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Grounded in a general liberal arts education, Hope College offers specialized study in more than 90 majors, minors and pre-professional programs.
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Flourishing programs in 90+ disciplines. A vibrant Christian mission. $50 million in new campus construction. Championship athletics. 94% placement within 6 months of graduation. There’s never been a better time to consider Hope College.
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Research abounds at Hope. Our students and faculty carry out high-quality research projects that are challenging, meaningful and contribute to exciting new knowledge in a broad range of disciplines.
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At Hope College, award-winning student performances share the stage with nationally known writers, musicians, performers and artists.
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As a member of the MIAA and NCAA Division III associations, Hope College sponsors 22 varsity sports for men and women. The college is home to the 2022 NCAA Division III National Championship women’s basketball team.

English Department

Off-Campus Study

We’re so excited that you are considering studying off-campus! We recommend that students participate in off-campus study to enrich their educational experience through exposure to a different tradition, culture and context of learning.

Some things to consider as an English major as you plan your off-campus study experience:

You can study off campus at different times, though junior year is often advised.
Different English courses can be taken off campus, depending on the emphasis you are pursuing; it is a matter of communicating with the department early and considering course offerings off campus that could match and transfer back as the appropriate credits.

Holly Wierenga studied off campus in London.

“It was so cool to walk around and see where [Shakespeare] grew up and hear stories of his family and his childhood. I learned so much both in and out of the classroom and gained knowledge that will stay with me.”

– Holly Wierenga, London, England

Featured Programs

Mikaila Bisson studied off campus in Dublin, Ireland.

“My study abroad experience in Dublin, Ireland, interacted with my major in so many ways! I am a more well rounded English student because of my time in Ireland and the immersion into the culture and history the country provided me with.”

– Mikaila Bisson ’17, IES Dublin, Ireland

Check out the Fried Center for Global Engagement

11 Apr Campus Life

Anchors of Hope: Honoring Hope’s Eight Newest Faculty Retirees

The words penned by the Rev. Albertus C. Van Raalte when establishing the Pioneer School from which Hope grew are among the college’s most foundational: education as an “anchor of hope” for the future. Through all the decades since, that promise has been shepherded by generations of faculty mentors who have not only been at Hope, but in a real sense have been and are Hope. Across campus — in the classroom, in the laboratory, on the stage, on the playing field and in countless ways between and beyond — for a combined 205 years, the eight faculty retirees honored here have embodied and helped realize the vision of transforming tomorrow by shaping young lives today.

Sample Courses

States of Mind: Contemporary Irish and Scottish Writing (University of Aberdeen, Scotland)

Textual Legacies (Liverpool Hope University)

Cultures of Empire, Resistance and Postcoloniality (IES – University of Cape Town, South Africa)

Major Australian Authors: Depth Study (TEAN – University of Sydney, Australia)

Literature and Globalization (AMC Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Shakespeare the Dramatist (IES London, U.K.)

Hope CollegeEnglish Department

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