Department of Classical Studies
Minor in Latin
Students on Summer 2024, Fall 2024, or Spring 2025 requirements LATINMIN
Requirements
The minor requires at least 15 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
- Literature. Nine (9) credit hours:
- CLAS-L 304 Catullus
- CLAS-L 305 Ovid
- CLAS-L 307 Cicero
- CLAS-L 308 Caesar
- CLAS-L 309 Introduction to Vergil's Aeneid
- CLAS-L 311 Sallust
- CLAS-L 396 Classical Latin Abroad
- CLAS-L 407
- CLAS-L 408 Roman Comedy
- CLAS-L 409 Readings in Medieval Latin
- CLAS-L 410 Advanced Prose Composition
- CLAS-L 423 Roman Satire
- CLAS-L 424 Silver Age Historians
- CLAS-L 426 Rhetoric and Oratory
- CLAS-L 427 Virgil's Eclogues and Georgics
- CLAS-L 428 Advanced Study of Virgil's Aeneid
- CLAS-L 429 Roman Letters
- CLAS-L 430 Lucretius
- CLAS-L 432 Livy
- CLAS-X 492 Individual Reading in Latin
CLAS-L 304 Catullus
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-L 250
- Description
- Selections from the poetry of Catullus with discussion of the cultural and political contexts. Some attention will be given to the origins and nature of Latin epigram and occasional verse.
- Summer 2025CASE AHcourseSpring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-L 305 Ovid
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-L 250
- Description
- Selections from the "Metamorphoses" and other writings; emphasis on Ovid's artistic and social importance.
- Summer 2025CASE AHcourseSpring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-L 307 Cicero
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-L 250
- Description
- Selections from the orations, epistles, and philosophical writings; emphasis on Cicero's political importance and the influence of the man and his work.
- Summer 2025CASE AHcourseSpring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-L 308 Caesar
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-L 250
- Description
- Readings from Caesar's "De Bello Gallico" and "De Bello Civili" with emphasis on syntax as well as a discussion of political background and Caesar as a cultural figure.
- Summer 2025CASE AHcourseSpring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-L 309 Introduction to Vergil's Aeneid
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-L 250
- Description
- Selections from Books 7-12 with discussion of the cultural background of the epic. Some attention will be given to the origin and nature of Latin epic poetry.
- Summer 2025CASE AHcourseSpring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-L 311 Sallust
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Readings from the major works of Sallust, Catilina and Jurgurtha, with emphasis on syntax as well as analysis of Sallust's writing in its historical and literary contexts.
CLAS-L 396 Classical Latin Abroad
- Credits
- 1–9 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Acceptance into an approved Indiana University overseas study program
- Description
- Credit for foreign study at an advanced level in Classical Latin when no equivalent course is available among departmental offerings.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
CLAS-L 408 Roman Comedy
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: One 300-level Latin course other than CLAS-L 300
- Description
- Introductory study of ancient Roman comedy, with selections from Plautus and Terence.
CLAS-L 409 Readings in Medieval Latin
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: One 300-level Latin course other than CLAS-L 300
- Description
- Survey of the secular and religious literature of the Middle Ages; discussion of the later development of the Latin language; selections from such authors as Gregory of Tours, Isidore of Seville, Paul the Deacon, Matthew Paris, and Bernard of Cluny.
CLAS-L 410 Advanced Prose Composition
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: One 300-level Latin course other than CLAS-L 300
- Description
- Exercises in composition requiring control of principal features of Latin syntax.
CLAS-L 423 Roman Satire
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: One 300-level Latin course other than CLAS-L 300
- Description
- Representative satires of Horace, Persius, and Juvenal with emphasis on their literary qualities and on the historical development of Roman satire. Authors will be studied against the social and cultural background of their times.
CLAS-L 424 Silver Age Historians
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: One 300-level Latin course other than CLAS-L 300
- Description
- Selections from Suetonius and Tacitus illustrating the characteristics of silver Latin prose and the authors' methods of depicting government and society in the early empire. Particular attention given to Tacitus's literary technique.
CLAS-L 426 Rhetoric and Oratory
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: One 300-level Latin course other than CLAS-L 300
- Description
- History of Roman rhetoric and oratory; emphasis on Cicero and Quintilian.
CLAS-L 427 Virgil's Eclogues and Georgics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: One 300-level Latin course other than CLAS-L 300
- Description
- Virgil's earlier work; emphasis on the development of his poetic technique and on the poet's role in the new order of Augustus.
CLAS-L 428 Advanced Study of Virgil's Aeneid
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: One 300-level Latin course other than CLAS-L 300
- Description
- Extensive reading in the "Aeneid", with special attention to the poetic art of Virgil. Detailed study of Latin epic poetry.
CLAS-L 429 Roman Letters
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: One 300-level Latin course other than CLAS-L 300
- Description
- Selected letters of Cicero, Pliny, or Seneca, illustrating the art of letter writing in Rome and reflecting the personal interests and activities of the writers as well as the social and political conditions of their times.
CLAS-L 430 Lucretius
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: One 300-level Latin course other than CLAS-L 300
- Description
- Extensive reading in the text of "De Rerum Natura" and consideration of Epicureanism as a philosophical and social movement.
CLAS-L 432 Livy
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: One 300-level Latin course other than CLAS-L 300
- Description
- Readings from Livy's Roman history with discussion of the author's methods and values.
CLAS-X 492 Individual Reading in Latin
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of department
- Description
- Independent, guided readings in Latin from selected authors, paying close attention to rhetorical figures, generic conventions, stylistic features, and motifs and themes. May also include exploration of how texts reflect and respond to socio-political developments and particular audiences.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Electives. Six (6) additional credit hours:
- CLAS-L 200
- CLAS-L 250
- CLAS-L 304 Catullus
- CLAS-L 305 Ovid
- CLAS-L 307 Cicero
- CLAS-L 308 Caesar
- CLAS-L 309 Introduction to Vergil's Aeneid
- CLAS-L 311 Sallust
- CLAS-L 396 Classical Latin Abroad
- CLAS-L 400 Intensive Study of Literary Latin
- CLAS-L 407
- CLAS-L 408 Roman Comedy
- CLAS-L 409 Readings in Medieval Latin
- CLAS-L 410 Advanced Prose Composition
- CLAS-L 423 Roman Satire
- CLAS-L 424 Silver Age Historians
- CLAS-L 426 Rhetoric and Oratory
- CLAS-L 427 Virgil's Eclogues and Georgics
- CLAS-L 428 Advanced Study of Virgil's Aeneid
- CLAS-L 429 Roman Letters
- CLAS-L 430 Lucretius
- CLAS-L 432 Livy
- CLAS-X 492 Individual Reading in Latin
CLAS-L 304 Catullus
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-L 250
- Description
- Selections from the poetry of Catullus with discussion of the cultural and political contexts. Some attention will be given to the origins and nature of Latin epigram and occasional verse.
- Summer 2025CASE AHcourseSpring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-L 305 Ovid
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-L 250
- Description
- Selections from the "Metamorphoses" and other writings; emphasis on Ovid's artistic and social importance.
- Summer 2025CASE AHcourseSpring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-L 307 Cicero
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-L 250
- Description
- Selections from the orations, epistles, and philosophical writings; emphasis on Cicero's political importance and the influence of the man and his work.
- Summer 2025CASE AHcourseSpring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-L 308 Caesar
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-L 250
- Description
- Readings from Caesar's "De Bello Gallico" and "De Bello Civili" with emphasis on syntax as well as a discussion of political background and Caesar as a cultural figure.
- Summer 2025CASE AHcourseSpring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-L 309 Introduction to Vergil's Aeneid
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-L 250
- Description
- Selections from Books 7-12 with discussion of the cultural background of the epic. Some attention will be given to the origin and nature of Latin epic poetry.
- Summer 2025CASE AHcourseSpring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-L 311 Sallust
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Readings from the major works of Sallust, Catilina and Jurgurtha, with emphasis on syntax as well as analysis of Sallust's writing in its historical and literary contexts.
CLAS-L 396 Classical Latin Abroad
- Credits
- 1–9 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Acceptance into an approved Indiana University overseas study program
- Description
- Credit for foreign study at an advanced level in Classical Latin when no equivalent course is available among departmental offerings.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
CLAS-L 400 Intensive Study of Literary Latin
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- CLAS-L 300 or consent of instructor
- Description
- For undergraduates who have already completed the language requirement for the B.A. in another language. May be taken for graduate credit. Designed to broaden and deepen students' knowledge of Latin literature as well as to improve their reading ability. Cicero and Virgil are among the authors read.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of CLAS-L 200, CLAS-L 250, or CLAS-L 400.
CLAS-L 408 Roman Comedy
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: One 300-level Latin course other than CLAS-L 300
- Description
- Introductory study of ancient Roman comedy, with selections from Plautus and Terence.
CLAS-L 409 Readings in Medieval Latin
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: One 300-level Latin course other than CLAS-L 300
- Description
- Survey of the secular and religious literature of the Middle Ages; discussion of the later development of the Latin language; selections from such authors as Gregory of Tours, Isidore of Seville, Paul the Deacon, Matthew Paris, and Bernard of Cluny.
CLAS-L 410 Advanced Prose Composition
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: One 300-level Latin course other than CLAS-L 300
- Description
- Exercises in composition requiring control of principal features of Latin syntax.
CLAS-L 423 Roman Satire
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: One 300-level Latin course other than CLAS-L 300
- Description
- Representative satires of Horace, Persius, and Juvenal with emphasis on their literary qualities and on the historical development of Roman satire. Authors will be studied against the social and cultural background of their times.
CLAS-L 424 Silver Age Historians
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: One 300-level Latin course other than CLAS-L 300
- Description
- Selections from Suetonius and Tacitus illustrating the characteristics of silver Latin prose and the authors' methods of depicting government and society in the early empire. Particular attention given to Tacitus's literary technique.
CLAS-L 426 Rhetoric and Oratory
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: One 300-level Latin course other than CLAS-L 300
- Description
- History of Roman rhetoric and oratory; emphasis on Cicero and Quintilian.
CLAS-L 427 Virgil's Eclogues and Georgics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: One 300-level Latin course other than CLAS-L 300
- Description
- Virgil's earlier work; emphasis on the development of his poetic technique and on the poet's role in the new order of Augustus.
CLAS-L 428 Advanced Study of Virgil's Aeneid
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: One 300-level Latin course other than CLAS-L 300
- Description
- Extensive reading in the "Aeneid", with special attention to the poetic art of Virgil. Detailed study of Latin epic poetry.
CLAS-L 429 Roman Letters
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: One 300-level Latin course other than CLAS-L 300
- Description
- Selected letters of Cicero, Pliny, or Seneca, illustrating the art of letter writing in Rome and reflecting the personal interests and activities of the writers as well as the social and political conditions of their times.
CLAS-L 430 Lucretius
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: One 300-level Latin course other than CLAS-L 300
- Description
- Extensive reading in the text of "De Rerum Natura" and consideration of Epicureanism as a philosophical and social movement.
CLAS-L 432 Livy
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: One 300-level Latin course other than CLAS-L 300
- Description
- Readings from Livy's Roman history with discussion of the author's methods and values.
CLAS-X 492 Individual Reading in Latin
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of department
- Description
- Independent, guided readings in Latin from selected authors, paying close attention to rhetorical figures, generic conventions, stylistic features, and motifs and themes. May also include exploration of how texts reflect and respond to socio-political developments and particular audiences.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Minor GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- Minor GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the minor—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
- Minor Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the minor.
- Minor Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300–499 level.
- Minor Residency. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
Minor Area Courses
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Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:
- Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements at the time the course is taken—as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent—except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
- Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception
This program of study cannot be combined with the following:
- Bachelor of Arts in Classical Studies—Latin and Greek (CLSTBA)
- Minor in Greek (GREEKMIN)
Exceptions to and substitutions for minor requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.