Academic Calendar 2024-2025

Latin (LATN)

LATN 110  Introductory Latin  Units: 6.00  
Fundamentals of grammar, syntax and etymology for students with no or little knowledge of Latin; provides sufficient background to read Latin prose and poetry.
Learning Hours: 252 (72 Lecture, 180 Private Study)  
Requirements: Prerequisite None. Note This course is not normally open to students with 4U Latin.  
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science  
  
LATN 209  Intermediate Latin  Units: 6.00  
Review of grammar followed by a study of representative works of Ovid and other authors. In addition to developing facility in translation, study of literary content and background of authors.
Learning Hours: 282 (72 Lecture, 210 Private Study)  
Requirements: Prerequisite LATN 110/6.0. Note Students with 4U Latin should contact the Department for permission to enrol. Exclusion Maximum of 6.0 units from: LATN 209/6.0; LATN 221/3.0; LATN 222/3.0.  
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science  
  
LATN 221  Introductory Latin Prose  Units: 3.00  
Review of Latin grammar combined with the study of selected passages of Latin prose, usually drawn from oratory, history, and philosophy, read in the original Latin. The texts selected will also be analyzed for their cultural, linguistic, literary, and historical significance.
NOTE This course is normally co-taught with LATN 321 and LATIN 421.
NOTE This course is repeatable for credit under different topic title.
Learning Hours: 120 (36 Seminar, 84 Private Study)  
Requirements: Prerequisite (A minimum grade of C in LATN 110/6.0) or permission of the Department. Note Students with 4U Latin should contact the Department for permission to enrol. Exclusion LATN 209/6.0.  
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science  

Course Learning Outcomes:

  1. Recognize the fundamentals of complex grammar.
  2. Progress from translating simple to more complex sentences.
  3. Read, comprehend, and discuss ancient texts.
  4. Locate and recognize the importance of the chief dictionaries and grammatical commentaries for purpose of inquiry.
  5. Working alone or in a group, translate texts not before studied at sight.
  6. Working alone or in a group, develop critical analyses of key issues or problems, and/or to devise creative solutions for translation and understanding of texts.
  7. Understand the diversity of authors and genres, which are part of a multicultural and cross-culturally interactive ancient world.
  
LATN 222  Introductory Latin Verse  Units: 3.00  
Review of Latin grammar combined with the study of selected passages of Latin verse, usually drawn from epic, lyric, elegy, and drama, read in the original Latin. The passages will also be analyzed for their cultural, linguistic, literary, and historical significance.
NOTE This course is normally co-taught with LATN 322 and 422.
NOTE This course is repeatable for credit under different topic title.
Learning Hours: 120 (36 Seminar, 84 Private Study)  
Requirements: Prerequisite (A minimum grade of C in LATN 110/6.0) or permission of the Department. Note Students with 4U Latin should contact the Department for permission to enrol. Exclusion LATN 209/6.0.  
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science  

Course Learning Outcomes:

  1. Recognize the fundamentals of complex grammar.
  2. Progress from translating simple to more complex sentences.
  3. Read, comprehend, and discuss ancient texts.
  4. Understand the diversity of authors and genres, which are part of a multicultural and cross-culturally interactive ancient world.
  5. Locate and recognize the importance of the chief dictionaries and grammatical commentaries for purpose of inquiry.
  6. Working alone or in a group, translate texts not before studied at sight.
  7. Working alone or in a group, develop critical analyses of key issues or problems, and/or to devise creative solutions for translation and understanding of texts.
  
LATN 321  Latin Prose  Units: 3.00  
Selected passages of Latin prose, usually drawn from oratory, history, and philosophy, read in the original Latin and commented upon for their linguistic, literary, and historical significance.
NOTE This course is normally co-taught with LATN 221 and LATN 421.
NOTE This course is repeatable for credit under different topic titles.
Learning Hours: 126 (36 Seminar, 90 Private Study)  
Requirements: Prerequisite (A minimum grade of C in [LATN 209/6.0 or LATN 221/3.0]) or permission of the Department.  
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science  

Course Learning Outcomes:

  1. Translate ancient Latin into idiomatic English.
  2. Parse words and phrases in order to identify their grammatical function in the sentence.
  3. Comment on the literary and historical significance of particular passages.
  
LATN 322  Latin Verse  Units: 3.00  
Selected passages of Latin verse, usually drawn from epic, lyric, elegy, and drama, read in the original Latin and commented upon for their linguistic, literary, and historical significance.
NOTE This course is normally co-taught with LATN 222 and LATN 422.
NOTE This course is repeatable for credit under different topic titles.
Learning Hours: 126 (36 Seminar, 90 Private Study)  
Requirements: Prerequisite (A minimum grade of C in [LATN 209/6.0 or LATN 222/3.0]) or permission of the Department.  
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science  

Course Learning Outcomes:

  1. Translate ancient Latin into idiomatic English.
  2. Parse words and phrases in order to identify their grammatical function in the sentence.
  3. Comment on the literary and historical significance of particular passages.
  4. Analyze metrical forms.
  
LATN 327  Medieval Latin  Units: 6.00  
Representative works of prose and poetry to illustrate various aspects of the history and culture of the period.
Learning Hours: 264 (72 Lecture, 192 Private Study)  
Requirements: Prerequisite (A minimum grade of a C- in LATN 209) or permission of the Department of Classics.  
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science  
  
LATN 421  Advanced Latin Prose  Units: 3.00  
Selected works of Latin prose, usually drawn from oratory, history, and philosophy, read in the original Latin and commented upon for their linguistic, literary, and historical significance.
NOTE This course is normally co-taught with LATN 221 and LATN 321.
NOTE This course is repeatable for credit under different topic titles.
Learning Hours: 141 (36 Seminar, 105 Private Study)  
Requirements: Prerequisite (A minimum grade of C in LATN 321/3.0) or permission of the Department.  
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science  

Course Learning Outcomes:

  1. Translate ancient Latin into idiomatic English.
  2. Parse words and complex phrases in order to identify their grammatical function in the sentence.
  3. Comment on the literary and historical significance of particular passages.
  4. Identify stylistic variations and generic features.
  
LATN 422  Advanced Latin Verse  Units: 3.00  
Selected works of Latin verse, usually drawn from epic, lyric, elegy, and drama, read in the original Latin and commented upon for their linguistic, literary, and historical significance.
NOTE This course is normally co-taught with LATN 222 and LATN 322.
NOTE This course is repeatable for credit under different topic titles.
Learning Hours: 141 (36 Seminar, 105 Private Study)  
Requirements: Prerequisite (A minimum grade of C in LATN 322/3.0) or permission of the Department.  
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science  

Course Learning Outcomes:

  1. Translate ancient Latin into idiomatic English.
  2. Parse words and complex phrases in order to identify their grammatical function in the sentence.
  3. Comment on the literary and historical significance of particular passages.
  4. Identify stylistic variations and generic features.
  5. Analyze metrical forms.
  
LATN 595  Independent Study  Units: 6.00  
Exceptionally qualified students entering their third- or fourth-year may take a program of independent study provided it has been approved by the Department or Departments principally involved. The Department may approve an independent study program without permitting it to be counted toward a concentration in that Department. It is, consequently, the responsibility of students taking such programs to ensure that the concentration requirements for their degree will be met.
NOTE Requests for such a program must be received one month before the start of the first term in which the student intends to undertake the program.
Requirements: Prerequisite Permission of the Department or Departments principally involved.  
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science