Comparative Literature Major

The major consists of a minimum of 10 full courses (or the equivalent).

Note: Students must earn minimum grades of C- or P for all courses that apply toward the major.

View the catalog page for the Comparative Literature department.

Because many departments contribute courses to comparative literature, students with an interest in the discipline should consult with their advisor and the program director to define an individual area of emphasis. For example, several courses presented for the major might focus on a specific period or movement (the Renaissance, modernism), a genre (tragedy, lyric poetry), a problem (literature and the other arts, translation) or an approach (feminism, post-structuralism).

Summary of Requirements

CMPL 200 - Introduction to Comparative Literature
One 400-Level Foreign Literature Course (course must be taught in the original language)
One Capstone Course
Minimum of Six Major Electives*

*Note: courses in literature, theory, criticism, cultural studies, and related disciplines, chosen to include comparative study within or among courses.

Transfer of Credit

At least six courses counted toward the major must be earned at Oberlin College.

Honors

Students who wish to pursue Honors should apply by April 15 of the junior year. Admission will be granted on the basis of the grade-point average in the college and major, faculty recommendations, and a written proposal. The project will be for two courses during the two semesters of the senior year, normally under the supervision of two faculty members from different departments.

Interested majors should consult the director.

Comparative Literature Major

Summary of Requirements

Transfer of Credit

Honors

Comparative Literature Course Lists

Foreign Language or Literature Courses

Capstone Courses

Comparative Literature Elective Courses

Africana Studies Courses

Art Courses

Comparative American Studies Courses

Chinese Courses

Cinema Studies Courses

Classics Courses

Comparative Literature Courses

Creative Writing Courses

East Asian Studies Courses

English Courses

French Courses

German Courses

Greek Courses

Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies Courses

Hispanic Studies Courses

History Courses

Italian Courses

Japanese Courses

Jewish Studies Courses

Latin Courses

London Program Courses

Music History Courses

Musical Studies Courses

Religion Courses

Russian Language, Literature and Culture Courses

Theater Courses