Bachelor of Comparative and World Literature at San Francisco State University

To ensure adequate planning of a student's program, all majors must consult an advisor regularly throughout their undergraduate years. Students who are interested in pursuing a teaching credential in English with a comparative literature emphasis in addition to the B.A. in Comparative and World Literature should consult the credential requirements section in this Bulletin and meet with an advisor in the Department of Comparative and World Literature.

Student Portfolio

Following departmental guidelines, all students will complete a portfolio prior to graduation.

Students are advised to take CWL 400GW as early as possible in the major.

During the course of study for the Bachelor of Arts in Comparative and World Literature, the student will:

1. Read closely in a variety of forms and modes, and articulate the value of close reading in the study of comparative and world literature.
2. Show familiarity with many literary genres, periods, and critical approaches to World Literature.
3. Write clearly, effectively, and creatively, adjusting style appropriately in accordance with the content and rhetorical context of the assignment.
4. Develop and complete research projects and locate, evaluate, and incorporate information effectively.
5. Identify and articulate relations among culture, history, and texts.
6. Develop and define an individual area of focus, such as a given historical period, genre, national literature, or other topic of literary study.
7. Compile a Student Portfolio of undergraduate work in consultation with a department advisor.