(Note: For courses in creative writing, see entries under “English” (ENG),
“Innis College” (INI) and “Victoria” (VIC) in this Calendar.)
The ability to think critically and to write well-organized,
clear, grammatical prose is important to your work in many courses. It
will improve your chances
if you apply to graduate or professional schools and will also give you an
advantage in the workplace. To help you develop your writing skills, the
university provides a range of instructional resources. Courses
Departments and programs integrate instruction on writing into
their courses, and some offer courses that concentrate on communication
in
their disciplines.
Check the course listings by department. In any course, your instructors
will provide guidelines for course assignments, and you may ask them
to discuss
written work that has been graded and returned to you.
In addition, the university offers a number of courses in writing non-fiction
prose:
- ENG100H1 (Effective Writing) and ENG269Y1 (Writing: Purposes,
Strategies, Processes) are listed under “English” in this Calendar.
- TRN190Y1
(Critical Reading and Critical Writing) is listed under “Trinity
College”
- Innis
College now offers a minor program called Writing and Rhetoric. See
the program website at www.utoronto.ca/innis/writingprogram.htm.
Its offerings
include the following courses, all listed under “Innis College”:
INI203Y1 (Foundations
of Written Discourse), INI204Y1 (The Academic Writing Process),
INI300Y1 (Strategic Writing: Theory and Practice), INI301H1 (Contemporary
Issues and Written Discourse:
Rhetoric and the Print Media in Canada), INI304H1 (The Illusion
and
Reality of Evidence), INI305H (Modern Ekphrasis: Word and Image
in the Twentieth
Century), INI311Y1 (Seminar in Creative Writing and Literary
Translation), and INI412Y1
(Prose Style across Genres).
- The University of Toronto at Mississauga
(UTM) offers a program in Professional Writing and Communication.
For more information, see
the program’s website
at www.utm.utoronto.ca/academic/profwp/index.html. Consult
with your college registrar about taking courses at UTM. These are among
the
courses offered:
WRI203H5 (Expressive Writing), WRI303H5 (Specialized Prose),
WRI307H5 (Science and Writing), WRI310H5 (Social and Professional Languages),
WRI320H5 (History
and Writing), WRI325H5 (Community and Writing), WRI330H5 (Oral
Rhetoric),
WRI340H5 (Critical Reading and Listening), WRI390H1 and WRI391H1
(Independent Studies),
and WRI392H1 (Research and Writing)
- WRT Courses are CREDIT/NO CREDIT courses that provide opportunities for senior
students to develop advanced writing skills in their disciplines. These
courses count for degree credit but no grades are awarded and so evaluation
will not affect GPA. There will be a tuition charge. These courses cannot
be taken to fulfill the distribution requirement.
WRT306H1
Writing for
Scientists 26L
Intensive practice and instruction for senior science students.
Teaches the essentials of writing in science courses and scientific research.
Examines individual and collaborative activities in academic and professional
life,
focusing on such genres as the abstract, research report, poster, proposal,
and product documentation. Readings introduce themes applicable to
written
communication in the sciences.
Prerequisite: 9.0 courses completed; major or specialist enrolment
in science program
Exclusion: CSC290H1, PSY309H1, PSL497H1
WRT306H1 has NO distribution requirement status.
Writing Centres
The Writing Centres provided free of charge at undergraduate
colleges will help you develop the writing skills needed throughout your
university
studies.
They offer both individual and group instruction. See the webpage
www.utoronto.ca/writing/news.html for
announcements about group workshops and non-credit courses.
In individual consultations, trained writing instructors help
you improve your ability to plan, write, and revise, using your assignments
from
any subject as examples. Some instructors specialize in the needs
of students
using English as a second language. You are entitled to use the
writing
centre of the college where you are registered or living in residence,
or the department where you are taking a course. Here is a list
of Arts and Science writing centres, including phone numbers and websites
for
obtaining further information and making appointments:
- French Department Writing Labs: ask your professor or inquire
at 416-926-2302
- Innis College Writing Centre, Room 322, 416-978-2513
- New College Writing Centre, Wilson Hall, Rooms 2045 and
2047, www.ncwriting.ca
- Philosophy Department Writing Clinic, 2l5 Huron Street,
10th Floor, 416-978-3314
- St. Michael’s College Writing Centre, Kelly Library, Rooms
230 and 231, 416-926-1300, press 1, x 3456#
- Trinity College Writing Centre, Larkin Building, Room 302,
www.trinity.utoronto.ca/Writing/
- University College Writing Workshop, Laidlaw Library,
Room 214, 416-978-8090
- Victoria College Writing Workshop, various locations,
www.vicu.utoronto.ca/English/Victoria-College-Writing-Workshop.html.
- Woodsworth College
Academic Writing Centre, Room 214, www.wdw.utoronto.ca/writing.
Self-Help Material
Campus libraries
stock many reference guides on academic writing.
Besides general handbooks on
style and format, you will find books that
specialize in the ways to write for specific disciplines.
You can also consult
the website “Writing at the University of Toronto”
at www.utoronto.ca/writing.
It offers over 60 specialized files giving advice on university writing,
along with links to other useful online resources, and it gives current
information on writing instruction at U of T.
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