The Latin M.A. will be a 33-hour degree that will consist of twenty-one hours of advanced Latin on the 500- and 600-levels, six hours of related courses taught in English, and six thesis hours. From the Latin courses, students will be required to take LAT 640 (Advanced Latin Prose Composition) and LAT 660 (Special Author in Latin Literature), and will select 15 hours from the other courses. From the courses taught in English, students will be required to take CL 620 (Theoretical Approaches to Latin Literature) and will select 3 hours from the other courses.
All students will be required to write an M.A. thesis of approximately 50-70 pages. Topics will be literary, and grounded in cultural contexts and literary critical techniques. They can focus on one author, or on themes or subjects found in more than one author. The research and writing of the thesis will extend over two semesters. In the first, students, working with an advisor, will develop and begin preliminary research on an author. In the second, they will continue their research and complete the actual writing.
Dept. |
Course No. |
Credit |
Grade |
Semester, Year |
Requirement |
| Latin |
503 |
3 |
Roman Comedy. A close reading in Latin of selected comedies of Plautus and Terence, along with a study of their literary antecedents. (Students select 15 hours 500-600 level Latin classes.) | ||
| Latin |
504 |
3 |
Roman Elegy: Propertius and Tibullus. A close reading in Latin of the poetry of Propertius and Tibullus, along with a study of literary antecedents, cultural contexts and contemporary theories. (Students select 15 hours 500-600 level Latin classes.) | ||
| Latin |
505 |
3 |
Readings in Vergil. A close reading in Latin of the poetry of Vergil, along with a study of his literary antecedents, cultural contexts and contemporary theories. (Students select 15 hours 500-600 level Latin classes.) | ||
| Latin | 506 | 3 | Horace: Odes and Epodes. A close reading in Latin of the poetry of Horace, along with a study of his literary antecedents, cultural contexts and contemporary theories. (Students select 15 hours 500-600 level Latin classes.) | ||
| Latin | 507 | 3 | Livy’s History of Rome. A close reading in Latin of the selections from the histories of Livy, along with a study of his literary antecedents and historiographical theory. (Students select 15 hours 500-600 level Latin classes.) | ||
| Latin | 509 | 3 |
Roman Satire: Horace, Martial and Juvenal. A close reading in Latin of the selections from satires of Horace, Juvenal and Martial. (Students select 15 hours 500-600 level Latin classes.) |
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| Latin | 510 | 3 | Tacitus. A close reading in Latin of the selections from the histories of Tacitus, along with a study of his literary antecedents and historiographical theory. (Students select 15 hours 500-600 level Latin classes.) | ||
| Latin | 640 | 3 | Advanced Latin Prose Composition. A detailed study of Latin prose composition that focuses heavily on the more complex grammatical structures of the language. (Students must take this advanced Latin class.) | ||
| Latin | 660, 661, 662, 663, 664, or 665 | 3 | Special Author in Latin Literature. A detailed study of one Latin author with close attention to primary and secondary sources on that author. (Students must take one of these special author Latin classes.) | ||
| Latin | 681 | 6 | Thesis Hours. | ||
| Classics | 620 | 3 | Theoretical Approaches to Latin Literature. (Students must take this related course, taught in English.) | ||
| Art | 510 | 3 | Art and Architecture of Ancient Greece. (Students select 3 hours in related courses requirement in addition to CL 620.) | ||
| Art | 511 | 3 | Art and Architecture of Ancient Rome. (Students select 3 hours in related courses requirement in addition to CL 620.) | ||
| Classics | 535 | 3 | Greek Civilization. (Students select 3 hours in related courses requirement in addition to CL 620.) | ||
| Classics | 536 | 3 | Roman Civilization. (Students select 3 hours in related courses requirement in addition to CL 620.) | ||
| Classics | 560 | 3 | Ancient Goddess Religions. (Students select 3 hours in related courses requirement in addition to CL 620.) | ||
| Classics | 570 | 3 | Transformations of Myth. (Students select 3 hours in related courses requirement in addition to CL 620.) |
Classics Department
Marshall University
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Huntington WV 25755-2642
Phone: 304.696.6749 or 304.696.2701
FAX: 304.696.2703
Email: classical-studies@marshall.edu