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2025-2026 University Catalog

Comparative Literature Supplemental Information

Location(s): West Lafayette

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Selective lists for the Comparative Literature major course requirements.

Area B - World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Literature, Language and Culture courses in student’s target language area.

ARAB 30100 - Standard Arabic Level V (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
ARAB 30200 - Standard Arabic Level VI (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
CHNS 24100 - Introduction To The Study Of Chinese Literature (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
CHNS 30100 - Chinese Level V (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
CHNS 30200 - Chinese Level VI (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
CHNS 34100 - Chinese Literature I: Traditional Chinese Literature Credits: 3.00
CHNS 34200 - Chinese Literature II: Modern Chinese Literature Credits: 3.00
CHNS 40100 - Chinese Level VII (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
CHNS 40200 - Chinese Level VIII (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
FR 24100 - Introduction To The Study Of French Literature Credits: 3.00
FR 28000 - Second-Year French: Special Topics Credits: 3.00
FR 30100 - French Level V (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
FR 30200 - French Level VI (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
FR 32400 - Professional French II Credits: 3.00
FR 34100 - French Literature I: From The Middle Ages To The Enlightenment Credits: 3.00
FR 34200 - French Literature II: The 19th And 20th Centuries Credits: 3.00
FR 38000 - Special Topics In French Culture And Civilization Credits: 3.00
FR 39400 - Special Topics In French Literature Credits: 3.00
FR 39600 - Special Topics In French Language Science Credits: 3.00
FR 40100 - French Level VII (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
FR 40200 - French Level VIII (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
FR 42400 - Professional French III Credits: 3.00
FR 44300 - Introduction To Francophone Literature Credits: 3.00
FR 48000 - French Civilization Credits: 3.00
FR 58100 - French Culture Credits: 3.00
GER 24100 - Introduction To The Study Of German Literature Credits: 3.00
GER 30100 - German Level V (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
GER 30200 - German Level VI (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
GER 32300 - German Level VI: Science And Engineering Credits: 3.00
GER 34100 - German Literature I: From The Middle Ages To The 18th Century Credits: 3.00
GER 34200 - German Literature II: From The 18th Century To The 21st Century Credits: 3.00
GER 40100 - German Level VII (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
GER 40200 - German Level VIII (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
GER 42400 - Business German Credits: 3.00
GER 48000 - German Civilization Credits: 3.00
GER 58100 - German Culture Credits: 3.00
GREK 34300 - Greek Oratory Credits: 3.00
GREK 34400 - Greek Epic Credits: 3.00
GREK 35300 - Greek Tragedy Credits: 3.00
GREK 35400 - Greek Comedy Credits: 3.00
ITAL 30100 - Italian Level V (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
ITAL 30200 - Italian Level VI (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
ITAL 34100 - Italian Literature I: From The Middle Ages To The Enlightenment Credits: 3.00
ITAL 34200 - Italian Literature II: From Romanticism To The Present Credits: 3.00
JPNS 24100 - Introduction To The Study Of Japanese Literature Credits: 3.00
JPNS 30100 - Japanese Level V (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
JPNS 30200 - Japanese Level VI (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
JPNS 34100 - Japanese Literature I: Modern Japanese Literature Credits: 3.00
JPNS 40100 - Japanese Level VII (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
JPNS 40200 - Japanese Level VIII (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
JPNS 48500 - Culinary Culture Of Japan Credits: 3.00
KOR 28000 - Special Topics In Korean Language Credits: 3.00
KOR 30100 - Korean Level V Credits: 3.00
KOR 30200 - Korean Level VI Credits: 3.00
KOR 48000 - Special Topics In Korean Studies Credits: 3.00
LATN 34300 - Roman Oratory (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
LATN 34400 - Roman Epic (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
LATN 34500 - Roman Elegy (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
LATN 34600 - Roman Rhetoric (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
LATN 34700 - Roman Comedy (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
LATN 44200 - Roman Lyric Poetry (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
LATN 44300 - Roman Satire (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
LATN 44400 - Roman Philosophers (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
LATN 44500 - Roman Encyclopedists (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
PTGS 30100 - Portuguese Level V (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
PTGS 30200 - Portuguese Level VI (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
PTGS 39800 - Topics In Portuguese Credits: 3.00
PTGS 49800 - Advanced Topics In Portuguese Credits: 3.00
RUSS 30100 - Russian Level V (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
RUSS 30200 - Russian Level VI (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
RUSS 34100 - Russian Literature In The Nineteenth Century Credits: 3.00
RUSS 34200 - Revolution, Repression, Renewal: Soviet Literature And Beyond Credits: 3.00
RUSS 40100 - Russian Level VII (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
RUSS 40200 - Russian Level VIII (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
SPAN 24100 - Introduction To The Study Of Hispanic Literature Credits: 3.00
SPAN 28000 - Second-Year Spanish: Special Topics Credits: 3.00
SPAN 30100 - Spanish Level V (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
SPAN 30200 - Spanish Level VI (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
SPAN 30500 - Spanish For Heritage Speakers (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
SPAN 30801 - Advanced Spanish For Heritage Speakers (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
SPAN 32100 - Introduction To Spanish For The Professions Credits: 3.00
SPAN 32200 - Spanish For The Health Professions Credits: 3.00
SPAN 32300 - Global Sustainable Engineering Credits: 1.00 to 3.00
SPAN 32400 - Cultural Engineering Research In Spanish Credits: 1.00 to 3.00
SPAN 32500 - Spanish For Engineering And Technology Credits: 3.00
SPAN 33500 - The Literature Of The Spanish-Speaking Peoples In The United States Credits: 3.00
SPAN 34100 - Hispanic Literature I: Poetry And Drama Credits: 3.00
SPAN 34200 - Hispanic Literature II: Prose Credits: 3.00
SPAN 39800 - Special Topics In Spanish Credits: 1.00 to 3.00
SPAN 40100 - Spanish VII: Advanced Spanish In Context: Celebrations And Traditions (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
SPAN 40200 - Spanish VIII: Advanced Spanish In Context: Contemporary Issues (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
SPAN 42400 - Business Spanish Credits: 3.00
SPAN 48000 - Spanish Civilization Credits: 3.00
SPAN 48100 - Spanish Culture Credits: 3.00
SPAN 48200 - Latin American Civilization Credits: 3.00
SPAN 48300 - Latin American Culture Credits: 3.00
SPAN 48500 - Food And Culture In The Hispanic World Credits: 3.00
SPAN 49800 - Advanced Topics In Spanish Credits: 1.00 to 3.00

Area C - Other Literatures and Cultures Courses

These courses are taught in English

ARAB 23000 - Arabic Literature In Translation Credits: 3.00
ARAB 23900 - Arab Women Writers (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
ARAB 28000 - Arabic Culture (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
ARAB 28100 - Introduction To Islamic Civilization And Culture Credits: 3.00
ARAB 33400 - North African Literature And Culture Credits: 3.00
ARAB 58700 - Modern Arab Thought Credits: 3.00
CHNS 28000 - Topics In Chinese Civilization And Culture (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
CHNS 28100 - Introduction To Chinese Food Culture Credits: 3.00
CHNS 28500 - Chinese Calligraphy Credits: 1.00
CHNS 33000 - Introduction To Chinese Cinema (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
CLCS 22000 - Topics In Classical Literature Credits: 3.00
CLCS 23010 - Survey Of Greek Literature In Translation (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
CLCS 23100 - Survey Of Latin Literature (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
CLCS 23300 - Comparative Mythology (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
CLCS 23400 - Medical And Scientific Terminology From Greek And Latin Roots Credits: 3.00
CLCS 23500 - Introduction To Classical Mythology (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
CLCS 23700 - Gender And Sexuality In Greek And Roman Antiquity (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
CLCS 23800 - The Tragic Vision (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
CLCS 23900 - The Comic Vision (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
CLCS 33700 - The Ancient Epic Credits: 3.00
CLCS 28000 - Topics In Classical Civilization Credits: 3.00
CLCS 38000 - Alexander The Great And Hellenistic World (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
CLCS 38100 - Julius Caesar: Statesman, Soldier, Citizen Credits: 3.00
CLCS 38300 - The Roman Empire Credits: 3.00
CLCS 38400 - Ancient Western Medicine Credits: 3.00
CLCS 38500 - Science, Medicine And Magic In The Ancient West (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
CLCS 38600 - Ancient Greek Religion Credits: 3.00
CLCS 38700 - Roman Religion Credits: 3.00
CLCS 48000 - Potters And Society In Antiquity Credits: 3.00
CLCS 48100 - Culture And Society In The Age Of Pericles Credits: 3.00
CLCS 48300 - Republican Rome Credits: 3.00
CLCS 49900 - Special Topics In Classics Credits: 1.00 to 4.00
ENGL 21700 - Figures Of Myth And Legend I: Monsters (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
ENGL 21800 - Figures Of Myth And Legends II: Heroes And Villains (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
ENGL 21900 - Figures Of Myth And Legend III: Magic And Marvels (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
ENGL 22300 - Literature And Technology (UCC: STS) Credits: 3.00
ENGL 22400 - Literature, Money, And Markets Credits: 3.00
ENGL 22500 - Literature, Inequality, And Injustice (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
ENGL 22600 - Narrative Medicine (UCC: STS) Credits: 3.00
ENGL 23000 - Great Narrative Works (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
ENGL 23200 - Thematic Studies In Literature Credits: 3.00
ENGL 23400 - Literature And The Environment (UCC: STS) Credits: 3.00
ENGL 23700 - Introduction To Poetry (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
ENGL 23800 - Introduction To Fiction (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
ENGL 24000 - British Literature Before 1789 (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
ENGL 24100 - British Literature After 1789 (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
ENGL 24900 - Great British Books Credits: 3.00
ENGL 25000 - Great American Books (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
ENGL 25700 - Literature Of Black America Credits: 3.00
ENGL 26400 - The Bible As Literature (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
ENGL 34100 - Topics In Science, Literature, And Culture Credits: 3.00
ENGL 34200 - Legal Fictions Credits: 3.00
ENGL 34300 - Labor And Literature Credits: 3.00
ENGL 35000 - American Literature Before 1865 (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
ENGL 35100 - American Literature After 1865 (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
ENGL 35200 - Native American Literature Credits: 3.00
ENGL 35400 - Asian American Literature Credits: 3.00
ENGL 35800 - Black Drama Credits: 3.00
ENGL 35900 - Black Women Writers Credits: 3.00
ENGL 36000 - Gender And Literature (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
ENGL 36500 - Literature And Imperialism (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
ENGL 36600 - Postcolonial Literatures Credits: 3.00
ENGL 36700 - Mystery And Detective Fiction (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
ENGL 37300 - Science Fiction And Fantasy (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
ENGL 37401 - Studies In British Literary History Credits: 3.00
ENGL 37700 - Modern And Contemporary Poetry Credits: 3.00
ENGL 37800 - Studies In American Literary History Credits: 3.00
ENGL 37900 - The Short Story Credits: 3.00
ENGL 38100 - The British Novel (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
ENGL 38200 - The American Novel (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
ENGL 38900 - Literature For Children (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
ENGL 39200 - Young Adult Literature Credits: 3.00
ENGL 39600 - Studies In Literature And Language Credits: 1.00 to 3.00
ENGL 41100 - Studies In Major Authors Credits: 3.00
ENGL 41200 - Studies In Genre Credits: 3.00
ENGL 41400 - Studies In Literature And Culture Credits: 3.00
ENGL 43900 - Topics In Disability Studies Credits: 3.00
ENGL 44200 - Shakespeare Credits: 3.00
ENGL 46000 - Studies In Women’s Literature Credits: 3.00
ENGL 46200 - The Bible As Literature: The Old Testament Credits: 3.00
ENGL 46300 - The Bible As Literature: The New Testament Credits: 3.00
FR 23000 - French Literature In Translation Credits: 3.00
GER 23000 - German Literature In Translation (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
GER 28000 - German Special Topics Credits: 3.00
ITAL 23100 - Dante’s Divine Comedy Credits: 3.00
ITAL 33300 - The Spirit Of Italian Comedy (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
ITAL 39300 - Special Topics In Italian Literature Or Cinema Credits: 3.00
ITAL 39400 - Special Topics In Italian Literature Credits: 3.00
ITAL 49300 - Advanced Topics In Italian Literature Or Cinema Credits: 3.00
JPNS 23000 - Japanese Literature In Translation Credits: 3.00
LC 23100 - Fairytale, Folktale, Fable Credits: 3.00
LC 23500 - East Asian Literature In Translation Credits: 3.00
LC 23900 - Women Writers In Translation (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
LC 28000 - Special Topics In Languages And Cultures Credits: 3.00
LC 28100 - Introduction To World Food Cultures (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
LC 32300 - Global Sustainable Engineering Credits: 1.00 or 3.00
LC 33100 - Comparative Literature In Translation Credits: 3.00
LC 49000 - Special Topics In Foreign Languages And Literatures Credits: 1.00 to 4.00
PTGS 39800 - Topics In Portuguese Credits: 3.00
PTGS 49800 - Advanced Topics In Portuguese Credits: 3.00
RUSS 29800 - Special Topics In Russian Credits: 3.00
RUSS 34100 - Russian Literature In The Nineteenth Century Credits: 3.00
RUSS 34200 - Revolution, Repression, Renewal: Soviet Literature And Beyond Credits: 3.00
RUSS 49700 - Topics In Russian Literature Credits: 3.00 to 6.00
SPAN 23100 - Cervantes’ Don Quixote Credits: 3.00
SPAN 23500 - Spanish American Literature In Translation Credits: 3.00
SPAN 28000 - Second-Year Spanish: Special Topics Credits: 3.00
SPAN 33500 - The Literature Of The Spanish-Speaking Peoples In The United States Credits: 3.00

Area D - Film Studies

ARAB 33000 - The Middle East On Film Credits: 3.00
CHNS 33000 - Introduction To Chinese Cinema (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
CLCS 23600 - Ancient World Onscreen Credits: 3.00
ENGL 27600 - Shakespeare On Film (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
ENGL 27900 - The American Short Story In Print And Film Credits: 3.00
ENGL 28600 - The Movies (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
ENGL 38600 - History Of Film To 1950 Credits: 3.00
ENGL 38700 - History Of Film Since 1950 Credits: 3.00
FR 33000 - French Cinema (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
GER 33000 - German Cinema (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
ITAL 33000 - The Italian Cinema (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
ITAL 33500 - Italian-American Cinema Credits: 3.00
JPNS 33000 - Japanese Cinema Credits: 3.00
KOR 33000 - Introduction To Korean Cinema Credits: 3.00
KOR 38000 - Special Topics In Korean Culture Credits: 3.00
LC 33300 - The Middle Ages On Film (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
LC 33800 - Language Through Films Credits: 3.00
PTGS 33000 - Brazilian, Portuguese, And African Cinema Credits: 3.00
RUSS 33000 - Russian And East European Cinema (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
SPAN 33000 - Spanish And Latin American Cinema (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00