Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College · Courses
LATIN
14 courses with the subject LATIN, 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.
LATIN 052Elementary Intensive Latin for Graduate Students II (3)This3
is the second in a series of three courses designed to give students an intensive introduction to Latin. This is the second half of elementary sequence in reading, writing, syntax, and cultural contexts. Lessons are taught in an authentic cultural context. Undergraduate - The Pennsylvania State University 2026-2027 4471 LATIN 53: Intermediate Intensive Latin for Graduate Students Continued intensive study of Latin at the intermediate level: reading, writing, syntax, and cultural contexts. LATIN 053 Intermediate Intensive Latin for Graduate Students (3)This is the third in a series of three courses designed to give students an intensive intermediate knowledge of Latin. This is an intensive sequence in reading, writing, syntax, and cultural contexts. Lessons are taught in an authentic cultural context.
Introduction to Latin forms, syntax, and vocabulary. LATIN 101 Introductory Latin (4) The aim of LATIN 101 is to introduce students to the fundamentals of classical Latin as soon as possible. Classical Latin is the literary dialect spoken and written by Romans from the first century BCE to the second century CE. This is the language that the classical Roman authors wrote, poets such as Catullus, Virgil, Horace, Ovid, Lucan, and Seneca and prose writers such as Caesar, Sallust, Cicero, Livy, Petronius, Tacitus, and Suetonius. The purpose of the course is to teach students the morphology, syntax, and vocabulary of classical Latin and train them to read and translate simple and complex sentences. The course consists of short weekly presentations of new grammatical and lexical content, vocabulary to be memorized, drills to practice forms and concepts, exercises in reading sentences, homework assignments translating sentences from Latin into English and English into Latin, and regular quizzes and tests to ensure retention and comprehension of material. The goal of the course in the first semester is for students to be able to read short passages of continuous prose based on classical Latin models. The course focuses on reading, translating, and writing rather than speaking, although students will be expected to be able to read Latin aloud with correct pronunciation. LATIN 101 prepares students for Latin 102, the second semester of Introductory Latin, which in turn prepares students to take a 400-level course in Latin.
Advanced study of Latin grammar, syntax, and vocabulary. LATIN 102 Advanced Latin (4) LATIN 102 continues from LATIN 101. Students who have taken at least three years of high school Latin may qualify to enroll in the course if they have performed well on either a Latin A.P. exam (minimum grade of 3) or a placement exam set by the instructor. LATIN 102 pursues the advanced study of the forms of syntax of classical Latin, the literary dialect spoken and written by Romans from the first century BCE to the second century CE. This is the language that the classical Roman authors wrote, poets such as Catullus, Virgil, Horace, Ovid, Lucan, and Seneca and prose writers such as Caesar, Sallust, Cicero, Livy, Petronius, Tacitus, and Suetonius. The purpose of the course is to equip students with the grammatical rules to read and write complex sentences in Latin. The course consists of short weekly presentations of new grammatical and lexical content, vocabulary to be memorized, drills to practice forms and concepts, exercises in reading sentences, homework assignments translating sentences from Latin into English and English into Latin, and regular quizzes and tests to ensure retention and comprehension of material. The goal of the course in the second semester is for students to be able to read longer passages of continuous Latin prose that has not been adapted. The course focuses on reading, translating, and writing rather than speaking, although students will be expected to be able to read Latin aloud with correct pronunciation.
The course reviews Latin grammar, syntax, and vocabulary and introduces students to classical Latin poetry and prose. LATIN 203 Latin Reading and Composition (4)This four-credit course is at the intermediate-level and follows LATIN 003 or LATIN 102. It satisfies the 12th-credit foreign language requirement and prepares students to take 400-level Latin courses. The course is concerned with perfecting the knowledge of Latin grammar. This is accomplished by the review of grammatical rules and by the reading and explanation of Latin authors. The course reviews the forms, syntax, and vocabulary of Latin, and gives students practice exercises that improve translation skills. Equally important, students are introduced to the principles of Latin style by learning how to translate English into Latin. The review of Latin grammar and the introduction to Latin prose composition provide students with the competence to read representative Roman authors in poetry and prose. Rudimentary Latin readings, supported by school commentaries, are intended to familiarize students with famous examples of classical Roman literature while exemplifying the principles of classical Latin style. Evaluation methods include assessment of students through in-class oral and written drills, in-class translation of Latin into English and English into Latin, weekly translation assignments, regular quizzes, and midterm and final exams. These methods are intended to promote the learning of Latin vocabulary and grammar, to increase the comprehension of the assigned readings, and to foster an appreciation of the stylistic virtuosity of Rome `s greatest writers.
/Maximum of 18 Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses. Bachelor of Arts: Humanities
/Maximum of 12 Selected works by Plautus, Lucretius, Catullus, Cicero (content varies). Bachelor of Arts: World Language (All) Bachelor of Arts: World Lang (12th Unit) Bachelor of Arts: Humanities Exceeds 12th Unit of World Language
/Maximum of 12 Selected works by Virgil, Horace, Propertius, Tibullus, Ovid, Livy (content varies). Bachelor of Arts: World Language (All) Bachelor of Arts: World Lang (12th Unit) Bachelor of Arts: Humanities Exceeds 12th Unit of World Language
/Maximum of 12 Selected works by Petronius, Seneca, Tacitus, Juvenal, Martial, Pliny the Younger (content varies). Bachelor of Arts: World Language (All) Bachelor of Arts: World Lang (12th Unit) Bachelor of Arts: Humanities Exceeds 12th Unit of World Language
/Maximum of 18 Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses. Bachelor of Arts: Humanities
Proficiency in Latin must be demonstrated by either examination or coursework equivalent to the completion of 12 credits in order to in 400-level Latin courses. Russian Teaching Option (35 credits) Code Title C
LATIN 499Foreign Studies in Latin Language and Literature1-12
/Maximum of 12 Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction. LATIN 499 offers instruction in the Latin language at the 400 level to students enrolled in a semester-length study abroad program run by a CAMS faculty member. Readings vary by semester and will be set by the study-abroad faculty. Bachelor of Arts: Humanities
/Maximum of 9 Creative projects, including nonthesis research, that are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
