Latin Language and Civilization

Classics majors shall select one of the following major concentrations: Bachelor of Arts Degree in The Classical Languages and Civilization Major, The Latin Language and Civilization Major, And The Greek Language and Civilization Major. The requirements are as follows: 

(Program of Study)

Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements for Latin Language and Civilization Major:

 

LAT 103	Introductory Studies in Latin I	3
LAT 104	Introductory Studies in Latin II	3
LAT 203	Intermediate Studies in Latin I	3
LAT 204	Intermediate Studies in Latin II	3
	Civilization - History elective	3
	Civilization - Literature elective	3
	Civilization - Philosophy elective	3
	Civilization - Theology elective	3
CLA 435	The Senior Oral Examination	1
	LAT 300 level elective
	LAT 300 level elective
	LAT 300 level elective
	LAT 300 level elective

Upper-level Latin and Greek Electives:

Twelve credits of 300-level Latin and Greek courses in which HEB 205 or HEB 206 (only one of the two) may be included in this requirement.

GRK 300, GRK 310, GRK 320, GRK 330, GRK 340, GRK 350, GRK 360, GRK 370, LAT 301, LAT 302, LAT 311, LAT 321, LAT 331, LAT 341, LAT 351, LAT 361, LAT 371, LAT 380, LAT 390

Note 1: Students who begin the study of ancient Greek or Latin at any point beyond the initial elementary level shall take additional hours of 300-level Greek and Latin courses or elementary or intermediate biblical Hebrew courses equivalent to the hours of elementary or intermediate ancient Greek or Latin not taken for credit. E.g., if a student by examination places out of LAT 103 and LAT 104 into LAT 203, that student will take an additional six hours of 300-level ancient Greek or Latin or elementary or intermediate Biblical Hebrew courses. 

Note 2: Students may substitute additional 300-level Latin and/or Greek courses for civilization courses. 

CIVILIZATION REQUIREMENTS. One course from each of the following groups (12-15 credits)  

History:  HST 317 (History of ancient Greece); HST 318 (The Roman Republic and Empire); HST 320 (Ancient History); HST 323 (The Medieval World); HST 310 (Church History: Lives of the Saints); HST 324 (Renaissance and Reformation); HST 327 (French Revolution and Nineteenth Century Europe) 

Literature: HON 101 (Early Greece), HON 202 (Medieval Thought) (admissions to Honors Program required); ENG 226 (Classical Mythology); ENG 326 (English Literature of the Medieval Period); ENG 335 (The English Renaissance); ENG 345 (The Romantic Movement); ENG 346 (The Victorian Period); ENG 405 (Studies in Shakespeare)

Philosophy:  HON 102 (Later Greece and Rome) (admission to the Honors Program required); PHL 311 (Ancient Greek Philosophy); PHL 312 (Medieval Philosophy); PHL 325 (The Thomistic Tradition in Philosophy); PHL 340 (The Franciscan Tradition in Philosophy)

Theology:  HON 201 (Church Fathers) (admissions to the Honors Program required); THE 102 (Introduction to Scripture) THE 211 (Principles of Biblical Study I); THE 212 (Principles of Biblical Study II); THE 302 (Early Christian Life and Thought); THE 307 (The Franciscans in New World); THE 326 (The Franciscan Intellectual Tradition)