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
College of Humanities & Sciences
Degree Specific Credits: 42
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.5
Catalog Year: 2022-23
General Education Requirements
Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.
Summary
Classics Core Courses | 24 | |
Advanced Latin Language | 9 | |
Latin Major Electives | 6 | |
Latin Language Education Concentration Requirements | 3 | |
Total Hours | 42 |
Classics Core Courses
Literature and History
Code | Title | Hours |
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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 |
Total Hours | 12 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Languages
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
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 |
Total Hours | 12 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Advanced Latin Language
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Complete 9 credits of the following courses: | 9 | |
LATN 311 | Major Latin Authors | |
LATN 391 | Special Topics | |
LATN 392 | Independent Study | |
LATN 492 | Independent Study | |
Total Hours | 9 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Latin Major Electives
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Complete 6 credits from the following courses: | 6 | |
ARTH 407 | Roman and Early Christian Art | |
CLAS 320 | Women in Antiquity | |
CLAS 360H | Ancient Greek Civ and Culture | |
CLAS 365E | The Roots of Western Ethics | |
HSTR 301 | Ancient Greek Social History | |
HSTR 302 | Ancient Greece | |
PHL 363 | Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy | |
PHL 465 | Plato | |
PHL 466 | Aristotle | |
Total Hours | 6 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Latin Language Education Concentration Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Complete the following course: | ||
WLC 410 | Methods Teaching Foreign Language | 3 |
Total Hours | 3 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
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.