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CL 89801: MA Independent Research at Graduate Center

2 credits · Fall 2026

MA Independent Research (CL 89801) at Graduate Center has 9 ways to take it in Fall 2026. 9 of 9 sections have an open seat right now.

Professors teaching it: Andre Aciman, Giancarlo Lombardi, Anna Akasoy, Bettina Lerner, Jerry Carlson, Nico Israel, Paul Smith, Ria Banerjee, and Sorin Cucu.

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Requirements

Masters only

About this course

This 2-cr Independent Study is restricted to MA students in Comparative Literature who are writing a thesis. The topic of the thesis must be approved by the thesis director, the Director of the MA Program or Deputy Executive Officer, and the Executive Officer. The thesis itself should be a minimum of 18,000 words in length and need not be written in English. Students should register for this independent study only after accumulating a minimum of 24 credits and only after consulting with the Director of the MA program and/or the Executive Officer. Students may enroll in this independent study for a single semester only; the expectation is that the thesis will be ready for deposit at the end of the enrolled semester.

Professors for CL 89801 at Graduate Center, Fall 2026

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CL 89801 sections, times and seats

Seat status as of Oct 4, 7:45 PM ET. Seats can change between refreshes. How fresh is this?

9 of 9 sections · 9 open

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Bettina LernerNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Paul SmithNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Jerry CarlsonNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Andre AcimanChill Rank 3 of 5: Fairlimited data?★ 3.4(8)Difficulty 3.4/5 · 100% would take again
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Giancarlo LombardiOnly 2 ratings, too few to rank★ 4.8(2)Difficulty 2.0/5
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Anna AkasoyNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Nico IsraelNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Sorin CucuNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Ria BanerjeeNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Questions about CL 89801 at Graduate Center

Who teaches CL 89801 at Graduate Center in Fall 2026?
Andre Aciman, Giancarlo Lombardi, Anna Akasoy, Bettina Lerner, Jerry Carlson, Nico Israel, Paul Smith, Ria Banerjee, and Sorin Cucu are listed for Fall 2026. Each name links to a page with their Chill Rank and Rate My Professors numbers.
Is CL 89801 at Graduate Center hard?
It depends on the professor. Across the 1 professor with a Chill Rank, students on Rate My Professors give an average difficulty of 3.4 out of 5. The Chill Rank above compares them directly.
What if a CL 89801 section is full?
Try another section, join the waitlist in CUNYfirst if there is one, or ask the department. You can also watch a full section and get an email when a seat opens; you still enroll yourself in CUNYfirst.