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ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Writing Centre
Refine your academic writing and communication skills in English with courses offered by the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Writing Centre ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Writing Centre. As a student in one of our courses, you'll learn essential strategies and techniques that will help you to communicate effectively both at university and beyond the Roddick Gates.
Academic writing and communication in English courses (formerly CCOM prefix, now WCOM), English as a Second Language courses (formerly ESLN and CESL prefixes), and English for Academic Purposes (EAPR and CEAP prefixes) are offered by the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Writing Centre at mcgill.ca/mwc/courses/undergraduate under the WCOM prefix.
For a list of WCOM courses that can be taken for credit in the Faculty of Arts, consult the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Writing Centre website and/or the Arts OASIS.
Note: Up to a maximum of 12 credits of English as a Second Language courses, including academic writing courses for non-anglophones (WCOM ESL courses), are open to you if your primary language is not English and you have studied for fewer than five (5) years in an English-language secondary institution. Placement tests are required for all WCOM ESL courses. For more information on WCOM ESL placement tests, see the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Writing Centre mcgill.ca/mwc/courses/placement-tests.
Location
Location
- McLennan-Redpath Library, Main Floor, Room 2
- 3459 McTavish Street
- Montreal, Quebec, H3A 0C9
- Telephone: 514-398-7109
- Email: mwc [at] mcgill.ca (mailto:)
- Website: mcgill.ca/mwc/
About the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Writing Centre
Currently located in the McLennan-Redpath Library, the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Writing Centre (MWC) is the University's central resource for written communication. The Centre offers credit courses mcgill.ca/mwc/courses in academic writing, science communication, creative writing, digital communication, professional communication, and a tutorial service open to ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ students. In addition, the Centre offers a number of non-credit writing courses in business communication and scientific writing mcgill.ca/mwc/special-interest-courses open to the public.
WCOM (Written and Oral Communication in English) Courses
WCOM (Written and Oral Communication in English) Courses
Academic Writing
- WCOM 250: Research Essay and Rhetoric
Academic Writing - tailored for English Language Learners (placement test required; please see mcgill.ca/mwc/courses/placement-tests)
- WCOM 235: ESL Academic English 2
- WCOM 245: ESL: Essay and Critical Thinking
- WCOM 255: ESL: Research Essay and Rhetoric
Creative Writing
Science Communication
Digital Genres
- WCOM 317: Writing the Internet
Business Communication (required for certain SCS certificate programs; other undergraduate students can request permission from the MWC)
- WCOM 202: Communication in Management 1
Communication for Engineers
- WCOM 206: Communication in Engineering
Special Topics