本科比较文学专业课程使学生能够从跨文化的角度研究文学。该计划的目的是鼓励学生学习各种各样的说明性文学主题，而不是学习单一文学传统的全部发展。比较文学的研究者应该愿意尝试不同的文学方法，并不断地好奇地研究文学和美学问题。比较文学与其他文学集中度的不同之处主要在于其对国际的关注以及对艺术和文化的宽泛的观点，其中语言的研究与文学和文学理论的分析相结合。
The concentration in Comparative Literature enables students to study an illustrative range of literary topics and to develop a focused critical understanding of how cultures differ from one another and what those differences mean. Our courses provide opportunities to engage with literary works across linguistic and cultural boundaries, exploring the traditions and innovations of the literatures of the world. In the spirit of Brown's Open Curriculum, a concentration in Comparative Literature affords great academic freedom. Advanced literature courses from any literature department at Brown count for concentration credit. Any language ancient or modern'supported at Brown may form part of a Comparative Literature concentration program. All students take a course in literary theory and have the opportunity to complete a senior essay.