Latin 4

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2016:

170 hours

A study score of at least 25 in VCE Latin or a pass in one of the following or an approved equivalent such as CLAS20025 / 30008 Beginners Latin B

Students who have passed or are currently enrolled in any of the following subjects are not permitted to enrol in this subject:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability

This subject is designed for students who have completed Latin 1, Latin 2 (or Intensive Beginners Latin) and Latin 3. Students read an extensive extract (usually a book) from a Latin epic poem, such as Virgil's Aeneid, Ovid's Metamorphoses, Lucan's Bellum Civile, or Lucretius’ De Rerum Natura. In addition, work is undertaken on grammar and syntax to revise, consolidate and extend students’ knowledge of the language. Depending on the text being taught, students will explore the themes and content of epic, such as warfare, empire, heroic culture, ethnic identity and masculinity, the value of poetry for philosophical expression, and consider how the mythic past is used to reflect upon the author’s own time. On completion of the subject students should develop a good knowledge of a key Roman text and an enhanced understanding of Roman literary culture. Students who complete this subject may progress to Latin 5.

Students who successfully complete this subject should:

• be familiar with the style of Roman epic;
• understand the cultural and production contexts of the text;
• have consolidated their knowledge of grammar and syntax and extended their vocabulary.

• Weekly tutorial exercises, equivalent to 1200 words, due each week throughout the semester (30%)
• an assessment test equivalent to 1000 words, held at the end of semester (30%)
• an 1800-word essay due during the end of semester examination period (40%)

Hurdle Requirement:

• Students are required to attend a minimum of 75% of classes in order to pass this subject.
• All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject.

Note: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 10% per working day. In-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked.

E.J. Kenney (ed.), Lucretius: De Rerum Natura (Book III), Cambridge Greek and Latin Texts, Cambridge University Press, 1984.
E.C.Woodcock, A New Latin Syntax, Bolhazy-Cadrucci, 1999.

This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:

• Bachelor of Biomedicine
• Bachelor of Commerce
• Bachelor of Environments
• Bachelor of Music
• Bachelor of Science
• Bachelor of Engineering

You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects.