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Upcoming Courses | Catalog and Rotation| Course Archive
Fall Semester 2025
The following descriptions of individual courses and sections supplement the general catalog descriptions. For the complete registration listings with CRNs and prerequisites, see the official schedule.
Composition I and Honors Program
- ENGLISH 100: Composition I
- ENGLISH 100A: Honors Program. Contact the Honors Office at 956-8391 for information.
200-Level Descriptions
All ENG 270-276 classes require a substantial amount of writing and are designated as Writing Intensive (W). In compliance with the Focus Hallmarks for Writing Intensive classes, you will produce a least 16 pages or 4,000 words in these classes.
ENG 200(001): Composition II
Instructor: TBD
Time: MW 12:00-1:15
Crn: 73353
Focus: NI,WI
ENG Major Requirements:
ENG Major Pathways:
Description: Read the description
ENG 200(002): Composition II
Instructor: TBD
Time: TR 12:00-1:15
Crn: 72025
Focus: NI,WI
ENG Major Requirements:
ENG Major Pathways:
Description: Read the description
ENG 270(001): Introduction to Literature: Literary History
Instructor: Ruth Y. Hsu
Time: TR (ONLINE SYNC) 10:30-11:45
Crn: 72692
Focus: DL,NI,WI
ENG Major Requirements:
ENG Major Pathways:
Description: Read the description
ENG 271(001): Introduction to Literature: Genre
Instructor: S. Shankar
Time: TR 12:00-1:15
Crn: 72425
Focus: DL,NI,WI
ENG Major Requirements:
ENG Major Pathways:
Description: Read the description
ENG 271(002): Introduction to Literature: Genre
Instructor: Turki Alghamdi
Time: MWF 11:30-12:30
Crn: 73950
Focus: DL,NI,WI
ENG Major Requirements:
ENG Major Pathways:
Description: Read the description
ENG 271(003): Introduction to Literature: Genre
Instructor: Danielle Seid
Time: TR 1:30-2:45
Crn: 79902
Focus: DL,NI,WI
ENG Major Requirements:
ENG Major Pathways:
Description: Read the description
ENG 272(001): Introduction to Literature: Culture & Literature
Instructor: Jiyoung Lee
Time: MWF 2:30-3:20
Crn: 73579
Focus: DL,NI,WI
ENG Major Requirements:
ENG Major Pathways:
Description: Read the description
ENG 272(002): Introduction to Literature: Culture & Literature
Instructor: Taylor Marty
Time: TR 10:30-11:45
Crn: 76772
Focus: DL,NI,WI
ENG Major Requirements:
ENG Major Pathways:
Description: Read the description
ENG 273(001): Introduction to Literature: Creative Writing
Instructor: Brittany Winland
Time: TR 10:30-11:45
Crn: 73242
Focus: DL,NI,WI
ENG Major Requirements:
ENG Major Pathways:
Description: Read the description
ENG 273(002): Introduction to Literature: Creative Writing
Instructor: Ashley Somwaru
Time: MWF 1:30-2:20
Crn: 74450
Focus: DL,NI,WI
ENG Major Requirements:
ENG Major Pathways:
Description: Read the description
ENG 276(001): Introduction to Literature: Rhetoric and Literature
Instructor: Sarah Allen
Time: TR 1:30-2:45
Crn: 79160
Focus: DL,WI
ENG Major Requirements:
ENG Major Pathways:
Description: Read the description
Introduction to Literature Descriptions
- ENG 270 Introduction to Literature: Literary History
- ENG 271 Introduction to Literature: Genre
- ENG 272 Introduction to Literature: Culture and Literature
- ENG 273 Introduction to Literature: Creative Writing and Literature
All ENG 270-273 classes require a substantial amount of writing and are designated as Writing Intensive (W). In compliance with the Focus Hallmarks for Writing Intensive classes, you will produce a least 16 pages or 4,000 words in these classes
ENG 270(001): Introduction to Literature: Literary History
Instructor: Ruth Y. Hsu
Time: TR (ONLINE SYNC) 10:30-11:45
Crn: 72692
Focus: DL,NI,WI
ENG Major Requirements:
ENG Major Pathways:
Description: Read the description
ENG 271(001): Introduction to Literature: Genre
Instructor: S. Shankar
Time: TR 12:00-1:15
Crn: 72425
Focus: DL,NI,WI
ENG Major Requirements:
ENG Major Pathways:
Description: Read the description
ENG 271(002): Introduction to Literature: Genre
Instructor: Turki Alghamdi
Time: MWF 11:30-12:30
Crn: 73950
Focus: DL,NI,WI
ENG Major Requirements:
ENG Major Pathways:
Description: Read the description
ENG 271(003): Introduction to Literature: Genre
Instructor: Danielle Seid
Time: TR 1:30-2:45
Crn: 79902
Focus: DL,NI,WI
ENG Major Requirements:
ENG Major Pathways:
Description: Read the description
ENG 272(001): Introduction to Literature: Culture & Literature
Instructor: Jiyoung Lee
Time: MWF 2:30-3:20
Crn: 73579
Focus: DL,NI,WI
ENG Major Requirements:
ENG Major Pathways:
Description: Read the description
ENG 272(002): Introduction to Literature: Culture & Literature
Instructor: Taylor Marty
Time: TR 10:30-11:45
Crn: 76772
Focus: DL,NI,WI
ENG Major Requirements:
ENG Major Pathways:
Description: Read the description
ENG 273(001): Introduction to Literature: Creative Writing
Instructor: Brittany Winland
Time: TR 10:30-11:45
Crn: 73242
Focus: DL,NI,WI
ENG Major Requirements:
ENG Major Pathways:
Description: Read the description
ENG 273(002): Introduction to Literature: Creative Writing
Instructor: Ashley Somwaru
Time: MWF 1:30-2:20
Crn: 74450
Focus: DL,NI,WI
ENG Major Requirements:
ENG Major Pathways:
Description: Read the description
300-Level Descriptions
English majors should see their department advisor for information and assistance.
ENG 300B(001): Introduction to Rhetoric: Classical
Instructor: P. Darin Payne
Time: MW 12:00-1:15
Crn: 77996
Focus: DL
ENG Major Requirements: Breadth of Field: Composition/Language/Rhetoric; Historical Breadth (Pre-1700);
ENG Major Pathways: Composition, Rhetoric, and Pedagogy;
Description: Read the description
ENG 303(001): Modern English Grammar
Instructor: Todd H. Sammons
Time: TR 1:30-2:45
Crn: 77997
Focus: DH,IDAP
ENG Major Requirements: Breadth of Field: Composition/Language/Rhetoric;
ENG Major Pathways:
Description: Read the description
ENG 306(001): Rhetoric and Writing
Instructor: Scott Kaalele
Time: MW 12:00-1:15
Crn: 72929
Focus: WI
ENG Major Requirements:
ENG Major Pathways:
Description: Read the description
ENG 306(002): Rhetoric and Writing
Instructor: Steven Holmes
Time: TR 1:30-2:45
Crn: 74128
Focus: WI
ENG Major Requirements: Breadth of Field: Composition/Language/Rhetoric;
ENG Major Pathways: Composition, Rhetoric, and Pedagogy;
Description: Read the description
ENG 307(001): Digital Writing & Rhetoric
Instructor: P. Darin Payne
Time: W 1:30-4:00
Crn: 72426
Focus:
ENG Major Requirements: Breadth of Field: Composition/Language/Rhetoric;
ENG Major Pathways: Composition, Rhetoric, and Pedagogy;
Description: Read the description
ENG 311(001): Autobiographical Writing
Instructor: Christina Lee
Time: TR 10:30-11:45
Crn: 75562
Focus: DA,ETH,WI
ENG Major Requirements:
ENG Major Pathways:
Description: Read the description
ENG 311(002): Autobiographical Writing
Instructor: Daphne Desser
Time: MW 1:30-2:45
Crn: 78472
Focus: DA,ETH,WI
ENG Major Requirements: Breadth of Field: Composition/Language/Rhetoric; Breadth of Field: Creative Writing;
ENG Major Pathways: Creative Writing; Cultural and Literary Geographies;
Description: Read the description
ENG 313(001): Types of Creative Writing
Instructor: Brittany Winland
Time: TR 9:00-10:15
Crn: 75563
Focus: DA,WI
ENG Major Requirements: Breadth of Field: Composition/Language/Rhetoric; Breadth of Field: Creative Writing;
ENG Major Pathways: Creative Writing;
Description: Read the description
ENG 313(002): Types of Creative Writing
Instructor: Joseph Han
Time: MW 9:00-10:15
Crn: 76773
Focus: DA,WI
ENG Major Requirements: Breadth of Field: Composition/Language/Rhetoric; Breadth of Field: Creative Writing;
ENG Major Pathways: Creative Writing;
Description: Read the description
ENG 320(001): Introduction to English Studies
Instructor: Anna Feuerstein
Time: TR 1:30-2:45
Crn: 76774
Focus: DL,WI
ENG Major Requirements:
ENG Major Pathways:
Description: Read the description
ENG 320(002): Introduction to English Studies
Instructor: Emily West
Time: MW 1:30-2:45
Crn: 70437
Focus: DL,WI
ENG Major Requirements:
ENG Major Pathways:
Description: Read the description
ENG 321(001): Backgrounds of Western Literature
Instructor: Nandini Chandra
Time: TR 10:30-11:45
Crn: 74129
Focus: DL
ENG Major Requirements: Historical Breadth (Pre-1700);
ENG Major Pathways: Literary Histories and Genres;
Description: Read the description
ENG 333(001): 19th-Century British Literature
Instructor: Anna Feuerstein
Time: TR 12:00-1:15
Crn: 78473
Focus: DL
ENG Major Requirements: Historical Breadth (1700-1898);
ENG Major Pathways: Literary Histories and Genres; Cultural and Literary Geographies;
Description: Read the description
ENG 337(001): American Literature Mid-19th to Mid-20th Century
Instructor: Hannah Manshel
Time: MW 1:30-2:45
Crn: 79162
Focus: DL
ENG Major Requirements: Historical Breadth (1898-Present);
ENG Major Pathways: Literary Histories and Genres; Cultural and Literary Geographies;
Description: Read the description
ENG 362(001): Drama
Instructor: Jack Taylor
Time: TR 1:30-2:45
Crn: 79163
Focus: DL
ENG Major Requirements: Breadth of Field: Genre;
ENG Major Pathways: Literary Histories and Genres;
Description: Read the description
ENG 365(001): Fiction
Instructor: John David Zuern
Time: TR 10:30-11:45
Crn: 78000
Focus: DL
ENG Major Requirements: Breadth of Field: Genre;
ENG Major Pathways: Literary Histories and Genres;
Description: Read the description
ENG 370(001): Literatures of Hawai’i
Instructor: Candace Fujikane
Time: TR 12:00-1:15
Crn: 75564
Focus: DL,HAP
ENG Major Requirements: Breadth of Field: Literature of Hawaiʻi and the Pacific;
ENG Major Pathways: Literary Histories and Genres; Cultural and Literary Geographies;
Description: Read the description
400-Level Descriptions
English majors should see their department advisor for information andassistance.
Please note the following:
All 400-level “Studies” courses are designed to have a significant research component and are designated as Writing Intensive (WI). In compliance with the Focus Hallmarks for Writing Intensive classes, you will produce a least 16 pages or 4,000 words in these classes.
For a list of Studies and Single Author courses to be offered for the next two years, see the Upcoming Courses page.
ENG 408(001): Professional Editing
Instructor: Karyl Garland
Time: MW 10:30-11:45
Crn: 72110
Focus: WI
ENG Major Requirements:
ENG Major Pathways: Composition, Rhetoric, and Pedagogy;
Description: Read the description
ENG 409(001): Studies in Composition/ Rhetoric/ Language
Instructor: Isaac K. Wang
Time: MW 3:00-4:15
Crn: 78007
Focus: DL,WI
ENG Major Requirements:
ENG Major Pathways: Composition, Rhetoric, and Pedagogy;
Description: Read the description
ENG 411(001): Poetry Workshop
Instructor: Lawrence Ypil
Time: MW 12:00-1:15
Crn: 75565
Focus: DA,WI
ENG Major Requirements: Breadth of Field: Creative Writing;
ENG Major Pathways:
Description: Read the description
ENG 413(001): Form and Theory of Fiction
Instructor: Joseph Han
Time: MW 10:30-11:45
Crn: 75566
Focus: DL,WI
ENG Major Requirements: Breadth of Field: Creative Writing;
ENG Major Pathways:
Description: Read the description
ENG 416(001): Studies: Creative Writing
Instructor: Lawrence Ypil
Time: MW 9:00-10:15
Crn: 79168
Focus: DA,WI
ENG Major Requirements: Studies;
ENG Major Pathways: Creative Writing;
Description: Read the description
ENG 440(001): Single Author: Virginia Woolf
Instructor: Daphne Desser
Time: MW 12:00-1:15
Crn: 74130
Focus: DL
ENG Major Requirements: Historical Breadth (1898-Present); Single Author;
ENG Major Pathways: Literary Histories and Genres;
Description: Read the description
ENG 440(002): Single Author: Patricia Grace
Instructor: kuʻualoha hoʻomanawanui
Time: WF 12:00-1:15
Crn: 79169
Focus: DL
ENG Major Requirements: Historical Breadth (1898-Present); Single Author;
ENG Major Pathways: Literary Histories and Genres;
Description: Read the description
ENG 482(001): Studies: Literature & Sexuality & Gender
Instructor: Cynthia Franklin
Time: TR 10:30-11:45
Crn: 79170
Focus:
ENG Major Requirements: Studies;
ENG Major Pathways: Literary Histories and Genres; Cultural and Literary Geographies;
Description: Read the description
Graduate-Level Descriptions
The concentration or requirement for which each course will count in the M.A. program is indicated in the Focus field:
- HAP = Hawai‘i/Asia/Pacific content course requirement
- CR = Composition and Rhetoric
- CSAP = Cultural Studies in Asia/Pacific
- CW = Creative Writing
- LSE = Literary Studies in English
ENG 605(001): Theory and Practice of Teaching Composition
Instructor: Isaac K. Wang
Time: M 6:00-8:30
Crn: 76836
Focus: CR
Description: Read the description
ENG 613D(001): Nonfiction Workshop
Instructor: S. Shankar
Time: T 3:15-5:45
Crn: 79184
Focus: CW
Description: Read the description
ENG 620(001): Introduction to Graduate Study in English
Instructor: Hannah Manshel
Time: M 3:15-5:45
Crn: 79623
Focus: CR/CSAP/CW/LSE
Description: Read the description
ENG 713(001): Seminar in Creative Writing
Instructor: Kristiana Kahakauwila
Time: T 6:00-8:30
Crn: 77105
Focus: CW
Description: Read the description
ENG 730U(001): Literature and Social Change
Instructor: Todd H. Sammons
Time: R 6:00-8:30
Crn: 78054
Focus: LSE
Description: Read the description
ENG 730X(001): Literature & History
Instructor: Emily West
Time: W 3:15-5:45
Crn: 79185
Focus: LSE, Pre1700
Description: Read the description
ENG 763(001): Seminar in Film Theory & Criticism
Instructor: Danielle Seid
Time: T 3:15-5:45
Crn: 78052
Focus: LSE/CSAP
Description: Read the description
ENG 773(001): Seminar in Hawaiian Literature
Instructor: kuʻualoha hoʻomanawanui
Time: F 3:15-5:45
Crn: 79186
Focus: LSE/CSAP,HAP
Description: Read the description