Provides a global perspective on cyber security and the impact of cyber threats. Addresses a variety of topics that are all part of the cyber ecosystem, to include current threat trends, defense in-depth techniques, attack case studies, risk management, disaster recovery, security policy, and awareness training. Examines current best practices, compliance requirements, and evolving security architectures.

This advanced-level Turkish course explores the rich culinary heritage of Turkey, focusing on its diverse regions, historical influences, and the role of food in cultural identity. Students will gain an understanding of how Turkey's cuisine reflects its multicultural past and present, blending flavors from the Ottoman Empire, Central Asia, the Middle East, and the Mediterranean.

Exposes students to foundational knowledge in the area of analytics, especially as it relates to machine learning. The focus is on methods needed to prepare data for machine learning models, how to evaluate the output of ML models and engineering features.

Engage with and train in the use of key concepts in machine learning and math: OLS estimator for regression; logistic regression & maximum likelihood estimator; multiple linear regression; principal components analysis & multiple correspondence analysis; neural networks; logarithms; probability distributions; integrals; multivariate optimization; matrix notation, eigen-math, and matrix decomposition; infinite power series & Taylor series.

Explore mathematical foundations of inferential and prediction frameworks, with emphasis on computation, used to learn from data. Frequentist, Bayesian, and Likelihood viewpoints are all considered. Topics: principles of estimation, optimality, bias, variance, consistency, sampling distributions, estimating equations, information, bootstrap methods, ROC curves, shrinkage, large sample theory, prediction optimality versus estimation optimality.

This course examines the problems and issues confronting American national security policymakers and the factors that influence the policies that emerge. Types of questions we will address include: What threatens those interests? How should the U.S. defend those interests? What kind of military should we build? Should the U.S. enter alliances with other countries? The course is organized along an historical time line.

Develops strong writing competencies for technical fields, including communication of complex information to a variety of audiences through various print and online media. Teaches students to write, organize, edit, and design information with clarity and accuracy. Covers organizing, managing, communicating, and facilitating technical information. Topics include conciseness, simplicity, information arrangement, presentation, and readability.

Social entrepreneurship is an approach to creating system-level change through the application of entrepreneurial thinking to social ventures, non-profit organizations, government institutions, and NGOs to create economic, environmental, and social value for multiple stakeholders. In this course you will be introduced to a range of entrepreneurial approaches aimed at solving social problems - from the non-profit to the for-profit.

Provides an overview of the laws governing healthcare institutions and the ethical dilemmas facing healthcare managers and providers; reviews ethical principles utilized to examine health care issues. Evaluates the procedures followed by healthcare organizations in making legal and ethical decisions; addresses such contemporary issues as cloning, euthanasia, and organ donation. Prerequisite: Admission to BPHM or BIS program.

In this experiential, workshop-based course, students will develop leadership skills in translating ideas into action, using UVA's Grounds as a living lab for sustainability - the campus as a sustainability classroom. Students will gain insight into a process in which individuals can catalyze change to solve global problems and advance strategic goals on a local level though a place-based, project-based, and human-centered approach.