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Writing Courses

= Offered | = Special Topic | = Seminar | = Selected
Offered during current academic year.

DescriptionThis 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.
AntirequisitesThe former Writing 0002F/G, 1020F/G, 1021F/G, 1022F/G, 2101F/G.
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outline:
  • Section 670
  • Section 570

DescriptionA 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.
AntirequisitesWriting 0002F/G, 1002F/G, 1021F/G, 1022F/G, 2101F/G
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
NotesThis course will not serve as a prerequisite for any area of concentration
Course Outline:
  • Section 672
  • Section 671
  • Section 670
  • Section 573
  • Section 572
  • Section 570

DescriptionRestricted to English as a Second Language students. This course will build on writing skills developed in Writing 0002F/G or 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.
AntirequisitesWriting 1020F/G and 1021F/G.
PrerequisitesWriting 0002F/G, 1002F/G or the former Writing 0001F/G or permission of the Department.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outline:
  • Section 671

DescriptionThis 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.
AntirequisitesAntirequisite(s): Writing 0002F/G, Writing 1002F/G, Writing 1020F/G, Writing 1021F/G, Writing 1022F/G, Writing 1025F/G, Writing 1030F/G, Writing 1031F/G, Writing 2230F/G.
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outline:
  • Section 670
  • Section 571
  • Section 570

DescriptionAn introduction to the basic principles and techniques of good writing. This course will emphasize practical work and the development of writing skills for a variety of subjects and disciplines.
AntirequisitesThe former Writing 2121F/G
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outline:
  • Section 670
  • Section 570

DescriptionIn 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.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesWriting 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.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3 hours
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outline:
  • Section 570

DescriptionThis course will introduce students to the rhetorical demands of workplace writing, including interpersonal and cross-cultural exchanges, working with families, advocacy, and writing styles oriented to the care-giving professions. Genres discussed will include resumes, cover letters, proposals, case notes, oral presentations, multimedia platforms, and web promotion.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesEither 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.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outline:
  • Section 670

DescriptionThis 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.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesWriting 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.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3 hours
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
NotesCross-listed with Writing 2262F/G.

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionThis 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.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesWriting 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.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3 hours
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
NotesCross-listed with Disability Studies 2262F/G.

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionStudents 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.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesEither 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.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
NotesThis course includes an active learning/practicum component that will account for a substantial proportion of the course grade.

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionThe need for sustainable change to protect people, ecosystems, and animals has never been more urgent. In this special topics course, we will examine how different forms of writing, including journalism, non-fiction, children's and adult fiction, advocacy and speech writing, and multimodal media formats, shape and propel the ideas and action needed to cultivate hope and preserve life on earth.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesPrerequisite(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%.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outline:
  • Section 670

= Special Topic | = Seminar | = Selected
Offered during current academic year.

DescriptionThe need for sustainable change to protect people, ecosystems, and animals has never been more urgent. In this special topics course, we will examine how different forms of writing, including journalism, non-fiction, children's and adult fiction, advocacy and speech writing, and multimodal media formats, shape and propel the ideas and action needed to cultivate hope and preserve life on earth.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesPrerequisite(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%.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outline Sections:
  • Section 670
Program Checklists
Year Checklist Title
2025 Writing
2024 Writing Checklist 2024
2023 Writing and Social Change Minor
2021 Certificate in the Teaching and Practice of Writing Checklist 2021
2020 Certificate in the Teaching and Practice of Writing

= Offered | = Special Topic | = Seminar | = Selected
Offered during current academic year.

DescriptionRestricted 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.
AntirequisitesThe former Writing 0001F/G.
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionThis 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.
AntirequisitesThe former Writing 0002F/G, 1020F/G, 1021F/G, 1022F/G, 2101F/G.
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outlines:
  • Section 670
  • Section 570

DescriptionA 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.
AntirequisitesWriting 0002F/G, 1002F/G, 1021F/G, 1022F/G, 2101F/G
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
NotesThis course will not serve as a prerequisite for any area of concentration
Course Outlines:
  • Section 672
  • Section 671
  • Section 670
  • Section 573
  • Section 572
  • Section 570

DescriptionRestricted to English as a Second Language students. This course will build on writing skills developed in Writing 0002F/G or 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.
AntirequisitesWriting 1020F/G and 1021F/G.
PrerequisitesWriting 0002F/G, 1002F/G or the former Writing 0001F/G or permission of the Department.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outlines:
  • Section 671

DescriptionThis 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.
AntirequisitesAntirequisite(s): Writing 0002F/G, Writing 1002F/G, Writing 1020F/G, Writing 1021F/G, Writing 1022F/G, Writing 1025F/G, Writing 1030F/G, Writing 1031F/G, Writing 2230F/G.
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outlines:
  • Section 670
  • Section 571
  • Section 570

DescriptionAn introduction to the basic principles and techniques of good writing. This course will emphasize practical work and the development of writing skills for a variety of subjects and disciplines.
AntirequisitesThe former Writing 2121F/G
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outlines:
  • Section 670
  • Section 570

DescriptionAn 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.
AntirequisitesThe former Writing 102F/G.
PrerequisitesWriting 2101F/G.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours2
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionThis 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.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesAt 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.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3 hours
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionIn 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.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesWriting 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.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3 hours
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outlines:
  • Section 570

DescriptionThis course will introduce students to the rhetorical demands of workplace writing, including interpersonal and cross-cultural exchanges, working with families, advocacy, and writing styles oriented to the care-giving professions. Genres discussed will include resumes, cover letters, proposals, case notes, oral presentations, multimedia platforms, and web promotion.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesEither 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.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outlines:
  • Section 670

DescriptionThis 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.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesWriting 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.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3 hours
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
NotesCross-listed with Writing 2262F/G.

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionThis 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.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesWriting 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.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3 hours
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
NotesCross-listed with Disability Studies 2262F/G.

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionStudents 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.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesEither 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.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
NotesThis course includes an active learning/practicum component that will account for a substantial proportion of the course grade.

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionIn 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.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesPrerequisite(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.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3 hours
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionThe need for sustainable change to protect people, ecosystems, and animals has never been more urgent. In this special topics course, we will examine how different forms of writing, including journalism, non-fiction, children's and adult fiction, advocacy and speech writing, and multimodal media formats, shape and propel the ideas and action needed to cultivate hope and preserve life on earth.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesPrerequisite(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%.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outlines:
  • Section 670
  

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