A major in Latin provides students with a well-rounded knowledge of Latin language, as well as ancient Roman culture and traditions. Students will become proficient at reading different genres of Latin literature in the original; they will also add electives in Latin, Greek, or Classical Civilization to fill out their degree. Students will finish their senior year with a capstone sequence and the creation of a portfolio that demonstrates the wide range of their learning over the course of their study. Majors in Latin will find themselves prepared for pre-law or pre-medical programs, business, and other careers.

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Curriculum

For a major in Latin, students must take at least six courses beyond the 100-level Latin language sequence, reading Latin literature in Latin. Options include courses on specific authors such as Cicero, Horace, Virgil and Juvenal, and on topics such as "The Age of Nero" and Roman historiography. At least two of those courses must be at the 300-level. Majors must also take the year-long senior capstone, "The Humanism of Antiquity." Four electives in Latin, Greek, or Classical Civilization courses round out the major. The major is thus a total of 36 credit hours. Students can begin the Latin major at Loyola without previous language experience.

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Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Major Requirements
LATN Electives (at least 2 at the 300-level) 1		18
Four (4) courses in GREK, LATN, or CLST		12
Capstone
CLST 383	The Humanism of Antiquity I	3
CLST 384	The Humanism of Antiquity II	3
Total Hours		36

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Courses must be beyond the elementary sequence in Latin (LATN 101 Latin I and LATN 102 Latin II).

Portfolio

A portfolio is required as part of degree requirements for this major.

College of Arts and Sciences Graduation Requirements

All Undergraduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences are required to take two Writing Intensive courses (6 credit hours) as well as complete a foreign language requirement at 102-level or higher (3 credit hours) or a language competency test.  More information can be found here.

Additional Undergraduate Graduation Requirements

All Undergraduate students are required to complete the University Core, at least one Engaged Learning course, and UNIV 101.  SCPS students are not required to take UNIV 101.  Nursing students in the Accelerated BSN program are not required to take core or UNIV 101.  You can find more information in the University Requirements area.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of their program, Latin students will:

• read Latin at an advanced level
• analyze Latin texts from a variety of genres and contexts
• formulate interpretations based on textual evidence and current scholarly practice