WCOM 150. Critical Analysis and Composition.
Credits: 3
Offered by: McGill Writing Centre (Faculty of Arts)
Terms offered: Fall 2025, Winter 2026
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Description
Principles of effective written communication: audience, purpose, organization, and style. Emphasis on short writing assignments leading to the composition of longer essays. Critical analysis of academic and popular genres. Application of rhetorical strategies. Pre-writing and re-writing processes. Multiple drafts and peer review.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken CEAP 150.
- Register for AFYR 101/102 and a foundation seminar OR a writing seminar (not both).
- Available only to registered participants in the Bachelor of Arts Foundation Year Program Pilot (https://www.mcgill.ca/arts-foundation-pilot/).