Bachelor of Arts in English Hawaii Pacific University

Program Description

Students in the English program benefit from the diversity of our student body, the close relationship with our local community, and small class sizes and individual attention. The English program offers many opportunities for creative writing, editorial experience, and tutoring students in composition. Students who want to work extensively in an area can earn a minor in Editing & Publishing, Film & Media Studies, or Writing by taking four extra courses. HPU provides students the option to move directly into the Master’s in Education Program. Students can obtain both their BA in English and Master of Education degree in teaching English in just five years by taking concurrent courses in their senior BA year. Students can choose from offerings in literature, writing, publishing, or film and media, and the curriculum includes works by British, American, Asian, local, and post-colonial writers. Recent popular courses include Crime & Justice in American Pop Culture; Monsters in Literature and Pop Culture; Television Studies; Sex, Power, & Narrative; Fairy Tales & Gender; and Shakespeare on Screen. Learn more about our courses in English and Writing.

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