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AP/PRWR 3015 3.00 The Materiality of the Word

The course examines the sundry technologies that govern and regulate the production and reception of human language as it is ordered into speech, writing, print, and digital artifacts. Pre-requisites: none 

AP/PRWR 3014 3.0 Rhetoric of Beer, Food, and Beyond

This course focuses on the professional writing and rhetorical practices of drink and food culture in the Greater Toronto Area, emphasizing the work of breweries. Projects include analyzing brewery spaces and products and creating social media campaigns about local beer and food. Students need not be a drinker of alcohol to engage in meaningful projects […]

AP/PRWR 3013 3.0 Race and Culture in Professional Writing

This course explores best practices for writing with and about communities defined by cultural identities like race, ethnicity, disability, gender, and sexuality. Course activities and assignments invite students to centre the experiences of marginalized and systemically excluded groups as they explore the sites of professional writing in material and digital spaces.

AP/PRWR 3012 3.0  Writing, Creating, and Thinking with Code

This course considers the intersections between computer programming and writing. It explores what understanding code as a creative, expressive, social, and rhetorical practice means for professional writers. No programming experience required.

AP/PRWR 3910 3.0 Principles of Style and Design

Introduces students to print protocols, explores fundamental problems in book and other print formats and considers the adaptations of these protocols to and in the age of the computer. Also at issue are the basic problems of book design.

AP/WRIT 3740 3.0 Fundamentals of Editing for Non-majors

The course addresses the problems of sorting and arranging information and of writing it up in a manner that is clear and comprehensible in limited spaces. Students edit their own work and the work of others, learning both to administer and accept criticism. Course credit exclusions: AP/PRWR 2006 3.00.Not open to: Majors/Minors in the PRWR […]

AP/PRWR 3200 3.0 Special Topics

This course provide students in Professional Writing and when possible, students in other programs, with specialized approaches to a special topic by exploring research, pursuing methods of inquiry and critical reflection, and producing examples of topic-related writing practices.Open to: A selection of seats will be reserved for PRWR Majors / PRWR Minors / ENPR Majors

AP/WRIT 3989 3.0 Writing in the Workplace

Examines various types of workplace related writing and oral communication; for example, report writing, executive summary, business plan, presentation. Focus on helping students develop clear writing, both individual and in collaboration with others and skills in editing and presentation. Prerequisite: 12 credits in AP/HUMA or AP/SOSC. NCR: students who have successfully completed or who are […]

AP/WRIT 3988 3.0 Effective Writing and Research

Develops research and writing skills appropriate to university-level work in both liberal arts and professional studies. Skills include clarifying information needs, formulating research questions, using research tools and strategies to locate, manage and critically evaluate information, and using writing processes and understanding of rhetorical contexts and genres to write effectively for a range of academic […]

AP/PRWR 3730 3.0 Substantive Editing

The course addresses the problems of developing a text to the point at which it is deemed publishable. It trains students to diagnose problems with voice, continuity and accuracy. It addresses cutting the too-long manuscript and the issues involved in rewrites. Course credit exclusion: AP/EN 3730 3.00 (prior to Fall 2012).