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Undergraduate Program |
Comparative Literature reaches beyond any single national culture to consider relations between various literatures and cultures, methods of study, periods, and media. Courses consider a wide range of topics-for example, the impact of colonialism on African novels, the relationships between Asian film and literature, literatures and cultures of the Middle East, global women's writing, comparative queer theories, gender and madness, phenomenology and deconstruction, and images of cannibalism in France and Latin America. All Comparative Literature courses are taught in English, and the texts are read in English and/or English translation. Students encounter literatures in original languages through the department's foreign language requirement. Comparative Literature is well suited for students interested in international issues, critical theory, the history of inter- and cross-cultural contact, and the ways in which literatures and cultures dialogue with one another across time and space. Most Comparative Literature classes are small and intimate and emphasize student discussion. The Department also sponsors meetings and activities for majors so that students can get to know one another. Careers for the Comparative Literature Major Comparative Literature trains students to do independent research, learn languages, and think and write analytically, always in an international context. This helps qualify majors for careers in education, international relations, law, government, communications and media, or journalism. It is also excellent preparation for an academic career. Many graduates of our Department have gone on to complete graduate degrees in Comparative Literature, which prepare university teachers of English, Classics, modern foreign languages, Near Eastern Studies, East Asian Studies, and Comparative Literature, as well as in interdisciplinary programs. Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree University Requirements: Click here for appropriate Catalog section. A Guide to completing the Comparative Literature Major at UCI is available: Please click here.
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