这种强调为世界文学翻译提供了广阔的背景。它适合于对全球文学和文化感兴趣的学生，以及选择英语单学科证书课程的比较世界文学教学选择的学生。比较世界文学是对外国文学进行翻译以及这些文学之间以及文学与艺术，音乐，历史，哲学和戏剧等其他领域之间的关系的研究。在CSULB，《比较世界文学》也将重点放在文化研究和神话学上，以此作为理解文学以及我们在多元文化和全球环境中看待自己的方式的基础。
Comparative Literature majors from all three Emphases should be able to - Demonstrate knowledge of world literary traditions and the continuing influence of those traditions on world cultures, as well as identify emergent global literary trends.Develop skills in literary analysis and critical writing, and apply comparative methodologies and literary theory to evaluate literary texts and other cultural products.Interpret and criticize literary texts within social, cultural, and historical contexts.Produce analyses of the relationship between literature other cultural production and the identity formation of individuals and their communities, and discuss literary texts as part of discursive systems.