BA in Classical Studies: Latin Emphasis (37–45 hours*)
Emphasizes Latin language and literature, with some work in Roman civilization.
Program Requirements | View MAP
- Complete one course from the following:
CL CV 110 : Introduction to Greek and Roman Literature.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W |
| DESCRIPTION: | Homer's Iliad, Sophocles' Oedipus the King, Vergil's Aeneid, and other important works of the Greeks and Romans. |
| NOTE: | All readings in English. Honors also. |
CL CV 201 : The Classical Tradition 1: Antiquity to the Renaissance.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F; Honors also. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Civilization from Greek and Roman antiquity to the Italian Renaissance, emphasizing Greco-Roman culture--its institutions, literature, arts, and ideas. |
: Honors Classical Tradition 1: Antiquity to Renaissance.
CL CV 241 : Greek and Roman Mythology.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp; Honors also. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Greek and Roman gods, heroes, and myths, emphasizing literature but also giving attention to representations in the visual arts. |
: Honors Greek and Roman Mythology.
- Complete the following:
CL CV 246 : Golden Age of Rome.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | W even years. |
| DESCRIPTION: | History of Civilization, culture, and daily life of Rome as indicated through its literature, art, history, and archaeology. |
| NOTE: | All readings in English. |
- Complete one of the following options:
Either
Or
Note: Latin 101, 102, 111 may be waived with equivalent language experience.
- Complete the following:
LATIN 201 : Intermediate Latin.
(4:4:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Latin 102, 111, or three years of high school Latin. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Readings from Caesar, with a review and continuation of grammar. |
Note: The Latin 302 course is the prerequisite for all 400-level Latin prose courses and the Latin 301 course is the prerequisite for all 400-level Latin poetry courses. Concurrent enrollment will be permitted only in rare and special cases and must have the approval both of the classics section head and of the instructor of the 400-level course concerned.
- Complete 15 hours from the following:
CLSCS 420 : Ancient Literary Criticism.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | Greek 302 or Latin 302. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Survey emphasizing both chief works of the tradition and their practical application to reading of Greek and Latin authors. |
CLSCS 430R : (Clscs-Hist) Topics in Greek and Roman History.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Cl Cv 304-Hist 247 and Greek 201 (Greek topics) or Cl Cv 307-Hist 248 and Latin 201 (Roman topics). |
| DESCRIPTION: | Topics vary (e.g., rise of the Greek city-state, Greek political thought, classical historiography, Rome and the Etruscans, imperial Rome). |
: Greek City-State.
: Classical Historiography.
: Hellenistic World.
: Rome and Etruscans.
: Rise of Rome.
: Roman Revolution.
: Imperial Rome.
: Roman Politics.
: Roman Religion.
: Augustan Rome.
: Archaic Greece.
: Athens: Rise and Fall.
: 4th Century Greece.
: Late Roman Empire.
: World of New Testament.
: Early Christianity.
: Julio-Claudians.
CLSCS 490R : Seminar in Classics.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | Latin or Greek at 300-level as topic demands. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Combined topics in Greek and Latin (e.g., comparative epic poetry, classical tradition of criticism, Euripides and Seneca). Topics vary. |
LATIN 441 : Medieval Latin.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | Latin 301, 302. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Study of particular periods (e.g., Carolingian renaissance, twelfth-century renaissance) or genres (e.g., historiography, epic, autobiography), or survey of medieval Latin. |
Note: Latin 411R may be taken only once.
*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.