Latin

Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Degree options:  

• Any degree, minor

Other degree options in the field of classics at Mount Allison:  

• Bachelor of Arts, Classical Studies (honours, major, or minor)
• Any degree, Greek minor

As part of the Mount Allison Department of Classics, both Greek and Latin are introduced to students studying classics, offering a unique opportunity to study ancient texts in their original language.

While the study of classics can be approached either in the original languages or through courses using English translation, those deeply interested in the subject should bear in mind the importance of the languages themselves, and the benefits of a direct experience of the ancients through study of Greek and Latin.

Latin courses include:

• introductory and intermediate grammar and vocabulary of Latin*
• readings in Latin literature, prose, and poetry

Find a list of Latin courses in the academic calendar – classics.

*No previous knowledge of Latin is require

Not sure about the difference between a major, a minor, and an honours?

Popular career paths for graduates include:

• archivist
• museum curator/guide
• foreign affairs specialist
• health and social policy researcher
• lawyer
• public policy analyst
• historian
• lexicographer
• cryptologist
• cultural resource manager
• publisher

Alumni spotlight

Hughena Matheson ('66)
Bachelor of Arts, Latin
Retired English and Latin teacher, President of Project Bookmark Canada

Project Bookmark Canada presents excerpts of Canadian literature on enameled porcelain aluminum plaques installed at the very place the excerpt describes.

» Hughena Matheson (’66) leads unique project celebrating Canadian literature

“I think that the most amazing part of classics is the languages and the fact that you are able to work with primary historical documents from a very early point. I am particularly partial to Latin history and have already been able to translate and work with excerpts from the work of ancient historians.”

Liam Coughlan
Honours classics, minors in history and Latin (’14)
Halifax, NS

“If you love studying languages, Latin and Greek are some of the best ones. I revel in the ability to pick up an amazing story in its original language and be able to make sense of it all.”

Christine Davidson
Honours classics, minor in Latin (’14)
Lakefield, ON

J.E.A. Crake Foundation
The classical studies program benefits from the support of the J.E.A. Crake Foundation. The foundation funds a number of initiatives for the department, including:

• Crake Travelling Scholarship for Summer Study in Greece or Italy – awarded to a second or third-year student in classics
• Annual Crake Lectures, bringing leading international scholars to Mount Allison
• A departmental reading room and audio visual resources

Archaeological Excavation in Pompeii Summer Field School
The classics department offers a summer learning program in southern Italy that gives you the opportunity to learn archeological techniques as part of a research team on a working excavation. You will learn to assist in the excavation, collection, and recording of artifacts, as well as in the processing and study of the finds.

Special events
The classics department aims to involve all members of the Mount Allison community, and over the years has organized events like an authentic Roman banquet, Greek dinners, dramatic readings of classical texts, screenings of films and television series, and field trips to Ottawa, Toronto, Boston, London, Rome, and Athens.

Faculty spotlight

Dr. Bruce Robertson
Professor, classics

Department head

» Mount Allison partnering with US, German universities on Open Greek and Latin Project