1991-1993 Catalog - Catalogs - West Virginia University

Comparative LiteratureDegree: Bachelor of ArtsMajor in Interdepartmental StudiesElizabeth Madison, CoordinatorNature of ProgramThe comparative literature interdepartmental major examines literature in its manyaspects without national or linguistic boundaries. The program is designed for thosestudents who wish to explore the languages and literatures of at least two cultures andprovides for those students a liberal education based on a comparative study of literarymasterpieces and their relationship to history, philosophy, and the fine arts. Thecurriculum seeks to develop a student's ability to read critically, to aid the student ingaining a more integrated sense of general literary history, and to prepare the studentto investigate problems involving more than one literature (for example, the study ofthemes and myths, genres and forms, movements and eras, literature and the otherarts, literary theory and criticism). The undergraduate degree provides a basis for thefollowing areas of professional specialization: graduate study in comparative literature,English, or foreign language; teaching of literature or foreign language; governmentwork, international relations, or business administration, particularly in those areas ofgovernment or business which require an extensive knowledge of foreign culture andthe ability to communicate well in both English and a foreign language.Admission RequirementsContact Elizabeth Madison, Coordinator.Degree RequirementsA student must fulfill all University and College of Arts and Sciencesdegree requirements. A sample course of study for the undergraduate major incomparative literature follows:Courses in the Department of English. Required: English 125, 232; one languagecourse (111, 113, 210, 211); 12 hours from among English 35/36, 21/22, 24/25.Recommended: Upper-division work in American, British, or world literature. Totalhours required: 22.Courses in the Department of Foreign Languages. Required: six hours of advancedliterature in the first foreign language; 12 hours from the following categories:second foreign language; additional language or literature courses in the first foreignlanguage; literature in translation courses. Total hours required: 18.The student is also required to take a one-hour seminar in methodology (directedstudy).Computer ScienceDegree: Bachelor of ScienceDonald F. Butcher, ChairpersonWayne A. Muth, Associate ChairpersonY. V. Ramana Reddy, Director, Artificial Intelligence LaboratoryStanley Wearden, Director, Computer Science Graduate ProgramsFranz X. Hiergeist, Pre-Computer Science AdviserNature of ProgramThe Department of Statistics and Computer Science offers a major in computerscience leading to a Bachelor of Science. The curriculum is designed to qualifystudents for professional positions in business, industry, research, governmentservice, or graduate study in computer science.1 02 College of Arts and Sciences