Latin Language & Literature (LAT)

Note:  Students who have previously taken Latin must take the placement test before enrolling in any Latin course.  Once placed, a student may not skip a course in the sequence leading to LAT 202.

LAT 101. Beginning Latin. (4)

Essentials of Latin language including basic principles of grammar, acquisition of a basic vocabulary, and practice in reading and writing.

LAT 102. Beginning Latin. (4)

Continuation of LAT 101 culminating in readings selected from appropriate Latin authors.
Prerequisite: completion of LAT 101 or equivalent.

LAT 177. Independent Studies. (0-6)

LAT 201. Intermediate Latin. (3)

Review of essentials of Latin grammar with immediate emphasis on reading. Readings selected from major figures in Latin poetry.
Prerequisite: LAT 102 or placement exam score.

LAT 202. Representative Latin Authors. (3)

Reading and analysis of Ciceronian Catilinarian Orations. CAS-B-LIT or CAS-A (not both).
Prerequisite: LAT 201, placement test score, or permission of the instructor.

LAT 277. Independent Studies. (0-6)

LAT 310. Special Topics in Latin Literature. (3; maximum 12)

Study of selected authors or special topics in Latin literature (may be repeated when content changes). CAS-B-LIT.
Prerequisite: LAT 202.

LAT 377. Independent Studies. (0-6)

LAT 410. Latin Seminar. (3; maximum 12)

Intensive reading of a selected author or in a specific topic. Advanced reading level and comprehension are assumed. Individual research and reports required. Specific study of current scholarship. CAS-B-LIT.
Prerequisite: one semester of Latin at 300 level or permission of instructor.

LAT 477. Independent Studies. (0-6)

LAT 480. Independent Reading for Departmental Honors. (3-6)

Reading centered upon a major topic of Roman literature and thought, normally culminating in an independent essay.
Prerequisite: normally completion of LAT 201 through at least one semester at 400 level.