Latin (LATIN)Arts and Sciences

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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

  •  4560 LATIN 1201   SEM 101

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    • MTRF
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • Hoffman, I

  • 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

  •  4561 LATIN 1201   SEM 102

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    • MTRF
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • Merker, S

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

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATIN 5211

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5125 LATIN 1201   SEM 103

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    • MTRF
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • King, D

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

LATIN 1204
Latin in Review

Provides a comprehensive but streamlined review of the forms and syntax typically covered in LATIN 1201 and LATIN 1202 or a comparable first-year Latin sequence. It begins with a quick review of the most ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATIN 5214

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4562 LATIN 1204   SEM 101

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    • MTWF
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • Fontaine, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: placement by departmental examination.

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

  •  4563 LATIN 1205   SEM 101

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    • MWF
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • Rebillard, E

  • 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

  •  5509 LATIN 2201   LEC 001

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    • MWF
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • Giannella, N

  • 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 2207
Conversational Latin I

Latin, like any language, is mastered only when one can speak it. Yet the goal of spoken Latin, unlike modern languages, is not necessarily conversational fluency. Rather, by formulating one's own thoughts ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATIN 5227

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  6473 LATIN 2207   SEM 101

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    • MWF
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • Gallagher, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: LATIN 2201 or placement above LATIN 2201 on departmental exam.

LATIN 3203
Roman Poetry

Undergraduate seminar. Fall 2022 topic: Ovid. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATIN 5233

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Ovid

  • 16709 LATIN 3203   SEM 101

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    • TR
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • Roby, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: one 2000-level Latin course. Co-meets with LATIN 5233.

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

  •  4601 LATIN 3286   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • 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.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

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

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATIN 1201

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8324 LATIN 5211   SEM 101

  •  
    • MTRF
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • Hoffman, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATIN 1201

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8325 LATIN 5211   SEM 102

  •  
    • MTRF
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • Merker, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATIN 1201

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8326 LATIN 5211   SEM 103

  •  
    • MTRF
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • King, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATIN 5214
Latin in Review

Provides a comprehensive but streamlined review of the forms and syntax typically covered in LATIN 5211 and LATIN 5212 or a comparable first-year Latin sequence. It begins with a quick review of the most ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATIN 1204

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8322 LATIN 5214   SEM 101

  •  
    • MTWF
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • Fontaine, M

  • 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

  •  8327 LATIN 5215   SEM 101

  •  
    • MWF
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • Rebillard, E

  • 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

  •  8323 LATIN 5221   SEM 101

  •  
    • MWF
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • Giannella, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATIN 5227
Conversational Latin I

Latin, like any language, is mastered only when one can speak it. Yet the goal of spoken Latin, unlike modern languages, is not necessarily conversational fluency. Rather, by formulating one's own thoughts ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATIN 2207

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8330 LATIN 5227   SEM 101

  •  
    • MWF
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • Gallagher, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATIN 5233
Roman Poetry

Fall 2022 topic: Ovid. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATIN 3203

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: Ovid

  • 18032 LATIN 5233   SEM 101

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    • TR
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • Roby, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment limited to : graduate students. Co-meets with LATIN 3203.

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. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: Horace

  • 16710 LATIN 6201   SEM 101

  •  
    • TR
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • Gallagher, D

  • 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. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: De Officiis and De Beneficiis

  • 16715 LATIN 7271   SEM 101

  •  
    • F
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • Brittain, C

  • 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

  • 19228 LATIN 7920   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • Ahl, F

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Department Consent Required (Add)