BASC10404 - Basic Program Year 1 Makeup Course
Course Description
This course is for students who need to make up the Year 1 Autumn Quarter of the Basic Program of Liberal Education for Adults to complete the certificate.
We recommend that new students to the Basic Program begin in the fall.
Course Outline
For specific dates, see at right under each Section: SCHEDULE AND LOCATION. Reading schedule is identical across all Sections.
Seminar
| Week | Seminar |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sophocles, Antigone (opening scene will be read aloud in class) |
| 2 | Sophocles, Antigone (lines 1-625 [2nd ed.: 678]) |
| 3 | Sophocles, Antigone (625-1352 [2nd ed.: 1424]) |
| 4 | Plato, Apology (17a – 35e) |
| 5 | Plato, Apology (35e – 42a) |
| 6 | Plato, Crito (entire) |
| 7 | Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment (Parts 1 & 2) |
| 8 | Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment (Parts 3 & 4) |
| 9 | Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment (Parts 5 & 6) |
| 10 | Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment (Epilogue 1 & 2) |
Tutorial
| Week | Tutorial |
|---|---|
| 1-10 |
Plato, Meno (three pages per week, no assignment for Week 1) |
Required Texts
- Sophocles: Sophocles I, University of Chicago Press, ISBN 978-0226311517.
- Plato: Five Dialogues, trans. by GMA Grube, Hackett, ISBN 978-0872206335.
- Dostoevsky: Crime and Punishment, trans. by Pevear and Volokhonsky, Vintage Press, ISBN 978-0679734505.
Purchase
Books are available using the Textbook order form from the Gleacher Center Bookstore online, or by using the ISBN number to order the correct edition elsewhere.
Notes
Deadline for Online Registration: Tuesday, June 4 at 5 pm CT.
Remote courses require you to login to Canvas to access the Zoom Classroom. You will receive an invitation to join Canvas about a week before your course begins. Please visit the Liberal Arts Student Resources page to sign up for Student Remote Learning Training session and to find step by step instructions for Canvas and Zoom: Online Learning Resources