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 CH 752: Advanced Topics in Chemical Physics
  Graduate Prerequisites: (GRSCH651) or equivalent or consent of instructor. - Current topics of research in chemical physics. Course content varies with the instructor.
• CAS CH 801: Graduate Research Methods and Scholarly Writing 1
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: doctoral student or consent of instructor. - Introduces beginning graduate students to the fundamental methods of research, presentation, and scholarship necessary for a successful career as a graduate student, a teacher, and an independent research scientist. Includes RCR (responsible conduct of research) training.
• CAS CH 802: Graduate Research Methods and Scholarly Writing 2
  Graduate Prerequisites: (GRSCH801) and good standing as a doctoral student. - Continues subject material of GRS CH 801 with more emphasis on writing.
• CAS CH 901: PhD Research in Chemistry
  PHD RES IN CHEM
• CAS CH 902: PhD Research in Chemistry
  PHD RES CHMSTRY
• CAS CH 903: MA Research in Chemistry
  A written report at the end of each semester is required.
• CAS CH 904: MA Research in Chemistry
  A written report at the end of each semester is required.
• CAS CI 512: Film and Media Theory
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: First-year writing seminar (e.g., CASWR 100 or 120) and CASCI 101, CASCI 102, CASCI 200, or COMFT 250. - Introduction to film and media theory as a mode of inquiry. What happens when we render the world as an image? How do cinematic images differ from other forms of image-making? What does it mean to be a spectator? Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Writing-Intensive Course, Philosophical Inquiry and Life's Meanings, Research and Information Literacy.
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  • Philosophical Inquiry and Life's Meanings
  • Research and Information Literacy
  • Writing-Intensive Course
• CAS CI 551: Studies in Auteur Filmmaking
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., CASWR 100 or WR 120) - Intensive study of a single filmmaker or group of filmmakers, paying special attention to theoretical problems of authorship and artistic control. How do filmmakers respond to studio pressure, historical events or government censorship' How do personal styles develop and transform in a collaborative medium' What does it mean to think of the director or writer or producer of a film as its author' Topic for Spring 2025, Section A1: Roberto Rossellini & Pier Paolo Pasolini. Survey of Italian filmmakers Roberto Rossellini and Pier Paolo Pasolini, from their similar roots in the (neo)realist tradition to their diverging paths, one would explore the pedagogical power of television while the other moved to literary adaptations and radical cinema. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Writing-Intensive Course, Aesthetic Exploration, Research and Information Literacy.
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  • Aesthetic Exploration
  • Research and Information Literacy
  • Writing-Intensive Course
• CAS CL 502: Studies in Ancient Greek and Roman Literature
  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. Not offered 2025/2026.
• CAS CL 520: Studies in Latin Literature
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: CASCL 351. - Extensive readings in original Latin supplemented by readings in modern scholarship and studies of post-classical receptions. Topic for Fall 2025: Critical Theory and Latin Literature.
• CAS CL 521: Survey of Latin Literature 1
  Historical survey from archaic Latin through Republican literature; introduction to classical scholarship. For advanced students wishing to increase their language skills through extensive reading. Not offered 2025/2026.
• CAS CL 522: Survey of Latin Literature 2
  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. Not offered 2025/2026.
• CAS CL 530: Latin Prose Composition
  Close study of exemplary Latin prose as the basis for original composition in Greek of sentences and short passages, then more extensive prose pieces. Also, a study of prose style in an array of Roman authors. Not offered 2025/2026.
• 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. Not offered 2025/2026.
• 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. Instructed by Professor Steven Smith in Spring 2026.
• 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. Also, a study of prose style in an array of Greek authors.
• CAS CL 651: Grad Latin Literature
  Intensive study of selected major authors. Topic for Fall 2024: Lucretius¿ De Rerum Natura. Requires DGS approval. Topic for Spring 2025: Ars Poetica and Horace.
• CAS CL 691: Grad Greek Literature
  Intensive study of selected major authors. Topic for Fall 2025: Plato’s Republic. Topic for Spring 2026: Tacitus. Requires DGS approval.
• CAS CL 710: The Classical Tradition in Modern Literature
  Graduate Prerequisites: graduate standing. - This course explores the ways in which the theatre, myth, and literature of Ancient Greece and Rome have sparked ideas, debates, and conversations among contemporary authors and artists. Students analyze modern works of literature in different genres together with the classical works that inspired them. All Greek and Latin literature is read in translation. Not offered 2025/2026.