Comparative Literature Major and Minor
Stimulating Coursework | Interdisciplinary Studies | Flexible Requirements | Opportunities to Hone Language and Analytical Skills | Study Abroad Credit
Our programs provide flexible, multicultural and interdisciplinary study through which students analyze literature, the arts and culture from a variety of psychological and philosophical perspectives.
MAJOR
Major Prep:
- Two courses from the Comparative Literature 1, 2 or 4 series (with approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies, a comparable lower division course in another department may be substituted for one of the courses)
- *Department credit will not be given if students repeat lettered courses (e.g., 1A and 2AW, 1AW and 4AW, or 2AW and 4AW)
- Completion of the College Writing I requirement
- Literary proficiency in at least one language other than English, to be demonstrated by successful completion of coursework equivalent to two years of UCLA foreign language study, AP/IB exam scores awarding credit equivalent to two years of UCLA foreign language study, or a UCLA foreign language placement or proficiency exam
Requirements – 10 upper division courses:
- Comparative Literature 100
- Four (4) upper division courses in Comparative Literature selected from M101 through 197
- Three (3) upper division literature courses using original language texts in the primary language area (such as Spanish, English, Chinese, Korean, Armenian, Classics, Russian, Hebrew, Arabic, Japanese, Polish, or Greek)
- Two (2) upper division literature courses using original language texts in the secondary language area (students may petition the Director of Undergraduate Studies to take two upper division literature courses in translation if their primary literature area is in a language area other than English)
More information about satisfying the foreign language requirement for the Comparative Literature major is available here
TRANSFER STUDENTS
Transfer applicants to the Comparative Literature major with 90 or more units must complete as many of the following introductory courses as possible prior to admission to UCLA: one English composition course, two literature survey courses, at least one of which is world literature, and the equivalent of at least one year of foreign language.
NOTE: Courses for the primary and secondary language area requirements must be applied to students’ Degree Audit Reports (DAR) manually. Please contact the Student Services Advisor to update the degree audit. The department maintains a list of pre-approved courses for the primary and secondary language area requirements that students can use to plan their study lists each quarter. Courses not listed there must be approved by the Student Services Advisor and/or Director of Undergraduate Studies in order for credit to apply toward the major.