BA Comparative Literature

Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature

B.A (Comparative Literature) or Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature is a three-year Under-Graduate Language program. Comparative Literature offers qualified undergraduates the opportunity to pursue an interdisciplinary plan of course work focused on the study of literature as written in various languages and parts of the world. The Bachelor of Arts course in Comparative Literature focuses on those elements which define literature in general, such as genre, period, theme, language, and theory. Courses are designed to provide students with a historical understanding of the concepts of genre and period by studying specific genres and periods or literary movements.

Students examine novels, short stories, and poetry from diverse perspectives, including historical, political, cultural, and social. Students will compare the literary experience not only internationally, but also between different forms of media, studying the impact of fiction on society as it relates to works of art, music, and film. The Bachelor of Arts program in Comparative Literature will also allow you to enhance your ability to produce high-quality graduate-level work and expand your options, both academic and financial, in pursuing a doctoral program.

B.A (Comparative Literature) Eligibility

• Aspiring students must have completed their 10+2 or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized school board.
• The candidates should have secured a minimum of 60% aggregate marks at their Intermediate level.
• Some of the very reputed universities and institutes conduct an entrance examination for admission.

B.A (Comparative Literature) Syllabus

Syllabus of Comparative Literature as prescribed by various Universities and Colleges.

B.A (Comparative Literature) College

• Jadavpur University, Kolkata

B.A (Comparative Literature) Course Suitability

• The course is suitable for that student who comes to the University with a strong background in languages in addition to English, and an interest in working in two or more kinds of literature (one of which can be English.
• Student strongly interested in the literary study who wants to tackle general, generic, and transnational questions across the lines of national literature upheld by most English and other literature departments; and a student interested in the interrelationship of literature and culture, and in issues that transcend the traditional demarcations of national literary history and area studies.

How is the B.A (Comparative Literature) Course Beneficial?

• The course is beneficial to provide an introduction to fundamental problems in modern literary theory and literary aesthetics, combined with an overview of central movements in literary theory.
• It is also suitable for students willing to become lecturers and professors after passing it and some certain further qualifications.

B.A (Comparative Literature) Employment Areas

• Colleges & Universities
• Libraries
• Printing Centres
• Publication Houses
• Translation Departments

B.A (Comparative Literature) Job Types

• Editor
• Literary Agent
• Research Associate
• Staff Writer
• Translator

Advanced Courses in B.A (Comparative Literature)

• M.A (Comparative Indian Literature)
• M.Phil. (Comparative Indian Literature)
• Ph.D. (Comparative Indian Literature)