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2023-2024 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Comparative World Literature, B.A.

This degree is approved for distance education by the WSCUC.

The Bachelor of Arts in Comparative World Literature has three emphasis options:

  1. World Literature in Translation
  2. Cultural Studies
  3. Language and Literature

Emphasis I: World Literature in Translation

The World Literature in Translation emphasis allows students to explore a variety of literatures in a flexible curriculum adapted to their interests, with the goal of developing applied skills and global competencies.

A minimum of 36 units distributed as follows:

Lower Division (18 units):

100-level and 200-level foundational CWL courses (18 units) chosen from:
Note(s):

Courses which fulfill the GE C2a designation may be substituted for CWL lower-division courses. For other possible lower-division substitutions, see department advisor.

Upper Division (18 units)

One of the following core courses (3 units):
300-level and 400-level CWL emphasis courses (12 units) chosen from:
Required seminar (3 units):

Emphasis II: Cultural Studies

Cultural Studies is the interdisciplinary study of literature and other forms of cultural expression within social and historical contexts. This emphasis offers a core of literature classes and an interdisciplinary pattern of cultural studies courses from the Liberal Arts.

A minimum of 33 units distributed as follows:

Required course (3 units):

300-level and 400-level CWL emphasis courses (12 units) chosen from:

Elective Courses in Cultural Studies (15 units):

15 upper-division units in appropriate cultural studies courses, including additional Comparative World Literature classes, drawn from the following departments or areas: American Indian Studies, Anthropology, Art History, Asian and Asian American Studies, Africana Studies, Chicano and Latino Studies, Classics, Dance, English, Film and Electronic Arts, History, Religious Studies, Romance, German, Russian Languages and Literatures, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, or other appropriate departments and areas of study. Consult a department advisor about courses which will count toward the Cultural Studies emphasis.

Required seminar (3 units):

Emphasis III: Language and Literature

The traditional undergraduate major in Comparative Literature, encouraging language acquisition, designed to prepare the student for graduate study in Comparative Literature or related fields.

A minimum of 42 units distributed as follows:

Lower Division (18 units):

100-level and 200-level foundational CWL courses (18 units) chosen from:
Note(s):

Courses which fulfill the GE C2a or C2c designation may be substituted for CWL lower-division courses. For other possible lower-division substitutions, see department advisor.

Upper Division (18 units):

One of the following core courses (3 units):
300-level CWL or CLSC emphasis courses and 400-level CWL emphasis courses (12 units) chosen from:
Required seminar (3 units):

Foreign Language Requirement (6 units):

6 units upper-division foreign language courses, including at least one literature course. For this emphasis, a year of a second foreign language study is encouraged but not required.