比较文学（通常缩写为“ Comp。Lit.”）为学生提供了超越国界和学科界限追求文学热爱的机会。它在21世纪的全球背景下研究文学，其中考虑到文化和语言多样性以及不断变化的技术和新媒体。专业学生学习英语以外的至少一种语言的文学文本，研究古代和现代世界的作品，并探索非西方传统以及西方所谓的“伟大书籍”的文化产物。 。学生学习文学与其他媒体和学科（例如哲学，宗教，历史，法律，电影研究和心理分析）的交汇处，并修读示范小说，法文诗歌，俄罗斯电影，文学与正义，后殖民主义等领域的课程。大众文化，灾难文学或拉丁美洲的魔幻
Comparative Literature (commonly abbreviated as Comp Lit) offers students the opportunity to pursue their love of literature beyond national and disciplinary boundaries. It situates the study of literature in a 21st century global context that takes account of cultural and linguistic diversity as well as changing technologies and new media.<br> <br>As a major, you will:<br> <br>Read literary texts in at least one language other than English. <br>Study works from the ancient to the modern world. <br><br>Explore the transnational production of culture to include both so-called great books of the Western tradition and cultural productions from non-Western traditions. <br>Engage theoretical frameworks that provide critical perspectives on foundational questions in the humanities. <br>Examine the relationships between literature and other disciplines (e.g. philosophy, religion, history, law, film studies, and psychoanalysis) as well as between literature and other media.