Overview

Majoring in comparative literature provides students with tools for analyzing texts, writing, editing, translating, and thinking across disciplinary and national boundaries. Our majors engage a variety of literary traditions and historical periods, from Latin American concrete poetry to Yiddish experimental fiction. The Comparative Literature department at University of California, Berkeley offers rigorous training in the following areas of strength of our internationally recognized faculty: French, German, Italian, Hebrew studies, classics, critical theory, East Asian literatures and arts, performance studies, film and media, poetry and poetics, gender and sexuality, postcolonial theory, English and American literatures, early modern and Renaissance studies and Slavic literatures and cultures.

Learning outcomes

All members of the department are deeply invested in the academic development of our students and value you as an integral part of the Comparative Literature community at UC Berkeley.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

The Ancient Mediterranean World
The Renaissance
The Middle Ages
The Modern Period

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Berkeley, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

3.4

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Students who apply to Berkeley should meet the following minimum requirements:

Meet the A-G subject course requirements.

Have a 3.0 GPA in A-G courses taken in the 10th and 11th grade years. (3.4 GPA for non-residents)

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

51204 USD / year

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51204 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

13602 USD / year

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Additional Details

Non-resident: Tuition: $6,801.00 + Non-resident Supplemental Tuition $18,801.00.

Living costs

Berkeley

United States

1750 - 2820 USD / month

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