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January Term 2011

Nearly eight hundred undergraduate enrolled in J-Term 2011. Courses in anthropology, commerce, drama, education, engineering (STS), environmental science, German studies, history, Italian studies, leadership, public health, mathematics, politics, religious studies, Slavic literature, sociology, South Asian Studies, and Spanish were available to them. One hundred seventy-seven students studied in one of nine overseas programs. New education abroad options were offered in Italy and El Salvador. Other locations included Belize, Ireland, Germany, India, Nicaragua, SE Asia, and St. Kitts and Nevis. Sherrilynn Colby-Bottel returned to Grounds to offer her popular anthropology course Music and Race in the U.S. Visiting scholar Manachem Mor introduced a religious studies course titled Israel Between the Wars. Professor of Environmental Science Stephen Macko taught his first J-Term course, The Captive Ocean, which included visits to aquariums in Baltimore and Atlanta. Other faculty teaching in J-term for the first time were Associate Professor of History Bradley Reed and Professor of Sociology Jeffery Olick.  Students in the classes offered by historian Ben Cohen and Associate Professor of Politics Paul Freedman participated in several joint activities, one of which was a visit to Polyface Farms. Fifty students, a J-Term record, enrolled in Research Associate Professor Robert Swap’s Ethics, Protocols, and Practice in International Research.

January Term 2011 in the News

January Term 2010

A record breaking six hundred students enrolled in courses offered in Charlottesville, and one hundred forty-four students enrolled in J-Term Study Abroad programs. Study abroad programs were offered in Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Nicaragua, St. Kitts and Nevis, South East Asia, and the United Kingdom. Courses in Anthropology, Art History, Biology, Commerce, Drama, Education, Engineering (STS), English, Environmental Sciences, German Studies, Global Health, History, Mathematics, Nursing, Politics, Psychology, Public Health, Religious Studies, Sociology, South Asian Studies, and Spanish were available to students in J-Term 2010.

January Term 2010 in the News

January Term 2009

Areas of study for January Term 2009 included Anthropology, Biology, Commerce, Drama, East Asian Studies, Engineering (STS), English, Environmental Sciences, History, Global Health, Mathematics, Middle Eastern Studies, Music, Nursing, Physics, Politics, Psychology, Public Health, Religious Studies, Slavic Studies, Sociology, Spanish, Studio Art, and Systems Engineering.   On-Grounds January Term classes met January 2 – 3 and January 5 - 10, 2009.
In cooperation with the International Studies Office, nine study abroad programs were offered in January Term 2009 taking students to Argentina, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, and Spain and St. Kitts and Nevis.  Topics included African American Studies, Systems Engineering, Anthropology, Literature, Commerce, Art History and Public Health. 

January Term 2009 in the News


January Term 2008

The College of Arts and Sciences, Curry School of Education, McIntire School of Commerce, School of Architecture, School of Nursing, and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences offered thirty-two courses in January Term 2008 to over 600 students. Areas of study included Afro-American and African Studies, Anthropology, Architecture, Art History, Biology, Commerce, Drama, Education, Engineering (STS), English, Environmental Sciences, German, History, Interdisciplinary Studies, Mathematics, Music, Nursing, Politics, Public Health Sciences, Religious Studies, Spanish, and Studies in Women and Gender. The dates for January Term 2008 were January 2 – 11. Classes were held on January 2,3,4,7,8,9,10, and 11, 2008.

Eight study abroad programs were offered in January Term 2008. The host countries for the programs were Belize, Germany, Ghana, Ireland, Italy, Nicaragua, and Spain. Dates for January Term 2008 Study Abroad Programs will varied by program. The application process for January Term study abroad programs is managed by the International Studies Office (ISO). The deadline for January Term study abroad program applications was October 1, 2007.

January Term 2008 in the News

January Term 2007

The School of Architecture, College of Arts and Sciences, Curry School of Education, and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences offered thirty-six courses, including eight study abroad programs, in January Term 2007. Courses in Afro-American and African Studies, Anthropology, Architecture (Planning), Art History, Biology, Education, Engineering (STS), English, Environmental Sciences, German, Interdisciplinary Studies, Music, Philosophy, Physics, Politics, Religious Studies, Russian, Sociology, and Spanish were available to J-Term students. Belize, Germany, Ghana, Ireland, Italy, Nicaragua, Spain, and Tanzania were the host countries for the J-Term study abroad programs.

January Term 2006

Thirty courses, including four study abroad programs, were offered in January Term 2006. The number of J-Term courses available to students more than doubled from 2005 to 2006. Four hundred four students enrolled in non study abroad courses in January Term 2006, an increase of 100% from 2005. Participants in J-Term 2006 study abroad courses totaled 97, an increase of 33% from 2005. Thirty-three faculty, twelve graduate instructors, and three undergraduate assistants were employed during January Term 2006.

January Term 2006: Students Offer Hands On Help in New Orleans Katrina Recovery.

January Term 2005

Two hundred sixty-six students and twenty-one faculty participated in the University's pilot January Term held earlier this year. Fourteen courses were available including an anthropology research seminar held in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico; two study abroad programs — one in Italy and one in Spain; and courses in politics, environmental science, drama, sociology, anthropology, global health, and English on Grounds in Charlottesville.The response of faculty and students to the pilot program was strongly positive. Most seemed to find the experience engaging, rigorous, and satisfying. One hundred percent of the students who completed an on-line evaluation of their January Term course indicated that the University should continue to offer January Term.