Program in Comparative Literature, College of Wooster
Wooster is one of a handful of liberal arts colleges where a student may study comparative literature as an undergraduate. They study literature across national cultures, develop competence in at least one foreign language, and become familiar with the different theoretical approaches to the study of literature.
A strong emphasis on theory, unusual at the undergraduate level, provides an excellent foundation for graduate study. It’s an interdepartmental program that includes both explicitly comparative courses and courses that focus on particular national literatures, both in the original language and in translation. Each major’s specific program is formulated in consultation with a faculty advisor. All students at The College of Wooster complete at least two semesters of independent study under the guidance of a faculty mentor and their research forms the basis of a thesis delivered in spring of each student’s senior year.