Degree Requirements
Requirements for the Major
Guidelines for the Major
- 100-level courses (including freshman seminars and CPLT 110) do not count toward the major
- A literature course that does not count toward the major of the department that offers the course would also not count for the Comparative Literature major
- Majors are encouraged to fulfill their three literature electives with advanced courses
The five core courses:
- 201 Major Texts: Reading Comparatively
- 202 Major Texts: Literatures, Genres, Media
- 301 Methods of Interpretation
- 302 Literary Theory
- 490 Literature Major Seminar
*PLEASE NOTE: ALL CPLT CORE COURSES MAY NOT BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT*
Electives:
- Two courses in a language other than English at the 200 level or above
- Three courses offered by the Dept. of Comparative Literature at the 300 level or above (up to two of these courses may be replaced by literature courses in a language other than English at the 300 level or above)
Requirements for the Minor
The five core courses:
- 201 Major Texts: Reading Comparatively
- 202 Major Texts: Literatures, Genres, Media
- 301 Methods of Interpretation
- 302 Literary Theory
- 490 Literature Major Seminar
*PLEASE NOTE: ALL CPLT CORE COURSES MAY NOT BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT*