FLLAT - For Lang - Latin


LAT 100High School LatinUNITS: 0


LAT 101Elementary Latin IUNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only
Beginning course in Classical Latin, emphasizing elementary grammatical form and basic syntax. Readings based on brief selections from Roman authors, including Cicero and Catullus.


LAT 102Elementary Latin IIUNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only
Continuation of Latin 101. Completion of the study of elementary grammar. Readings from a variety of Latin authors, including texts on mythological themes.


LAT 201Intermediate Latin IUNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only
Prerequisite: LAT 102
Introduction to Latin prose and poetry. Emphasis on increased reading skill. Review of grammar fundamentals and exposure to new and more complex syntax. Examination of cultural significance of readings.


LAT 202Intermediate Latin IIUNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only
Prerequisite: LAT 201
Lyric poetry of Catullus and Horace emphasizing vocabulary, syntax, and techniques of Latin verse. Traditions and the evolution of lyric poetry and the social role of the Roman poet.


LAT (GRK) 310Classical MythologyUNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only
Greek and Roman mythology through the writings and art of the Classical period. Discussion of creation stories, the major gods and heroes, the underworld and afterlife. Intellectual religious and educational role of myth and of the most important theories of interpretation and classification. All readings and discussion in English.