Sacred Scripture 4 THEO 205 Sacred Doctrine 4

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HIST 101 Western Civilization I 4 HIST 102 Western Civilization II 4 RETP 101 Rhetoric and Poetics I 4 RETP 102 Rhetoric and Poetics II 4 LATN 101 Elementary Latin* 4 LATN 102 Intermediate Latin* 4 or Science II with Lab Total 16 Total 16 Sophomore Year Fall Semester Credits Spring Semester Credits PHIL 205 Nature and Person 4 PHIL 206 Ethics 4 THEO 206 Creation and Grace 4 THEO 309 Christ and His Church 4 Science I with Lab 4 MATH 110, 120, 150, or 151 4 General Elective 4 POLT 203 American Civilization 4 Total 16 Total 16 Junior Year Fall Semester Credits Spring Semester Credits THEO 305 Moral Theology 4 THEO 307 Sacraments 4 Catholic Studies Elective 4 Catholic Studies Elective 4 General Elective 4 General Elective 4 General Elective 4 General Elective 4 Total 16 Total 16 Senior Year Fall Semester Credits Spring Semester Credits THEO 405 Triune God 4 THEO 490 Senior Seminar 4 Catholic Studies Elective 4 Catholic Studies Elective 4 General Elective 4 PHIL 300 Metaphysics 4 General Elective 4 General Elective 4 Total 16 Total 16 *Latin is recommended but not required for the Catholic Studies Major. Classics & Early Christian Literature Chair: Dr. Bradley Ritter, Associate Professor of Classics & Early Christian Literature The study of Greek and Latin literature has endured for over two thousand years, as Horace predicted when he wrote about his own poetry in Odes, III, 30, “ Exegi monumentum aere perennius ” (I have built a monument more lasting than bronze). Throughout the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the modern age up to the nineteenth century, Latin in particular was the essential language of scholarship in the West. To study the Latin and Greek classics now is to continue a tradition that, while no longer the assured possession of every learned person, still brings the student into a fellowship with the greatest thinkers and artists of the past in a way no other field of study can achieve. Ave Maria University offers a major in Classics & Early Christian Literature, either in both Latin and Greek, or with a Latin only option. The Classics & Early Christian Literature Major is a rigorous academic program designed to develop proficiency in the Latin and Greek languages, or Latin alone, to promote literary study across a broad range of authors, genres and subjects, and to instill an awareness of the classical tradition and its profound influences. Acknowledging the deep presence and transformation of classical culture during the Christian era, the Department is committed to integrating the study of the literature of the Greek and Roman civilizations and the vast body of writings in Latin and Greek from the biblical, patristic and medieval periods. Students entering the program with considerable background in classical languages are advised by the Department Chair to take placement exams in Latin or Greek. Students initially placed in second -semester or readings courses have their total number of courses required for the major proportionately reduced. Unless otherwise advised by a faculty advisor, courses should be taken in the prescribed sequence in which they are presented in the major course and sequence plan. As students reach an advanced level of proficiency they enroll in courses at the 300 and 400 levels. In addition to the regular course cycle, they may, with approval of the chairperson, enroll in advanced tutorials and directed study courses, which consist of focused study of an author, theme, or literary genre. Student Learning Goals and Outcomes for the B.A. in Classics & Early Christian Literature Goal 1: The Classics Major enables students to acquire a reading knowledge of classical, liturgical, and medieval Latin or both Latin and classical, New Testament, and Patristic Greek. The program emphasizes reading and writing, and to a lesser degree, listening and speaking, in order to enable effective study, reflection, and evaluation of texts. Besides a solid reading proficiency, the student will gain the skill of composing sentences in Latin or Greek, or both, along with modest ability in spoken Latin. Outcome 1: Classics majors will demonstrate knowledge of Classical Latin or both Classical Latin and Classical Greek prose. Outcome 2: Classics majors will demonstrate familiarity with the literature and literary culture of the Greco -Roman world and the early Christian centuries, the ability to distinguish among literary genres and styles as well as to paraphrase, translate, and comment upon texts in Latin or both Latin and Greek, and a basic proficiency in writing Latin prose. Outcome 3: Students exiting the program will demonstrate awareness of the classical and early Christian traditions and their influences, especially on Christian culture and modern society. Courses that Fulfill the Foreign Language Requirement of the Core Curriculum LATN 101 Elementary Latin LATN 102 Intermediate Latin Classics & Early Christian Literature Major, Classical Languages Option Required Courses for the Major GREK 103 Elementary Greek GREK 104 Intermediate Greek GREK 203 Greek Readings: Prose LATN 101 Elementary Latin LATN 102 Intermediate Latin LATN 203 Latin Readings 1 LATN 204 Latin Readings 2 LATN 304 Latin Church Fathers LATN 310 Latin Prose Composition Elective Major Courses (one required) CLAS 415 Topics in Classics and Early Christian Culture GREK 204 Greek Readings: Poetry GREK 304 Greek Church Fathers GREK 310 Greek Prose Composition GREK 403 Greek Poetry GREK 415 Greek Special Topics LATN 301 Advanced Latin, Part 1 LATN 302 Advanced Latin, Part 2 LATN 403 Scholastic Latin Texts LATN 404 Latin Epistolary Writing LATN 415 Latin Special Topics Classics & Early Christian Literature Major, Latin Option Required Courses for the Major (in addition to LATN 101 and LATN 102 or the equivalent) LATN 101 Elementary Latin LATN 102 Intermediate Latin LATN 203 Latin Readings 1 LATN 204 Latin Readings 2 LATN 304 Latin Church Fathers LATN 310 Latin Prose Composition Elective Major Courses (four required) CLAS 415 Topics in Classics and Early Christian Culture LATN 301 Advanced Latin, Part 1 LATN 302 Advanced Latin, Part 2 LATN 403 Scholastic Latin Texts LATN 404 Latin Epistolary Writing LATN 415 Special Topics (can be repeated with a variety of texts and authors) Minor Programs Students may choose to earn a Minor in Latin or in Classical Languages (Latin and Greek) to complement or enrich their major in another discipline. A Minor in Latin or classical languages is especially valuable to students majoring in theology, philosophy, history, music, or literature. Religious life, law, teaching, publishing, and journalism are some careers for whi ch the classical languages provide va luable background. As in most disciplines at Ave Maria University, 24 credit hours are required. Minor in Latin: LATN 101, LATN 102, LATN 203, and three courses with a LATN prefix (can include LATN 204, LATN 301 and LATN 302 as one option). Minor in Classical Languages: LATN 101, LATN 102, LATN 203, GREK 103, GREK 104, and either GREK 203 or an additional course with a LATN prefix. Course Descriptions CLAS 415 TOPICS IN CLASSICS AND EARLY CHRISTIAN CULTURE This cross-listing is appropriate for courses in ancient philosophy, early Christian theology, ancient literature or ancient history which may be taken for credit towards the major in Classical and Early Christian Literature. This course will be designed t o teach the student, in translation, the history of the ancient world, or a culturally significant area of study drawn from the ancient world through careful attention to primary texts, though not necessarily in the original languages. It may not be taken more than once for credit towards the major.