Latin (LATN)


LATN 1001  Elementary Latin 1  (4 credits)  
Introduction to Latin morphology and syntax, with graded readings and cultural information.
Prerequisite: No previous study of Latin; or by departmental placement.  
Level of Study: Undergraduate  
Last four terms offered: 2023 Fall Term, 2022 Fall Term, 2021 Fall Term, 2020 Fall Term  
LATN 1002  Elementary Latin 2  (4 credits)  
Continuation of LATN 1001. Exercises in Latin morphology and syntax with graded readings and cultural information.
Prerequisite: LATN 1001; or by departmental placement.  
Level of Study: Undergraduate  
Last four terms offered: 2024 Spring Term, 2023 Spring Term, 2022 Spring Term, 2021 Spring Term  
LATN 2001  Intermediate Latin 1  (3 credits)  
Exercises in advanced Latin morphology and syntax with graded readings in Latin prose and poetry and cultural information.
Prerequisite: LATN 1002; or by departmental placement.  
Level of Study: Undergraduate  
Last four terms offered: 2023 Fall Term, 2022 Fall Term, 2021 Fall Term, 2020 Fall Term  
LATN 2002  Intermediate Latin 2  (3 credits)  
A continuation of LATN 2001. Review of Latin morphology and syntax with extended readings from Latin literature.
Prerequisite: LATN 2001; or by departmental placement.  
Level of Study: Undergraduate  
Last four terms offered: 2024 Spring Term, 2023 Spring Term, 2022 Spring Term, 2021 Spring Term  
LATN 4100  Latin Prose Composition  (3 credits)  
Systematic review of Latin syntax. Exercises of increasing difficulty in writing Latin prose. Analysis of prose of selected Roman authors. Creative writing in Latin.
Prerequisite: LATN 2002; or cons. of dept. ch.  
Level of Study: Undergraduate  
Last four terms offered: 2022 Spring Term, 2017 Fall Term, 2014 Spring Term, 2010 Fall Term  
LATN 4115  Medieval Latin  (3 credits)  
Reading, translation and analysis of a wide selection of Medieval Latin texts in prose and verse.
Prerequisite: LATN 2002; or cons. of dept. ch.  
Level of Study: Undergraduate  
Last four terms offered: 2023 Spring Term, 2018 Fall Term, 2015 Spring Term, 2009 Fall Term  
LATN 4505  Vergil: Aeneid  (3 credits)  
Translation of selections from Books 1-12 of Vergil's great national epic, the Aeneid, telling of the journey of Aeneas from fallen Troy to the shores of Italy. Background readings and discussions on Vergil's literary debt to Homer, The Aeneid as a national epic and the Roman view of the Trojan legacy.
Prerequisite: LATN 2002; or cons. of dept. ch.  
Level of Study: Undergraduate  
Last four terms offered: 2021 Fall Term, 2018 Spring Term, 2011 Spring Term, 2006 Spring Term  
LATN 4510  Horace: Odes  (3 credits)  
Reading, translation and analysis of selected lyric poems of Horace.
Prerequisite: LATN 2002; or cons. of dept. ch.  
Level of Study: Undergraduate  
Last four terms offered: 2022 Fall Term, 2019 Spring Term, 2016 Spring Term, 2013 Spring Term  
LATN 4515  Roman Elegiac Poetry  (3 credits)  
Translations of selections from the love poems of Tibullus, Propertius and Ovid. Background readings and discussions on the origin and conventions of Roman elegiac poetry. Study of the elegiac couplet.
Prerequisite: LATN 2002; or cons. of dept. ch.  
Level of Study: Undergraduate  
Last four terms offered: 2024 Spring Term, 2020 Spring Term, 2007 Spring Term, 2002 Spring Term  
LATN 4520  Roman Comedy: Plautus and Terence  (3 credits)  
Reading in Latin of several comedies from the works of Plautus and Terence, Rome's surviving comic playwrights. Comedies translated may include Plautus' Miles Gloriosus, Menaechmi and Mostellaria; and Terence's Adelphi and Woman of Andros. Background readings and discussion on the origin and conventions of Roman comedy and the technicalities of staging a Roman comedy.
Prerequisite: LATN 2002; or cons. of dept. ch.  
Level of Study: Undergraduate  
Last four terms offered: 2016 Fall Term, 2009 Spring Term, 2003 Spring Term, 1988 Spring Term  
LATN 4525  Tacitus: Germania and Agricola  (3 credits)  
Reading, translation and analysis of selections from the shorter works of Tacitus, with additional selections from the Annales.
Prerequisite: LATN 2002; or cons. of dept. ch.  
Level of Study: Undergraduate  
Last four terms offered: 2023 Fall Term, 2019 Fall Term, 2015 Fall Term, 2008 Fall Term  
LATN 4530  Cicero: Political and Philosophical Writings  (3 credits)  
Reading, translation and analysis of selections from the speeches and dialogues of Cicero.
Prerequisite: LATN 2002; or cons. of dept. ch.  
Level of Study: Undergraduate  
Last four terms offered: 2020 Fall Term, 2017 Spring Term, 2012 Fall Term, 2010 Spring Term  
LATN 4550  Advanced Studies in Latin Poetry  (3 credits)  
Reading, translation and analysis of a major Latin poet such as Catullus, Ovid or Juvenal.
Prerequisite: LATN 2002; or cons. of instr.  
Level of Study: Undergraduate  
Last four terms offered: 2014 Fall Term, 2013 Fall Term, 2012 Spring Term  
LATN 4560  Advanced Studies in Latin Prose  (3 credits)  
Readings translation and interpretation of a major Latin prose author such as Sallust, Livy, Seneca, Quintilian or St. Augustine.
Prerequisite: LATN 2002; or cons. of instr.  
Level of Study: Undergraduate  
LATN 4931  Topics in Latin Language, Culture and Literature  (1-3 credits)  
Topics vary. Subject to be announced.
Prerequisite: Sr. stndg. or cons. of dept. ch.  
Level of Study: Undergraduate  
Last four terms offered: 2021 Spring Term, 2011 Fall Term, 2008 Spring Term, 2005 Fall Term  
LATN 4995  Independent Study in Latin  (1-3 credits)  
Faculty-supervised, independent study/research of a specific area or topic in Latin.
Prerequisite: Cons. of dept. ch.  
Level of Study: Undergraduate  
Last four terms offered: 2019 Fall Term, 2013 Fall Term, 2008 Fall Term, 2008 Summer Term  
LATN 4999  Senior Thesis in Latin  (2 credits)  
Introductory thesis guidance for approved students under the direction of a departmental adviser.
Prerequisite: Cons. of dept. ch.  
Level of Study: Undergraduate  
Last four terms offered: 2009 Summer Term, 2008 Fall Term, 2008 Summer Term, 2008 Spring Term  
LATN 4999H  Honors Senior Thesis  (3 credits)  
Introductory thesis guidance for approved students under the direction of a departmental adviser. As an Honors Program course, includes a more intensive research or project component.
Prerequisite: Cons. of dept. ch.; admission to Classics Disciplinary Honors Program.  
Level of Study: Undergraduate  
Last four terms offered: 2018 Fall Term  
LATN 5100  Latin Prose Composition  (3 credits)  
Systematic review of Latin syntax. Exercises of increasing difficulty in writing Latin prose. Analysis of prose of selected Roman authors. Creative writing in Latin.
Level of Study: Graduate  
LATN 5115  Medieval Latin  (3 credits)  
Reading, translation and analysis of a wide selection of Medieval Latin texts in prose and verse.
Level of Study: Graduate  
Last four terms offered: 2018 Fall Term, 2009 Fall Term  
LATN 5505  Vergil: Aeneid  (3 credits)  
Translation of selections from Books 1-12 of Vergil's great national epic, the Aeneid, telling of the journey of Aeneas from fallen Troy to the shores of Italy. Background readings and discussions on Vergil's literary debt to Homer, The Aeneid as a national epic and the Roman view of the Trojan legacy.
Level of Study: Graduate  
LATN 5510  Horace: Odes  (3 credits)  
Reading, translation and analysis of selected lyric poems of Horace.
Level of Study: Graduate  
LATN 5515  Roman Elegiac Poetry  (3 credits)  
Translations of selections from the love poems of Tibullus, Propertius and Ovid. Background readings and discussions on the origin and conventions of Roman elegiac poetry. Study of the elegiac couplet.
Level of Study: Graduate  
LATN 5520  Roman Comedy: Plautus and Terence  (3 credits)  
Reading in Latin of several comedies from the works of Plautus and Terence, Rome's surviving comic playwrights. Comedies translated may include Plautus' Miles Gloriosus, Menaechmi and Mostellaria; and Terence's Adelphi and Woman of Andros. Background readings and discussion on the origin and conventions of Roman comedy and the technicalities of staging a Roman comedy.
Level of Study: Graduate  
LATN 5525  Tacitus: Germania and Agricola  (3 credits)  
Reading, translation and analysis of selections from the shorter works of Tacitus, with additional selections from the Annales.
Level of Study: Graduate  
LATN 5530  Cicero: Political and Philosophical Writings  (3 credits)  
Reading, translation and analysis of selections from the speeches and dialogues of Cicero.
Level of Study: Graduate  
Last four terms offered: 2020 Fall Term, 2012 Fall Term  
LATN 5550  Advanced Studies in Latin Poetry  (3 credits)  
Reading, translation and analysis of a major Latin poet such as Catullus, Ovid or Juvenal.
Level of Study: Graduate  
LATN 5560  Advanced Studies in Latin Prose  (3 credits)  
Readings translation and interpretation of a major Latin prose author such as Sallust, Livy, Seneca, Quintilian or St. Augustine.
Level of Study: Graduate  
LATN 5931  Topics in Latin Language, Culture and Literature  (1-3 credits)  
Topics vary. Subject to be announced.
Prerequisite: Cons. of dept. ch.  
Level of Study: Graduate  
Last four terms offered: 2024 Spring Term, 2023 Fall Term, 2021 Spring Term  
LATN 6204  Latin for Reading Knowledge  (3 credits)  
Provides an overview of Latin grammar, reading comprehension of basic texts and translation practice for graduate students who plan to use Latin in their field of research. May only be taken for credit and may not be audited.
Prerequisite: Enrolled in the Graduate School.  
Level of Study: Graduate  
Last four terms offered: 2024 Summer Term, 2023 Summer Term, 2021 Summer Term, 2020 Summer Term