LATN 101. Elementary Latin I. (4 Credits)
Introduction to syntax and vocabulary. Readings from representative ancient authors. Only offered in fall.
LATN 102. Elementary Latin II. (4 Credits)
Introduction to syntax and vocabulary. Readings from representative ancient authors. Only offered in spring. Prerequisite: LATN 101 or qualifying placement score .
LATN 103. Accelerated Elementary Latin. (4 Credits)
Accelerated introduction to syntax, vocabulary, and translation. Covers the content of LATN 101 & 102. Suitable for students with some prior experience in Latin who did not place into 201 or as an introduction to Latin for highly-motivated students (especially with prior experience with an inflected language, e.g., Greek). Only offered in spring. Cannot be taken for credit with LATN 101 or 102.
LATN 201. Intermediate Latin. (4 Credits)
Review of grammar. Translation of extensive selections from Vergil's Aeneid and other poets. Only offered in fall. Prerequisite: LATN 102 (or equivalent) or qualifying placement score.
General Education: COMP
LATN 333. Advanced Latin Readings. (2 or 4 Credits)
In-depth readings of selections of Latin literature, focusing on the classical periods of the Roman Republic and Empire. Emphasis will be placed on universal human themes expressed in the literature that shed light on cross-cultural connections between the ancient and modern worlds. Course is offered occasionally. Prerequisite: LATN 201, qualifying placement score, or competency.
LATN 341. Ovid's Metamorphoses. (4 Credits)
Intensive readings of selections from Ovid's Metamorphoses, with particular attention to the similarities and differences between Greco-Roman myth and the Bible and to Ovid's historical and cultural context in the age of Augustus. Course is offered occasionally. Prerequisite: LATN 201, qualifying placement score, or competency.
LATN 342. Apuleius' Metamorphoses and C.S. Lewis. (4 Credits)
Intensive readings of selections from Apuleius' Metamorphoses, with particular attention to the inset narrative of "Cupid and Psyche" and Lewis' retelling of it in his novel "Till We Have Faces", along with selections from the Latin letters of C.S. Lewis. Course is offered occasionally. Prerequisite: LATN 201, qualifying test score, or competency.
LATN 343. Seneca’s Moral Letters. (4 Credits)
Readings in Seneca's Moral Letters and study of his ethical philosophy Prerequisite: LATIN 201, qualifying placement score, or competency.
Tags: PI
LATN 487. Topics in Latin Language and Literature. (2 Credits)
Varied subjects. Designated studies in specialized genres, literature, culture, comparative studies, or inter-disciplinary studies. Course is offered occasionally. Prerequisite: LATN 201 or competency.
LATN 489. Topics in Latin Language and Literature. (4 Credits)
Varied subjects. Designated studies in specialized genres, literature, culture, comparative studies, or inter-disciplinary studies. Course is offered occasionally. Prerequisite: LATN 201 or competency.
LATN 492. Independent Study in the Theory and Practice of Latin Pedagogy for Classical Schools. (4 Credits)
An independent course of study that combines observation and guest teaching in a local CCE school with the self-directed study of the history and theory of classical education. Students will develop their own materials for teaching Latin in a CCE school. Course is offered occasionally. Prerequisite: LATN 201 or competency. Instructor's permission required.
LATN 495. Independent Study. (1 to 4 Credits)
Department approval required. Prerequisite: LATN 201 or competency.