Comparative Literature Major Comparative Literature and Intercultural Studies examines common features in the literatures of more than one culture. It can focus on a genre, a period or a theme, or it can focus very broadly on the materials of literature itself—structure, rhetoric or language. We live today in a global society where languages, literatures and cultures intersect and interbreed, and that is why it is important to broaden our scope, to see the world. We offer courses in the literature and culture of Europe and America, of China, Japan and Korea, and of East and West Africa. In comparative literature classes, you will read works in translation. Comparative Literature Major Asian Languages and Literature Major The Asian Languages and Literature major provides students access to cultural traditions shared by a fifth of the world's population. Asian Languages and Literature Major Arabic Major Arabic is a beautiful language with a rich heritage of literature, scholarly work, and ancient culture. It was adopted by the United Nations as one of its six official languages in 1974. Students of Arabic become familiar with many of the cultural patterns, social issues, historical events, artistic traditions, and elements of daily life of the people whose cultures are rooted in Arabic. Arabic will give students a career edge in such fields as diplomacy, intelligence, business, engineering, international development, and academia. Arabic Major
