Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2017-2018
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ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
level Chinese courses. It aims to advance students’ literacy skills and to prepare them for
reading advanced literary works. Prerequisites: CHN 201 and CHN 202.
CHN 298, 398, 498 Teaching Experience in Chinese (½ or 1)
A teaching experience course. Specific guidelines concerning teaching experiences
appear in the “Teaching Experiences” section of this catalog.
CHN 300 Advanced Conversational Chinese (1)
An advanced Chinese conversation course that further develops speaking and listening
comprehension skills. Various topics and stories from Chinese-speaking countries are
addressed through video and audio recordings. Prerequisite: CHN 270.
CHN 310 Reading Chinese Media (1)
A Chinese reading course that further develops students’ language skills for reading
newspapers, magazines, and internet content about the latest headlines, trending topics,
and stories from the Chinese-speaking countries. Prerequisites: CHN 201 and CHN 202.
CL - Classics
CL 150 Urbanism and the City in Antiquity (1)
Introduces students to the historical development of the urban environment in major
Mediterranean cities of classical antiquity and the social, economic and political priorities
expressed through them.
CL 211 Mythology (1)
A survey of the myths of Greece and Rome with a view toward their religious, historical,
and literary development.
CL 225 Introduction to Roman Culture (1)
A survey of the history, literature, and art of the Romans from their beginning to the fall
of the Empire.
CL 293, 393, 493 Independent Study in Classics (½ or 1)
Directed study for advanced students. Specific guidelines concerning independent study
projects appear in the “Exploration Term and Contract Learning” section of this catalog.
CL 298, 398, 498 Teaching Experience in Classics (½ or 1)
A teaching experience course. Specific guidelines concerning teaching experiences
appear in the “Teaching Experiences” section of this catalog.
CL 301 Greek Civilization (1)
A survey of the history, literature, and art of the Greeks from their beginning through the
Hellenistic period.