22 courses with the subject LASE, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
Effective Date 05/01/2020 Special Topics in the Liberal Arts.
Effective Date 12/08/2021 These classes cover a range of topics related to the liberal arts and sciences. See https://college.as.virginia.edu/LASE_ELA for class descriptions.
Effective Date 08/01/2026 LASE 1520 courses are 1-credit Echols-only 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.). Requisites Students in the Echols Group
Effective Date 12/05/2014 This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in Liberal Arts semi1nars.
Effective Date 08/01/2026 This course supports Arts and Sciences students in strengthening academic habits, reflecting on their experiences, and navigating the College. Through advising meetings, skill-based modules, and engagement with resources, students build strategies for success, clarify goals, and make informed decisions about their academic path.
Effective Date 11/20/2023 An exploration of habits of mind and practical strategies that can immediately apply to any other course a student takes at the University, making it a strategic complement to course enrollment. Course topics include the science of learning, metacognition, learning and time management strategies, procrastination, and more
Effective Date 03/29/2023 Launchpad (https://launchpad.virginia.edu/) combines course- and project-based skills training with a focus on the pragmatic ways that liberal arts education prepares students for fulfilling careers. In addition to team-based internships, students will cover topics like design thinking, leadership and collaboration, and the value and application of critical inquiry in the world of work.
Effective Date 05/01/2025 These classes cover a range of topics related to the liberal arts and sciences. See https://college.as.virginia.edu/LASE_ELA for class descriptions.
Effective Date 01/01/2026 UVA Catalyst combines course- and project-based skills training with a focus on preparing Arts and Sciences students to translate their education into purposeful work after graduation. Skills Accelerator courses cover topics including relevant technical skills. For more details, see https://catalyst.as.virginia.edu.
Effective Date 08/01/2026 This course examines the possibilities and perils of working with artificial intelligence across disciplines. Students develop practical AI literacy through discussion and project-based work that emphasizes critical evaluation, ethics, responsible use, and the social and intellectual implications of AI systems. Students explore how AI tools are reshaping discovery, creative and analytical workflows, and education — and consider what those changes mean for their fields and future learning.
Effective Date 05/01/2026 This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in Liberal Arts Seminars.
Effective Date 08/01/2026 This course, designed for new transfer students in the College, provides a broad introduction to the College and the university. Students will familiarize themselves with resources on Grounds, policies and procedures, relevant student information platforms, and opportunities for study abroad and undergraduate research. Moreover, the course allows students to explore various academic success strategies and scholarship on transfer students and their experiences in higher education. Requisites Students in the TRFR student group AND the NEWS student group.
Effective Date 04/29/2010 Skills of Scholarship is a three-credit course designed to help you expand your critical thinking skills, including building your awareness of the process of observing, analyzing, and reasoning. This course will strengthen your ability to evaluate arguments, read critically, manage academic goals, and communicate effectively in written and spoken form.
Effective Date 01/01/2020 This course explores what it means to work as a human in our contemporary economy. On our way to understanding the job market as a liberal arts major, we will explore some of the deeper issues that arise from contemporary demands that result in predictable dilemmas for humans. The goal of the course is to think both pragmatically and theoretically about what it means to be a worker.
Effective Date 11/05/2018 This course is for third- and fourth-years who enjoy writing, have had some success as writers (in classes or in extracurricular activities), and think they might like to pursue a career in which writing features prominently. Students will learn marketable skills, including fact-checking, copyediting, abridging, and adapting; they will create job-seeking written materials, including a resume, and write in a wide range of real-world genres. Requisites Must be a 3rd- or 4th-year student
Effective Date 03/22/2019 A community engagement curriculum refers to teaching, scholarship & learning that connects faculty, students, & the community in mutually beneficial collaborations. Community engagement improves students’ content knowledge, critical thinking, career choice, cultural competency, leadership, & commitment to social change. These classes complement & build on existing course offerings and offer an opportunity to move beyond the classroom.
Effective Date 01/08/2024 These classes cover a range of topics related to the liberal arts and sciences. See https://college.as.virginia.edu/LASE_ELA for class descriptions.
Effective Date 05/01/2026 This course provides the opportunity to explore a range of topics in the liberal arts and sciences.
Effective Date 04/28/2023 This course focuses on developing and understanding the complex skills that it takes to lead, to collaborate as part of a team, to build coalitions, and to convince other people of your viewpoints. These abilities depend on a sophisticated understanding of difference, a reflexive understanding of the self, and the cultivated skills of emotional intelligence, empathy, persuasive communication, ethical reasoning, and more. Requisites Restricted to Catalyst Students and students can’t enroll if previously taken LASE 3510 topic #1 LeadershipCollabCommunication
Effective Date 01/01/2026 “Critical thinking” is one of the most cited outcomes of an Arts and Sciences (A&S) education, and one with substantial real-world impact in employment and beyond–but it is often unclear exactly what the term means. This course challenges students not just to develop and refine the broad range of conceptual abilities that make up this simple term, but also to use and communicate those abilities effectively outside the academy. Requisites Students cannot enroll if previously taken LASE 3510 topic #2 From Theory to Practice
Effective Date 04/28/2023 The capstone course is a practicum where students will complete and present a synthesis of their work in Catalyst and at UVA. This will take the form of a curated professional portfolio that students will manage on a domain they own and that will travel with them after graduation. Students will draw together the results of their ongoing work towards a plan of action. Requisites Restricted to Catalyst Students and students can’t enroll if previously taken LASE 3510 topic #3 Catalyst Capstone
Effective Date 09/26/2019 This course provides the opportunity to explore a range of topics in the liberal arts.
Source: University of Virginia-Main Campus's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
