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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 …

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

Topical offerings in the School of Architecture.

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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. …

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

Topical offerings in the School of Architecture.

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3.91
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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 …

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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
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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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3.93
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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 …

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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
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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 …

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3.0
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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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