Course Selection
M.A. students must take nine for-credit courses, for a total of twenty-seven credits: three required, three elective, and three foreign language courses.
1st Year – Fall Semester | 1st Year – Spring Semester |
LITR 501: Methods in Comparative Literature | LITR 502: Debates in Comparative Literature |
LITR 542: Readings in Critical Theory |
Students may take a LITR 300- or 400-coded course, but only as an audit. And they must take several non-credit courses.
Advisor Assignments
Students must assign a thesis advisor, notify the program coordinators, and turn in the advisor appointment form to the GSSSH office by July 1 of their first academic year. They can change their advisor subject to the consent of the new advisor and the program coordinators, and should notify the office as soon as the change takes place.
Thesis Proposal
Students must submit a thesis proposal by September 15 of their second academic year.
Thesis Jury Composition
The thesis jury is composed of three faculty members, and one member must be from another university with at least the title of Assistant Professor. The jury must be approved by both the Department and GSSSH by February 15 of their second year.
Thesis Submission and Defense Date
Students must submit the final draft of their thesis by May 15 of their second year and notify their defense date to the GSSSH office. The defense date must be scheduled for early June, between three to four weeks after the submission.
Leave of Absence
Students may suspend their studies only up to two consecutive semesters with the approval of their advisor, the program coordinators, and the GSSSH office. Stipends and other benefits will be put on hold during the leave.
Teaching Experience
Students are expected to gain teaching experience as part of their studies and will be appointed as teaching assistants, beginning with the spring semester of their first year and continuing in the fall and spring semesters of their second year.
Grievances
All grievances should be first communicated to the program coordinators.