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LATN

16 courses with the subject LATN, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

LATN 2119Latin Institute

20 hours; 12 credits Rapid, intensive introduction to the forms and syntax of Latin and to major authors and literary genres read in the original. History of Latin literature and methods of literary criticism. In the literature section, students choose to concentrate on either classical or medieval authors. This program covers the entire sequence through course 3112 [12] and satisfies the Pathways College Option LOTE (Language Other Than English) requirement. Eleven-week summer course taught at the Graduate Center. Latin/Greek Institute.

Subject
LATN
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
www.brooklyn.edu
Prerequisite
application to and permission of the director of the
LATN 3111Latin3

3 hours; 3 credits Completion of the study of basic morphology and syntax. Readings from Latin prose and/or poetry. (Not open to students who are enrolled in or have completed Latin 2119 or 3112.) Qualifies as a LOTE (Language Other Than English) course for Pathways College Option purposes.

Subject
LATN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
www.brooklyn.edu
Prerequisite
Latin *2102 [2] or permission of the chairperson.
LATN 3112Latin4

3 hours; 3 credits Extended readings from Latin prose and/or poetry. (Not open to

Subject
LATN
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
www.brooklyn.edu
LATN 4131Latin Drama

3 hours; 3 credits Readings from the major Roman dramatists Plautus, Terence, and Seneca. Attention to be paid to style, meter, dramaturgy, relationship of the plays to their Greek models, the social context of performance. Students may take this course for credit twice but may not repeat the same texts. Qualifies as a LOTE (Language Other Than English) course for Pathways College Option purposes. the chairperson.

Subject
LATN
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
www.brooklyn.edu
Prerequisite
Latin 3112 [12] or Latin 2119 [1.9] or permission of
LATN 4132Latin Lyric Poetry

3 hours; 3 credits Readings from the two major Roman lyric poets, Catullus and Horace. Translation of their work and study of its style, themes and imagery, meter, relationship to Greek models, and social context. Students may take this course for credit twice but may not repeat the same texts. Qualifies as a LOTE (Language Other Than English) course for Pathways College Option purposes. the chairperson.

Subject
LATN
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
www.brooklyn.edu
Prerequisite
Latin 3112 [12] or Latin 2119 [1.9] or permission of
LATN 4133Latin Satire

3 hours; 3 credits Readings from the Latin verse satirists Lucilius, Horace, Persius, Juvenal. Students may take this course for credit twice but may not repeat the same texts. Qualifies as a LOTE (Language Other Than English) course for Pathways College Option purposes.

Subject
LATN
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
www.brooklyn.edu
Prerequisite
Latin 2119 [1.9] or 3112 [12].
LATN 4134Latin Elegy

3 hours; 3 credits Survey of the major Latin love elegists, including Catullus, Propertius, Tibullus, and Ovid. Particular attention will be paid to themes of love and war, the structure of the Roman poetry book, the elegists' subjective style, and the development of the genre from its origins in Catullus to its codification by Ovid. Students may take this course for credit twice but may not repeat the same texts. Qualifies as a LOTE (Language Other Than English) course for Pathways College Option purposes. the chairperson.

Subject
LATN
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
www.brooklyn.edu
Prerequisite
Latin 3112 [12] or Latin 2119 [1.9] or permission of
LATN 4135Latin Epic

3 hours, 3 credits Close readings of ancient Latin epic, including, but not necessarily limited to, Virgil, Lucan, and Ovid. Study of the generic conventions of ancient epic. Students may take this course for credit twice but may not repeat the same texts. Qualifies as a LOTE (Language Other Than English) course for Pathways College Option purposes. Programs and Courses of Instruction chairperson.

Subject
LATN
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
www.brooklyn.edu
Prerequisite
Latin 2119 or 3112 or permission of the
LATN 4141Cicero

3 hours; 3 credits Close reading of select portions of the Ciceronian corpus. Exploration of his different genres, particularly the relationship of style and content. Texts considered in light of their socio- political context. Students may take this course for credit twice but may not repeat the same texts. Qualifies as a LOTE (Language Other Than English) course for Pathways College Option purposes. the chairperson.

Subject
LATN
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
www.brooklyn.edu
Prerequisite
Latin 3112 [12] or Latin 2119 [1.9] or permission of
LATN 4142Latin Historians

3 hours; 3 credits Close readings of Latin historical authors, including but not necessarily limited to Sallust, Caesar, Livy, and Tacitus. Concentration on conventions of the genre as a whole and the features the sub-genres of the historical monograph, commentaries, and annalistic history. Students may take this course for credit twice but may not repeat the same texts. Qualifies as a LOTE (Language Other Than English) course for Pathways College Option purposes. the chairperson.

Subject
LATN
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
www.brooklyn.edu
Prerequisite
Latin 3112 [12] or Latin 2119 [1.9] or permission of
LATN 4143Latin Biography

3 hours, 3 credits Close readings of ancient Latin biographies, including, but not limited to, Nepos, Suetonius, and Tacitus. Study of the generic conventions of ancient biography. Students may take this course for credit twice but may not repeat the same texts. Qualifies as a LOTE (Language Other Than English) course for Pathways College Option purposes. chairperson

Subject
LATN
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
www.brooklyn.edu
Prerequisite
Latin 2119 or 3112 or permission of the
LATN 4151Post-Classical Latin

3 hours; 3 credits Readings from medieval Latin texts. Connections with Romance languages. Students may take this course for credit twice but may not repeat the same texts. Qualifies as a LOTE (Language Other Than English) course for Pathways College Option purposes.

Subject
LATN
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
www.brooklyn.edu
Prerequisite
Latin 2119 [1.9] or 3112 [12].
LATN 4160Latin Institute: Intensive Reading

21 hours for 7 weeks; 8 credits Intensive reading program in Latin. Improvement of reading skills and knowledge of Latin syntax through the close reading of both prose and poetry. Regular prose composition exercises. Seven-week summer course taught at the CUNY Graduate School and University Center. Special fee for photocopied materials. Qualifies as a LOTE (Language Other Than English) course for Pathways College Option purposes. Institute.

Subject
LATN
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
www.brooklyn.edu
Prerequisite
Permission of the director of the Latin/Greek
LATN 4170Studies in Latin

Minimum 9 hours of conference and independent work; 3

Subject
LATN
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
www.brooklyn.edu
LATN 4180Readings in Latin

1 hour; 1 credit Translation of Latin texts to supplement classics courses. The department will announce coordinated classics courses each term. This course may be taken for credit four times but students may not repeat topics. Qualifies as a LOTE (Language Other Than English) course for Pathways College Option purposes. the chairperson. The following inactive course(s) will only be offered if there is suffi CLAS *1000 Special Topics CLAS *1012 Medical and Scientific Terminology

Subject
LATN
Type
course
Repeatable
may be taken for credit four times but students may not repeat topics.
Repeatable up to
4
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
www.brooklyn.edu
Prerequisite
Latin 2119 [1.9] or 3112 [12]; and permission of
LATN 5085Senior Research Essay

Classics 179 cient demand:

Subject
LATN
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
www.brooklyn.edu

Source: CUNY Brooklyn College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61