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2024-2025 Catalog

English, Comparative Literature and Culture Concentration, Major


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For program description see English 

Program Learning Outcomes


Please see the English Major .

Major Requirements (48 units)


Foundations Level (12 units)


Students take either Comp Lit 200 or Comp Lit 210, and two of the three English courses below. English foundation course selection will depend on the topics covered in Comp Lit 200/10, selected to avoid redundancy. 

Critical Analysis (4 units)


Foreign Language (8 units)


Students must complete two semesters of one foreign language beyond the three semesters required by the College of Arts and Sciences (level 101, 102, and 201 or equivalent, as determined by placement tests.)

  • 4th Semester of a Foreign Language (202 in target language)
  • 5th Semester of a Foreign Language (300-level course taught in the target language)

Capstone Seminar (4 units)


The capstone project must be grounded in comparative methodologies, must analyze at least one written text in target language, and must combine studies in two languages (with at least one source in original target language - other than English). Interdisciplinary projects welcome. 

Electives (20 units)


Students will select five 300+ elective courses from Languages, Literatures, and Cultures  (either in the target language or in translation) and English. They must select two from each Department.

Unit Transfer


Students may transfer up to twelve (12) units toward their elective requirements from another institution. To transfer, courses must be at the minimum level of 300 or above, or its equivalent. To facilitate transfers, a student will provide the course syllabus, a major paper written for that course, and a petition form for each course. Consulting your advisor in this process is required. 

Study Abroad


Majors in Comparative Literature and Culture are strongly encouraged to study abroad. Students may transfer up to twelve (12) units from their University sponsored study abroad program toward the Comparative Literature and Culture Major. To facilitate transfers, a student will provide the course syllabus, a major paper written for that course, and a petition form for each course. Consulting your advisor in this process is required.

Curriculum Map


Freshman Year


Fall Units
Core - C1 & Cultural Diversity: CMPL 200 - Cultures in Conflict  or CMPL 210 - Literatures of the Body   4
Core A2: Rhetoric and Composition - Course 1 4
Core A1: Public Speaking OR Core: First Year Seminar 4
Language - Course 1 4
Total Semester Units 16
Spring Units
ENGL 310 - Literature 1 ENGL 320 - Literature 2  or ENGL 330 - Literature 3  (Period Course 1) 4
Core A2: Rhetoric and Composition - Course 2 4
Language - Course 2 4
Core - C2: History 4
Total Semester Units 16

Sophomore Year


Fall Units
ENGL 310 - Literature 1 ENGL 320 - Literature 2  or ENGL 330 - Literature 3  (Period Course 2) 4
Any 300 or 400 level literature course (Upper-Division Literature Course 1) 4
Language - Course 3 4
Core - F: Visual & Performing Arts 4
Total Semester Units 16
Spring Units
Language Fourth Semester (202) 4
Any 300 or 400 level Literature Course (Upper-Division Literature Course 2) 4
Core - D1: Philosophy 4
Core - E: Social Sciences 4
Total Semester Units 16

Junior Year


Fall Units
ENGL 399 - Literary Theory   4
Language - 300+ Level 4
Core - D2: Theology and Religious Studies 4
Core - D3: Ethics 4
Total Semester Units 16
Spring Units
Language - 300+ Level 4
Core - B1: CS 107 - Computing, Mobile Apps, & Web   4
Community - Engaged Learning (CEL) (Must be completed at USF) 4
Elective 4
Total Semester Units 16

Senior Year


Fall Units
Language - 300+ Level Course 4
Core - B2: Applied or Laboratory Science 4
Elective 4
Elective 4
Total Semester Units 16
Spring Units
ENGL 490 - Senior Seminar in Literature   4
Any 300 or 400 level Literature Course OR Language - 300+ Level Course 4
Elective 4
Elective 4
Total Semester Units 16

*This information is subject to change, the curriculum map is a sample, and students should consult with the department for any updated information. 

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