Boston University Undergraduate Education

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Trunks of Knowledge, Branches of Learning

One way of thinking about undergraduate education at Boston University is as a living, growing, and adaptable organism: a tree with many branches of learning, each having a different height, shape, and length, but all extending from a common trunk of knowledge.

Boston University’s undergraduate programs are adapting to a rapidly changing undergraduate environment through innovative and creative means, while ensuring that students continue to draw upon the riches that a core education can offer. In addition, one of the great advantages of being an undergraduate at Boston University is the city of Boston itself, with its unparalleled cultural, educational, and recreational offerings.

The videos on this page provide an informal tour of some of the “arboreal treasures” sprouting in our undergraduate garden at Boston University, focusing on traditional subjects taught in new, contemporary ways, and contemporary subjects brought into the larger domain of academic study. We also offer some views of the overall undergraduate experience at BU, revealing the opportunities in the community that are available to students.