English Courses Listed By Program
Employers require Humber graduates to possess exceptional communication abilities. As a result, the Department of English delivers courses that provide Humber students with the necessary written and verbal communications skills that will lead to success in their professional and personal lives.
To identify the English requirements for your individual program, please select the School and then Program in which you are registered.
Your English courses have been developed in order to prepare you for success in your program and in industry.
Students who select the ESL version of the English Test should take the appropriate ESOL course for their program.
Some students may be required to take a remedial (WRIT 050) or developmental (ESOL 050) writing course first. Additional fees may apply.
| Program | English Course Requirement | Semester |
| Architectural Technology |
WRIT 120 or ESOL 120 or CORE 100 WRIT 220 or ESOL 220 |
1 2 |
| Building Construction Technician |
WRIT 108 WRIT 208 |
1 4 |
| Carpentry and Renovation Technician |
WRIT 108 WRIT 208 |
1 4 |
| Carpentry and Renovation Techniques |
WRIT 108 |
1 |
| Civil Engineering Technology |
WRIT 120 or ESOL 120 or CORE 100 WRIT 220 or ESOL 220 |
1 2 |
| Computer and Network Support Technician |
WRIT 120 or ESOL 120 or CORE 100 WRIT 220 or ESOL 220 |
1 2 |
| Computer Engineering Technology |
WRIT 120 or ESOL 120 or CORE 100 WRIT 220 or ESOL 220 |
1 2 |
| Computer Programming |
WRIT 120 or ESOL 120 or CORE 100 WRIT 220 or ESOL 220 |
1 2 |
| Construction Engineering Technology |
WRIT 108 WRIT 208 |
1 4 |
| Design Foundations |
WRIT 120 or ESOL 120 or CORE 100 WRIT 220 or ESOL 220 (option) |
1 2 |
| Electrical Techniques |
WRIT 108 |
2 |
| Electrical Eng. Technician/Technology – Control Systems |
WRIT 120 or ESOL 120 or CORE 100 WRIT 220 or ESOL 220 |
1 2 |
| Electronics Eng. Technician/Technology |
WRIT 120 or ESOL 120 or CORE 100 WRIT 220 or ESOL 220 |
1 2 |
| Electromechanical Engineering Technician/Technology |
WRIT 120 or ESOL 120 or CORE 100 WRIT 220 or ESOL 220 |
1 2 |
| Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technician/Technology |
WRIT 108 WRIT 208 |
1 2 |
| Industrial Woodworking Technician |
WRIT 108 WRIT 208 |
1 2 |
| Interior Decorating |
WRIT 120 or ESOL 120 or CORE 100 WRIT 220 or ESOL 220 |
1 2 |
| Landscape Technician |
WRIT 108 WRIT 208 |
1 2 |
| Mechanical Eng. Technician/Technology |
WRIT 120 or ESOL 120 or CORE 100 WRIT 220 or ESOL 220 |
1 3 |
| Mechanical Techniques Millwright |
WRIT 108 |
2 |
| Plumbing Techniques |
WRIT 108 |
2 |
| Sustainable Energy and Building Technology |
WRIT 120 or ESOL 120 or CORE 100 WRIT 220 or ESOL 220 |
1 2 |
| Welding Techniques |
WRIT 108 |
2 |
Your English courses have been developed in order to prepare you for success in your business program and in industry.
Students who select the ESL version of the English Test should take the appropriate ESOL course for their program.
Some students may be required to take a remedial (WRIT 050) or developmental (ESOL 050) writing course first. Additional fees may apply.
| Program | English Course Requirement | Semester |
| Accounting, Business |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| Accounting, Business Administration |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| Baking and Pastry Arts Management |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 3 |
| Business Administration |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| Business Administration Co-op |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| Business Management |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| Cosmetic Management |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| Culinary Management |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 3 |
| Culinary Skills |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 |
1 |
| Esthetician/Spa Management |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| Fashion Arts and Business |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| Financial Services, Business Management |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| Hospitality – Event Management |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| Hospitality – Hotel and Restaurant Operations Management |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| Law Clerk |
WRIT 106 WRIT 206 |
1 2 |
| Marketing, Business |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| Paralegal Education |
WRIT 106 WRIT 215 |
1 2 |
| Professional Golf Management, Business Administration |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| Recreation and Leisure Services |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| Sport Management |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| Tourism – Travel Services Management |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
Your English courses have been developed in order to prepare you for success in your program and in industry.
Students who select the ESL version of the English Test should take the appropriate ESOL course for their program.
Some students may be required to take a remedial (WRIT 050) or developmental (ESOL 050) writing course first. Additional fees may apply.
| Program | English Course Requirement | Semester |
| Acting for Film and Television |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| Advertising and Graphic Design |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| Advertising and Marketing Communications |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| Animation – 3D |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| Art Foundation |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 |
1 |
| Broadcast Television and Videography |
WRIT 105 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 205 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| Comedy Writing & Performance |
WRIT 107 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 207 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| Film and Television Production |
WRIT 104 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 204 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| Game Programming |
WRIT 120 or ESOL 120 or CORE 100 WRIT 220 or ESOL 220 |
1 2 |
| Graphic Design |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| Journalism |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 201 or ESOL 200 WRIT 300 WRIT 400 |
1 2 3 4 |
| Media Communications |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| Media Foundation |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 |
1 |
| Multimedia Design and Development |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| Music, Introduction to Commercial Jazz |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 |
1 |
| Photography |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| Public Relations |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| Radio, Broadcasting |
WRIT 103 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 203 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| Theatre Arts - Performance |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| Theatre Arts - Production |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| Visual and Digital Arts |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| Web Design and Interactive Media |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
Your English courses have been developed in order to prepare you for success in your program and in industry.
Students who select the ESL version of the English Test should take the appropriate ESOL course for their program.
Some students may be required to take a remedial (WRIT 050) or developmental (ESOL 050) writing course first. Additional fees may apply.
| Program | English Course Requirement | Semester |
| G.A.S. – College Transfer |
GCOM 105 or ESOL 100 GCOM 201 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| G.A.S. - University Transfer (Certificate) |
GCOM 105 or ESOL 100 GCOM 201 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Advanced Diplomas and Degrees |
GCOM 110 or ESOL 100 GCOM 220 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| G.A.S. – University Transfer (Diploma) |
GCOM 105 or ESOL 100 GCOM 201 or ESOL 200 GCOM 205 |
1 2 3 |
| G.A.S. - Technology |
WRIT 120 or ESOL 120 WRIT 220 or ESOL 220 |
1 2 |
Your English courses have been developed in order to prepare you for success in your program and in industry.
Students who select the ESL version of the English Test should take the appropriate ESOL course for their program.
Some students may be required to take a remedial (WRIT 050) or developmental (ESOL 050) writing course first. Additional fees may apply.
| Program | English Course Requirement | Semester |
| Bachelor or Health Sciences: Workplace Health and Wellness |
BHSW 1502 BHSW 1003 |
1 2 |
| Bachelor of Nursing |
ENGL 1103 |
1 |
| Biotechnology |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| Early Childhood Education |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| Emergency Telecommunications |
WRIT 226 |
1 |
| Fire Services |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| Fitness & Health Promotion |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 3 |
| Food and Nutrition Management |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| Funeral Director Class 1 & Class 2 |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 |
1 |
| Massage Therapy |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 4 |
| Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyle |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| Occupational Therapist Assistant and Physiotherapist Assistant |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 210 or ESOL 200 |
1 4 |
| Paramedic |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 209 or ESOL 200 |
1 3 |
| Personal Support Worker |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 |
1 |
| Pharmacy Technician |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 211 or ESOL 200 |
1 3 |
| Practical Nursing |
WRIT 121 |
1 |
| Pre-Service Firefighters Education |
WRIT 225 |
1 |
| Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
Your English courses have been developed in order to prepare you for success in your program and in industry.
Students who select the ESL version of the English Test should take the appropriate ESOL course for their program.
Some students may be required to take a remedial (WRIT 050) or developmental (ESOL 050) writing course first. Additional fees may apply.
| Program | English Course Requirement | Semester |
| Bachelor of Child and Youth Care |
COMM 1000 |
1 |
| Bachelor of Community Development |
COMM 1000 |
1 |
| Bachelor of Social Science, Criminal Justice |
COMM 1000 |
1 |
| Child and Youth Care |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| Community and Justice Services |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| Developmental Services Worker |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 3 |
| Developmental Services Worker Accelerated |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
2 3 |
| Social Service Worker |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| Police Foundations |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 2 |
| Protection, Security and Investigation |
WRIT 100 or ESOL 100 or CORE 100 WRIT 200 or ESOL 200 |
1 3 |
