Comparative Literature Major

See below for information about the Major Requirements for the Comparative Literature degree as well as for the Major with an Asian Emphasis.

A.B. Major Requirements (Option A):

Preparatory Subject Matter: 15-46 units

8 units: Comparative Literature 1 or 2; 3 or 4.
8 units: Two other lower division courses in Comparative Literature (selected from 1-53c excluding the 10 series. Cannot include the two required courses in the 1-4 series).
0-30 units: Foreign Language: Sufficient preparation to ensure satisfactory performance at upper division level.

Depth Subject Matter: 40 units

20 units: Five upper division Comparative Literature courses including at least one course in a major period (such as 164A-164B-164C-164D), movement (such as 168A-168B, 169) or genre (such as 160A-160B, 161A-161B, 163, 166A-166B) and including Comparative Literature 141
12 units: Three upper division literature courses in a language other than English.
8 units: Two additional upper division literature courses in Comparative Literature or in any other program including English or literature in translation.

Total Units for Major (Option A): 55-86 units

Recommended: Anthropology 2; Classics 10; English 171A, 171B; French 114; History 4A, 4B, 4C, 101; Linguistics 1,4,163; Philosophy 24, 123; Religious Studies 2.

A.B. Major Requirements (Option B): Asian Emphasis

Preparatory Subject Matter: 14-44 units

8 units: Comparative Literature 1 or 2; 3 or 4.
6 units: Two other lower division courses from Comparative Literature 53 series.
0-30 units: Foreign Language: Sufficient preparation to ensure satisfactory performance at the upper division level in an Asian language.

Depth Subject Matter: 40 units

8 units: Comparative Literature 141 and 151.
16 units: Four other upper division Comparative Literature courses such as Comparative Literature 153 or 166, (or any other Comparative Literature course with an Asian emphasis).

Note: Courses in the East Asian Languages and Cultures Department can be substituted for these courses with the approval of an adviser.

12 units: Three upper division literature courses in an Asian language.
4 units: One additional upper division literature course selected from Film Studies, Asian American Studies, History or Religious Studies.

Total Units for Major (Option B): Asian Emphasis: 54-84 units

Minor Program Requirements:

The minor in Comparative Literature allows students to combine courses in Comparative Literature with courses in a national literature, including English or foreign literatures in translation. There is no foreign language requirement for the minor.

Comparative Literature: 24 units

4 units: Comparative Literature 1, 2, 3, or 4.
20 units: At least five upper division literature courses, at least four of which are in Comparative Literature (Comparative Literature 141 recommended).

Courses should be chosen in consultation with, and with the approval of, the adviser.

Minor Adviser. Same as Major Adviser.
Advising. All Comparative Literature majors and minors must consult with their adviser, individually, at least once at the beginning and once at the end of each academic year.
Honors Program. Candidates for high or highest honors in Comparative Literature must write a senior thesis under the direction of a faculty member approved by the Program Director. For this purpose, in addition to fulfilling all other major requirements, honors candidates must enroll in 6 units of Comparative Literature 194H during the first two quarters of the senior year. Only students who have attained a cumulative GPA of 3.500 in all courses satisfying the major (except elementary foreign language courses) at the end of the junior year will be eligible for the honors program.
Teaching Credential Subject Representative. The Staff. See also the Teacher Education Program.
Graduate Study. Refer to Comparative Literature (A Graduate Group). See also Graduate Studies.