2026-2027 Course Catalog

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for the Undergraduate Minor in World Literature

This minor is sponsored by the Program in Comparative and World Literature. Students must choose from either the Europe and the Americas Track or the Asia and Africa Track.

for the Undergraduate Minor in World Literature

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | CWL 202 | Literature and Ideas | 3 | | Select five of the following: | | 15 | | At least six hours of coursework should be advanced (300-level or 400-level courses) and must be distinct from credit earned for the student’s major or another minor | | | | CWL 114 | Global Consciousness and Lit | | | CWL 151 | Cross-Cultural Thematics | | | CWL 189 | Literatures of the Islamic World | | | CWL 190 | Modern Asian and African Literatures | | | CWL 201 | Comparative Lit Studies | | | CWL 241 | Early Masterpieces of Western Culture | | | CWL 242 | Modern Masterpieces of Western Culture | | | CWL 320 | Responses to the Holocaust | | | CWL 395 | Special Topics Comp Lit I | | | CWL 441 | Themes in Narrative | | | CWL 461 | Lit Genres and Forms | | | CWL 471 | International Lit Relations | | | CWL 496 | Special Topics in Comp Lit II | | | Total Hours | | 18 |

for the Undergraduate Minor in World Literature

1. Social Awareness and Cultural Understanding / Global Consciousness: students will develop a comparative understanding of national literatures in the context of a globalizing world, and an ability to situate texts in their cultural and historical contexts.
2. Intellectual Reasoning and Knowledge: students will appreciate the aesthetic qualities of literary texts and develop an awareness of influential critical and interpretive methods.
3. Intellectual Reasoning and Knowledge: students will demonstrate a general understanding of the conventions of literary genres and of the major developments in literary history.
4. Creative Inquiry and Discovery: students will demonstrate ability to express oneself orally and in writing in a clear, coherent and persuasive manner, and to construct an interpretive argument.

for the Undergraduate Minor in World Literature

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