Courses

Class Number	Mnemonic	Number	Section	Instructor	Title	Topic	Description
12870	AAS	2500	001	Anne Rotich	Topics Course in Africana Studies	African Refugees, Cultures & Stories	In this course we will examine compelling narratives of African refugees, exploring their experiences of displacement, resilience, and the complex socio-political contexts in which they find themselves. Through an interdisciplinary approach, students will gain a deep understanding of the challenges faced by African refugees, the reasons behind their forced migration, and the ways in which they navigate their new lives in different host countries.
19287	AAS	4501	1	Lisa Shutt	Advanced Research Seminar in History & AAS	Engaging Local Histories: River View Farm	Reading, class discussion, and research on a special topic in African-American and African Studies culminating in the composition of a research paper. Topics change from term to term, and vary with the instructor. Primarily for fourth-year AAS and History students--double majors and others. Crosslisted with the History major seminar.
20350	AMST	3710	001	Lisa Goff	Mapping Black Landscapes		Students in this class will learn to use digital mapping and digital narratives as tools of reparative history. (No prior digital experience necessary! We will teach you everything you need to know.) The class will partner with community organizations documenting Black history in central Virginia. Students will do research in historical archives and public records; interview community members; and participate in field work (e.g. geolocating gravesites, photographing historic sites, etc.). Readings will provide an overview of the history of Reconstruction; address ethical aspects of doing community history and oral history in particular; and explore public history approaches to the history of slavery and Reconstruction, with a special emphasis on overlooked or marginalized histories.
18937	CHTR	1559	001	Ju Min Wang	New Course in Chinese in Translation	Experiencing Chinese Culture, Community Engagement	New course in the subject of Chinese literature in translation
14562	COMM	4881	001	Paul Seaborn	Leadership Practicum		Capitalizing on the leadership knowledge, skills, and abilities that students have fostered through courses in the Leadership Minor, students will complete an applied leadership project that focuses on providing solutions to a real problem facing a sponsor organization. In addition to the project, students will engage with leaders in the Charlottesville community to learn about the challenges leaders face in different contexts.
14619	EDIS	2010	100	Stanley Trent	Teaching as a Profession		Students examine key topics in PreK-12 education, including its historical, philosophical, and social foundations; legal, ethical, and professional aspects of teaching; and issues relating to curriculum, student diversity and sociopolitical dimensions of education. This course includes a required in-person practicum working with youth in local community and school contexts.
14707	EDIS	2010	300	Eleanor Wilson	Teaching as a Profession		Students examine key topics in PreK-12 education, including its historical, philosophical, and social foundations; legal, ethical, and professional aspects of teaching; and issues relating to curriculum, student diversity and sociopolitical dimensions of education. This course includes a required in-person practicum working with youth in local community and school contexts.
14795	EDIS	2010	400	Eleanor Wilson	Teaching as a Profession		Students examine key topics in PreK-12 education, including its historical, philosophical, and social foundations; legal, ethical, and professional aspects of teaching; and issues relating to curriculum, student diversity and sociopolitical dimensions of education. This course includes a required in-person practicum working with youth in local community and school contexts.
14618	EDIS	2010	500	Vivien Chabalengula	Teaching as a Profession		Students examine key topics in PreK-12 education, including its historical, philosophical, and social foundations; legal, ethical, and professional aspects of teaching; and issues relating to curriculum, student diversity and sociopolitical dimensions of education. This course includes a required in-person practicum working with youth in local community and school contexts.
14666	EDIS	2010	600	Stephen Plaskon	Teaching as a Profession		Students examine key topics in PreK-12 education, including its historical, philosophical, and social foundations; legal, ethical, and professional aspects of teaching; and issues relating to curriculum, student diversity and sociopolitical dimensions of education. This course includes a required in-person practicum working with youth in local community and school contexts.
14717	EDIS	2010	700	Vivien Chabalengula	Teaching as a Profession		Students examine key topics in PreK-12 education, including its historical, philosophical, and social foundations; legal, ethical, and professional aspects of teaching; and issues relating to curriculum, student diversity and sociopolitical dimensions of education. This course includes a required in-person practicum working with youth in local community and school contexts.
14656	EDIS	3881	001	Stephanie Tatel	Field Experience: Elementary Education		Field-based practicum for preservice teachers seeking initial licensure. Students develop skills in fostering positive professional relationships with students, colleagues, and peers; designing and implementing individual, small group, and whole class instruction; and observing and reflecting on practice. This course meets the guidelines for state-approved teacher education programs in Virginia.
14628	EDIS	4881	001	Katie Leigh	Teaching Internship: Elementary		A required student teaching internship for pre-service teachers, this full-semester experience is supervised by clinical instructors from the public schools and university supervisors. Course sections are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Education Program.
14866	EDIS	4887	001	Michael Kennedy	Teaching Internship: Special Education		A required student teaching internship for pre-service teachers, this full-semester experience is supervised by clinical instructors from the public schools and university supervisors. Course sections are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Education Program
14764	EDHS	1120	001	Melissa Levy	So You Want to Change the World: Foundatinos of Community Engagement		How can we be part of creating a more just world? In this course, we'll aim to answer that question for ourselves by examining practices of youth and community engagement through a critical and discerning lens. We'll reflect on our own practice engaging with youth and their communities, examine our roles in those relationships and interactions, explore the complexities and importance of culture, and consider our own cultural influences.
19879	EDHS	1120	002	Sabrina Curtis	So You Want to Change the World: Foundatinos of Community Engagement		How can we be part of creating a more just world? In this course, we'll aim to answer that question for ourselves by examining practices of youth and community engagement through a critical and discerning lens. We'll reflect on our own practice engaging with youth and their communities, examine our roles in those relationships and interactions, explore the complexities and importance of culture, and consider our own cultural influences.
14965	EDHS	4400	001	Sabrina Curtis, Melissa Levy	Youth and Social Innovation Capstone II		Now that you have - in partnership - thoughtfully designed an innovation to benefit youth, how can you determine if it is working? During this course, you will begin to assess your innovation and collaboratively determine next best steps. With the conclusion of your two-year capstone experience, you will have gained project design, management, and evaluation expertise you can carry with you into your life after the YSI Major.
20066	EDLF	3250	001	Walter Heinecke	Into to Citizenship & Activism: Critical Exam of Jefferson's University		This course examines ideas about citizenship, engagement, student activism, and social justice within the context of the University. It will examine, through lecture, discussion, readings, and an applied action research project, the various definitions of political engagement, activism, and social change as they are relate to current issues at the University.
10499	ENWR	1510	015		Writing and Crtical Inquiry	Writing and Community Engagement	The single-semester option for meeting the first writing requirement-- intended to be taken during the first year of study-- this course approaches writing as a way of generating, representing, and reflecting on critical inquiry. Graded A, B, C, or NC. Students whose last names start in A-K must take ENWR 1510 in the fall; those with last names starting in L-Z take it in the spring.
10500	ENWR	1510	016		Writing and Critical Inquiry	Writing and Community Engagement	The single-semester option for meeting the first writing requirement-- intended to be taken during the first year of study-- this course approaches writing as a way of generating, representing, and reflecting on critical inquiry. Graded A, B, C, or NC. Students whose last names start in A-K must take ENWR 1510 in the fall; those with last names starting in L-Z take it in the spring.
11537	ENWR	1510	023		Writing and Critical Inquiry	Writing and Community Engagement	The single-semester option for meeting the first writing requirement-- intended to be taken during the first year of study-- this course approaches writing as a way of generating, representing, and reflecting on critical inquiry. Graded A, B, C, or NC. Students whose last names start in A-K must take ENWR 1510 in the fall; those with last names starting in L-Z take it in the spring.
11538	ENWR	1510	026		Writing and Critical Inquiry	Writing and Community Engagement	The single-semester option for meeting the first writing requirement-- intended to be taken during the first year of study-- this course approaches writing as a way of generating, representing, and reflecting on critical inquiry. Graded A, B, C, or NC. Students whose last names start in A-K must take ENWR 1510 in the fall; those with last names starting in L-Z take it in the spring.
11539	ENWR	1510	036	Kate Stephenson	Writing and Critical Inquiry	Writing and Community Engagement	The single-semester option for meeting the first writing requirement-- intended to be taken during the first year of study-- this course approaches writing as a way of generating, representing, and reflecting on critical inquiry. Graded A, B, C, or NC. Students whose last names start in A-K must take ENWR 1510 in the fall; those with last names starting in L-Z take it in the spring.
11540	ENWR	1510	037		Writing and Critical Inquiry	Writing and Community Engagement	The single-semester option for meeting the first writing requirement-- intended to be taken during the first year of study-- this course approaches writing as a way of generating, representing, and reflecting on critical inquiry. Graded A, B, C, or NC. Students whose last names start in A-K must take ENWR 1510 in the fall; those with last names starting in L-Z take it in the spring.
12280	ENWR	1520	1	Kate Stephenson	Writing and Critical Inquiry: Community Engagement	Writing About Food Justice	Requires off-grounds work with local non-profits. A single-semester option for meeting the first writing requirement-- intended to be taken during the first year of study-- approaches writing as a way of generating, representing, and reflecting on critical inquiry. Graded A, B, C, or NC. Students whose last names end in A-K must satisfy the first writing requirement in the fall; those with last names ending in L-Z in the spring.
12089	ENWR	2520	004	Kate Kostelnik	Special Topics in Writing	Writing the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers	In this writing course we’ll contribute to conversations of race and history at UVA through self-designed writing projects. The first part of the course will be an inquiry into the history of enslaved laborers at UVA and how the writers of the Declaration of Independence framed our country—particularly in terms of equality, individual liberty, and the institution of slavery— (texts: Danielle Allen’s Our Declaration, Sullivan’s Commission on Slavery and the University, excerpts from Nelson and Harold’s Charlottesville 2017, and excerpts from Nelson and McInnis’s Educated in Tyranny). Next, we will look at how writers speak back to silences and suppressed narratives (texts: Colson Whitehead’s Underground Railroad, Petrosino’s White Blood, and Sharpe’s In the Wake). Throughout the course, we’ll look at current conversations about racial justice at UVA and beyond as well as community responses compiled by the Institute for Engagement and Negotiation[1] (IEN) in designing and executing the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers[2].
13347	ENWR	2520	005	Steve Parks	Special Topics in Writing	Writing Democratic Rights	Students in this course will explore the role of public writing within non-violent campaigns for democratic and human rights. The opening moments of the course will focus on theories of public writing, democracy, and non-violent movements. More than just study such theories, however, this course will actively train students in how to undertake such public work. Students will work through a series of workshops on non-violent organizing strategies created by the Nobel Peace Prize nominated Center for Applied Nonviolent Actions and Strategies (canvasopedia.org), with direct engagement with its founder Srdja Popovic. Students will then typically work directly on a specific international project focused on democratic rights. Past projects have included working with Evan Mawarire/Zimbabwe and Myo Yan Naung Thein/Myanmar, as well as worked with Russian advocates and Ukrainian students on issues of democracy and authoritarianism. In the past, students have also taken part in international dialogues with college advocates, which resulted in the publication Equality and Freedom: An Engaged Generation/A Troubled World as well as (available through the Working and Writing for Change Series, Parlor Press).
13870	ENWR	2520	006	Steve Parks	Special Topics in Writing	Writing Human Rights	Students will study theories of human rights and work with global human rights advocates, as well as students located in internatioanal contexts.
20424	HIUS	3620	001	Andrew Kahl	All Politics is Local		The history of local government and local politics in shaping American life. Course examines issues, themes, and problems of local democracy in historical and contemporary contexts. Class meetings combine lectures and discussions. Course includes local civic engagement component.
14818	KINE	3615	001	Matthew Tipton	Service Learning in Sports Medicine Athletic Training		For undergraduate students interested in the clinical aspect of sports medicine. Students are scheduled for clinic times each week for the duration of the semester, but also must attend in-services (typically held from 7-8 am on Tuesdays). Students provide first aid & rehabilitation for varsity student athletes and UVa Athletics events. Instructor permission and apply online: http://www.virginiasports.com/sports-med/undergraduate-volunteers.html
19944	KINE	3616	001	Ann Tuzson	Service Learning in Acute Care Mobility		For upper level undergraduate students interested in the clinical practice of physical therapy or other rehabilitation professions. Students are scheduled for weekly clinic times also must attend weekly in-services. Under the supervision of licensed health care providers, students provide mobility assistance to patients receiving inpatient care at the University of Virginia Hospital. Instructor permission required as enrollment is limited.
19945	KINE	3617	001	David Luedeka	Service Learning in Medical Fitness		For upper-level undergraduates interested in physical therapy or related professions. Students are scheduled for weekly clinic times and also must attend in-services each week. Under the supervision of licensed clinicians, students work with clients in medical fitness programs at the University's Student Health Center and/or at the Fried Center for the Advancement of Potential. Instructor permission required as enrollment is limited.
12484	LING	3101	001	Janay Crabtree	ESL Teaching Practicum: Language		Through this course, students focus on teaching oral English as another language, while gaining experience in the practice of English-language teaching to international students, faculty, and staff at the University. This is an excellent opportunity to gain teaching experience under the supervision of an experienced mentor. For every 1 hour of credit, students must meet with an instructor for 5 classroom & practice 33 hours.
12485	LING	3102	001	Janay Crabtree	ESL Teaching Practicum: Culture		Through this course, students focus on culture in ESL, while gaining experience in the practice of English-language teaching to international students, faculty, and staff at the University. This is an excellent opportunity to gain teaching experience under the supervision of an experienced mentor. For every 1 hour of credit, students must meet with an instructor for 5 classroom & practice 33 hours
12486	LING	3103	001	Janay Crabtree	ESL Teaching Praticum: Writing		Through this course, students focus on the topic of writing in an L2, while gaining experience in the practice of English-language teaching to international students, faculty, and staff at the University. This experience is an excellent opportunity to gain teaching experience under the supervision of an experienced mentor.
20189	LPPP	4991	006	Kyle Dobson	Capstone Seminar	Police-Community Relations: Improving Interactions	Students will produce a report providing an analysis of the problem, the policy options available, and their action recommendations. Students will improve their ability to work in teams and hone their written and oral presentation skills.
16918	LPPS	4735	001	Balashankar Mulloth	Experiential Social Entrepreneurship		This experiential learning course applies basic principles of social entrepreneurship to real-world problems that social entrepreneurs are facing. Students will work in teams on challenges proposed by a set of local and international social entrepreneurs. This is a design-thinking-centric course for students interested in investigating how our world is adapting to solve the greatest social and environmental challenges of this century.
20432	LPPS	4735	002		Experiential Social Entrepreneurship		This experiential learning course applies basic principles of social entrepreneurship to real-world problems that social entrepreneurs are facing. Students will work in teams on challenges proposed by a set of local and international social entrepreneurs. This is a design-thinking-centric course for students interested in investigating how our world is adapting to solve the greatest social and environmental challenges of this century.
12852	MUSI	3510	001	Bonnie Gordon	Music and Community Engagement I	Sound Justice as Community Engagement	Special topics courses, topics announced in advance. Courses combine community engagement activities with reflective interpretation.
17104	NUCO	3610	100	Jennifer Kastello	Patient-Family Centered Care: Maternal/Child Nursing		This course introduces students to the nursing process as it applies to the care of obstetric, gynecologic, and newborn clients. Health and wellness strategies are emphasized along with disease states specific to the reproductive period as students care for women and families in the hospital and the community.
17110	NUCO	4210	100	Emma Mitchell	Patient-Family Centered Care: Public Health Nursing and Population Health		This course emphasizes the application of public health and population health theories. Students are introduced to a range of public health nursing roles and are able to integrate knowledge from previous clinical courses into this course. Students apply new skills and knowledge in a variety of community based and public health settings.
17071	NUCO	4450	001	Malinda Whitlow	Population and Public Health Nursing		This course enhances the student's application of concepts used in population-focused nursing practice to promote and protect health in communities and populations and respond to public health threats. Students analyze relationships between determinants of health as they relate to the health of populations local to global, especially vulnerable populations. Students complete an experiential learning project focused on one community/population.
17217	NUCO	4450	002	Crystal Toll	Population and Public Health Nursing		This course enhances the student's application of concepts used in population-focused nursing practice to promote and protect health in communities and populations and respond to public health threats. Students analyze relationships between determinants of health as they relate to the health of populations local to global, especially vulnerable populations. Students complete an experiential learning project focused on one community/population.
17218	NUCO	4450	003	Gretchen Wiersma	Population and Public Health Nursing		This course enhances the student's application of concepts used in population-focused nursing practice to promote and protect health in communities and populations and respond to public health threats. Students analyze relationships between determinants of health as they relate to the health of populations local to global, especially vulnerable populations. Students complete an experiential learning project focused on one community/population.
16882	NURS	3003	1	Carol Lynn Maxwell-Thompson	Nursing Leadership in Action		This course provides nursing students opportunities to develop leadership and management skills through participation in a variety of programs and activities. Students learn how to work in cooperative relationships with peers, faculty, students in other disciplines, community service organizations, and the public in a service learning environment. Membership in National Student Nurses Association and Student Nurses Association of Virginia is a requirement.
12285	PLAP	3370	001	Kenneth Stroupe	Workshop in Contemporary American Electoral Politics		Provides students with the opportunity to be directly involved with the research, programming, operations, and outreach of the University's non-profit, non-partisan Center for Politics. Includes projects focused on state and national politics, political history, civic engagement, voter behavior, media and politics, campaign finance and political analysis. Prerequisite: instructor permission.
20311	SPAN	3070	001	Esther Poveda	Community Engagement in Spanish-Speaking Charlottesville		SPAN 3070 is a community-based language learning course in which students will volunteer as bilingual tutors for local k-12 students. Through community work, discussions of podcasts, documentaries and testimonials, and conversations with guest speakers, we will reflect on the importance of education as the foundation to build more fair, inclusive, and equitable societies, and how this is manifested in the local and broader Spanish speaking world.
12602	STAT	4220	001	Gretchen Martinet	Applied Analytics for Business		This course focuses on applying data analytic techniques to business, including customer analytics, business analytics, and web analytics through mining of social media and other online data. Several projects are incorporated into the course. Prerequisite: A prior course in regression and a prior course in programming.
12603	STAT	4220	002	Gretchen Martinet	Applied Analytics for Business		This course focuses on applying data analytic techniques to business, including customer analytics, business analytics, and web analytics through mining of social media and other online data. Several projects are incorporated into the course. Prerequisite: A prior course in regression and a prior course in programming.