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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2022-2023. Courses of Study 2023-2024 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

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LATIN 1201
Elementary Latin I

Introductory course designed to prepare students to start reading Latin prose at the end of a year. The class moves swiftly and includes extensive memorization of vocabulary and paradigms; study of Latin ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATIN 5211

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3736 LATIN 1201   SEM 101

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    • MTRF Uris Hall 312
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Please contact instructor if this course is full and you would like to enroll.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATIN 5211

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3737 LATIN 1201   SEM 102

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    • MTRF McGraw Hall 215
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Please contact Linda Brown (lmb296@cornell.edu) if this course is full and you would like to enroll.

LATIN 1205
Intermediate Latin I

Introduces students to reading original Latin text (fall, Livy's Rome; spring, Livy's ab urbe condita). Covers complex syntax and reviews the grammar presented in LATIN 1202, LATIN 1204. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATIN 5215

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  3739 LATIN 1205   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisites: LATIN 1202, LATIN 1204 or placement by departmental exam. Please contact instructor if this course is full and you would like to enroll.

LATIN 2201
Latin Prose

Fall 2022: Pliny's Letters. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATIN 5221

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  4658 LATIN 2201   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: LATIN 1205 or grade of A- or above in LATIN 1202, LATIN 1204 or placement by departmental exam. Please contact instructor if this course is full and you would like to enroll.

LATIN 2209
Latin Poetry

Roman poets found ways of crafting language to make words spring into a new life and people shift into astonishing shapes. We will read selections from Ovid's Metamorphoses to see and enjoy how they (and ... view course details

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Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATIN 5229

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: Prudentius’ Psychomachia

  • 19137 LATIN 2209   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATIN 3217
Having Fun with the Latin Language: Putting Classic Rock into Classical Latin

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 19133 LATIN 3217   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATIN 3220
Rapid Reading in Latin

Topic: Augustine, Confessions. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: LATIN 5230

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: Latin Authors on Jews and Christians

  • 19206 LATIN 3220   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19207 LATIN 3220   IND 601

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    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Rebillard, E

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

LATIN 3286
Independent Study in Latin, Undergraduate Level

May be taken upon completion of one semester of work at the 3000-level. To be taken only in exceptional circumstances. Must be arranged by the student with his or her advisor and the faculty member who ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3775 LATIN 3286   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    Independent study at the 3000-level may be undertaken by undergraduates upon completion of one semester of work at the 3000-level in the relevant field and only with the permission of the director of undergraduate studies in cases of extraordinary circumstances.

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LATIN 5211
Elementary Latin I

Introductory course designed to prepare students to start reading Latin prose at the end of a year. The class moves swiftly and includes extensive memorization of vocabulary and paradigms; study of Latin ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATIN 1201

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6504 LATIN 5211   SEM 101

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    • MTRF Uris Hall 312
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATIN 1201

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6505 LATIN 5211   SEM 102

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    • MTRF McGraw Hall 215
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATIN 5215
Intermediate Latin I

Introduces students to reading original Latin text (fall, Livy's Rome; spring, Livy's ab urbe condita). Covers complex syntax and reviews the grammar presented in LATIN 5212, LATIN 5214. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATIN 1205

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  6507 LATIN 5215   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATIN 5221
Latin Prose

Fall 2022: Pliny's Letters. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATIN 2201

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  6503 LATIN 5221   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATIN 5229
Latin Poetry

Roman poets found ways of crafting language to make words spring into a new life and people shift into astonishing shapes. We will read selections from Ovid's Metamorphoses to see and enjoy how they (and ... view course details

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Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATIN 2209

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: Prudentius’ Psychomachia

  • 19136 LATIN 5229   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATIN 5230
Rapid Reading in Latin

Topic: Augustine, Confessions. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: LATIN 3220

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: Latin Authors on Jews and Christians

  • 19217 LATIN 5230   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19218 LATIN 5230   IND 601

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    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Rebillard, E

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

LATIN 6201
Advanced Readings in Latin Literature

Among the Roman poets, Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65-27 B.C.) is notable for his technical mastery, control, and polish. His tone ranges from civilized to acerbic. This course focuses on the Odes, with ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9896 LATIN 6201   SEM 101

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    • TR Uris Hall 494
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Roby, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: two semesters of 3000-level Latin.

LATIN 7271
Graduate Seminar in Latin

Cicero's De Officiis gives a theoretical justification for the "duties" or general action-types that are appropriate for Roman citizens (or at least elite male citizens). The duties are derived from a ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9901 LATIN 7271   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATIN 7920
Independent Study in Latin

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11620 LATIN 7920   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Department Consent Required (Add)