Writing-Intensive Course

Writing-Intensive Course falls under the Communication Capacity.

Writing-Intensive Courses enable students to build upon and practice skills learned in the First-Year Writing Seminar and, in some instances, in Writing, Research, and Inquiry courses.

Writing is fundamental, the most important form of expression that BU undergraduates must develop. In almost every professional setting, BU graduates must be able to express their ideas in clear, coherent prose. Effective writing demands the honing of skills, but it also cultivates ways of thinking, evaluating evidence, constructing responsible and convincing arguments, and generating creative ideas. As effective writers, BU graduates will pay close attention to the potential readers of their writings; as responsible writers, they will take ownership of their message and the means of communicating it, and hold their writing to high standards of truth, accuracy, validity, and humaneness.

While learning to craft written arguments is essential in the First-Year Writing Seminar, the Writing, Research, and Inquiry courses, and most courses designated as Writing-Intensive, the latter also accommodate students’ learning to write to the standards of majors and professions, such as journalism, that place a premium on the difference between arguments and expository accounts.

Writing-Intensive Courses have the First-Year Writing Seminar as a prerequisite and develop at least learning outcomes 1 and 2 below.