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Classics The Classics major is designed with two general aims: 1) to provide students with a classical foundation in the liberal arts by developing an understanding of all aspects of the Greco-Roman world: culture, art, literature, ideas, beliefs, and values; and 2) to provide courses in Latin and Greek for students to acquire the ability to read and to study the documents of the classical and Christian periods in their original languages. Bachelor of Arts Degree in Classics FRESHMAN YEAR
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Classics Major Requirements Lat 201, 202, 300, 435, and 21 credits of 300-level Latin courses; Grk 101, 102, 201, 202, and 3 credits of upper-level Greek courses; Phl 311; Eng 111 and 226; Hst 105 or 351; Art 205. Secondary Education additional requirements: Psy 105 and 301; Edu 112, 209, 210, 309, 310, 337, 402, 405, 419, and 435. Latin Minor Lat 201-202 and 12 credit hours in 300-400 level Latin courses. Greek Minor Grk 201-202 and 12 credit hours in 300-level Greek courses. Bachelor of Arts Degree in Classics and Secondary Education (Program of Study) FRESHMAN YEAR
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*It is possible for students with no prior experience in Latin to begin with Latin 101-102 and complete the major, although these courses do not count toward the major. GREEK Courses GRK 101-102 ELEMENTARY GREEK I & II concentrate on the alphabet, pronunciation, and basic grammar of classical (Attic) Greek with short, select readings from classical authors (Attic dialect) and also from the Greek New Testament (Koine dialect). Prerequisite for all further Greek courses. (Communications Core) 3 credit hours per semester GRK 201 INTERMEDIATE GREEK I concentrates on a review of grammar and syntax with readings from Xenophon's Anabasis or other works. (Communications Core) 3 credit hours GRK 202 INTERMEDIATE GREEK II concentrates on readings from Plato's Apology, Crito, or other shorter dialogues. Evidence of intermediate-level proficiency is required for further Greek courses. (Communications Core) 3 credit hours GRK 301 READINGS IN GREEK LITERATURE I is designed for the reading of selections from Greek epic and lyric poetry. 3 credit hours GRK 302 READINGS IN GREEK LITERATURE II is designed for the reading of selections from Greek drama (tragedy and comedy) and Greek history. 3 credit hours GRK 303 READINGS IN GREEK LITERATURE III is designed for the reading of selections from Greek oratory and Greek philosophy. 3 credit hours GRK 304 READINGS IN GREEK LITERATURE IV is designed for the reading of selections from the Greek Fathers of the Church and from the Greek New Testament. 3 credit hours LATIN Courses LAT 101-102 ELEMENTARY LATIN I & II are designed for beginning students, as well as for those who have had one or two years of high school Latin. A study of Latin grammar, together with readings from the New Testament, comprises the majority of the work of both semesters. (Communications Core) 3 credit hours per semester LAT 201-202 INTERMEDIATE LATIN I & II continue the study of Latin grammar, vocabulary, and readings. Readings are taken from the ancient and patristic periods: Cicero, Catullus, Horace, Livy, Terence; Tertullian, Jerome, and Augustine. Evidence of intermediate-level proficiency is required for further Latin courses. (Communications Core) 3 credit hours per semester LAT 300 LATIN PROSE COMPOSITION focuses on practical exercises to develop correct and fluent expression in written Latin prose. Prerequisites: Two 300-level Latin-author courses 3 credit hours LAT 310 ROMAN EPIC: VERGIL is designed for the reading of selections from the Aeneid with emphasis on idiomatic, literary translation. The entire poem is studied in translation with a focus on epic as a literary form and on Roman society and politics in the time of Augustus. 3 credit hours LAT 320 ROMAN DRAMA is designed for reading from the works of such dramatists as Plautus, Terence, and Seneca with discussion on the development of Roman drama. 3 credit hours LAT 330 ROMAN EPISTOLARY WRITING is designed for reading from the letters of such writers as Cicero, Horace, Pliny, Ovid, and Seneca with discussion on the political and social life at Rome. 3 credit hours LAT 340 ROMAN HISTORIOGRAPHY is designed for reading from the works of such historians as Livy, Tacitus, Sallust, and Caesar. 3 credit hours LAT 350 ROMAN LYRIC AND ELEGIAC POETRY is designed for reading from the works of such poets as Catullus, Vergil, Horace, Tibullus, Propertius, and Ovid with discussion on the origins of lyric, pastoral, and elegiac poetry. 3 credit hours LAT 360 ROMAN SATIRE is designed for reading from the works of such satirists as Horace, Juvenal, and Persius with discussion on the characteristics of Roman satire. 3 credit hours LAT 370 ROMAN PHILOSOPHY is designed for reading from the works of Cicero and Lucretius. 3 credit hours LAT 380 LATIN FATHERS is designed for reading from such writers as Jerome, Ambrose, and Augustine with an introduction to the historical background of Western patristic thought. 3 credit hours LAT 390 MEDIEVAL LATIN is designed for reading from such writers as Benedict, Anselm, Bonaventure, and Aquinas with an introduction to the historical background of the medieval period and a comparison between the medieval and classical Latin style. 3 credit hours LAT 435 COORDINATING SEMINAR requires guided readings and research on an aspect of the Latin language, Latin literature, or Roman civilization, culminating in a research paper. Students will present their papers orally to the seminar group. Required of all Classics majors. Open only to Classics majors with senior standing. 1 credit hour |
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