比较文学系的研究生课程邀请学生学习和理解超越语言或国家界限的文学。我们挑战我们的学生，使其参与全球文学的理论，解释和批评，并探索其与邻近领域的互动，例如视觉和物质文化，语言学，电影和媒体研究，心理学，法律，哲学和历史。该系鼓励学生发展文本分析技能，同时挑战学生在理论上反思写作和阅读的行为，以及文学与人类经验其他领域之间的联系。它拥有四个博士学位课程：比较文学学位，以及与经典，电影和媒体研究以及文艺复兴研究的联合学位。我们目前的研究生来自15个不同的国家，以来自世界各地的20多种语言工作，并从事各种创新研究
Department of Comparative Literature. Students must take at least ten courses in the field of Renaissance Studies (offered in several departments), including two terms of the Renaissance Studies core seminar and three courses in two disciplines other than literature (such as history, history of art, or religious studies). At least three of a student's overall list of courses must be in literary theory, criticism, or methodology, at least one course each in poetry, narrative fiction, and drama, and at least one course each in ancient or medieval literature and Enlightenment or modern literature. At least two courses must be completed with the grade of Honors. In general, students should take a wide range of courses with a focus on one or two national or language-based literatures.