Course Catalog and Rotation:
Courses may not be offered if the English Department is unable to staff them.
*6-8 Studies courses are offered each academic year. See the Upcoming Courses page for future offerings.
| Number | Course | Rotation |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | Composition I | Every Fall & Spring |
| 190 | Composition for Transfer Students to UH Manoa | Every Fall & Spring |
| 200 | Composition II | Every Fall & Spring |
| 209 | Business Writing | Summer; Students may not earn credit for both ENG 209 and BUS 209 |
| 270 | Introduction to Literature: Literary History | Every Fall & Spring |
| 271 | Introduction to Literature: Genre | Every Fall & Spring |
| 272 | Introduction to Literature: Culture and Literature | Every Fall & Spring |
| 273 | Introduction to Literature: Creative Writing and Literature | Every Fall & Spring |
| 276 | Introduction to Literature: Rhetoric and Literature | Every Fall & Spring |
| 300B | Introduction to Rhetoric: Classical-Renaissance | Every Fall |
| 300C | Introduction to Rhetoric: Enlightenment-Contemporary | Every Spring |
| 302 | History of the English Language | Even Springs |
| 303 | Modern English Grammar | Every Fall |
| 306 | Argumentative Writing I | Every Fall & Spring |
| 307 | Rhetoric, Composition, and Computers | Every Fall |
| 308 | Technical Writing | Odd Springs |
| 311 | Autobiographical Writing | Every Fall & Spring |
| 313 | Creative Writing | Every Fall & Spring |
| 320 | Introduction to English Studies | Every Fall & Spring |
| 321 | Backgrounds of Western Literature | Every Fall & Spring |
| 326 | Literatures of the World | Every Spring |
| 330 | Medieval British Literature | Every Fall |
| 331 | Renaissance British Literature | Every Spring |
| 332 | Restoration/18th-Century British Literature | Every Spring |
| 333 | 19th Century British Literature | Every Fall |
| 335 | British Literature After 1900 | Every Spring |
| 336 | American Literature to Mid-19th Century | Every Spring |
| 337 | American Literature Mid-19th to Mid-20th Century | Every Fall |
| 338 | American Literature Since Mid-20th Century | Every Spring |
| 360 | Film, Literature, and Adaptation | Even Springs |
| 361 | Poetry | Every Spring |
| 362 | Drama | Odd Falls |
| 363 | Film | Every Fall |
| 364 | Non-fiction | Odd Falls |
| 365 | Fiction | Every Fall |
| 369 | Film History | Odd Springs |
| 370 | Literatures of Hawai‘i | Every Fall; Cross-listed as ES 370 |
| 371 | Literature of the Pacific | Every Fall; Cross-listed as PACS 371 |
| 372 | Asian American Literature | Every Spring; Cross-listed as ES 372 |
| 373 | African American Literature | Odd Falls |
| 374 | Race, Ethnicity, and Literature | Even Springs |
| 375 | Philippine Contemporary Literature in English | Every Spring; Cross-listed as IP 363 |
| 376 | Philippine Literature and Folklore in Translation | Every Fall; Cross-listed as IP 396 |
| 378 | Native Hawaiian Literature in English | Every Spring |
| 380 | Folklore, Wonder Tales, and Oral Traditions | Odd Springs |
| 381 | Popular Literature | Odd Springs |
| 382 | Gender, Sexuality and Literature | Even Falls; Cross-listed as WS 381 |
| 383 | Children’s Literature | Every Fall |
| 385 | Fairy Tales and Their Adaptations | Every Spring |
| 388 | Literature and the Environment | Every Spring |
| 401 | Theories and Methods of English Studies | TBD |
| 404 | English in Hawai‘i | Odd Falls |
| 405 | Teaching Composition | Every Spring |
| 406 | Advanced Argumentative Writing | Odd Falls |
| 407 | Writing for Digital Media | Every Spring |
| 408 | Professional Editing | Every Fall |
| 409 | Studies in Composition/Rhetoric/Language | *; Repeatable one time |
| 410 | Form and Theory of Poetry | Every Spring |
| 411 | Poetry Workshop | Every Fall; Repeatable one time |
| 412 | Nonfiction Writing | Every Spring; Repeatable one time |
| 413 | Form and Theory of Fiction | Every Fall |
| 414 | Fiction Workshop | Every Spring; Repeatable one time |
| 416 | Studies in Creative Writing | *; Repeatable one time |
| 420 | Studies in Literature and Culture | *; Repeatable one time |
| 421 | Studies in Comparative Literature | *; Repeatable one time |
| 430 | Studies in Medieval Literature | *; Repeatable one time |
| 431 | Studies in 16th and 17th Century Literature | *; Repeatable one time |
| 432 | Studies in 18th Century Literature | *; Repeatable one time |
| 433 | Studies in 19th Century Literature | *; Repeatable one time |
| 434 | Studies from 20th Century to Present | *; Repeatable one time |
| 440 | Single Author | Every Fall & Spring*; Repeatable one time for a different author |
| 442 | Geoffrey Chaucer | Odd Springs |
| 445 | William Shakespeare | Every Fall & Spring; Repeatable one time |
| 447 | John Milton | Odd Falls |
| 455 | U.S. Women’s Literature and Culture | Every Fall; Cross-listed as AMST 455 & WS 445 |
| 463 | Studies in Film | *; Repeatable one time |
| 464 | Studies in Life Writing | *; Repeatable one time |
| 467 | Studies in Literary Forms, Genres, and Media | *; Repeatable one time |
| 470 | Studies in Asian American and Asian Diaspora Literatures | *; Repeatable one time |
| 471 | Studies in Postcolonial Literature | *; Repeatable one time |
| 472 | Studies in Cultural Identities and Literature | *; Repeatable one time |
| 473 | Studies in Cultural and Literary Geographies | *; Repeatable one time |
| 474 | Studies in Hawaiian and/or Pacific Literatures | *; Repeatable one time; Cross-listed as PACS 474 |
| 480 | Studies in Literature and Folklore | *; Repeatable one time |
| 481 | Studies in Literature and Popular Culture | *; Repeatable one time |
| 482 | Studies in Literature and Sexuality and Gender | *; Repeatable one time; Cross-listed as WS 483 |
| 494 | Study Abroad | Demand; A-F only |
| 495 | Internship | Every Spring; A-F only |
| 499 | Directed Reading | As needed; Repeatable up to six credits |