Chinese (CHN), Greek (GRK), Hebrew (HEB) and Latin (LAT)
Four credits from the courses numbered 112 or higher, with the exception of practicum or independent study courses, count towards the Distributive Requirements in the Humanities.
The courses listed below are offered periodically upon sufficient demand.
| CHN 111-112. | Beginning Chinese I-II | |
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| 4 credits each | ||
| CHN 111 or Permission for 112 | ||
| This introduction to Chinese places emphasis on all four basic skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing. Secondary objective provides insight through participation in Chinese culture and society. | ||
| CHN 221-222. | Intermediate Chinese I-II | |
| 4 credits each | ||
| CHN 112 or Placement | ||
| Second year Chinese; continuing study of the Chinese language; training of listening and speaking skills with additional emphasis on reading and writing within a cultural context. | ||
| GRK 111-112. | Classical Greek | |
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| 4 credits each | ||
| Study of basic Greek grammar, morphology and vocabulary, culminating in the reading of elementary classical and New Testament texts. | ||
| HEB 111. | Biblical Hebrew | |
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| 4 credits | ||
| Introduction to Old Testament Hebrew. Includes grammar and elementary reading. | ||
| HEB 112. | Advanced Biblical Hebrew | |
| 4 credits | ||
| HEB 111 | ||
| Advanced reading of a variety of styles of Old Testament Hebrew with emphasis on grammatical form analysis and word study as related to critical-literary examination of the Old Testament. | ||
| LAT 111-112. | Elementary Latin | |
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| 4 credits each | ||
| Phonetics, morphology, syntax and semantics preparatory to the translation of simple texts such as Caesar and Pinius. | ||