Latin (Minor)
Program Guidelines and Mission Statement
The Department of Ancient Greek and Roman Studies offers courses in the languages, history, archaeology, and culture of ancient Greece and Rome. Students are introduced to the intellectual, social, political, material, and cultural histories of the ancient Greeks and Romans. Our curriculum engenders a critical exploration of how the ideas and works of the ancient Greeks and Romans remain relevant in the modern world. We study both how the ancient Greeks and Romans understood their world and how modern societies have reconstructed it. Through the study of the languages, histories, cultures, and archaeology of the ancient Mediterranean, our program emphasizes flexibility with diverse types of evidence through interdisciplinary approaches to knowledge, the development of critical and analytical skills, and an appreciation for how ancient and modern intersect in ways that show the continued influence of the Greco-Roman past on our lives today.
Latin is offered as a minor in the Department of Ancient Greek and Roman Studies.
Faculty
Professor Rebecca Kennedy, Chair
Assistant Professor Max Goldman
Associate Professor Craig Jendza
Academic Administrative Assistant
Jackie Forshey
Latin Minor
For the minor in Latin, students must complete a minimum of four courses in the language (LAT) or 16 credits. In addition, students must take AGRS 202 - Ancient Rome and AGRS 112 - Roman Literature or 8 credits. Students may substitute another language course (LAT) for the AGRS 112 - Roman Literature requirement.
Courses
LAT 111 - Beginning Latin (4 Credit Hours)
An introduction to the fundamental morphology and syntax of Latin. Exercises in grammar and translation are based primarily upon quotations from Latin literature.
LAT 112 - Intermediate Latin (4 Credit Hours)
An introduction to advanced grammar and the idiomatic language of Latin. Emphasis is given to the development of translation skills by reading extended passages of Latin.
Prerequisite(s): LAT 111 or consent.
LAT 211 - Reading and Writing Latin (4 Credit Hours)
This course transitions students from either the first year Latin sequence or from high school Latin into reading and analyzing advance Latin authors. It also introduces students to the study of Latin stylistics through composition.
Prerequisite(s): LAT 112, placement, or consent of instructor.
LAT 361 - Directed Study (1-4 Credit Hours)
A student in good standing may work intensively in areas of special interest under the Directed Study plan. A Directed Study is appropriate when, under the guidance of a faculty member, a student wants to explore a subject more fully than is possible in a regular course or to study a subject not covered in the regular curriculum. A Directed Study should not normally duplicate a course that is regularly offered. Directed Studies are normally taken for 3 or 4 credits. A one-semester Directed Study is limited to a maximum of 4 credit hours. Note: Directed Studies may not be used to fulfill General Education requirements.
LAT 362 - Directed Study (1-4 Credit Hours)
A student in good standing may work intensively in areas of special interest under the Directed Study plan. A Directed Study is appropriate when, under the guidance of a faculty member, a student wants to explore a subject more fully than is possible in a regular course or to study a subject not covered in the regular curriculum. A Directed Study should not normally duplicate a course that is regularly offered. Directed Studies are normally taken for 3 or 4 credits. A one-semester Directed Study is limited to a maximum of 4 credit hours. Note: Directed Studies may not be used to fulfill General Education requirements.
LAT 363 - Independent Study (1-4 Credit Hours)
Independent Study engages a student in the pursuit of clearly defined goals. In this effort a student may employ skills and information developed in previous course experiences or may develop some mastery of new knowledge or skills. A proposal for an Independent Study project must be approved in advance by the faculty member who agrees to serve as the project advisor. Note: Independent Studies may not be used to fulfill General Education requirements.
LAT 364 - Independent Study (1-4 Credit Hours)
Independent Study engages a student in the pursuit of clearly defined goals. In this effort a student may employ skills and information developed in previous course experiences or may develop some mastery of new knowledge or skills. A proposal for an Independent Study project must be approved in advance by the faculty member who agrees to serve as the project advisor. Note: Independent Studies may not be used to fulfill General Education requirements.