The Comparative Literature minor offers students interested in literature and the humanities the opportunity to gain insight into the critical problems and theories addressed by comparative literature and to apply that knowledge in literature and comparative literature courses.
 

PREPARATION FOR A MINOR IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:

1. Completion of the College Writing I requirement
2. Overall GPA of 2.0 or better
3. Completion of at least one year (or equivalent) of a language other than English.

More information about satisfying the foreign language requirement for the Comparative Literature minor is available here.

REQUIREMENTS FOR A MINOR IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:

1. Four upper-division comparative literature courses (one course from Comparative Literature 1A through 4DW may be substituted)
2. Two upper-division courses in one literature (e.g., Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Korean, Russian, Spanish) in the original language
3. One upper division course in a second literature in the original language (one level six foreign language course may be substituted). If students complete two upper-division courses in a language other than English, they may petition to take one upper-division course taught in English translation to fulfill the third requirement