May 11, 2026  
USC Catalogue 2025-2026 
    
USC Catalogue 2025-2026

Comparative Literature Minor


Return to {$returnto_text} Return to: Programs, Minors and Certificates

Students can minor in one of two tracks: the literature/media/critical thought track or the foreign language track.

Literature/Media/Critical Thought Track


Students are required to complete at least 24 units (six courses) as follows:

  1. COLT 302  and COLT 303 
  2. At least three additional COLT courses in one of the three concentrations.
  3. At least one additional COLT course in any of the three concentrations.

No more than one of the six courses required for the minor may be at the 100 or 200 level.

Foreign Language Track


Students are required to complete at least 24 units (six courses) as follows:

  1. COLT 302  and COLT 303 
  2. At least three additional COLT courses, of which no more than one may be at the 100 or 200 level.
  3. At least one upper-division course in the literature or culture of a foreign language (other than English), with all readings in that language.

Return to {$returnto_text} Return to: Programs, Minors and Certificates