New York University (NYU)
Comparative Literature

Manhattan, USA

DEGREE TYPE

Course

DURATION

LANGUAGES

English

PACE

APPLICATION DEADLINE

EARLIEST START DATE

STUDY FORMAT

On-Campus

Key Summary

About: The Comparative Literature postgraduate program dives into literary studies across different cultures and languages. It examines how texts interact and what literary forms tell us about social, historical, and political contexts. The course fosters critical thinking, intercultural understanding, and analytical skills, preparing students to engage with a diverse range of literary works.

Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue careers in various fields, including education, publishing, translation, cultural analysis, and research. Potential roles include editor, literary critic, translator, and academic.

The Comparative Literature program trains students in literary history and literary theory through courses in literature, theory, criticism, aesthetics, and translation.

Students in Comparative Literature come from over twenty-five countries and are native speakers of as many languages. They bring a range of cultural and intellectual interests and have given the program in Comparative Literature at the Graduate Center an international character second to none that mirrors New York City in all its depth and complexity.

In recent years our students have accepted teaching positions at Barnard, Williams, Yale, Hamilton, Mount Holyoke, Vanderbilt, Harvard, UCLA, Penn State, Rutgers, The University of Massachusetts, and at a number of CUNY colleges. They have also found positions in Italy, Germany, and Turkey.

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