Program Requirements: Comparative Literature

Requirements

The MAJOR in Comparative Literature consists of:

1. Two courses in a foreign language at the intermediate level or above, or its equivalent as determined by the major's advisor.

2. Demonstration of a reading knowledge of a foreign language, as determined either by completion of a literature course in a foreign language above the intermediate level or approval the major advisor.

3. Eight courses in literature, film or related arts selected in consultation with a department adviser from the offerings in several departments and programs including Foreign Languages, English, Art History, Screen Studies, and Theater Arts. These eight courses must include: (a) one foundation course in comparative literature, such as "Shock of the New" or "Journeys" (b) CMLT130:Studies in National Imagination and (c) a senior directed study project (capstone).

        Literature courses presented to demonstrate reading knowledge of a foreign language may be counted in this group of eight courses. No more than one foreign language course above the intermediate level taken to fulfill requirement 1 may be double-counted for fulfillment of requirement 3.

The MINOR in Comparative literature should consist of:

1. Two courses in a foreign language at the intermediate level or above

2. Six courses in literature, film or related arts, selected in consultation with a department advisor, one of which must be  CMLT 130: Studies in the National Imagination. These six courses can be selected from the offerings in several departments and programs including Foreign Languages, English, Art History, Screen Studies, and Theater Arts. Literature courses presented to demonstrate reading knowledge of a foreign language may be counted in this group of eight courses. No more than one foreign language course above the intermediate level taken to fulfill requirement 1 may be double-counted for fulfillment of requirement 2.