Communications

University of Winnipeg

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4 years
Duration (years)
4 years possible; many take 5 or more
Winnipeg current Joint Communications degree/diploma study patterns
65% minimum
Academic minimum
The university publishes a 65% academic minimum, not an entering-average range.
University of Winnipeg 2027–28 high-school admission requirements

Deadlines

See the published deadlines below.

Other deadline details

March 1Canadian-curriculum-abroad applicationStanding annual entry · Every year

All Canadian/international high-school applicants studying Canadian curriculum abroad
March 1

SourceChecked Oct 11, 2026

June 1Education final application deadlineRecurring annual · Every year

High-school and mature applicants to the Faculty of Education
June 1
Applications after March 1 are subject to space availability

SourceChecked Sep 17, 2026

March 1Education recommended application deadlineRecurring annual · Every year

High-school and mature applicants to the Faculty of Education
March 1

SourceChecked Sep 17, 2026

July 2Fall application, recommendedStanding annual entry · Every year

Canadian citizen/PR/refugee applicants to Arts/Science/Business/Kinesiology
offered Fall intake, programme/partner exceptions separate
July 2

SourceChecked Oct 11, 2026

June 1 (extension)Fall international application extension, year unspecifiedUndated published extension; entry year not stated

International applicants only if this exact route offers the selected term
do not treat the undated extension as a 2027 or permanent annual cutoff
June 1 (extension)

SourceChecked Oct 11, 2026

March 1Spring application, recommendedStanding annual entry · Every year

Canadian citizen/PR/refugee applicants where the exact degree offers Spring intake
March 1

SourceChecked Oct 11, 2026

February 15 (extension)Spring international application extension, year unspecifiedUndated published extension; entry year not stated

International applicants only if this exact route offers the selected term
do not treat the undated extension as a 2027 or permanent annual cutoff
February 15 (extension)

SourceChecked Oct 11, 2026

July 2Suggested fall application deadlineRecurring annual · Every year

Arts, Business and Economics, Kinesiology and Science applicants
July 2
UWinnipeg describes this as a suggested deadline and recommends applying three to four months before the intended start term

SourceChecked Sep 17, 2026

March 1Suggested spring application deadlineRecurring annual · Every year

Arts, Business and Economics, Kinesiology and Science applicants
March 1

SourceChecked Sep 17, 2026

November 1Suggested winter application deadlineRecurring annual · Every year

Arts, Business and Economics, Kinesiology and Science applicants
November 1

SourceChecked Sep 17, 2026

November 1Winter application, recommendedStanding annual entry · Every year

Canadian citizen/PR/refugee applicants where the exact degree offers Winter intake
November 1

SourceChecked Oct 11, 2026

October 15 (extension)Winter international application extension, year unspecifiedUndated published extension; entry year not stated

International applicants only if this exact route offers the selected term
do not treat the undated extension as a 2027 or permanent annual cutoff
October 15 (extension)

SourceChecked Oct 11, 2026

Requirements

Admission requirements

High-school prerequisites

Core English 40S (Comprehensive, Literary or Transactional Focus); Anglais 40S or Français 40S where the published immersion rule applies
Core Mathematics 40S: Pre-Calculus, Applied or Essential; exact major prerequisites can narrow this choice
One other 40S credit in a different subject area, within the five eligible Grade 12 credits

Application steps

Step 1Check the admission requirements
- Check the published entry route for your applicant category.
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Step 2Apply through UWinnipeg admissions
- Create your application and select this program.
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Step 3$100 domestic application fee
- The one-time non-refundable fee must be received before UWinnipeg starts assessing the application.
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Step 4Final official high-school transcript
- Manitoba applicants can self-report Grade 12 marks. For applications received by June 1, UWinnipeg automatically requests the final transcript from the high school.
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Step 5Separate RRC Polytech application and fee
- Communications applicants apply and pay an application fee to both UWinnipeg and RRC Polytech. RRC Polytech does not reserve seats for joint-degree students.
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Step 6Apply for admission and disclose every secondary and postsecondary institution attended, including unsuccessful studies.
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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Step 7Submit official secondary and postsecondary transcripts and proof of secondary graduation.
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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Step 8Provide citizenship or immigration-status evidence if the calendar's applicant condition applies.
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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Step 9Submit certified translations for records that are not in English or French.
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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Step 10Provide English-language evidence if the university's language requirement applies.
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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Applicant pathways

Manitoba regular high-school entry (2027–28)

Manitoba high-school applicants to all faculties except Education; programme-specific entry conditions also apply

At least 30 Manitoba high-school credits, including five Grade 12 credits (40 A, S, G or U); three must be 40S. Physical Education 40F cannot be one of the five.
Core English 40S (Comprehensive, Literary or Transactional Focus) and core Mathematics 40S (Pre-Calculus, Applied or Essential).
Minimum admission average of 65%, calculated from one English 40S, one Mathematics 40S and one other 40S credit in a different subject area; the highest grade is used when more than one required-course option is available.
Français/French Immersion students can present Anglais 40S or Français 40S in place of English 40S.

REQUIREMENTS FOR A 3-YEAR BA IN RHETORIC AND COMMUNICATIONS

Only applicants to the calendar's explicitly named degree route or stream; honours/advanced entry is not a high-school prerequisite

ADMISSION REQUIREMENT Students are encouraged to consult with a member of the Department of Rhetoric, Writing, and Communications in planning their course of study.

REQUIREMENTS FOR A 4-YEAR BA IN RHETORIC AND COMMUNICATIONS

Only applicants to the calendar's explicitly named degree route or stream; honours/advanced entry is not a high-school prerequisite

ADMISSION REQUIREMENT Students are encouraged to consult with a member of the Department of Rhetoric, Writing, and Communications in planning their course of study.

REQUIREMENTS FOR AN HONOURS BA IN RHETORIC AND COMMUNICATIONS

Only applicants to the calendar's explicitly named degree route or stream; honours/advanced entry is not a high-school prerequisite

ADMISSION REQUIREMENT Minimum 30 credit hours completed Entry, continuing and graduation minimum GPA is 3.0 (B) in Honours Subject courses and 2.5 (C+) in Non-Honours Subject courses. The minimum 3.0 GPA (B) will be based on all attempts (including course repeats and failures) in Honours Subject courses. The minimum 2.5 GPA (C+) in all Non-Honours Subject courses will be calculated as for the general degree (i.e. Fs are not included, and in the case of repeated courses, only the highest grade will be used). Students must consult with an advisor from the Department of Rhetoric, Writing, and Communications or the Department Chair in planning their studies.

Published applicant-status routes

Regular, conditional, concurrent, accelerated, mature, visiting and second-degree applicants; exclusions remain scoped

A student admitted to the University will receive one of the following status designations: Regular: meets Regular Status entrance requirements. Conditional: has completed the high school courses for entrance requirements with an average between 50-64.99%. (International students are not eligible). Concurrent: has registered in a specified number of first- year University of Winnipeg courses while completing entrance requirements at the University’s Collegiate. International students must meet high school graduation requirements in their home country and have graduated. Accelerated: has special admission to a partial first-year Arts and Science program, while attending a Manitoba high school and simultaneously completing subjects necessary to meet regular entrance requirements. Mature: meets Mature Status entrance requirements, and will turn 21 years of age or older during the calendar year in which he/she first registers. (International students are not eligible) Mature Access: meets Mature Access criteria and may enroll in two specified courses. Upon successful completion (minimum grade of C), the student will move to Mature Status. (International students are not eligible) Probationary: has completed some university courses and does not meet the minimum performance standard. (International students are not eligible). Visiting: has a letter of permission from another university to take courses at The University of Winnipeg. Second Degree: has obtained a first university degree from The University of Winnipeg or another university. For more information on admission status categories, visit: https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/future-student/admissions-req.html

Other-province and international qualification

Applicants with Canadian out-of-province or international educational credentials

Admission requirements for Canadian and international students can be found online. https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/future-student/admissions-req.html a. Out-of-Province Canadian High School Applicants Candidates must present standing in Grade 12 English and meet the graduation requirements according to their home province. https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/future-student/requirements/out- of-province-hs-students.html b. International Applicants Candidates will be considered for admission to the University on an individual basis. Meeting the minimum academic requirement does not guarantee admission. The University reserves the right to set a level of academic proficiency to determine acceptance. https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/future-student/international/how- to-apply.html

English-language evidence

Applicants whose first or primary language is not English

The language of instruction at The University of Winnipeg is English. That means you must have a level of ability in English that allows you to participate in all aspects of university study, including lectures, reading, writing, and discussion. If English is not your first/primary language, you must show you are ready to study here by meeting the English Language Requirements of the University. Students will not be admitted until this requirement has been met, at the discretion of the Admissions Office. https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/future-student/international/lang- req.html

Transfer and advanced-standing rules

Applicants transferring postsecondary credit, or presenting AP/IB results

Students who have been pursuing post-secondary studies at another institution may apply for admission to the University, seeking to complete the work for a first Bachelor’s degree; such applicants must be students in good standing at the former institution. Students seeking a second Bachelor’s degree should refer to Degree and Major Requirements. Applicants seeking admission with transfer credit are advised that the courses transferred, together with those they subsequently take at The University of Winnipeg, must meet the general and specific requirements of the Faculty and department in which they choose to major. Applicants should not assume that they will complete the degree with a number of credit hours equal to the difference between total hours required for the degree and transferred hours. Credits that are transferred from institutions outside of Canada (excluding the USA) or non-AUCC institutions will be transferred in a “S” grades and will not count toward the overall grade point average of the student. a. Other Institutions Students wishing to have credits from another institution assessed for credit toward their degree at the University must disclose this on their application for admission and provide the necessary information like course descriptions within four months of being admitted. Documentation received after the four-month period will not be evaluated and no credit will be granted. Failure to disclose post- secondary studies can result in cancellation of acceptance or dismissal from the University. See website: https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/future- student/requirements/transfer.html b. International Baccalaureate Program Credit or advanced standing is granted in specific subject areas for Higher Level and some Standard Level courses, provided a minimum score of 4 has been attained. An official copy of the International Baccalaureate results must be forwarded to the Admissions Office, or a request may be submitted to IB to enable the University to access official results electronically. Accepting credit is voluntary and students may elect to decline the credit or advanced standing. For complete details visit https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/future-student/requirements/ap- and-ib-info.html c. Advanced Placement Program (College Board) Credit or advanced standing is granted in specific subject areas on the basis of Advanced Placement (College Board) examinations provided a minimum score of 3 has been attained (in some cases a score of 4 is required). An official mark statement from the College Board must be forwarded to the Admissions Office. Students may elect to decline the credit or advanced standing. For complete details visit https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/future- student/requirements/ap-and-ib-info.html

Manitoba self-reported marks

Manitoba high-school applicants seeking an offer before July 1

Self-report Grade 12 marks to receive an offer before July 1. Apply by June 1 for the university to request final high-school transcripts; after June 1, an offer requires a submitted high-school transcript.

Joint Communications: separate partner applications

Applicants pursuing the UW Communications BA with the RRC Creative Communications diploma; not ordinary UW Rhetoric BA applicants

Apply separately to UW and RRC Polytech and meet each institution's own admission requirements.
UW coursework may begin before RRC application or acceptance; RRC does not reserve seats or give preference to joint-degree applicants.

Joint Communications: RRC entrance selection

Applicants to the RRC Creative Communications diploma component of this joint route

Complete the entrance test scheduled by the College; the current page says this item is scheduled later rather than due within 15 days of applying.
RRC ranks qualified applicants using its published test/interview scores. Follow the College's test and interview instructions; an acceptable score does not guarantee a seat.

University of Winnipeg application choice

Applicants to the joint UWinnipeg Communications BA and RRC Polytech Creative Communications diploma

Select “Joint Communications” on the University of Winnipeg undergraduate application.

Degree requirements

Credits and degree requirements

Joint Communications BA/diploma: 120 credits, comprising 72 University of Winnipeg credits and up to 48 transfer credits from the RRC Polytech Creative Communications diploma. At least 60 credits must be completed at the University of Winnipeg.
6 Science credits, 12 Social Science credits, 3 Academic Writing credits unless exempted, 3 Indigenous requirement credits, and at least 3 credits from each of 5 subjects.
No more than 42 credits may be at the 1000 level, including at most 6 below that level; at least 78 credits must be at the 2000 level or above.
Apply separately to both institutions and meet the RRC Polytech selection requirements. The diploma must be completed before the joint BA is awarded.

References

Required courses and electives

39 required subject credits include RHET-1120, RHET-2131, RHET-2135, RHET-2137 and RHET-3340, 6 additional upper-level RHET credits, and an 18-credit approved cluster.

References

Program facts

Academic minimum

Courses

Named courses referenced in the current shared department calendar, resolved against the current course-description catalogue. Separate streams, degree routes and alternatives are included; this is a course menu, not a timetable or a list every student takes.

BUS-2103Fundamentals of Organizational Behaviour3 credits
This course is designed to introduce students to the theories and concepts of organizational behaviour.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and PSYC-2440 | PSYC-2101(6).
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage31
BUS-3230Advertising3 credits
This course provides students with a thorough understanding of advertising/sales promotion principles and methods.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage33
BUS-3240Consumer Behaviour3 credits
This course introduces students to concepts and theories that explain a variety of processes involved when consumers (or groups) select, purchase, use and/or dispose of products and services.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage33
BUS-3271Marketing Research3 credits
This course introduces students to marketing research, which involves the acquisition and analysis of data for use as a decision-making tool in organizations.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage33
BUS-4901Business Strategy3 credits
In this case-based course, students take the perspective of the general manager with responsibility for the overall organization, rather than that of a functional specialist.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and BUS-4920.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage40
CRS-2241Conflict and Culture3 credits
In this course students explore the relationship between culture and conflict from an interdisciplinary perspective.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage62
CRS-2252Conflict and Communication3 credits
This course provides some theoretical underpinnings of the dynamics of communication in interpersonal and small group conflict.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage62
ENGL-1000English 1A3 credits
This course offers an introduction to university-level literary study, including the reading of creative literature (poetry, fiction, or drama); the theory and practice of literary criticism; the role of historical and cultural factors influencing literary texts; and research skills.
Note: Students taking this course plus 3 other credit hours of First-Year (1000-level) English will meet the prerequisite for most Upper-Year English courses. Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and ENGL-1001 | ENGL-1111 | ENGL-1201(6).
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage110
ENGL-1001English 16 credits
Introduces literary analysis and criticism while developing research, interpretation and academic writing skills.
University of Winnipeg 2026–27 Undergraduate Academic Calendar, ENGL-1001
ENGL-1003Introduction to English: Topics in Literature3 credits
This course introduces students to a variety of creative literature (poetry, drama, and/or fiction) through the lens of a particular theme, genre, nationality or period.
Note: To meet the prerequisite for Upper-Year English, students taking this course should also take ENGL-1000(3).
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage110
ENGL-1004Introduction to English: Reading Culture3 credits
This course explores the role that culture, as a set of practices encompassing a range of texts, events, experiences, and social institutions, plays in everyday lives.
Note: To meet the prerequisite for Upper-Year English, students taking this course should also take ENGL-1000(3).
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage110
ENGL-1005Introduction to English: Reading to Write3 credits
This course introduces students to university-level literary study.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage110
ENGL-2102Introduction to Creative Writing: Developing a Portfolio3 credits
Develops a creative writing portfolio through exercises and workshops on voice, character, plot and other elements of craft.
University of Winnipeg 2026–27 Undergraduate Academic Calendar, ENGL-2102
ENGL-3113Writing Short Fiction
Develops short fiction through readings and workshops on character, dialogue and story structure.
Published credit options: 3 or 6.
University of Winnipeg 2026–27 Undergraduate Academic Calendar, ENGL-3113
ENGL-3114Writing Poems
Develops poetry writing through reading and practice with rhythm, metre, line breaks and imagery.
Published credit options: 3 or 6.
University of Winnipeg 2026–27 Undergraduate Academic Calendar, ENGL-3114
ENGL-3115Writing For Young People
Develops writing for young readers through formats such as picture books and young adult fiction.
Published credit options: 3 or 6.
University of Winnipeg 2026–27 Undergraduate Academic Calendar, ENGL-3115
HIST-2120History of Capitalism3 credits
This course investigates the historical development of capitalism, as well as major interpretive debates among scholars of business history and the history of capitalism.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage154
HIST-2500History of Canada to 19396 credits
This is a survey course designed to acquaint students with the foundations and development of the Canadian nation - its social, economic, and political institutions.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and HIST-2503 | HIST-2504.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage158
HIST-3544History of Winnipeg6 credits
This lecture/seminar course examines the history of Winnipeg from the mid-nineteenth century to the present.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and HIST-3511 | HIST-3551.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage167
PHIL-2202Health Care and Bioethics3 credits
This course examines bioscience and medical ethical issues from Western moral and legal perspectives.
Note: PHIL-2202(3) was previously titled Ethics in Medicine and Law.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage225
POL-2500City Politics3 credits
The course examines how an array of cross-cutting democratic objectives, including local democracy, representation, equity and equality, and effective governance, shape the politics, policy, and organizational structure of cities and city regions in Canada.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage236
POL-3455Politics and the Mass Media3 credits
This course introduces students to the study of politics and the mass media.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and POL-3424.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage240
PSYC-2400Social Psychology I3 credits
This course emphasizes the social behaviour and cognitions of the individual in social context.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage245
PSYC-2410Social Psychology II3 credits
This course emphasizes the social behaviour that emerges in groups of individuals in various interrelationships in social contexts.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage245
PSYC-3480Interpersonal Communication3 credits
This course emphasizes the multilevel communication processes that underlie and support social interaction and relationship formation and change.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage247
RHET-1101Academic Writing: Humanities3 credits
Academic Writing teaches the essential strategies for university writing and research: the discovery of topics, the arrangement of ideas, the assessment of audience and purpose, and the practice of effective editing.
Note: Students may receive credit for only one Academic Writing course at the 1000 level for graduation. Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and ENGL-1100 | ENGL-1101 | ENGL-1121 | ENGL-1122 | RHET-1102 | RHET-1103 | RHET-1104 | RHET-1105 | RHET-1106 | RHET-1110 | RHET-1115.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage269
RHET-1102Academic Writing: Social Sciences3 credits
Academic Writing teaches the essential strategies for university writing and research: the discovery of topics, the arrangement of ideas, the assessment of audience and purpose, and the practice of effective editing.
Note: Students may receive credit for only one Academic Writing course at the 1000 level for graduation. Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and ENGL-1100 | ENGL-1101 | ENGL-1121 | ENGL-1122 | RHET-1101 | RHET-1103 | RHET-1104 | RHET-1105 | RHET-1106 | RHET-1110 | RHET-1115.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage269
RHET-1103Academic Writing: Sciences3 credits
Academic Writing teaches the essential strategies for university writing and research: the discovery of topics, the arrangement of ideas, the assessment of audience and purpose, and the practice of effective editing.
Note: Students may receive credit for only one Academic Writing course at the 1000 level for graduation. Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and ENGL-1100 | ENGL-1101 | ENGL-1121 | ENGL-1122 | RHET-1101 | RHET-1102 | RHET-1104 | RHET-1105 | RHET-1106 | RHET-1110 | RHET-1115.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage269
RHET-1104Academic Writing: Business and Administration3 credits
Academic Writing teaches the essential strategies for university writing and research: the discovery of topics, the arrangement of ideas, the assessment of audience and purpose, and the practice of effective editing.
Note: Students may receive credit for only one Academic Writing course at the 1000 level for graduation. Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and ENGL-1100 | ENGL-1101 | ENGL-1121 | ENGL-1122 | RHET-1101 | RHET-1102 | RHET-1103 | RHET-1105 | RHET-1106 | RHET-1110 | RHET-1115.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage269
RHET-1105Academic Writing: Multidisciplinary3 credits
Academic Writing teaches the essential strategies for university writing and research: the discovery of topics, the arrangement of ideas, the assessment of audience and purpose, and the practice of effective editing.
Note: Students may receive credit for only one Academic Writing course at the 1000 level for graduation. Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and ENGL-1100 | ENGL-1101 | ENGL-1121 | ENGL-1122 | RHET-1101 | RHET-1102 | RHET-1103 | RHET-1104 | RHET-1106 | RHET-1110 | RHET-1115.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage269
RHET-1106Academic Writing: Links with the Disciplines3 credits
Academic Writing teaches the essential strategies for university writing and research: the discovery of topics, the arrangement of ideas, the assessment of audience and purpose, and the practice of effective editing.
Note: Students may receive credit for only one Academic Writing course at the 1000 level for graduation. Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and ENGL-1100 | ENGL-1101 | ENGL-1121 | ENGL-1122 | RHET-1101 | RHET-1102 | RHET-1103 | RHET-1104 | RHET-1105 | RHET-1110 | RHET-1115.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage269
RHET-1110Academic Writing: Extended6 credits
Academic Writing teaches the essential strategies for university writing and research: the discovery of topics, the arrangement of ideas, the assessment of audience and purpose, and the practice of effective editing.
Note: Students may receive credit for only one Academic Writing course at the 1000 level for graduation. Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and ENGL-1100 | ENGL-1101 | ENGL-1121 | ENGL-1122 | RHET-1101 | RHET-1102 | RHET-1103 | RHET-1104 | RHET-1105 | RHET-1106 | RHET-1115. Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and ENGL-1100 | ENGL-1101 | ENGL-1121 | ENGL-1122 | RHET-1101 | RHET-1102 | RHET-1103 | RHET-1104 | RHET-1106 | RHET-1105 | RHET-1110.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage270
RHET-1115Academic Writing: English As an Additional Language
Develops academic writing, research, evidence-based argument and speaking skills for multilingual students.
Published credit options: 3 or 6.
University of Winnipeg 2026–27 Undergraduate Academic Calendar, RHET-1115
RHET-1120Introduction to Rhetoric and Communications3 credits
This course provides an introduction to the study of Rhetoric and Communications, and the role that persuasion and persuasive discourse plays in contemporary communication, culture, and society.
Note: This course does not fulfill the University of Winnipeg's Academic Writing requirement.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage270
RHET-2115Advanced EAL Writing: Negotiating Conventions3 credits
This course is designed to enhance international students' academic literacies, and is aimed at students with a basic understanding of academic discourses and expectations, having already completed introductory-level Academic Writing.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage270
RHET-2131Professional Style and Editing3 credits
This course teaches students to revise their prose, not for new ideas but for better phrasing of the ones they already have.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage270
RHET-2135Rhetorical Criticism3 credits
This course is recommended for students whose interests extend beyond the kinds of literature traditionally studied in English courses.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage270
RHET-2137Contemporary Communication Theories3 credits
Communication theories explain the way human beings interact verbally, at levels ranging from the interpersonal to the organizational.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage271
RHET-2141Representations of Indigeneity3 credits
This course investigates the representation of Indigenous peoples in contemporary and historical forms of public communication such as text books, scholarship, government documents, internet, television, news media and public awareness campaigns, and how these representations contribute to perpetuating, challenging, or dispelling racist stereotypes and colonization practices.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and GRHET-2141 (3) Representations of Indigeneity Requisite Courses: Any section of Academic Writing or exemption from the Writing requirement [prerequisite(s)]; Completion of 24 credit hours [prerequisite(s)].
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage271
RHET-2142Rhetoric of Animality3 credits
This course examines what has come to be known in the humanities as "the question of the animal".
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage271
RHET-2143Rhetoric of Medicine3 credits
Medicine is one of the oldest and most respected professions.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage271
RHET-2145Theories and Practices of Oral Communication3 credits
The goals of this course are threefold: to improve students' presentation skills in both design and delivery, to develop their critical analysis of presentations, and to extend their scholarly understanding of rhetoric and oratory.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage271
RHET-2246Revolutions in Communication3 credits
This course provides students with an historical overview of communication, focusing particularly on those periods in which human relations were dramatically influenced by a shift from one communicative medium to another.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage271
RHET-2350Digital Storytelling and Participatory Media3 credits
Digital technology has changed writing, yet the script is still the essence of a story.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage272
RHET-2360Border Rhetoric3 credits
A border/land is a physically and symbolically fascinating space.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage272
RHET-2500Tutoring Writing3 credits
This course introduces students who want to work as tutors to the current theories of tutoring writing, to the protocols and procedures of our Tutoring Centre, and to the specific demands of our students.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and EDUC-3301 | EDUC-3303 | EDUC-3305 | RHET-2505 | RHET-2520.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage272
RHET-2530Rhetorical Grammar3 credits
This course sharpens students' ability to edit efficiently at the sentence and paragraph levels.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage272
RHET-3131Advanced Editing: Principles and Practices3 credits
This course addresses issues such as the negotiation of meaning in text production, changing practices of language use, and the historical and social construction of error (including attitudes about "good taste") through a study of editorial practices.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage272
RHET-3139Rhetorics of Visual Representation3 credits
This course provides a systematic and comprehensive account of the grammar and rhetoric of visual design.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and RHET-2139.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage273
RHET-3153Studies in the Rhetorics of Gender3 credits
This course focuses on issues growing from the complex interaction of gender and language use, with a particular focus on written texts.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and WGS-3153.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage273
RHET-3154The New Journalism3 credits
"New Journalism" arose in the 1960s when Truman Capote, Tom Wolf, Joan Didion, Hunter S.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage273
RHET-3155Environmental Communication3 credits
This course explores the growing field of environmental communication as practiced in professional environments.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage273
RHET-3156Transnational and Intercultural Language and Communications3 credits
This course looks at the origins and development of language from a historical perspective and moves into specific case studies of unilingual, bilingual, and multilingual groups, their languages, how they communicate, and representational media used by the group.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage273
RHET-3158The Culture Wars3 credits
This course introduces students to the nature of communication in a divided society.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage273
RHET-3250Composition Studies3 credits
This course introduces the main theories, topics, and issues in the field of composition, including theories of the composing process; writing pedagogy; the place of the writer in the university; the relationships among writing, gender, culture, and race; and the effect of new communicative technologies on the composing process.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage273
RHET-3255Narrative Thinking and Writing3 credits
Students in this course consider narrative as a way of thinking or mode of knowing, rather than as a method of transcription.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and ENGL-2150 | RHET-2150.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage274
RHET-3320Forms of Inquiry in Written Communication3 credits
This course examines the methods and methodologies of the research community that takes writing as its subject-defining method as a technique of gathering evidence and methodology as the underlying theory and analysis of how research proceeds.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and RHET-4320.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage274
RHET-3321Composing Our Winnipeg: Rhetoric of/and the City3 credits
In this course, we consider how our city has been written so far, and how its culture(s) and geography are a function of confrontations between language, cultures of poverty and power, and complex institutional decision-making.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage274
RHET-3329Writing for Scholarly Audiences3 credits
This course addresses the varieties of scholarly discourse: why academics write and speak in a particular way, and how the contexts of political and economic environments that surround a university affect textual production.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and ENGL-2110 | ENGL-2129 | ENGL-2130 | ENGL-2181 | RHET-2129 |RHET-2130.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage274
RHET-3330Investigative Journalism3 credits
This course provides an overview of the history, theory, and practice of investigative journalism in Canada, placing the form in historical context and surveying its major practitioners in print and broadcast.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage274
RHET-3340Technical and Professional Communication3 credits
This course provides an overview of the emerging field of organizational communication and an introduction to the ways in which a variety of rhetorical theories explain the strategic choices available to professional and technical communicators.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and RHET-2140.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage275
RHET-3450Critical Studies of Social Media3 credits
Social media and social networking websites structure many of our experiences of the world, ourselves, and the culture that surrounds us.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage275
RHET-3460Games and the Rhetoric of Play3 credits
This course introduces students to humanities-based game studies, focusing on rhetorical studies of game design, game writing, and play as a medium of communication.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage275
RHET-3750Classical Rhetoric: History, Theory and Practice3 credits
This course examines the history, theory, pedagogy, and practices of the classical period of western rhetoric, extending from Homer's Iliad and Odyssey of the eighth-century BCE to the rhetorical thinkers of the first-century CE.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and CLAS-3750.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage275
RHET-3900Topics in Rhetoric, Writing, and Communication3 credits
This course offers a study of an area of rhetoric, writing, or communications not covered by the general courses in the department.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage275
RHET-4138Modern Rhetorical Theory3 credits
This course provides an overview of modern rhetorical theory.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and the former RHET-3138.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage275
RHET-4150Studies in the Rhetoric of Nonfiction3 credits
This course examines nonfiction as a creative, constructive art that draws on a wide range of literary and rhetorical resources to entertain, inform, and persuade readers.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and the former RHET-3150.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage275
RHET-4151Decoding Power: Radical Theoretical Perspectives on Discourse and Ideology3 credits
This course delves into the intricate relationships between language and societal power through the lens of radical theories of discourse and ideology.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and the former RHET-3151.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage276
RHET-4152Digital Rhetorics3 credits
This course introduces students to the basic themes, issues, and intellectual debates in the study of digital rhetorics.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and the former RHET-3152.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage276
RHET-4401Rhetoric of the Public Sphere3 credits
This course adopts a rhetoric and communications framework for the purpose of conducting an intensive study of the concept of the public sphere, everyday processes of communal discourse and negotiation.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and the former RHET-3401.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage276
RHET-4420Rhetorics of Identity3 credits
This course undertakes an intensive study into the symbolic mediation of identity.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and the former RHET-3420.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage276
RHET-4550Frontiers of Communication: Exploring Advanced Theories of Media and Rhetoric3 credits
This course delves into advanced theories of communication with a focus on media and rhetoric.
Restrictions: Honours Form Required.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage276
RHET-4900Honours Thesis in Rhetoric and Communications3 credits
The Honours Thesis in Rhetoric and Communications is taught on an individual basis through an arrangement between the professor and student.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage276
SOC-2105Race, Ethnic and Indigenous Relations6 credits
This course answers the call for sociology to end its "complicity in the elimination of the native." It explores how settler-colonial frameworks inform the experience of Indigenous peoples.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage278
SOC-2118Sex and Gender Relationships3 credits
This course discusses the dynamics of sex and gender relationships in different socio-cultural contexts.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage278
SOC-3215Popular Culture3 credits
This course examines the construction of social reality through the dynamics of popular culture.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage281
THFM-2101Acting Theory and Practice6 credits
This course is a practical and theoretical study of the principles of actor technique and role analysis.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage293
THFM-2310Filmmaking I: Screen Narrative Technique6 credits
This is a practical introduction to storytelling on screen from the director's perspective.
Note: It is recommended that students take one of THFM-1001, THFM-1002, or THFM-1003 prior to, or concurrently with, this course.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage293
THFM-2410History of Film6 credits
This course surveys the history of narrative film from its earliest beginnings to the present day.
Note: This course can be used towards the Humanities Requirement. Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and HIST-2191.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage294
THFM-2502Voice and Speech Skills for Presentation and Performance
Develops vocal projection, speech and communication skills for performances, presentations and classroom settings.
Published credit options: 3 or 6.
University of Winnipeg 2026–27 Undergraduate Academic Calendar, THFM-2502
THFM-2610Script and Screen3 credits
This course focuses on the study of a number of significant American screenplays, such as Casablanca, Chinatown, and Pulp Fiction.
Note: This course can be used towards the Humanities Requirement.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage295
THFM-2611Introduction to Screenwriting3 credits
This course introduces students to the basics of screenwriting.
Note: Creative Writing students (ENGL) may take this course with the permission of the Department of Theatre and Film's Chair.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage295
THFM-2612Script and the Small Screen: TV Drama3 credits
Television drama exerts an undeniable impact on our culture.
Note: This course can be used towards the Humanities Requirement.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage295
THFM-2701Playwriting I6 credits
This course introduces students to creation strategies such as idea-outline-draft, imaginary improvisation, and RSVP cycles.
Note: This course can be used towards the Humanities Requirement.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage296
THFM-2801Theatrical Production I6 credits
This course is designed to give students a survey of the technical aspects of theatrical and media production, concentrating on facilities, scenery construction, lighting, and an introduction to sound.
Note: It is recommended that students without prior theatre experience take a 1000-level course from the Department of Theatre and Film concurrently with this course. Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and THFM-2803 or THFM-2001 (Carpentry) or THFM-2807.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage296
THFM-2803An Introduction to Lighting and Sound in Production3 credits
This course is designed to give the student an introduction to the technical aspects of theatrical and media production, concentrating on lighting and an introduction to sound.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and THFM-2801.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage296
THFM-3110Screen Acting6 credits
Film acting as an art may be approached as a refined version of stage acting but film, unlike the stage, is an intimate medium where the slightest change of mood, emotion, or psychological action is felt and magnified.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage298
THFM-3310Filmmaking II: Directing the Short Film6 credits
This course focuses on the creation of more complex visual narratives than those discussed in Filmmaking I.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage298
THFM-3611Advanced Screenwriting6 credits
This advanced screenwriting course concentrates on writing longer dramatic narratives.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage299
THFM-3802Stage Management3 credits
This course gives students a basic introduction to the central role of stage management in the theatre.
Note: Those wishing more intensive and practical experience are referred to THFM-4802(3) Honours Stage Management - Theory AND THFM-4803(3) Honours Stage Management - Practice. Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and THFM-4802 | THFM-4832.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage300
UIC-2020Colonization and Indigenous Peoples in Canada3 credits
In this course, students are introduced to Indigenous peoples in what has come to be known as Canada and undertake a survey of Indigenous cultural, political, economic, and spiritual situations from pre-contact to the present.
Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and IS-2020 | POL-2020.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage304
UIC-2220Urban Poverty and Policy3 credits
Urban poverty is a growing problem throughout the world, including Canada.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage305
WGS-2260Girls, Women and Popular Culture3 credits
This course examines how diverse constructions of girls and women are represented and presented in media and popular culture.
Winnipeg current official course catalogue, PDFpage310

Elective choices

Choose an approved 18-credit cluster: Human Relations, Marketing and Business, Performance and Production, or Politics, Ethics and Culture. Department approval is required for additional courses outside the listed clusters.

Study locations

Published academic-unit location: The academic advising office serving Arts, Science, Business and Economics, and Kinesiology is on the first floor of the Rice Centre, 489 Portage Avenue. It provides general academic advising and degree audits. This is an advising location; course rooms and joint-provider sites remain separate. University-published office as indexed; live details could not be confirmed. Confirm before visiting.University of Winnipeg named-faculty academic advising office

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