A Bachelor of Arts with a major in Literary Studies is offered by the departments of English, Classical Languages, and Modern Languages and Literature. It is administered by a committee made up of the chairpersons of the three cooperating departments and one faculty member in the field of comparative literature. The chairperson of the Department of English is always the head of this Literary Studies Program Committee.

This program, which contains many of the features of a major in comparative literature, involves course work in the three departments mentioned above and includes the study of languages as well as literature.

Although no lower division requirements are specified for this major, students must note that several of the upper division electives require lower division skills or courses. Application for the Literary Studies Major should be initiated with the chairperson of the Department of English, who must approve all courses counted towards the major. For specific information on the curriculum, see the Programs link.