Doctoral Concentrations

Students in the Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies program shall gain sufficient knowledge to design, in collaboration with their faculty committees, which are specific to each individual student, a series of different reading lists (the number corresponding to their degree) in their specialty area, theoretical fields, and world literatures and cultures lists supporting the breadth and depth of preparation beyond the student’s main specialty. To this end, each student shall gain the knowledge and expertise necessary to successfully pass the comprehensive exam or complete a thesis project in their particular, highly individualized field.