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Two types of M.A. degree are offered in Comparative Literature. Students who do not plan to proceed to the Ph.D. will normally choose the M.A. with thesis; the M.A. without thesis may be elected as a degree plan by students planning doctoral study. There is a Translation Studies track within the Master of Arts in Comparative Literature.

Program of Study
A minimum of 33 credit hours is required in all cases, distributed as follows: for the M.A. with thesis, 9 thesis credits, 6 graduate credits in a major literature, 3 in a second literature studied in the original language and 12 graduate credits in comparative literature; for the M.A. without thesis, 6 graduate credits in a major literature, 6 in a second literature studied in the original language, and 15 graduate credits in comparative literature. Students planning to write a translation thesis or who are in the Translation Studies track must take Comparative Literature 751 Theory and Practice of Translation.

Examinations
All candidates for the M.A. present a thesis/project defense of no more than two hours.  

Thesis or Project
The thesis is intended to demonstrate ability to formulate and explore a specific literary problem. In lieu of a thesis, the student may elect to complete a final project (such as a research project, a translation memory or database project, a subtitled film, a theatre translation, an intersemiotic translation, an interactive website in multiple languages, a multi-media project, a field study, or similar translation/interpreting-related project). A prospectus for the thesis or final project must be approved by the faculty supervisor and Graduate Program Director.