The Comparative Literature concentration is interdepartmental and individualized. A student plans his or her program in close consultation with a faculty advisor. The goal of the concentration is to help the student increase skills in analytical reading and argumentative writing and to develop an understanding of the interrelationships among several literary traditions. Students in Comparative Literature acquire training in one or more foreign languages. They study at least two literatures (one of which may be English) in the original languages and acquaint themselves with some of the essential writings in the theory of literature. Students who choose to write a senior thesis will find it an opportunity to synthesize their earlier course work.