Courses

The listing of a course description here does not guarantee a course’s being offered in a particular term. Please refer to the published schedule of classes on the MyBU Student Portal for confirmation a class is actually being taught and for specific course meeting dates and times.

• CAS LK 475: Major Authors in Korean Literature
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., WR 100 or WR 120) - Closely examines major authors in Korean literature through their representative works in English translation. Students analyze each author's writing style, themes, and characters while exploring various theoretical questions, institutional practices, and cultural praxes regarding literary authors and authorship. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Writing-Intensive Course, Aesthetic Exploration.
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• CAS LK 491: Directed Study: Korean
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: consent of department and CAS Advising. - Application form available in the WLL Department.
• CAS LK 492: Directed Study: Korean
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: consent of department and CAS Advising. - Application form available in the WLL Department.
• CAS LM 111: First-Semester isiXhosa
  Fundamentals of isiXhosa, a widely spoken African language. Focuses on developing basic communicative skills (reading, listening, speaking, and writing). Also explores aspects of the culture of the amaXhosa. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: The Individual in Community.
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• CAS LM 112: Second-Semester isiXhosa
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLM111) - This four-skill African Language course in second-semester IsiXhosa leads toward proficiency in oral expression, second-semester listening comprehension, reading, cultural understanding, and writing. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: The Individual in Community.
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• CAS LM 211: Third-Semester isiXhosa
  This third semester four-skill African language course develops communicative competence and confidence in the use of IsiXhosa in reading, writing, and speaking and listening. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: The Individual in Community.
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• CAS LM 212: Fourth-Semester isiXhosa
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLM211) or the equivalent. - This fourth semester four-skills IsiXhosa course develops communicative competence and confidence in the use of IsiXhosa in speaking, reading, writing, and listening in culturally acceptable ways. Students learn to communicate at an intermediate high level of proficiency. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub areas: The Individual in Community, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy.
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• CAS LN 111: First-Semester Hindi-Urdu
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: placement examination, or for those who have never studied Hindi. - Elementary grammar, conversation, reading, writing. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: The Individual in Community.
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• CAS LN 112: Second-Semester Hindi-Urdu
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLN111) or placement test results. - Continues the text from CAS LN 111; grammar, conversation, reading, writing. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: The Individual in Community.
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• CAS LN 211: Third-Semester Hindi-Urdu
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: CASLN 112 or placement test results. - Development of communicative skills acquired in the first year. Readings in Indian civilization. Practice in conversational Hindi-Urdu. Writing exercises involving more complex grammatical patterns. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: The Individual in Community.
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• CAS LN 212: Fourth-Semester Hindi-Urdu
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLN211) or placement test results. - Further review of the structures of Hindi-Urdu. Practice in conversation involving specialized topics. Advanced readings in Hindi. Frequent compositions. Satisfactory completion of LN 212 fulfills the CAS language requirement. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub areas: The Individual in Community, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy.
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• CAS LN 260: Gateway to Asian Cultures
  Panoramic introduction to the cultures of East and South Asia in comparative perspective (China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, India). Examines shared foundations, transformative inflection points, sites, peoples, and ideologies over the past two millennia through primary texts and media. Effective Spring 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy.
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• CAS LN 380: Modern India through Bollywood
  Explores the social history and culture of modern India through the lens of popular Hindi cinema, commonly called Bollywood. We analyze Bollywood films both as forms of art and as cultural texts, and examine how they reflect and interpret modern Indian society. Course readings focus on theoretical approaches to Hindi cinema, and also shed light on the larger historical and social context that surrounds it. Effective Spring 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Aesthetic Exploration, Critical Thinking.
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• CAS LN 381: Language and Identity in India: Exploring the Phenomenon of Hinglish
  Explores how the history and contemporary usage of Hinglish reflect India's postcolonial and globalized identity. Readings on sociolinguistic theories and linguistic rules of Hinglish, with examples from cinema, advertising, social media, and popular fiction. Course taught in English. Effective Spring 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Social Inquiry I.
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  • Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
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• CAS LN 491: Directed Study: Hindi-Urdu
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: consent of WLL department and CAS Advising Office. - Application form available in the department.
• CAS LN 492: Directed Study: Hindi-Urdu
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: consent of WLL department and CAS Advising Office. - Application form available in the department.
• CAS LP 111: First-Semester Portuguese
  Introduction to grammatical structures. Fundamental communications skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Exposure to the culture and civilization of the Portuguese-speaking world through media broadcast, literature readings, films, music, and videotapes. Lab required. Four hours weekly. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: The Individual in Community.
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• CAS LP 112: Second-Semester Portuguese
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLP111) or consent of instructor. - Covers the important grammar points not studied in CAS LP 111. Further develops the four communicative skills while expanding students' background knowledge of the history and cultures of the Portuguese- speaking world. Lab required. Four hours weekly. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: The Individual in Community.
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• CAS LP 211: Third-Semester Portuguese
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLP112) or placement test results. - Promotes cross-cultural understanding of the Luso-African-Brazilian cultures through authentic literary texts, multimedia, film and music. Completes study of grammatical structures and syntactical patterns. Emphasizes reading, writing and conversational competency. Conducted in Portuguese. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: The Individual in Community.
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• CAS LP 212: Fourth-Semester Portuguese
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLP211) or consent of instructor. - Review of the grammar and syntax of Portuguese. Further develops reading, writing, and conversational competency while expanding students' knowledge of history and culture. Conducted in Portuguese. Fulfills the CAS language requirement. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub areas: The Individual in Community, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy.
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  • Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
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