Latin: Prose Composition and Roman Rhetoric and Philosophy
Undergraduate course
- ECTS credits
- 15
- Teaching semesters Spring
- Course code
- LAT203
- Number of semesters
- 1
- Teaching language
- English if students not speaking Norwegian attend, otherwise Norwegian or other Scandinavian language
- Resources
- Schedule
Course description
Objectives and Content
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
The candidate has
- increased knowledge of Latin grammar and literary style through analysis of the texts studied
- increased knowledge of the characteristic traits of the literature and culture that the study addresses.
Skills
The candidate can
- translate moderately difficult English or Norwegian sentences into Latin
- analyse, abstract and mediate Latin text
General competence
The candidate can
- acquaint herself with the grammatical structure of a new language
- mediate knowledge of grammatical structures in Latin
ECTS Credits
Level of Study
Semester of Instruction
Place of Instruction
Recommended Previous Knowledge
Credit Reduction due to Course Overlap
Access to the Course
Teaching and learning methods
Teaching is given in the form of a writing course, possibly also lectures on parts of the syllabus texts.
One single-hour class per week.
If less than five students register to a course, the Department may introduce reduced teaching; cf. the relevant guidelines on Mitt UiB (Canvas). On courses where reduced teaching may be given, the students will receive information at the start of the semester, before the 1. Feb. / 1. Sept. deadline for registering.
Compulsory Assignments and Attendance
Forms of Assessment
6-hour written exam, where the candidate will translate a text from Norwegian or English into Latin using a dictionary and answer questions from other parts of the syllabus.
The exam assignment will be given in the language of instruction in the course.
The exam answer can be submitted in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.