Comparative Literature Major

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Requirements: Comparative Literature Major (B.A.)

All BA or BSc degrees require the completion of a minimum 128 credits with a minimum GPA of 2.0.
For further degree requirements, please see our BA/BSc Requirements Page.

Global Liberal Arts Core Curriculum

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For further description of the courses required within each section of GLACC, see here or download the degree worksheet to the right.

Course Number
Course Name
Prerequisites
INTEGRATIVE INQUIRY
CCI 1
Four Integrative Inquiry Courses (course type CCI)
(May not overlap with major, at least one must be at AUP. All courses must be outside the major's disciplinary base.)

Freshmen satisfy CCI courses as follows: FirstBridge (two courses) and two additional CCI courses outside the major discipline. FirstBridge courses may not replace major requirements.

Transfer students satisfy CCI courses as follows: four CCI courses outside the major discipline; at least one CCI must be taken at AUP.
 
CCI 2
 
CCI 3
 
CCI 4
 
CCX
Experiential Learning
 
CRITICAL INQUIRY AND EXPRESSION
EN 2020 CCE
Writing & Criticism
EN1010
CCD
Digital Literacy and Communication
 
See list of major requirements below for course with type CCR
Disciplinary Research Methods/Writing in the Discipline
 
QUANTITATIVE AND EXPERIMENTAL REASONING
MA 1005 or Above (course type CCM)
Quantitative Reasoning
 
Lab science course coded CCS (4CR lecture with corresponding 0CR lab)
Experimental Reasoning
MA1005CCM or higher to be taken before or at the same time
EXPRESSION FRANÇAISE
FR 1200 CCF (or above)
Elementary French & Culture II 
FR1100
AUP CAPSTONE
See list of major requirements below for course with type CCC
AUP Capstone
 

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS – 46 credits

(Minimum grade of “C-“ required in each course)

 

COURSE NUMBER
COURSE NAME
Prerequisites
CL1025CCI
THE WORLD, THE TEXT, AND THE CRITIC I
None
CL1050
THE WORLD, THE TEXT, AND THE CRITIC II
None
CL2085CCR
THEORY AND WRITING
None
CL3020

or

CL3035
PRODUCT'N, TRANSLAT'N, CREAT'N, PUBLICAT'N

or

CONTEMPORARY WORLD LITERATURE
None

or

None
CL4075CCC
PORTFOLIO
College Level=Senior AND ( Major=Comparative Literature OR Major=Creative Writing)

 

Survey Courses

SELECT Two COURSES FROM THE FOLLOWING LIST
NOTE:  In selecting Survey and Elective courses, students must take at least one course from each of the three periods – Classical, Medieval & Renaissance
COURSE NUMBER COURSE NAME Prerequisite Period Survey Original Language
CL2033CCI TOUCHSTONES OF WORLD LITERATURE None Antiquity x  
CL2052  ENGLISH LITERATURE SINCE 1800 None   x  
CL2054  MODERN LATIN AMERICAN & SPANISH LIT. None   x x
CL2059CCI TALES FROM CENTRAL EUROPE None   x  
CL3032 THE MONSTROUS AND FABULOUS RENAISSANCE FR1200CCF OR FR1200 OR FR1300 OR FR1300CCI OR FR2100 OR FR2100CCI OR FR2200 OR FR2200CCI OR FR2101 OR FR2102 Renaissance x  
CL3035   CONTEMPORARY WORLD LITERATURE None   x  

 

Electives

Select five courses from the lists below (or from the list above, if not already taken to meet the survey requirement)
Author Focus
 
COURSE NUMBER
COURSE NAME
PREREQUISITES
 Period Survey Original Language
CL3023
MEDIEVAL CULTURE: MARGERY KEMPE AND GEOFFREY CHAUCER
None
 Medieval    
CL3059
FR3059
ROMANTIC LIT AND ITS DISCONTENTS: FLAUBERT, SAND, BAUDELAIRE
None / 
None
     x
CL3063CCI
KAFKA AND WORLD LITERATURE
None
     x
CL3073 ULYSSES, MODERNISM, POSTMODERNISM, AND NOW None      
CL3082CCI
PROUST & THE ARTS
None
     x

 

Theater & Film
COURSE NUMBER COURSE NAME  PREREQUISITES Period Survey Original Language
CL2075 THEATER IN PARIS FR1200CCF OR FR1300CCI OR FR2100CCI OR FR2200CCI OR FR2101 OR FR2102     x
FM3011 FRENCH FILM & FICTION NOW FR1300CCI OR FR2100CCI OR FR2200CCI OR FR2101 OR FR2102     x
CL3030 PHILOSOPHY & THE THEATER None      
CL3038 SHAKESPEARE IN CONTEXT None Renaissance    
CL3048 SHAKESPEARE & FILM None Renaissance    

 

Genres & Literary Movements
COURSE NUMBER COURSE NAME PREREQUISITES Period Survey Original Language
CL2083CCD DIGITAL POETICS None      
CL3002 WORD & IMAGE: LIT. & THE VISUAL ARTS None      
CL3054 GOTHIC, THE LITERATURE OF EXCESS None      
CL3100 THE POETIC EXPERIENCE: A WRITING WORKSHOP None      

 

Cities, History & Geopolitics
COURSE NUMBER COURSE NAME PREREQUISITES Period Survey Original Language
CL2010 PARIS THROUGH ITS BOOKS None      
CL3034 PARIS REEL & IMAGINED: PERSPECTIVES ON THE CITY OF LIGHTS None      
CL3043 PARIS ATTRACTION: MODERNIST EXPERIMENTS IN MIGRATION None      
CL3089 THE BIBLE None Antiquity    

 

Theory & Gender
COURSE NUMBER COURSE NAME PREREQUISITES Period Survey Original Language
CL2006CCI CONTEMPORARY FEMINIST THEORY None      
FR2060CCI INTRO TO LINGUISTICS/ A LA LINGUISTIQUE FR1300CCI OR FR1300 OR FR2100 OR FR2100CCI OR FR2200 OR FR2200CCI      
CL3060CCI LITERATURE & THE POLITICAL IMAGINATION None      
CL3075 QUEENS, FAIRIES & HAGS: ROMANCE OF MEDIEVAL GENDER None Medieval    
FR3090CCI  TOPICS IN FRENCH AND ANOTHER DISCIPLINE FR2100CCI OR FR2100 OR FR2200 OR FR2200CCI OR FR2101 OR FR2102     x

 

Classical Antiquity
COURSE NUMBER COURSE NAME PREREQUISITES Period Survey Original Language
CL3050 INTERMEDIATE LATIN II LT2001CCI OR LT2001GE100 OR LT2001 Antiquity    
CL3070 INTERMEDIATE ANCIENT GREEK II GK2005 OR GK2005CCI OR GK2005GE100 Antiquity    
CL3114CCI IMPERIAL ROME: PHILOSOPHY, LITERATURE, SOCIETY None Antiquity    
CL3116CCI KEY TEXTS: SOCRATES, SOPHISTS, AND THE STAGE None Antiquity    
CL3117CCI EMPIRE AND INDIVIDUAL: FROM ALEXANDER TO CAESAR None Antiquity    
CL4050 ADVANCED STUDY IN LATIN LT3050CCI OR LT3050GE100 OR LT3050 Antiquity    
CL4070 ADVANCED STUDY IN ANCIENT GREEK GK3070 OR GK3070CCI OR GK3070GE100 Antiquity    

 

Changing Topics
COURSE NUMBER COURSE NAME PREREQUISITES
CL4091 TOPICS IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE None
CL4095INPR SENIOR PROJECT College Level=Senior

 

 *Original Language Option. Students taking courses marked with an asterisk may choose to read the texts in English translation or in the original non-English.

 

FREE ELECTIVES

Any courses desired – must complete a total of 128 credit hours to graduate.

 

HONORS

The department offers honors options to particularly motivated students; there is no GPA requirement. Students are nominated to honors by the department on the basis of a portfolio of work. Honors students in Comparative Literature must demonstrate intermediate proficiency in two languages other than English, and must have studied the primary texts for two of the major elective courses in the original (non- English) language, e.g. by taking a CL course with original language option. All honors students write a senior project, which may be an academic thesis or a piece of creative work, of around 40 pages or the equivalent.