LATIN
Department of Classics, Philosophy, and Religion
Craig R. Vasey, Chair
Liane R. Houghtalin, Career Advisor
Faculty
Professor
Liane R. Houghtalin
Associate Professors
Angela L. Gosetti-Murrayjohn
Joseph M. Romero
The Program in Latin
The study of Latin is an appropriate complement to any major in the liberal arts or sciences, and any student may use Latin to satisfy the College’s general education requirement for proficiency in a foreign language. Students wishing to major may choose a concentration in Latin within the Classics major. The College is a member of the Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies in Rome, and students who major in Latin are encouraged to apply to its program; some financial aid is available.
While some majors include teacher licensure in their schedule, others combine their concentration in Latin with a second major in a related field such as history, philosophy, religion, English, business, or modern foreign languages. With such a background, graduates have a wide range of opportunities after college, including museum work, archaeology, graduate study, teaching, and translating. In recent years, Latin majors have been unusually successful in obtaining high school teaching positions and in gaining admission to graduate and professional schools.
For information regarding General Education language requirements, please see page 53 in this Catalog.
Requirements for Latin Concentration in Classics Major
Thirty (30) credits including Classics 101, Latin 430, at least fifteen additional credits in Latin courses beyond the intermediate level, and at least nine credits in approved courses relating to Classical Civilization. Approved courses are any upper-level Latin course; any Greek course; any Classics course; Art History 114, 305, 310, 311; Classics-Philosophy-Religion 299; Classics-Philosophy-Religion 301, 302, 331 (all with permission); English 319, 320; History 331, 332; Italian 395; Philosophy 201, 310, 311; Religion 206, 211, 231 (with permission), 306, 331 (with permission), 341 (with permission).
Latin Course Offerings
101, 102 – Elementary Latin (3, 3)
Essentials of Latin grammar and introduction to translating Latin literature.
201, 202 – Intermediate Latin (3, 3)
Prerequisite: Latin 102, two units of secondary school instruction in Latin, or placement by departmental exam. Readings in Latin prose and poetry.
Prerequisites for all 300- and 400-level Latin courses: Latin 202, four units of secondary school instruction in Latin, or placement by departmental exam. Latin 451, 452, 491, 492 also require permission of the Classics faculty.
305, 307 – Survey of Latin Literature I, II (3, 3)
Survey of Latin language and literature from the earliest inscriptions to the end of secular Roman writing. Introduction to materials and methods for the study of classical literature. May be taken in either order.
352 – Roman Drama (3)
Selected plays of Plautus, Terence, and/or Seneca.
353 – Cicero (3)
Readings selected from Cicero’s letters and/or orations.
354 – Lyric and Elegiac Poetry (3)
Readings from Catullus, Propertius, and Tibullus.
355 – Roman Historical Writing (3)
Selected readings from Roman historians.
356 – Vergil (3)
Readings from the Eclogues, Georgics, and/or Aeneid.
357 – Horace (3)
Readings from the Odes and Epodes.
358 – Ovid (3)
Selected readings from Ovid’s epic and/or elegiac poems.
430– Advanced Latin Grammar and Composition (3)
An in depth study of Latin grammar through composition. Required of all Classics majors concentrating in Latin.
432 – Roman Philosophical Thought (3)
Readings from Lucretius, Cicero, and/or Seneca.
434 – Roman Satire (3)
Readings selected from the satires of Horace and Juvenal.
451, 452 – Special Studies in Latin Literature (3, 3)
Reading and study of individual Latin authors or literary genres.
491, 492 – Individual Study in Latin (1–3)
Individual study under the direction of a member of the staff. By permission of the Classics faculty.