Overview

As a major and department almost entirely unique to Occidental, Comparative Studies in Literature and Culture major, from the Occidental College allows you to investigate the ways in which literature uses all the devices and resources of a given language not simply to “entertain”, but more fundamentally, to open its readers and listeners up to the manifold possibilities of their world to make (and remake) the horizons of intelligibility within which the speakers of a common language ordinarily dwell.

Literature and language, of course, do not operate in isolation from a myriad of other aspects (intellectual, physical, emotional) of a culture.

CSLC thus invites its students to develop, in consultation with department faculty, a collaboratively designed and fully interdisciplinary major that engages at least one specific literature and language, and one specialized external discipline, of the student’s own choosing.

Career

As an interdisciplinary major that seeks to articulate the connection between all major forms of human cultural expression—literature, language, art, science, philosophy—CSLC provides an excellent preparation for all manner of graduate studies, and has successfully prepared students for careers in fields as diverse as education and computer gaming, law and medicine, business administration and the creative arts.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

The Wake of the Ancient

Between Desire and Despair: Roman Literature Survey

Comedy Philosophy Romance: Hellenistic Literature

Myth: the Greco-Roman gods

Spectacle and the Stage in Ancient Rome

Hegel, Nietzsche, Heidegger: Tragic Philosophy

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-10 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

128 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Glendale, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

Personal essay

Early Decision agreement (if applying Early Decision)

High school transcript

School report

Counselor recommendation letter

Midyear transcript

Midyear report

Letter of recommendation

Tuition Fees

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68108 USD / year

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68108 USD / year

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In-State

68108 USD / year

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Living costs

Glendale

United States

1370 - 2530 USD / month

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Career

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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General requirements

Tuition Fees

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Living costs

Glendale

Funding

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