This program may be started at any campus and is completed at Penn State University Park.

This major is designed to introduce students to the richness of the world's literary heritage, encourage them to become fluent in one or more foreign languages, and acquaint them with various ways of studying literary works and cultures of all periods and nations. Comparative Literature includes the study of universal values and themes in literature. It also looks at literature in its relationship to other aspects of culture, such as folklore, mythology, and film.

The B.A. degree in Comparative Literature is offered by Penn State's College of the Liberal Arts.

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