Humanities for Non-Humanities Majors ANTH 2280: Medical Anthropology
Requirements: Social Sciences* Living Systems** Social & Economic Systems**.If you want to take child psych, wait until Professor Vaish is teaching it! The spots move quickly so prioritize this class and go on the waiting list if you can. Her class moves quickly and typically has a lot of videos and fun conversations about child psychology. She does have clicker questions which require you to attend the class. Professor Vaish is so approachable and really wants her students to do well. “One of the easiest and best classes I have taken at UVA. Prerequisite: PSYC 1010 strongly recommended, top students will be fine without it. An optional weekly review session is offered for those who wish to attend. Students can participate in an optional discussion section. Topics include the child’s emotional, perceptual, and intellectual development and the development of personality and socialization. Description: Introduces the biological, cognitive and social development of the child.Requirements: Non-Western Perspectives* Artistic, Interpretive, & Philosophical Inquiry** Cultures & Societies of the World**.Not only is Professor Stepanic one of the coolest instructors I’ve had at UVA, the material is super interesting, and the grading is EASY… I highly recommend you take Dracula during your time on Grounds!” “There’s a reason this class is posted about on every ‘top courses for UVA students’ website. “No longer counts as second writing requirement, BUT a great Non-Western class! Also, just a great class in general. The approach is interdisciplinary: folklore, history, literature, religion, film, disease and a variety of other topics. Western perceptions, misperceptions, and adaptations of Slavic culture are explored and explicated. Description: An introduction to Slavic folklore with special emphasis on the origins and subsequent manifestations of vampirism.Notes: Restricted to 1st and 2nd years see course website for more information.Requirements met: Entrepreneurship minor prerequisite.“Super informational - learned a lot and wasn’t too difficult!” If you show up and do the work, you’ll do very well.” Chip Ransler and Bevin Etienne were great. The course, by way of in-class case discussions, mentored group work, and startup simulations introduces students to a broad range of issues faced by founders and funders of both for-profit and non-profit ventures. Description: The Startup class is a 14-week course-plus-simulation designed to provide students with not only the basic tools and vocabulary of new ventures, but also a sense of what it feels like to start, fund, and manage such a venture.Professor(s): Bevin Etienne, Charles “Chip” Ransler.Turn left into the University of Virginia Central Grounds Parking Garage (hourly fees), which is directly in front of Newcomb Hall.EASY As ENTP 1010: Startup - Introduction to Entrepreneurship At the fourth traffic light, turn right on Route 29 Business/Emmet Street. Turn right off the exit ramp and follow Ivy Road. Turn right when coming off the exit ramp onto 250 East (Ivy Road). Take US Route 29 North to the US 250 East Business exit. Turn left into the University of Virginia Central Grounds Parking Garage (hourly fees), which is directly in front of Newcomb Hall. Remain on 29 South Business (Emmet Street) and continue past the intersection with US Route 250 Business (University Avenue/Ivy Road). Take US Route 29 South until you drive under the US 250 Bypass. Proceed straight through the traffic light at the intersection of Route 250 Business (University Avenue/Ivy Road). Pass University Hall basketball arena on the right. Take the exit marked "Route 29 South - Gainesville." Proceed to Charlottesville, where Route 29 becomes Emmet Street. Take I-66 from Northern Virginia past Manassas. Go approximately 2 miles and take the off ramp for Route 250 East Business (Ivy Road). Get off at exit 118B for the Route 29/250 Bypass. To navigate to the Central Grounds Parking Garage by GPS, use the following address: 400 Emmet Street South, Charlottesville, VA 22903.