Major & Minor Requirements

Major in Comparative Literature and Thought

Total units required: 27.5-48.5

Required Courses (27-36 units): 

Humanities Core Courses (12 units): All Comparative Literature and Thought (CLT) majors will take two core (one required) courses in "Literature and Arts" and two core courses in "Thought."

Upper-Level Courses (15-24 units): All CLT majors will complete at least eight upper-level CLT courses (24 units) at the 300-/3000-level or above. Up to three 300-/3000-level Humanities Core Courses taken to satisfy the 12-unit core requirement above can count toward the eight-course upper-level requirement.

Capstone (0.5 units or honors program): All CLT majors will complete a CLT capstone project (unless CLT is not their primary major).

Language Study (3-12 units): All CLT majors will pursue second language study. Up to 6 units of foreign language courses focused on literature or intellectual culture may be counted toward the required 24 units of upper-level courses.

Major in Comparative Literature and Thought, Comparative Arts Specialization

Total units required: 30-50.5

Required Courses (27-36 units):

Humanities Core Courses (12 units): All Comparative Literature and Thought (CLT), Comparative Arts (CA) Specialization majors will take two required core courses in "Literature and Arts" and two core courses in "Thought."

Upper-Level Courses (15-24 units): All CA specialization majors will complete at least eight upper-level CLT courses (24 units) at the 300-/3000-level or above, including one course with the HTH attribute. Up to three 300-/3000-level Humanities Core Courses taken to satisfy the 12-unit core requirement above can count toward the eight-course upper-level requirement.

Capstone (0.5 units or honors program): All CA specialization majors will complete a CA or CLT capstone project (unless CA or CLT is not their primary major).

Applied Art and Language Study (3-14 units): All CA specialization majors will pursue applied arts credits and, if necessary, language study. Up to 6 units of foreign language courses focused on literature or intellectual culture may be counted toward the required 24 units of upper-level courses.

A student pursuing the Comparative Literature and Thought Major, Comparative Arts Specialization, will adapt the Comparative Literature and Thought Major as follows:

  • Students will select Comp Lit 313E Introduction to Comparative Arts (3 units) as one of the four courses from the Humanities Core. As an alternative, they may substitute a first-year program or Ampersand seminar in Comparative Arts.
  • Upper-level courses for the major must include one course in the history or theory of a non-literary art practice (HTH course attribute). If such courses are not cross-listed in CLT, students may enroll with the permission of their CLT advisor and the CLT Director of Undergraduate Studies.
  • Students must complete at least two semesters of applied arts courses for a minimum of 3 units.

Minor in Comparative Literature and Thought

Total units required: 15

CLT minors are required to take four courses from the Humanities Core, two from the Literature and Arts category (including one required course[??]) and two from the Thought category. In addition, CLT minors must take a fifth elective course from the CLT offerings.

Comparative Literature and Thought also administers minors in Legal Studies, Data Science in the Humanities (DASH), Medieval and Renaissance Studies, and Translation Studies