Welcome to the Studies in Comparative Literature Web site. The department of English and the department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures offer jointly the Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Comparative Literature. The faculty is dedicated to promoting personal and professional development in the area of literature and to preparing our students to enter the professional or academic world or to pursue advanced studies at the graduate level. 
Program Requirements

The choice of courses in a student's major and in the area of special interest must have both sufficient range (genre, period, and at least two literatures) and a specific focus. It must be approved by an advisor and filed with the dean's office. Students in the comparative literature studies program fulfill the Basic Liberal Studies Fine Arts and Literature requirement by taking three credits in Fine Arts and three credits in Literature over and above their major literature requirements. Students must complete a minimum of 30 credits in one of the following options.

English and One Foreign Literature in the Original Language

Nine credits in English and/or American literature, 300 level or above; nine credits in one foreign literature; three credits in literary theory or criticism (CLS 350). The remaining credits are to be taken from the comparative literature core courses or the literature courses in the English or Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures departments.

Two Foreign Literatures in the Original Language

Nine credits in each of two foreign literatures; three credits in literary theory or criticism (CLS 350). The remaining courses are to be taken from the comparative literature core courses or the literature courses in the English or Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures departments.

World Literature in English Translation

Three credits in the nature of language from APG/LIN 200 or APG/LIN 220; three credits in literary theory or criticism (CLS 350); at least one foreign literature in translation course. In addition, the student must take 12 credits in a language beyond the 102 level. The remaining courses are to be taken from the comparative literature core courses or the literature courses in the English or Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures departments.

A total of 120 credits is required for graduation. At least 42 of these must be in courses numbered 300 or above.

Contact
The Professor Robert Manteiga, Director
      Dept. of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures
104 Independence Hall
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI 02881-0812 - USA
Phone: 401-874-4701 Fax: 401-874-4694
E-Mail: roberto@uri.edu 

For more information:
112 Swan Hall
60 Upper College Rd
Kingston, RI, 02881
Tel: (401) 874-5911
Fax: (401) 874-4694
langdept@etal.uri.edu

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