Topic: Courses & Curricula
What was the most memorable class that you took just for fun?
From Introduction to Mindfulness to Archaeology of Virginia, alumni share memories of fun courses.
Summer 2025
Ding! Ding! Ding!
A condensed version of our Fall 2024 feature about UVA's “tech sabbatical” courses
September 16, 2024
Ding! Ding! Ding!
UVA has begun offering “tech sabbatical” courses, requiring students to put away their phones and laptops as part of their coursework inside the classroom and to commit to screen-free hours outside of it.
Fall 2024
Major Shifts
Explore which majors have boomed in popularity—and which have dwindled—over the past decade at UVA
Spring 2024
Business expansion: McIntire goes to three years
The McIntire School of Commerce will expand its curriculum to three years beginning in the fall of 2024.
Spring 2024
The semester resumes on Zoom
Students and faculty adjust to distance learning as Coronavirus forces them off Grounds.
Summer 2020
Learning From Monsters
Engineering students study Frankenstein to learn responsible design.
Fall 2018
The Light Goes Out for an Econ Icon: Elzinga’s 3M 9100
The famed overhead projector of Elzinga's Econ 201 class did not survive the move to Culbreth Theatre.
Fall 2018
Staking a Position
Professor Willis Jenkins (Grad class of ’06) takes a somewhat unorthodox approach in his "argument lab."
Summer 2018
Learning to Grow
A January Term class teaches students to ask better questions and to be open to challenge in school and in life.
Spring 2018
Negotiating for a Grade
Professor Lucien Bass (Engr class of ’63, Darden class of ’65) teaches students the art of negotiation.
Winter 2017
College Curriculum Pilot Underway
A pilot program for a dramatically different undergraduate curriculum gets favorable early reviews.
Winter 2017