Latin (LATN)

LATN 101 | FIRST SEMESTER LATIN

Units: 3

Prerequisites: Passing the appropriate departmental placement test within the previous year

Essentials of grammar and sentence structure. Study of culture and history through the reading of simple excerpts from Roman literature.

LATN 102 | SECOND SEMESTER LATIN

Units: 3

Prerequisites: LATN 101 or Passing the appropriate departmental placement test within the previous year

A continuation of LATN 101. Translation of brief selections from Latin authors and exploration of various facets of Roman culture continue as the nucleus of the course.

LATN 140 | TOPICS IN LATIN LITERATURE AND CULTURE

Units: 3 Repeatability: Yes (Repeatable if topic differs)

Study at the lower-division level of a topic in Latin literature and culture. This course is taught in English and will not satisfy the Language Core requirement.

LATN 147 | THE INVENTION OF LOVE IN ROMAN LITERATURE

Units: 3 Repeatability: No

Core Attributes: Literary Inquiry area

This course introduces students to Latin literary texts in translation. How did Roman poets like Catullus, Propertius, and Tibullus, in addition to Vergil and Ovid engage romantic love, sexual love, jealousy, and death in their works? This course proposes that the love poem as traditionally understood in the Western literary tradition was created by these Roman poets writing (mostly) in the second half of the 1st cent. BCE. This course is taught in English and satisfies the core requirement for Literary Inquiry, but does not satisfy the core Second Language requirement.

LATN 194 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN LATIN

Units: 1-3 Repeatability: Yes (Repeatable if topic differs)

Study at the lower-division level of a topic in Latin language, literature, or culture. This course is taught in English and will not satisfy the Language Core requirement.

LATN 201 | THIRD SEMESTER LATIN

Units: 3 Repeatability: No

Core Attributes: Second language competency

Prerequisites: Passing the appropriate departmental placement test within the previous year or LATN 102

Grammar review. A more intense understanding of Roman experience and thought is achieved by analysis and translation of extended passages of Latin literature.

LATN 202 | FOURTH SEMESTER LATIN

Units: 3

Prerequisites: LATN 201 or Passing the appropriate departmental placement test within the previous year

Introduction to Latin literature. Designed for those who have completed three semesters of the grammar sequence, this course exposes students to a variety of classical and medieval authors through graded readings. Review of grammar as needed. Emphasis on cultural and historical aspects.

LATN 294 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN LATIN

Units: 1-3 Repeatability: Yes (Repeatable if topic differs)

Prerequisites: LATN 202

Study at the lower-division level of a special topic in Latin language, literature, or culture. When offered, selected subjects will be announced on the MySanDiego portal. Consult with instructor or the department chair. If taught in English, this course will not fulfill the Core Curriculum language requirement. Consult with instructor or the department chair.

LATN 299 | INDEPENDENT STUDY

Units: 1-3 Repeatability: No

Independent study at the lower-division level.

LATN 394 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN LATIN

Units: 1-3 Repeatability: Yes (Repeatable if topic differs)

Prerequisites: LATN 202

Study at the third-year level of a special topic in Latin language, literature, or culture. When offered, selected subjects will be announced on the MySanDiego portal. Consult with instructor or the department chair. If taught in English, this course will not fulfill the Core Curriculum language requirement. Consult with instructor or the department chair.

LATN 493 | FIELD EXPERIENCE

Units: 1-3 Repeatability: Yes (Can be repeated for Credit)

Non-Core Attributes: Experiential

Placement in a community agency where advanced Latin language skills will be utilized.

LATN 494 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN LATIN

Units: 1-3 Repeatability: Yes (Repeatable if topic differs)

Study at the fourth-year level of a special topic in Latin language, literature, or culture. When offered, selected subjects will be announced on the MySanDiego portal. Consult with instructor or the department chair. If taught in English, this course will not fulfill the Core Curriculum language requirement. Consult with instructor or the department chair.

LATN 499 | INDEPENDENT STUDY

Units: 1-3 Repeatability: Yes (Can be repeated for Credit)

A program arranged between the advanced student and the instructor to provide intensive study in a particular area of interest. Extensive reading and consultation are required, as well as preparation of reports to be assigned by the instructor.