Film, Media, and Popular Culture

Students enrolled in the Film, Media, and Popular Culture concentration engage in rigorous analysis of everyday cultural productions including film, television, popular music, and journalistic media. Guided by courses in various Humanities disciplines, students develop critical thinking skills and learn to argue for interpretation of texts that powerfully shape our world.

Students in the concentration select one of three tracks: Film and Television Studies, Music/Theatre, or Journalism/Media Analysis. They also explore the arts through coursework in creative media, creative writing, or music practice. This coursework provides a foundation for many career paths, including journalism or further study at the graduate level.

Since its inception in 1976, the University of Hawaiʻi – West Oʻahu has been committed to delivering accessible, affordable higher education to residents on the Leeward Coast through dynamic, flexible, and responsive methods.

University of Hawaiʻi West Oʻahu moved to its current campus in 2012 and continues to construct new facilities to meet the needs of its growing enrollment. The university strives to be a good community partner by meeting the educational requirements of its community by providing educational programs responsive to the local job market.

University of Hawaiʻi West Oʻahu offers unique programs such as creative media, cybersecurity, health sciences, hospitality and tourism, and sustainable community food systems – developed to address workforce needs and leverage today’s technologies to train the next generation of community leaders.