Cool Courses
African American Studies
AAS 208 Immigrants, Exiles, and Emigrations: A History of Trans-Atlantic Migrations in the Black Diaspora [3 Credits]
Anthropology
ANTH 101 Introduction to Anthropology [3 Credits]
ANTH 205 World at Play [3 Credits]
ANTH 240 Language in Culture and Society [3 Credits]
ANTH 256 Peoples and Cultures of Africa [3 Credits]
ANTH 282 Buried Cities, Lost Towns [3 Credits]
ANTH 292 Archeology and the Public [3 Credits]
ANTH 302 Anthropology of Food [3 Credits]
ANTH 381 Archeological Field School [3 Credits]
Art
ARTH 100/AR H 100 History of Architecture(cross referenced) [3 Credits]
ARTH 216 Monuments of Rome [3 Credits]
ARTH 275 Arts of India [3 Credits]
ARTS 162 Beginning Drawing II [3 Credits]
ARTS 267/368/468/507 Printmaking
ARTS 271 Introduction to Painting [3 Credits]
ARTS 281/282/
381/382/481/482 Sculpture
Astronomy
ASTR 121 Solar System Astronomy [3 Credits]
ASTR 124 Stars & Galaxies [3 Credits]
ASTR 342 Life Beyond Earth [3 Credits]
ASTR 348 Cosmology [3 Credits]
Classics
CLAS 204 Greek Mythology [3 Credits]
Drama
DRAM 101 Intro. to Theatre [3 Credits]
DRAM 102 Oral Interpretation [3 Credits]
DRAM 201 Performance: Image to Form [3 Credits]
DRAM 202 Introduction to Acting [3 Credits]
DRAM 207 Public Speaking [3 Credits]
DRAM 208 Circus: Historical Overview [3 Credits]
DRAM 221 Scenic Technology [3 Credits]
DRAM 223 Scenic Technology Production Lab [1 Credits]
DRAM 271 Screenwriting [3 Credits]
DRAM 307 African American Theatre [3 Credits]
English
ENAM 322 Black Women Writers [3 Credits]
ENEC 383 Weird Science [3 Credits]
ENGN 350 Contemporary Short Story [3 Credits]
ENGN 381 Global Detective Fiction [3 Credits]
ENLT 201 Introduction to Literature [3 Credits]
ENLT 214 Southern Women Writers [3 Credits]
ENSP 355 Reading Race [3 Credits]
ENSP 385 Film Noir: Chinatown to Sin City [3 Credits]
ENWR 270 Introduction to News Writing [3 Credits]
ENWR 495 Independent Project in Creative Writing [3 Credits]
Second Writing Requirement
ENLT 201 Introduction to Literature [3 Credits]
ENLT 214 Southern Women Writers [3 Credits]
ENWR 270 Introduction to News Writing [3 Credits]
ENWR 495 Independent Project in Creative Writing [3 Credits]
Environmental Science
EVSC 215/415/515 Oceanography [3 Credits]
EVSC 250/498 Man's Atmospheric Environment [3 Credits]
EVSC 362/562 Geographic Information Systems Methods [3 Credits]
History
HIAF 201 Early Africa History [3 Credits]
HIAF 202 Modern African History [3 Credits]
HIEA 210 Korea 1876-2009 [3 Credits]
HIST 216 Nationalism and Memory [3 Credits]
HIST 316 History of Genocide [3 Credits]
HIUS 201 US History to 1865 [3 Credits]
HIUS 202 American History Since 1865 [3 Credits]
HIUS 364 American Indian History [3 Credits]
Media Studies
MDST 281 Cinema as an Art Form [3 Credits]
MDST 340 Copyright, Commerce & Culture [3 Credits]
MDST 350 History of Media [3 Credits]
MDST 371 Scriptwriting for Film & TV [3 Credits]
Music
MUSI 131 Basic Musical Skills [3 Credits]
MUSI 207/308 History of Rock [3 Credits]
MUSI 207/307 World Music [3 Credits]
MUSI 239/339 Music & Computers [3 Credits]
Philosophy
PHIL 161 Introduction to Ethics [3 Credits]
PHIL 164 Love in Philosophy [3 Credits]
PHIL 165 Matter, Minds, & Machines [3 Credits]
PHIL 166 Knowledge of God [3 Credits]
PHIL 167 Human Minds & Artificial Intelligence [3 Credits]
Politics
PLAP 218 Campaign Advertising & Democracy [3 Credits]
PLAP 227 Public Opinion & Political Behavior [3 Credits]
PLAP 314 Mass Media & American Politics [3 Credits]
PLAP 338 Politics of Policy Process [3 Credits]
PLAP 370 Racial Politics [3 Credits]
PLCP 324 Post-Soviet Challenges [3 Credits]
PLCP 324B Latin American Politics [3 Credits]
PLIR 444 Domestic Politics & Foreign Policy [3 Credits]
PLPT 302 Modern Political Thought [3 Credits]
PLPT 424 Concept of Law [3 Credits]
Psychology
PSYC 101 Introduction to Psychology [3 Credits]
PSYC 250 Child Psychology [3 Credits]
PSYC 401 Psychology of Adolescent Sex and Romance [3 Credits]
Religious Studies
RELB 210 Introduction to Buddhism [3 Credits]
RELC 303 The Historical Jesus [3 Credits]
RELC 321 American Christian Autobiography [3 Credits]
RELG 228 Religion & Politics in America [3 Credits]
RELG 263 Business, Ethics, and Society [3 Credits]
RELG 287 Religion and Violence [3 Credits]
Sociology
SOC 220 Death and Dying [3 Credits]
SOC 222 Social Problems [3 Credits]
SOC 340 Gender and Sexuality [3 Credits]
SOC 341 Race and Ethnic Relations [3 Credits]
SOC 367 Globalization and Education [3 Credits]
SOC 441 Sociological Phenomenology [3 Credits]
Studies in Women and Gender
SWAG 258 Anthropology of Reproduction: Fertility and the Future [3 Credits]
Economics and Finance
ECON 201 Principles of Economics - Micro [3 Credits]
ECON 202 Principles of Economics - Macro [3 Credits]
ECON 301 Intermediate Micro [4 Credits]
ECON 302 Intermediate Macro [3 Credits]
ECON 303 Money and Banking [3 Credits]
ECON 421 International Trade [3 Credits]
ECON 440 Topics in Economic History [3 Credits]
COMM 180 Making Business Work [3 Credits]
COMM 201 Introduction to Financial Accounting [3 Credits]
COMM 273 Personal Finance [3 Credits]
Math and Sciences
Math | Biology | Chemistry | Physics
Math
MATH 103 Pre-calculus [3 Credits]
MATH 114 Financial Mathematics [3 Credits]
MATH 121 Applied Calculus I [3 Credits]
MATH 122 Applied Calculus II [3 Credits]
MATH 131 Calculus I [4 Credits]
MATH 132 Calculus II [4 Credits]
MATH 231 Calculus III [4 Credits]
MATH 310 Math Probability [3 Credits]
MATH 312 Math Statistics [3 Credits]
MATH 331 Basic Real Analysis [3 Credits]
MATH 510 Math Probability [3 Credits]
MATH 512 Math Statistics [3 Credits]
Biology
BIOL 201 Intro. to Biology I: Cell Biology & Genetics [3 Credits]
BIOL 202 Intro. to Biology II: Organismal & Evolutionary Biology [3 Credits]
BIOL 203 Intro. to Biology Lab I [2 Credits]
BIOL 204 Intro. to Biology Lab II [2 Credits]
BIOL 206 Anatomy & Physiology I [3 Credits]
BIOL 206L Anatomy & Physiology I Lab [1 Credits]
BIOL 207 Anatomy & Physiology II [3 Credits]
BIOL 207L Anatomy & Physiology II Lab [1 Credits]
BIOL 501 Biochemistry [4 Credits]
Chemistry
CHEM 141 Introductory College Chemistry [3 Credits]
CHEM 141L Introductory College Chem. Laboratory [2 Credits]
CHEM 142 Introductory College Chemistry [3 Credits]
CHEM 142L Introductory College Chem. Laboratory [2 Credits]
CHEM 241 Organic Chemistry [3 Credits]
CHEM 241L Organic Chemistry Laboratory [3 Credits]
CHEM 242 Organic Chemistry [3 Credits]
CHEM 242L Organic Chemistry Laboratory [3 Credits]
CHEM 341 Physical Chemistry [3 Credits]
CHEM 342 Physical Chemistry [3 Credits]
CHEM 441 Biological Chemistry [3 Credits]
CHEM 442
Biological Chemistry [3 Credits]
Physics
PHYS 142E General Physics I for Engineers [3 Credits]
PHYS 201 Principles of Physics I [4 Credits]
PHYS 202 Principles of Physics II [4 Credits]
PHYS 203 Basic Physics Lab I (MTR) [1 Credit]
PHYS 204 Basic Physics Lab II (MTR) [1 Credit]
PHYS 241E Physics II for Engineers [3 Credits]
Arabic | Chinese | French | German |Hindi-Urdu | Korean |Latin | Persian | Spanish | Swahili
The UVa Summer Language Institute offers two years of a language in nine weeks.
Chinese | French | German | Italian | Latin | Russian | Spanish | Tibetan
Arabic
ARAB 101 Elementary Arabic I [4 Credits]
ARAB 102 Elementary Arabic I [4 Credits]
ARAB 201 Elementary Arabic II [4 Credits]
ARAB 202 Elementary Arabic II [4 Credits]
Chinese
CHIN 201 Intermediate Chinese [4 Credits]
CHIN 202 Intermediate Chinese [4 Credits]
French
FREN 201 Intermediate French I [3 Credits]
FREN 202 Intermediate French II [3 Credits]
German
GERM 101 Elementary German [4 Credits]
GERM 102 Elementary German [4 Credits]
GERM 201 Intermediate German [3 Credits]
GERM 202 Intermediate German [3 Credits]
GETR 343 Religion and Religion Critique [3 Credits]
GETR 346 Transatlantic Fashion & Fashion Victims [3 Credits]
Hindi-Urdu
HINDI 101 Elementary Hindi-Urdu I
HINDI 102 Elementary Hindi-Urdu II
Korean
KOR 101 Elementary Korean
KOR 102 Elementary Korean
Latin
LATI 202 Intermediate Latin II [3 Credits]
LATI 703 Teaching of Latin [3 Credits]
Persian
PERS 101 Elementary Persian I
PERS 102 Elementary Persian II
Spanish
SPAN 101 Elementary Spanish [4 Credits]
SPAN 102 Elementary Spanish [4 Credits]
SPAN 106 Elementary Spanish [4 Credits]
SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish [3 Credits]
SPAN 202 Advanced Intermediate Spanish [3 Credits]
SPAN 311 Grammar Review [3 Credits]
SPAN 330 Literary Analysis [3 Credits]
Swahili
SWAH 101 Introduction to Swahili I [3 Credits]
SWAH 102 Introduction to Swahili II 3 Credits]