I. Two courses from each of the three categories below (A, B, and C), for a total of six courses.
II. At least three of the total shall be upper division courses.
No more than two of the total may overlap with the student's primary major. These courses shall be chosen as follows:
A. Two courses in the literature of a language other than English
All materials in these courses must be in the original language. These courses include the following:
- In the Department of Classical Studies:
| Course ID | Course Title |
|---|---|
| GREK-2303 | Readings in the New Testament |
| GREK-2402 | Readings in Classical Greek Literature |
| GREK-3401 | Homer and the Greek Epic |
| GREK-3402 | Attic Prose |
| GREK-3403 | Greek Drama |
| GREK-3404 | Greek Historians |
| LATN-3402 | Virgil and Latin Epic |
| LATN-3403 | Latin Prose to 43 B.C. |
| LATN-3404 | Lyric and Elegiac Poets |
| LATN-3405 | Latin Prose from 43 B.C. |
| LATN-3406 | Comedy and Satire |
- In the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures:
| Course ID | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CHIN-3312 | Chinese Cinema: A Historical and Cultural Perspective |
| CHIN-4321 | Readings in Modern Chinese Literature |
| CHIN-4351 | Classical Chinese |
| FREN-3405 | Introduction to French Literature I |
| FREN-3306 | Introduction to French Literature II |
| FREN-4403 | Topics in French Literature of the Seventeenth Century |
| FREN-4404 | Topics in French Literature of the Eighteenth Century |
| FREN-4405 | Topics in French Literature of the Nineteenth Century |
| FREN-4406 | Topics in French Literature of the Twentieth Century |
| FREN-4407 | French and Francophone Cinema |
| GERM-3405 | Introduction to German Literature and Culture I |
| GERM-3406 | Introduction to German Literature and Culture II |
| GERM-4401 | Genre Studies in German Literature |
| GERM-4410 | Seminar in German Literature |
| RUSS-3305 | Introduction to Russian Literature I |
| RUSS-3306 | Introduction to Russian Literature II |
| RUSS-4301 | Genre Studies in Russian Literature |
| RUSS-4310 | Seminar in Russian Literature |
| SPAN-3421 | Spanish Cinema |
| SPAN-3422 | Latin American & Latinx Cinema |
| SPAN-3430 | Introduction to Spanish Literature |
| SPAN-3432 | Introduction to Latin American Literature |
| SPAN-3434 | Latin American and Latinx Short Story |
| SPAN-3443 | Hispanic Caribbean Literature |
| SPAN-4401 | Genres in Creative Writing: Creación Literaria |
| SPAN-4433 | Don Quijote |
| SPAN-4436 | Twentieth-Century Spanish Literature |
| SPAN-4438 | Spanish Women Writers |
| SPAN-4448 | Latin American Women Writers |
| SPAN-4449 | Sexualities in Literature and Film |
B. Two literature courses in a language other than that chosen for A
These may include courses listed above for A, literature and film courses in translation offered in the Department of Classical Studies and in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, German Studies courses listed as “GRST,” courses in American or British literature offered in the Department of English, and the course in American drama offered in the Department of Human Communication and Theatre. These may also include the following course offered in the Department of Religion: RELI-3452—Jewish & Christian Apocalyptic Literature.
C. CMLT-1300, and one additional course to be chosen from the following list of courses with strong comparative components
| Course ID | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CLAS-1305 | Classical Mythology |
| CLAS-1315 | Afterlives of Antiquity: Underworlds in The Western Tradition |
| CLAS-3302 | Greek and Roman Epic |
| CLAS-3310 | Antiquity and Diversity in Contemporary Literature |
| CLAS-3377 | Reimagining Tragedy (also listed as THTR-3377) |
| CLAS-3403 | Greek and Roman Drama |
| CLAS-3404 | The Ancient Romance Novel |
| CLAS-3405 | Antiquity and Modernity |
| CLAS-3409 | Epic Journeys |
| COMM-3420 | History of World Cinema (also listed as FILM-3420) |
| CMLT-1300 | Introduction to Comparative Literature (REQUIRED) |
| CMLT-2450 | Science Fiction and the Environment |
| CMLT-3409 | Epic Journeys (also listed as CLAS-3409) |
| ENGL-1315 | World Literature |
| ENGL-3429 | Jewish Literature |
| ENGL-3475 | Postmodern Literature |
| ENGL-4427 | Literature of the Holocaust |
| FILM-3420 | History of World Cinema (also listed as COMM-3420) |
| GRST-3411 | Fairy Tales |
| PHI-2425 | Existentialism |
| PHIL-3460 | Philosophy of Literature |
| PLSI-2432 | Film, Literature, and Politics of the Third World |
| RELI-3455 | Early Christian Literature Beyond the Canon |
| THTR-3436 | Modern Theatre |
| THTR-3337 | Contemporary Theatre |
| THTR-3377 | Reimagining Tragedy (also listed as CLAS-3377) |
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