Our advisors meet regularly with undergraduate majors to help them develop a program of study tailored to the student's individual interests and needs. At the graduate level, we award the degrees of MA and PhD in Comparative Literature. Graduate seminars are offered in the major periods and genres of European literature, as well as in the literatures of East and Central Europe, Africa, Southeast Asia, East Asia and South Asia. The department has a strong emphasis in literary theory, and we welcome students with an interest in multicultural and interdisciplinary studies. With faculty and graduate students from around the world, the department makes every effort to foster an intellectual community that is diverse, open and dynamic.
Graduate funding is available for teaching courses in both literature and languages.
Teaching assistants are mentored by faculty members and individually advised by the Graduate Coordinator and Head. Each year the department hosts numerous guest lectures, symposia, and small conferences, with multiple opportunities for formal and informal interaction between students and distinguished visitors. The University of Georgia's Comparative Literature Department is truly global, multicultural and interdisciplinary in its orientation, with a wide range of undergraduate and graduate offerings in the world's literatures, languages and cultures. We invite you to learn more about us by exploring our website, and we hope you will contact us if we can provide any further information about our programs.