Course Catalogs

Latin (LAT)

LAT 101  Latin I  (4 Credits)  
Arts & Sciences  
Introductory course which prepares students to acquire a reading knowledge of classical Latin, focusing on morphology and syntax, and its role in the culture and literature of ancient Roman society. Students cannot enroll in LAT 101 after earning credit for LAT 102, LAT 201, LAT 202, or higher.
Prereq: Required Placement Exam Score  
LAT 102  Latin II  (4 Credits)  
Arts & Sciences  
Continuing course with emphasis on morphology and syntax. Introduction to examples of unsimplified Latin prose of the Republic and Empire, read and interpreted within the cultural context of Greco-Roman society. Students cannot enroll in LAT 102 after earning credit for LAT 201, LAT 202, or higher.
Prereq: LAT 101 OR REQUIRED PLACEMENT EXAM SCORE  
LAT 104  Beginning Latin IV  (3 Credits)  
Arts & Sciences  
LAT 180  International Course  (1-12 Credits)  
Arts & Sciences  
Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution's practice. SUAbroad works with the SU academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student's transcript.
Repeatable  
LAT 201  Latin III  (4 Credits)  
Arts & Sciences  
Continuing course with review of morphology and syntax and further study of idioms, rhetorical figures, and syntactic peculiarities. Reading and study of representative prose authors. Students cannot enroll in LAT 201 after earning credit for a course higher than LAT 201.
Prereq: LAT 102 OR REQUIRED PLACEMENT EXAM SCORE  
LAT 280  International Course  (1-12 Credits)  
Arts & Sciences  
Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution's practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student's transcript.
Repeatable  
LAT 290  Independent Study  (1-6 Credits)  
Arts & Sciences  
Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.
Repeatable  
LAT 310  Latin Prose Authors  (3 Credits)  
Arts & Sciences  
Readings from selected authors. Review of grammar and syntax.
Prereq: LAT 201 OR REQUIRED PLACEMENT EXAM SCORE  
LAT 320  Latin Poets  (3 Credits)  
Arts & Sciences  
Readings from selected Latin poets. Review of grammar and syntax. Latin metrics and prosody.
LAT 380  International Course  (1-12 Credits)  
Arts & Sciences  
Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution's practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student's transcript.
Repeatable  
LAT 390  Independent Study  (3 Credits)  
Arts & Sciences  
Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.
Repeatable  
LAT 410  Advanced Latin Prose  (3 Credits)  
Arts & Sciences  
Readings from selected Latin prose authors.
Repeatable 4 times for 12 credits maximum  
Prereq: LAT 310  
LAT 420  Advanced Latin Poetry  (3 Credits)  
Arts & Sciences  
Readings from selected Latin poets.
Repeatable 4 times for 12 credits maximum  
Prereq: LAT 320  
LAT 490  Independent Study  (1-6 Credits)  
Arts & Sciences  
Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.
Repeatable  
LAT 500  Selected Topics  (1-6 Credits)  
Arts & Sciences  
Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
Repeatable