CLASSICAL & EARLY CHRISTIAN STUDIES
FRESHMAN
COURSE
OFFERINGS
LATN 199: TRANSITIONAL FRESHMAN LATINInstructor: Dr. Andrew Beer ([email protected])
An accelerated review of Latin grammar coupled with a course of
readings in Latin literature, this class is intended for students who have
had at least two years of high school Latin. The primary goal is to achieve
the same level of fluency as achieved through LATN 201. Successful
completion of the course will qualify students to pass directly into LATN
202. Students who earn a grade of A- or higher may qualify to pass
directly to upper-level LATN. LATN 199 is the equivalent of LATN 201 for
freshmen. Entering freshmen should not enroll in LATN 201.
(additional courses on reverse)
LATN 311: THE AUGUSTAN
AGE, VERGIL’S AENEIDInstructor: Dr. Andrew Beer
Read in the original Latin one of the
greatest poems in all of Western literature.
Readings will include selections from
throughout the Aeneid.
LATN 421: PATRISTIC LATIN,
TERTULLIAN’S APOLOGETICUMInstructor: Dr. Edward Strickland
This course examines Tertullian's Apologeticum; we
will read this masterpiece of his opera with a view to
answering questions about the relation of the two
major recensions of the text, Tertullian’s rhetorical
strategy to appeal to fair court procedure to defend
Christians from erroneous charges, and the true
Christian way of life in third-century North Africa.
GREK 301: ELEMENTARY GREEK IInstructor: Dr. Andrew Beer ([email protected])
An introduction to Attic Greek. By the spring semester, we will be
reading extended passages of the Greek New Testament, with
adapted selections from Plato, Sophocles, and other Classical
authors throughout the year. Study Greek, the original liberal art,
and discover why Samuel Johnson said, “Greek is like lace; every
man gets as much of it as he can.”
The course is open to all students, including entering
freshmen. Entering freshmen should note that this is an
elementary course: No previous study of ancient Greek or of
any other foreign language is expected or required. The only
prerequisite for the course is an eager interest to learn ancient
Greek.
Completion of GREK 301–304 fulfills the college language
requirement, as well as the specific language requirement for the
philosophy major. Students may also apply all four semesters of
Greek towards the classics major or minor.
To be admitted to the above courses, students must pass a placement exam. All entering freshmen who have studied Latin and wish to enroll in LATN 199 or an upper-level Latin course should contact Dr. Andrew Beer ([email protected]) to make arrangements to take the Latin placement exam.
Department of Classical & Early Christian Studies