University of Montana Catalog 2023-2024

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.

Bachelor of Arts - Classics; Concentration in Latin Language Education

General Education Requirements

Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog. 

Summary

Classics Core Courses24
Advanced Latin Language9
Latin Major Electives6
Latin Language Education Concentration Requirements3
Total Hours42

Degree Specific Credits: 42

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.5

Classics Core Courses

Literature and History

Complete all of the following courses:
CLAS 160LClassical Mythology3
CLAS 251LThe Epic3
or CLAS 252L Greek Drama: Politics on Stage
CLAS 399Capstone3
HSTR 304HAncient Rome3
Total Hours12

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Languages

Complete all of the following courses:
LATN 101Elementary Latin I3
LATN 102Elementary Latin II3
LATN 201Intermediate Latin I3
LATN 202Intermediate Latin II3
Total Hours12

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Advanced Latin Language

Complete 9 credits of the following courses:9
Major Latin Authors
Special Topics
Independent Study
Independent Study
Total Hours9

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Latin Major Electives

Complete 6 credits from the following courses:6
Women in Antiquity
Ancient Greek Civilization and Culture
Ancient Greek Social History
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy
Plato
Aristotle
Methods Teaching Foreign Language
Total Hours6

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Latin Language Education Concentration Requirements

Complete the following course:
WLC 410Methods Teaching Foreign Language3
Total Hours3

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Secondary Teaching Licensure

Note: For endorsement to teach Latin, 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