Latin Courses
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LATN 150 -Elementary Latin I
3 hours
This course is an introduction to the Latin language and its cultural
setting through beginning study of basic vocabulary, grammatical forms,
syntactic structures, and pronunciation and the reading of simple texts
embedded in the context of the Roman world. Offered: fall only.
Successful completion of LATN 150 and the continuing course, LATN 151,
fulfills the Foreign Language component of the Interconnecting
Perspectives.
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LATN 151 -Elementary Latin II
3 hours
This course is a continuation of the introduction to the basic vocabulary,
grammatical forms, and syntactic structures of the Latin language in its
context within the ancient Mediterranean world. Offered: spring only.
Prerequisite: LATN 150. Successful completion of LATN 151 fulfills the
Foreign Language component of the Interconnecting Perspectives.
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LATN 250 - Intermediate Latin I
3 hours
Introduction to Latin literature; increased emphasis on reading and
writing, continued vocabulary building. Offered only in fall semester.
Prerequisite: LATN 151.
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LATN 251 - Intermediate Latin II
3 hours
Continuation of LATN 250. Offered only in spring semester. Prerequisite:
LATN 250.
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LATN 350 - Readings in Latin Literature
3 hours
Readings from selected Latin authors with discussion of the cultural,
historical, and literary backgrounds. Topic varies. May be repeated for
credit with consent of the instructor. Prerequisite: LATN 251 or consent
of instructor. NOTE: General Honors Course.
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LATN 351 - Vergil: Aeneid
3 hours
Readings of selections from Vergil's Aeneid in Latin with supplementary
reading and discussion in English. Prerequisite: Any 300-level Latin
course or consent of instructor. NOTE: General Honors Course.
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LATN 352 - Readings in Post-Classical Latin
3 hours
Selected readings and discussion from the vast corpus (including e.g.
Augustine, Erasmus, Petrarch, Acquinas, the Vulgate, and the sacred
liturgical texts) of late Latin, Medieval Latin, and Renaissance Latin
literature. Topics and authors may vary. May be repeated for credit with
consent of the instructor. Prerequisite: LATN 251 or consent of
instructor. NOTE: General Honors Course.
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LATN 353 - Survey of Latin Historians
3 hours
Readings from selected Latin historians of the classical period with
discussion of the cultural, historical, and literary backgrounds. Topics
and authors may vary. May be repeated for credit with consent of the
instructor. Prerequisite: LATN 251 or consent of instructor. NOTE:
General Honors Course.
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LATN 354 - Readings in Latin Poetry
3 hours
Readings from selected Latin poets of the classical period with discussion
of the cultural, historical, and literary backgrounds. Topics and
authors may vary. May be repeated for credit with consent of the
instructor. Prerequisite: LATN 251 or consent of instructor. NOTE:
General Honors Course.
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LATN 355 - Readings in Latin Drama
3 hours
Readings from selected Latin playwrights (e. g. Plautus, Terence, Seneca)
with discussion of the cultural, historical, and literary backgrounds.
Topics and authors may vary. May be repeated for credit with consent of
the instructor. Prerequisite: LATN 251 or consent of instructor. NOTE:
General Honors Course.
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LATN 450 --- Latin Prose Composition (WE)
3 hours
A comprehensive review of grammatical constructions and categories through
composition assignments; study of Latin vocabulary and idiom; analysis
of the prose style of several Latin authors.
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LATN 608 --- Management of Instruction
3 hours
This course is a study of methods and materials for teaching Latin at the
elementary, middle school and/or secondary level. Students will learn
implications and practical applications of language learning theories
and cognitive psychology. They will learn what resources are available
and how to evaluate them as well as preparing their own materials. Other
aspects related to teaching will also be included.
The course is a direct preparatory experience for the internship and
students should plan to enroll in LATN 608 prior to ED 609.
Prerequisite: Admission to MAE or instructor consent.
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