Program Requirements

The major has two tracks, each consisting of 10 4-point courses organized as follows:

Track 1: Literature. This track includes the following courses:

1. Four courses originating in the Department of Comparative Literature, including Introduction to Comp Lit and the Junior Theory Seminar.
2. Four courses in a national literature department at the 100 level or above conducted in the language of that literature (including the prerequisite course).
3. Two courses in a related cultural field or discipline. Fields could include history, art history, religion, philosophy, classics, politics, cinema studies, and so on and could also be another foreign language or literary area. If the national literature department selected for specialization is English, these two courses must be in a foreign language. The choice of these courses will be made in consultation with the Director of Undergraduate Studies to form a coherent intellectual field and a defined objective in the major.

Track 2: Literary and Cultural Studies. Track 2 includes the following requirements:

1. Four courses originating in the Department of Comparative Literature, including Introduction to Comp Lit and the Junior Theory Seminar.
2. Four courses in a related cultural field or discipline. Fields could include history, art history, religion, philosophy, classics, politics, cinema studies, and so on. The choice of these courses will be made in consultation with the Director of Undergraduate Studies to form a coherent intellectual field and a defined objective in the major.
3. Two courses in a foreign literature department in the language of that literature, normally at the 100 level or above.

Generally, no course can count for both majors or for the minor and the major at the same time.

Four courses originating in the Department of Comparative Literature including

Introduction to Comp Lit and an advanced proficiency in one language other than English. Generally, no course can count for both majors or for the minor and the major at the same time.

Step 1 of either Track 1 or Track 2 requires "Four courses originating in the Department of Comparative Literature . . ." as stated above. This is the department's minimum requirement and should be satisfied with courses taught on the Washington Square campus by the Department of Comparative Literature full time faculty

As a promoter of interdisciplinary work, the department encourages double majors between Comparative Literature and other departments. The possibility of pursuing a double major should be discussed with the Director of Undergraduate Studies.

Generally, no course can count for both majors or for the minor and the major at the same time.