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

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  • CAS CL 237: Race and Ethnicity in Ancient Greece and Rome
    Students explore and better understand the changing conceptions, motives, and effects of racial and ethnic formations and categorizations with a primary focus on the views presented in ancient Greek and Roman literature and art and the influence which those views have had in later historical periods and places, especially the United States. Effective Spring 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: The Individual in Community, Social Inquiry I, Teamwork/Collaboration.
    • Social Inquiry I
    • The Individual in Community
    • Teamwork/Collaboration
  • CAS CL 261: Greek 3: Prose
    Reading of selections from Greek prose. Authors read may include Herodotus, Plato and Lysias, as well as selections from the New Testament. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Aesthetic Exploration.
    • Aesthetic Exploration
  • CAS CL 262: Greek 4: Homer
    Reading of selections from the Iliad or Odyssey. Effective Spring 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Aesthetic Exploration. Effective Spring 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Teamwork/Collaboration.
    • Aesthetic Exploration
    • Teamwork/Collaboration
  • CAS CL 300: The Age of Pericles
    History, literature, and culture of Athens during the mid-fifth century BCE. Development of the empire, the rise of democracy, the Sophistic movement, tragedy, the construction of the Parthenon and other monuments. Readings (in translation) from Aeschylus, Sophocles, Herodotus, Thucydides, Aristophanes, and fragmentary sources. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Ethical Reasoning, Oral and/or Signed Communication, Creativity/Innovation.
    • Ethical Reasoning
    • Oral and/or Signed Communication
    • Creativity/Innovation
  • CAS CL 303: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
    The causes and consequences of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. Topics include Romans and barbarians; the rise and spread of Christianity; Constantine the Great; the death of classic paganism; theories of decline; the grand strategy of the Roman Empire; monasticism; the emergence of Byzantium and Constantinople; the origins of Islam; and the transformation of classical art, literature, and thought and their influence on Christianity. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Writing-Intensive Course, Ethical Reasoning, Philosophical Inquiry and Life's Meanings.
    • Philosophical Inquiry and Life's Meanings
    • Ethical Reasoning
    • Writing-Intensive Course
  • CAS CL 305: Topics in Myth
    This course may be repeated for credit as topics change. Topic for Fall 2022: Origin Stories. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Writing- Intensive Course, Research and Information Literacy.
    • Aesthetic Exploration
    • Research and Information Literacy
    • Writing-Intensive Course
  • CAS CL 313: The "Odyssey" and "Ulysses"
    This course consists of a close reading of James Joyce's Ulysses with particular attention to his use of the Odyssey. We also examine the relation of oral and book cultures and other works Joyce takes in, such as the Aeneid, Divine Comedy and Hamlet. Effective Spring 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Oral and/or Signed Communication, Writing-Intensive Course, Creativity/Innovation.
    • Oral and/or Signed Communication
    • Creativity/Innovation
    • Writing-Intensive Course
  • CAS CL 321: Greek History
    Introduction to the political, social, and economic history of Greece from the earliest historical period through the death of Alexander the Great. All texts in translation. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Historical Consciousness, Social Inquiry I, Critical Thinking.
    • Historical Consciousness
    • Social Inquiry I
    • Critical Thinking
  • CAS CL 322: Roman History
    Introduction to the political, social, and economic history of Rome from the foundation of the city through the fall of the western empire. All texts in translation. Effective Spring 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Historical Consciousness, Social Inquiry II, Critical Thinking. Effective Spring 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Social Inquiry II, Critical Thinking.
    • Digital/Multimedia Expression
    • Social Inquiry II
    • Critical Thinking
  • CAS CL 325: Greek Tragedy and Film
    Explores Greek tragic myth's afterlife, both directly and obliquely, in cinema and in the modern literature spawning cinema: how certain Greek tragic myths have come to life as film and how "non-mythic" stories have acquired a mythic power in literary and cinematic form. All texts in translation. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Historical Consciousness, Philosophical Inquiry and Life's Meanings, Critical Thinking.
    • Philosophical Inquiry and Life's Meanings
    • Historical Consciousness
    • Critical Thinking
  • CAS CL 351: Latin Seminar
    Intensive study of selected major authors. May be repeated for credit as topics change. Topic for Fall 2022: Roman Pastoral Poetry. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Historical Consciousness, Research and Information Literacy.
    • Aesthetic Exploration
    • Historical Consciousness
    • Research and Information Literacy
  • CAS CL 391: Greek Seminar
    Intensive study of selected major authors. May be repeated for credit as topics change. Topic for Fall 2022: Plato and Paul. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Historical Consciousness, Research and Information Literacy.
    • Aesthetic Exploration
    • Historical Consciousness
    • Research and Information Literacy
  • 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. Topic for Fall 2022: Ovid's Metamorphoses in English. 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.
    • 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.
  • 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.
  • CAS CL 491: Directed Study in Classical Studies
  • CAS CL 492: Directed Study in Classical Studies
  • 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.
  • 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 522: Survey of Latin Literature II
    Survey of Latin authors focusing on the period of the early Empire; introduction to classical scholarship. For advanced students wishing to increase their language skills through extensive reading.

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