ELEMENTARY GREEK – Students learn the Greek alphabet and phonetic system, followed by regular inflections of nouns, adjectives, pronouns, and verbs. Particular care is taken with the complex system of accentuation. Readings are gradually expanded past simple sentences to passages from Plato, Xenophon, the Gospels, and the Apocalypse.

INTERMEDIATE GREEK – In this course students learn the passive and middle voices of commonly used verbs. They also begin to acquire a working knowledge of the participial system and the subjunctive mood. At this level, syntactic usage and figures of speech—the beginnings of the classical art of rhetoric—become important and are taught primarily in study of passages assigned for reading, and secondarily by means of composition assignments. More passages from Plato are studied, as well as the first examples of lyric poetry from the Greek Anthology.
Prerequisites: Greek 103.

GREEK READINGS – This course is designed to foster the ability to read Greek prose. Students enrolling in the course should already have a working knowledge of Greek morphology and syntax as well as some experience reading modest passages of Greek literature. In this course students will read extended passages from a wide range of Greek authors including Plato, Lysias, the New Testament and the Septuagint, as well as patristic writings such as the letters of St. Ignatius of Antioch, the account of the martyrdom of St. Polycarp, the apologies of St. Justin Martyr, or the sermons of St. John Chrysostom.
Prerequisites: GREK 103, 104.

GREEK POETRY – The course begins with an introduction to Homeric dialect, meter, vocabulary, and style. Students will translate passages from the Iliad and the Odyssey. Epigrams from the Greek Anthology and poems from the liturgy of the Greek Orthodox Church will
follow.
Prerequisites: For all GREK 300 courses or above, GRK103-104 and GREK 203 courses are required.

GREEK SPECIAL TOPICS – This course is designed for advanced students in either tutorial or a group of no more
than four students. The first purpose of the course is to increase ease and fluency in
reading. To this end, students may request a special reading course and, with permission
from the instructor and the Classics program director, concentrate on the works of one
author. The texts to be studied, the format of instruction, and the course goals will
vary accordingly. The format of instruction is the seminar.

ELEMENTARY LATIN – The goal of this course is to teach students to read original, unsimplified sentences and paragraphs from works by classical, patristic, and medieval authors. Spoken Latin is included since speaking is a lively and natural way to learn a language.

INTERMEDIATE LATIN – This course is a continuation of LATN 101. The goal is to teach students to read and understand passages from standard Roman and early Christian authors, to develop an analytical approach to language by comparing English to a language of different structure and by observing the influence of Latin on English.
Prerequisites: LATN 101

INTENSIVE ELEMENTARY LATIN – This course introduces students rapidly but thoroughly to the forms and grammatical
principles of Latin. It provides a comprehensive review for students with one or two
years of Latin at the high school level. It is recommended for students who intend to
major in Classics or graduate students needing a rapid but throrough review from the
beginning.

INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE LATIN – This course is a continuation of LATN 103. It completes the study of all major grammatical constructions and introduces the student to the reading of longer, continuous Latin texts from all periods. It is designed for students intending to continue the study of Latin at a higher level.
Prerequisites: LATN 103

GOLDEN AGE LITERATURE (INTERMEDIATE LATIN READINGS) – Cicero, Horace, and Virgil are the principal authors studied in the course, which concentrates on reading, translation, and literary exposition of the Aeneid, the Odes of Horace, and the Somnium Scipionis of Cicero. Various shorter works are also included, for example the fourth eclogue of Virgil and excerpts from orations and philosophical writings of Cicero. Students become familiar with the elegance and intricacy of style characteristic of this time in Latin literature.
Prerequisites: For all LATN 300 courses or above, LAT101-102 or LATN 103-104, and LATN 203 courses are required

LATIN CHURCH FATHERS – This course begins with selections from the Acts of the Martyrs as an introduction to patristic literature. Passages from Tertullian, Augustine, Jerome, Gregory the Great, and other Church Fathers are the focus of the course. The theme and readings chosen may vary from year to year according to the needs and interests of the students. Translations, comprehension, and rhetorical analysis are the main components of class work.
Prerequisites: LAT101-102 or LATN 103-104, and LATN 203

LATIN PROSE COMPOSITION – This course gives practice in the analysis and the composition of Latin prose. It is designed to improve the command of Latin grammar and syntax and promote knowledge and appreciation of Latin prose style.
Prerequisites: LAT101-102 or LATN 103-104, and LATN 203 Corerequisite or prerequisite: one advanced 300- or 400-level course.

SCHOLASTIC LATIN TEXTS – Analysis and translation of select Latin philosophical and theological texts, with an emphasis on the works of St. Thomas Aquinas. Attention will be given to the distinctive orthography, grammar, syntax and vocabulary of the Scholastic period, as well as the paleographical skills needed for reading medieval Latin manuscripts.
Prerequisites: For all LATN 300 courses or above,

LATIN EPISTOLARY WRITING – The ancients wrote letters, as we do, for business and pleasure, but they also thought of letters as a genre for formal literary expression, much as modern writers employ the essay or memoir. Latin letters include pieces in verse that often serve both purposes of friendly, casual communication and elegant form. This course is centered on the works of Cicero, Horace, Pliny, Ovid, and Seneca, but Latin letters across the centuries are read, from early Christian, medieval, Renaissance, and modern times.
Prerequisites: For all LATN 300 courses or above, LAT101-102 or LATN 103-104, and LATN 203 courses are required

LATIN SPECIAL TOPICS – The course is designed to accommodate students who have a particular interest in authors or topics not covered in the regular curriculum. It may be taught as a tutorial or as a seminar, depending on enrollment. Examples of topics are the Latin of Jerome’s Vulgate, Lactantius’ Divine Institutes, Augustine’s Confessions, Latin Epigraphy and Paleography, Medieval Lyric Poetry, Liturgical Latin, and Early Christian Documents, Conciliar and Post-Conciliar documents. Prerequisites are at least three semesters of Latin study (or equivalent competence) and permission of the instructor.
Prerequisites: For all LATN 300 courses or above, LAT101-102 or LATN 103-104, and LATN 203 courses are required