housing
The class attempts to give students an introduction to the design issues associated with high-density urban housing. This area was a focus of experimentation for the first generation of modern architects. Today, pressures from urban sprawl and concerns for sustainable patterns of living have renewed the need to find ways of making modern urban neighborhoods. Issues of innovation and continuity need to be explored. This seminar will discuss the history of modern housing and explore a range of contemporary architectural projects, built and unbuilt.
Credits: 3
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ARCH 5180 - Issues in Contemporary Architecture
Participants will investigate a diverse range of issues confronted in the conception, making and interpretation of contemporary architecture, including urban, social, aesthetic, representational, and technological concerns. Questions will be examined through a case study model grounded in history and supplemented by readings. During each class, 2-3 buildings will be formally analyzed to illustrate the thematic investigation.
Credits: 3
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ARCH 5190 - Cultural Criticism in Architecture
This seminar explores the relationship between architecture and culture. The seminar will study the effects of advanced capitolism, identity politics and latent biases that form the foundation of the architecture profession.
Credits: 3
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ARCH 5300 - Evaluating Eco-MOD
The seminar focuses on the evaluation of the ecological, prefabricated and affordable housing units. The students in the seminar work individually or in small teams to analyze the prototypical homes by: assessing the environmental impact of the design and the fabrication of them; designing and installing a building monitoring system; creating a post occupancy evaluation survey for the occupants; assessing the positioning of the ecoMOD homes in the modular housing and affordable housing markets; assessing the affordability of the units; assessing the viability of integrating the homes into other neighborhoods in the area; creating a business and marketing plan for taking the project to scale; and preparing a collective final report that synthesizes the research of the entire evaluation team.
Credits: 3
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ARCH 5301 - Eco-Mod Seminar
This seminar is focused on an evaluation of the third ecoMOD project. ecoMOD is a research and design / build / evaluate project at the Graduate School of Architecture, in partnership with the School of Engineering and Applied Science. The project goal is to develop ecological, prefabricated and affordable house prototypes for low-income families. Over the next several years, interdisciplinary teams of UVA students and faculty are designing and building several 600 to 1,400 square foot housing units. The completed homes are being evaluated carefully. The results of these efforts will directly influence later designs. The objective of the seminar is to analyze the third project, using the building monitoring, life cycle assessments, post occupancy evaluations and an affordability analysis. The course is open to graduate as well as 3rd and 4th year undergraduates from any program at the university. In particular, the instructor is hoping for a mix of architecture, landscape architecture, historic preservation, planning, economics, business and environmental science students. Engineering students will be enrolled in a separate course, led by engineering professor Paxton Marshall. The engineering students will meet with the class on a regular basis, so that all disciplines can work together on the final report.
Credits: 3
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ARCH 5310 - Learning Barge: Intention Fabrication
Learning Barge: Intention Fabrication
Credits: 3
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ARCH 5320 - Some Assembly Required: Research and Development
This course functions as research and development seminar - the research and development initiatives will consist of three distinct and critically interdependent phases: first, case study analysis and interpretation; secondly, development of issue-specific project proposal; and thirdly, innovative advancement of research topic. In consultation with the course instructor, each research initiative focuses on a specific topic of building construction. Building materials, fabrication technologies, components, assemblies and systems are all potential areas of investigation. It is important to note that although the course emphasizes that each student’s investigation find its locus in a specific aspect of building construction - i.e. hybrid material composition, component fabrication processes, cladding assembly sequencing, mechanical system distribution or site staging - the research is also required to speculate on how overall building systems would be affected by the innovation of a specific material, fabrication process, component assembly, or system integration.
Credits: 3
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ARCH 5321 - Some Assembly Required: Design Build
The course focuses on the study of modern fabrication practices in the context of design/build projects.
Credits: 4
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ARCH 5340 - Construction Practice Management
Provides future architects, engineers, lawyers, and developers with an overall understanding of the construction process for commercial, industrial, and institutional projects. Follows the history of a typical project from selection of architect to final completion of construction. Topics include design cost control, cost estimating, bidding procedures, bonds and insurance, contracts and sub-contracts, progress scheduling, fiscal controls, payment requests, submittals, change orders, inspections, overall project administration, and continuing architect-owner-contractor relationships. Lectures and related field trips.
Credits: 3
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ARCH 5360 - Concepts in Architecture Detailing
An exploration of the life of details in building. Examines the ways in which technical decisions are made, and focuses on details and constructions within particular regional contexts.
Credits: 3
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