Bachelor of Arts

The Comparative Literature Program offers two undergraduate major tracks leading to the B.A. degree: Comparative Literature with the Foreign Language Emphasis and Comparative Literature with the Interdisciplinary Emphasis.

In addition, qualified majors will be invited to participate in the departmental honors program, designed to allow students to pursue independent research on a topic of particular interest to them.

Preparation for the major

A. Six quarters (or the equivalent) of a foreign language

B. Three courses from: Comparative Literature 30A-B-C, 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35

C. One of the following series: History 2A-B-C, History 4A-B-C, Art History 6A-B-C, Philosophy 20A-B-C, or Religious Studies 80A-B-C (Students may substitute, with prior consultation with the departmental advisor, other history courses or courses from other disciplines that are considered more relevant to the student’s objective.)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE EMPHASIS
Upper-division major
44 Upper-division units

A. Five upper-division courses in Comparative Literature including 100 (Introduction to Comparative Literature) and 195 (Junior/Senior Seminar)

B. Six upper-division literature courses, at least three of which are conducted in a language other than English. Literature courses may be taken through the following departments: Black Studies; Chicana/o Studies; Classics; Dramatic Art; East Asian Studies; English; Film and Media Studies; French and Italian; Germanic, Slavic and Semitic Studies; Religious Studies; Spanish and Portuguese. Additional courses may be accepted by petition.

Students wishing to pursue graduate study in comparative literature should complete this emphasis and are strongly advised to select literature courses in two foreign languages rather than a single foreign language and English. Note: By petition, up to 8 units of upper-division College of Creative Studies literature courses may be applied to the upper-division major.

INTERDISCIPLINARY EMPHASIS
Upper-division major
44 Upper-division units

A. Five upper-division courses in Comparative Literature including 100 (Introduction to Comparative Literature) and 195 (Junior/Senior Seminar)

B. Three upper-division literature courses, at least one of which is conducted in a language other than English. Literature courses may be taken through the following departments: Black Studies; Chicana/o Studies; Classics; Dramatic Art; East Asian Studies; English; Film and Media Studies; French and Italian; Germanic, Slavic and Semitic Studies; Religious Studies; Spanish and Portuguese. Additional courses may be accepted by petition.

C. Three upper-division courses in a single ancillary discipline, chosen in consultation with the undergraduate advisor.

Note: By petition, up to 8 units of upper-division College of Creative Studies literature courses may be applied to the upper-division major.