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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鈥檚 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 those whose first language is English and those who consider English to be a second or foreign language, and a tutorial service open to all students regardless of language background. 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 mcgill.ca/mwc/special-interest-courses.
Note: This information remains accurate until the end of the Winter 2022 term. In May 2022 the McGill Writing Centre will transfer to the Faculty of Arts. All course codes will be revised and will begin with WCOM. For the most up-to-date information, please visit mcgill.ca/mwc.
Courses for Degree Program Students
Courses for Degree Program Students
Undergraduate Courses:
| Course Number | Title | Credits | MWC Placement Test * |
|---|---|---|---|
| CCOM 200 | Introduction to Creative Writing | 3 | No |
| CCOM 206 | Communication in Engineering | 3 | No |
| CCOM 314 | Communicating Science | 3 | No |
| CCOM 315 | Writing the Internet | 3 | No |
| CCOM 414 | Advanced Communicating Science | 3 | No |
| CEAP 150 | Critical Analysis and Composition | 3 | No |
| CEAP 250 | Research Essay and Rhetoric | 3 | 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 |
| * Please consult the MWC website at mcgill.ca/mwc for details regarding the dates and registration for the placement test.
Note: CEAP, CESL, and CCOM undergraduate courses are not open to students who have taken them previously under the corresponding EAPR, ESLN, and EDEC codes.
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Graduate Courses:
| Course Number | Title | Credits | MWC Placement Test * |
|---|---|---|---|
| CCOM 614 | Communicating Science to the Public | 1 | No |
| CCOM 615 | Communicating Science to the Digital Public | 1 | 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 |
| CEAP 676 | Thesis Writing Lab | 1 | No |
| 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 |
| * Please consult the MWC website at mcgill.ca/graphos/courses for details regarding the dates. | |||
Course for Continuing Studies Students:
| Course Number | Title | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| CCOM 205 | Communication in Management 1 | 3 | Restricted to and required for students in Career and Professional Development programs offered by the School of Continuing Studies. MWC departmental approval is required for all other students. |
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: mcgill.ca/mwc
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2022-2023 (last updated Apr. 11, 2022) (disclaimer)
School of Continuing Studies—2022-2023 (last updated Apr. 11, 2022) (disclaimer)
