Latin
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Department Information
Latin
Department of Classical Studies
Julie Laskaris, Chair
Professor Simpson
Associate Professors Baughan, Damer, Laskaris, Stevenson
Assistant Professor Gunkel -
Major
The Latin Major
Note: A grade of not less than C- (1.70) is required in all coursework comprising the Latin major.
10 units, including
Two units selected from:
Roman Art and Archaeology
The Classical Tradition (or approved CLSC substitute)
Hellenistic Greece and Republican Rome OR The Roman Empire
Major Seminar
Seven units Latin electives
Note: A minimum of two years of Greek is recommended for students intending to pursue graduate study.
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Minor
The Latin Minor
Note: A grade of not less than C- (1.70) is required in all coursework comprising the Latin minor.
Six units of Latin, with at least two units at the 300 or 400 level.
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Related
Related Majors
Courses
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LATN 101 Elementary Latin
Units: 1
DescriptionIntroduction to Latin language and Roman culture.
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LATN 102 Elementary Latin
Units: 1
DescriptionIntroduction to Latin language and Roman culture.
PrerequisitesLatin 101.
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LATN 201 Intermediate Latin
Units: 1
DescriptionContinued study of Latin language and Roman culture plus selected readings.
PrerequisitesLatin 102 or the permission of department.
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LATN 202 Intermediate Latin
Units: 1
Fulfills General Education Requirement (COM2)
DescriptionContinued study of Latin language and Roman culture plus selected readings.
PrerequisitesLatin 201.
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LATN 301 Plautus
Units: 1
Fulfills General Education Requirement (FSVP)
DescriptionStudy of Roman comedy using Latin texts, videotapes, and live performance.
PrerequisitesLATN 202 or permission of department.
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LATN 303 Roman Epic
Units: 1
DescriptionSpecial emphasis on Vergil's "Aeneid."
PrerequisitesLatin 202 or by departmental approval.
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LATN 304 Roman Historiography
Units: 1
DescriptionEmphasis on Livy and Tacitus.
PrerequisitesLATN 202 or permission of department.
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LATN 305 Horace
Units: 1
DescriptionThe lyric poetry.
PrerequisitesLATN 202 or permission of department.
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LATN 306 Roman Philosophical Literature
Units: 1
DescriptionSpecial emphasis on Lucretius' "De Rerum Natura" or Cicero's "Tusculan Disputations."
PrerequisitesLatin 202 or permission of department.
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LATN 307 Catullus
Units: 1
Fulfills General Education Requirement (FSLT)
DescriptionLiterary analysis of selected readings.
PrerequisitesLatin 202 or permission of department.
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LATN 308 The Novel
Units: 1
DescriptionLatin novels of Petronius and Apuleius.
PrerequisitesLATN 202 or permission of department.
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LATN 309 Cicero
Units: 1
DescriptionTheory and history of Roman oratory.
PrerequisitesLATN 202 or permission of department.
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LATN 310 Ancient Drama in Performance
Units: 1
Fulfills General Education Requirement FSVP
DescriptionStudy of Greek or Latin drama through performance of selected scenes in the original language. Students enroll in either Greek 310 or Latin 310 and focus their work scenes in one language. Readings in translation and of the scholarship on ancient drama and its staging will provide a fuller understanding of the genre and its cultural context. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
PrerequisitesLATN 202.
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LATN 398 Selected Topics
Units: 1
DescriptionTopics or themes in Roman literature. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
PrerequisitesLATN 202 or permission of department.
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LATN 406 Summer Undergraduate Research
Units: 0
DescriptionDocumentation of the work of students who receive summer fellowships to conduct research [or produce a creative arts project] in the summer. The work must take place over a minimum of 8 weeks, the student must engage in the project full-time (at least 40 hours per week) during this period, and the student must be the recipient of a fellowship through the university. Graded S/U.
PrerequisitesApproval for summer Arts and Sciences fellowship by faculty mentor
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LATN 411 The Teaching of High School Latin
Units: 1
DescriptionTheory and practice of teaching Latin. Designed to enable teachers to meet state licensure requirements.
PrerequisitesLatin 202 or permission of department.
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LATN 498 Major Seminar
Units: 1
DescriptionRequired of all majors. Methodologies appropriate to Latin studies and the writing of a research paper.
PrerequisitesPermission of department.
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LATN 499 Independent Study
Units: .5-1
DescriptionContent suited to the requirements and interests of student, chosen by student and faculty director in advance of the semester in which the independent study is to be done.
PrerequisitesPermission of department.