Academic Catalog

LAT - Latin

LAT 1010 Elementary Latin I Cr. 4

Introduction to the grammar, syntax and vocabulary of the language, and introduction to the culture of the ancient Romans. Offered Fall.

Course Material Fees: $5

LAT 1020 Elementary Latin II Cr. 4

Continuation of LAT 1010, with increasing emphasis on reading ability. Offered Winter.

Prerequisites: LAT 1010 with a minimum grade of D-

Course Material Fees: $5

LAT 2010 Intermediate Latin Cr. 4

Satisfies General Education Requirement: Foreign Culture, Global Learning Inquiry

Review of Latin grammar, and readings from selected Roman prose authors such as Cicero and Caesar. Offered Fall.

Prerequisites: LAT 1020 with a minimum grade of D-

Course Material Fees: $5

LAT 2020 Intermediate Latin II Cr. 4

Introduction to genre; poetic language, meters, sociological and historical context; Catullus, Horace, Ovid, Vergil. Offered Winter.

Prerequisites: LAT 2010 with a minimum grade of D-

Course Material Fees: $5

LAT 3210 Latin Poetry Cr. 4

Intermediate-level course for reading representative samples of poetry by prominent Latin authors. Offered Yearly.

Prerequisites: LAT 2020 with a minimum grade of D-

Repeatable for 12 Credits

LAT 3220 Latin Prose Cr. 4

Intermediate-level course for reading representative samples of prose by Latin authors. Offered Yearly.

Prerequisites: LAT 2020 with a minimum grade of D-

Repeatable for 12 Credits

LAT 5000 Latin for Graduate Students Cr. 1-4

Basic grammar and vocabulary of Latin; leads to reading of continuous passages of poetry and prose in Latin. Offered for graduate credit only. Offered Every Term.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 4 Credits

LAT 5300 Readings in Roman History and Culture Cr. 1-3

Readings in Latin primary sources that are relevant to the associated CLA course (which is taught in English). Offered Every Term.

Prerequisites: CLA 5000-6XXX with a minimum grade of D- (may be taken concurrently) and LAT 3000-6XXX with a minimum grade of D-

Repeatable for 6 Credits

LAT 5810 Roman Historians Cr. 4

Selected readings from Tacitus, Livy, Caesar or Sallust illustrating the Roman rhetorical and ethical analysis of republican and imperial history. Offered Intermittently.

Prerequisites: LAT 3000-3999 with a minimum grade of D-

LAT 5850 Epic Cr. 4

Readings in Latin of the works of epic poets such as Ennius, Vergil, Lucan, Statius and others. Offered Intermittently.

Prerequisites: LAT 3000-3999 with a minimum grade of D-

LAT 5990 Directed Study Cr. 1-4

Directed independent research in depth on a topic or author not treated in the regular Latin offerings, culminating in a course paper. Offered Every Term.

Repeatable for 8 Credits

LAT 6100 Latin Prose for Learning and Teaching Cr. 3

Online course for future and current teachers of K-12 Latin. The grammar and syntax of Latin prose of the Republican period, through selected readings from authors such as Cato, Cicero, Caesar, Sallust, and Nepos; focus on narrative prose rather than oratory. Composition exercises to reinforce the study of grammar and stylistics. Course covers ways in which teachers can incorporate prose composition into their classes as exercises in fluency, and as a way to teach grammar in order to prepare their students for standardized tests in Latin. Students will prepare and share lesson plans. Web course. Offered for graduate credit only. Offered Spring/Summer.

Prerequisites: LAT 3210 with a minimum grade of D- (may be taken concurrently) and (LAT 3220 with a minimum grade of D- (may be taken concurrently) or LAT 3150 with a minimum grade of D- (may be taken concurrently))

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

LAT 6500 Roman Epistolography Cr. 4

Social, literary, and historical significance of the letters of such writers as Cicero, Pliny and Seneca. Offered Intermittently.

Prerequisites: LAT 3000-3999 with a minimum grade of D-

LAT 6840 Roman Drama Cr. 4

Study of Roman comedy and tragedy through study of comedies of Plautus or Terence, or tragedies of Seneca. Studies in the early history of Roman drama may include readings in the literary remains of Accius, Pacuvius, and Naevius. Offered Intermittently.

Prerequisites: LAT 3000-3999 with a minimum grade of D-

LAT 6890 Roman Satire Cr. 4

Readings in the works of satirists such as of Horace, Persius and Juvenal. Offered Intermittently.

Prerequisites: LAT 2020 with a minimum grade of D-

LAT 7810 Studies in Latin Poetry Cr. 4

Study of a major poet or genre of poetry. Topics to be announced in Schedule of Classes . Offered Yearly.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 12 Credits

LAT 7820 Studies in Latin Prose Cr. 4

Study of a major prose author or prose genre. Topics to be announced in Schedule of Classes . Offered Yearly.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 12 Credits

LAT 7999 Master's Essay Direction Cr. 1-4

Offered Every Term.

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students with a class of Candidate Masters; enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

LAT 8999 Master's Thesis Research and Direction Cr. 1-8

Offered Every Term.

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students with a class of Candidate Masters; enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 8 Credits

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