Comparative Literature

Prerequisites for Entering the Major

Prerequisites for Entering the Major B.A. Comparative Literature: Literature & Comparative Cultures Concentration B.A. Comparative Literature: Literary Translation Concentration B.A. Comparative Literature: Intensive Language Concentration B.A. Comparative Literature: Film Concentration
None

Requirements for B.A. Degree and Each Concentration

Requirements for B.A. Degree and Each Concentration B.A. Comparative Literature: Literature & Comparative Cultures Concentration B.A. Comparative Literature: Literary Translation Concentration B.A. Comparative Literature: Intensive Language Concentration B.A. Comparative Literature: Film Concentration
12 term courses (including senior req)
CPLT 1300 and 1 from CPLT 1400, CPLT 1430, or CPLT 3048	CPLT 1300 and CPLT 3048 (or equivalent)	CPLT 1300 and CPLT 1400	CPLT 1300 and CPLT 1430 (or equivalent)
Period Requirement At least 1 course in three of five historical periods: Antiquity, Medieval, Early Modern, 19th Century, 20th-21st Centuries
"In-Language" Literature Requirement 2-3 courses (depending on concentration) in a language other than English. 1 L4, but remaining courses (1 or 2) must be L5 level
Theory Requirement 1 course that involves literary or cultural theory (see DUS for course list) Film concentration students must take one FILM theory course
2 electives	2 electives that engage with translation or translation studies	2 electives in second foreign literature (one at L5 level)	3 electives from Film and Media Studies department

Senior Requirements

Senior Requirements B.A. Comparative Literature: Literature & Comparative Cultures Concentration B.A. Comparative Literature: Literary Translation Concentration B.A. Comparative Literature: Intensive Language Concentration B.A. Comparative Literature: Film Concentration
One-term Senior Essay (CPLT 4910) or Two-term Senior Essay (CPLT 4920 and CPLT 4930)

Substitutions

Substitutions B.A. Comparative Literature: Literature & Comparative Cultures Concentration B.A. Comparative Literature: Literary Translation Concentration B.A. Comparative Literature: Intensive Language Concentration B.A. Comparative Literature: Film Concentration
DUS may approve one advanced language class in lieu of 1 non-English literature course

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