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Latin Learning Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ

Upon successful completion of the major, Latin students will be able to:

  • Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµwill articulate and evaluate arguments, beginning with gramatical and philological assessments.
  • Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµwill write effectively.
  • Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµwill be prepared for careers in the professions of medicine, law, and academic life.
  • Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµwill demonstrate knowledge of authors, genres, and texts from all periods of Latin literature.
  • Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµwill describe the dialogue between Ancients and Moderns, helping them to understand the significance of what is sometimes described as ‘The Battle of the Books’.
  • Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµwill engage questions of faith and reason (‘What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?’).