Latin (LATN)

LATN 101 Elementary Latin (Units: 4)

Latin language and grammar with emphasis on reading classical prose. Groundwork for master works of Latin poetry and prose.

Course Attributes:

• C2: Humanities
• Global Perspectives

LATN 202 Intermediate Latin (Units: 4)

Prerequisite: LATN 101 or equivalent.

Understanding, reading, writing at the intermediate level. Reading selections from prose and poetry.

LATN 436 Roman Novel (Units: 3)

Prerequisites for LATN 736: Graduate standing; reading knowledge of Latin; or permission of the instructor.
Prerequisites for LATN 436: Upper-division standing; reading knowledge of Latin; GPA of 3.0 or higher; or permission of the instructor.

Translation and analysis of Roman novels. Discussion of historical context.
(LATN 736/LATN 436 is a paired course offering. Students who complete the course at one level may not repeat the course at the other level.)

LATN 440 Roman Philosophy (Units: 3)

Prerequisites for LATN 740: Graduate standing; reading knowledge of Latin; or permission of the instructor.
Prerequisites for LATN 440: Upper-division standing; reading knowledge of Latin; GPA of 3.0 or higher; or permission of the instructor.

Translation and analysis of Roman philosophical works. Discussion of historical context.
(LATN 740/LATN 440 is a paired course offering. Students who complete the course at one level may not repeat the course at the other level.)

LATN 441 Roman Oratory and Rhetoric (Units: 3)

Prerequisites for LATN 741: Graduate standing; reading knowledge of Latin; or permission of the instructor.
Prerequisites for LATN 441: Upper-division standing; reading knowledge of Latin; GPA of 3.0 or higher; or permission of the instructor.

Translation and analysis of Roman speeches and works of rhetorical theory. Discussion of historical context.
(LATN 741/LATN 441 is a paired course offering. Students who complete the course at one level may not repeat the course at the other level.)

LATN 445 Roman Epic I (Units: 3)

Prerequisites for LATN 745: Graduate standing; reading knowledge of Latin; or permission of the instructor.
Prerequisites for LATN 445: Upper-division standing; reading knowledge of Latin; GPA of 3.0 or higher; or permission of the instructor.

Translation and analysis of Roman epic poetry with a focus on Vergil's Eclogues, Georgics, and Aeneid 1-6. Discussion of poetic models and historical context.
(LATN 745/LATN 445 is a paired course offering. Students who complete the course at one level may not repeat the course at the other level.)

LATN 446 Roman Epic II (Units: 3)

Prerequisites for LATN 746: Graduate standing; reading knowledge of Latin; or permission of the instructor.
Prerequisites for LATN 446: Upper-division standing; reading knowledge of Latin; GPA of 3.0 or higher; or permission of the instructor.

Translation and analysis of Roman epic poetry with a focus on Vergil's Aeneid 7-12 and Ovid's Metamorphoses. Discussion of poetic models and historical context.
(LATN 746/LATN 446 is a paired course offering. Students who complete the course at one level may not repeat the course at the other level.)

LATN 450 Roman Drama (Units: 3)

Prerequisites for LATN 750: Graduate standing; intermediate Latin or equivalent; or permission of the instructor.
Prerequisites for LATN 450: Upper-division standing; LATN 202 or equivalent; GPA of 3.0 or higher; or permission of the instructor.

Translation and analysis from the works of Plautus, Terence, and Seneca. Performance of ancient comedy and tragedy.
(LATN 750/LATN 450 is a paired course offering. Students who complete the course at one level may not repeat the course at the other level.)

LATN 455 Roman Elegy and Lyric I (Units: 3)

Prerequisites for LATN 755: Graduate standing; reading knowledge of Latin; or permission of the instructor.
Prerequisites for LATN 455: Upper-division standing; GPA of 3.0 or higher; or permission of the instructor.

Translation and analysis of Roman lyric and elegiac poetry with a focus on Catullus, Propertius, Tibullus, and Horace. Discussion of historical context.
(LATN 755/LATN 455 is a paired course offering. Students who complete the course at one level may not repeat the course at the other level.)

LATN 456 Roman Lyric and Elegy II (Units: 3)

Prerequisites for LATN 756: Graduate standing; reading knowledge of Latin; or permission of the instructor.
Prerequisites for LATN 456: Upper-division standing; reading knowledge of Latin; GPA of 3.0 or higher; or permission of the instructor.

Translation and analysis of Roman lyric and elegiac poetry with a focus on Ovid, Martial, and Statius. Discussion of historical context.
(LATN 756/LATN 456 is a paired course offering. Students who complete the course at one level may not repeat the course at the other level.)

LATN 460 Roman Historiography I (Units: 3)

Prerequisites for LATN 760: Graduate standing; reading knowledge of Latin; or permission of the instructor.
Prerequisites for LATN 460: Upper-division standing; reading knowledge of Latin; GPA of 3.0 or higher; or permission of the instructor.

Translation and analysis of Roman historiographical texts with a focus on authors from the republican period and early principate. Discussion of literary models and historical context.
(LATN 760/LATN 460 is a paired course offering. Students who complete the course at one level may not repeat the course at the other level.)

LATN 461 Roman Historiography II (Units: 3)

Prerequisites for LATN 761: Graduate standing; reading knowledge of Latin; or permission of the instructor.
Prerequisites for LATN 461: Upper-division standing; reading knowledge of Latin; GPA of 3.0 or higher; or permission of the instructor.

Translation and analysis of Roman historiographical texts with a focus on authors from the imperial period. Discussion of literary models and historical context.
(LATN 761/LATN 461 is a paired course offering. Students who complete the course at one level may not repeat the course at the other level.)

LATN 699 Independent Study (Units: 1-3)

Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or permission of the instructor.

Projects requiring critical study and analysis of advanced material adapted to individual needs and interests. May be repeated.

LATN 736 Roman Novel (Units: 3)

Prerequisites for LATN 736: Graduate standing; reading knowledge of Latin; or permission of the instructor.
Prerequisites for LATN 436: Upper-division standing; reading knowledge of Latin; GPA of 3.0 or higher; or permission of the instructor.

Translation and analysis of Roman novels. Discussion of historical context.
(LATN 736/LATN 436 is a paired course offering. Students who complete the course at one level may not repeat the course at the other level.)

LATN 740 Roman Philosophy (Units: 3)

Prerequisites for LATN 740: Graduate standing; reading knowledge of Latin; or permission of the instructor.
Prerequisites for LATN 440: Upper-division standing; reading knowledge of Latin; GPA of 3.0 or higher; or permission of the instructor.

Translation and analysis of Roman philosophical works. Discussion of historical context.
(LATN 740/LATN 440 is a paired course offering. Students who complete the course at one level may not repeat the course at the other level.)

LATN 741 Roman Oratory and Rhetoric (Units: 3)

Prerequisites for LATN 741: Graduate standing; reading knowledge of Latin; or permission of the instructor.
Prerequisites for LATN 441: Upper-division standing; reading knowledge of Latin; GPA of 3.0 or higher; or permission of the instructor.

Translation and analysis of Roman speeches and works of rhetorical theory. Discussion of historical context.
(LATN 741/LATN 441 is a paired course offering. Students who complete the course at one level may not repeat the course at the other level.)

LATN 745 Roman Epic I (Units: 3)

Prerequisites for LATN 745: Graduate standing; reading knowledge of Latin; or permission of the instructor.
Prerequisites for LATN 445: Upper-division standing; reading knowledge of Latin; GPA of 3.0 or higher; or permission of the instructor.

Translation and analysis of Roman epic poetry with a focus on Vergil's Eclogues, Georgics, and Aeneid 1-6. Discussion of poetic models and historical context.
(LATN 745/LATN 445 is a paired course offering. Students who complete the course at one level may not repeat the course at the other level.)

LATN 746 Roman Epic II (Units: 3)

Prerequisites for LATN 746: Graduate standing; reading knowledge of Latin; or permission of the instructor.
Prerequisites for LATN 446: Upper-division standing; reading knowledge of Latin; GPA of 3.0 or higher; or permission of the instructor.

Translation and analysis of Roman epic poetry with a focus on Vergil's Aeneid 7-12 and Ovid's Metamorphoses. Discussion of poetic models and historical context.
(LATN 746/LATN 446 is a paired course offering. Students who complete the course at one level may not repeat the course at the other level.)

LATN 750 Roman Drama (Units: 3)

Prerequisites for LATN 750: Graduate standing; intermediate Latin or equivalent; or permission of the instructor.
Prerequisites for LATN 450: Upper-division standing; LATN 202 or equivalent; GPA of 3.0 or higher; or permission of the instructor.

Translation and analysis from the works of Plautus, Terence, and Seneca. Performance of ancient comedy and tragedy.
(LATN 750/LATN 450 is a paired course offering. Students who complete the course at one level may not repeat the course at the other level.)

LATN 755 Roman Elegy and Lyric I (Units: 3)

Prerequisites for LATN 755: Graduate standing; reading knowledge of Latin; or permission of the instructor.
Prerequisites for LATN 455: Upper-division standing; GPA of 3.0 or higher; or permission of the instructor.

Translation and analysis of Roman lyric and elegiac poetry with a focus on Catullus, Propertius, Tibullus, and Horace. Discussion of historical context.
(LATN 755/LATN 455 is a paired course offering. Students who complete the course at one level may not repeat the course at the other level.)

LATN 756 Roman Lyric and Elegy II (Units: 3)

Prerequisites for LATN 756: Graduate standing; reading knowledge of Latin; or permission of the instructor.
Prerequisites for LATN 456: Upper-division standing; reading knowledge of Latin; GPA of 3.0 or higher; or permission of the instructor.

Translation and analysis of Roman lyric and elegiac poetry with a focus on Ovid, Martial, and Statius. Discussion of historical context.
(LATN 756/LATN 456 is a paired course offering. Students who complete the course at one level may not repeat the course at the other level.)

LATN 760 Roman Historiography I (Units: 3)

Prerequisites for LATN 760: Graduate standing; reading knowledge of Latin; or permission of the instructor.
Prerequisites for LATN 460: Upper-division standing; reading knowledge of Latin; GPA of 3.0 or higher; or permission of the instructor.

Translation and analysis of Roman historiographical texts with a focus on authors from the republican period and early principate. Discussion of literary models and historical context.
(LATN 760/LATN 460 is a paired course offering. Students who complete the course at one level may not repeat the course at the other level.)

LATN 761 Roman Historiography II (Units: 3)

Prerequisites for LATN 761: Graduate standing; reading knowledge of Latin; or permission of the instructor.
Prerequisites for LATN 461: Upper-division standing; reading knowledge of Latin; GPA of 3.0 or higher; or permission of the instructor.

Translation and analysis of Roman historiographical texts with a focus on authors from the imperial period. Discussion of literary models and historical context.
(LATN 761/LATN 461 is a paired course offering. Students who complete the course at one level may not repeat the course at the other level.)

LATN 899 Independent Study (Units: 1-3)

Prerequisites: Advanced reading knowledge of Latin and permission of the supervising faculty member.

Advanced reading of an ancient Latin author or authors, under the supervision of a member of the Classics faculty. Enrollment by petition. May be repeated for a total of 6 units.