The Certificate of Undergraduate Study (CUGS) in World Literature in English Translation (12 s.h.) may be declared in the Department of World Languages, Oak Hall 107, or by contacting the University Advising Center, Savitz Hall, Suite 323 (856-256-4459 / advise@rowan.edu). Students who have declared the program may schedule an advising appointment with the Program Advisor, Harold Thompson (thompsonh@rowan.edu)

As our world becomes ever more global and interconnected, it is important for students not only to explore different literatures and cultures but also their interconnectedness. Such a program in literatures from different regions of the world allows students to consider texts within a global rather than a national framework as well as to recognize the various influences and interactions between literary traditions; for example, how do authors from different cultures address similar questions pertaining to the human condition? How do different political and economic contexts affect how authors write in similar genres and literary periods? By requiring the study of literary masterpieces from various traditions, students will be better equipped to answer such questions and to understand how culture, and more specifically literature, despite being profoundly impacted by its national context, is in fact never national, that it has always been and will continue to be profoundly global and interconnected.

Choose 4 of the following courses (12 s.h.):

Because none of the required courses has a prerequisite, students may take the courses in any order.

All courses must be passed with a letter grade of “C-” or better and no courses may be taken P/NC. Students planning to study abroad must meet with the Program Advisor in order to determine course equivalents.