For students who have knowledge of a language other than English and are interested in studying literature within cultural, socioeconomic, historical, and political context, Comparative Literature offers stimulating coursework and a useful B.A. As a major Comparative Literature provides a flexible, multicultural and interdisciplinary general education by allowing students to take courses in four different departments.
** Comparative Literature gives students the intellectual tools to analyze literature, the arts and culture from a variety of psychological and philosophical perspectives and it prepares them for careers in areas such as law, business, publishing, or teaching.
*** Preparation for the major includes two lower division literature survey courses, and the equivalent of two years (level 6) of a second language. The major itself requires students to take:

• Four upper division courses in Comparative Literature (including CL 100)
• Four upper division courses in one literature area (such as Spanish, English, Chinese, Korean, Armenian, Classics, or Russian, etc.)
• Three upper division courses in a second literature (again ranging from English, Spanish, Hebrew, or Arabic to Japanese, Polish or Greek)
• One upper division elective course. These may come from a wide range of areas, including but not limited to Art History, History, Philosophy, Film, or Political Science; some students use a third language area.

**Comparative Literature also works well for students interested in taking courses abroad through UCLA's Education Abroad Program, and suits students wishing to takes double majors or a major and minor.

***Recent graduates have been accepted into Harvard, Cornell, and USC Law Schools, while others have been admitted into graduate studies at Berkeley, Columbia, Indiana, Irvine, and UCLA. Some students have gone on to teach on the secondary level, while others are in publishing in New York.

For more information, we strongly recommend that you contact:

Professor Katherine King
Comparative Literature, Faculty Undergraduate Advisor
354 Humanities Building
(310)825-5071
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Michelle Anderson
Comparative Literature, Student Affairs Officer
350B Humanities Building
(310) 825-7650
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