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2018-2019 Catalogue 
    
2018-2019 Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


Course Numbering

The College of Wooster uses a five-digit course numbering system. The first three digits indicate the primary course number. The next two digits are the secondary course number and indicate whether there is a special focus for the course. For example:

The first letters are the department or program abbreviation. The next three digits are the primary course number (101 is the primary course number for all Introduction to Historial Study courses). The last two digits are the secondary course number. These two digits indicate that the special focus for this HIST 101 course is The History of Islam. A course with a given three-digit primary course number can only be taken once for credit unless specifically indicated otherwise by the department.

The following policy has been used in assigning primary course numbers:

  • 100-level courses are usually introductory courses; some 100-level courses do have prerequisites, and students are advised to consult the description for each course.
  • 200-level courses are usually beyond the introductory level, although many 200-level courses are open to first-year students and to majors and non-majors.
  • 300-level courses are seminars and courses primarily for majors but open to other students with the consent of the instructor.
  • The following numbers are for Independent Study: I.S. 40100 (Junior Independent Study), I.S. 45100 and I.S. 45200 (Senior Independent Study).

In addition to the regular course offerings, many departments offer individual tutorials under the number 40000 and internships under 41000. On occasion, departments will offer a course on a special topic as approved by the Educational Policy Committee, designated 19900, 29900, or 39900.

Abbreviation

In keeping with the general education requirements of the College’s curriculum
(see Degree Requirements ), course listings employ the following abbreviations:

W Writing Intensive 

C Studies in Cultural Difference

R Religious Perspectives

Q Quantitative Reasoning

AH Learning Across the Disciplines: Arts and Humanities

HSS Learning Across the Disciplines: History and Social Sciences 

MNS Learning Across the Disciplines: Mathematical and Natural Sciences

Except where otherwise noted, all courses carry one course credit.

 

Classical Studies

  
  • LATN 10100 - Beginning Latin Level I

    Course Credit: 1
    (CLST)
    BEGINNING LATIN LEVEL I An introduction to the Latin language with emphasis on vocabulary, morphology, syntax and the mastery of basic grammar. This course is designed for students who have had no previous work in Latin or who, based on performance on the placement examination, place in LATN 10100 Annually. Fall.
  
  • LATN 10200 - Beginning Latin Level II

    Course Credit: 1
    (CLST)
    BEGINNING LATIN LEVEL II Continued work in the basics of the Latin language, with emphasis on reading selections from a variety of Latin authors, whose work we situate in proper cultural context. Prerequisite(s): LATN-10100, or placement Annually. Spring.
  
  • LATN 20100 - Seminar in Latin Literature I

    Course Credit: 1
    (ARCH, CLST, CMLT)
    SEMINAR IN LATIN LITERATURE (INTERMEDIATE LEVEL I) Offered in conjunction with LATN 30100. Translation and careful study of continuous passages selected from several representative Latin texts - for instance, Cicero, Sallust, Catullus, Ovid, Vergil, Petronius, Pliny. A review of basic grammar; instruction in the use of commentaries, reference works, and scholarly literature; and an introduction to textual analysis, both literary and historical, and the Major in Classical Studies. Readings will change from year to year. Prerequisite(s): LATN-10200, or placement Annually. Fall. [AH]
  
  • LATN 20200 - Seminar in Latin Literature II

    Course Credit: 1
    (ARCH, CLST, CMLT)
    SEMINAR IN LATIN LITERATURE II Intensive readings in and critical study of significant Latin texts. Course may be arranged around a particular author, genre, period, or topic. Readings will change from year to year. Offerings include The World of Cicero; Vergil and the Epic Tradition; Roman Historians: Sallust, Livy, and Tacitus; Roman Comedy: Plautus and Terence; Roman Satire: Horace and Juvenal; Roman Erotic Poetry: Catullus, Horace, and Ovid; Petronius and Roman Novel; Medieval Latin. Prerequisite(s): LATN-20100; or placement. Annually. Spring. [AH]
  
  • LATN 30100 - Advanced Seminar in Latin Literature I

    Course Credit: 1
    (CLST, CMLT)
    SEMINAR IN LATIN LITERATURE (ADVANCED LEVEL 1) Offered in conjunction with LATN 20100. Translation and careful study of extended passages selected from several representative Latin texts-for instance, Cicero, Sallust, Catallus, Ovid, Vergil, Petronius, Pliny. Peer teaching of basic grammar; active engagement with commentaries, reference works, and scholarly literature; textual analysis, both literary and historical, and an introduction to theoretical approaches to Roman history and Latin literature. Readings will change from year to year. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite(s): LATN-20100, or placement Annually. Fall. [AH]
  
  • LATN 30200 - Advanced Seminar in Latin Literature II

    Course Credit: 1
    (CLST, CMLT)
    ADVANCED SEMINAR IN LATIN LITERATURE II Offered in conjunction with LATN-20200. Intensive readings in and critical study of significant Latin texts. Course may be arranged around a particular author, genre, period, or topic. Readings will change from year to year. May be repeated for credit. Annually. Spring. [AH]
  
  • LATN 40000 - Tutorial

    Course Credit: 0.25
    Maximum Credit: 1
    (CLST)
    TUTORIAL Prerequisite: The approval of both the supervising faculty member and the chairperson is required prior to registration.