Our objective in World Literature is to provide you with the tools necessary to negotiate the global literary landscape and your own position in it: openness, wonder, critical thinking, self-reflexivity, and an awareness of the centrality of translation to all human interaction, whether literary or otherwise.

World Literature is a major program in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences; they also offer a joint major with International Studies. You are encouraged to participate in an international exchange and/or field schools to complement your degree.

World Literature is also available as a minor. You can add a minor to any degree. You can start this program at the Surrey campus.

Career possibilities

The world is changing rapidly and you have no way of knowing the full range of career opportunities available to you in the future. Graduates of this program may end up in a range of occupations, including these:

Communications Specialist
Campaign Manager
Copy Writer
Critic
Development Project Manager
Director of Community Relations
Editor
Education Director
Foreign Affairs Officer
Freelance Writer/Journalist
Human Resources Specialist
Journalist
Lawyer
Librarian
Museum Curator
Policy Advisor
Public Relations Assistant
Researcher
Writer