Courses starting with 1s vs. those with 2s

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Virginia
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<p>I realize that courses starting with 1s are desgined for first years, but many first years choose those with 2s. Are courses starting with 2s necessarily harder and have more papers/midterms/quizzes/work in general?</p>

<p>A rising second year suggested not to take introductory history classes because they are too broad and are less interesting, is this true? </p>

<p>I want to take ARTH 2251 (Italian Renaissance Art), but I have absolutely no knowledge in art history, do you think I will be able to cope with it?</p>

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<p>Don’t look at the numbers as measure of difficulty. A 1000 would be a general seminar on the topic. Whereas, at least in the history department, a 2000 would be a survey lecture course, a 3000 a topic focused course and so it goes.</p>

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<p>You can take any course as long as you meet the prerequisites. I do agree 200 level courses are more defined and interesting than 100 level courses.</p>