2002-2003 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705
Credit designation at right of title is expressed in (c) class hours per week, (l) lab or (d) discussion section hours per week, and (sh) semester hours of credit per semester.
LATN: Latin
Department of Spanish and Classical Languages
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
4c-0l-4sh
For beginning students. The emphasis is on oral and reading skills. Students will learn most of the Latin noun system; they will also learn how to answer simple and moderately difficult Latin questions. There are also short readings in easy Latin. Students learn significant differences between Latin and English. Attendance is required.
4c-0l-4sh
A continuation of LATN 101. In grammar, students finish the noun system and learn several Latin tenses, including the perfect tense. Latin questions, oral and written, remain an important part of the course, as do the readings. There are class discussions and a paper on readings in English from Sophocles, Tacitus, and Cicero. Attendance is required.
4c-0l-4sh
More of the verb system is learned; while grammatical studies continue, more emphasis is placed on learning how to read short, intermediate-level selections from Latin literature. Oral and written questions continue. Ovid’s Metamorphoses is the topic for class discussion and a paper. Liberal Studies credit is given.
var-1-3sh
Prerequisite: As appropriate to course content
Special topics are offered on an experimental or temporary basis to explore topics that are not included in the established curriculum. A given topic may be offered under any special topic identity no more than three times. Special topics numbered 281 are offered primarily for lower-level undergraduate students.
3c-0l-3sh
Reviews grammar in depth; analyzes the structure of the language. Written themes are not required. Selections from Latin prose are read for knowledge of their content and for developing knowledge of the structure of the language. Offered only by individualized instruction.
3c-0l-3sh
A continuation of LATN 351. Selections are from poetry this semester.
LATN 361 Development of Roman Culture and Literature
3c-0l-3sh
Latin poetry and history will be read to show the influence of political and social ideas on literature; emphasis will be on the contrast between the Republican and Imperial periods. Some reading will be in Latin; most will be in English. Offered only by individualized instruction.
LATN 362 Latin Conversation and Composition
3c-0l-3sh
Aims at the ability to speak Latin on a conversational level and to write grammatically correct Latin prose. Offered only by individualized instruction.
LATN 371 Survey of Latin Literature I
3c-0l-3sh
Comprehensive view of Latin literature from Ennius through the Augustan Age. Offered only by individualized instruction.
var-1-3sh
Prerequisite: As appropriate to course content
Special topics courses are offered on an experimental or temporary basis to explore topics that are not included in the established curriculum. A given topic may be offered under any special topic identity no more than three times. Special topics numbered 481 are primarily for upper-level undergraduate students.
var-1-3sh
Prerequisite: Prior approval through advisor, faculty member, department chairperson, dean, and Provost’s Office
An opportunity to engage in an in-depth analysis of some topic dealing with the Latin language and culture through consultation with a faculty member. Approval is based on academic appropriateness and availability of resources.
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