Welcome to the Department of Comparative Literature and Humanities at CU-Boulder. On this site you will find information about and guidelines for both the department's undergraduate and graduate programs and course offerings. You will also find information about our faculty and who to contact if you have any further questions.

Students interested in our M.A. and Ph.D. programs should follow the link to the Graduate Program for information about admissions. Prospective Humanities majors should follow the link to the Undergraduate Program for further information about the major's degree requirements.

Spotlight Summer '09 Courses Register Now!
Hitchcock and Freud: If you marveled at Hitchcock’s artistic expertise in The Birds or Psycho, then you’ll love this summer’s course, “Hitchcock and Freud.” Taught by award-winning Humanities professor, Dr. Paul Gordon, this class applies Freud’s psychoanalytic method of interpreting art to Hitchcock’s films. You’ll gain a new understanding of the ever-present “Mother” figure of Hitchcock’s masterpieces.

The Greek and Roman Novel: Indulge yourself by reading, in English, the major epics of Greco-Roman antiquity such as the Iliad, Odyssey, Argonautica, Aeneid, and Metamorphoses. Taught by Prof. Andrew Cain with the Classics department, students will discuss topics such as the nature of classical epic, its relation to the novel, and its legacy. No Greek or Latin required.