比较文学系提供了一个综合的BA / MA计划，该计划旨在让学历较高的学士学位学生在学习5年后获得比较文学的文学学士学位和文学硕士学位。除该专业的语言和文学学习外，本科课程的头两年还包括大学通识教育和人文学科的要求。在第三年，您将用两种不同的语言在两个主要文献中定义感兴趣的领域。此外，您应该开始用第二外语进行工作。第四年包括方法学方面的研究生水平的工作，以及您选择的主要文献资料，它将取代类似的400层高级年级课程。该课程的第五年和最后一年通常包括比较文学课程以及所选文学的研究生工作。该计划最终以硕士学位论文
The Department of Comparative Literature offers an integrated B.A./M.A. program that is designed to allow academically superior baccalaureate students to obtain both the B.A. and the M.A. degrees in Comparative Literature with five years of study.<br><br>The first two years of undergraduate coursework include the University General Education and Liberal Arts requirements in addition to language and literature study in the major. In the third year, you will define areas of interest in two primary literatures in different languages. In addition, you should begin to undertake work in a second foreign language. The fourth year includes graduate level work in methodology and your choice of primary literatures which replaces comparable 400-level senior year courses. The fifth and final year of the program typically consists of graduate work in Comparative Literature courses as well as the chosen literatures. The program culminates with an M.A. paper.<br><br>By encouraging greater depth and focus in the course of study beginning in the third undergraduate year, this program will help you more clearly define your area of interest and expertise in the otherwise vast field of international literatures. As a result, long-range academic planning for a doctoral degree at another University or other professional goals will be greatly enhanced.