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23 courses found

SARC 1500 SARC Seminars
Fall 2026

SARC 1500 courses are 1-credit seminars capped at 20 first-year students, all of whom are assigned to the instructor as advisees. They are topically focused on an area identified by the faculty member; they also include a significant advising component centered on undergraduate issues (e.g., choosing a major, study abroad opportunities, undergraduate research, etc.).

2.7
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1.0
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3.90
GPA
SARC 2500 Special Topics in the School of Architecture
Spring 2021

Topical offerings in the School of Architecture.

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GPA
SARC 5130 Design Research Journal I
Fall 2026

Design Research Journal I is an independently driven course focused on the conceptualization and production of a student-developed journal, Lunch. A small team of student editors create a new volume within the journal series, focused on a theme of their selection. It runs as three consecutive courses for a total of 3 credits. SARC 5130 includes thematic development, literature review, outreach, editorial roles, and submission process.

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GPA
SARC 5131 Design Research Journal II
Fall 2026

Design Research Journal II is an independently driven course focused on the conceptualization and production of a student-developed journal, Lunch. A small team of student editors create a new volume within the journal series, focused on a theme of their selection. It runs as three consecutive courses for a total of 3 credits. SARC 5131 includes development of the journal¿s structure, selection of submissions, and editorial feedback to authors.

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GPA
SARC 5132 Design Research Journal III
Fall 2026

Design Research Journal III is an independently driven course focused on the conceptualization and production of a student-developed journal, Lunch. A small team of student editors create a new volume within the journal series, focused on a theme of their selection. It runs as three consecutive courses for a total of 3 credits. SARC 5132 includes publication design and layout, execution of production files, and selection of the next editors.

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GPA
SARC 5400 Data Visualization
Spring 2026

Thinking with Images. People have been looking at data for centuries -- with their eyes -- to discover patterns, meaning, and insight into the most important challenges of their time. This course teaches visual and spatial thinking coupled with visual data tools and interactive web coding to envision information. Far beyond plotting, finding ways to respond to complex problems, we will study and make useful, compelling, and beautiful tools to see.

4.3
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4.0
Difficulty
3.58
GPA
SARC 5500 Special Topics in the School of Architecture
Fall 2025

Topical offerings in the School of Architecture.

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Difficulty
3.91
GPA
SARC 5711 CPT Internship
Fall 2026

This course acts an asynchronous reflection and skill-building career development program following an experiential learning opportunity (internship, research, externship) outside of UVA. Students will report and reflect on their experiences within professional practice and in their specific discipline. This course can be used to fulfill requirements for CPT (Curricular Practical Training) Employment.

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SARC 5993 Independent Study: School of Architecture
Spring 2022

Independent research on topics selected by individual students in consultation with a faculty advisor

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4.00
GPA
SARC 6101 Buildings, Cities, Narratives
Fall 2024

This is a foundational course introducing the field of architecture and urbanism as it has been historically constructed; it investigates the formulation of canons, contrarian practices, and narratives that frame discourses and practices today. The objectives are to understand the genealogies of the modern tradition, establish a knowledge of the disciplinary milestones, and to articulate critical theoretical frameworks.

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3.72
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SARC 6203 Design Logics
Fall 2021

We explore the logic model as a framework for analyzing the health impact of built environments in evidence-based practices of design. The logic model is a tool for synthesizing and visualizing causal pathways that lead to health outcomes. Students learn to conduct a literature review, diagram data, visualize environments, and develop logic models of key buildings and urban landscapes. The graduate course will have additional course requirements.

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SARC 6710 Design Computation 1
Fall 2024

The Design Computation sequence introduces computational thinking and design in the context of long-standing architectural technologies. Design Computation 1 focuses on computational fundamentals, spatial structures, and associative modeling

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3.71
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SARC 6720 Design Computation 2
Spring 2025

The Design Computation sequence introduces computational thinking and design in the context of long-standing architectural technologies. Design Computation 2 focuses on cartography, the visual display of information, and spatial data analytics.

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3.53
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SARC 8101 Theories of Knowledge in the Constructed Environment
Spring 2026

This course provides a framework for the comparison of different theories of knowledge relevant to the School of Architecture's four disciplines through a comparative study of research methods in the humanities, social sciences and sciences. The course's goal is to develop critical thinking as the basis for considering the value of specific research questions and to provide a link between research questions and the methods used to explore them.

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3.92
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SARC 8120 Ethics, Politics, & Aesthetics
Fall 2026

The shaping, production and analysis of the constructed environment has ethical, political and aesthetic implications that are often inextricably related. Ethics, Politics, and Aesthetics is an interdisciplinary theory course that examines major issues and methodologies in twentieth century theories of history, production, time, space and representation: including critical theory, phenomenology, semiotics, post-structuralism and psychoanalysis.

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3.62
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SARC 8500 Adv Special Topics in the School of Architecture
Spring 2024

Topical offerings in the School of Architecture.

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3.86
GPA
SARC 9911 Research Colloquium I
Fall 2026

The research colloquium focuses on individual research, methods and project development. The course provides a forum for the interaction and learning among graduate students from various disciplines, and at different stages in the progress of research. The objective is for students to learn how to articulate their inquiry, and to critically question and compare their own research and methods of inquiry to those found in other disciplines.

3.7
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3.0
Difficulty
GPA
SARC 9912 Research Colloquium II
Spring 2026

The research colloquium focuses on individual research, methods and project development. The course provides a forum for the interaction and learning among graduate students from various disciplines, and at different stages in the progress of research. The objective is for students to learn how to articulate their inquiry, and to critically question and compare their own research and methods of inquiry to those found in other disciplines.

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1.30
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SARC 9913 Research Colloquium III
Fall 2026

The research colloquium focuses on individual research, methods and project development. The course provides a forum for the interaction and learning among graduate students from various disciplines, and at different stages in the progress of research. The objective is for students to learn how to articulate their inquiry, and to critically question and compare their own research and methods of inquiry to those found in other disciplines.

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GPA
SARC 9914 Research Colloquium IV
Spring 2026

The research colloquium focuses on individual research, methods and project development. The course provides a forum for the interaction and learning among graduate students from various disciplines, and at different stages in the progress of research. The objective is for students to learn how to articulate their inquiry, and to critically question and compare their own research and methods of inquiry to those found in other disciplines.

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GPA
SARC 9993 Advanced Independent Research
Fall 2026

Advanced independent research on topics selected by individual students in consultation with a faculty advisor. Prerequisite: Permission of the Director.

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3.96
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SARC 9998 Non-Topical Doctoral Prep
Fall 2026

For doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected.

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GPA
SARC 9999 Non-Topical Research
Fall 2026

For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director.

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GPA