Course Catalog and Rotation:
Courses do not run every year (i.e., a "Fall" rotation does not mean every Fall), but will generally run in the semester(s) indicated (Fall, Spring, or Fall & Spring) if the Department is able to staff the course.
*See the Upcoming Courses page for future offerings.
| Number | Course | Rotation |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | Composition I | Fall & Spring |
| 200 | Composition II | Fall & Spring |
| 209 | Business Writing | Summer; Students may not earn credit for both ENG 209 and BUS 209 |
| 270 | Introduction to Literature: Literary History | Fall & Spring |
| 271 | Introduction to Literature: Genre | Fall & Spring |
| 272 | Introduction to Literature: Culture and Literature | Fall & Spring |
| 273 | Introduction to Literature: Creative Writing and Literature | Fall & Spring |
| 276 | Introduction to Literature: Rhetoric and Literature | Fall & Spring |
| 300B | Introduction to Rhetoric: Classical-Renaissance | Fall |
| 300C | Introduction to Rhetoric: Enlightenment-Contemporary | Spring |
| 302 | History of the English Language | Spring |
| 303 | Modern English Grammar | Fall |
| 306 | Rhetoric and Writing | Fall & Spring |
| 307 | Digital Writing & Rhetoric | Fall |
| 308 | Technical Writing | As needed |
| 311 | Autobiographical Writing | Fall & Spring |
| 313 | Creative Writing | Fall & Spring |
| 320 | Introduction to English Studies | Fall & Spring |
| 321 | Backgrounds of Western Literature | Fall & Spring |
| 326 | Literatures of the World | Spring |
| 330 | Medieval British Literature | Fall |
| 331 | Renaissance British Literature | Spring |
| 332 | Restoration/18th-Century British Literature | Spring |
| 333 | 19th Century British Literature | Every Fall |
| 335 | British Literature After 1900 | Spring |
| 336 | American Literature to Mid-19th Century | Spring |
| 337 | American Literature Mid-19th to Mid-20th Century | Fall |
| 338 | American Literature Since Mid-20th Century | Spring |
| 360 | Film, Literature, and Adaptation | Spring |
| 361 | Poetry | Spring |
| 362 | Drama | Fall |
| 363 | Film | Fall |
| 364 | Non-fiction | Fall |
| 365 | Fiction | Fall |
| 369 | Film History | Spring |
| 370 | Literatures of Hawai‘i | Fall; Cross-listed as ES 370 |
| 371 | Literature of the Pacific | Fall; Cross-listed as PACS 371 |
| 372 | Asian American Literature | Spring; Cross-listed as ES 372 |
| 373 | African American Literature | Fall |
| 374 | Race, Ethnicity, and Literature | Spring |
| 375 | Philippine Contemporary Literature in English | Spring; Cross-listed as IP 363 |
| 376 | Philippine Literature and Folklore in Translation | Fall; Cross-listed as IP 396 |
| 378 | Native Hawaiian Literature in English | Spring |
| 380 | Folklore, Wonder Tales, and Oral Traditions | Spring |
| 381 | Popular Literature | Spring |
| 382 | Gender, Sexuality and Literature | Fall; Cross-listed as WS 381 |
| 383 | Children’s Literature | Fall |
| 385 | Fairy Tales and Their Adaptations | Spring |
| 388 | Literature and the Environment | Spring; Cross-listed as SUST 388 |
| 401 | Theories and Methods of English Studies | Spring |
| 404 | English in Hawai‘i | Fall |
| 405 | Writing Center Practicum | Spring |
| 406 | Rhetoric and Writing Workshop | Fall |
| 407 | Digital Writing & Rhetoric Workshop | Spring |
| 408 | Professional Editing | Fall |
| 409 | Studies in Composition/Rhetoric/Language | *; Repeatable one time |
| 410 | Form and Theory of Poetry | Spring |
| 411 | Poetry Workshop | Fall; Repeatable one time |
| 412 | Nonfiction Writing | Spring; Repeatable one time |
| 413 | Form and Theory of Fiction | Fall |
| 414 | Fiction Workshop | 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 | Fall & Spring*; Repeatable one time for a different author |
| 442 | Geoffrey Chaucer | Spring |
| 445 | William Shakespeare | Fall & Spring; Repeatable one time |
| 447 | John Milton | Fall |
| 455 | U.S. Women’s Literature and Culture | 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 | As needed; A-F only |
| 495 | Internship | Spring; A-F only |
| 499 | Directed Reading | As needed; Repeatable up to six credits |