Latin courses for Fall 2012 | Department of Classical Studies

	Title	Instructor	Location	Time	Description	Registration Notes
LATN 101-301	ELEMENTARY LATIN I	MAHONEY, KYLE	WILLIAMS HALL 319	MWRF 1000AM-1100AM	An introduction to the Latin language for beginners. Students begin learning grammar and vocabulary, with practical exercises in reading in writing. By the end of the course students will be able to read and analyze simple Latin texts, including selected Roman inscriptions in the Penn Museum.	LANGUAGE SKILLS COURSE
LATN 101-302	ELEMENTARY LATIN I	HU, ALICE	WILLIAMS HALL 202 WILLIAMS HALL 3	MWF 1100AM-1200PM R 1100AM-1200PM	An introduction to the Latin language for beginners. Students begin learning grammar and vocabulary, with practical exercises in reading in writing. By the end of the course students will be able to read and analyze simple Latin texts, including selected Roman inscriptions in the Penn Museum.	LANGUAGE SKILLS COURSE
LATN 101-601	ELEMENTARY LATIN I	JONES, ARTHUR	WILLIAMS HALL 633	TR 0630PM-0815PM	An introduction to the Latin language for beginners. Students begin learning grammar and vocabulary, with practical exercises in reading in writing. By the end of the course students will be able to read and analyze simple Latin texts, including selected Roman inscriptions in the Penn Museum.	LANGUAGE SKILLS COURSE
LATN 203-050	INTERMEDIATE LATIN				Prerequisite(s): LATN 102 or equivalent (such as placement score of 550). Introduction to continuous reading of unadapted works by Latin authors in prose(e.g., Cornelius Nepos, Cicero, Pliny), in combination with a thorough review of Latin grammar. By the end of the course students will have thorough familiarity with the grammar, vocabulary, and style of the selected authors, will be able to tackle previously unseen passages by them, and will be able to discuss questions of language and interpretation.	STUDY ABROAD
LATN 203-301	INTERMED LATIN: PROSE	PALAZZOLO, ELIZABETH	CLAUDIA COHEN HALL 203	MWF 1000AM-1100AM	Prerequisite(s): LATN 102 or equivalent (such as placement score of 550). Introduction to continuous reading of unadapted works by Latin authors in prose(e.g., Cornelius Nepos, Cicero, Pliny), in combination with a thorough review of Latin grammar. By the end of the course students will have thorough familiarity with the grammar, vocabulary, and style of the selected authors, will be able to tackle previously unseen passages by them, and will be able to discuss questions of language and interpretation.	LANGUAGE SKILLS COURSE
LATN 203-302	INTERMED LATIN: PROSE	BECK, WILLIAM	CLAUDIA COHEN HALL 237	MWF 1100AM-1200PM	Prerequisite(s): LATN 102 or equivalent (such as placement score of 550). Introduction to continuous reading of unadapted works by Latin authors in prose(e.g., Cornelius Nepos, Cicero, Pliny), in combination with a thorough review of Latin grammar. By the end of the course students will have thorough familiarity with the grammar, vocabulary, and style of the selected authors, will be able to tackle previously unseen passages by them, and will be able to discuss questions of language and interpretation.	LANGUAGE SKILLS COURSE
LATN 203-601	INTERMED LATIN: PROSE	GILLESPIE, CAITLIN	WILLIAMS HALL 633	MW 0430PM-0600PM	Prerequisite(s): LATN 102 or equivalent (such as placement score of 550). Introduction to continuous reading of unadapted works by Latin authors in prose(e.g., Cornelius Nepos, Cicero, Pliny), in combination with a thorough review of Latin grammar. By the end of the course students will have thorough familiarity with the grammar, vocabulary, and style of the selected authors, will be able to tackle previously unseen passages by them, and will be able to discuss questions of language and interpretation.	LANGUAGE SKILLS COURSE
LATN 305-301	INTRO ADV LATIN LIT	KER, JAMES	PSYCHOLOGY LAB B50	TR 1030AM-1200PM	An introduction to the advanced study of Latin, with continuous readings in selected authors combined with review of language and literary history. The course is intended as a preparation for Latin 309. By the end of the course students will have an extensive knowledge of Latin and its literature, will be versatile and independent readers, will have a good working knowledge of the resources available for analyzing and writing about Latin texts, and will be familiar with different interpretive approaches. Note: Unlike Latin 309, this course canonly be taken once.
LATN 309-050	ADVANCED LATIN				This course is for those who have completed Latin 204, Latin 212, or equivalent (such as placement score of 650, or AP score of 4 or 5). Close reading and discussion of a Latin author or a particular genre of latin literature. Topics will vary each semester, and the course may be repeated for credit. Topic for Fall 2014: Selected readings in Latin and English from Ovid's Metamorphoses, Petronius' Satyricon, Apuleius' Metamorphoses, and Augustine's Confessions. These works all focus on the theme of transformation or conversion, whether physical, spiritual, or both. We will consider the roles and representations of conversion in each work as well as the authors' vastly different styles of writing. Assignments will include an oral presentation, analysis, midterm, paper, and final exam	STUDY ABROAD
LATN 309-301	TOPICS: LATIN LITERATURE: CAESAR AND LUCAN	DAMON, CYNTHIA	CLAIRE M. FAGIN HALL (NURSING 110	TR 1030AM-1200PM	This course is for those who have completed Latin 204, Latin 212, or equivalent (such as placement score of 650, or AP score of 4 or 5). Close reading and discussion of a Latin author or a particular genre of latin literature. Topics will vary each semester, and the course may be repeated for credit. Topic for Fall 2014: Selected readings in Latin and English from Ovid's Metamorphoses, Petronius' Satyricon, Apuleius' Metamorphoses, and Augustine's Confessions. These works all focus on the theme of transformation or conversion, whether physical, spiritual, or both. We will consider the roles and representations of conversion in each work as well as the authors' vastly different styles of writing. Assignments will include an oral presentation, analysis, midterm, paper, and final exam
LATN 504-301	LATIN LANGUAGE LAB	FARRELL JR, JOSEPH	GODDARD LAB 103	T 0200PM-0500PM
LATN 600-001	GRADUATE SEMINAR: TACITUS	DAMON, CYNTHIA	FISHER-BENNETT HALL 140	R 0130PM-0430PM	Topics will vary Fall 2014 topic: This course will explore Suetonius' 'Lives of the Caesars' together with the anonymous late antique text commonly referred to as the 'Scriptores Historiae Augustae'. It will examine both the genre of imperial biography as it is manifested in these two texts and the possibilities they offer for the reconstruction of political, cultural, and social histories of the periods in question.