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Latin


101 Elementary Latin I
3 Semester Hours

A basic introduction to Latin grammar and
syntax, including noun declension and verb
conjugation; translation of simple prose
passages.		 319 Roman Satire
3 Semester Hours

Selections from the satiric works of Horace,
Seneca, Martial, and/or Juvenal.
102 Elementary Latin II
3 Semester Hours

A continuation of the grammar and syntax
covered in LATN 101, with a focus on more
complex sentences and dependent clauses;
translation of more elaborate prose and poetry
passages.

Prerequisite: LATN 101 or equivalent.		 321 Cicero
3 Semester Hours

Readings in the orations, philosophical works,
and/or letters.

This course may be repeated for credit.
198 Special Studies
1-3 Semester Hours




 322 Roman Historians
3 Semester Hours

Readings in Caesar, Livy, and Tacitus.

This course may be repeated for credit.
199 Independent Studies
1-3 Semester Hours





 323 Roman Epistolography
3 Semester Hours

Readings in the letters of Cicero and/or Pliny
the Younger.

This course may be repeated for credit.
201 Intermediate Latin
3 Semester Hours

A continuation of the LATN 101 and 102
sequence, focusing on more advanced
constructions; grammar review and
translation of unedited passages of poetry and
prose.

Prerequisite: LATN 102 or equivalent.		 324 Latin Prose
3 Semester Hours

Readings in selected prose authors of the
Republic and/or Empire.

This course may be repeated for credit.
298 Special Studies
1-3 Semester Hours		 398 Special Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
299 Independent Studies
1-3 Semester Hours		 399 Independent Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
312 Virgil
3 Semester Hours

Readings in Eclogues, Georgics, and/or Aeneid.

This course may be repeated for credit.









 410 Practicum: Teaching Classical Latin
3 Semester Hours

Practicum in teaching elementary Latin.
Topics include basic pedagogy, planning,
presentation, testing, grading, tutoring, and
problem-solving.

This course may be repeated for credit.

Permission of the instructor required.

Prerequisite: At least two semesters of Latin
at the 300- and 400- level and a minimum
GPA of 3.3 (B+) in LATN courses.
313 Catullus
3 Semester Hours

Selections from the poetry of Catullus, with a
focus on metrical variety, literary style, and
historical context.

This course may be repeated for credit.		 415 Special Topics in Latin Literature
3 Semester Hours

This course may be repeated for credit.
314 Horace
3 Semester Hours

Readings from Epodes, Odes, or Epistles of
Horace.

Prerequisite: LATN 201 or equivalent.		 498 Special Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
315 Ovid
3 Semester Hours

Readings from Ovid's Metamorphoses.

Prerequisite: LATN 201 or equivalent.		 499 Independent Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
317 Roman Elegy
3 Semester Hours

Readings from the love poetry of Tibullus,
Propertius, and/or Ovid.

Prerequisite: LATN 201 or equivalent.