For students advanced beyond the level of ENWR 2600. Involves workshop of student work, craft discussion, and relevant reading. May be repeated with different instructor. For instructions on how to apply to this class, see www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.

Non-governmental organizations are essential in the work of building a sustainable, just, and aesthetically pleasant world. In this course, we examine the history and role of NGOs, explore the legal and institutional frameworks that govern them, and exercise skills in planning, budgeting, fundraising, and communications. Students study existing NGOs as examples and propose and plan for the launch of a new NGO to address unmet societal needs.

This course brings you the lessons expert entrepreneurs have learned over decades. Through their experiences, expert entrepreneurs learn not only to tackle the unpredictable, but also to embrace and even leverage it to cocreate enduring new ventures. In this course, you will have the opportunity to explore in depth the principles and practices of effectuation. We will grapple with the principles and process of effectual action and interaction.

This course will examine Special Education policy in the United States as it relates to practice, policy, and research. Students will understand the historical context of special education, the development of IDEA policy and relevant case law, as well as the changes that have been passed and proposed in regard to the current law in recent years. This class will be a mixture of lecture and discussion and will be taught from an equity in education lens.

This course will provide a political and economic history of how migration flows have affected societies and social movements in both North and South America.

Course teaches the fundamentals of military strategy, reviewing the political uses of military power & the respective roles of military & civilian leaders in formulating & implementing foreign policy. Students investigate how war affects civil society and how the characteristics of states¿ domestic politics and culture affect how leaders execute their chosen strategies. The common theme each week is to investigate the connection between the nature of the societies in conflict and how they prosecute the wars between them.

An intermediate level creative writing course that involves workshop of student work, craft discussions, and relevant reading. Topics vary from year to year. For more information, visit the department website at english.as.virginia.edu.

Students must first complete several self-paced asynchronous modules called Business Essentials, which cover introductory content in marketing, finance, strategic management, and accounting. Students will also engage in online synchronous coursework and write reflections on the psychology of decision-making, influencing, and teamwork. Concepts from both the online modules and coursework will be applied to a virtual, team-based micro internship.

Various topics offered in Global Studies. See department website for full course descriptions. 

New Course in Commerce, specifically designed for the General Business minor degree program.