Latin Major (B.A.)

Students achieve advanced reading proficiency in Latin, the language of the ancient Romans, foundational to the development, and our understanding, of western culture.  In addition to courses in the Latin language, students take a series of elective courses in Latin Literature and Roman History, and complement their study of Latin by taking one year of Ancient Greek.

120 credits of coursework is required for the baccalaureate degree with a minimum 2.0 overall GPA, and a minimum 2.0 major GPA.

Program Requirements

Students must complete General Education requirements and World Languages and Cultures Requirements.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required Courses
GREK 101	Beginning Greek I	3
GREK 102	Beginning Greek II	3
Select two of the following:		6
LATN 301	Latin Literature of the Republic
LATN 302	Latin Literature of the Golden Age
LATN 303	Latin Literature of the Silver Age
Select 12 credits from the following:		12
LATN 205	Intermediate Latin I
LATN 206	Intermediate Latin II
LATN 301	Latin Literature of the Republic
LATN 302	Latin Literature of the Golden Age
LATN 303	Latin Literature of the Silver Age
LATN 304	Latin Literature of the Middle Ages
LATN 401	Latin Composition
LATN 410	Advanced Latin Grammar
LATN 411	Roman Letter Writing
LATN 412	Roman Drama
LATN 414	Roman Lyric Poetry
LATN 415	Roman Biography
LATN 419	Methods of Teaching Latin
LATN 445	Linguistic History of the Latin Language
LATN 451	Roman Historians
LATN 453	The Epic and Vergil
LATN 454	Lucretius and Ancient Science
LATN 455	Ovid
LATN 461	Caesar: End of the Republic
LATN 462	Roman Satire
LATN 464	The Elegy
LATN 470	Senior Seminar
LATN 475	Study Abroad
LATN 478	Special Topics in Advanced Latin Readings
Elective Courses
Select three of the following:		9
HUMN 315	Roman Art
HUMN 321	Early Medieval Art: Early Christian, Byzantine Early Medieval
HUMN 181	Introduction to Classical Archaeology
HUMN 182	English Vocabulary: Classical Roots
HUMN 201	General Humanities I (to 1400)
HUMN 211	Classicism and American Culture
HUMN 281	Greek Civilization
HUMN 282	Roman Civilization
HUMN 285	Mythology
HUMN 351	The City in Antiquity
HUMN 361	Special Topics in Mediterranean Archaeology
HUMN 362	Field Methods in Mediterranean Archaeology
HUMN 381	Africa in Classical Antiquity
HUMN 383	Women in Antiquity
HUMN 384	Introduction to Roman Law
HUMN 470	Seminar in Classical Humanities
GREK 201	Intermediate Greek I
GREK 202	Intermediate Greek II
GREK 301	Greek New Testament
GREK 302	Greek Epic Poetry
GREK 351	Attic Orators
GREK 352	Greek Tragedy
GREK 361	Greek Historians
GREK 371	Greek Philosophers
GREK 372	Greek Lyric Poets
GREK 374	Hesoid
GREK 390	Selected Readings in Ancient Greek
GREK 410	Greek Composition
LATN 205	Intermediate Latin I
LATN 206	Intermediate Latin II
LATN 301	Latin Literature of the Republic
LATN 302	Latin Literature of the Golden Age
LATN 303	Latin Literature of the Silver Age
LATN 304	Latin Literature of the Middle Ages
LATN 401	Latin Composition
LATN 410	Advanced Latin Grammar
LATN 411	Roman Letter Writing
LATN 412	Roman Drama
LATN 414	Roman Lyric Poetry
LATN 415	Roman Biography
LATN 419	Methods of Teaching Latin
LATN 445	Linguistic History of the Latin Language
LATN 451	Roman Historians
LATN 453	The Epic and Vergil
LATN 454	Lucretius and Ancient Science
LATN 455	Ovid
LATN 461	Caesar: End of the Republic
LATN 462	Roman Satire
LATN 464	The Elegy
LATN 470	Senior Seminar
LATN 475	Study Abroad
LATN 478	Special Topics in Advanced Latin Readings
LATN 484	Cicero: Ancient Philosophy
PHIL 331	History of Philosophy: Ancient Philosophy
Total Credits		33