Comparative Literature Minor
Department of English and Comparative Literature
Greenlaw Hall, CB# 3520
(919) 962-5481
Mary Floyd-Wilson, Chair
Hilary Lithgow, ECL Undergraduate Advisor
Jennifer Larson, Director of Undergraduate Studies
The comparative literature minor offers students flexibility to develop creative approaches to international literature and film, while placing a strong emphasis on foreign language learning and training in theory. The program encourages students to develop rigorous analytic skills and excellent communication skills applicable to a wide range of fields.
Department Programs
Majors
Minors
- Comparative Literature Minor
- Composition, Rhetoric, and Digital Literacy Minor
- Creative Writing Minor
- English Minor
- Global Cinema Minor
- Latina/o Studies Minor
- Medicine, Literature, and Culture Minor
Graduate Programs
- Ph.D. in English and Comparative Literature
- M.A. in English with a Concentration in Literature, Medicine, and Culture
Requirements
In addition to the program requirements listed below, students must:
- take at least nine hours of their minor "core" requirements at UNC–Chapel Hill
- earn a minimum of 12 hours of C or better in the minor (some minors require more)
For more information, please consult the degree requirements section of the catalog.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| One course from Great Books I (CMPL courses numbered between 120 and 129) | 3 | |
| Great Books I: Epic and Lyric Traditions | ||
| Great Books I: Romancing the World H | ||
| Great Books I: Visual Arts and Literature from Antiquity to 1750 H | ||
| Great Books I: Politics and Literature from Antiquity to 1750 | ||
| Great Books I: Science and Literature from Antiquity to 1750 | ||
| One course from Great Books II (CMPL courses numbered between 130 and 142) | 3 | |
| Great Books II H | ||
| Great Books II: Savage, Native, Stranger, Other | ||
| Great Books II: Performance and Cultural Identity in the African Diaspora | ||
| Great Books II: Imaging the Americas from the Late 18th Century to the Present | ||
| Great Books II: Travel and Identity H | ||
| Visual Culture II | ||
| Three additional courses numbered between CMPL 200 and CMPL 699 | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
| H | Honors version available. An honors course fulfills the same requirements as the nonhonors version of that course. Enrollment and GPA restrictions may apply. |
Courses cross-listed between comparative literature and classics may not be counted for a minor in comparative literature by students majoring in classics.
Comparative Literature (CMPL) course descriptions.
See the program page here for special opportunities.
