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Sample Course Plans
Note: The minimum language requirement is English and one other language. English courses must be numbered 200 or higher. Most other language courses must be numbered 240 or higher and may not include courses where the reading/viewing is done in English. No more than 6 credits of Independent Study maybe counted towards the major.
Sample course plans correspond to the three tracks for the Major in Comparative Literature.
Credit Distributions
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Credit Distributions |
Either... |
Or... |
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Comparative Literature |
6 courses |
6 courses |
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First Language |
4 upper-level courses |
3 upper-level courses |
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Second Language |
3 upper-level courses |
2 upper-level courses |
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Third Language |
2 elementary-level courses (or 6 credits) |
2 upper-level courses |
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total courses: |
15 |
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Sample Plan A (6 elementary-level credits in third language)
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Comparative Literature Courses |
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Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
Semester |
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CompLit 319 |
Representing the Holocaust |
4.00 |
F01 |
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CompLit 290M |
Migration, Commotion and Community |
4.00 |
F02 |
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CompLit 357 |
Junior Yr. Writing Requirement* |
3.00 |
F02 |
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CompLit 336 |
International Graphic Novel |
4.00 |
S03 |
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CompLit 498 |
Practicum |
3.00 |
Wtr03 |
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CompLit 394TI |
Literary Theory and Criticism |
4.00 |
S04 |
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CompLit 236 |
Digital Culture |
4.00 |
S04 |
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*Junior-Year Writing does not count towards the 6 required courses. |
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Courses in First Language—English: |
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Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
Semester |
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English 491B |
Neruda in Translation |
3.00 |
S02 |
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English 204 |
Introduction to Asian American Literature |
4.00 |
S03 |
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English 301 |
History of the Book |
3.00 |
S03 |
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English 314 |
Middle English Literature | 3.00 | F03 |
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Courses in Second Language—Spanish: |
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Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
Semester |
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Spanish 240 |
Intermediate Spanish II |
3.00 |
F01 |
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Spanish 311 |
Advanced Grammar |
3.00 |
S02 |
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Spanish 371 |
Latin American Lit. in Regional Contexts |
4.00 |
F03 |
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Courses in Third Language—French: |
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Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
Semester |
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French 110 |
Elementary French 1 |
3.00 |
F02 |
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French 120 |
Elementary French 2 |
3.00 |
S03 |
Sample Plan B (6 upper-level credits in third language)
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Comparative Literature Courses |
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Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
Semester |
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CompLit 122 CompLit 233 |
Spiritual Autobiography International Fantasy |
4.00 4.00 |
F01 S02 |
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CompLit 335 |
Comic Art in North America |
4.00 |
F02 |
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CompLit 340 |
Mystical Literature |
4.00 |
S03 |
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CompLit 354 |
Junior Yr. Writing Requirement* |
3.00 |
F02 |
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CompLit 391CA |
On Cannibalism |
3.00 |
S03 |
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CompLit 394TI |
Literary Theory and Criticism |
4.00 |
S03 |
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*Junior-Year Writing does not count towards the 6 required courses. |
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Courses in First Language—French: |
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Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
Semester |
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French 240 |
Intermediate French 2 |
3.00 |
S01 |
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French 386 |
Origins to 1945 |
4.00 |
F02 |
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Paris Program |
20th Century French Women Writers |
3.00 |
S02 |
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Paris Program |
Intro to Literature |
3.00 |
S02 |
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Courses in Second Language—Chinese: |
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Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
Semester |
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Chinese 246 |
Intensive Elementary Chinese II (counts as 1 course) |
6.00 |
S04 |
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Study Abroad |
Intro to Chinese Literature (Taiwan)--2 courses |
6.00 |
F03 |
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Courses in Third Language—Italian: |
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Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
Semester |
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Italian 324 |
Introduction to Italian Literature 1 |
3.00 |
F 03 |
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Italian 325 |
Introduction to Italian Literature 2 |
3.00 |
S 04 |
Note: The minimum language requirement is English and one other language. English courses must be numbered 200 or higher. Most other language courses must be numbered 240 or higher and may not include courses where the reading/viewing is done in English. No more than 6 credits of Independent Study maybe counted towards the major.
Sample course plans correspond to the three tracks for the Major in Comparative Literature.
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Credit Distributions |
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|
Comparative Literature |
6 courses |
|
First Language |
4 upper-level courses |
|
Second Language |
3 upper-level courses |
|
total courses: |
13 |
Sample Plan
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Comparative Literature Courses |
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Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
Semester |
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CompLit 236 CompLit 121 |
Digital Cultures International Short Story |
4.00 4.00 |
F01 S02 |
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CompLit 330 |
Translation, Cross-Cultural Comm., and the Media |
4.00 |
F02 |
| CompLit 337 |
International History of Animation |
4.00 |
S03 |
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CompLit 361 |
Junior Yr. Writing Requirement* |
3.00 |
F02 |
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CompLit 394TI |
Literary Theory and Criticism | 4.00 | S04 |
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CompLit 361 |
Modern Arabic Literautre |
3.00 |
F06 |
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*Junior-Year Writing does not count towards the 6 required courses. |
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Courses in First Language—English: |
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Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
Semester |
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English 221 |
Shakespeare |
3.00 |
F03 |
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English 254H |
Writ&Reading Imag Lit/Honors |
4.00 |
F03 |
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English 491A |
Neruda In Trnsltn |
3.00 |
S04 |
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English 272 |
American Romanticism |
3.00 |
F04 |
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Courses in Second Language—Spanish: |
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Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
Semester |
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Spanish 319 |
Intro To Lit Analysis |
3.00 |
S04 |
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Spanish 320 |
Lit Currents-Spain I |
3.00 |
F04 |
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Spanish 497V |
ST-Cervantes: El Quijote |
3.00 |
S05 |
Note: The minimum language requirement is English and one other language. English courses must be numbered 200 or higher. Most other language courses must be numbered 240 or higher and may not include courses where the reading/viewing is done in English. No more than 6 credits of Independent Study maybe counted towards the major.
Sample course plans correspond to the three tracks for the Major in Comparative Literature.
Credit Distributions
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Credit Distributions |
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Comparative Literature |
6 courses |
|
First Language |
3 upper-level courses |
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Second Language |
2 upper-level courses |
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Third Language |
0 |
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Related Discipline |
4 courses |
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total courses: |
15 |
SAMPLE PLAN 1:
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Comparative Literature Courses |
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Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
Semester |
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CompLit 130 CompLit 383 |
Translation Matters Narrative Avant-Garde Film |
4.00 4.00 |
S02 F03 |
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CompLit 357 |
Junior Yr. Writing Requirement* |
3.00 |
F03 |
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CompLit 351 |
Crossing Borders in Israel/Palestine |
4.00 |
F03 |
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CompLit 212 |
Literary Animals |
4.00 |
S04 |
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CompLit 394TI |
Literary Theory and Criticism |
4.00 |
S04 |
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German 270 |
From Grimms To Disney (Cross-listed w/ CompLit) |
4.00 |
S05 |
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*Junior-Year Writing does not count towards the 6 required courses. |
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Courses in First Language—English: |
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Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
Semester |
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English 416 |
Chaucer: Canterbury Tales |
3.00 |
S04 |
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English 221 |
Shakespeare |
3.00 |
F04 |
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English 365 |
20th Century Literature of Ireland |
3.00 |
F04 |
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Courses in Second Language—Spanish: |
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Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
Semester |
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Spanish 240 |
Intermediate Spanish II |
3.00 |
F03 |
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Spanish 301 |
Conversational Spanish I |
3.00 |
S04 |
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Courses in Related Discipline—Education: |
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Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
Semester |
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Educ 392D |
Weekend workshops--Racism |
1.00 |
F03 |
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Educ 392E |
Ableism |
1.00 |
F03 |
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Educ 392G |
Sexism |
1.00 |
F03 |
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Educ 351 |
Foundations of Education |
3.00 |
S04 |
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Educ 325 |
Intro to Special Educ |
3.00 |
F04 |
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Educ 378 |
Survey of Children’s Lit |
3.00 |
S05 |
SAMPLE RELATED DISCIPLINE 2:
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Courses in Related Discipline—Linguistics: |
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Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
Semester |
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Linguist 201 |
How Language Works |
3.00 |
S04 |
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Linguist 401 |
Introduction to Syntax |
3.00 |
F05 |
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Linguist 412 |
Language Processing & the Brain |
3.00 |
F05 |
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Linguist 390A |
Controlling the Discourse |
3.00 |
S06 |
SAMPLE RELATED DISCIPLINE 3:
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Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
Semester |
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English 313 |
Types of Creative Writing |
3.00 |
S01 |
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English 254 |
Writing & Reading Imaginative Literature |
3.00 |
F01 |
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English 354 |
Creative Writing |
3.00 |
F01 |
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English 297J |
ST-Get Surreal |
3.00 |
S03 |
