Academic Calendar - 2024
Western University Academic Calendar. - 2024
Writing
Restricted to English as a Second Language students. This course will introduce the grammar and structure of English, as well as the conceptual and cultural conventions of university writing in English.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course introduces international students to academic reading skills and broadens their vocabulary base in order to provide a strong foundation for writing and responding critically to what has been read. Topics to be covered include context clues, detecting main idea(s), supporting details, dictionary use, word collocations, and academic discussions.
Prerequisite(s): Registration in a Preliminary Year program.
Extra Information: 6 class/lecture hours, 2 tutorial hours.
Course Weight: 1.00
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This course will introduce academic writing skills to international students. Topics covered includes grammar, sentence and paragraph structure, topic sentences and thesis statements, introductions and conclusions, revision, the appropriate use of source materials and plagiarism, and the different kinds of academic essays.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 0002F/G, Writing 0011F/G.
Prerequisite(s): Registration in a Preliminary Year Program and Writing 0005W/X or permission of the Department.
Extra Information: 3 class/lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course for multilingual students will develop skills of planning and composing in the writing process, and pre-writing skills such as note-taking from lectures and academic readings. These will help students develop an appreciation for appropriate vocabulary, syntax, and style of the various discourse communities at the university.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 1002F/G; Writing 0002F/G.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course for multilingual students will develop skills of planning and composing in the writing process, and pre-writing skills such as note-taking from lectures and academic readings. These will help students develop an appreciation for appropriate vocabulary, syntax, and style of the various discourse communities at the university.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 1002F/G; Writing 0002F/G.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course will introduce multilingual students who have a good knowledge of academic essay format to those rhetorical and format-based skills necessary for advanced level writing in the disciplines. The course will discuss the reader-writer-message triangle as it applies to different writing forms within the academy. It is designed to help multilingual students develop the linguistic, rhetorical, and strategic competencies that they will need to succeed in advanced academic courses at the undergraduate level, and incorporates discussion of those issues that are culturally relevant to a Canadian academic community.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 0011F/G.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course will introduce multilingual students who have a good knowledge of academic essay format to those rhetorical and format-based skills necessary for advanced level writing in the disciplines. The course will discuss the reader-writer-message triangle as it applies to different writing forms within the academy. It is designed to help multilingual students develop the linguistic, rhetorical, and strategic competencies that they will need to succeed in advanced academic courses at the undergraduate level, and incorporates discussion of those issues that are culturally relevant to a Canadian academic community.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 0011F/G.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course will continue to develop the academic writing skills of international students by concentrating on research skills and incorporating citations through the writing process with review of principles of strong arguments and research. Students will also focus on fundamental rules of grammar and apply these to written work.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 0002F/G, Writing 0012F/G.
Prerequisite(s): Registration in a Preliminary Year Program, and Writing 0010F/G or permission of the Department.
Extra Information: 3 class/lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Students are introduced to the creative process of writing through in-class exercises, peer workshop, analysis of creative texts, journaling, essay writing, and a review of writing mechanics. Students learn strategies for idea generation in a variety of genres, composing a first draft, approaching revision, and effective editing and proofreading.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 2211F/G.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course is an introduction to academic writing for first-year English as a Second Language students in all disciplines. Topics range from grammar, sentence structure, and paragraphing to the principles of scholarly argument and research.
Antirequisite(s): The former Writing 0002F/G, Writing 1020F/G, Writing 1021F/G, Writing 1022F/G, Writing 2101F/G.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Designed for students unaccustomed to writing in English, this course introduces and develops writing fluencies for a variety of academic disciplines. Students will acquire an appreciation for appropriate vocabulary, syntax, and style of various discourse communities in preparation for Writing 1021F/G: Critical Reading & Writing in English.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours. Geared towards ESL students. Restricted to students registered at Huron University College.
Course Weight: 0.50
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A practical introduction to the basics of successful academic writing, designed for first-year students in all disciplines. Topics will range from grammar, sentence structure, and paragraphing to the principles of scholarly argument and research.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 0002F/G, Writing 1002F/G, Writing 1021F/G, Writing 1022F/G, Writing 2101F/G.
Extra Information: 3 lecture/tutorial hours. [This course will not serve as a prerequisite for any area of concentration]
Course Weight: 0.50
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A practical introduction to the basics of successful academic writing, designed for first-year students in all disciplines. Topics will range from grammar, sentence structure, and paragraphing to the principles of scholarly argument and research.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 0002F/G, Writing 1002F/G, Writing 1021F/G, Writing 1022F/G, Writing 2101F/G.
Extra Information: 3 lecture/tutorial hours. [This course will not serve as a prerequisite for any area of concentration]
Course Weight: 0.50
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Designed for students unaccustomed to writing in English, this course follows Writing 1011F/G, and develops research and writing skills for more complex writing projects. Readings that explore questions of identity and relationships will stimulate assignments, such as critical summaries, annotated bibliographies, and a research essay
Antirequisite(s): Writing 1020F/G; Writing 1022F/G.
Prerequisite(s): Writing 0011F/G, Writing 1011F/G or permission of the instructor.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours. Geared towards ESL students. Restricted to students registered at Huron University College.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Restricted to English as a Second Language students. This course will build on writing skills developed in Writing 0002F/G or Writing 1002F/G. It will provide students with intensive hands-on writing practice on a weekly basis and offer opportunities to develop research-based writing skills through various academic forms.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 1020F/G and Writing 1021F/G.
Prerequisite(s): Writing 0002F/G, Writing 1002F/G or permission of the Department.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Students will explore the assumptions behind academic discourse, critically analyze academic readings, and learn to write effectively for a variety of academic discourse communities.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course serves as an introduction to the basic principles and techniques of good writing, an integral tool for learning and a vital source of communication in the Nursing profession. The course will emphasize practical work and the development of writing skills for a variety of styles and genres appropriate to the profession.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course will introduce students to the rhetorical principles and practices of written and oral communication in professional contexts. Particular attention will be paid to understanding audience, context, and purpose; modes of persuasion; and the negotiation of cultural difference.
Antirequisite(s):Writing 2111F/G.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course invites students to practice the academic and cultural literacies, from critical thinking to the construction of theses, to revision, editing, and citation, needed for effective communication in the field of Childhood and Youth Studies.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Restricted to senior-level multilingual students, this course is intended as a follow-up to Writing 0012F/G. In it students will explore the assumptions behind academic discourse, critically analyze academic readings, and learn to write effectively for a variety of academic discourse communities. It continues to develop an awareness of disciplinary and genre specific exigencies of academic writing that were introduced in Writing 0012F/G, and it refines students' knowledge of rhetorical skills for incorporation of citations, for critical reflection and for synthesis of resources. Students will engage in complex writing projects such as the stand-alone academic summary, the annotated bibliography, critical review, the essay proposal and literature review.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 1020F/G, Writing 1021F/G.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Restricted to senior-level multilingual students, this course is intended as a follow-up to Writing 0012F/G. In it students will explore the assumptions behind academic discourse, critically analyze academic readings, and learn to write effectively for a variety of academic discourse communities. It continues to develop an awareness of disciplinary and genre specific exigencies of academic writing that were introduced in Writing 0012F/G, and it refines students' knowledge of rhetorical skills for incorporation of citations, for critical reflection and for synthesis of resources. Students will engage in complex writing projects such as the stand-alone academic summary, the annotated bibliography, critical review, the essay proposal and literature review.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 1020F/G, Writing 1021F/G.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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An introduction to the basic principles and techniques of good writing. The course will emphasize practical work and the development of writing skills for a variety of subjects and disciplines.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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An introduction to the basic principles and techniques of good writing. The course will emphasize practical work and the development of writing skills for a variety of subjects and disciplines.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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An introduction to the basic principles and techniques of good writing. The course will emphasize practical work and the development of writing skills for a variety of subjects and disciplines.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course will introduce students to various genres of workplace writing such as letters, memos, and reports. Topics include: employment communications (application letters and resumes); business writing style; positive, negative, and persuasive messages; cross-cultural communication; oral communication.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 1031F/G.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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An intensive, practical study of exposition in discursive prose, this course aims to develop students' abilities to think critically and write persuasively using argumentation, visual rhetoric, and relevant source materials. Students consider diverse types of prose across disciplines and focus on essay development through writing, rewriting, and revision.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Writing 2130F/G BUILDING BETTER (COMMUNICATION) BRIDGES: RHETORIC & PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION FOR ENGINEERS
This course introduces students to rhetorical principles and the practices of written, oral, and visual communication in professional engineering contexts. Students will learn strategies for drafting and designing technical and academic documents and for approaching the editing and revision of those documents.
Antirequisite(s): The former Engineering Science 2211F/G.
Prerequisite(s): Engineering Science 1050.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Writing in the Sciences introduces students to the basic principles and genres of writing required for science students in their undergraduate careers: lab reports, summaries of scientific research, and scientific review essays. The course will focus on drafting and revising various reports written on scientific topics.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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An intensive and practical study of exposition in discursive prose, this course reviews the foundations of grammar, introduces students to the rhetoric of presentation and persuasion, and considers diverse types of prose across multiple disciplines, focusing an analysis of visual rhetoric and argumentation, including websites, advertisements, and other visual media.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 hours (Main); 2 lecture hours (King's)
Course Weight: 0.50
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An intensive and practical study of exposition in discursive prose, this course reviews the foundations of grammar, introduces students to the rhetoric of presentation and persuasion, and considers diverse types of prose across multiple disciplines, focusing an analysis of visual rhetoric and argumentation, including websites, advertisements, and other visual media.
Prerequisite(s): Writing 2101F/G.
Extra Information: 3 hours (Main); 2 lecture hours (King's)
Course Weight: 0.50
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The course will improve writing intended for various forms of publication, including media releases and public letters, reviews and reports, newspaper and magazine articles. Students will develop skills in the preparation, writing, copy-editing, and formatting of materials for publication, focusing on effective organization at every level of writing.
Antirequisite(s): MediaCom 3829F/G; the former MIT 3870G if taken in 2009-10, 2010-11, or 2011-2012.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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In this course students will analyze short and feature film scripts, workshop their own scripts and respond to the scripts of other students, and draft and revise a 15 minute short film script. Topics will include image, three-act structure, dialogue, character development, theme, scene construction, and point of view.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course will provide the theoretical background and the practical experience students need to be effective writing teachers and more knowledgeable writers. Class study of composition theory and pedagogy will be complemented by a supervised teaching practicum.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course will provide the theoretical background and the practical experience students need to be effective writing teachers and more knowledgeable writers. Class study of composition theory and pedagogy will be complemented by a supervised teaching practicum.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 1020F/G, Writing 1021F/G, Writing 1022F/G, Writing 1025F/G, Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2111F/G or Writing 2131F/G, or permission of the program.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course will provide the theoretical background and the practical experience students need to be effective writing teachers and more knowledgeable writers. Class study of composition theory and pedagogy will be complemented by a supervised teaching practicum.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 1020F/G, Writing 1022F/G, Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2111F/G or Writing 2131F/G, or permission of the program.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course introduces students to principles of document design and methods of integrating visual and verbal information in print documents such as brochures, manuals, and flyers. Students will apply these principles to a variety of design projects using the computer lab facilities.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 computer lab hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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A study of how the English language works in practice, the course will include consideration of writing processes and the practical application of various theories of rhetoric and syntax. Students will analyse and imitate a variety of types of writing samples, and will develop a sophisticated understanding of writing in English.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 computer lab hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Students will explore fundamentals of creative writing and challenge their creativity through the writing of fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction. In craft talks and in small workshop settings, students will examine their work and the work of others for the use of basic elements such as character, voice, and setting.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MIT 1020E (or both of MIT 1021F/G and MIT 1022F/G) and MIT 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Writing Humour is designed to help you write for greater impact while introducing you to different aspects of the genre, using a blend of lecture and workshop. You will have the opportunity to write something funny every week, get feedback, and learn about potential markets for your work.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course is designed for students who wish to write what's true in the form of personal essay, memoir and literary journalism. We will explore how writers use narrative techniques and structure to create essays both to the traditional forms and challenge them in unexpected, important and engaging ways.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course introduces students to basic precepts of rhetorical theory, and their application to communication analysis and the practice of writing. Topics will include rhetorical argumentation, `publics' theory, and conceptions of rhetoric as both a social practice and a method.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 2292F (2008-2009).
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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In this course students will develop not only fiction writing ability, but also critical reading skills. The short story will be the focus of the course. Students will produce their own short fictions based on professional models, instructor guidance, and class discussion.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 2295F/G (2009-2010; 2008-2009).
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Great travel writing is a balance of colourful description, practical advice and history. Students will learn a variety of article styles including personal essay, guidebook writing and destination pieces for a variety of publications. Relevant issues will also be discussed including the evolution of the genre and ethical issues.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 2296F/G (2008-2009, 2009 - 2010).
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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As students develop their own poetic voice, they will explore a range of contemporary styles and techniques. In addition to class workshops, craft discussions, and writing exercises, this experiential course will immerse students in current small press publishing trends, including hands-on editorial opportunities and direct engagement with London’s poetry community.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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In the novel "Like Water for Chocolate", Mexican author Laura Esquivel reveals the powerful force of food to educate, and to influence emotions, culture and life. In this course students will practice food writing (through memoir, history, reportage, biography and narrative) while developing specific research methods to understand food systems.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 2295G (2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011).
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Using high fashion magazines as well as select books, film/video, and internet resources, this course covers the basic areas of fashion writing (review, trend reports, profiles, etc.) and explores how fashion can be used as a lens to discuss other areas of cultural and social significance.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 2293G 2010-2012; Writing 2293F 2012-2013.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Explore the art of writing a feature-length screenplay in a workshop setting. Course work focuses on the fundamental elements of screenplay theory while the workshop guides students through the stages of the screenwriting process. Students will complete the first act of a feature-length film and collaborate on a film trailer.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 2292G 2009-2013.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MIT 1020E (or both of MIT 1021F/G and MIT 1022F/G) and MIT 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Good sports writing fuels the fans' love of the game and combines elements of emotion, event coverage, and opinion. This course offers students a chance to cover the world of sports through interviews, attending events, and going behind the scenes to create stories about these popular pastimes.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 2296G 2010-2012; Writing 2296F 2012-2013.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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In this experimental creative writing course students use a variety of media, online platforms, and source material to create innovative projects that challenge traditional modes of literary expression. They will be introduced to experimental writers/artists - Marcel Duchamp, William Burroughs, Kathy Acker, Laurie Anderson, etc. Assignments will incorporate appropriation, collage, and sampling.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 2295G if taken in 2012-2013 or 2013-2014
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MIT 1020E (or both of MIT 1021F/G and MIT 1022F/G) and MIT 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours
Course Weight: 0.50
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In this course, students will engage with debates and interrogate texts that focus on childhood as a social, cultural, legal, and literary construct. Exploring genres that are both academic and public-facing, students will build advanced communication skills as they engage in scholarly conversations around childhood.
Prerequisite(s): Writing 1002F/G, Writing 1020F/G, Writing 1021F/G, Writing 1022F/G, Writing 1025F/G, Writing 1030F/G, Writing 1031F/G, Writing 1032F/G, the former Writing 0002F/G, or permission of the Department.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course will introduce students to the rhetorical demands of workplace writing, including interpersonal and cross-cultural exchanges, working with families, advocacy, and writing stylesoriented to the care-giving professions. Genres discussed will include resumes, cover letters, proposals, case notes, oral presentations, multimedia platforms, and web promotion.
Prerequisite(s): Either Writing 1020F/G, Writing 1021F/G, Writing 1022F/G, Writing 1025F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G with at least 70%, or Writing 2101F/G, or Writing 2111F/G with at least 65%; or permission of the Department.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course invites students to analyze the implicit ableism of academic writing, and to engage with Disability Studies theorists who have foregrounded access and inclusion in teaching practice (in curricula, pedagogy, and assessment). Its active learning/practicum component will account for a substantial proportion of the course grade.
Prerequisite(s): Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1020F/G, Writing 1021F/G, Writing 1022F/G, Writing 1025F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G with at least 70%, or Writing 2101F/G or Writing 2111F/G with at least 65%; or permission of the Department.
Extra Information: 3 hours, Cross-listed with Disability Studies 2262F/G.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Please consult the Writing Studies Office for current or anticipated offerings.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Please consult the Writing Studies Office for current or anticipated offerings.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Please consult the Writing Studies Office for current or anticipated offerings.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Please consult the Writing Studies Office for current or anticipated offerings.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Please consult the Writing Studies Office for current or anticipated offerings.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Please consult the Writing Studies Office for current or anticipated offerings.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Please consult the Writing Studies Office for current or anticipated offerings.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Please consult the Writing Studies Office for current or anticipated offerings.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Students will critically engage with influential theoretical paradigms and pedagogic approaches in composition and writing centre studies. They will apply concepts and ideas drawn from their class study to the work of providing writing advice as part of a supervised tutoring practicum.
Prerequisite(s): Either Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1020F/G, Writing 1021F/G, Writing 1022F/G, Writing 1025F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G with at least 70%, or Writing 2101F/G or Writing 2111F/G with at least 65%, and Year 3 or 4 standing; or permission of the Department.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Note: This course includes an active learning/practicum component that will account for a substantial proportion of the course grade.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Please consult the Writing Studies Office for current or anticipated offerings.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Please consult the Writing Studies Office for current or anticipated offerings.
Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 1 tutorial or lab hour.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Please consult the Writing Studies Office for current or anticipated offerings.
Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 1 tutorial or lab hour.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Please consult the Writing Studies Office for current or anticipated offerings.
Extra Information: 2 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Please consult the Writing Studies Office for current or anticipated offerings.
Extra Information: 2 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Through a series of guest lectures by contemporary writers, this course explores the art, craft, and process of creative writing in a variety of genres. Course topics include inspiration, overcoming creative blocks, revision, social media, publishing, literary citizenship, and the writing life.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 2504A if taken F/W16 or F/W17.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course teaches students how to write and pitch creative projects reflecting today’s dominant television broadcast models. By exploring a variety of formats and genres, this course will also help prepare students for professional careers in writing and production in the television industry in both Canada and the United States.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 2500B if taken F/W16 or F/W17.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course will teach you how to write more effectively in English. You’ll learn about rules and when to ignore them, about sound, about systems, about word order, about meaning, and about the importance of context and situation. This is not a remedial or introductory grammar course.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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In this seminar, students will engage with theorists who interrogate academic discourse in general, and Writing Studies in particular, as sites for the creation and maintenance of racial hierarchies. They will consider approaches to writing instruction that centre non-white identities and concerns, and facilitate anti-racist engagement with current pedagogic frameworks.
Prerequisite(s): Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1020F/G, Writing 1021F/G, Writing 1022F/G, Writing 1025F/G, Writing 1030F/G, Writing 1031F/G, Writing 2101F/G or Writing 2111F/G, and Year 3 or 4 standing; or permission of the Department.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course will explore the parameters of professional communication, combining theoretical and practical approaches to the topic. Students will learn to apply new approaches to thinking, problem solving, and writing, in areas such as oral presentation and instructional design.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 2292G if taken in 2013-14.
Prerequisite(s): At least 70% in one of Writing 1030F/G or Writing 1031F/G, or 65% in one of Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G, or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours
Course Weight: 0.50
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From true crime exposés to writing search warrants and wiretaps, this course introduces students to the process of investigating and documenting incidents likely to result in criminal prosecution, litigation, or inquiry. Students
will also learn the art of drafting rhetorically complex documents capable of withstanding public, political, and media scrutiny.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 2297G if taken in 2014-15 or 2013-14.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course prepares students for careers traversing a variety of healthcare delivery models by engaging writing and rhetorical strategies for clinical, forensic, and corporate environments. Topics include everything from narrative medicine and medical blogging to executive hospital communication, as well as the influence of the popular media on patient expectations.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 70% in one of Writing 1030F/G or Writing 1031F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours
Course Weight: 0.50
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Students will examine how the technical writer interprets and appropriately presents specialized information. Assignments will increase in complexity from letters and memos to document design, technical definition and description, instructions, proposals, the research report. Students will combine analysis, organization, and visual design to craft oral and written communications.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course introduces students to the basic principles of editing with a specific emphasis on technical documents. Topics include editing for: organization and structure; audience; usability; style; and grammar, mechanics, punctuation, and spelling.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course equips students with writing tools for the digital age. Topics include copyright and remix culture, neuroscience and the impact of online reading, collaborative writing with humans and artificial intelligence, and how to craft compelling content for a variety of online mediums and platforms, including social media and websites.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 2292G if taken in 2023-24.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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The ability to influence people through oral discourse offers a powerful, desirable skill in any profession. Effective oral communication depends substantially on improving specific writing techniques rather than focusing solely on skills in delivery. By refining writing techniques, participants in this course will gain confidence in constructing oral presentations.
Antirequisite(s): The former Writing 2212F/G.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course examines the forms and function of rhetoric in legal discourse and debate. Principles drawn from rhetorical theory, ancient and modern, will be tested through their application to legal texts drawn from various sources, including trial transcripts, and academic and public commentary on legal issues.
Prerequisite(s): Writing 2215F/G or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate
Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This is a workshop course in which students work in teams to develop an issue of a journal, a season of chapbooks, or a print anthology. It is of particular interest to students considering a career in print/digital publishing. The roles of managing editor, copy editor, web designer, book designer, and writer are part of the classroom experience.
Prerequisite(s): Writing 2203F/G or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Humans spend three-quarters of their lives communicating. Effective communication, a skill which can be acquired, is developed through small group exercises, projects, and presentations. Oral and written communicating by way of the Rhetorical Triangle is not only about exercising critical judgment but also about developing respectful listening skills.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 2291F/G (2008-2009).
Prerequisite(s): Speech 2001 and at least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G, or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 70% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Students registered in a Certificate or Minor degree module in Writing and who have a cumulative average of 80% in Writing courses may elect to do an internship with an approved institution as a course at the 3300 level. Course requirements will be set individually prior to registration.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course will examine issues of authority, intersectionality, unconscious bias, and the rhetoric of difference. Students will develop practical and academic literacies for writing across and through public arenas of meaning that are often constructed through differences in social and political power.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 1020F/G, Writing 1022F/G, Writing
1025F/G, Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2131F/G, or permission of the instructor.
Extra Information: 3 hours. Restricted to students registered at Huron University College.
Course Weight: 0.50
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What does it mean to write about nature in an age of climate change, mass extinction, and environmental degradation? In this course, we track down nature in all its complex entanglements. Prepare to get your hands dirty: each class is organized around hikes, field trips, guest lectures, or environmental action.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 3901F/G if taken in 2017-18, 2018-19, or 2019-20.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Do you want to write lyrics in your favourite musical genre—blues, rock, folk, pop, hip hop, and others? Learn essential lyric writing tools including imagery, repetition, metre, persona, and storytelling structure while studying master songwriters and workshopping your own lyrics. No previous music theory experience required.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 2294G F/W15; Writing 3902G F/W17; Writing 3901G F/W19.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Students in this course will complete a plan for a full-length fantasy novel, focusing on aspects of world-building (including language creation), the use and transformation of common fantasy motifs, various ways to structure the narrative and tell the story, and how to devise the most affective and climactic scenes.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 3900F/G if taken in 2020-21, 2021-22, or 2022-23; Writing 4880F/G if taken in 2018-19 or 2019-20.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course considers the craft of writing for young adult readers. We will read several YA texts to examine craft and write literature for adolescents. We will complete several pieces geared specifically to young adult readers. Assignments may include a novel pitch, short fiction piece, novel chunk, and poetry collection.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 2291F/G if taken in 2020-21, 2021-22, or 2022-23.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course teaches students how to effectively author and successfully market creative projects that traverse the various subgenres of horror fiction. From the earliest Gothic works to current trends in techno-horror, this course will focus on writing short stories and novels as well as adjacent platforms for horror, including film, streaming, and video games.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 3903F/G if taken in 2022-23.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course introduces students to the process of writing crime fiction for a variety of media. Drawing on classic works, students will also learn about the criminal mind and investigative procedure as they create realistic portrayals of the genre's archetypal crimes, including murder, ransom kidnapping, and the theft of antiquities.
Antirequisite(s): the former Writing 2227F/G.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This is a special topic in Writing course.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of Writing 1020F/G or Writing 1022F/G with a minimum grade of 65%, or Writing 2101F/G with a minimum grade of 60%.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This is a special topic in Writing course.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of Writing 1020F/G or Writing 1022F/G with a minimum grade of 65%, or Writing 2101F/G with a minimum grade of 60%.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Please consult the Writing Studies Office for current or anticipated offerings.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours
Course Weight: 0.50
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Please consult the Writing Studies Office for current or anticipated offerings.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours
Course Weight: 0.50
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Please consult the Writing Studies Office for current or anticipated offerings.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours
Course Weight: 0.50
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Please consult the Writing Studies Office for current or anticipated offerings.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours
Course Weight: 0.50
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This is an Independent Study Writing course.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of Writing 1020F/G or Writing 1022F/G with a minimum grade of 65%, or Writing 2101F/G with a minimum grade of 60%, and registration in Year 3 or 4 of a King’s degree program.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Topics will vary from year to year. Please consult Writing Studies for current offerings.
Prerequisite(s): At least 1.0 Writing course at the 2200-level and above or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Topics will vary from year to year. Please consult Writing Studies for current offerings.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Department (Writing Studies).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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In this half-course students will write new documents and revise documents written in previous Writing classes to include in a portfolio of their work. The portfolio will be both online and printed. Class time will be devoted to a
combination of lecture and writing workshop.
Antirequisite(s): The former Writing 2299F/G.
Prerequisite(s): Two or more Writing courses numbered 2200 and above, or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours
Course Weight: 0.50
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Individual instruction in selection of a topic, preparation of materials, and writing of a creative writing thesis. To take this course, students must apply to the Director of Undergraduate Studies, Writing Studies. Restricted to students in fourth year of an English Honours Specialization module.
Antirequisite(s): English 4999E if taken prior to the 2014-15 academic year.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the department.
Extra Information: 3 hours
Course Weight: 1.00
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Restricted to English as a Second Language students. This course will introduce the grammar and structure of English, as well as the conceptual and cultural conventions of university writing in English.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course introduces international students to academic reading skills and broadens their vocabulary base in order to provide a strong foundation for writing and responding critically to what has been read. Topics to be covered include context clues, detecting main idea(s), supporting details, dictionary use, word collocations, and academic discussions.
Prerequisite(s): Registration in a Preliminary Year program.
Extra Information: 6 class/lecture hours, 2 tutorial hours.
Course Weight: 1.00
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This course will introduce academic writing skills to international students. Topics covered includes grammar, sentence and paragraph structure, topic sentences and thesis statements, introductions and conclusions, revision, the appropriate use of source materials and plagiarism, and the different kinds of academic essays.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 0002F/G, Writing 0011F/G.
Prerequisite(s): Registration in a Preliminary Year Program and Writing 0005W/X or permission of the Department.
Extra Information: 3 class/lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course for multilingual students will develop skills of planning and composing in the writing process, and pre-writing skills such as note-taking from lectures and academic readings. These will help students develop an appreciation for appropriate vocabulary, syntax, and style of the various discourse communities at the university.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 1002F/G; Writing 0002F/G.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course for multilingual students will develop skills of planning and composing in the writing process, and pre-writing skills such as note-taking from lectures and academic readings. These will help students develop an appreciation for appropriate vocabulary, syntax, and style of the various discourse communities at the university.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 1002F/G; Writing 0002F/G.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
This course is also offered at:
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This course will introduce multilingual students who have a good knowledge of academic essay format to those rhetorical and format-based skills necessary for advanced level writing in the disciplines. The course will discuss the reader-writer-message triangle as it applies to different writing forms within the academy. It is designed to help multilingual students develop the linguistic, rhetorical, and strategic competencies that they will need to succeed in advanced academic courses at the undergraduate level, and incorporates discussion of those issues that are culturally relevant to a Canadian academic community.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 0011F/G.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
This course is also offered at:
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This course will introduce multilingual students who have a good knowledge of academic essay format to those rhetorical and format-based skills necessary for advanced level writing in the disciplines. The course will discuss the reader-writer-message triangle as it applies to different writing forms within the academy. It is designed to help multilingual students develop the linguistic, rhetorical, and strategic competencies that they will need to succeed in advanced academic courses at the undergraduate level, and incorporates discussion of those issues that are culturally relevant to a Canadian academic community.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 0011F/G.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course will continue to develop the academic writing skills of international students by concentrating on research skills and incorporating citations through the writing process with review of principles of strong arguments and research. Students will also focus on fundamental rules of grammar and apply these to written work.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 0002F/G, Writing 0012F/G.
Prerequisite(s): Registration in a Preliminary Year Program, and Writing 0010F/G or permission of the Department.
Extra Information: 3 class/lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour.
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Students are introduced to the creative process of writing through in-class exercises, peer workshop, analysis of creative texts, journaling, essay writing, and a review of writing mechanics. Students learn strategies for idea generation in a variety of genres, composing a first draft, approaching revision, and effective editing and proofreading.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 2211F/G.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course is an introduction to academic writing for first-year English as a Second Language students in all disciplines. Topics range from grammar, sentence structure, and paragraphing to the principles of scholarly argument and research.
Antirequisite(s): The former Writing 0002F/G, Writing 1020F/G, Writing 1021F/G, Writing 1022F/G, Writing 2101F/G.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Designed for students unaccustomed to writing in English, this course introduces and develops writing fluencies for a variety of academic disciplines. Students will acquire an appreciation for appropriate vocabulary, syntax, and style of various discourse communities in preparation for Writing 1021F/G: Critical Reading & Writing in English.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours. Geared towards ESL students. Restricted to students registered at Huron University College.
Course Weight: 0.50
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A practical introduction to the basics of successful academic writing, designed for first-year students in all disciplines. Topics will range from grammar, sentence structure, and paragraphing to the principles of scholarly argument and research.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 0002F/G, Writing 1002F/G, Writing 1021F/G, Writing 1022F/G, Writing 2101F/G.
Extra Information: 3 lecture/tutorial hours. [This course will not serve as a prerequisite for any area of concentration]
Course Weight: 0.50
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A practical introduction to the basics of successful academic writing, designed for first-year students in all disciplines. Topics will range from grammar, sentence structure, and paragraphing to the principles of scholarly argument and research.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 0002F/G, Writing 1002F/G, Writing 1021F/G, Writing 1022F/G, Writing 2101F/G.
Extra Information: 3 lecture/tutorial hours. [This course will not serve as a prerequisite for any area of concentration]
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Designed for students unaccustomed to writing in English, this course follows Writing 1011F/G, and develops research and writing skills for more complex writing projects. Readings that explore questions of identity and relationships will stimulate assignments, such as critical summaries, annotated bibliographies, and a research essay
Antirequisite(s): Writing 1020F/G; Writing 1022F/G.
Prerequisite(s): Writing 0011F/G, Writing 1011F/G or permission of the instructor.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours. Geared towards ESL students. Restricted to students registered at Huron University College.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Restricted to English as a Second Language students. This course will build on writing skills developed in Writing 0002F/G or Writing 1002F/G. It will provide students with intensive hands-on writing practice on a weekly basis and offer opportunities to develop research-based writing skills through various academic forms.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 1020F/G and Writing 1021F/G.
Prerequisite(s): Writing 0002F/G, Writing 1002F/G or permission of the Department.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Students will explore the assumptions behind academic discourse, critically analyze academic readings, and learn to write effectively for a variety of academic discourse communities.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course serves as an introduction to the basic principles and techniques of good writing, an integral tool for learning and a vital source of communication in the Nursing profession. The course will emphasize practical work and the development of writing skills for a variety of styles and genres appropriate to the profession.
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This course will introduce students to the rhetorical principles and practices of written and oral communication in professional contexts. Particular attention will be paid to understanding audience, context, and purpose; modes of persuasion; and the negotiation of cultural difference.
Antirequisite(s):Writing 2111F/G.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course invites students to practice the academic and cultural literacies, from critical thinking to the construction of theses, to revision, editing, and citation, needed for effective communication in the field of Childhood and Youth Studies.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Restricted to senior-level multilingual students, this course is intended as a follow-up to Writing 0012F/G. In it students will explore the assumptions behind academic discourse, critically analyze academic readings, and learn to write effectively for a variety of academic discourse communities. It continues to develop an awareness of disciplinary and genre specific exigencies of academic writing that were introduced in Writing 0012F/G, and it refines students' knowledge of rhetorical skills for incorporation of citations, for critical reflection and for synthesis of resources. Students will engage in complex writing projects such as the stand-alone academic summary, the annotated bibliography, critical review, the essay proposal and literature review.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 1020F/G, Writing 1021F/G.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Restricted to senior-level multilingual students, this course is intended as a follow-up to Writing 0012F/G. In it students will explore the assumptions behind academic discourse, critically analyze academic readings, and learn to write effectively for a variety of academic discourse communities. It continues to develop an awareness of disciplinary and genre specific exigencies of academic writing that were introduced in Writing 0012F/G, and it refines students' knowledge of rhetorical skills for incorporation of citations, for critical reflection and for synthesis of resources. Students will engage in complex writing projects such as the stand-alone academic summary, the annotated bibliography, critical review, the essay proposal and literature review.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 1020F/G, Writing 1021F/G.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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An introduction to the basic principles and techniques of good writing. The course will emphasize practical work and the development of writing skills for a variety of subjects and disciplines.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
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An introduction to the basic principles and techniques of good writing. The course will emphasize practical work and the development of writing skills for a variety of subjects and disciplines.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
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An introduction to the basic principles and techniques of good writing. The course will emphasize practical work and the development of writing skills for a variety of subjects and disciplines.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
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This course will introduce students to various genres of workplace writing such as letters, memos, and reports. Topics include: employment communications (application letters and resumes); business writing style; positive, negative, and persuasive messages; cross-cultural communication; oral communication.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 1031F/G.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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An intensive, practical study of exposition in discursive prose, this course aims to develop students' abilities to think critically and write persuasively using argumentation, visual rhetoric, and relevant source materials. Students consider diverse types of prose across disciplines and focus on essay development through writing, rewriting, and revision.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Writing 2130F/G BUILDING BETTER (COMMUNICATION) BRIDGES: RHETORIC & PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION FOR ENGINEERS
This course introduces students to rhetorical principles and the practices of written, oral, and visual communication in professional engineering contexts. Students will learn strategies for drafting and designing technical and academic documents and for approaching the editing and revision of those documents.
Antirequisite(s): The former Engineering Science 2211F/G.
Prerequisite(s): Engineering Science 1050.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Writing in the Sciences introduces students to the basic principles and genres of writing required for science students in their undergraduate careers: lab reports, summaries of scientific research, and scientific review essays. The course will focus on drafting and revising various reports written on scientific topics.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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An intensive and practical study of exposition in discursive prose, this course reviews the foundations of grammar, introduces students to the rhetoric of presentation and persuasion, and considers diverse types of prose across multiple disciplines, focusing an analysis of visual rhetoric and argumentation, including websites, advertisements, and other visual media.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 hours (Main); 2 lecture hours (King's)
Course Weight: 0.50
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An intensive and practical study of exposition in discursive prose, this course reviews the foundations of grammar, introduces students to the rhetoric of presentation and persuasion, and considers diverse types of prose across multiple disciplines, focusing an analysis of visual rhetoric and argumentation, including websites, advertisements, and other visual media.
Prerequisite(s): Writing 2101F/G.
Extra Information: 3 hours (Main); 2 lecture hours (King's)
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The course will improve writing intended for various forms of publication, including media releases and public letters, reviews and reports, newspaper and magazine articles. Students will develop skills in the preparation, writing, copy-editing, and formatting of materials for publication, focusing on effective organization at every level of writing.
Antirequisite(s): MediaCom 3829F/G; the former MIT 3870G if taken in 2009-10, 2010-11, or 2011-2012.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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In this course students will analyze short and feature film scripts, workshop their own scripts and respond to the scripts of other students, and draft and revise a 15 minute short film script. Topics will include image, three-act structure, dialogue, character development, theme, scene construction, and point of view.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course will provide the theoretical background and the practical experience students need to be effective writing teachers and more knowledgeable writers. Class study of composition theory and pedagogy will be complemented by a supervised teaching practicum.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course will provide the theoretical background and the practical experience students need to be effective writing teachers and more knowledgeable writers. Class study of composition theory and pedagogy will be complemented by a supervised teaching practicum.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 1020F/G, Writing 1021F/G, Writing 1022F/G, Writing 1025F/G, Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2111F/G or Writing 2131F/G, or permission of the program.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course will provide the theoretical background and the practical experience students need to be effective writing teachers and more knowledgeable writers. Class study of composition theory and pedagogy will be complemented by a supervised teaching practicum.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 1020F/G, Writing 1022F/G, Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2111F/G or Writing 2131F/G, or permission of the program.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course introduces students to principles of document design and methods of integrating visual and verbal information in print documents such as brochures, manuals, and flyers. Students will apply these principles to a variety of design projects using the computer lab facilities.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 computer lab hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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A study of how the English language works in practice, the course will include consideration of writing processes and the practical application of various theories of rhetoric and syntax. Students will analyse and imitate a variety of types of writing samples, and will develop a sophisticated understanding of writing in English.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 computer lab hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Students will explore fundamentals of creative writing and challenge their creativity through the writing of fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction. In craft talks and in small workshop settings, students will examine their work and the work of others for the use of basic elements such as character, voice, and setting.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MIT 1020E (or both of MIT 1021F/G and MIT 1022F/G) and MIT 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Writing Humour is designed to help you write for greater impact while introducing you to different aspects of the genre, using a blend of lecture and workshop. You will have the opportunity to write something funny every week, get feedback, and learn about potential markets for your work.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course is designed for students who wish to write what's true in the form of personal essay, memoir and literary journalism. We will explore how writers use narrative techniques and structure to create essays both to the traditional forms and challenge them in unexpected, important and engaging ways.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course introduces students to basic precepts of rhetorical theory, and their application to communication analysis and the practice of writing. Topics will include rhetorical argumentation, `publics' theory, and conceptions of rhetoric as both a social practice and a method.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 2292F (2008-2009).
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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In this course students will develop not only fiction writing ability, but also critical reading skills. The short story will be the focus of the course. Students will produce their own short fictions based on professional models, instructor guidance, and class discussion.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 2295F/G (2009-2010; 2008-2009).
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Great travel writing is a balance of colourful description, practical advice and history. Students will learn a variety of article styles including personal essay, guidebook writing and destination pieces for a variety of publications. Relevant issues will also be discussed including the evolution of the genre and ethical issues.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 2296F/G (2008-2009, 2009 - 2010).
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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As students develop their own poetic voice, they will explore a range of contemporary styles and techniques. In addition to class workshops, craft discussions, and writing exercises, this experiential course will immerse students in current small press publishing trends, including hands-on editorial opportunities and direct engagement with London’s poetry community.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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In the novel "Like Water for Chocolate", Mexican author Laura Esquivel reveals the powerful force of food to educate, and to influence emotions, culture and life. In this course students will practice food writing (through memoir, history, reportage, biography and narrative) while developing specific research methods to understand food systems.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 2295G (2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011).
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Using high fashion magazines as well as select books, film/video, and internet resources, this course covers the basic areas of fashion writing (review, trend reports, profiles, etc.) and explores how fashion can be used as a lens to discuss other areas of cultural and social significance.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 2293G 2010-2012; Writing 2293F 2012-2013.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Explore the art of writing a feature-length screenplay in a workshop setting. Course work focuses on the fundamental elements of screenplay theory while the workshop guides students through the stages of the screenwriting process. Students will complete the first act of a feature-length film and collaborate on a film trailer.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 2292G 2009-2013.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MIT 1020E (or both of MIT 1021F/G and MIT 1022F/G) and MIT 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Good sports writing fuels the fans' love of the game and combines elements of emotion, event coverage, and opinion. This course offers students a chance to cover the world of sports through interviews, attending events, and going behind the scenes to create stories about these popular pastimes.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 2296G 2010-2012; Writing 2296F 2012-2013.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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In this experimental creative writing course students use a variety of media, online platforms, and source material to create innovative projects that challenge traditional modes of literary expression. They will be introduced to experimental writers/artists - Marcel Duchamp, William Burroughs, Kathy Acker, Laurie Anderson, etc. Assignments will incorporate appropriation, collage, and sampling.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 2295G if taken in 2012-2013 or 2013-2014
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MIT 1020E (or both of MIT 1021F/G and MIT 1022F/G) and MIT 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours
Course Weight: 0.50
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In this course, students will engage with debates and interrogate texts that focus on childhood as a social, cultural, legal, and literary construct. Exploring genres that are both academic and public-facing, students will build advanced communication skills as they engage in scholarly conversations around childhood.
Prerequisite(s): Writing 1002F/G, Writing 1020F/G, Writing 1021F/G, Writing 1022F/G, Writing 1025F/G, Writing 1030F/G, Writing 1031F/G, Writing 1032F/G, the former Writing 0002F/G, or permission of the Department.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course will introduce students to the rhetorical demands of workplace writing, including interpersonal and cross-cultural exchanges, working with families, advocacy, and writing stylesoriented to the care-giving professions. Genres discussed will include resumes, cover letters, proposals, case notes, oral presentations, multimedia platforms, and web promotion.
Prerequisite(s): Either Writing 1020F/G, Writing 1021F/G, Writing 1022F/G, Writing 1025F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G with at least 70%, or Writing 2101F/G, or Writing 2111F/G with at least 65%; or permission of the Department.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course invites students to analyze the implicit ableism of academic writing, and to engage with Disability Studies theorists who have foregrounded access and inclusion in teaching practice (in curricula, pedagogy, and assessment). Its active learning/practicum component will account for a substantial proportion of the course grade.
Prerequisite(s): Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1020F/G, Writing 1021F/G, Writing 1022F/G, Writing 1025F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G with at least 70%, or Writing 2101F/G or Writing 2111F/G with at least 65%; or permission of the Department.
Extra Information: 3 hours, Cross-listed with Disability Studies 2262F/G.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Please consult the Writing Studies Office for current or anticipated offerings.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Please consult the Writing Studies Office for current or anticipated offerings.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Please consult the Writing Studies Office for current or anticipated offerings.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Please consult the Writing Studies Office for current or anticipated offerings.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Please consult the Writing Studies Office for current or anticipated offerings.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Please consult the Writing Studies Office for current or anticipated offerings.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Students will critically engage with influential theoretical paradigms and pedagogic approaches in composition and writing centre studies. They will apply concepts and ideas drawn from their class study to the work of providing writing advice as part of a supervised tutoring practicum.
Prerequisite(s): Either Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1020F/G, Writing 1021F/G, Writing 1022F/G, Writing 1025F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G with at least 70%, or Writing 2101F/G or Writing 2111F/G with at least 65%, and Year 3 or 4 standing; or permission of the Department.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Note: This course includes an active learning/practicum component that will account for a substantial proportion of the course grade.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Please consult the Writing Studies Office for current or anticipated offerings.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Please consult the Writing Studies Office for current or anticipated offerings.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Please consult the Writing Studies Office for current or anticipated offerings.
Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 1 tutorial or lab hour.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Please consult the Writing Studies Office for current or anticipated offerings.
Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 1 tutorial or lab hour.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Please consult the Writing Studies Office for current or anticipated offerings.
Extra Information: 2 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Please consult the Writing Studies Office for current or anticipated offerings.
Extra Information: 2 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Through a series of guest lectures by contemporary writers, this course explores the art, craft, and process of creative writing in a variety of genres. Course topics include inspiration, overcoming creative blocks, revision, social media, publishing, literary citizenship, and the writing life.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 2504A if taken F/W16 or F/W17.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course teaches students how to write and pitch creative projects reflecting today’s dominant television broadcast models. By exploring a variety of formats and genres, this course will also help prepare students for professional careers in writing and production in the television industry in both Canada and the United States.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 2500B if taken F/W16 or F/W17.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course will teach you how to write more effectively in English. You’ll learn about rules and when to ignore them, about sound, about systems, about word order, about meaning, and about the importance of context and situation. This is not a remedial or introductory grammar course.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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In this seminar, students will engage with theorists who interrogate academic discourse in general, and Writing Studies in particular, as sites for the creation and maintenance of racial hierarchies. They will consider approaches to writing instruction that centre non-white identities and concerns, and facilitate anti-racist engagement with current pedagogic frameworks.
Prerequisite(s): Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1020F/G, Writing 1021F/G, Writing 1022F/G, Writing 1025F/G, Writing 1030F/G, Writing 1031F/G, Writing 2101F/G or Writing 2111F/G, and Year 3 or 4 standing; or permission of the Department.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course will explore the parameters of professional communication, combining theoretical and practical approaches to the topic. Students will learn to apply new approaches to thinking, problem solving, and writing, in areas such as oral presentation and instructional design.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 2292G if taken in 2013-14.
Prerequisite(s): At least 70% in one of Writing 1030F/G or Writing 1031F/G, or 65% in one of Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G, or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours
Course Weight: 0.50
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From true crime exposés to writing search warrants and wiretaps, this course introduces students to the process of investigating and documenting incidents likely to result in criminal prosecution, litigation, or inquiry. Students
will also learn the art of drafting rhetorically complex documents capable of withstanding public, political, and media scrutiny.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 2297G if taken in 2014-15 or 2013-14.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course prepares students for careers traversing a variety of healthcare delivery models by engaging writing and rhetorical strategies for clinical, forensic, and corporate environments. Topics include everything from narrative medicine and medical blogging to executive hospital communication, as well as the influence of the popular media on patient expectations.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 70% in one of Writing 1030F/G or Writing 1031F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours
Course Weight: 0.50
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Students will examine how the technical writer interprets and appropriately presents specialized information. Assignments will increase in complexity from letters and memos to document design, technical definition and description, instructions, proposals, the research report. Students will combine analysis, organization, and visual design to craft oral and written communications.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course introduces students to the basic principles of editing with a specific emphasis on technical documents. Topics include editing for: organization and structure; audience; usability; style; and grammar, mechanics, punctuation, and spelling.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course equips students with writing tools for the digital age. Topics include copyright and remix culture, neuroscience and the impact of online reading, collaborative writing with humans and artificial intelligence, and how to craft compelling content for a variety of online mediums and platforms, including social media and websites.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 2292G if taken in 2023-24.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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The ability to influence people through oral discourse offers a powerful, desirable skill in any profession. Effective oral communication depends substantially on improving specific writing techniques rather than focusing solely on skills in delivery. By refining writing techniques, participants in this course will gain confidence in constructing oral presentations.
Antirequisite(s): The former Writing 2212F/G.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course examines the forms and function of rhetoric in legal discourse and debate. Principles drawn from rhetorical theory, ancient and modern, will be tested through their application to legal texts drawn from various sources, including trial transcripts, and academic and public commentary on legal issues.
Prerequisite(s): Writing 2215F/G or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate
Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This is a workshop course in which students work in teams to develop an issue of a journal, a season of chapbooks, or a print anthology. It is of particular interest to students considering a career in print/digital publishing. The roles of managing editor, copy editor, web designer, book designer, and writer are part of the classroom experience.
Prerequisite(s): Writing 2203F/G or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Humans spend three-quarters of their lives communicating. Effective communication, a skill which can be acquired, is developed through small group exercises, projects, and presentations. Oral and written communicating by way of the Rhetorical Triangle is not only about exercising critical judgment but also about developing respectful listening skills.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 2291F/G (2008-2009).
Prerequisite(s): Speech 2001 and at least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G, or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 70% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Students registered in a Certificate or Minor degree module in Writing and who have a cumulative average of 80% in Writing courses may elect to do an internship with an approved institution as a course at the 3300 level. Course requirements will be set individually prior to registration.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course will examine issues of authority, intersectionality, unconscious bias, and the rhetoric of difference. Students will develop practical and academic literacies for writing across and through public arenas of meaning that are often constructed through differences in social and political power.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 1020F/G, Writing 1022F/G, Writing
1025F/G, Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2131F/G, or permission of the instructor.
Extra Information: 3 hours. Restricted to students registered at Huron University College.
Course Weight: 0.50
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What does it mean to write about nature in an age of climate change, mass extinction, and environmental degradation? In this course, we track down nature in all its complex entanglements. Prepare to get your hands dirty: each class is organized around hikes, field trips, guest lectures, or environmental action.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 3901F/G if taken in 2017-18, 2018-19, or 2019-20.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Do you want to write lyrics in your favourite musical genre—blues, rock, folk, pop, hip hop, and others? Learn essential lyric writing tools including imagery, repetition, metre, persona, and storytelling structure while studying master songwriters and workshopping your own lyrics. No previous music theory experience required.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 2294G F/W15; Writing 3902G F/W17; Writing 3901G F/W19.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Students in this course will complete a plan for a full-length fantasy novel, focusing on aspects of world-building (including language creation), the use and transformation of common fantasy motifs, various ways to structure the narrative and tell the story, and how to devise the most affective and climactic scenes.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 3900F/G if taken in 2020-21, 2021-22, or 2022-23; Writing 4880F/G if taken in 2018-19 or 2019-20.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course considers the craft of writing for young adult readers. We will read several YA texts to examine craft and write literature for adolescents. We will complete several pieces geared specifically to young adult readers. Assignments may include a novel pitch, short fiction piece, novel chunk, and poetry collection.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 2291F/G if taken in 2020-21, 2021-22, or 2022-23.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course teaches students how to effectively author and successfully market creative projects that traverse the various subgenres of horror fiction. From the earliest Gothic works to current trends in techno-horror, this course will focus on writing short stories and novels as well as adjacent platforms for horror, including film, streaming, and video games.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 3903F/G if taken in 2022-23.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course introduces students to the process of writing crime fiction for a variety of media. Drawing on classic works, students will also learn about the criminal mind and investigative procedure as they create realistic portrayals of the genre's archetypal crimes, including murder, ransom kidnapping, and the theft of antiquities.
Antirequisite(s): the former Writing 2227F/G.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This is a special topic in Writing course.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of Writing 1020F/G or Writing 1022F/G with a minimum grade of 65%, or Writing 2101F/G with a minimum grade of 60%.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This is a special topic in Writing course.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of Writing 1020F/G or Writing 1022F/G with a minimum grade of 65%, or Writing 2101F/G with a minimum grade of 60%.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Please consult the Writing Studies Office for current or anticipated offerings.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours
Course Weight: 0.50
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Please consult the Writing Studies Office for current or anticipated offerings.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours
Course Weight: 0.50
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Please consult the Writing Studies Office for current or anticipated offerings.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours
Course Weight: 0.50
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Please consult the Writing Studies Office for current or anticipated offerings.
Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in one of Writing 2101F/G, Writing 2125F/G, Writing 2111F/G, Writing 2130F/G or Writing 2131F/G; or at least 65% in one of Writing 1000F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G; or at least 65% in each of MediaCom 1020E (or both of MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G) and MediaCom 1025F/G; or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours
Course Weight: 0.50
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This is an Independent Study Writing course.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of Writing 1020F/G or Writing 1022F/G with a minimum grade of 65%, or Writing 2101F/G with a minimum grade of 60%, and registration in Year 3 or 4 of a King’s degree program.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Topics will vary from year to year. Please consult Writing Studies for current offerings.
Prerequisite(s): At least 1.0 Writing course at the 2200-level and above or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Topics will vary from year to year. Please consult Writing Studies for current offerings.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Department (Writing Studies).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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In this half-course students will write new documents and revise documents written in previous Writing classes to include in a portfolio of their work. The portfolio will be both online and printed. Class time will be devoted to a
combination of lecture and writing workshop.
Antirequisite(s): The former Writing 2299F/G.
Prerequisite(s): Two or more Writing courses numbered 2200 and above, or permission of the Department (consult the Undergraduate Program Director, Writing).
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours
Course Weight: 0.50
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Individual instruction in selection of a topic, preparation of materials, and writing of a creative writing thesis. To take this course, students must apply to the Director of Undergraduate Studies, Writing Studies. Restricted to students in fourth year of an English Honours Specialization module.
Antirequisite(s): English 4999E if taken prior to the 2014-15 academic year.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the department.
Extra Information: 3 hours