Bachelor Degree in Comparative Literature (BA) at Brigham Young University |
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Brigham Young University is a Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above Research Universities (high research activity) with 34,174 students in Provo, UT.
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Bachelor degree, Certificates/Postbaccalaureate Certificate, Masters degree, Doctor's degree, First-Professional degree |
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Brigham Young University
Bachelor degree
Comparative Literature (BA)
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Program Purpose
Comparative Literature is the study of literature in its totality. The program major and minor acquaint students with literary study beyond the confines of any one national tradition, and it also trains students in the study of the relationship between literature and other areas of knowledge. Combining the synthesizing skills and knowledge related to individual national literatures, the Comparative Literature utilizes a wide range of linguistic and philosophical knowledge unique to an undergraduate program. The program is intellectually enlarging in that it provides a rigorous academic experience for its students that exposes them to a variety of different cultures and literary traditions it seeks to be spiritually strengthening and character building through the study of the discipline within a context of the restored gospel and the fundamental moral questions that have provided a basis for literary expression throughout history it also seeks to give students a basis for lifelong learning and service, regardless of the professional field they end up pursuing.
Expected Learning Outcomes
Students who graduate with a BA in Comparative Literature will be able to:
1. demonstrate a high level of proficiency in at least one foreign language.
2. articulate a sound understanding of the broad outlines of western literary history and demonstrate some familiarity with the Asian tradition; know the literary traditions of two languages in some detail through the completion of course work and a reading list, chosen in consultation with a faculty adviser.
3. explain the place of classical literature within the development of the western literary tradition.
4. use tools and methods of literary analysis central to the discipline of Comparative Literature to read, analyze, and interpret literary texts closely and critically, and in the original language.
5. write critically, clearly, and persuasively about literary texts.
6. identify and research a problem in literary study by gaining an understanding of the state of knowledge surrounding the issue, analyzing the primary and secondary sources relevant to it, and formulating and following a method appropriate to the problem.
7. understand and articulate the relationship of literary and cultural achievement to the truths of the gospel of Jesus Christ in preparation for a life of learning and service.
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