Undergraduate Programs

Why Study Comparative Literature?

Comparative literature is an innovative and interdisciplinary field of study. It's a consideration of the power of cultural expression, and how to work across and between traditional national, linguistic, and disciplinary boundaries to generate new knowledge. Our programs of study are anchored in thoughtful, engaged and ethical practices of reading, viewing, analysis, discussion and writing as we situate the books, poems, films, performances and works of media and visual culture we examine in local, global and planetary frames.


Major in Comparative Literature

The undergraduate program in comparative literature at University of Oregon is an individualized program of study with a high degree of flexibility. Different tracks within the major and focus fields, courses taken outside the department, allow students to choose their own areas of interest—and double-major with relative ease.


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Students in the Department of Comparative Literature can expand their skills through study abroad programs, research-based internships administered by faculty, and other experiential learning opportunities, such as the Nomad Mentorship Program.


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Department of History Coffee Hour
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Department of History Coffee Hour Apr 1 McKenzie Hall
What is Research? (2025)
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What is Research? (2025) Apr 5 University of Oregon Portland
Mastering the Art of a Humanities & Social Science Poster
Apr7
Mastering the Art of a Humanities & Social Science Poster Apr 7
Department of History Coffee Hour
Apr8
Department of History Coffee Hour Apr 8 McKenzie Hall
Dept. of History Pierson Lecture: "Trans Berlin: The World's First Trans Politics, Berlin's Queer Golden Age, and the Rise of Fascism, 1918-1933"
Apr8
Dept. of History Pierson Lecture: "Trans Berlin: The World's First Trans Politics, Berlin's Queer Golden Age, and the Rise of Fascism, 1918-1933" Apr 8 Gerlinger Hall
Creative Writing Program Presents: Screening of RULE BREAKERS and Q&A
Apr8
Creative Writing Program Presents: Screening of RULE BREAKERS and Q&A Apr 8 Erb Memorial Union (EMU)
Resume Extravaganza! (Drop-In Resume Reviews with Career Coaches & Peer Coaches)
Apr9
Resume Extravaganza! (Drop-In Resume Reviews with Career Coaches & Peer Coaches) Apr 9 Willie and Donald Tykeson Hall
Cinema Studies Presents: “Evolving Animation Through its Long, Lost Past: An Artist Talk with Eric Dyer”
Apr10
Cinema Studies Presents: “Evolving Animation Through its Long, Lost Past: An Artist Talk with Eric Dyer” Apr 10 Gerlinger Hall