Latin (LAT)

LAT 101 Introductory Latin 10.50 units

A course designed for students beginning the study of Latin or who have not yet reached the level expected in LAT 201/202. Although the teaching approach emphasizes exposure to simple texts as soon as possible, students desiring minimal competence in reading should go on to do LAT 102.

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LAT 102 Introductory Latin 20.50 units

Continuation of LAT 101. Most of the rules of Latin grammar will be covered by the end of the year, and students should have a minimal competence in reading prose texts; but for the remaining grammar and further practice students should go on to do LAT 201.

Prerequisites

• Must have completed the following:
  • LAT101 - Introductory Latin 1 (0.50)

Archived calendar entryRequirements, Fall 2024Course outlines

LAT 201 Intermediate Latin0.50 units

The course will complete the study of Latin grammar and move on to unadapted readings in Latin authors, particularly Caesar.

Prerequisites

• Must have completed the following:
  • LAT102 - Introductory Latin 2 (0.50)

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LAT 202 Selections from Latin Authors0.50 units

A course designed to follow LAT 201, including both literature and grammar review. Authors normally read are Vergil and Ovid.

Prerequisites

• Must have completed the following:
  • LAT201 - Intermediate Latin (0.50)

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LAT 291 Intermediate Latin: Translation and Interpretation0.50 units

A selection of unadapted material from one or two authors or an investigation of selected themes or topics at the intermediate level. Authors such as Livy, Caesar, Cicero, Catullus, Vergil, or Ovid may be studied. Topics may include desire, death, war, identity, or a specific genre such as tragedy, to name but a few.

Prerequisites

• Must have completed the following:
  • LAT202 - Selections from Latin Authors (0.50)

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LAT 331 Advanced Readings in Latin: Prose0.50 units

A selection of material from one author or several authors within the field of Latin prose. Topics and selections may include oratory and rhetoric, history, philosophy, Cicero, Quintilian, Caesar, Livy, and Apuleius.

Prerequisites

• Must have completed the following:
  • LAT202 - Selections from Latin Authors (0.50)

Archived calendar entryRequirements, Fall 2024Course outlines

LAT 332 Advanced Readings in Latin: Poetry0.50 units

A selection of material from one author or several authors within the field of Latin poetry. Topics and selections may include comedy, lyric poetry, elegy, epic, Plautus, Terence, Catullus, Ovid, and Vergil.

Prerequisites

• Must have completed the following:
  • LAT202 - Selections from Latin Authors (0.50)

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LAT 341 Advanced Studies in Latin: Selected Topics0.50 units

An investigation of selected themes, topics, time periods, or genres in Latin.

Prerequisites

• Must have completed the following:
  • LAT202 - Selections from Latin Authors (0.50)

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LAT 351 Latin Composition, Grammar, and Reading0.50 units

Composition, translation, and grammar with intensive analysis of selected passages.

Prerequisites

• Must have completed the following:
  • LAT202 - Selections from Latin Authors (0.50)

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LAT 381 Medieval Latin0.50 units

Survey of Medieval Latin poetry and prose.

Prerequisites

• Must have completed the following:
  • LAT202 - Selections from Latin Authors (0.50)

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LAT 421 Latin Epigraphy0.50 units

The course introduces and investigates Latin inscriptions as evidence for the Latin language and Roman political, religious, legal, social, and economic history.

Prerequisites

• Must have completed the following:
  • LAT202 - Selections from Latin Authors (0.50)

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LAT 422 Latin Palaeography0.50 units

A practical overview of the various styles of Latin handwriting from the late Roman Empire to the writing styles of the Renaissance humanists which introduces students to the study of original documents and manuscripts.

Prerequisites

• Must have completed the following:
  • LAT202 - Selections from Latin Authors (0.50)

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LAT 451 Senior Latin Composition, Grammar, and Reading0.50 units

Advanced composition, translation, and grammar with intensive analysis of selected passages.

Prerequisites

• Must have completed the following:
  • LAT351 - Latin Composition, Grammar, and Reading (0.50)

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LAT 490 Senior Studies in Latin: Selected Topics0.50 units

A selection of material from one author or several authors or an investigation of selected themes, topics, or genres at the senior level. Topics and authors may include philosophy, letter writing, history, elegy, satire, Seneca, Pliny the Younger, Tacitus, Propertius, Petronius, and Juvenal.

Prerequisites

• Earned at least 0.50 units from LAT 300 - 399

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LAT 491 Senior Studies in Latin: Independent Study0.50 units

Under special circumstances and with the approval of the department, a student or small group of students may arrange to pursue individualized readings under the supervision of a faculty member.

Prerequisites

• Earned at least 0.50 units from LAT 300 - 399

Archived calendar entryRequirements, Fall 2024Course outlines

LAT 600 Topics in Latin Language0.50 units

This course will involve the reading of original material in Latin with a focus on the advanced study of the language itself, although topics may vary from single authors to literary genres to chronological periods. This course is repeatable provided the topic is different. Examples could include: Latin Palaeography; Augustan Poetry; Epic Poetry; Advanced Grammar, Reading, and Composition; Greek and Roman Identities in the Lyric Poetry of Horace; Latin Epigraphy; or Medieval Latin.

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LAT 601 Topics in Greek Language0.25 units

0.25 credit offering to be combined with LAT 601. This 0.25 credit version of GRK 600 will allow faculty members to offer single-term courses that combine reading of original sources in both ancient Greek and Latin on selected topics. This course is repeatable provided the topic is different. Examples could include: Greek Palaeography or Greek Epigraphy.

Cross-listed

GRK 601

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LAT 610 Introductory Latin for Graduate Students0.25 units

This course covers the most basic vocabulary and grammatical concepts, including several declension and conjugation patterns typically in the fall, while focusing on the use of the cases, especially the Ablative, and the various tenses typically in the winter. After taking this course, students will be able to translate simple Latin sentences.

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LAT 620 Intermediate Latin for Graduate Students0.25 units

This course continues LAT 610. One offering of the course extends the concepts of the Latin cases and the complexity of the verbal structures (Accusative Infinitive, Ablative Absolute), typically taught in the fall, another concentrates on the Subjunctive and is typically taught in the winter, while a third version teaches grammar on the basis of relatively easy authors. After taking this course, students will be able to translate more complex Latin sentences.

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