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Graduate Record 2016-2017 
    
Graduate Record 2016-2017 [ARCHIVED RECORD]

Course Descriptions


 

Electrical and Computer Engineering

  
  • ECE 7332 - Advanced VLSI Systems Design


    This course surveys advanced, challenging topics related to digital circuit design, using SRAM as a design driver. Topics include CMOS scaling and technology changes, variation tolerant design, leakage reduction, design for reliability, alternative devices, and advanced memory design. The class draws heavily from current literature on these topics. Students will conduct a semester long project related to the class topics. Prerequisites: ECE 4332 or ECE 6332 or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ECE 7457 - Computer Networks


    Analyzes network topologies; backbone design; performance and queuing theory; data-grams and virtual circuits; technology issues; layered architectures; standards; survey of commercial networks, local area networks, and contention-based communication protocols; encryption; and security. Course equivalent to CS 7457.. Prerequisite: CS 6456 or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ECE 7501 - Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering


    A second level graduate course covering a topic not normally covered in the graduate course offerings. Topics usually reflect new developments in electrical and computer engineering and are based on student and faculty interests. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 1 to 3
  
  • ECE 7502 - Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering


    A second level graduate course covering a topic not normally covered in the graduate course offerings. Topics usually reflect new developments in electrical and computer engineering and are based on student and faculty interests. Prerequisite:  Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ECE 7555 - Advanced Topics in Distance Learning


    Advanced Topics in Distance Learning



    Credits: 3
  
  • ECE 7712 - Digital Communications


    An in-depth treatment of digital communications techniques and performance. Topics include performance of uncoded systems such as Mary, PSK, FSK, and multi-level signaling; orthogonal and bi-orthogonal codes; block and convolutional coding with algebraic and maximum likelihood decoding; burst correcting codes; efficiency and bandwidth; synchronization for carrier reference and bit timing; baseband signaling techniques; intersymbol interference; and equalization. Prerequisite: ECE 6711.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ECE 7776 - Advanced Digital Signal Processing


    Provides the background of multi-dimensional digital signal processing, emphasizing the differences and similarities between the one-dimensional and multi-dimensional cases. Includes M-D Fourier transforms, M-D sampling and reconstruction, M-D DFT, M-D filtering, M-D spectral estimation, and inverse problems such as tomography, iterative signal reconstruction, and coherent imaging. Broad applications in radar, sonar, seismic, medical, and astronomical data processing are introduced. Prerequisite: ECE 5750 or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ECE 7855 - Multivariable Robust Control Systems


    Studies advanced topics in modern multivariable control theory; matrix fraction descriptions, state-space realizations, multivariable poles and zeroes; operator norms, singular value analysis; representation of unstructured and structured uncertainty, linear fractional transformation, stability robustness and performance robustness, parametrization of stabilizing controllers; approaches to controller synthesis; H2-optimal control and loop transfer recovery; H2-optimal control and state-space solution methods. Cross-listed as MAE 7650. Prerequisite: ECE 6852 or equivalent, or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ECE 7856 - Nonlinear Control Systems


    Studies the dynamic response of nonlinear systems; analyzes nonlinear systems using approximate analytical methods; stability analysis using the second method of Liapunov, describing functions, and other methods. May include adaptive, neural, and switched systems. Cross-listed as MAE 7660. Prerequisite: ECE 6851 and 6852.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ECE 7858 - Digital Control Systems


    Includes sampling processes and theorems, z-transforms, modified transforms, transfer functions, and stability criteria; analysis in frequency and time domains; discrete state models of systems containing digital computers; and advanced discrete-time control techniques. Some in-class experiments using small computers to control dynamic processes. Cross-listed as MAE 7680. Prerequisite: ECE 4860 and 6851, APMA 6150, or equivalent.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ECE 7993 - Independent Study


    Detailed study of graduate course material on an independent basis under the guidance of a faculty member.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ECE 7995 - Supervised Project Research


    Formal record of student commitment to project research under the guidance of a faculty advisor. Registration may be repeated as necessary.



    Credits: 3 to 6
  
  • ECE 8501 - Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering


    A third-level graduate course covering a topic not normally covered in the graduate course offerings. The topic will usually reflect new developments in the electrical and computer engineering field. Offering is based on student and faculty interests. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ECE 8502 - Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering


    A third-level graduate course covering a topic not normally covered in the graduate course offerings. The topic will usually reflect new developments in the electrical and computer engineering field. Offering is based on student and faculty interests. Prerequisite:  Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ECE 8782 - Magnetic Resonance Imaging


    The course covers the physical principles of nuclear magnetic resonance, the biological and medical problems addressed using MRI, the analysis and design of MRI pulse sequences from a signal processing perspective, and MR image reconstruction techniques. It will introduce various advanced topics, including non-Cartesian scanning and compressed sensing. The course will include a laboratory session working with an MRI scanner. Prerequisites: BME 6311 BME Measurement Principles, or knowledge of 2D Fourier transforms and linear systems theory.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ECE 8825 - Adaptive Control


    Analyzes parametrized control system models, signal norms, Lyapunov stability, passivity, error models, gradient and least squares algorithms for parameter estimation, adaptive observers, direct adaptive control, indirect adaptive control, certainty equivalence principle, multivariable adaptive control, stability theory of adaptive control, and applications to robot control systems. Prerequisite: ECE 6851 and 6852, or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ECE 8897 - Graduate Teaching Instruction


    For master’s students.



    Credits: 1 to 12
  
  • ECE 8999 - Thesis


    Formal record of student commitment to master’s thesis research under the guidance of a faculty advisor. May be repeated as necessary.



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


    For doctoral students.



    Credits: 1 to 12
  
  • ECE 9999 - Dissertation


    Formal record of student commitment to doctoral research under the guidance of a faculty advisor. May be repeated as necessary.



    Credits: 1 to 12

Engineering

  
  • ENGR 900 - International Scholars Independent Study


    A zero-credit course with enrollment restricted to international scholars.



    Credits: 0
  
  • ENGR 5555 - Special Topics in Engineering Education


    Special Topics in Engineering Education



    Credits: 1 to 3
  
  • ENGR 6000 - Effective Communication in English


    This course is designed to teach reading/writing/ speaking/ listening skills required for success in technical communication for graduate students whose first language is not English, and scored less than 50 on the SPEAK Test. Specialized instruction in academic/content area writing as well as personal expression in a variety of settings will enable students to complete academic programs in a more efficient and timely manner.



    Credits: 0 to 3
  
  • ENGR 6555 - Advanced Topics in Engineering Education


    Advanced Topics in Engineering Education



    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGR 6890 - Industrial Applications


    Students register for this course to complement an industry work experience. Topics focus on the application of engineering principles, analysis, methods and best practices in an industrial setting. A final report is required. Registration is only offered on a Credit/No Credit basis. Courses taken for Credit/No Credit may not be used for any major or degree requirements.



    Credits: 1 to 3
  
  • ENGR 9997 - Graduate Teaching Instruction


    Graduate Teaching Instruction for doctoral students.



    Credits: 1 to 12

Engineering Physics

  
  • EP 6950 - Supervised Project


    Formal record of student commitment to project research under the guidance of a faculty advisor. May be repeated.



    Credits: 1 to 12
  
  • EP 6993 - Independent Study


    Detailed study of graduate course material on an independent basis under the guidance of a faculty member.



    Credits: 1 to 12
  
  • EP 7000 - Graduate Seminar


    Weekly seminars for graduate students in Engineering Physics offered every semester. All resident EP graduate students enroll each semester.



    Credits: 1
  
  • EP 7592 - Special Topics in Engineering Physics


    Advanced-level study of selected problems in engineering physics. Prerequisite: instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EP 7993 - Independent Study


    Detailed study of graduate course material on an independent basis under the guidance of a faculty member.



    Credits: 1 to 12
  
  • EP 8970 - Graduate Teaching Instruction


    For master’s students.



    Credits: 1 to 12
  
  • EP 8999 - Master’s Degree Research


    Formal record of student commitment to master’s thesis research under the guidance of a faculty advisor. May be repeated as necessary.



    Credits: 1 to 12
  
  • EP 9970 - Graduate Teaching Instruction


    For doctoral students.



    Credits: 1 to 12
  
  • EP 9999 - Ph.D. Dissertation Research


    Formal record of commitment to doctoral research under the guidance of a faculty advisor. May be repeated as necessary.



    Credits: 1 to 12

English as a Second Language

  
  • ESL 500 - Introduction to Global Studies and Leadership


    Seminar discussions and presentations in Global Studies will broadly introduce participants to the major historical, political, economic, environmental, and cultural phenomena that affect the global society of states.Workshops and sessions on the TOEFL, the SAT, university admissions, and academic writing will prepare participants both for the American university application process and for success upon matriculation.



    Credits: 0
  
  • ESL 800 - American English Language & Culture and U.S. Higher Education


    An intensive language and culture course, designed for non-native speakers of English with an interest in university studies in the United States. Participants work on development of language skills required for success in U.S. higher education through exercises in academic writing, academic reading and vocabulary development, listening comprehension, pronunciation, classroom discussion strategies, and presentation skills.



    Credits: 0
  
  • ESL 801 - Workplace Communication for English Language Learners


    Participants learn and practice ways to improve oral and written communication in the workplace. Activities relate to the participant’s work. Goals include improving fluency, accuracy, and comprehensibility. Learning and practicing vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar in work related contexts are an important part of the course. Participants will also learn about and discuss issues relating to workplace culture in North America.



    Credits: 0
  
  • ESL 802 - Multiskills English for Speakers of Other Languages


    This course focuses on vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation to reinforce listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Open to intermediate and advanced students.



    Credits: 0
  
  • ESL 803 - Oral Expression in English for Speakers of Other Languages


    This course focuses on improving fluency. Students practice communication skills and express their feelings and opinions through group discussions. All conversation skills are practiced and grammar is reviewed when needed.



    Credits: 0
  
  • ESL 804 - TOEFL Test Preparation


    This course prepares students for the comprehensive TOEFL exam. Students will learn appropriate skills and test-taking strategies to improve their performance on the test. This small class setting will provide the students with many opportunities to practice their language skills and ask individual questions.



    Credits: 0
  
  • ESL 805 - Pronunciation Workshop


    This course provides intermediate and advanced English language learners with an opportunity to review and improve pronunciation and listening comprehension skills. Students will practice the ‘melody and rhythm’ of American English in a relaxed, small group environment. Activities will include speaking, listening, taking dictation and working in pairs. Students will prepare brief oral presentations that they will share with the class.



    Credits: 0
  
  • ESL 806 - Advanced Oral Communication


    Designed to help students already proficient in English to speak fluently, accurately, and with the rhythm and intonation patterns of American English. Students will learn phrasal verbs and review parts of speech through interactive tasks such as role-play, debate and discussion.



    Credits: 0
  
  • ESL 886 - Listening and Speaking I


    This course focuses on vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and key communication functions to help students develop their listening and speaking skills. Open to intermediate students.



    Credits: 0
  
  • ESL 887 - Listening and Speaking II


    This course focuses on vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and key communication functions to help students develop their listening and speaking skills. Open to high intermediate/low advanced students.



    Credits: 0
  
  • ESL 896 - Reading and Writing II


    This course focuses on vocabulary, structures, reading strategies, and writing tasks to help students develop their reading and writing skills. Open to intermediate students.



    Credits: 0
  
  • ESL 897 - Reading and Writing II


    This course focuses on vocabulary, structures, reading strategies, and writing tasks to help students develop their reading and writing skills. Open to high intermediate/low advanced students.



    Credits: 0
  
  • ESL 901 - ESL-Academic Writing I


    This course is designed for students who need work on controlling English syntax. Students review and practice important structures. Norms of organization and rhetorical expression are introduced. Writing tasks, which complement the work with structures, will be contextualized in the student’s field of study.



    Credits: 0
  
  • ESL 902 - Advanced Writing II - ESL


    Students focus on organization and rhetorical models of academic English. Sentence structure, grammar, and mechanics are reviewed as needed. Writing tasks, which complement the work with rhetorical models, will be contextualized in the student’s field of study.



    Credits: 0
  
  • ESL 903 - Academic Writing for Advanced Graduate Students


    This is a writing course for advanced graduate students for whom English is a second language. Course topics include reporting research, critical analysis, and argumentation. Structures and vocabulary are addressed as needed. Individual consultations are an important part of the course. Enrollment is by permission of the instructor and is limited to students at or near the dissertation stage.



    Credits: 0
  
  • ESL 904 - Academic Communication Skills


    Designed to enhance the academic oral and written communication skills of international graduate students with a business communication focus, this course will target the skills business students’ need to actively and successfully engage in the work required for their programs and relevant activities, which includes dynamic, fast-paced classroom discussions with professors and classmates, study group discussions and collaborative written work.



    Credits: 0
  
  • ESL 905 - American Pronunciation and Conversation: Navigating Campus and Community


    Group and individual instruction on speech and pronunciation will be given for students who have difficulty with the perception and production of the sounds and patterns of American English as well as conversational practice designed to improve the general oral production and aural comprehension skills for navigating the U.S. University.



    Credits: 0
  
  • ESL 906 - American English Conversation


    Small group conversational practice designed to improve the general oral production and aural comprehension skills of nonnative English speakers. Attention given to idiomatic vocabulary building and American English conversational patterns and strategies.



    Credits: 0
  
  • ESL 907 - Oral Communication: Negotiating the American Classroom


    Students will practice strategies to enhance oral communication within the classroom. They will gain skills in conversing with individuals & groups, in group problem solving, and in giving short presentations. While pronunciation & listening skills are not the main focus of these courses, recommendations for self-study in this area will be given. Structures & vocabulary addressed as needed.



    Credits: 0
  
  • ESL 908 - Oral Academic Communication II


    Students will learn and practice strategies to enhance oral communication with colleagues, classmates, and professional contacts within their fields. They will gain skills in conversing with individuals and groups, in group problem solving, and in giving presentations. While pronunciation and listening skills are not the main focus of this course, recommendations for self-study in this area will be given.



    Credits: 0
  
  • ESL 909 - Advanced Oral Communication: Academic Interaction & Research Presentations


    ESL 909 is a course designed for students who need both to practice speaking in academic contexts and to develop their presentation skills. Course activities include discussing academic topics, summarizing texts, paraphrasing, reporting research, and organizing and giving oral presentations, particularly in a poster presentation. Pronunciation is addressed as needed.



    Credits: 0
  
  • ESL 910 - Pronunciation Training


    Students who have a good command of English syntax and vocabulary, but who are being held back by pronunciation will be referred to this course. Students will be divided into groups to work on individualized recommendations for intelligibility and comprehensibility.



    Credits: 0
  
  • ESL 911 - Classroom Communication: Teaching & Preparing for the Job Market


    Students in this course work on oral presentation skills, teaching strategies and cross-cultural communication to enhance their effectiveness in the American classroom.  Short practice teaching sessions videotaped in front of undergraduate volunteer “students” provide regular opportunities for feedback and self-reflection on teaching. Skills and strategies for interviewing and networking are integrated into the course.



    Credits: 0
  
  • ESL 912 - Classroom Communication for Graduate Teaching Assistants II


    International Teaching Assistants (ITAs) receive assistance in improving spoken English proficiency and/or teaching skills, as individual needs require. A noncredit course, does not meet as a regular class; Student Teaching Consultants work individually with the ITAs.



    Credits: 0
  
  • ESL 913 - Academic Communications Seminar for Researchers- Oral Skills


    This course is an advanced oral communication course designed for researchers, fellows, and visiting faculty at the University. Participants learn and practice strategies to enhance oral communication with colleagues and professional contacts, gaining skills in conversing with individuals & groups and giving presentations. Available in a one-on-one format, 2 hours/week plus one hour/week of structured practice for 6 weeks. Program fee required. Prerequisite: Instructor Permission



    Credits: 0
  
  • ESL 914 - Academic Communication Seminar for Researchers - Writing Skills


    An advanced course for researchers, fellows,and visiting faculty at the University.Participants hone writing skills through analyzing models, writing up research and creating professional correspondence. Topics include effective argumentation, academic style, coherence, conciseness, and clarity,, strategic use of sentence structure, and vocabulary. Students receive feedback on writing assignments. One-on-one format, 2 hrs/wk. Program fee applies. Prerequisite: Instructor Permission



    Credits: 0
  
  • ESL 915 - English for Academic Purposes


    English for Academic Purposes is an intensive language and culture course, designed for nonnative speakers of English who have been admitted to an undergraduate or graduate degree program at the University of Virginia or who are prospective U.Va. research associates or visiting scholars. Participants fine-tune the language skills required for success in US higher education through exercises in academic writing, research and speaking.



    Credits: 0
  
  • ESL 916 - Academic Communications Seminar for Researchers - Oral Skills Component


    ESL 916 is an oral communication course designed for researchers, fellows, and visiting faculty at the University. It is a continuation of the skills developed in ESL 913 and ESL 914 in which participants practice language negotiation strategies, gain skills in conversing with individuals and groups, and augment ability to give presentations.



    Credits: 0
  
  • ESL 920 - TESOL Methods and Approaches


    Through this course, non-native English speakers focus on the methods and approaches of teaching English as a second language.



    Credits: 0
  
  • ESL 921 - Topics in TESOL


    This course, which focuses on a variety topics in teaching English as a second language, is designed for non-native English speakers.



    Credits: 0

English-Creative Writing

  
  • ENCW 5310 - Advanced Poetry Writing II


    Intensive work in poetry writing, for students with prior experience. May be repeated with different instructor. For instructions on how to apply to this class, see www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ENCW 5610 - Advanced Fiction Writing II


    A course for advanced short story writers. Student manuscripts are discussed in individual conference and in class. May be repeated with different instructor. For instructions on how to apply to this class, see www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ENCW 7310 - MFA Poetry Workshop


    Graduate-level poetry writing workshop for advanced writing students. A weekly 2.5 hour workshop discussion of student poems. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ENCW 7610 - MFA Fiction Workshop


    A course devoted to the writing of prose fiction, especially the short story. Student work is discussed in class and in individual conferences. Parallel reading in the work of modern novelists and short story writers is required. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Limited enrollment.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ENCW 8993 - Independent Writing Project


    Intended for graduate students who wish to do work on a creative writing project other than the thesis for the Master of Fine Arts degree 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: Permission of the chair.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ENCW 8995 - Research in Creative Writing


    Research in creative writing for M.F.A. students. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ENCW 8999 - MFA Non-Topical Research


    Non-topical research hours taken as part of the Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.



    Credits: 1 to 12

English-Criticism

  
  • ENCR 5620 - History of Literary Criticism


    In this course we pursue two lines of argument at once: we read a judicious selection of the canonical primary and secondary works in the history of literary criticism from Plato to the mid-twentieth century; and we learn how to identify in a principled way a specific ‘pluralism’ of philosophic methods variously constituting these texts. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ENCR 5650 - Books as Physical Objects


    Surveys bookmaking over the past five centuries. Emphasizes analysis and description of physical features and consideration of how a text is affected by the physical conditions of its production. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ENCR 8100 - Introduction to Literary Research


    Introduces UVa’s research resources and the needs and opportunities for their use. The library and its holdings are explored through a series of practical problems drawn from a wide range of literary subjects and periods. Required of all degree candidates in the M.A. and Ph.D. programs. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ENCR 8600 - Criticism in Theory and Practice


    Studies critical theories and the kinds of practical criticism to which they lead. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ENCR 8610 - An Introduction to Modern Literary Theory and Criticism


    Studies 20th-century theoretical writings, focusing on intellectual movements such as Marxism, Psychoanalysis, Structuralism and Post-Structuralism, and to influential thinkers such as Barthes, Bakhtin, Derrida, Kristeva, and Butler. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ENCR 8640 - Critical Methods


    ‘Critical method’ is the point at which general philosophical or political claims intersect with specific techniques of interpretation. The aim of this course is to give students a thorough introduction to current debates in the methodology of literary and cultural studies in ways that will aid their own future thinking and writing. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ENCR 8670 - Feminist Theory


    An introduction to American feminist theory its major concerns, historical development, array of methodologies, and formative debates. Divergent theoretical and critical texts on gender/sexuality are juxtaposed with primary materials ranging from early novels to contemporary movies. Likely topics include queer theory, transnational feminism, feminist cultural studies, the gendering of race, and feminist approaches to film. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ENCR 8800 - Aesthetics and Politics


    This course explores the various ways in which art and politics have been seen as synonymous or separate (‘the autonomy of art’). It includes a survey of key concepts and terms in the history of modern literature and the visual arts.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ENCR 8900 - Disability Studies


    An introduction to the interdisciplinary field of disability studies, which examines how physical differences show up in literature, culture, and social policy. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ENCR 9500 - Seminar in Critical Theory


    Topics vary from year to year.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ENCR 9650 - Introduction to Textual Criticism and Scholarly Editing


    Studies the transmission of texts over the past five centuries and examines theories and techniques of editing literary and non-literary texts, both published and unpublished. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.



    Credits: 3

English-Genre Studies

  
  • ENGN 8310 - The Lyric Genre


    Surveys English lyric poems from Chaucer to Auden; designed to isolate what is lyrical (i.e., unprosaic, musical, aesthetic, reflexive, egotistical, or sublime) in this body of literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGN 8510 - Form and Theory of Fiction


    This course provides a practitioner’s perspective on a selection of works of fiction.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGN 8520 - Form and Theory of Poetry


    This course provides a practitioner’s perspective on a selection of poetic works.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGN 9500 - Seminar in Literary Genres I, II


    Topics range from comedy as an art form to a study of various approaches to the novel. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.



    Credits: 3

English-Medieval 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 5010 or equivalent.



    Credits: 3
  
  • 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. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ENMD 8500 - Medieval Drama


    New course in Medieval Drama



    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 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 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

English-Modern & Contemporary Literature

  
  • ENMC 5100 - Contemporary Jewish Fiction


    Studies recent fiction by such Jewish writers as Isaac Bashevis Singer, Cynthia Ozick, Philip Roth, and Jonathan Safran Foer.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ENMC 8110 - American Literature 1912-1929


    Studies literary modernism in the United States.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ENMC 8150 - Literature of the Americas


    A comparative study of major fiction writers of North, Central, and South America in the past 40 years. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.



    Credits: 3
  
  • ENMC 8160 - Contemporary American Writers


    Studies recent U.S. writing in various genres.



    Credits: 3
 

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