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This course course explores broad environmental and social issues in sustainable communities. Potential topics include urban water management, food and resources, wildlife conservation, native landscaping, waste management, green building, housing diversity, public transportation and community participation. The course serves as a laboratory for working with governmental and non-governmental organizations in the DFW area and developing issue-based, action research projects to solve real-world problems in our communities. This hands-on course combines lecture, student-led discussion, site visits and collaborative team work for service learning projects.
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Advanced studies in various subjects of city and regional planning. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: consent of the instructor.
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The course will provide students with an analysis of the nature, extent, and distribution of criminal homicide, one of the most egregious crimes that can be committed. Topics will include: statutory definition of homicide; trends and patterns of homicide; mass and serial murder; and victim/offender relationships. The course will also comprehensively examine the controversy surrounding the application of capital punishment (i.e., the death penalty) as a fait, just, and effective response to homicide. Topics will include: capital punishment through history; U.S. Supreme Court decisions on capital punishment; capital punishment proceedings in Texas; and contemporary problems with the application of the death penalty.
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Major Greek and Roman myths and their influence, with emphasis on the visual arts from antiquity to the present, including popular films.
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Comparative study of contemporary films set in the ancient world and the literary sources on which they are based, with emphasis on the reception and reshaping of the Classical heritage by filmmakers to reflect the cultural values and interests of contemporary audiences.
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The study of etymology (word origins) focusing on the large stock of English words derived from ancient Greek and Latin prefixes, roots and suffixes. Recommended for students seeking to improve their general vocabulary and reading comprehension, and as preparation for graduate and professional school entrance exams.
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3.00 Credits
Exploration of roles and images of women in ancient Greece and Rome, using a variety of primary (ancient) sources: literature, legal and medical texts, visual art, and inscriptions. Offered as CLAS 2307 and WOMS 2307. Credit will be granted only once.
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3.00 Credits
Ancient Greek culture through the death of Alexander the Great (323 B.C.). Topics covered include politics and society, literature, art, philosophy, and religion. Credit may not be received for both CLAS 2310 (as the course was previously numbered) and CLAS 3310.
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3.00 Credits
Roman life and thought through the second century A.D. A broad cultural survey including politics and society, literature, art, philosophy, religion and law. Credit may not be received for both CLAS 2320 (as the course was previously numbered) and CLAS 3320.
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3.00 Credits
Advanced study of Greek and/or Roman myths, with emphasis on the cultural context and methods of myth interpretation (anthropological, psychoanalytical, structuralist, etc.). May be repeated for credit with departmental permission.
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