Classical Studies: incl. Classical Civilization and Tradition (in English), Ancient Greek, and Latin

• CAS CL 401: Senior Independent Work
  
• CAS CL 402: Senior Independent Work
  
• CAS CL 406: Advanced Topics in Classical Civilization
  In depth examination of an aspect of classical civilization(s). All texts in translation. May be repeated for credit as topics change. Effective Spring 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Oral and/or Signed Communication , Writing-Intensive Course, Research and Information Literacy.
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  • Oral and/or Signed Communication
  • Research and Information Literacy
  • Writing-Intensive Course
• CAS CL 451: Advanced Latin Seminar
  Advanced-level Latin seminar emphasizing close reading and literary analysis. Changing topics explore a variety of texts linked by chronology, genre, or theme. Topic for Fall 2020: Virgil: Eclogues and Georgics.
• CAS CL 461: Advanced Greek Seminar
  Advanced-level Greek seminar emphasizing close reading and literary analysis. Changing topics explore a variety of texts linked by chronology, genre, or theme. Topic for Fall 2020: Plato's Republic.
• CAS CL 491: Directed Study in Classical Studies
  
• CAS CL 492: Directed Study in Classical Studies
  
• CAS CL 493: Directed Study in Greek
  
• CAS CL 494: Directed Study in Greek
  
• CAS CL 497: Directed Study in Latin
  
• CAS CL 498: Directed Study in Latin
  
• CAS CL 502: Studies in Ancient Greek and Roman Literature
  Topics vary. Open to advanced undergraduate and graduate students. The literature studied is read in its original language, either ancient Greek or Latin, so advanced skill in the appropriate language is required. Topic for Fall 2020: Virgil: Eclogues and Georgics.
• CAS CL 520: Studies in Latin Literature
  Extensive readings in original Latin supplemented by readings in modern scholarship and studies of post-classical receptions.
• CAS CL 521: Survey of Latin Literature I
  Historical survey from archaic Latin through Republican literature; introduction to classical scholarship. For advanced students wishing to increase their language skills through extensive reading.
• CAS CL 522: Survey of Latin Literature II
  Survey of Latin authors focusing on the period of the early Empire; introduction to classical scholarship.
• CAS CL 530: Latin Prose Composition
  Practice in set and free composition of Latin prose, aimed at developing advanced language proficiency.
• CAS CL 561: Survey of Greek Literature 1
  Reading course designed to study the history of Greek literature through a chronological survey of representative authors and genres: Homer through the archaic age.
• CAS CL 562: Survey of Greek Literature 2
  Reading course designed to study the history of Greek literature through a chronological survey of representative authors and genres: Classical through Hellenistic period.
• CAS CL 563: Greek Prose Composition
  Close study of exemplary Greek prose as the basis for original composition in Greek of sentences and short passages, then more extensive prose pieces.

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