20 courses with the subject ENG, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
ENG 085COLLEGE LITERACY I4
College Literacy I develops proficiency in integrated and contextualized reading and writing skills and strategies. Topics include reading and writing processes, critical thinking strategies and recognition and composition of well-developed, coherent and unified texts. Students will also cover the fundamentals of study strategies, grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and sentence and paragraph structure. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate and apply those skills toward an understanding of a variety of complex academic and career texts while also composing texts, incorporating relevant, valid evidence. *ENG 085 is a pass/fail course. To be considered to have met their developmental requirements, students must complete ENG 085 with a 70% or higher. Students who pass ENG 085 with a 70-89% may register for ENG 095 or ENG 095 and ENG 161. The criteria for being exempt from ENG 095 are as follows: 90% or higher in the course overall, 80% or higher on the final assessment and an average score of 1300 or higher on the course Lexile readings.
2026-2027 Westmoreland County Community College Catalog College Literacy II develops proficiency in integrated and contextualized reading and writing skills and strategies. Topics include reading and writing processes, critical thinking strategies, and recognition and composition of well-developed, coherent and unified texts. The skills taught include but are not limited to thesis statement, supporting details, critical reading, documentation and vocabulary development. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate and apply those skills toward understanding a variety of complex academic and career texts and composing texts, incorporating relevant, valid evidence. *ENG 095 is a pass/fail course. To be considered to have met their developmental requirements, students must complete ENG 095 with a 70% or higher.
ENG 099 provides support for the development of critical reading, thinking and writing skills integrated with standard College Writing assignments. The curriculum is tailored to support the coursework completed in ENG 161, so that the student has the best possible success in College Writing. *ENG 099 is a pass/fail course. To be considered to have met their developmental requirements, students must complete ENG 099 with a 70% or higher.
Technical personnel are called upon to communicate in a variety of ways in their daily work. This course includes training in the writing of memos, business letters, instructions, resumes, summaries, proposals and technical reports such as the progress report. The course also addressed the proofreading and editing of one's own writing, reading critically in a technical field, developing listening skills, and interacting in discussion and problem-solving groups. Prerequisite(s): ENG 161
Stresses the application of skills central to all types of communications business personnel are called upon to use in their daily work in the office and the marketplace. Includes training in the writing of business correspondence, job related forms and formal reports; proofreading and editing; reading and understanding the vocabulary of the business world; methods of gathering and organizing information; preparing and presenting daily data orally before groups; using the concepts of advertising and public relations and participating in problem-solving discussion groups. Prerequisite(s): ENG 161
This course further develops and refines the student’s abilities in expository and argumentative writing, introducing the student to the methods, techniques and materials of research. The written work of the course includes the completion of an in-depth research paper done by the student under the instructor’s supervision. The course continues to stress conciseness and clarity of expression; reviews mechanics implicit in correction and revision of written composition; and teaches English usage and grammar as needed. Prerequisite(s): 178 westmoreland.edu
Acquaints students with the techniques of writing description, poetry and short fiction. Student writings will be viewed as statements of the individual’s creative self as well as work to be considered for publication. It is advised that students complete a literature course before taking this course. Prerequisite(s): ENG 161 or Permission of
Writing About Literature is an entry point into the English program, providing the techniques for compositions that demonstrate an informed, critical analysis of literary works. Students will read short fiction, poetry, and drama, develop analytical interpretations supported by research and critical theory, and compose a series of essays that emphasize clear and original understanding of the work and appropriate MLA documentation and format.
This course identifies and examines the theoretical, cultural and socio- historical foundations of Hip Hop. This course will analyze the conceptual roots and principles of Hip Hop particularly examining both the urban American origins of Hip Hop and its wider socio-political implications and influence. This course will also examine the role of the Hip Hop imagination on America and the world.
Introduces the foundations, traditions and trends of the genre of science fiction. In examining classic and contemporary works, the course will explore themes such as time travel, social satire dehumanization, utopia, visions of technical innovations and encounters with aliens.
Introducing students to literary analysis, the content of this course varies, but relies most heavily on short stories and emphasizes both critical analyses of the works presented as well as the social/historical contexts in which they were written. Students are encouraged to develop their own ideas as they become familiar with various critical approaches to the texts. Students are asked to identify that which constitutes literary value in a text and are encouraged to broaden their definitions of literary culture.
World Literature covers western and non-western literary classics and their relevant modern counterparts. The types of literature covered include the epic, the tale, the novel, drama, the essay, and poetry. A comparative approach is used in dealing with such themes as war, adventure, love, social customs, and death and the afterlife.
This survey of American literature covers the period of exploration and settlement to the current era. Students will study and write about works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts, and in consideration of what constitutes a national identity in literature. Texts will be selected from among a diverse group of authors for what they reflect and reveal about the evolving American experience and character. 2026-2027 Westmoreland County Community College Catalog
This course examines the masterpieces of English literature from the epic poem Beowulf to the end of the Renaissance. Students will explore the history, psychology, and theology of the people and their literature from Anglo Saxon times through the Middle Ages, with emphasis on Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. The course also includes the Renaissance with a focus on the life and works of William Shakespeare.
A survey course designed to introduce students to definitions of and theories about myth; to discuss and analyze myths of various cultures around the world and throughout time. The relevance of myth to everyday, modern life will also be stressed. Themes covered will be the creation of the cosmos, the natural environment and humans; ideas about divinity and heroism; concepts about death and the afterlife.
This course will examine the literary contributions of African American writers beginning with works from the oral tradition, with an emphasis on writers' African roots, proceeding chronologically to the contemporary writers of the Neo-realistic (1970-present) movement. The course will also explore historical and cultural issues, as well as societal problems encountered by African American authors from the Colonial through the antebellum period and into the Harlem Renaissance. The course will introduce students to traditional literary forms including poetry, narrative and drama, but may also include speeches, letters, sermons and/or nonfiction essays.
This course will familiarize students with the main issues surrounding the texts of women writers, their audiences and the mythological representations that work for and against their literary activism. It will concentrate on the diversity of women’s writing as it pertains to genre; to the cultural, economic and political identities of women; and to the transformative power of their voices within their cultures. Students will develop an understanding of women’s creative writing through feminist critical theory and new historical criticism.
This course provides through discussion and writing activities a study of Shakespeare’s comedies, tragedies, and histories, examining Shakespeare’s culture and Elizabethan theatre, the texts themselves, their sources, unique interpretations, and stage and film productions. EPS–EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE
