Disability media studies is an interdisciplinary field focused on the critical study of disability as related to media texts, technologies, industries, and audiences. Drawing on disability theory, screen studies, STS, and related literatures, this tutorial engages with key concerns and concepts within current disability media studies.

This independent study course is a collaboration between the DH Certificate Program and the Research and Learning Services Department of the Library.  The Clippings Project, headed by Mandy Ritzki, Reference Librarian, is a collection of thematically organized periodical clippings collected by UVA librarians over recent decades.   Students who take this independent study will develop a syllabus in collaboration with Mandy and DH Certificate Director Rennie Mapp, and will work with a faculty instructor who will provide oversight.  

This course explores the relationship of Venice to its lagoon and the mainland through the mapping and analysis of the urban and ecological systems. The research will inform the studio and independent research, and will vary in its specific focus in accordance with each year's program research goals.

A graduate-level seminar in interactive technology for music and multimedia.  Students explore theoretical, creative and practical aspects of programming, composing and performing real-time interactive music with computers. 

A survey of American architecture from the first European contact to 1800 including Jefferson, urban form and landscape design.

This tutorial will focus on the translation of Chinese Buddhist texts into English. Texts will be drawn from a variety of time periods, traditions, and genres. Students will gain familiarity with Buddhist Chinese, and the themes and conventions of Buddhist texts.

This course explores classical Tibetan literature and religious systems through a variety of genres in the original Tibetan texts.

Graduate readings course on the history of housing, real estate, and racial inequality in the 20th and 21st century US.

This workshop introduces advanced humanities students to map history research and geospatial visualization. It features work with maps in Special Collections as well as the production of digital scholarship using ArcGIS software. No experience is expected or required. This course counts as an elective for the DH Graduate Certificate program. Prerequisite: Graduate student or College 3rd or 4th year.