PART OF THE PUBLIC POLICY, SOCIETY, AND IDENTITY FLIGHT PATH

Minor: Comparative Literature
(COLT)

Comparative Literature is an innovative and interdisciplinary field of study. We consider the power of cultural expression while working across and beyond traditional natural, linguistic and disciplinary boundaries to generate new knowledge. Our program of study is anchored in thoughtful, engaged and ethical practices of reading, viewing, analysis, discussion and writing as we situate the books, poems, films, performances, and works of media and visual culture we examine in local, global, and planetary frames. The Comparative Literature minor offers an opportunity for students to pursue an interest in world literature and film without advanced language study.

TOP FIVE

REASONS TO STUDY
Comparative Literature

1. Gain proficiency in critical reading and analysis.


2. Prepare for graduate school and a wide variety of future careers.


3. Use interdisciplinary creative and critical thinking to create new knowledge.


4. Develop powerful and compelling writing techniques.


5. Gain skills in ethical communication across languages, cultures and media.

COURSES YOU
MAY NEED

• COLT 301


• Four COLT courses, two of which must be upper-division


• Two upper-division literature or film courses in the same subject area from COLT or other departments

MINOR CREDITS

Required         4 credits
Electives       24 credits

Total       28 credits

WHERE CAN I GO?

• Newspapers and magazines


• Colleges and universities


• Libraries and archives


• Entertainment and media


• Translation (literary and non-literary/technical)

WHAT WILL I LEARN?

• Meaningful oral and written communication across languages


• Creative critical thinking and analysis


• Library research and information science


• Writing and editing


• Literary criticism

MAJORS COMMONLY
COMBINED WITH:

• Cinema Studies


• English


• Journalism


• Political Science

Contact Us

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