- Advising and Declaring
- Courses
- Major in Comparative Literature, Arts, and Media
- Major in Translation
- Minor in Translation Studies
- Catherine Brown First Year Writing Prize
- Senior Prize in Literary Translation
- Transfer Students & Transfer Credits
- Accelerated MA Program in Transcultural Studies
- Careers in Comp Lit & Translation
- Comp Lit Plagiarism Statement
- Student Spotlights
- Canon Translation Journal
- Frequently Asked Questions
The Department of Comparative Literature offers a wide range of courses at all levels of the curriculum. Our classes are open to students from other departments in LSA, and from other units across the university. None of our courses have pre-requisites.
Faculty members in Comparative Literature teach First Year Literary Seminars (COMPLIT 140). Students can fulfill the First-Year Writing Requirement by taking “Writing World Literatures" (COMPLIT 122), or the Upper-Level Writing Requirement by taking “Translating World Literatures” (COMPLIT 322) or "Adapting World Literatures" (COMPLIT 323).
In addition, the Department of Comparative Literature offers courses at the 300 and 400 levels, with more specialized topics that vary each semester. Some of our courses can be counted toward the “Comparative Culture & Identity” track in International Studies.
We encourage students to explore our full course sequence in World Literatures:
- COMPLIT 122 (Writing World Literatures; meets FYWR)
- COMPLIT 222 (Great Books in World Literatures; meets HU requirement)
- COMPLIT 322 (Translating World Literatures; meets ULWR)
- COMPLIT 323 (Adapting World Literatures; meets ULWR)
- COMPLIT 422 (Comparing World Literatures and Cultures)
For more information, see our Curriculum Overview page, which has a general description of all Comparative Literature courses.
To see more detailed descriptions of specific courses and instructors listed for each semester, see the LSA Course Guide (U-M Login Required).
Check out our current and past course offerings on our Course Gallery page. We also post flyers for our current courses on the bulletin board along our CompLit Corridor, on the second floor of Tisch Hall.
