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McGill Writing Centre
Would you like to refine your academic writing skills or learn to write for a specific professional audience? The McGill Writing Centre (MWC) can help you achieve your goals. As a student in one of the MWC’s courses, you will learn essential writing strategies and techniques that will help you to succeed both at university and in many different professions.
Located in the McLennan-Redpath Library, the MWC is the University's central resource for written communication. The Centre offers credit courses in academic and professional writing for both native and non-native English speakers, and a tutorial service open to all students. In addition, the Centre offers a number of non-credit courses that teach writing skills for different media and professional contexts. These non-credit courses are open to the public, as well as to members of the McGill community; see www.mcgill.ca/mwc/special-interest-courses.
Credit Courses for Degree Program Students
| Course Number | Title | Credits | MWC Placement Test * |
|---|---|---|---|
| CCOM 200 | Introduction to Creative Writing | 3 | No |
| CCOM 206 | Communication in Engineering | 3 | No |
| CCOM 300 | Writing and Community Action | 3 | No |
| CCOM 314 | Communicating Science | 3 | No |
| CCOM 315 | Writing the Internet | 3 | No |
| CEAP 150 | Critical Analysis and Composition | 3 | No |
| CEAP 250 | Research Essay and Rhetoric | 3 | No |
| CEAP 642 | Cornerstones of Academic Writing | 1 | No |
| CEAP 652 | Fundamentals of Academic Presentations | 1 | No |
| CEAP 661 | Literature Review 1: Summary and Critique | 1 | No |
| CEAP 665 | Literature Review 2: Establishing Scholarly Niches | 1 | No |
| CEAP 671 | Selected Topics in Communication 1 | 1 | No |
| CEAP 672 | Selected Topics in Communication 2 | 1 | No |
| CESL 299 | ESL: Academic English Seminar | 3 | No |
| CESL 300 | ESL: Academic English 2 | 3 | Yes |
| CESL 400 | ESL: Essay and Critical Thinking | 3 | Yes |
| CESL 500 | ESL: Research Essay and Rhetoric | 3 | Yes |
| CESL 631 | Strategies for Academic Communication in English | 1 | No |
| CESL 641 | Fundamentals of Academic Writing in English | 1 | No |
| CESL 651 | Pronunciation for Effective Communication | 1 | No |
Course for Continuing Studies Students
| Course Number | Title |
|---|---|
| CCOM 205 | Communication in Management 1 |
Course in Professional Writing (CE Units)
| Course Number | Title |
|---|---|
| CCOM 208 | Professional Writing in Business |
Location
Location
- McGill Writing Centre
- McLennan-Redpath Library
- Main Floor, Room #02
- 3459 McTavish Street
- Montreal QC Canada H3A 0C9
- Telephone: 514-398-7109
- Fax: 514-398-7416
- Email: mwc [at] mcgill.ca
- Website: www.mcgill.ca/mwc
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2017-2018 (last updated Apr. 13, 2017) (disclaimer)
School of Continuing Studies—2017-2018 (last updated Apr. 13, 2017) (disclaimer)
