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HISA 3002 - India From Akbar to Victoria
Studies the society and politics in the Mughal Empire, the Empire’s decline and the rise of successor states, the English as a regional power and their expansion, and social, economic and political change under British paramountcy, including the 1857 Revolt.
Credits: 3
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HISA 3003 - Twentieth-Century South Asia
Surveys 100 years of Indian history, defining the qualities of the world’s first major anti-colonial movement of nationalism and the changes and cultural continuities of India’s democratic policy in the decades since 1947.
Credits: 3
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HISA 3004 - India’s Partition: Literature, Culture, Politics
India’s Partition and its far-reaching consequences may be productively studied from several different perspectives. This course juxtaposes select novels, films, contemporary writings, and some secondary sources to reflect on a few of the big questions thrown up by this event. These include the place of minorities in the subcontinent and the changing nature of center-state relations in the subcontinent after 1947.
Credits: 3
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HISA 3111 - Social and Political Movements in Twentieth-Century India
Considers the relationships between land, people, and politics in modern South Asia.
Credits: 3
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HISA 3121 - History of Women in South Asia
Surveys the evolving definitions and roles of women in the major social and cultural traditions of South Asia, i.e., India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.
Credits: 3
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HISA 4501 - Seminar in South Asia
The major seminar is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the seminar. The work of the seminar results primarily in the preparation of a substantial (ca. 25 pages in standard format) research paper. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies.
Credits: 4
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HISA 4511 - Colloquium in South Asia
The major colloquium is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the colloquium. Colloquia are most frequently offered in areas of history where access to source materials or linguistic demands make seminars especially difficult. Students in colloquia prepare about 25 pages of written work distributed among various assignments. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies.
Credits: 4
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HISA 4591 - Topics in South Asian History
Topics courses are small, discussion-oriented classes available to any student with sufficient background and interest in a particular field of historical study. Offered irregularly, they are open to majors or non-majors on an equal basis.
Credits: 3
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HISA 4993 - Independent Study in South Asia
In exceptional circumstances and with the permission of a faculty member any student may undertake a rigorous program of independent study designed to explore a subject not currently being taught or to expand upon regular offerings. Independent Study projects may not be used to replace regularly scheduled classes. Enrollment is open to majors or non-majors.
Credits: 1 to 3
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HIUS 1501 - Introductory Seminar in U.S. History
Introduces the study of history intended for first- or second-year students. Seminars involve reading, discussing, and writing about different historical topics and periods, and emphasize the enhancement of critical and communication skills. Several seminars are offered each term. Not more than two Introductory Seminars may be counted toward the major in history.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 2001 - American History to 1865
Studies the development of the colonies and their institutions, the Revolution, the formation and organization of the Republic, and the coming of the Civil War.
Credits: 4
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HIUS 2002 - American History Since 1865
Studies the evolution of political, social, and cultural history of the United States from 1865 to the present.
Credits: 4
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HIUS 2051 - United States Military History 1600-1900
Military events and developments from the colonial period through the war with Spain in 1898. Major topics include the debate over the role of the military in a free society, the interaction between the military and civilian spheres, and the development of a professional army and navy.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 2052 - America and War Since 1900
This is a course on war and the American experience during the last century-plus. It is a sequel to HIUS 2051, which covers U.S. military history from 1600 to 1900. This part of the course includes the how and why of traditional military history but goes further, tackling issues in intelligence or technology or economics – from the rise of intelligence agencies to the growth of a military-industrial complex.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 2061 - American Economic History
Studies American economic history from its colonial origins to the present. Cross-listed as ECON 2060.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 2071 - American Power and Energies - A History of the United States
America today is a high-energy society. For over a century, the United States has also wielded vast economic, political, and military power. How do energy sources relate to social, corporate, or political power? This course examines that question across the history of the United States. It draws from political, business, technological, and environmental history to chart the growth, effects, and limits of power in its varied forms.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 2081 - Making the Machine Age: Technology in American Society, 1890-1990
Social history of American technology in the twentieth century. Primarily concerned with the interplay between society and technology. Historical perspectives on the causes of technological change and the ways in which technologies extend or upset centers of social power and influence.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 2121 - Political History of Housework
Political History of Housework
Credits: 3
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HIUS 2401 - History of American Catholicism
Historical survey of American Catholicism from its colonial beginnings to the present. Cross-listed as RELC 2401.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 2711 - American Environmental History
Explores the historical relationship between people and the environment in North America from colonial times to the present. Topics include the role of culture, economics, politics, and technology in that relationship. Cross-listed as STS 2060. Prerequisite: First-year writing course (e.g., STS 1010, ENWR 1510).
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3011 - The Colonial Period of American History
Studies the English background and the development of colonial institutions, political, social, economic and ecclesiastical.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3012 - War and Empire in Colonial America
This course examines colonial American warfare, imperial competition, and encounters with Native Americans with a special focus on historical geography and the history of cartography. We will debate ethical question relating to the expansion of European empires in North America and the Caribbean, including Indian land rights, the costs of slavery, the deportation of populations in wartime, and justifications for the American Revolution.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3031 - The Era of the American Revolution
Studies the growth of ideas and institutions that led to American independence, the creation of a union, and a distinct culture.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3051 - The Age of Jefferson and Jackson, 1789-1845
Studies the history of the United States during the early national and middle periods, including political, constitutional, social and economic developments as well as the westward movement.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3071 - The Coming of the Civil War
Examines the period from roughly 1815 to 1861 focusing on the interaction between the developing sectional conflict and the evolving political system, with the view of explaining what caused the Civil War.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3072 - The Civil War and Reconstruction
Examines the course of the Civil War and Reconstruction in detail and attempts to assess their impact on 19th century American society, both in the North and in the South.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3081 - History of the American Deaf Community
This new course will examine the history of deaf people in the United States over the last three centuries, with particular attention to the emergence and evolution of a community of Deaf people who share a distinct sign language and culture. We will read both primary texts from specific periods and secondary sources. We will also view a few historical films.
Prerequisite: none (though a previous class in History or ASL is recommended)
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3111 - The United States in the Gilded Age, 1870-1900
Studies the transformation of American society under the impact of industrialization, from 1870 to 1900. Examines how capitalists, workers, farmers, and the middle class attempted to shape the new industrial society to their own purposes and visions. Focuses on social and cultural experience and politics.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3131 - The Emergence of Modern America, 1870-1930
Analyzes the distinct characteristics of American modernity as they emerge in the period from the end of reconstruction to the Great Depression. Explores the creation of big business and large-scale bureaucratic organizations. Includes the first military-industrial complex of World War I, the invention of R & D, the growth of research universities, and the modern organization of knowledge. Describes the landscape of new large urban hinterlands; analyzes the difficult encounters of class, ethnicity, race, and gender both at home and at work; and studies the changing leisure patterns of a consumer culture.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3141 - Civil Society in Twentieth Century U.S.
Tocqueville famously described the U.S. of the 1830s as a society of voluntary associaitons in a weak state. In the 21st century, commentators point instead to the weight of big government. How did a diverse American civil society of associations, churches, noprofit organizations, and philanthropic institutions approach the great conflicts of the twentieth century at home and abroad? What kind of partnership with government did they have?
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3150 - Salem Witch Trials: History and Literature
The seminar will examine the historical scholarship, literary fiction, and primary source materials relating to the infamous Salem witch trials of 1692 and enable students to work with all the original sources. Prerequisites: Restricted to Religious Studies, American Studies, English, SWAG, and History Majors.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3151 - Modernizing, Moralizing and Mass Politics: US, 1900-1945
The development of modern America is explored by considering the growing interdependence between its politics, economy, culture, and social structure in the first half of the 20th century.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3161 - Viewing America, 1940 to 1980
Built around news reels, photographs, television, films, and reviews, this course explores how Americans viewed some of the major events and trends in the post-war period.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3162 - Digitizing America
This class will explore the history of the United States from 1980 to the present through the lens of the information revolution that occurred during this period. We will examine the origins of the technological changes like the mainframe computer, merged media, the emergence of the internet, and the impact that they had on the economy, politics and social interaction.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3171 - US Since 1945: People, Politics, Power
Surveys post World War II U.S. politics uncovering the links between long range social and economic phenomenon (suburbanization, decline of agricultural employment, the rise and fall of the labor movement, black urbanization and proletarianization, economic society and insecurity within the middle class, the changing structure of multinational business) and the more obvious political movements, election results, and state policies of the last half century.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3172 - America in Vietnam
This course will cover the history of American involvement in Vietnam from 1945 through 1975. It will offer a detailed study of U.S. political, economic, cultural, and military policy through a wide range of scholarship on the U.S. engagement with Vietnam, focusing on the war’s impact in Southeast Asia and in the United States.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3173 - The Vietnam War in American Film
This course will examine landmark films on the Vietnam War from the 1960s through the present. Lectures and discussion focusing on between 8 and 10 films, which students will watch as part of class, will explore the history and themes depicted in these films, highlighting directorial viewpoints, the contexts in which the films were produced and received, their historical accuracy, and their impact on the legacy of the war in American culture.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3182 - Politics of Health Care in America: History, Policy, and Society
This course will examine the history of health care in the United States. The course will focus on the intersection of public policy with medical practice and institutional development, as well as on changes in societal conceptions of health. We will explore the role of physicians, patients, the state, the private sector, and hospitals and other institutions in the development and operation of the U.S. health care system.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3191 - American Jewish History
This course examines the 350-year history of the Jewish people in colonial North American and the United States. It surveys the social, religious, cultural, and political life of Jews and the comparative dimension with other minority groups and Jewish communities across the world.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3221 - Hands-On Public History
This course introduces the issues and debates that have shaped public history as a scholarly discipline, but the focus of the course will be on the contemporary practice of public history. Students will all be awarded internships at local or regional historic sites, archives, museums, and databases for the duration of the semester. Readings and field trips will provide a foundation for students’ hands-on engagement with public history.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3231 - Rise and Fall of the Slave South
A history of the American South from the arrival of the first English settlers through the end of Reconstruction in 1877. Cross-listed with AAS 3231.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3232 - The South in the Twentieth Century
Studies the history of the South from 1900 to the present focusing on class structure, race relations, cultural traditions, and the question of southern identity.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3261 - The Trans-Mississippi West
Studies economic, social, and cultural history of the Far West from the Mexican War to World War II. Focuses on continuity and change in the region’s history and the social experience of its peoples from the era of conquest, migration, and settlement to the era of agribusiness, Hollywood, and national park tourism.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3262 - Witnessing Slavery: Interpreting Slave Testimony in U.S. History
Course examines the history of slaves and slavery in 18th and 19th century America as revealed by the testimony of slaves themselves. We will study the important roles slavery and changing notions of race have played in U.S. history, the enduring legacy of African culture , the dynamic agency of African Americans in the face of racism and violence, and how they developed their own notions of work, family, culture, community, and power.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3281 - Virginia History to 1900
A survey that studies the development of Virginia institutions from colonial times to the Reconstruction era, emphasizing the decades before and immediately following the Civil War.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3282 - History of Virginia, 1900 to 2018
History is the study of continuity and changes over time. This course will examine social, political, and economic continuities and changes in Virginia from 1900 to 2018.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3301 - The History of UVa in the Twentieth Century
Studies the local, regional, and national trends effecting higher education, relating these trends specifically to the University of Virginia. Students are active participants in recovering the institution’s history through oral interviews with alumni, faculty, and administrators and through serious archival work.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3401 - Development of American Science
Studies the history of the development of American science from the colonial period to the present, emphasizing the process of the professionalization of American science and on the relationships between the emergent scientific community and such concerns as higher education and the government.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3411 - American Business
Surveys the rise of the modern corporate form of American business and an analysis of the underlying factors which shaped that development.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3451 - History of Urban America
Studies the evolution of the American city from colonial times to the end of the nineteenth century. Emphasizes both the physical growth of the system of cities and the development of an urban culture, including comparisons with European and Asian cities.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3452 - History of Urban America
Studies the evolution of the American city from the end of the nineteenth century to the present. Emphasizes both the physical growth of the system of cities and the development of an urban culture, including comparisons with European and Asian cities.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3453 - Work, Poverty, and Welfare: 20th Century U.S. Social Policy History
The historical relationship between work, poverty, and the development of social policy in the United States during the 20th century, with a focus on the structure of the workplace, the role of the state, poverty, and the interaction of these and other factors in shaping social policy.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3455 - History of U.S. Foreign Relations to 1914
Studies American foreign relations from colonial times to 1914.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3456 - History of U.S. Foreign Relations Since 1914
Studies American foreign relations from 1914 to the present.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3471 - History of American Labor
Surveys American labor in terms of the changing nature of work and its effect on working men, women, and children. Emphasizes social and cultural responses to such changes, as well as the organized labor movement.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3481 - American Social History to 1870
Topics include demographic change, the emergence of regional social orders, the shaping of American religion, the impact of the industrial revolution, and the development of important elites.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3482 - United States Social History Since 1870
Topics include the development of a predominantly urban society, with particular emphasis on sources of stability, class and stratification, ethnic patterns, religious identities, social elites, and education.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3491 - Rural Poverty in Our Time
This course will use an interdisciplinary format and document based approach to explore the history of non-urban poverty in the US South from the 1930s to the present. Weaving together the social histories of poor people, the political history of poverty policies, and the history of representations of poverty, the course follows historical cycles of attention and neglect during the Great Depression, the War on Poverty, and the present.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3523 - Disco and Disillusionment: The United States in the 1970s
This lecture provides both a chronological and thematic approach to the history of 1970s America. Class will focus on significant shifts in American politics, culture, and society. The course will encourage us to think more deeply about the fate of liberalism in post-1960s America, the rise of ethnic identity and its impact on the rights revolution, gender and the politics of sexuality, religion and the rise of the South, Nixon and Watergate.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3611 - Gender & Sexuality in AM, 1600-1865
Studies the evolution of women’s roles in American society with particular attention to the experiences of women of different races, classes, and ethnic groups.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3612 - Gender & Sexuality in America, 1865 to Present
Studies the evolution of women’s roles in American society with particular attention to the experiences of women of different races, classes, and ethnic groups.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3621 - Coming of Age in America: A History of Youth
This course will explore the historical experience of young people and the meaning of youth from the colonial period to the late twentieth century. We will analyze how shifting social relations and cultural understandings changed what it meant to grow up. Topics to be explored include work, family, sexuality, education, political involvement, and popular culture.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3641 - American Indian History
From the post-Ice Age migrations to the Americas to current developments in tribal sovereignty, this survey course will include such topics as mutually beneficial trade and diplomatic relations between Natives and newcomers; the politics of empire; U.S. expansion; treaties and land dispossession; ecological, demographic, and social change; pan-Indian movements; and legal and political activism.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3651 - Afro-American History to 1865
Studies the history of black Americans from the introduction of slavery in America to the end of the Civil War.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3652 - Afro-American History Since 1865
Studies the history of black Americans from the Civil War to the present.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3654 - Black Fire
This course examines the history and contemporary experiences of African Americans at the University of Virginia from the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to the present era.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3671 - History of the Civil Rights Movement
Examines the history of the southern Civil Rights movement. Studies the civil rights movement’s philosophies, tactics, events, personalities, and consequences, beginning in 1900, but concentrating heavily on the activist years between 1955 and 1968.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3752 - The History of Early American Law
Studies the major developments in American law, politics, and society from the colonial settlements to the Civil War. Focuses on legal change, constitutional law, legislation, and the common law from 1776 to 1860.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3753 - The History of Modern American Law
Studies the major developments in American law, politics, and society from the era of Reconstruction to the recent past. Focuses on legal change as well as constitutional law, legislation, and the common law.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3756 - American Legal Thought since 1880
A survey of American legal thought from Holmes to Posner. Emphasizes theories of property, contract, tort, corporations and administrative law in Legal Realism, Legal Process Jurisprudence, Law and Economics, and Critical Legal Studies.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3851 - Intellectual and Cultural History of the United States to 1865
Analyzes the traditions of thought and belief in relation to significant historical events and cultural changes from the 17th century to the Civil War.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3852 - Intellectual and Cultural History of the United States since 1865
Analyzes the main traditions of thought and belief in the relationship to significant historical events and cultural changes from the Civil War to the present.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3853 - From Redlines to Subprime: Race and Real Estate in the US
Course examines the relationship of race, real estate, wealth, and poverty in the 20th c. US. Readings focus on the role homeownership and residential location played in shaping educational options, job prospects, living expenses, health, quality of life, and ability to accumulate wealth; the impact of federal policies and industry practices on patterns of residential racial segregation; and struggles for integration and equal access.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 4160 - History Behind the Headlines
This course takes advantage of the nationally known academic experts, journalists, and policy-makers who come through UVa’s Miller Center of Public Affairs each week. Based on the work of these visiting scholars, students will consider the historical background of some of our most pressing policy and public affairs issues. Assignments will include extensive weekly readings, a few short op-eds, and a lengthy original research essay.
Credits: 4
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HIUS 4260 - Voices of the Civil War
This course uses the writings of participants to examine major themes relating to the American Civil War. Assigned texts will illuminate, among other topics: (1) Why the war came; (2) How it evolved from a struggle for Union to one for Union and emancipation; (3) How the conflict affected civilians on both sides; (4) Why soldiers fought; and (5) How men and women on each side remembered the war and how those memories influence current perceptions.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 4501 - Seminar in United States History
The major seminar is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the seminar. The work of the seminar results primarily in the preparation of a substantial (ca. 25 pp. in standard format) research paper. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies.
Credits: 4
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HIUS 4511 - Colloquium in United States History
The major colloquium is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the colloquium. Colloquia are most frequently offered in areas of history where access to source materials or linguistic demands make seminars especially difficult. Students in colloquia prepare about 25 pages of written work distributed among various assignments. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies.
Credits: 4
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HIUS 4591 - Topics in United States History
Topics courses are small, discussion-oriented classes available to any student with sufficient background and interest in a particular field of historical study. Offered irregularly, they are open to majors or non-majors on an equal basis.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 4993 - Independent Study in United States History
In exceptional circumstances and with permission of a faculty member any student may undertake a rigorous program of independent study designed to explore a subject not currently being taught or to expand upon regular offerings. Independent Study projects may not be used to replace regularly scheduled classes. Enrollment is open to majors or non-majors. Note: These courses are open only to Human Biology majors.
Credits: 1 to 3
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HBIO 4810 - Capstone Seminar in Human Biology I
A weekly seminar co-organized by participating faculty to integrate students’ independent research and coursework with contemporary issues at the intersection of biology, the humanities and social sciences. Students will have the opportunity to present their ongoing research and meet with outside speakers. This course will be taken in the fourth year. Prerequisite: DMP in Human Biology.
Credits: 2
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HBIO 4820 - Capstone Seminar in Human Biology II
A weekly discussion and workshop co-organized by participating faculty to provide guidance and advice to students on completing their research or independent study and writing their thesis. Occasional seminars and opportunities to meet outside speakers will continue in this semester. This course will be taken in the fourth year. Prerequisite: DMP in Human Biology.
Credits: 2
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HBIO 4950 - Independent Research for Human Biology
Independent research/independent study under the guidance of a primary mentor within the College of Arts and Sciences. Prerequisite: DMP in Human Biology.
Credits: 2
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HBIO 4960 - Independent Research for Human Biology
Independent research/independent study under the guidance of a primary mentor within the College of Arts and Sciences. Prerequisite: DMP in Human Biology.
Credits: 2
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HBIO 4998 - Thesis Research in Human Biology I
Independent research/independent study under the guidance of a primary mentor within the College of Arts and Sciences. Research/study forms the basis for the DMP thesis to be submitted at the end of the fourth year. This course must be taken in the first semester of the fourth year and should encompass the majority of the research for the thesis. Prerequisite: First-semester fourth-year DMP in Human Biology.
Credits: 2
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HBIO 4999 - Thesis Research for Human Biology
The course is currently offered as a 1 credit class. Due to the time commitment required for the course (8-10 hrs per week) I would like to align the credit hourse earned with with HBIO4950 and HBIO4960 both of which are 2 credits and offered as graded credits. Also students taking this class sometime need to be at the 15 credit hrs of graded credit.
Credits: 2
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HR 4010 - Management of Organizations
Presents a broad view of management theories and principles. Topics include historical and current trends in management, how organizations plan and make decisions, leadership, and resource management.
Credits: 3
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HR 4020 - Human Resource Management
Survey of individual (as opposed to systemic) topics in HR management. Topics include employee relations, job satisfaction, personnel selection and placement, job analysis and design, interviewing techniques, performance appraisal and training, and wage and salary administration.
Credits: 3
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HR 4030 - Organizational Change and Development
Analysis of the key concepts and theories in organizational behavior and organizational development. Focuses on the student’s development of the diagnostic skills necessary to effectively manage org’nl change. Deals with specific issues such as downsizing, up sizing, mergers and acquisitions, and the inclusion of an international workforce into a “new” corporate culture. Prerequisite: HR 4010 or with instructor or program director permission
Credits: 3
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HR 4050 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Human Resources
Addresses employment laws and issues including the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1991, FLSA, ADA, FMLA, ERISA, selected immigration laws, affirmative action, sexual harassment, and other issues of gender and racial/ethnic equity. Also deals with business ethics issues as they relate to HR.
Prerequisite: HR 4010 or HR 4020
Credits: 3
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HR 4070 - Employee Relations, Engagement and Advocacy
Explores role of employee relations in an organization & provides practical consulting skills for the HR professional’s role as business partner. Topics include policies & practices governing workplace rules & conduct; government regulations impacting employment & compliance; a range of concepts, practices & objectives arising from the relationship between an organization & its employees. Prerequisite: HR 4010, HR 4020 or instructor permission
Credits: 3
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HR 4080 - Compensation and Benefits
Examines the theories, practices, and various methods of compensation in the context of business strategy and culture; assesses compensation’s role in workforce planning; as well as to develop and apply skills for administering compensation policies. Prerequisite: HR 4010, HR 4020, HR 4050
Credits: 3
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HR 4090 - Strategic Workforce Planning
Addresses HR recruitment planning, recruiting, job placement, performance appraisal, and outplacement resulting from layoffs, downsizing, or firing. Prerequisite: HR 4010, HR 4020 or with instructor or program director permission
Credits: 3
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HR 4110 - Consulting Theory and Practice
Prepares HR professionals to be more effective internal consultants, to do consultative selling of HR programs, and to work with outside agencies to meet their organization’s needs.
Credits: 3
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HR 4130 - Financial Management
Provides an understanding of finance, ranging from basic finance and its application to HR to more complex applications. Useful for HR professionals with little background in finance.
Credits: 3
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HR 4140 - Labor Relations
Examines the National Labor Relations Act and addresses negotiation and conflict resolution, labor theory, labor history, and labor economics.
Credits: 3
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HR 4150 - Topics in Labor Economics
Examines unemployment in the United States today: what causes it, why it persists, and what can be done about it; the impact of discrimination in labor markets, both from a theoretical and historical perspective; and the real effects of labor unions on the economy.
Credits: 3
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IHGC 3550 - Short Course in IHGC
This will be a 4-6 week “short course” that students take on a humanities topic for a range of credit hours depending upon specific requirements of instructor(s). The Institute offers various seminars of this variety and so far all have been offered as 3559. This would create an actual place in the catalog for the IHGC “short course,” which would have different topics but would always fit the format of a “short course”/seminar.
Credits: 1 to 3
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Informational Technology |
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IT 1010 - Explorations in Cyber Security
Introduces the field of cyber security and the role of its professionals in a wide array of career opportunities in the 21st century; covers the methods used to identify, protect, detect, respond to, and recover from cyber security attacks; emphasizes real world case studies and guest lectures from various cyber security fields. Prerequisite: Approved as a SCPS High School Community Scholar.
Credits: 3
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IT 3200 - Introduction to Information Technology
Explores the fundamental concepts, theory, and technology involved in information systems. Topics include client/server technology, computer organizations, operating systems, basic programming concepts, and Internet technologies.
Credits: 3
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IT 3210 - Programming with Java
Studies key structures, concepts, and applications needed to write programs with Java, an object-oriented programming language used for developing user interfaces on the Web.
Credits: 3
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