Classics B.A. - Latin Language Education
- This major concentration contains course requirements designed to meet state standards. Those interested in teaching in K-12 schools must complete the education/teaching concentration of a major in a teaching content area plus the Teacher Education Program through the Department of Teaching and Learning. Additional teaching areas can be added through completion of the education/teaching concentration of a major or education/teaching minor in that content area.
- To complete this concentration, you need to contact the Teaching and Learning Department. Approvals for this track must come from the Teaching and Learning Department.
- This major does not qualify as a single field endorsement. Individuals must complete the education/teaching concentration in a second major or education/teaching minor in another content area.
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BACHELOR OF ARTS - CLASSICS; CONCENTRATION IN LATIN LANGUAGE EDUCATION
- This major requires a cumulative institutional GPA of 2.5.
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Classics Core Courses | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| CLAS 160L | Classical Mythology | 3 |
| CLAS 251L | The Epic | 3 |
| or CLAS 252L | Greek Drama: Politics on Stage | |
| CLAS 399 | Capstone | 3 |
| HSTR 304H | Ancient Rome | 3 |
| Language Requirement | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| LATN 101 | Elementary Latin I | 3 |
| LATN 102 | Elementary Latin II | 3 |
| LATN 201 | Intermediate Latin I | 3 |
| LATN 202 | Intermediate Latin II | 3 |
| Advanced Latin Language | ||
| Complete 9 credits of the following courses: | 9 | |
| Major Latin Authors | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Electives | ||
| Complete 6 credits from the following courses: | 6 | |
| Ancient Greek Civilization and Culture | ||
| Early Christianity | ||
| Ancient Greece | ||
| Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic World | ||
| The First Historians | ||
| Origins of Western Religion | ||
| The Roman Empire | ||
| Democracy: Ancient to Modern | ||
| History of the Ancient Near East | ||
| History of Ancient Philosophy | ||
| Plato | ||
| Aristotle | ||
| Teaching Methods | ||
| Complete the following course: | ||
| WLC 410 | Methods Teaching Foreign Language | 3 |
| Total Hours | 42 | |
Secondary Teaching Licensure
For endorsement to teach this subject, a student also must gain admission to the Teacher Education Program and meet all the requirements for secondary teaching licensure. For more information, see the Teaching and Learning Department webpage.