Program Requirements for the Minor in Writing and Rhetoric
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Entrance requirement (Type 1 Program)
Students who wish to be considered for enrolment in the program must first meet the following requirement. Students apply through ROSI. For further information on Type 1 Programs, please visit the Faculty of Arts & Science site.
In first year:
- Complete four full-course equivalents (any discipline).
Note: Only students enrolled in the program are given enrolment priority to the INI203Y, 204Y, 300H, 301H, 304H, 305H writing courses.
Program Requirements
Lists A, B, and C and Program Themes:
The program's three lists of Arts & Science courses (A, B, and C) represent subject areas closely related to the study of writing, rhetoric, and critical thinking. The thinking, reasoning (including ethical reasoning), and decision-making central to the courses in group A reflect the critical analysis component of the Writing and Rhetoric Program. Group B embraces courses related to professional writing and media. These courses expose students to a variety of "rhetorics" and offer instruction in various modes of writing, many of which would prove useful in the professional workplace. Finally, the language and rhetoric courses in group C represent both foundational courses and advanced, interdisciplinary approaches to rhetoric.
- Minor (BA): Four full-course equivalents from the list of course offerings below.
- Students may choose all 4 full-course equivalents from among the INI writing and rhetoric course offerings.
- Students may instead take at least 2.5 of the 4 credits from among the INI writing and rhetoric courses. (Note: no program student may take fewer than 2.5 INI credits.)
- Students who take 2.5 INI credits will complete the minor by taking 1.5 credits from among the courses in lists A, B, and C below. (These lists include INI Writing and Rhetoric courses.) The lists are meant only to organize courses in terms of themes; the lists are not intended to impose restrictions on choice. In other words, students may choose all of their 1.5 credits from list A, or all of the 1.5 from list B or C, or some courses from each group.
- At least two H courses or one Y course taken for the minor must be at the 300 or 400 level.
Innis Writing Courses
INI103H1, INI104H1, INI203Y1, INI204Y1, INI300H1, INI302H1, INI301H1, INI304H1, INI305H1, INI311Y1, INI409H1, INI410H1, INI412Y1, JEI206H1
A. Critical Analysis and Reasoning
ARC235H1, ARC417H1; INI204Y1, INI304H1, INI409H1, INI410H1; LIN481H1; PHL247H1, PHL275H1, PSY370H1; TRN190Y1*, TRN200Y1
B. Workplace Writing and Media
ARC232H1; FAH443H1; HIS316H1, HIS482H1; INI104H1, INI300Y1, INI301H1, INI302H1, INI384H1; PHL295H1, POL475H1; PSY327H1; SMC219Y1, SMC228Y1, SMC300H1; UNI221H1
C. Language and Rhetoric
ANT253H1, ANT329Y1, ANT427H1; ENG100H1, ENG110Y1, ENG205H1; ENG285H1; ENG385H1; INI103H1, INI203Y1, INI305H, INI311Y1; INI412Y1; JAL328H1, JAL355H1; JEI206H1, JPL315H1; LIN200H1, LIN201H1, LIN203H1, LIN204H1; VIC120Y1*, VIC345H1, VIC350Y1; All Vic One Courses*.
*College One courses taken in September 2012 and onward will no longer count towards the Writing and Rhetoric minor. This change will be incorporated into next year's calendar.
Detailed List of Courses
Please see the Other Courses page.