Program Overview
Saint Louis University's Latin minor immerses students in Latin literature and language. With 18 credit hours required, the program focuses on ancient, Christian, and medieval Latin texts. Students benefit from small class sizes and interdisciplinary learning, fostering engaged discussions with faculty. Graduates with a Latin minor demonstrate their proficiency in critical reading of original Latin works and have a foundation for further Latin study or research.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
Saint Louis University offers a minor in Latin language and literature. The minor requires 18 credit hours of coursework. The program focuses on reading culturally formative writings in their original Latin, including classical, patristic, and medieval texts. The program emphasizes small class sizes and interdisciplinary approaches, encouraging open dialogue between students and instructors.
Outline:
The Latin minor requires 18 credit hours of coursework, including:
- Required Courses:
- LATN 1010 Reading Latin I (3 credits)
- LATN 1020 Reading Latin II (3 credits)
- LATN 2010 Intermediate Latin: Language & Literature (3 credits) or LATN 2020 Intermediate Latin: Rhetoric and Poetry (3 credits)
- Latin Elective Courses:
- 9 credits of courses at the 2000-level or higher in Latin with the Latin attribute. Examples include:
- LATN 4020 Roman Letter Writers
- LATN 4230 Cicero as Essayist
- LATN 4280 Readings in Saint Augustine
- LATN 4330 Readings in Select Historians
Teaching:
The program emphasizes small class sizes and interdisciplinary approaches, encouraging open dialogue between students and instructors.
Other:
Students with a minor in Latin must maintain a 2.00 GPA in courses required for the minor.
