The major in comparative literature requires 36 credits:
Comparative Literature Core Courses
Five courses in comparative literature constitute the core of the
major. In them, students bring their diverse experiences in the major
to bear on common texts and common theoretical issues, in an effort to
create a shared discourse about literature.
01:195:301 Theory of Literature (3)
01:195:303 Genre in Cultural Context (3)
01:195:481 Senior Seminar (3)
01:195:482 Senior Thesis (3)
Plus one of the following:
01:195:304 Fiction and Ideology (3)
01:195:306 Literature and Cultural Conquest (3)
01:195:308 Gender, Race, and Textual Imagination (3)
01:195:310 Literary Institutions (3)
Foreign Literature
One literature course (3 credits) in a foreign language department at
the 200 level or above (including English for nonnative speakers, as
well as course work in Provencal, Old French, or Old English
literature) in which texts are read in the original languages.
Prospective majors are strongly advised to begin the advanced study of
a foreign language as early as possible in their academic careers, and
majors are strongly urged to continue the study of at least one foreign
language throughout their four years of work.
Major Focus
After consultation with the undergraduate director, students are
required to select a group of at least six term courses (18 credits) at
or above the 300 level chosen from among a list of courses approved by
the comparative literature program. These courses constitute an area of
concentration. Students particularly are encouraged to pursue studies
in non-Western literatures.
