Latin Courses
Latin Courses
LTN 101 Elementary Latin I
Grammar and pronunciation; vocabulary study through reading and derivative study.
LTN 102 Elementary Latin II
Prerequisite: C or better in LTN 101. Continuation of LTN 101.
LTN 201 Intermediate Latin I
Prerequisite: C or better in LTN 102. Continuation of LTN 102, with increased emphasis on reading.
LTN 202 Intermediate Latin II
Prerequisite: C or better in LTN 201. Introduction to Latin literature, analysis of its subjects, forms and ideals.
LTN 312 Latin Composition
Prerequisite: LTN 202. Review of grammar with practice in writing, giving emphasis to style.
LTN 450 Readings in Roman Public Affairs
Prerequisite: LTN 202. Readings in authors (Cicero, Seneca, Cato, inter alios) and genres (oratory, philosophy, letters) treating Roman civic life. Variable content course. May be repeated, as content changes, to a maximum of 6 hours.
LTN 451 Roman Elegy and Lyric
Prerequisite: LTN 202. Designed to introduce students of classics to prominent Latin lyric poets (Catullus and Horace), and to the major works of the elegiac writers (Ovid, Propertius and Tibullus, inter alios). Variable content course. May be repeated, as content changes, to a maximum of 6 hours.
LTN 460 Roman History
Prerequisite: LTN 202. Intensive reading in one or more major historical writers from the time of Caesar to the reign of Trajan: Livy, Nepos, Sallust, Suetonius, or Tacitus. Variable content course. May be repeated, as content changes, to a maximum of 6 hours.
LTN 461 Roman Epic
Prerequisite: LTN 202. Designed primarily to provide students of the Classics with a sense of appreciation for Rome's masterpiece, Vergil's Aeneid, as well as some of the writing of other epic authors, e.g. Lucan, Statius, Valerius Flaccus, et al. Variable content course. May be repeated, as content changes, to a maximum of 6 hours.
LTN 470 Roman Letters and Personal Life
Prerequisite: LTN 202. A study of works reflecting the Roman way of life outside the political arena, including personal letters of Pliny, the Roman novel (Petronius and Apuleius), and the Philosopher's mediations on friendship, old age, and other aspects of the human condition (Cicero, Seneca). Variable content course. May be repeated, as content changes, to a maximum of 6 hours.
LTN 471 Roman Satire
Prerequisite: LTN 202. Works of Roman satire by such authors as Horace, Petronius, Persius, Martial, and Juvenal. Variable content course. May be repeated, as content changes, to a maximum of 6 hours.
LTN 480 Research in Latin Literature
Prerequisite: LTN 202. A writing project designed to develop skills necessary for research in original texts of ancient authors. Must be taken in conjunction with LTN 450, 451, 460, 461, 470, 471 or 485. May be repeated once for a maximum of 2 hours. Does not count toward the 12-hour B.A. language requirement.
LTN 485 Patristics and Late Latin Writers
Prerequisite: LTN 202. Introduction to post-Roman Latin used from Christian period through the Renaissance. Readings from sources such as St. Augustine, Jerome, Carmina Burana, Medieval fables, Erasmus, and Sir Thomas More. Variable content course. May be repeated, as content changes, to a maximum of 6 hours.
LTN 499 Independent Studies in Latin
Prerequisite: permission of instructor and department head. Supervised independent study in literature, linguistics or other restricted topics. May be repeated for maximum of 6 hours.
LTN 525 Seminar in Latin Literature
Prerequisite: 60 hours and permission of instructor or department head. Selected topics in Latin literature such as genre studies, period studies, or concentration on one or more authors. May be repeated once with changed content. Variable content course. May be taught concurrently with LTN 625. Cannot receive credit for both LTN 625 and LTN 525.
LTN 625 Seminar in Latin Literature
Selected topics in Latin literature such as genre studies, period studies, or concentration on one or more authors. May be repeated once with changed content. Variable content course. May be taught concurrently with LTN 525. Cannot receive credit for both LTN 525 and LTN 625.