Digital/Multimedia Expression
Digital/Multimedia Expression falls under the Communication Capacity.
Communication through means other than words—whether spoken or written—requires a distinct set of skills.
In a world where messages are routinely conveyed through audiovisual media, BU students need to develop an understanding of the role and impact of color, composition, rhythm, and acoustics that matches their mastery of verbal syntax and rhetoric. Today, in addition to live performances and installations, BU graduates receive information and experience the world through websites, videos, podcasts, and more. They must be able not only to consume and appreciate these and other forms of digital expression, but to evaluate and produce them.
Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to craft and deliver responsible, considered, and well-structured arguments, statements, or expressions using appropriate digital media.
Students will be able to reflect on the ethical use of digital media, considering relevant issues such as accessibility, intellectual property rights, citational practices, and other discipline-specific concerns.
Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the capabilities of one or more digital communication technologies in their assignments.
Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the fundamentals of digital communication, such as principles governing design, time-based and interactive media, and the audio-visual representation of qualitative and quantitative data.
Courses
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HUB Specialty Courses
HUB IC 203
Pitching Ideas for Success
4 credits. Fall and Spring
This course provides an introduction to formulating and pitching business ideas and starting your own ventures, including how to receive funding for, operate, and grow an enterprise. Through three different types of learning--lectures, case studies, and pitching and feedback--the course develops the skills needed to execute a future business plan. Effective Fall 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Express, Quantitative Reasoning I.
HUB IC 205
America at War (and You)
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Historical Consciousness Social Inquiry I
How has warfare, and the preparation for it, shaped the American experience' In this course, students explore how warfare and the building and sustaining of the American military as an institution has influenced the US economy, culture, and society along with issues that students care about today. Effective Spring 2025, this course fulfills a single requirement in each of the following BU Hub areas: Historical Consciousness, Social Inquiry I, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
HUB XC 420
BU Cross-College Challenge Projects (DME)
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Research and Information Literacy Teamwork/Collaboration
Are you looking to take on a real-world challenge, build your collaboration, leadership, and multimedia communication skills' Would you like to work with fellow students from across BU and with a community partner on an interesting and engaging project' Then the Cross-College Challenge (XCC) is for you! This particular course will focus on digital-multimedia expression within the communication Hub area. Each semester there are exciting new courses offered in areas such as social equity, data science, sustainability, public health, and more. XCC courses are open to juniors and seniors from all schools and colleges at BU. For specific course offerings visit: bu.edu/xcc. Create-Communicate- Collaborate. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Teamwork/Collaboration, Creativity/Innovation, and Research and Information Literacy.
HUB XC 421
Unheard Voices: Deconstructing the Dominant Narratives by Inclusion
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Research and Information Literacy Teamwork/Collaboration
Given the racial injustice and the current challenges society faces today, it is imperative that higher education institutions create equitable spaces and opportunities to include the voices and experiences of marginalized communities that feel secondary and peripheral in a dominant discourse. Student teams will work with community partners to create a series of podcasts that share knowledge and thoughts from communities that often feel marginalized and invisible in the national equity and democratic discourse. Effective Spring 2025, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Creativity/Innovation, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Research and Information Literacy, Teamwork/Collaboration.
HUB XC 422
Exploring Walkability in Boston
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Research and Information Literacy Teamwork/Collaboration
This Cross-College Challenge (XCC) course will partner with WalkMassachusetts, a nonprofit that makes walking safer and easier in Massachusetts, to tell the fascinating and inspiring stories of the roads less traveled (by foot) in Boston. Through video storytelling, students will explore walkability through a diversity of perspectives. Engaging in all stages of production, student teams will create projects that strive for social justice through amplifying community voices or through actionable change. WalkMassachusetts will feature and promote videos on their website and social media. Effective Spring 2025, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Creativity/Innovation, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Research and Information Literacy, Teamwork/Collaboration.
College of Arts & Sciences
CAS AA 287
Slavery and the In-Between
4 credits. Fall
BU Hub Learn More Critical Thinking Digital/Multimedia Expression Historical Consciousness
Examines the space between freedom and enslavement known as recaptivity. Course discussions focus on conceptions of freedom and their relationship to recaptive status. Reviews recaptivity contexts in both the historical and archaeological record. Also examines the theme of return. Effective Fall 2024 fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Critical Thinking, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Historical Consciousness.
CAS AA 296
Religion and Hip Hop
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Aesthetic Exploration Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression
Uses digital media studies to explore diverse religious expressions in hip hop culture. Through critical reading, community field trips, and hands-on technology usage, students consider an often overlooked element in the study of hip hop culture: religion. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Aesthetic Exploration, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS AA 297
African American Women's History
4 credits. Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Historical Consciousness Social Inquiry I
Survey of African American women's history from the slave trade to the present, investigating its critical role in shaping the meaning of race, gender, and sexuality during slavery, Jim Crow, and the civil rights era. Also offered as CAS HI 297 and CAS WS 297. Effective Fall 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Historical Consciousness, Social Inquiry I.
CAS AA 335
Sociology of Race, Class & Gender
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Historical Consciousness The Individual in Community
Undergraduate Prerequisites: At least one prior 100- or 200-level sociology course, or CAS WS 101/1 02. - No one of us is one thing, one identity, nor motivated by one singular interest, nor privileged or subjugated by one singular form of power, but how do those multiple forms of ourselves affect how we are advantaged, disadvantaged, viewed, and understood by the social world' Our social world, is, by default, a vast web of social intersections between and across groups with shared, overlapping, and conflicting identities. Race, class and gender affect nearly all of our lived experiences and greatly complicate and nuance concepts of diversity and difference. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression , The Individual in Community, Historical Consciousness.
CAS AA 335S
Sociology of Race, Class & Gender
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Historical Consciousness The Individual in Community
Undergraduate Prerequisites: At least one prior 100- or 200-level sociology course, or CAS WS 101/1 02. - Prereq: (CAS WS 101/102), at least one prior 100- or 200-level sociology course, or consent of the instructor. Examines race, class, gender, and sexuality as intersecting axes of stratification, identity, and experience -- acknowledging that no one of us is one thing, one identity, nor motivated by one singular interest, nor privileged or subjugated by one singular form of power. This course studies how these multiple forms of ourselves affect how we are advantaged, disadvantaged, viewed, and understood by the social world. Our social world is, by default, a vast web of social intersections between and across groups with shared, overlapping, and conflicting identities. Within this framework, we investigate the various ways that race, class, and gender affect nearly all of our lived experiences and greatly complicate and nuance concepts of diversity and difference. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, The Individual in Community, Historical Consciousness.
CAS AA 356
Religion in the Digital Age
4 credits. Spring
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Writing-Intensive Course
Undergraduate Prerequisites: First-Year Writing Seminar (CAS WR 120 or equivalent) - How has technology impacted religion' This hands-on course explores how digital technologies like the Internet, social media, gaming, and artificial intelligence have changed the way that people think about religion. Effective Spring 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Writing-Intensive Course, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS AA 371
Black Freedom Dreams: America and the World
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Historical Consciousness Teamwork/Collaboration
Surveys the history of African diaspora peoples in the Americas from their African origins and the rise of the Atlantic slave trade through the age of emancipations, investigating the varied meanings of race, resistance, migration, and freedom. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Historical Consciousness, Teamwork/Collaboration. Also offered as CAS HI 298.
CAS AA 371S
Black Freedom Dreams: America and the World
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Historical Consciousness Teamwork/Collaboration
Undergraduate Prerequisites: sophomore standing. - Surveys the history of African Americans from their African origins to the present, investigating their critical role in shaping the meaning of race, rights, freedom, and democracy during slavery, reconstruction, Jim Crow, and the civil rights era.
CAS AA 656
Religion in the Digital Age
4 credits. Spring
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Writing-Intensive Course
Undergraduate Prerequisites: First-Year Writing Seminar (e.g., WR120) - How has technology impacted religion' This hands-on course explores how digital technologies like the Internet, social media, gaming, and artificial intelligence have changed the way that people think about religion. Effective Spring 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Writing-Intensive Course, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS AH 228
Arts of the Silk Road
4 credits. Spring
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
This course is an introduction to the arts along the "Silk Roads". Focusing on objects situated in-between cultures and societies, students explore important questions of cultural exchange, trade, diplomacy, faith, identity, and gender. Tracing the production and circulation of artworks along landbound and maritime trade routes, from Samarkand to Manila, students engage with and reflect upon deep connections between local communities and global networks. Effective Spring 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS AH 317
From Morocco to Timbuktu: Art and Architecture at the Saharan Crossroads
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
Cultural exchange between North and West Africa, and its impact on art and architecture from the medieval period to the present; the interaction between Islam and other modes of African religious practice and how this interaction influenced African aesthetic expression. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS AH 330
Greek Archaeology
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Ethical Reasoning Teamwork/Collaboration
A survey of Greek material culture of the first millennium BCE emphasizing methods, ethics, and narratives of Classical archaeology. Critically engages with anthropology, art history, history, literature, museums, and digital presentations of the Greek past. Effective Spring 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Ethical Reasoning, Teamwork/Collaboration.
CAS AH 352
Venetian Renaissance Art
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Aesthetic Exploration Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression
A study of art and architecture in Renaissance Venice with focus on the "Myth of Venice," Byzantinne heritage, introduction of the oil medium, Scuole, and the work of the Bellini, Giorgione, Titian, Palladio, Veronese, and Tintoretto. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS AH 353
Italian Renaissance Architecture and Theory
4 credits. Fall
BU Hub Learn More Aesthetic Exploration Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression
Italian Renaissance architecture and architectural theory from 1400 to 1600. Emphasis on individual buildings and urban planning in Rome, Florence, and Venice, and on treatises by Alberti, Serlio, and Palladio. Effective Fall 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Creativity/Innovation, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CAS AH 507
Digital Curation: Towards National Parks: Art and Nature, Nature and Nation
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Aesthetic Exploration Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression
Prerequisite: CASAH 112, or at least one course on art or literature in Europe/US 1300-1750 or 1750-present. - Before national parks, wild locations attracted artists, photographers and poets. Their works made these areas known to tourist-viewers. Prepare a digital exhibition and map artist- advocates as they explored mountains, forests and waterfalls. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS AN 287
Slavery and the In-Between
4 credits. Fall
BU Hub Learn More Critical Thinking Digital/Multimedia Expression Historical Consciousness
Examines the space between freedom and enslavement known as recaptivity. Course discussions focus on conceptions of freedom and their relationship to recaptive status. Reviews recaptivity contexts in both the historical and archaeological record. Also examines the theme of return. Effective Fall 2024 fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Critical Thinking, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Historical Consciousness.
CAS AN 565
Memory in 3-D: Memorials, Then and Now
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Historical Consciousness
Undergraduate Prerequisites: junior standing. - Memorials and the spaces around them are charged zones, time portals where past and present co-exist. In this course we focus on the development of memorial culture in America, along with a comparative examination of the worlds of ancient Greece and Rome. The distance afforded by stepping outside our own time and place provides perspectives on aspects of form and message, as well as on how the meanings of memorial can change. Effective Spring 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Historical Consciousness, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS AR 330
Greek Archaeology
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Ethical Reasoning Teamwork/Collaboration
A survey of Greek material culture of the first millennium BCE emphasizing methods, ethics, and narratives of Classical archaeology. Critically engages with anthropology, art history, history, literature, museums, and digital presentations of the Greek past. Effective Spring 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Ethical Reasoning, Teamwork/Collaboration.
CAS AR 342
Archeology and Israeli Society
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Ethical Reasoning Teamwork/Collaboration
Undergraduate Prerequisites: sophomore, junior, or senior standing. - In Israel, archaeology is part of current events. The study of remains from the Israelite to the Muslim conquests (c. 1200 BCE -- 640 CE) to learn how material evidence created and still plays a role in a larger historical drama. Also offered as CAS RN 390. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Ethical Reasoning, Teamwork/Collaboration.
CAS AR 395
The Politics of the Past: Archaeology, Museums, and Identity
4 credits. Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Ethical Reasoning Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
Historical exploration of the interplay among political/nationalistic pressures and the design, implementation, and interpretation of archaeological research and its public presentation through publications, museum exhibitions, and international expositions. Spring 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Ethical Reasoning, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy.
CAS AR 505
Digital Archaeology
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Research and Information Literacy Social Inquiry II
Undergraduate Prerequisites: two archaeology courses or consent of instructor. - Graduate Prerequisites: two archeology courses or consent of instructor. - Lecture/laboratory course that introduces students to a broad range of digital techniques for collecting, visualizing, and analyzing objects, spaces, and landscapes. In addition to technical lab instruction, the course presents a series of research questions and case studies that explore how digital techniques can be used to investigate the material dimensions of social life. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Social Inquiry II, Research and Information Literacy.
CAS AR 565
Memory in 3-D: Memorials, then and now
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Historical Consciousness
Memorials and the spaces around them are charged zones, time portals where past and present co-exist.The decision to erect a memorial is a statement on many levels -- of cultural stamina, political will, social need, and above all of historical consciousness. In this course we focus on the development of memorial culture in America, along with a comparative examination of the worlds of ancient Greece and Rome. The distance afforded by stepping outside our own time and place provides perspectives on aspects of form and message, as well as on how the meanings of memorial can change. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Historical Consciousness, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS AR 795
The Politics of the Past: Archaeology, Museums, and Identity
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Ethical Reasoning Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
Undergraduate Prerequisites: graduate standing. - Historical exploration of the interplay among political/nationalistic pressures and the design, implementation, and interpretation of archaeological research and its public presentation through publications, museum exhibitions, and international expositions. Spring 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Ethical Reasoning, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy.
CAS AS 311
Planetary Physics
4 credits. Fall
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Scientific Inquiry II Teamwork/Collaboration
Undergraduate Prerequisites: CAS MA 124; and CAS PY 211 or CAS PY 251. - Celestial mechanics, tides, resonances. Physical processes that affect atmospheres, surfaces, interiors of planets, and their satellites. Comets, asteroids, meteorites, and Kuiper belt objects. Formation and evolution of the solar system. Extra-solar planets. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Scientific Inquiry II, Teamwork/Collaboration.
CAS BB 498
Honors Research in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar 2
1 credits. Spring
Undergraduate Corequisites: Co-requisite for students taking CAS BB 402. - A one-credit continuation of BB 497 for students enrolled in Honors Research in BMB, CAS BB 402, in the spring. Students learn and present digitally produced descriptions of their research and prepare their theses for defense under the guidance of the Research and Honors Committee and present at the BMB Symposium at the end of the semester. A minimum grade of B in BB 497/498 and in BB 401/402 is required to graduate with Honors in BMB. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CAS BB 592
Graduate Research in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
4 credits. Fall and Spring
Undergraduate Prerequisites: admission to the combined BA/MA Biotechnology Program. - Continuation of the laboratory research project initiated in CAS BB 591, under supervision of a faculty member. Externships are acceptable if approved and overseen by a BMB faculty member or the BMB Director. Minimum of 15 hours per week in the lab, culminating in a presentation at the BMB symposium. Effective Spring 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS BI 210
Human Anatomy
4 credits. Spring
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Scientific Inquiry I
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASBI105) or equivalent. - Intensive preprofessional course for students whose programs require anatomy. Not for biology major or minor credit. Gross structure of the human body; skeletal, muscular, nervous, respiratory, circulatory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems. Three hours lecture, two hours lab (lab requires dissection). Carries natural science divisional credit (with lab) in CAS. Cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title formerly numbered CAS BI 106. Effective Spring 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Scientific Inquiry I, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS BI 210S
Human Anatomy
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Scientific Inquiry I
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASBI105) or equivalent. - Intensive preprofessional course for students whose programs require anatomy. Not for Biology or BMB major or minor credit. Gross structure of the human body; skeletal, muscular, nervous, respiratory, circulatory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems. Carries natural science divisional credit (with lab) in CAS. Cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title formerly numbered CAS BI 106. Students must register for two sections: lecture and laboratory. Effective Spring 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Scientific Inquiry I, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS BI 211
Human Physiology
4 credits. Fall
BU Hub Learn More Critical Thinking Digital/Multimedia Expression Scientific Inquiry II
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASBI105 OR CASBI108) & (CASBI106 OR CASBI210); or equivalent. First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., WR 100 or WR 120) or equivalent. - Some knowledge of chemistry and anatomy assumed. Not for biology major or minor credit; Biology majors/minors should take CAS BI 315. Introduction to principles of systemic mammalian physiology with special reference to humans. Three hours lecture, three hours lab. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Scientific Inquiry II, Writing-Intensive Course, Critical Thinking, Teamwork/Collaboration. Effective Fall 2025, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Critical Thinking, Digital Multimedia Expression, Scientific Inquiry II.
CAS BI 211S
Human Physiology
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Critical Thinking Digital/Multimedia Expression Scientific Inquiry II
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASBI105 OR CASBI108) & (CASBI106 OR CASBI210); or equivalent. First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., WR 100 or WR 120) or equivalent - Some knowledge of chemistry and anatomy assumed. Intended mainly for students in health sciences. Not for Biology or BMB major or minor credit; Biology majors/minors should take CAS BI 315. Introduction to principles of systemic mammalian physiology with special reference to humans. Students must register for two sections: lecture and laboratory. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Scientific Inquiry II, Writing-Intensive Course, Critical Thinking, Teamwork/Collaboration. Effective Fall 2025, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Critical Thinking, Digital Multimedia Expression, Scientific Inquiry II.
CAS BI 303
Evolutionary Ecology
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Quantitative Reasoning II Scientific Inquiry II
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASBI107) ; CAS BI 206 and CAS MA121/123 recommended. - Investigation of ecological processes and patterns at the individual, population, and community level. An evolutionary approach is emphasized. Three hours lecture, three hours lab. One research paper and one daylong field trip required. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Scientific Inquiry II, Quantitative Reasoning II, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CAS BI 310
Human Structure & Function: Anatomy, Histology and Pathology
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Scientific Inquiry I
Undergraduate Prerequisites: BI 108 and 203, or equivalent. - Examines the cells and tissues that make up our organs (histology), the structure and interactions of the organ systems (anatomy), and how disease reshapes our bodies (pathology). As a secondary focus, this course also studies and critiques educational media related to human anatomy, and builds introductory competency in health communication. Three hours lecture, three hours lab. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Scientific Inquiry I, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS BI 497
Honors in Biology Seminar
2 credits. Fall
Undergraduate Prerequisites: For students taking CAS BI 401, BI 402, BI 453, or BB 453. - A 2-credit weekly research seminar for students in CAS BI 401, BI 402, BI 453, or BB 453 in the Fall semester. Students learn and present digitally produced descriptions of their research and prepare their theses for defense under the guidance of the Research and Honors Committee. A minimum grade of B in BI 402 and this course or BI 498 is required to graduate with honors. Students participate in only one course, either BI 497 or BI 498. Effective Fall 2020, this course carries a single unit in the follow Hub area: Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CAS BI 498
Honors in Biology Seminar
2 credits. Spring
Undergraduate Prerequisites: For students taking CAS BI 401, BI 402, BI 453, or BB 453. - A 2-credit weekly research seminar for students in CAS BI 401, BI 402, BI 453, or BB 453 in the Spring semester. Students learn and present digitally produced descriptions of their research and prepare their theses for defense under the guidance of the Research and Honors Committee. A minimum grade of B in BI 402 and this course or BI 497 is required to graduate with honors. Students participate in only one course, either BI 497 or BI 498. Effective Fall 2020, this course carries a single unit in the follow Hub area: Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CAS BI 556
Drug Discovery in Neuroscience
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Scientific Inquiry II
Undergraduate Prerequisites: CASNE 102 (or BI 108), CH 102, and NE/PS 333. - The process of drug discovery is complex especially when a drug is intended to treat a neurological disease. This discussion-heavy course examines the specific challenges of modern neuroscience drug discovery, including: target selection, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, modeling of disease states within the context of the drivers and limitations of the Drug Discovery Industry. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Scientific Inquiry II, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS BI 556S
Drug Discovery in Neuroscience
4 credits. Summer
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Scientific Inquiry II
Undergraduate Prerequisites: CAS NE 102/116, NE 333, CH 203. The process of drug discovery is complex especially when a drug is intended to treat a neurological disease. This discussion-heavy course examines the specific challenges of modern neuroscience drug discovery, including: target selection, pharmacodynamics, animal models, and clinical trials. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Scientific Inquiry II, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS BI 586
Ecological Genomics
4 credits. Spring
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Teamwork/Collaboration
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CAS BI 206 or BI 216) and (MA 115 or MA 213); or consent of instructo r. Also recommended are BI 303 and BI 309. - Course covers topics related to community ecology, population biology and organismal physiology. Lectures and readings are integrated with genomic analyses and statistics. Focus is on marine invertebrates; however, these tools are universal across microbes, fungi, plants and animals. Effective Spring 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Creativity/Innovation, Teamwork/Collaboration.
CAS CC 220
Multimedia Encounters with Core Texts
2 credits. Fall and Spring
Allows Core students to reimagine a favorite Core text in a new, digital format. Each section has students develop a new mediation of a particular Core work to be made available to the Core community and beyond. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CAS CC 320
Extended Multimedia Encounters with Core Texts
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Teamwork/Collaboration
Invites students to re-imagine a favorite Core text in a new, digital format and context. Each section focuses on a particular Core text to consider, reflect and develop a new mediation of that work. Prerequisite: Students must demonstrate previous experience of studying, performing, or otherwise engaging with the text on a sophisticated level, or must receive consent from the instructor. In Fall 2025, sections individually focus on: Confucian Analects; in Spring 2026, sections focus on Hamlet and Don Quixote. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Teamwork/Collaboration, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS CC 320S
Extended Multimedia Encounters with Core Texts
4 credits. Summer
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Teamwork/Collaboration
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CAS CC 201 or CAS EN 163 or CAS EN 363) or any previous experience reading or performing Hamlet. - This project-based course invites students to examine the legacy of a text from the Core Curriculum and re-imagine it in new, digital and multimedia formats and contexts through a variety of individual and group assignments. No prior experience with these digital and multimedia formats is required. In Summer I 2024, the focus is on Shakespeare¿s Hamlet. Effective Summer 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Teamwork/Collaboration, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS CH 402
Honors Research in Chemistry
4 credits. Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Oral and/or Signed Communication Teamwork/Collaboration
Undergraduate Prerequisites: 3.0 overall GPA, 3.2 GPA in required major courses, and approval of Honors application by Chemistry Department Undergraduate Programs Committee. - Minimum 16 hours per week of experimental or theoretical research, within a chemistry department research group or in another approved research group (outside the department) that is undertaking research in the chemical sciences. An Honors thesis is submitted at the end of the spring semester and defended before a committee of three faculty members. A grade of B or higher is required in both CAS CH 401 and CAS CH 402 in order to graduate with Honors in the Major in Chemistry. An oral presentation at the Undergraduate Research Symposium at the end of the spring semester is also required. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Oral and/or Signed Communication, Teamwork/Collaboration.
CAS CH 442
Senior Research in Chemistry 2
2 credits. Fall and Spring
Senior research including attendance with oral presentations at group research meetings, creative contributions as a research team member, and the writing of a report at the end of semester as required by research group. Presentation at the semester's end Undergraduate Research Symposium is required. Application must be made through the Department of Chemistry office. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CAS CH 462
Senior Research in Chemistry 2
4 credits. Fall and Spring
Senior research including attendance with oral presentations at group research meetings, creative contributions as a research team member, and the writing of a report at the end of semester as required by research group. Presentation at the semester's end Undergraduate Research Symposium is required. Application must be made through the Department of Chemistry office. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Teamwork/Collaboration.
CAS CH 462S
Senior Research in Chemistry 2
4 credits. Summer
Senior research including attendance with oral presentations at group research meetings, creative contributions as a research team member, and the writing of a report at the end of semester as required by research group. Presentation at the semester's end Undergraduate Research Symposium is required. Application must be made through the Department of Chemistry office. Effective Fall 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Teamwork/Collaboration.
CAS CI 200
Introduction to Film & Media Aesthetics
4 credits. Fall
BU Hub Learn More Aesthetic Exploration Critical Thinking Digital/Multimedia Expression
Introduction to fundamental concepts for the analysis/understanding of film and media. Key concepts of formal composition (e.g. editing, mise-en-sc'ne, cinematography, sound and more) over a diverse set of media texts. Foundational skills in analysis appropriate to film, television and moving-image media. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Aesthetic Exploration. Effective Fall 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Aesthetic Exploration, Critical Thinking.
CAS CI 200S
Introduction to Film & Media Aesthetics
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Aesthetic Exploration Critical Thinking Digital/Multimedia Expression
Online offering. Introduction to fundamental concepts for the analysis and understanding of film and media. Key concepts of formal composition (e.g., editing, mise-en-scene, cinematography, sound and more) over a diverse set of media texts. Foundational skills in analysis appropriate to film, television, and moving-image media. Effective Fall 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Aesthetic Exploration, Critical Thinking.
CAS CI 201
Literature and the Art of Film
4 credits. Fall and Spring
Provides an overview of fundamental concepts for the analysis and understanding of film. Films are screened weekly and in conjunction with works of literature. Students must register for screening, discussion, and lecture. Also offered as CAS EN 175. 4 cr. either sem. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CAS CI 201S
Literature and the Art of Film
4 credits. Summer
Provides an overview of fundamental concepts for the analysis and understanding of film. Films are screened in conjunction with works of literature. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CAS CI 330
Film Genres & Movements
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Aesthetic Exploration Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression
An intensive exploration of a particular cinematic genre or movement, paying special attention to how individual films respond to an existing traditions and to the historical and cultural contexts underpinning artistic change. How do genres grow and evolve across historical, cultural and institutional settings? How do particular cinematic movements respond to particular cultural challenges? Course content varies by semester. Topic for Fall 2025: Film Noir. A broad survey of one of the most stylish and influential genres. We watch important early examples of the genre before charting its baroque evolution into the late '40s and '50s and beyond, finally investigating the rise of international and contemporary neo-noir cinemas. Films by John Huston, Ida Lupino, Otto Preminger, Billy Wilder, Jacques Tourneur, Carl Franklin, Howard Hawks, Jean-Pierre Melville, and Akira Kurosawa, among others. Effective Fall 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Aesthetic Exploration, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS CI 367
Studies in Non-Cinematic Media
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Aesthetic Exploration Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression
This course covers a range of aesthetic and cultural issues related to non- cinematic media, encompassing the study of photography, television, video art, video and online gaming, new media and more. Topics vary by semester. Effective Spring 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Aesthetic Exploration, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS CI 380
Gender and Identity in Contemporary Middle Eastern Film
4 credits. Fall
An exploration of representations of gender and identity in contemporary Middle Eastern films by male and female directors reflecting on the impact of modernization, globalization, war and trauma through different visual genres. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CAS CI 389
World Cities: Istanbul
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Historical Consciousness Research and Information Literacy
An examination of Istanbul in the global imaginary as it transformed from the Capital of the Ottoman Empire to the cultural capital of the Republic of Turkey through critical analysis of visual and literary texts. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Historical Consciousness, Research and Information Literacy.
CAS CI 395
Inhuman Films: Genders, Animals, Machines
4 credits. Fall
BU Hub Learn More Aesthetic Exploration Digital/Multimedia Expression Writing-Intensive Course
Undergraduate Prerequisites: First-Year Writing Seminar (e.g., WR 100 or 120). - This course explores what happens to the "human" at the intersection of feminist theory and cinematic representation. How and why do films assign humanity to some figures and withhold it from others on the basis of race, gender, "ability," etc.' Effective Fall 2023, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Writing-Intensive Course, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Aesthetic Exploration.
CAS CL 108
Scientific Terminology from Greek and Latin Roots
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Critical Thinking Digital/Multimedia Expression Historical Consciousness
Introduction to Greek and Latin roots of English word elements and word origins with focused etymological and linguistic analysis of scientific terminology and systems, including anatomy, astronomy, botany, chemistry, geology, and medicine. Effective Spring 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Historical Consciousness, Critical Thinking. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Historical Consciousness, Critical Thinking.
CAS CL 322
Roman History
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Critical Thinking Digital/Multimedia Expression Social Inquiry II
Introduction to the political, social, and economic history of Rome from the foundation of the city through the fall of the western empire. All texts in translation. Effective Spring 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Historical Consciousness, Social Inquiry II, Critical Thinking. Effective Spring 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Social Inquiry II, Critical Thinking.
CAS CL 336
The Roman Empire: Society, Culture, Religion
4 credits. Fall
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Historical Consciousness Writing-Intensive Course
Perquisites: First-Year Writing Seminar (e.g., CASWR 100 or 120). - The culture of the age of Roman emperors; history, political institutions, literature, art, religion, social institutions and life, the role of women, and life in the Roman provinces. Some familiarity with the civilization of ancient Rome recommended. All texts in translation. Effective Summer 2025, this course fulfills a single requirement in each of the following BU HUB areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Historical Consciousness, Writing Intensive.
CAS CS 101
Introduction to Computing
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Critical Thinking Digital/Multimedia Expression Quantitative Reasoning II
The computer is presented as a tool that can assist in solving a broad spectrum of problems. This course provides a general introduction designed to dispel the mystery surrounding computers and introduces the fundamental ideas of programs and algorithms. Carries MCS divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Digital/Multimedia Expression. Effective Fall 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Quantitative Reasoning II, Critical Thinking.
CAS CS 101S
Introduction to Computing
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Critical Thinking Digital/Multimedia Expression Quantitative Reasoning II
The computer is presented as a tool that can assist in solving a broad spectrum of problems. This course provides a general introduction designed to dispel the mystery surrounding computers and introduces the fundamental ideas of programs and algorithms. Students must register for two sections: lecture and laboratory. Carries MCS divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Quantitative Reasoning II, Critical Thinking.
CAS CS 103
Introduction to Internet Technologies and Web Programming
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Quantitative Reasoning II
Introduction to the basic architecture and protocols underlying the operation of the Internet with an emphasis on Web design, Web application programming, and algorithmic thinking. General familiarity with the Internet is assumed. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Digital/Multimedia Expression. Effective Fall 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Quantitative Reasoning II, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS CS 103S
Introduction to Internet Technologies and Web Programming
4 credits. Summer
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Quantitative Reasoning II
Introduction to the basic architecture and protocols underlying the operation of the Internet with an emphasis on web design, web application programming, and algorithmic thinking. General familiarity with the Internet is assumed. Carries MCS divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Quantitative Reasoning II, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS CS 132
Geometric Algorithms
4 credits. Fall and Spring
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASCS111 & CASMA123) - Basic concepts, data structures, and algorithms for geometric objects. Examples of topics: Cartesian geometry, transformations and their representation, queries and sampling, triangulations. Emphasis on rigorous reasoning and analysis, advancing algorithmic maturity and expertise in its application. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CAS CS 132S
Geometric Algorithms
4 credits.
Prereq: (CAS CS 111; CAS MA 123 recommended). Basic concepts, data structures, and algorithms for geometric objects. Examples of topics: Cartesian geometry, transformations and their representation, queries and sampling, triangulations. Emphasis on rigorous reasoning and analysis, advancing algorithmic maturity and expertise in its application. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CAS CS 480
Introduction to Computer Graphics
4 credits. Fall and Spring
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASCS112 & CASCS132) - Introduction to computer graphics algorithms, programming methods, and applications. Focus on fundamentals of two- and three-dimensional raster graphics: scan-conversion, clipping, geometric transformations, and camera modeling. Introduces concepts in computational geometry, computer-human interfaces, animation, and visual realism. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CAS CS 539
Spark! Data Science X-Lab Practicum
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Research and Information Literacy Teamwork/Collaboration
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASMA225 & CASMA242 & CASCS330) or consent of instructor. - Prereq: CASCS506 or equivalent preferred. CDSDSDS110 OR CASCS111 OR CASCS112 OR equivalent. CDSDS121 OR CASCS132 OR equivalent is required. Consent provided upon successful completion of pass/fail diagnostic test that will assess student readiness to take the course. This course offers students in computing disciplines the opportunity to apply their data science skills by working on real-world projects provided from partnering organizations within and outside of BU, which are curated by Spark! The course offers a range of project options where students can improve their technical skills, while also gaining the soft skills necessary to deliver projects aligned to the partner's goals. These include communications skills, collaborative work processes and an assessment of the ethical considerations of their work. All students participating in the course are expected to complete a data science project including a final presentation to the partner organization. Effective Spring 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Research and Information Literacy, Teamwork/Collaboration.
CAS CS 680
Graduate Introduction to Computer Graphics
4 credits. Fall and Spring
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASCS112) and CASCS132 or CASMA242. - Introduction to computer graphics algorithms, programming methods, and applications. Focus on fundamentals of two- and three-dimensional raster graphics: scan-conversion, clipping, geometric transformations, and camera modeling. Introduces concepts in computational geometry, computer-human interfaces, animation, and visual realism. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CAS EE 302
Remote Sensing of Environment
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Scientific Inquiry II Teamwork/Collaboration
Introduction to sensor systems, methodology of remote sensing, and basic concept of image analysis. Presents the ways in which remotely sensed data can be used in scientific investigations and resource management. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Scientific Inquiry II, Teamwork/Collaboration.
CAS EE 302S
Remote Sensing of Environment
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Scientific Inquiry II Teamwork/Collaboration
Prereq: (CAS EE 100 or CAS GE 100 or CAS EE 101 or CAS GE 101 or CAS EE 105 or CAS ES 105 or CAS EE 107 or CAS ES 107 or CAS BI 117 or CAS PY 105). Introduction to sensor systems, methodology of remote sensing, and basic concepts of image analysis. Presents the ways in which remotely sensed data can be used in scientific investigations and resource management. Students must attend both lecture and laboratory. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Scientific Inquiry II, Teamwork/Collaboration.
CAS EE 307
Biogeography
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Scientific Inquiry I
Undergraduate Prerequisites: BI 107 and EE 101 - Analysis of local, regional, and global distributions of plants and animals. Environmental and human influences on those distributions considered; changes resulting from geologically recent climatic fluctuations. Field trips. Also offered as BI 307. Effective Fall 2025, this course fulfills a single requirement in each of the following BU Hub areas: Creativity/Innovation, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Scientific Inquiry 1.
CAS EE 310
Climate and the Environment
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Oral and/or Signed Communication
Undergraduate Prerequisites: CASMA 122 or MA 124 and PY 211; or consent of instructor. - Understanding physical processes of the atmosphere, ranging in scale from tornadoes to global winds. Emphasis on providing physical explanations of atmospheric phenomena and impact of weather on humanity. Satellite and weather modification technology. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Oral and/or Signed Communication, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS EE 375
Introduction to Quantitative Environmental Modeling
4 credits. Fall and Spring
Undergraduate Prerequisites: CAS EE 270 or MA 115 or MA 213; or equivalent. - Introduces students to quantitative models of environmental systems. Emphasizes application of quantitative models to environmental problem solving. Includes computer exercises with examples from current environmental issues such as population growth, pollution transport, and biodiversity. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Quantitative Reasoning II.
CAS EE 508
Data Science for Conservation Decisions
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Quantitative Reasoning II Research and Information Literacy
Undergraduate Prerequisites: CAS EE 270 or other intro to statistics; EE 375 or other intro to prog ramming. Recommended: EE 365, EE 505, or other intro to geospatial dat a. - Application of quantitative methods to support conservation decisions. Ecosystem value mapping, systematic conservation planning, policy instrument design, rigorous impact evaluation, decision theory, data visualization. Implementations in state-of-the-art open-source software. Real-life case studies from the U.S. and abroad. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Quantitative Reasoning II, Research and Information Literacy.
CAS EN 170
The Graphic Novel
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Aesthetic Exploration Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression
Examination of the rise, nature, and status of the contemporary book-length graphic novel. Topics include graphic vs. traditional novel, word and image, style and space, representations of subjectivity, trauma, and history. Authors may include Spiegelman, Bechdel, Nakazawa, Sacco, Satrapi, Backderf. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS EN 170S
The Graphic Novel
4 credits. Summer
BU Hub Learn More Aesthetic Exploration Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression
Examination of the rise, nature, and status of the contemporary book-length graphic novel. Topics include graphic vs. traditional novel, word and image, style and space, representations of subjectivity, trauma, and history. Authors may include Spiegelman, Bechdel, Nakazawa, Sacco, Satrapi, Backderf. Effective Summer 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS EN 175
Literature and the Art of Film
4 credits. Fall and Spring
Provides an overview of fundamental concepts for the analysis and understanding of film. Films are screened weekly and in conjunction with works of literature. Students must register for screening, discussion, and lecture. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CAS EN 175S
Literature and the Art of Film
4 credits. Summer
Provides an overview of fundamental concepts for the analysis and understanding of film. Films are screened in conjunction with works of literature. Carries humanities divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CAS EN 176
Introduction to Film & Media Aesthetics
4 credits. Fall
BU Hub Learn More Aesthetic Exploration Critical Thinking Digital/Multimedia Expression
Introduction to fundamental concepts for the analysis/understanding of film and media. Key concepts of formal composition (e.g. editing, mise-en-sc'ne, cinematography, sound and more) over a diverse set of media texts. Foundational skills in analysis appropriate to film, television and moving-image media. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Aesthetic Exploration. Effective Fall 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Aesthetic Exploration, Critical Thinking.
CAS EN 176S
Introduction to Film & Media Aesthetics
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Aesthetic Exploration Critical Thinking Digital/Multimedia Expression
Online offering. Introduction to fundamental concepts for the analysis and understanding of film and media. Key concepts of formal composition (e.g., editing, mise-en-scene, cinematography, sound and more) over a diverse set of media texts. Foundational skills in analysis appropriate to film, television, and moving-image media. Effective Fall 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Aesthetic Exploration, Critical Thinking.
CAS EN 329
Film Genres & Movements
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Aesthetic Exploration Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression
An intensive exploration of a particular cinematic genre or movement, paying special attention to how individual films respond to an existing traditions and to the historical and cultural contexts underpinning artistic change. How do genres grow and evolve across historical, cultural and institutional settings' How do particular cinematic movements respond to particular cultural challenges' Course content varies by semester. Effective Fall 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Aesthetic Exploration, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS EN 365
Studies in Non-Cinematic Media
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Aesthetic Exploration Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression
Undergraduate Prerequisites: one previous literature course or junior or senior standing. - This course explores the economic, political, and aesthetic implications of the ¿Marvel Cinematic Universe.¿ How does the MCU¿s interlocking multimedia meganarrative give the impression of a ¿universe,¿ and how does that universe interact with the one we live in'. Effective Spring 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Aesthetic Exploration, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS EN 393
Technoculture and Horizons of Gender and Race
4 credits.
Undergraduate Prerequisites: one previous literature course or junior or senior standing. - Explores new media theory, postmodernist thought, social media, and video games to confront gender, race, and sexuality. Through critical reading, writing, and hands-on digital technology use, students consider how race, sexuality, and gender live in virtual worlds. Also offered as CAS WS 393. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: The Individual in Community, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CAS EN 481
Performative Text and Design
4 credits. Spring
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Philosophical Inquiry and Life's Meanings
Undergraduate Prerequisites: two previous literature courses or junior or senior standing. - Intersections of text, design, performance, publishing, and activism. Examinations of techniques, forms, media, and theoretical ideas--asking about the political potential of such practices. Students develop an interdisciplinary approach to thinking about the form a text might take as a spatial appearance (page or environment), through materials (costume, flags) or how it might be used as a performative object. Themes include: labour, liveness and documentation, ephemeral vs. permanent, alternative publishing, activist archiving. Lectures, project based, field trips, and studio visits. Effective Spring 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Philosophical Inquiry and Life's Meanings, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS EN 500
Henry James and New Media
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Aesthetic Exploration Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression
Undergraduate Prerequisites: two previous literature courses or junior or senior status. - James's writing exposed moral and aesthetic dimensions of society's play with status, wealth, and romance. After exploring contemporary dating apps, social media, and films of James's works, students complete a video, graphic novel, or other form of "new media" criticism. Effective Spring 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Aesthetic Exploration, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS EN 681
Performative Text and Design
4 credits. Spring
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Philosophical Inquiry and Life's Meanings
Graduate Prerequisites: Graduate standing. - Intersections of text, design, performance, publishing, and activism. Examinations of techniques, forms, media, and theoretical ideas--asking about the political potential of such practices. Students develop an interdisciplinary approach to thinking about the form a text might take as a spatial appearance (page or environment), through materials (costume, flags) or how it might be used as a performative object. Themes include: labour, liveness and documentation, ephemeral vs. permanent, alternative publishing, activist archiving. Lectures, project based, field trips, and studio visits. Effective Spring 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Philosophical Inquiry and Life's Meanings, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS HI 191
What Is Europe'
4 credits. Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy Teamwork/Collaboration
Explores key moments in history when cultural contact prompted Europeans to reconsider how they defined themselves culturally and geographically. Lectures and discussions are combined with trips to local museums/archives to analyze the material remains of this process of self-definition. Effective Spring 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Teamwork/Collaboration.
CAS HI 191S
What Is Europe'
4 credits. Summer
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy Teamwork/Collaboration
Explores key moments in history when cultural contact prompted Europeans to reconsider how they defined themselves culturally and geographically. Lectures and discussions are combined with trips to local museums/archives to analyze the material remains of this process of self-definition. Effective Spring 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Teamwork/Collaboration.
CAS HI 283
The Twentieth-Century American Presidency
4 credits.
Examines the shifting role of the presidency in American politics, especially over the course of the twentieth century. Considers not only the accomplishments of individual presidents and institutional changes in the executive branch but also the evolving place of the presidency in American popular culture. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Social Inquiry II.
CAS HI 283S
The Twentieth-Century American Presidency
4 credits. Summer
Examines the shifting role of the presidency in American politics, especially over the course of the twentieth century. Considers not only the accomplishments of individual presidents and institutional changes in the executive branch but also the evolving place of the presidency in American popular culture. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Social Inquiry II.
CAS HI 297
African American Women's History
4 credits. Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Historical Consciousness Social Inquiry I
Survey of African American women's history from the slave trade to the present, investigating its critical role in shaping the meaning of race, gender, and sexuality during slavery, Jim Crow, and the civil rights era. Also offered as CAS AA 297 and CAS WS 297. Effective Fall 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Historical Consciousness, Social Inquiry I.
CAS HI 298
Black Freedom Dreams: America and the World
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Historical Consciousness Teamwork/Collaboration
Surveys the history of African diaspora peoples in the Americas from their African origins and the rise of the Atlantic slave trade through the age of emancipations, investigating the varied meanings of race, resistance, migration, and freedom. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Historical Consciousness, Teamwork/Collaboration.
CAS HI 298S
Black Freedom Dreams: America and the World
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Historical Consciousness Teamwork/Collaboration
Surveys the history of African Americans from their African origins to the present, investigating their critical role in shaping the meaning of race, rights, freedom, and democracy during slavery, reconstruction, Jim Crow, and the civil rights era.
CAS HI 303
Sex, Love, Family: American Relationships from Birth to Death
4 credits.
Explores Americans' intimate bonds and family dynamics throughout US history. Follows the life cycle from birth to death, surveying common milestones and rituals such as coming of age, coming out, getting married, or having a midlife crisis, and more. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Historical Consciousness, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CAS HI 303S
Sex, Love, Family: American Relationships from Birth to Death
4 credits.
Summer description should be the same as AY: Explores Americans' intimate bonds and family dynamics throughout US history. Follows the life cycle from birth to death, surveying common milestones and rituals such as coming of age, coming out, getting married, or having a midlife crisis, and more. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Historical Consciousness, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CAS HI 312
Disability in American History
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Social Inquiry II
Investigates disability as a crucial aspect of power and identity in American history. Considers how people's bodies and minds have been rendered disabled in specific contexts. Explores disabled people's historical survival strategies, community-building projects, and campaigns to claim rights. Effective Fall 2025, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Creativity/Innovation, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Social Inquiry II.
CAS HI 332
Introduction History, Humanities, and Social Sciences Research in the Digital Age: Tools and Methods
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Research and Information Literacy Social Inquiry I
Course 1 in two-semester-sequence (Fall: HI 332/XL 332; Spring: HI 333). Introduces principles and tools of digital research in history, the humanities, and social sciences. Through project-based learning, students combine skills in digital literacy, media creation, humanistic and social sciences inquiry. Effective Fall 2025, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Research and Information Literacy, Social Inquiry I.
CAS HI 343
Taste, Culture, and Power: The Global History of Food
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Historical Consciousness
An exploration of the global history of food from prehistory to the present, considering the birth of agriculture, food in nations and empires, hunger and nutrition, and the future of eating, including examples from Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Historical Consciousness, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS HI 391
Media Revolutions in the Modern Middle East
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Critical Thinking Digital/Multimedia Expression Historical Consciousness
Examines how media revolutions in the modern Middle East have helped to garner state support and foment rebellions. Sources range widely from Lebanese civil war posters and state radio broadcasts to tourist campaigns, Turkish soap operas, and reality television competitions. Effective Spring 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Historical Consciousness, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Critical Thinking.
CAS HI 482
Merchants, Pirates, Missionaries, and the State in Maritime Asia, 600-2000
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Historical Consciousness Research and Information Literacy
Undergraduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor. - Oceans connected the peoples of coastal Asia, Africa, and Oceania long before the arrival of Europeans in the 1500s. This course examines how commerce, piracy, religious contact, and imperialisms shaped maritime Asia, and how oceans facilitated our own era's global connections. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Historical Consciousness, Research and Information Literacy.
CAS HI 525
Development in Historical Perspective
4 credits.
Undergraduate Prerequisites: First-Year Writing Seminar (e.g., WR 120 or 150) - A critical investigation of modern "development" practices and projects in Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Explores the rise of development paradigms in the nineteenth century and key twentieth-century transformations; interrogates challenges to, critiques of, and reaffirmations of global development schemes. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Writing-Intensive Course, Social Inquiry II. Effective Fall 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Social Inquiry II.
CAS HI 528
Engineering Boston
4 credits. Spring
BU Hub Learn More Aesthetic Exploration Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression
Examines how governments, companies and residents have constructed Boston, its neighborhoods and its transportation systems. The class studies shifting immigration and development patterns, produce photographic essays, and construct maps analyzing urban renewal, while visiting neighborhoods every week. Effective Spring 2025, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Creativity/Innovation, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CAS HI 529
History Media Lab: Producing Public-Facing History
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Historical Consciousness
Prerequisites: consent of instructor. Preference given to history majors and minors. - Advanced seminar exploring research and production of historical documentaries and podcasts. Students blend historical research with digital storytelling, developing skills in archival research, interviewing, and audio/video production while creating short-form media that bring critical historical narrative and debate to general audiences. Effective Fall 2025, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Creativity/Innovation, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Historical Consciousness.
CAS HI 581
Global Borderlands: Building Walls or Building Bridges'
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy Writing-Intensive Course
Introduces students to a diversity of border regions around the world and explores the ways in which borders and migration across those borders have occurred in historical and contemporary periods, using case studies from the U.S., Latin America, Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and Europe. Effective Spring 2025, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy Writing Intensive.
CAS IR 363
Economic Cooperation in East Asia
4 credits. Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Oral and/or Signed Communication Teamwork/Collaboration
Pre-requisites: CASIR 271/PO 171 and an international economics class (CASIR 292, CASIR 399, CASEC 392, or QSTIM 345). - Explores the growth of economic cooperation in East Asia and Asia-Pacific to promote trade, finance, development, and sustainability. Analyzes both economic incentives for cooperation and effects of political and economic competition among China, Japan, the U.S. and other regional actors. Effective Spring 2025, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Oral and/or Signed Communication, Teamwork/Collaboration.
CAS JS 280
Israeli Popular Music
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLH212) or equivalent. - Advanced-intermediate Hebrew language and culture course for those who have completed at least four semesters' college Hebrew or equivalent. Introduction to Israeli cultural history through music. Students expand vocabulary and further develop writing, reading, listening, and conversational skills in Hebrew. Effective Spring 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS JS 281
Advanced Modern Hebrew: Voices in Israeli Society
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLH212) or the equivalent as determined by placement test. - This course provides advanced language practice and introduction to globally diverse groups in Israeli society: Orthodox and secular, immigrants and veteran immigrants, Mizrahi and Ashkenazi Jews, Arab-Israelis and more. Through reading a variety of academic and newspapers articles, short stories, poems and viewing interviews, documentaries and movies, students will enhance their interpretation, writing and oral skills while acquiring fundamental knowledge about ethnic/religious/national/social diversity in Israel. Effective Spring 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CAS JS 380
Israeli Culture though Media
4 credits.
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLH212) or equivalent. - An advanced Hebrew language course, which uses as its "textbook" Israeli newspapers, television, and online news media. Students follow current events in Israel (politics, business, sports, etc.); compare coverage in diverse outlets; speak and write knowledgeably about Israeli society. Effective Spring 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Ethical Reasoning, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CAS JS 389
Archeology and Israeli Society
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Ethical Reasoning Teamwork/Collaboration
Undergraduate Prerequisites: sophomore, junior, or senior standing. - In Israel, archaeology is part of current events. The study of remains from the Israelite to the Muslim conquests (c. 1200 BCE -- 640 CE) to learn how material evidence created and still plays a role in a larger historical drama. Effective Fall 2025, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Ethical Reasoning, Teamwork/Collaboration.
CAS LC 313
Chinese through Theater and Performance
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Teamwork/Collaboration
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLC311) or consent of instructor. - This course explores communication through reading, writing, discussing and performing theater in Chinese. It focuses on linguistic, para-linguistic, and cultural aspects in authentic drama, and help learners express ideational, emotional, and social meanings in theatrical settings that simulate real life. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Creativity/Innovation, Teamwork/Collaboration.
CAS LC 420
Topics in Chinese through Media
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
Undergraduate Prerequisites: two 300-level modern Chinese courses or consent of instructor. - Specific topics vary by semester. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CAS LF 307
French Arts and Society
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
Prerequisites: CASLF 212 or equivalent; or placement test results. Advanced study of French language through the analysis of a topic or theme in the arts and society. Students advance in speaking, reading, writing, and listening through the analysis of literary, historical, and cultural texts. Specific themes vary by semester. Topic for Fall 2025: Food & Culture in France. Study of French culture through the lens of food. Topics include regional and artisan specialties; sustainability and social justice initiatives; global influences; literary and cinematic depictions. Assignments include cooking workshops outside of class, one with students in CASLG 308. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS LF 307E
French Arts and Society
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLF212) or equivalent; or placement test results. - Advanced study of French language through the analysis of a topic or theme in the arts and society. Students advance in speaking, reading, writing, and listening through the analysis of literary, historical, and cultural texts. Specific themes vary by semester. Topic for Spring 2024: Secrets, Lies and Family Ties. Through discussions of films, short stories, and other texts, students examine why people lie or keep secrets and how this behavior contributes to various patterns of communication originating in the family and extending to other relationships. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS LF 310
French for the Professions
4 credits.
Undergraduate Prerequisites: CASLF 212 or equivalent; or placement test results. - Advanced study of French as used in the professions in the francophone world. Readings, discussions, and assignments develop linguistic skills and cultural competence: current political and economic issues, familiarity with major French-language newspapers, creation of French CV and cover letter. Topic for Fall 2025: French for International Relations. This professionalizing course serves as an introduction to the specialized language employed in the fields of international relations and diplomacy. It provides students with the language tools and communication skills to perform common professional tasks in highly contextualized activities. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfill a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CAS LG 305
Science and Culture
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Social Inquiry I Teamwork/Collaboration
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLG212) or placement test results or consent of instructor. - How do science, humanities, and arts intersect and influence cultural attitudes towards society, nature, and the environment' Students progress in all language skills and acquire reading and communicative strategies necessary to discuss the sciences in German. Effective Spring 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Social Inquiry I, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Teamwork/Collaboration.
CAS LG 388
World Cities: Berlin
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Historical Consciousness Research and Information Literacy
This course explores Berlin's urban imaginary, investigating cinematic, written and visual texts, architecture and urban planning to witness the complex, exciting, and sometimes tragic history of Berlin and to understand how people make sense of cities in general. Effective Spring 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Historical Consciousness, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Research and Information Literacy.
CAS LH 311
Advanced Modern Hebrew: Voices in Israeli Society
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLH212) or the equivalent as determined by placement test. - This course provides advanced language practice and introduction to globally diverse groups in Israeli society: Orthodox and secular, immigrants and veteran immigrants, Mizrahi and Ashkenazi Jews, Arab-Israelis and more. Through reading a variety of academic and newspapers articles, short stories, poems and viewing interviews, documentaries and movies, students will enhance their interpretation, writing and oral skills while acquiring fundamental knowledge about ethnic/religious/national/social diversity in Israel. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CAS LH 330
Israeli Popular Music
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLH212) or consent of instructor. - Advanced-intermediate Hebrew language and culture course for those who have completed at least four semesters of college Hebrew or equivalent. Introduction to Israeli cultural history through music. Students expand vocabulary and develop writing, reading, listening, and conversational skills in Hebrew. Effective Spring 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS LH 340
Israeli Culture though Media
4 credits.
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLH212) or consent of instructor. - An advanced Hebrew language course, which uses as its "textbook" Israeli newspapers, television, and online news media. Students follow current events in Israel (politics, business, sports, etc.); compare coverage in diverse outlets; speak and write knowledgeably about Israeli society. Effective Spring 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Ethical Reasoning, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CAS LJ 388
World Cities: Tokyo
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Historical Consciousness Research and Information Literacy
Explores the past and present of the vibrant city of Tokyo through literature and visual culture. Includes hand-on experiences mapping literary spaces. Reading and discussion in English. Effective Spring 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Historical Consciousness, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Research and Information Literacy.
CAS LJ 441
Japanese through Media
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Ethical Reasoning Social Inquiry I
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLJ303) - Analysis and discussion of authentic print, digital, visual, and social media while developing a high level of Japanese proficiency, and gaining knowledge of current issues and media literacy. Develops critical reading/viewing skills as well as communicative and intercultural proficiency. Effective Fall 2023, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Ethical Reasoning, Social Inquiry I.
CAS LK 311
Fifth-Semester Korean
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLK 212) or consent of instructor. - Reading and discussing modern Korean texts in order to develop reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills while enhancing the understanding of Korean culture. Effective Fall 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy.
CAS LK 319
Korean Language through Popular Music
4 credits. Spring
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLK212) or consent of instructor. - Content-based advanced Korean language course designed to improve listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills while analyzing the lyrics to legendary Korean popular songs from the past to the contemporary. Effective Spring 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS LK 440
Korean Conversation and Composition through Media
4 credits. Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Ethical Reasoning Social Inquiry I
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLK312) or consent of instructor. - Intensive practice of both oral and written forms of Korean. Survey of important cultural, social, political, and economic issues in Korea as portrayed in films, television, and periodicals. Development of effective written and spoken communication. Effective Spring 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Ethical Reasoning, Social Inquiry I.
CAS LP 307
Portuguese for Business and Professional Life
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Social Inquiry II Teamwork/Collaboration
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLP212) and consent of instructor. - This is a discussion-based course taught in Portuguese. It helps you develop effective reading, speaking and writing strategies needed to interpret authentic written and audio-visual sources, exploring different aspects of professional life in the Brazilian and the Portuguese-speaking world. Effective Spring 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Social Inquiry II, Teamwork/Collaboration.
CAS LR 312
Russia on Screen
4 credits. Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
Undergraduate Prerequisites: CASLR 311 or placement. - Watch original unabridged Russian films and read scripts. Intensive work on improvement of fluency and quality of expression in Russian; special attention to pronunciation. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CAS LR 442
Russian Media
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
Undergraduate Prerequisites: CASLR 312 or placement. - A multimedia exploration of post-Soviet Russian mass media and pop culture. Engages in collaborative and in-depth study of contemporary Russian media sources (including print, music, television, film, and internet) while building and strengthening Russian proficiency. Taught in Russian. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CAS LS 308
Spanish Through Film and New Media
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
Prerequisites: CASLS 212; or Spanish SAT subject test score of 560 or higher, or placement test results. - Advanced study of the Spanish language through the analysis of films and media of the Spanish- speaking world: cinema, the internet, and social media. Topics for Fall 2025: Section A1: La Road Movie. The course analyzes how films from Hispanic countries portray these quests for meaning and/or change. Students learn to analyze socio-political, narrative, and cinematographic elements of each film. This knowledge informs their own multimedia projects. Section B1: Hispanic Culture on Screen. This course explores contemporary Hispanic culture through films from Spain and Latin America, including Pan’s Labyrinth and La Llorona, examining social, political, and cultural changes of the past two decades. Students complete a multimedia project inspired by the films. Section C1: A rebel tour through Spanish-language cinema—from silent ghosts to today’s vanguard. Meet the artists who broke rules, reimagined literature, and turned film into a battleground of power, language, and desire. Explore Spanish as shape and substance of artistic expression. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship & Intercultural Literacy, Oral and/or Signed Communication. Effective Fall 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship & Intercultural Literacy, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS LS 308E
Spanish Through Film and New Media
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
Undergraduate Prerequisites: Prereq: CAS LS 212; or Spanish SAT subject test score of 560 or higher , or placement test results. - Advanced study of the Spanish language through the analysis of films and media of the Spanish- speaking world: cinema, the internet, and social media. Topics for Spring 2024: Section A1: La Road Movie. The course analyzes how films from Hispanic countries portray these quests for meaning and/or change. Students learn to analyze socio-political, narrative, and cinematographic elements of each film. This knowledge informs their own multimedia projects. Section B1: Digital Storytelling in Latin American Film. From Amores perros to Roma, this section studies Latin American films from the last 20 years, analyzing the innovative ways in which they tell stories. Students create original short films based on the techniques learned in the course. Section C1: Exile, voyage and queer bonds. Through documentaries and films, we explore the experience of Latin American and Spanish writers who left their places of origin (forcibly or voluntarily) to explore new territories of affection, sex, politics and writing, creating new types of bonds and kinships. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship & Intercultural Literacy, Oral and/or Signed Communication. Effective Fall 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship & Intercultural Literacy, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS LS 308S
Spanish Through Film and New Media
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
Undergraduate Prerequisites: Prereq: CAS LS 212; or Spanish SAT subject test score of 560 or higher , or placement testresults. - Topic for Summer 2019: The Road Movie. Prereq: (CAS LS 212) or Spanish SAT subject test score of 560 or higher, or placement test results. Explores how films from Spanish-speaking countries reveal quests for change and lead to cross-cultural (mis)communication around a number of themes. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship & Intercultural Literacy, Oral and/or Signed Communication. Effective Fall 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship & Intercultural Literacy, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS LT 388
World Cities: Istanbul
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Historical Consciousness Research and Information Literacy
An examination of Istanbul in the global imaginary as it transformed from the Capital of the Ottoman Empire to the cultural capital of the Republic of Turkey through critical analysis of visual and literary texts. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Historical Consciousness, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Research and Information Literacy.
CAS LX 433
Experimental Pragmatics
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Quantitative Reasoning II
Undergraduate Prerequisites: CAS LX 331 (formerly CAS LX 502), or consent of instructor. - Covers recent developments in the theory of pragmatics and related empirical findings obtained through a variety of experimental methods. Topics include scalar implicature and its relation to vagueness and imprecision, hyperbole, metaphor, irony, politeness, and the pragmatics of reference to objects in visual scenes. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course entitled "Topics in Pragmatics" that was previously numbered CAS LX 504. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS LX 733
Experimental Pragmatics
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Quantitative Reasoning II
Graduate Prerequisites: GRS LX 631 (formerly CAS LX 502), or consent of instructor. - Covers recent developments in the theory of pragmatics and related empirical findings obtained through a variety of experimental methods. Topics include scalar implicature and its relation to vagueness and imprecision, hyperbole, metaphor, irony, politeness, and the pragmatics of reference to objects in visual scenes. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS LY 304
Third-Year Modern Arabic 2
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLY303) - Advances Arabic speaking, listening, reading, writing, and multimedia skills to the Advanced level. Students virtually travel to several Middle Eastern countries, exploring major cities, attractions, historical background, cultural traditions, and various purposes of travel through authentic audiovisual materials. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CAS LY 304E
MODERN ARABIC 6
4 credits. Fall, Spring, Summer
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLY303) - MOD ARAB:TRAVEL
CAS LY 304S
Third-Year Modern Arabic II
4 credits. Summer
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLY303) - Continuing advanced reading, advanced composition; grammar review, listening skills, and conversation in Modern Standard Arabic as well as major dialects such as the Cairine or the Gulf dialect.
CAS LY 420
Arabic Media
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Ethical Reasoning Oral and/or Signed Communication
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLY304) or consent of instructor. - This advanced Arabic language course builds skills in reading, listening, discussion, presentation, and composition while familiarizing students with a broad range of Arab online media, their coverage of current socio- political and cultural issues, and their impact on Arab public opinion. Effective Spring 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Oral and/or Signed Communication, Ethical Reasoning.
CAS LY 720
Media Arabic
4 credits. Fall
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Ethical Reasoning Oral and/or Signed Communication
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLY304) or consent of instructor. - This advanced Arabic language course builds skills in reading, listening, discussion, presentation, and composition while familiarizing students with a broad range of Arab online media, their coverage of current socio- political and cultural issues, and their impact on Arab public opinion. Effective Spring 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Oral and/or Signed Communication, Ethical Reasoning.
CAS NE 402
Honors Research in Neuroscience 2
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Oral and/or Signed Communication Writing-Intensive Course
Undergraduate Prerequisites: approval of NE Director of Undergraduate Academic and Research Affairs , and College Honors Committee. First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., WR 1 00 or WR 120) - For students with senior standing. Second semester of Honors-level mentored research (leading to graduation with Honors in Neuroscience) involving the writing of a senior thesis, preparation and delivery of a thesis defense presentation, and substantial independence. Application through the Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience. Minimum 16 hours/week involving lab work, meetings, data analysis, and writing. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Oral and/or Signed Communication, Writing- Intensive Course.
CAS NE 402S
Honors Research in Neuroscience 2
4 credits. Summer
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Oral and/or Signed Communication Writing-Intensive Course
For students with senior standing. Second semester of Honors-level mentored research (leading to graduation with Honors in Neuroscience) involving the writing of a senior thesis, preparation and delivery of a thesis defense presentation, and substantial independence. Application through the Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience. Minimum 16 hours/week involving lab work, meetings, data analysis, and writing. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Oral and/or Signed Communication, Writing- Intensive Course.
CAS NE 490
NeuroDiversity
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Philosophical Inquiry and Life's Meanings
Undergraduate Prerequisites: CASNE 102, NE 202, NE 203, NE 212 and NE major; and junior or senior standing. Explore psychological disorders through a neurodiversity lens, engaging with case studies, films, and neuroscience research. This course offers tailored learning pathways, ensuring inclusive, meaningful engagement, and fostering deep understanding of neurodiversity, diagnosis, and treatment across diverse academic interests and careers. Effective Spring 2025, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU HUB areas: Creativity/Innovation, Digital Multimedia Expression, Philosophical Inquiry and Life's Meanings.
CAS NE 556
Drug Discovery in Neuroscience
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Scientific Inquiry II
Undergraduate Prerequisites: CAS NE 102/116, NE 333, CH 203, NE major, and junior or senior standing g. - The process of drug discovery is complex especially when a drug is intended to treat a neurological disease. This discussion-heavy course examines the specific challenges of modern neuroscience drug discovery, including: target selection, pharmacodynamics, animal models, and clinical trials. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Scientific Inquiry II, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS NE 556S
Drug Discovery in Neuroscience
4 credits. Summer
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Scientific Inquiry II
Undergraduate Prerequisites: CAS NE 102/116, NE 333, CH 203. The process of drug discovery is complex especially when a drug is intended to treat a neurological disease. This discussion-heavy course examines the specific challenges of modern neuroscience drug discovery, including: target selection, pharmacodynamics, animal models, and clinical trials. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Scientific Inquiry II, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS PH 489
Henry James and New Media
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Aesthetic Exploration Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression
James’s writing exposed the moral and aesthetic dimensions of social status, wealth, and romance. Exploring James’s works and film adaptations of them, as well as contemporaneous philosophy, we address how they anticipate the social media of our time. Students complete a video, graphic novel, or other form of “new media” for a final project. Effective Spring 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Aesthetic Exploration, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS PH 689
Henry James and New Media
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Aesthetic Exploration Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression
James's writing exposed moral and aesthetic dimensions of society's play with status, wealth, and romance. After exploring contemporary dating apps, social media, and films of James's works, students complete a video, graphic novel, or other form of "new media" criticism. Effective Spring 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Aesthetic Exploration, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS PO 399
Data Science for Politics
4 credits. Fall and Spring
Undergraduate Prerequisites: Any 100-level course in Political Science. - Data science is changing how we understand and study politics, policy, and decision-making. This course introduces students to the fundamental tools of data science, including collecting, modeling, and visualizing data, and how to apply these tools to study political and policy questions. Effective Spring 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Quantitative Reasoning I .
CAS PO 399S
Data Science for Politics
4 credits.
Undergraduate Prerequisites: Any 100-level course in Political Science. - Prereq: any 100-level course in Political Science. Data science is changing how we understand and study politics, policy, and decision-making. This course introduces students to the fundamental tools of data science, including collecting, modeling, and visualizing data, and how to apply these tools to study political and policy questions. Effective Spring 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Quantitative Reasoning I.
CAS PO 599
Data Science for Politics
4 credits. Fall and Spring
Undergraduate Prerequisites: any 100-level course in political science and either enrollment in the PO Honors or BA/MA program, or consent of instructor. - Data science is changing how we understand and study politics, policy, and decision-making. This course introduces students to the fundamental tools of data science, including collecting, modeling, and visualizing data, and how to apply these tools to study political and policy questions. Effective Spring 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning I, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CAS PY 355
Methods of Theoretical Physics
4 credits. Fall and Spring
Undergraduate Prerequisites: ( (CASPY251 & CASPY252 & CASMA225) OR (CASPY211 & CASPY212 & CASM A225)) or consent of instructor. - Survey of mathematical and computational methods used in modern theoretical physics. Vectors, fields, differential and integral vector calculus. Matrices, matrix transformations, rotations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Function spaces, orthonormal functions, Fourier analysis, bras and kets. Basics of ordinary and partial differential equations with solutions by series and numerical methods. Complex variables and analytic functions. Scientific programming in python, computational visualization and numerical methods complementing each of the analytic topics. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CAS PY 371
Electronics for Scientists
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Research and Information Literacy
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASMA124 & (CASPY212 OR CASPY252)) or consent of instructor. - A survey of practical electronics for all College of Arts and Sciences science students wishing to gain a working knowledge of electronic instrumentation, and in particular, its construction. Two four-hour laboratory-lecture sessions per week. Effective Spring 2020 this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Creativity/Innovation, Research and Information Literacy.
CAS PY 485E
COMP PARTCLE PY
3 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Research and Information Literacy
Undergraduate Prerequisites: enrollment in the Geneva Physics Program. - COMP PARTCLE PY
CAS PY 681
Electronics for Scientists
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Research and Information Literacy
Graduate Prerequisites: (CASMA124 & (CASPY212 OR CASPY252)) or consent of instructor. - A survey of practical electronics for all College of Arts and Sciences science students wishing to gain a working knowledge of electronic instrumentation, and in particular, its construction. Two four-hour laboratory-lecture sessions per week. Effective Spring 2020 this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Creativity/Innovation, Research and Information Literacy.
CAS RN 239
Religion and Science
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Ethical Reasoning Teamwork/Collaboration
Examines the complex relationship between science and religion, focusing on historical episodes (e.g., the "Galileo Affair") and current controversies (e.g., "Intelligent Design" movement's influence on school curricula, "Spirituality and Health" research, and "Ecology and Religion.") Effective Spring 2023, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Ethical Reasoning, Teamwork/Collaboration.
CAS RN 239S
Religion and Science
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Ethical Reasoning Teamwork/Collaboration
Examines the complex relationship between science and religion, focusing on historical episodes (e.g., the "Galileo Affair") and current controversies (e.g., "Intelligent Design" movement's influence on school curricula, "Spirituality and Health" research, and "Ecology and Religion"). Carries humanities divisional credit in CAS.
CAS RN 296
Religion and Hip Hop
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Aesthetic Exploration Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression
Uses digital media studies to explore diverse religious expressions in hip hop culture. Through critical reading, community field trips, and hands-on technology usage, students consider an often overlooked element in the study of hip hop culture: religion. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Aesthetic Exploration, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS RN 312
Buddhism in America
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Historical Consciousness Research and Information Literacy
The transplantation and transformation of Buddhism in the United States. Time period ranges from the eighteenth century to the present, but the emphasis is on contemporary developments, including the new Asian immigration, Jewish Buddhism, feminization, and engaged Buddhism. Effective Fall 2023, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Historical Consciousness, Research and Information Literacy.
CAS RN 340
The Quran
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Ethical Reasoning Research and Information Literacy
The emergence of the Quran as a major religious text, its structure and literary features, and its principal themes and places within the religious and intellectual life of the Muslim community. Effective Fall 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Ethical Reasoning, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Research and Information Literacy .
CAS RN 356
Religion in the Digital Age
4 credits. Spring
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Writing-Intensive Course
Undergraduate Prerequisites: First-Year Writing Seminar (CAS WR 120 or equivalent) - How has technology impacted religion' This hands-on course explores how digital technologies like the Internet, social media, gaming, and artificial intelligence have changed the way that people think about religion. Effective Spring 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Writing-Intensive Course, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS RN 390
Archeology and Israeli Society
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Ethical Reasoning Teamwork/Collaboration
Undergraduate Prerequisites: sophomore, junior, or senior standing. - In Israel, archaeology is part of current events. The study of remains from the Israelite to the Muslim conquests (c. 1200 BCE -- 640 CE) to learn how material evidence created and still plays a role in a larger historical drama. Also offered as CAS AR 342. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Ethical Reasoning, Teamwork/Collaboration.
CAS RN 612
Buddhism in America
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Historical Consciousness Research and Information Literacy
The transplantation and transformation of Buddhism in the United States. Time period ranges from the 18th century to the present, but the emphasis is on contemporary developments, including the new Asian immigration, Jewish Buddhism, feminization, and engaged Buddhism. Effective Fall 2023, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Historical Consciousness, Research and Information Literacy.
CAS RN 640
The Quran
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Ethical Reasoning Research and Information Literacy
The emergence of the Quran as a major religious text, its structure and literary features, its principle themes and places within the religious and intellectual life of the Muslim community. Effective Fall 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Ethical Reasoning, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Research and Information Literacy.
CAS RN 656
Religion in the Digital Age
4 credits. Spring
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Writing-Intensive Course
Undergraduate Prerequisites: First-Year Writing Seminar (e.g., WR120) - How has technology impacted religion' This hands-on course explores how digital technologies like the Internet, social media, gaming, and artificial intelligence have changed the way that people think about religion. Effective Spring 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Writing-Intensive Course, Creativity/Innovation.
CAS RN 690
Archeology and Israeli Society
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Ethical Reasoning Teamwork/Collaboration
Graduate Prerequisites: graduate standing. - In Israel, archaeology is part of current events. We study material remains from the Israelite to the Muslim conquests (c. 1200 BCE -- 640 CE) to learn how physical evidence is created and still plays a role in a larger historical drama. Also offered as GRS AR 742. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Ethical Reasoning, Teamwork/Collaboration.
CAS SO 240
Sexuality and Social Life
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Critical Thinking Digital/Multimedia Expression Social Inquiry I
Introduction to sociological perspectives on sexuality. Historical and comparative analysis of sexuality, with a focus on the social and cultural institutions that shape sexuality in the contemporary U.S. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Social Inquiry I, Critical Thinking. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Social Inquiry I, Critical Thinking, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CAS SO 240S
Sexuality and Social Life
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Critical Thinking Digital/Multimedia Expression Social Inquiry I
Introduction to sociological perspectives on sexuality. Historical and comparative analysis of sexuality, with a focus on the social and cultural institutions that shape sexuality in the contemporary US. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Social Inquiry I, Critical Thinking, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CAS SO 335
Sociology of Race, Class & Gender
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Historical Consciousness The Individual in Community
Undergraduate Prerequisites: At least one prior 100- or 200-level sociology course, or CAS WS 101/1 02. - No one of us is one thing, one identity, nor motivated by one singular interest, nor privileged or subjugated by one singular form of power, but how do those multiple forms of ourselves affect how we are advantaged, disadvantaged, viewed, and understood by the social world' Our social world, is, by default, a vast web of social intersections between and across groups with shared, overlapping, and conflicting identities. Race, class and gender affect nearly all of our lived experiences and greatly complicate and nuance concepts of diversity and difference. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, The Individual in Community, Historical Consciousness.
CAS SO 335S
Sociology of Race, Class & Gender
4 credits. Summer
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Historical Consciousness The Individual in Community
Undergraduate Prerequisites: At least one prior 100- or 200-level sociology course, or CAS WS 101/1 02. - Prereq: (CAS WS 101/102), at least one prior 100- or 200-level sociology course, or consent of the instructor. Examines race, class, gender, and sexuality as intersecting axes of stratification, identity, and experience -- acknowledging that no one of us is one thing, one identity, nor motivated by one singular interest, nor privileged or subjugated by one singular form of power. This course studies how these multiple forms of ourselves affect how we are advantaged, disadvantaged, viewed, and understood by the social world. Our social world is, by default, a vast web of social intersections between and across groups with shared, overlapping, and conflicting identities. Within this framework, we investigate the various ways that race, class, and gender affect nearly all of our lived experiences and greatly complicate and nuance concepts of diversity and difference. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, The Individual in Community, Historical Consciousness.
CAS SO 352
American Masculinities
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Critical Thinking Digital/Multimedia Expression Social Inquiry I
Undergraduate Prerequisites: one 100- or 200-level course in either sociology or women's, gender, & sexuality. - Explores masculinity: as a historical, social construct and site of power and violence; as a facet of identity and system of oppression; as style, myth, and representation; as something perpetually in "crisis" and in need of recuperation; as a process that helps and harms; as a set of ideals, practices, and traditions; and as system that cuts across race, ethnicity, sexuality, social class, nation, geography and place, age, and other lines of difference. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Social Inquiry I, Critical Thinking.
CAS SO 352S
American Masculinities
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Critical Thinking Digital/Multimedia Expression Social Inquiry I
Undergraduate Prerequisites: one 100- or 200-level course in either sociology or women's, gender, & sexuality. - Considers the biological and social organization of masculinities; the ways culture reproduces/articulates masculinities, particularly with regard to race and class; how masculine identities are expressed; male privilege; alternative masculinities; and what is at stake in negotiating contemporary masculinities.
CAS WR 152
Writing, Research, & Inquiry with Digital/Multimedia Expression
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Research and Information Literacy Writing, Research, and Inquiry
Undergraduate Prerequisites: First-Year Writing Seminar (e.g. CAS WR 120) or transfer credit for CASWR 13TR or CASWR 16TR. - Topic-based seminar in critical reading, research, writing, and digital/multimedia communication. Practice in sustained inquiry, including scholarly research and communication of findings to different audiences. Attention to argumentation, prose style, digital/multimedia communication, and revision, informed by reflection and feedback, including conferences. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression; Writing, Research, and Inquiry; Research and Information Literacy.
CAS WR 152E
Writing/Research/Inquiry DIG
4 credits. Summer
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Research and Information Literacy Writing, Research, and Inquiry
Undergraduate Prerequisites: First-Year Writing Seminar (e.g. CAS WR 120) or transfer credit for CA S WR 13* or CAS WR 16*. - Topic-based seminar in critical reading, research, writing, and digital/multimedia communication. Practice in sustained inquiry, including scholarly research and communication of findings to different audiences. Attention to argumentation, prose style, digital/multimedia design and communication, and revision, informed by reflection and feedback, including individual conferences. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Writing, Research, and Inquiry, Research and Information Literacy.
CAS WR 152S
Writing, Research, & Inquiry with Digital/Multimedia Expression
4 credits. Summer
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Research and Information Literacy Writing, Research, and Inquiry
Undergraduate Prerequisites: First-Year Writing Seminar (e.g. CAS WR 120) or transfer credit for CASWR 13TR or CASWR 16TR. - Topic-based seminar in critical reading, research, writing, and digital/multimedia communication. Practice in sustained inquiry, including scholarly research and communication of findings to different audiences. Attention to argumentation, prose style, digital/multimedia communication, and revision, informed by reflection and feedback, including conferences. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression; Writing, Research, and Inquiry; Research and Information Literacy.
CAS WR 415
Public Writing
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Oral and/or Signed Communication Writing-Intensive Course
Undergraduate Prerequisites: First-Year Writing Seminar (e.g. CASWR 120); Writing, Research, and Inquiry (e.g., CASWR 151, WR 152, or WR 153); and junior or senior standing. - Students learn about the growing call for scholars to communicate their research to the public, study and practice several public genres, and learn to "translate" academic knowledge for public audiences. Occasional evening events required. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Writing- Intensive Course, Oral and/or Signed Communication.
CAS WS 200
Thinking Queerly: An Introduction to LGBTQ Studies
4 credits. Spring
Explores historical and contemporary debates regarding LGBTQ identity, community, and politics through the relevant interdisciplinary (and often, competing) theories and research. Students gain skills in digital/multimedia expression through the development of a collaborative LGBTQ online magazine. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: The Individual in Community, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CAS WS 200S
Thinking Queerly: An Introduction to LGBTQ Studies
4 credits. Summer
Explores historical and contemporary debates regarding LGBTQ identity, community, and politics through the relevant interdisciplinary (and often, competing) theories and research. Students gain skills in digital/multimedia expression through the development of a collaborative LGBTQ online magazine. Effective Summer 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: The Individual in Community, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CAS WS 201
Introduction to Trans Studies
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression The Individual in Community
This course introduces students to the field of trans studies alongside the increasing precarity and hypervisibility of trans bodies in public life. Students become familiar with intersectional issues of trans representation, healthcare, cissexism, bathroom legislation, book bans, and more. Effective Fall 2025, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Creativity/Innovation, Digital/Multimedia Expression, The Individual in Community.
CAS WS 240
Sexuality and Social Life
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Critical Thinking Digital/Multimedia Expression Social Inquiry I
Introduction to sociological perspectives on sexuality. Historical and comparative analysis of sexuality, with a focus on the social and cultural institutions that shape sexuality in the contemporary U.S. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Social Inquiry I, Critical Thinking. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Social Inquiry I, Critical Thinking, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CAS WS 297
African American Women's History
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Historical Consciousness Social Inquiry I
Survey of African American women's history from the slave trade to the present, investigating its critical role in shaping the meaning of race, gender, and sexuality during slavery, Jim Crow, and the civil rights era. Effective Fall 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Historical Consciousness, Social Inquiry I.
CAS WS 313
Sex, Love, Family: American Relationships from Birth to Death
4 credits.
Explores Americans' intimate bonds and family dynamics throughout US history. Follows the life cycle from birth to death, surveying common milestones and rituals such as coming of age, coming out, getting married, or having a midlife crisis, and more. Effective Spring 2025, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Historical Consciousness, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CAS WS 335
Sociology of Race, Class & Gender
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Historical Consciousness The Individual in Community
Undergraduate Prerequisites: At least one prior 100- or 200-level sociology course, or CAS WS 101/1 02. - No one of us is one thing, one identity, nor motivated by one singular interest, nor privileged or subjugated by one singular form of power, but how do those multiple forms of ourselves affect how we are advantaged, disadvantaged, viewed, and understood by the social world' Our social world, is, by default, a vast web of social intersections between and across groups with shared, overlapping, and conflicting identities. Race, class and gender affect nearly all of our lived experiences and greatly complicate and nuance concepts of diversity and difference. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, The Individual in Community, Historical Consciousness.
CAS WS 335S
Sociology of Race, Class & Gender
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Historical Consciousness The Individual in Community
Undergraduate Prerequisites: At least one prior 100- or 200-level sociology course, or CAS WS 101/1 02. - Prereq: (CAS WS 101/102), at least one prior 100- or 200-level sociology course, or consent of the instructor. Examines race, class, gender, and sexuality as intersecting axes of stratification, identity, and experience -- acknowledging that no one of us is one thing, one identity, nor motivated by one singular interest, nor privileged or subjugated by one singular form of power. This course studies how these multiple forms of ourselves affect how we are advantaged, disadvantaged, viewed, and understood by the social world. Our social world is, by default, a vast web of social intersections between and across groups with shared, overlapping, and conflicting identities. Within this framework, we investigate the various ways that race, class, and gender affect nearly all of our lived experiences and greatly complicate and nuance concepts of diversity and difference. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, The Individual in Community, Historical Consciousness.
CAS WS 341
The Quran
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Ethical Reasoning Research and Information Literacy
The emergence of the Quran as a major religious text, its structure and literary features, its principle themes and places within the religious and intellectual life of the Muslim community. Effective Fall 2025, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Ethical Reasoning, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Research and Information Literacy.
CAS WS 352
American Masculinities
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Critical Thinking Digital/Multimedia Expression Social Inquiry I
Undergraduate Prerequisites: one 100- or 200-level course in either sociology or women's, gender, & sexuality. - This course will explore masculinity: as a historical, social construct and site of power and violence; as a facet of identity and system of oppression; as style, myth, and representation; as something perpetually in "crisis" and in need of recuperation; as a process that helps and harms; as a set of ideals, practices, and traditions; and as system that cuts across race, ethnicity, sexuality, social class, nation, geography and place, age, and other lines of difference. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Social Inquiry I, Critical Thinking.
CAS WS 352S
American Masculinities
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Critical Thinking Digital/Multimedia Expression Social Inquiry I
Undergraduate Prerequisites: one 100- or 200-level course in either sociology or women's, gender, & sexuality. - Considers the biological and social organization of masculinities; the ways culture reproduces/articulates masculinities, particularly with regard to race and class; how masculine identities are expressed; male privilege; alternative masculinities; and what is at stake in negotiating contemporary masculinities.
CAS WS 380
Gender and Identity in Contemporary Middle Eastern Film
4 credits. Fall
An exploration of representations of gender and identity in contemporary Middle Eastern films by male and female directors reflecting on the impact of modernization, globalization, war and trauma through different visual genres. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CAS WS 393
Technoculture and Horizons of Gender and Race
4 credits.
Undergraduate Prerequisites: one previous literature course or junior or senior standing. - Explores new media theory, postmodernist thought, social media, and video games to confront gender, race, and sexuality. Through critical reading, writing, and hands-on digital technology use, students consider how race, sexuality, and gender live in virtual worlds. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: The Individual in Community, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CAS WS 395
Inhuman Films: Genders, Animals, Machines
4 credits. Fall
BU Hub Learn More Aesthetic Exploration Digital/Multimedia Expression Writing-Intensive Course
Undergraduate Prerequisites: First-Year Writing Seminar (e.g., WR 120). - This course explores what happens to the "human" at the intersection of feminist theory and cinematic representation. How and why do films assign humanity to some figures and withhold it from others on the basis of race, gender, "ability," etc.' Effective Fall 2023, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Writing-Intensive Course, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Aesthetic Exploration.
CAS WS 640
The Quran
4 credits. Fall
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Ethical Reasoning Research and Information Literacy
The emergence of the Quran as a major religious text, its structure and literary features, its principle themes and places within the religious and intellectual life of the Muslim community. Effective Fall 2025, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Ethical Reasoning, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Research and Information Literacy.
CAS XL 332
Introduction History, Humanities, and Social Sciences Research in the Digital Age: Tools and Methods
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Research and Information Literacy Social Inquiry I
Course 1 in two-semester-sequence (Fall: HI 332/XL 332; Spring: HI 333). Introduces principles and tools of digital research in history, the humanities, and social sciences. Through project-based learning, students combine skills in digital literacy, media creation, humanistic and social sciences inquiry. Effective Fall 2025, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Research and Information Literacy, Social Inquiry I.
CAS XL 380
Gender and Identity in Contemporary Middle Eastern Film
4 credits. Fall
An exploration of representations of gender and identity in contemporary Middle Eastern films by male and female directors reflecting on the impact of modernization, globalization, war and trauma through different visual genres. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CAS XL 396
World Cities: Berlin
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Historical Consciousness Research and Information Literacy
This course explores Berlin's urban imaginary, investigating cinematic, written and visual texts, architecture and urban planning to witness the complex, exciting, and sometimes tragic history of Berlin and to understand how people make sense of cities in general. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Historical Consciousness, Research and Information Literacy.
CAS XL 397
World Cities: Istanbul
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Historical Consciousness Research and Information Literacy
An examination of Istanbul in the global imaginary as it transformed from the Capital of the Ottoman Empire to the cultural capital of the Republic of Turkey through critical analysis of visual and literary texts. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Historical Consciousness, Research and Information Literacy.
CAS XL 398
World Cities: Tokyo
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Historical Consciousness Research and Information Literacy
Explores the past and present of the vibrant city of Tokyo through literature and visual culture. Includes hand-on experiences mapping literary spaces. Reading and discussion in English. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Historical Consciousness, Research and Information Literacy.
College of Fine Arts
CFA AR 123
Foundation Design: Introductory Principles, Practices
2 credits. Fall and Spring
This course introduces the basic principles of design, composition, and form making. We will investigate these principles holistically, beginning with their historical origination, spanning to contemporary usage, and finally in the context of your own visual arts practice. Digital and multimedia tools are introduced, and students will select the most appropriate tools for the specific design expression. Projects and class meetings will be structured to help you develop a design process and critique skills. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CFA AR 209S
Puppets Make News: Crafting the Message in Digital Storytelling
4 credits. Summer
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Critical Thinking Digital/Multimedia Expression
This course brings together critical thinking, multimedia storytelling, and exploratory making to create meaningful newscasts by filming handmade puppets and sets. Students research, craft, record, edit, and collaboratively animate important current events, while thinking critically and creatively about notions of representation. Effective Summer 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Creativity/Innovation, Critical Thinking.
CFA AR 224
New Genres in Sculpture
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Aesthetic Exploration Critical Thinking Digital/Multimedia Expression
This course investigates the language of Contemporary Sculpture and Installation Art from the perspective of new genres such as film, video and performance art. We will explore the ways in which these genres play an influential role in contemporary art production with a specific focus on the spatial-temporal relationship. This is a non-medium specific, portfolio- building, studio class with the objective of expanding and advancing students' already existing 3D language, methodologies, technical skills, and critiquing abilities. Students will learn the formal, historical and conceptual implications of mixed-media art production and understand these within a broad context of contemporary art. This class is divided into three parts: studio time with one-on-one meetings with the instructor; video editing and technical workshops; and mini-lectures and screenings. 4cr Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Critical Thinking.
CFA AR 225
Sophomore Graphic Design Fall
4 credits. Fall
Sophomore Graphic Design focuses on form making and conceptual problem solving. Image making techniques will be explored and integrated into graphic design contexts. Conceptual problem solving will be examined according to how forms suggest meaning. A student is expected to build upon the skills developed during foundation year to generate innovative and inventive form in both analog and digital formats. Emphasis will be on form making and typography using generative and iterative methods to explore new tools, design processes, and media. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CFA AR 225E
Sophomore Graphic Design
4 credits. Fall and Spring
SOPH GR DSGN ST
CFA AR 225S
Sophomore Graphic Design
4 credits.
Sophomore Graphic Design focuses on form making and conceptual problem solving. Image making techniques will be explored and integrated into graphic design contexts. Conceptual problem solving will be examined according to how forms suggest meaning. A student is expected to build upon the skills developed during foundation year to generate innovative and inventive form in both analog and digital formats. Emphasis will be on form making and typography using generative and iterative methods to explore new tools, design processes, and media. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CFA AR 412
Architectural Design 1
4 credits. Fall
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Oral and/or Signed Communication
Introduction to architectural design at the scale of individual buildings. Students will learn how to analyze, represent, and create form and space through a series of projects that increase in complexity over the course of the semester. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Oral and/or Signed Communication, Creativity/Innovation.
CFA AR 428
Architecture Site Design 1
4 credits. Spring
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Oral and/or Signed Communication
Introduction to architecture with a focus upon context and environment. Students will learn to analyze and design sited architecture in relation to various factors (e.g., climate, landscape, urbanism, and/or region). Work will incorporate drawing and modelling techniques, and will be advanced primarily through independent studio exploration guided by critical discussions and presentations with the instructor, guest critics, and the studio at large. 4cr Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Oral and/or Signed Communication, Creativity/Innovation.
CFA AR 428E
Architecture Site Design 1
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Oral and/or Signed Communication
ARCH SITE DES 1
CFA AR 508
The Experimental Photograph
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Philosophical Inquiry and Life's Meanings Teamwork/Collaboration
This course brings together the STEM disciplines with the art of photography through hands on experiments and explorations of neuroscience, engineering, and new media. From pinhole photography to 3D printing, students will gain skills in historical processes within the medium of photography as well as current technologies. Readings from both the natural sciences and critical theory will also be required. The interdisciplinary approach to the course aims to broaden students' understanding of the medium of photography and to appreciate an expanded view of the arts and sciences. Effective Spring 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Philosophical Inquiry and Life's Meanings, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Teamwork/Collaboration.
CFA AR 512
Architectural Design 2
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Oral and/or Signed Communication
This course builds upon the foundational knowledge that is covered in the introductory level and aims to achieve a higher degree of architectural design sophistication through a series of projects. These design challenges increase in complexity and duration over the course of the semester. You are expected to have advanced skills in drawing and model making, which enable you to devote your time to developing and critiquing your own design process. You will delve deeper into issues of form, program, and space, and you will be expected to draw upon previous design work from related courses such as architectural history, sculpture, drawing, and others. This course is intended for students who have already taken Architectural Design or its equivalent at another institution. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Oral and/or Signed Communication, Creativity/Innovation.
CFA AR 515
Digital Photo
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Critical Thinking Digital/Multimedia Expression
Throughout this course you will gain a basic technical and conceptual understanding of the medium of photography. Students will learn the basics of RAW image capture using a 35mm DSLR camera, non-destructive image file management, input and output resolution management, establishment of a digital workflow, adjustment and editing in Adobe Photoshop and high-end archival inkjet printing. Lectures will also introduce historical and contemporary photographic practices. Students will have weekly photographing and printing assignments, and you should be prepared to develop your own ideas. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Critical Thinking. Effective Fall 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Creativity/Innovation, Critical Thinking.
CFA AR 515S
Digital Photography
4 credits. Summer
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Critical Thinking Digital/Multimedia Expression
Provides a basic technical and conceptual understanding of the medium of photography. Students learn the basics of RAW image capture using a 35mm DSLR camera, non-destructive image file management, input and output resolution management, establishment of a digital workflow, adjustment and editing in Adobe Photoshop, and high-end archival inkjet printing. Lectures also introduce historical and contemporary photographic practices. Students have weekly photographing and printing assignments, and should be prepared to develop their own ideas. Access to a digital SLR camera is necessary. Some material costs are expected. Effective Fall 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Creativity/Innovation, Critical Thinking.
CFA AR 517
Digital Printmaking: Ink & Pixel
4 credits. Fall and Spring
Digital media as a communicative tool in printmaking - digital imaging, mixed media processes, multimedia documentation, transformations with traditional print media. Course explores digital design/color, conceptual/technical skills, critique, and process-oriented project development through demonstrations, studio assignments, presentations, and critiques. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CFA AR 545
Performative Text and Design
4 credits. Spring
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Philosophical Inquiry and Life's Meanings
Intersections of text, design, performance, publishing, and activism. Examinations of techniques, forms, media, and theoretical ideas--asking about the political potential of such practices. Students develop an interdisciplinary approach to thinking about the form a text might take as a spatial appearance (page or environment), through materials (costume, flags) or how it might be used as a performative object. Themes include: labour, liveness and documentation, ephemeral vs. permanent, alternative publishing, activist archiving. Lectures, project based, field trips, and studio visits. Effective Spring 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Philosophical Inquiry and Life's Meanings, Creativity/Innovation.
CFA FA 550
Arts Internship
4 credits. Fall and Spring
Designed to allow sophomores, juniors, and seniors in the Arts Leadership Minor to receive course credit while working in a professional setting. Internships provide exposure to a workplace environment and offer the opportunity to use creative problem solving skills. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub areas: The Individual in Community, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CFA ME 344
Technology for Musicians
2 credits. Fall and Spring
Students will obtain essential skills in technologies to support music careers. Topics will include computer notation, audio and MIDI recording and editing, document design, self-promotion and responsible uses of social media. Students will also explore technologically enhanced and supported performance. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CFA ME 344E
Technology for Musicians
2 credits. Fall
Students will obtain essential skills in technologies to support music careers. Topics will include computer notation, audio and MIDI recording and editing, document design, self-promotion and responsible uses of social media. Students will also explore technologically enhanced and supported performance. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Digital/Multimedia Expression..
CFA ME 445
Technology for Musicians
2 credits. Fall and Spring
Students will obtain essential skills in technologies to support music careers. Topics will include computer notation, audio and MIDI recording and editing, document design, self-promotion and responsible uses of social media. Students will also explore technologically enhanced and supported performance. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CFA ME 544
Technology for Musicians
2 credits. Fall and Spring
Students will obtain essential skills in technologies to support music careers. Topics will include computer notation, audio and MIDI recording and editing, document design, self-promotion and responsible uses of social media. Students will also explore technologically enhanced and supported performance. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CFA MH 435
Music of Africa
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
No prereq; open to all students. A survey of traditional and popular music traditions throughout Sub-Saharan Africa and the diaspora. Emphasis is on music making within its cultural context. Effective Spring 2021, this course fulfills one unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Digital/Multimedia Expression, and Creativity/Innovation. 4 cr
CFA MP 425
Digital and Multimedia Expression for Musicians
2 credits.
This course offers instruction in assembling essential and well-structured aural and visual materials, promotional materials, and online formats for aspiring performing musicians. Topics covered will include branding, website design, press kit design, live recordings with audiovisual design, studio recordings, as well as developing and maintaining social media. The Metaverse and NFTs will also be discussed and developed. Effective Fall 2023, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CFA MT 435
Composing with Electronic Sounds and Computers 1
2 credits. Fall and Spring
Offers aesthetic and technical knowledge for creative work in electronic media via computers, recording equipment, and digital audio software. Develops skills in synthesis, recording, and live sound. Assignments include literature, listening, aspects of acoustic and electronic theory, and creative work. Required for Music Composition and Theory Majors. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CFA MT 635
Composing with Electronic Sounds and Computers 1
2 credits. Fall and Spring
Aesthetic and technical knowledge needed to complete individual, creative work using electronic media alone or with acoustic instruments. Use of computers, recording equipment, digital editing software, and sound analysis software: developing basic skills in synthesis, sampling, digital recording and live performance techniques. Listening assignments provide an introduction to existing literature and relevant aspects of acoustic and electronic theory. May not be taken concurrently with CFA MT436. 2 cr. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CFA TH 158
Introduction to Design 2: 2D & 3D Design Fundamentals
3 credits. Spring
Prereq: CFA TH 157. Students will develop their individual artistic voice and approach to the creative process utilizing the fundamentals of the Seven Principles of Design in 2D & 3D visual design as well as their application in digital and multimedia. The class will also introduce how these design principles apply to the traditional design elements used in theatre: Scenic, Costume, Lighting, and Sound. Through individual and group design projects, students will explore the visual and the conceptual nature of design and utilize peer and instructor critique to hone visual, aural, and oral communication skills. Required for BFA Design, Production & Management Core. 3.0 credits. Spring semester. Effective Spring 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Oral and/or Signed Communication, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CFA TH 429
Understanding the Camera
2 credits. Fall
Introductory on-camera acting class providing the actor with fundamental building blocks to transition from theater to cinematic performance seamlessly. Through structured hands-on, learn by doing experience we aim to demystify the medium of television and film. This course deconstructs various on-camera techniques that allow the actor to explore and develop their own unique process. The actor will explore awareness of Self, type, range while learning the technical and design elements required for working in front of the camera relaxed and truthful, developing an intimacy with the camera. Effective Fall 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Digital/Multimedia Expression.
CFA TH 493
Production Management 1
3 credits. Fall
Study of the role of the Production Manager in the design, production, and rehearsal process, specifically concentrating on the roles and responsibilities of theatrical Production Managing on a professional level, including scheduling, staffing, budgeting, team building, time management and communication. Students will get hands-on experience in each of these through class-discussions, workshops, and the creation of a theoretical production process where they will produce digital media to effectively communicate their ideas and apply quantitative reasoning skills to make informed decisions. Effective Fall 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Quantitative Reasoning I.
College of General Studies
CGS RH 104E
Rhetorical Practices from The Industrial Revolution through the Digital Revolution
4 credits. Summer
BU Hub Learn More Critical Thinking Digital/Multimedia Expression First-Year Writing Seminar
Through class discussion and learning experiences, students explore connections between readings assigned in Rhetoric and those in other courses, focusing on themes drawn from the two units that comprise the semester's curriculum. The course further develops skills in expository writing and introduces exploratory essay writing. Students continue to explore the contemporary relevance and meaning of the interdisciplinary curriculum. Students refine their skills in grammar, style, organization, and document design. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub areas: First-Year Writing Seminar, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Critical Thinking.
CGS RH 104S
Rhetorical Practices from The Industrial Revolution through the Digital Revolution
4 credits. Summer
BU Hub Learn More Critical Thinking Digital/Multimedia Expression First-Year Writing Seminar
Through class discussion and learning experiences, students explore connections between readings assigned in Rhetoric and those in other courses, focusing on themes drawn from the two units that comprise the semester's curriculum. The course further develops skills in expository writing and introduces exploratory essay writing. Students continue to explore the contemporary relevance and meaning of the interdisciplinary curriculum. Students refine their skills in grammar, style, organization, and document design. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub areas: First-Year Writing Seminar, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Critical Thinking.
College of Communication
COM CM 413E
ADV/PR ENGLAND
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Social Inquiry I
PRB SOL BRIT PR
COM CM 501
Design Strategy & Software
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Aesthetic Exploration Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression
Undergraduate Prerequisites: Sophomore standing. - Provides knowledge and practice for effective graphic design for all media. Develops a foundation in design principles and creative software skills including Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign. Students create projects demonstrating how design strategies are used to engage audiences, and enhance comprehension of all forms of mass communication from traditional print to digital media. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Aesthetic Exploration, Creativity/Innovation.
COM CM 501S
Design Strategy and Software
4 credits. Summer
BU Hub Learn More Aesthetic Exploration Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression
Undergraduate Prerequisites: Sophomore standing. - Provides knowledge and practice for effective graphic design for all media. Develops a foundation in design principles and creative software skills including Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign. Students create projects demonstrating how design strategies are used to engage audiences and enhance comprehension of all forms of mass communication from traditional print to digital media. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Aesthetic Exploration, Creativity/Innovation. (Formerly COM CM 323. Students cannot take COM CM 501 for credit if they have already taken COM CM 323.)
COM CM 510
Media Expression and Communication
4 credits. Fall and Spring
Undergraduate Prerequisites: Sophomore standing. - This course introduces students to using new media tools as a source and vehicle for creating expression and media communication. Students will acquire building blocks for design thinking and hands-on skills to successfully communicate ideas using media technology. Students will experience the design process: ideation to execution. Topics on media technology, interface design, information architecture, and interaction design will be covered. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Digital/Multimedia Expression.
COM CM 510S
Media Expression and Communication
4 credits. Summer
Undergraduate Prerequisites: Sophomore standing. - Introduction to the personal computer as a tool for human communication. Shows how computers are used to design, produce, and deliver communication in publishing, advertising, entertainment, and education. Students learn to use basic computer tools to build works of communication in a variety of media, including text, images, numbers, sound, and video.
COM CM 518
Creative Video Development
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Teamwork/Collaboration
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (COMCM217 & COMCM417) - Graduate Prerequisites: (COMCM708 & COMCM717) - Students develop concepts, create scripts and storyboards, and study execution-based challenges of video production. Students will create extendable advertising concepts for video, designed to succeed in a changing media landscape on multiple platforms.4 cr. Either sem. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Creativity/Innovation, Teamwork/Collaboration.
COM CM 518S
Creative Video Development
4 credits. Summer
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Teamwork/Collaboration
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (COMCM217 & COMCM417) - Graduate Prerequisites: (COMCM708 & COMCM717)
COM CO 101
The World of Communication: The Human Storyteller
4 credits. Fall and Spring
Undergraduate Corequisites: Students must have taken or be taking CAS WR120 or equivalent while ta king COM CO101. - Introduces students to many fundamental principles of communication. Students also learn about the intertwined nature of communication professions as they explore the major fields of study in communication. Guest lectures from various industries inform students of potential future career paths. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Social Inquiry I, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
COM CO 101S
The World of Communication
4 credits. Summer
Undergraduate Corequisites: Students must have taken or be taking CAS WR120 or equivalent while ta king COM CO101. - Introduces students to many fundamental principles of communication. Students also learn about the intertwined nature of communication professions as they explore the major fields of study in communication. Guest lectures from various industries inform students of potential future career paths. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Social Inquiry I, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
COM CO 305
Photography Fundamentals
4 credits. Fall and Spring
This course welcomes all students from the College of Communication as well as those throughout Boston University. In this course, students will learn traditional shooting and editing skills using a DSLR. Students can also use a smart phone and cloud-based editing to cover photo assignments. CO305 Photography Fundamentals covers: camera operation, image processing, image tagging, caption writing, and publishing. Assignments will be processed in black and white during the first half of the semester, color is introduced later in the course. We will cover the basics of file management and creating a photo portfolio. Effective Fall 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Creativity/Innovation.
COM CO 305S
Photography Fundamentals
4 credits. Summer
Open to all students. Introduces students to traditional shooting and editing skills using a DSLR. Students can also use a smart phone and cloud-based editing to cover photo assignments. The course covers camera operation, image processing, image tagging, caption writing, and publishing. Assignments are processed in black and white during the first half of the course; color is introduced later. Students learn the basics of file management and creating a photo portfolio. Effective Fall 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Creativity/Innovation.
COM FT 201
Screen Language: The Aesthetics, Grammar and Rhetoric of the Moving Image
4 credits. Fall and Spring
In this course, students study and practice the art and craft of expressing themselves persuasively through audio-visual media. The aim is both to familiarize students with the conventions of screen language and to test the validity of those norms. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Creativity/Innovation.
COM FT 201S
Screen Language: The Aesthetics, Grammar, and Rhetoric of the Moving Image
4 credits. Summer
Students study and practice the art and craft of expressing themselves persuasively through audio-visual media. The aim is both to familiarize students with the conventions of screen language and to test the validity of those norms. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Creativity/Innovation.
COM FT 352E
FILM PROD/VIDEO
4 credits.
FILM PROD/VIDEO
COM JO 205
Visual Storytelling
4 credits. Fall and Spring
Required of journalism majors. An introductory course designed to provide students with a basic working knowledge of the media required for professional journalism, including photography, sound, video, and editing for production of multimedia packages. No previous experience in visual media is required. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Creativity/Innovation.
COM JO 205S
Visual Storytelling
4 credits.
Required of journalism majors. An introductory course designed to provide students with a basic working knowledge of the media required for professional journalism, including photography, sound, video, and editing for production of multimedia packages. No previous experience in visual media is required. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Creativity/Innovation.
COM JO 322
Smart Phone Reporting
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Research and Information Literacy Writing-Intensive Course
Undergraduate Prerequisites: JO200 - This course teaches video journalism- how to identify, research, shoot, write and edit accurate, compelling news videos on deadline, using smart phones equipped with Adobe software. Students will become informed citizen journalists as well as adopt the standards and skill sets of professional mobile, multimedia journalists. Smart Phone Reporting teaches news and visual literacy, multimedia expression and applied writing skills to non- journalism majors while also training students to acquire a multimedia skill set required to become journalists. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Writing-Intensive Course, Research and Information Literacy.
College of Engineering
ENG BE 466
Biomedical Engineering Senior Project
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Oral and/or Signed Communication Research and Information Literacy Writing-Intensive Course
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (ENGBE465) Limited to biomedical engineering majors with senior standing. CAS WR15X required. - Completion of project in an area of biomedical engineering. Expanded training in technical project presentation techniques. Includes writing of progress reports, abstracts, final reports. Course culminates with an oral presentation at annual Senior Project Conference. Written final report must be approved by the faculty. This course is part of a Hub sequence with ENG BE 465. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Oral and/or Signed Communication, Writing-Intensive Course, Research and Information Literacy.
ENG BE 466S
Biomedical Engineering Senior Project
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Oral and/or Signed Communication Research and Information Literacy Writing-Intensive Course
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (ENGBE465) Limited to biomedical engineering majors with senior standing. CAS WR15X required. - Completion of project in an area of biomedical engineering. Expanded training in technical project presentation techniques. Includes writing of progress reports, abstracts, final reports. Course culminates with an oral presentation at annual Senior Project Conference. Written final report must be approved by the faculty. This course is part of a Hub sequence with ENG BE 465. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Oral and/or Signed Communication, Writing-Intensive Course, Research and Information Literacy.
ENG EC 463
Senior Design Project 1
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Research and Information Literacy Writing-Intensive Course
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (ENGEK210) senior standing; CAS WR 150/1/2/3 required. - Development of the technical, communication, personal, and team skills needed for successful design in electrical and computer engineering. Specifications and standards, information collection, design strategies, modeling, computer- aided design, optimization, system design, failure and reliability, human factors. Oral and written communication of technical information. Team dynamics and ethical issues in design. Design project for a small-scale electrical or computer system. Preparation of detailed proposals for senior design projects in the following semester. Includes lab. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Writing-Intensive Course, Research and Information Literacy.
ENG EC 463E
Senior Design Project 1
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Research and Information Literacy Writing-Intensive Course
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (ENGEK210) senior standing; CAS WR 150/1/2/3 required. - SR DES PROJ 1
ENG ME 461
Senior Design 2
4 credits. Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Oral and/or Signed Communication Research and Information Literacy Writing-Intensive Course
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (ENGME460) Senior standing; First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., WR 100 or WR 120). - The main activity in this course is the planning, and execution of a capstone project that represents a culmination of the Mechanical Engineering program. Students work in teams on either a research or design problem in some area of Mechanical Engineering that builds upon previous coursework. Class time will be focused on weekly project meetings with faculty. The course includes lectures on ethics, entrepreneurship, project management and other professional topics. Oral and written communications will be emphasized. When taken with ENG ME 460, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Oral and/or Signed Communication, Writing-Intensive Course, Research and Information Literacy.
ENG ME 461E
Senior Design 2
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Oral and/or Signed Communication Research and Information Literacy Writing-Intensive Course
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (ENGME460) Senior standing; First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., WR 100 or WR 120). - ME CAPSTONE EXP
Kilachand Honors College
KHC AN 104
Wildlife Conservation
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression The Individual in Community
Through team-based approaches, students learn about threats to wildlife and natural habitats, identifying community-based root causes. They apply their own disciplinary expertise and passions to develop creative solutions to these problems, culminating in the production of a final conservation video. Effective Spring 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, The Individual in Community, Creativity/Innovation.
KHC HC 522
People in Process: Choice & Change - Digital/Multimedia Expression
2 credits. Spring
Explores the challenges, choices, and influence of an individual who has had an impact on the student's educational decisions through digital/multimedia design with attention to argumentation and communication technologies. Effective Spring 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Digital/Multimedia Expression.
KHC HI 105
The Zapatista Rebellion
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Critical Thinking Digital/Multimedia Expression Social Inquiry I
This course will study the Zapatista Rebellion in Chiapas, Mexico, 1994--2010. Out of what processes and conditions did it grow, with what actions and imaginaries on the part of indigenous activists and communities, as well as their allies and opponents' Studying one major historical event in depth will enable us to consider different ways of seeing and interpreting the event and to consider what it means to undertake wide-ranging social inquiry. Effective Fall 2023, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas Digital/Multimedia Expression, Social Inquiry I, Critical Thinking.
KHC PO 103
Democracy and Capitalism in the United States
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Philosophical Inquiry and Life's Meanings Teamwork/Collaboration
In this class, we will look at the relationship between capitalism and democracy in the United States. In what ways are capitalism and democracy complementary' In what ways are they in contraction' To address these questions, we will explore some of the philosophical and historical roots of both concepts through a series of case studies. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Philosophical Inquiry and Life's Meanings, Teamwork/Collaboration.
KHC RH 104
The Pursuit of Happiness
4 credits. Fall
BU Hub Learn More Critical Thinking Digital/Multimedia Expression Philosophical Inquiry and Life's Meanings
What is happiness' Can we hope to achieve it and how should we pursue it' We will study how happiness has been understood by different cultures over time, and students will engage with diverse authors and genres from scripture, philosophy, and social science. Students will write three essays, and keep a reading journal. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Philosophical Inquiry and Life's Meanings, Critical Thinking.
KHC RH 105
The Lived City
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression The Individual in Community
What makes cities thrive' How do cities foster community or how do they fail to do so' How does the way a city is built and designed inform these questions' Readings by some of the great urban thinkers and planners of the 20th century (Baudelaire, Benjamin, Wirth, Gehl, Whyte, Chakrabarti), case studies of urban activists and innovators (Riis, Olmsted, Jacobs), guided group walks of the city, and lessons in close observation, culminating in a creative map making project. Effective Fall 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, The Individual in Community, Creativity/Innovation.
KHC SO 102
Health Justice
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Research and Information Literacy Social Inquiry II
This course puts five pressing social problems related to human, animal, and planetary health under a microscope, examining the dynamics that led to these problems and innovative policies and practices that are being developed to address them. Effective Spring 2023, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Social Inquiry II, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Research and Information Literacy.
Questrom School of Business
QST SM 303
Cross-Functional Core
0 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Research and Information Literacy Teamwork/Collaboration
Cross-Functional Core is made up of FE323, MK323, OM323 and QM323 as well as a semester-long business plan project. The semester-long business plan project where students collect primary and secondary research explores the interactions and the cross functional integrations between marketing, operations, and finance, while leveraging business analytics. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Research and Information Literacy, Teamwork/Collaboration, Creativity/Innovation.
QST SM 323
Cross-Functional Core
16 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Research and Information Literacy Teamwork/Collaboration
Cross-Functional Core is made up of FE323, MK323, OM323 and QM323 as well as a semester-long business plan project. The semester-long business plan project where students collect primary and secondary research explores the interactions and the cross functional integrations between marketing, operations, and finance, while leveraging business analytics. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Research and Information Literacy, Teamwork/Collaboration, Creativity/Innovation.
Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
SAR HP 305
Foundations of Health Promotion
2 credits. Fall and Spring
This course provides students with an introduction to the principles of health promotion and an overview of strategies used to promote health at both the individual and population levels. The course will develop students' understanding of public health principles, health promotion and human behavior change models, as well as social determinants of health, and will explore how interactions among these factors impact health interventions and outcomes. Students will learn about methods to identify and assess the health needs of individuals across various contexts (health care facilities, schools, worksites, and communities); factors to consider when planning interventions tailored to the unique needs of specific populations (i.e. individuals with disabilities, male adolescents and young men, and communities of color); current evidence-based strategies to improve health outcomes and reduce the prevalence of chronic disease; and the effectiveness of select health promotion programs and strategies aimed at helping people make lasting healthy choices wherever they live, learn, work, and play. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Teamwork/Collaboration.
SAR HP 306
Foundations of Health Promotion
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Teamwork/Collaboration
This course provides students with an introduction to the principles of health promotion and an overview of strategies used to promote health at both the individual and population levels. The course will develop students' understanding of public health principles, health promotion and human behavior change models, as well as social determinants of health, and will explore how interactions among these factors impact health interventions and outcomes. Students will learn about methods to identify and assess the health needs of individuals across various contexts (health care facilities, schools, worksites, and communities); factors to consider when planning interventions tailored to the unique needs of specific populations (i.e. individuals with disabilities, male adolescents and young men, and communities of color); current evidence-based strategies to improve health outcomes and reduce the prevalence of chronic disease; and the effectiveness of select health promotion programs and strategies aimed at helping people make lasting healthy choices wherever they live, learn, work, and play. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Teamwork/Collaboration. Effective Fall 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Teamwork/Collaboration, Creativity/Innovation.
SAR HP 345
Introduction to Sports Medicine
2 credits. Spring
Intended for students interested in sports, coaching, medicine and exercise, this course provides an introduction to prevention of injury and illness, basic exercise principles, and first aid for an active population. This course will require students to create a digital info graphic or video disseminating health care or sports medicine information to a specific target audience. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Digital/Multimedia Expression.
SAR HS 371
Pulmonary Pathophysiology
4 credits. Spring
How do humans breathe' How harmful are e-cigarettes to our body' What are the differences between an obstructive vs. a restrictive pulmonary disease' In Pulmonary Pathophysiology we will discuss these questions and more, developing an understanding of the physiological mechanisms underlying the function of the pulmonary system in health and disease. Through group discussion, active learning activities, and the creation of short films in small groups, we will take an in-depth look into the current understanding of pulmonary pathophysiology. Effective Spring 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Creativity/Innovation.
SAR HS 426
Research Experience
2 credits. Fall and Spring
Conducting scientific research is often a multi-faceted experience involving not only the actual scientific experimentation, but also the reading and synthesizing of research, writing, oral presentation and other skills. The BU HUB curriculum is a means for establishing and requiring such experiences, therefore HUB units will be awarded to "Registered-in-research" students based on the level of research experience of the undergraduate. Thus, as a student progresses through additional semesters of research, new learning outcomes are achieved. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Digital/Multimedia Expression.
SAR HS 442
Healthcare Interventions in Low and Lower-Middle Income Countries
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy Teamwork/Collaboration
This course will introduce students to healthcare delivery in low (LICs) and lower middle income countries (LMICs). Students will become familiar with aspects of surgical interventions, pharmaceutical provision, cell phone technology, and global health programming. We will examine healthcare delivery and practices through case studies focused on the prevention and treatment of malnutrition, infectious diseases, and non-communicable diseases. Through this course, students will learn from past and existing healthcare delivery techniques, difficulties, and successes for some of the largest global health challenges such as: cholera, malaria, HIV/AIDS, Type 1 and 2 Diabetes, tobacco use, aging populations, and malnutrition. Students will use these skills to develop healthcare delivery strategies of their own. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Teamwork/Collaboration.
SAR HS 446
Research Experience
4 credits. Fall and Spring
Undergraduate Prerequisites: First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., WR 100 or WR 120) - Conducting scientific research is often a multi-faceted experience involving not only the actual scientific experimentation, but also the reading and synthesizing of research, writing, oral presentation and other skills. The BU HUB curriculum is a means for establishing and requiring such experiences, therefore HUB units will be awarded to "Registered-in-research" students based on the level of research experience of the undergraduate. Thus, as a student progresses through additional semesters of research, new learning outcomes are achieved. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Writing-Intensive Course.
SAR HS 449
Research Experience
0 credits. Fall and Spring
Undergraduate Prerequisites: First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., WR 100 or WR 120) - Conducting scientific research is often a multi-faceted experience involving not only the actual scientific experimentation, but also the reading and synthesizing of research, writing, oral presentation and other skills. The BU HUB curriculum is a means for establishing and requiring such experiences, therefore HUB units will be awarded to "Registered-in-research" students based on the level of research experience of the undergraduate. Thus, as a student progresses through additional semesters of research, new learning outcomes are achieved. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Writing-Intensive Course.
SAR HS 463
Beyond Germs and Genes
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Social Inquiry II Teamwork/Collaboration
Undergraduate Prerequisites: Seniors only. - This course will focus on the social determinants of health--the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, age and die. We will examine case studies from around the globe that reveal the ways in which health inequities are shaped by the distribution of resources, money, and power at the local, national and global level, and the critical role played by social policies in reducing or exacerbating these inequities. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Social Inquiry II, Teamwork/Collaboration.
School of Hospitality Administration
SHA HF 100
Introduction to Hospitality
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Historical Consciousness Teamwork/Collaboration
This introductory course is open to all BU students and is the prerequisite for School of Hospitality courses. Students gain an historical perspective and identify current events and trends in lodging, restaurants and event management. It provides an overview of the global hospitality/tourism industry including the critical elements of managing services. The Boston market, multimedia assignments and team-based projects are integrated into the learning environment. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Historical Consciousness, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Teamwork/Collaboration. 4 cr. Offered in the Fall and Spring.
SHA HF 100E
Introduction to Hospitality
4 credits. Summer
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Historical Consciousness Teamwork/Collaboration
Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Historical Consciousness, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Teamwork/Collaboration. 4 cr. Offered in the Fall and Spring.
SHA HF 100S
Introduction to Hospitality
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Historical Consciousness Teamwork/Collaboration
This introductory course is open to all BU students and is the prerequisite for School of Hospitality courses. Students gain an historical perspective and identify current events and trends in lodging, restaurants, and event management. Provides an overview of the global hospitality/tourism industry, including the critical elements of managing services. The Boston market, multimedia assignments, and team-based projects are integrated into the learning environment. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Historical Consciousness, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Teamwork/Collaboration.
SHA HF 150
Experience Management
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Social Inquiry II
Central to the hospitality industry is the provision of memorable, high-quality customer experiences across digital and physical touchpoints. This allows hospitality and other service organizations to turn satisfied customers into brand evangelists. This course introduces the emerging domain of customer experience management (CEM)--the discipline of understanding and managing customer interactions with the organization to improve satisfaction, loyalty, and advocacy. CEM is a unique domain that draws on practices from the fields of marketing, marketing research, technology and data science, and operations and service science, with the aim of understanding and improving customer experiences with the organization. The course will cover the definitions and basic requirements of customer experience management, and also provide detailed frameworks and tools and techniques to allow students to gain proficiency in the language and practice of customer experience design and improvement. Effective Fall 2023, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Social Inquiry II, Creativity/Innovation.
SHA HF 150E
Experience Management
4 credits. Summer
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Social Inquiry II
Experience Management
SHA HF 150S
Experience Management
4 credits. Summer
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Social Inquiry II
Central to the hospitality industry is the provision of memorable, high-quality customer experiences across digital and physical touchpoints. This allows hospitality and other service organizations to turn satisfied customers into brand evangelists. This course introduces the emerging domain of customer experience management (CEM)--the discipline of understanding and managing customer interactions with the organization to improve satisfaction, loyalty, and advocacy. CEM is a unique domain that draws on practices from the fields of marketing, marketing research, technology and data science, and operations and service science, with the aim of understanding and improving customer experiences with the organization. The course covers the definitions and basic requirements of customer experience management, and also provides detailed frameworks and tools and techniques to allow students to gain proficiency in the language and practice of customer experience design and improvement. Effective Summer 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Social Inquiry II, Creativity/Innovation.
Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
WED DE 351
Deaf Literature and Visual Arts
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Aesthetic Exploration Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression
An investigation of the narrative traditions of the Deaf community that weaves together threads from a variety of disciplines and analytical perspectives resulting in a comprehensive study of literature, visual arts, performance, as well as culture. The study will provide insights into the fundamental role that literature and artistic compositions play in revealing culture and the natural inclination humans have to share "stories." Students become more thoughtful consumers of creative art and enhance their appreciation for the contributions of the Deaf World. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Aesthetic Exploration, Creativity/Innovation.
WED ED 230
Introduction to Design as Educational Inquiry
4 credits. Spring
Students will learn how creating learning designs can facilitate understandings of participant learning. They will explore how a variety of learning settings have been designed and think critically about how to design future ones for care, dignity, and justice. Effective Spring 2026, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Creativity/Innovation, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
WED ED 506
Making Learning Visible: Exploring Multimedia Tools to Document and Deepen Learning
4 credits. Fall and Spring
What does collaboration, problem solving, and critical thinking look like' How can we communicate a learning process to deepen learning in varied contexts' Focusing on the tools of documentation and digital communication, students will work individually and in small groups to develop the basics of design needed to create and communicate this learning using digital multimedia expression (DME) in order to deepen and extend learning across a variety of settings. Relevant to educators, therapists, social workers, scientists, or anyone who wants to make learning processes visible in their field. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Digital/Multimedia Expression.
WED HD 121
Launching Your Personal Brand
2 credits. Spring
This course focuses on building strategies for communicating your brand, expanding your social capital, and designing a career management plan. Students will learn how to use a range of digital media strategies to establish your professional image. Effective Spring 2023 this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Digital/Multimedia Expression.
WED LR 501
Teaching of Reading
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Writing-Intensive Course
Undergraduate Prerequisites: First-Year Writing Seminar (WR 120 or equivalent). - For upper level undergraduate and beginning graduate students without experience in teaching. Study of literacy development in childhood-early adolescence and implications for teaching and learning. Includes integration of educational media/technology, discussion of theory/research, and applications to effective lesson planning. Effective Spring 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Writing- Intensive Course, Creativity/Innovation. 4 cr. Either sem.
WED LR 501E
TEACH OF READIN
4 credits.
BU Hub Learn More Creativity/Innovation Digital/Multimedia Expression Writing-Intensive Course
Undergraduate Prerequisites: First-Year Writing Seminar (WR 120 or equivalent). - TEACH OF READIN
WED ME 501
Methods for Tutoring Math Students
2 credits. Fall and Spring
Explores the mathematics tutoring profession and the methodologies that make for an effective grade 3-12 or undergraduate mathematics tutor. Students will gain field experience and have an option of becoming a Massachusetts Certified Tutor. 2cr. Effective Fall 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU HUB area: Digital/Multimedia Expression.
WED ME 501E
Methods for Tutoring Math Students
2 credits. Summer
Explores the mathematics tutoring profession and the methodologies that make for an effective grade 3-12 or undergraduate mathematics tutor. Students will gain field experience and have an option of becoming a Massachusetts Certified Tutor. 2cr. Effective Fall 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU HUB area: Digital/Multimedia Expression.
WED SO 567S
History Laboratory
2 credits. Summer
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Ethical Reasoning Teamwork/Collaboration
Provides practice working with historical documents, objects, and places and developing instructional materials based on those resources. The course is situated at and materials are drawn from a local historic site. Emphasis on integrating historical analytical methods, research-based historical pedagogy, and instructional practice. No prerequisites, but recommended to be taken concurrently with SED SO 572, SED CT 575, or CAS HI 200.
WED SO 571
Curriculum & Special Methods for History & Social Sciences, 5-12
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Ethical Reasoning Teamwork/Collaboration
Examines curriculum and teaching methods in social science education, grades 5-12. Students develop and present research-based lessons and unit plans in history, civics, economics, geography, and other social sciences. Development of teaching materials and classroom techniques for social studies education. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Ethical Reasoning, Teamwork/Collaboration.
WED WL 511
Teaching Methods in World Language Education
4 credits. Fall and Spring
BU Hub Learn More Digital/Multimedia Expression Oral and/or Signed Communication Teamwork/Collaboration
This course examines pedagogical approaches in world language teaching and learning. Students explore standards-based instructional methods, models of teaching, discuss underlying theories, and examine current issues in the field. Students develop lesson plans and practice high-leverage teaching practices.