World Literature Minor
for the Undergraduate Minor in World Literature
This minor is sponsored by the Program in Comparative and World Literature. Students must choose from either the Europe and the Americas Track or the Asia and Africa Track.
for the Undergraduate Minor in World Literature
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CWL 202 | Literature and Ideas | 3 |
| Select five of the following: | 15 | |
At least six hours of coursework should be advanced (300-level or 400-level courses) and must be distinct from credit earned for the student’s major or another minor | ||
| Global Consciousness and Lit | ||
| Cross-Cultural Thematics | ||
| Literatures of the Islamic World | ||
| Modern Asian and African Literatures | ||
| Comparative Lit Studies | ||
| Early Masterpieces of Western Culture | ||
| Modern Masterpieces of Western Culture | ||
| Responses to the Holocaust | ||
| Special Topics Comp Lit I | ||
| Themes in Narrative | ||
| Lit Genres and Forms | ||
| International Lit Relations | ||
| Special Topics in Comp Lit II | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |
for the Undergraduate Minor in World Literature
- Social Awareness and Cultural Understanding / Global Consciousness: students will develop a comparative understanding of national literatures in the context of a globalizing world, and an ability to situate texts in their cultural and historical contexts.
- Intellectual Reasoning and Knowledge: students will appreciate the aesthetic qualities of literary texts and develop an awareness of influential critical and interpretive methods.
- Intellectual Reasoning and Knowledge: students will demonstrate a general understanding of the conventions of literary genres and of the major developments in literary history.
- Creative Inquiry and Discovery: students will demonstrate ability to express oneself orally and in writing in a clear, coherent and persuasive manner, and to construct an interpretive argument.
for the Undergraduate Minor in World Literature
Department of Comparative & World Literature
Comparative & World Literature Faculty
complit@illinois.edu
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