Courses

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  • CAS SO 490: Seminar: Global Health: Politics, Institutions, and Ideology
    What is global health? Who are the main actors in global health debates? This seminar explores the politics of global health, providing students with sociological tools, concepts, and knowledge to help make sense of conflict in contemporary global health debates. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Social Inquiry II, Writing-Intensive Course, Research and Information Literacy.
    • Social Inquiry II
    • Research and Information Literacy
    • Writing-Intensive Course
  • CAS SO 491: Directed Study
    Individual instruction and supervised study project in sociology for concentrators and nonconcentrators.
  • CAS SO 492: Directed Study
    Individual instruction and supervised study project in sociology for concentrators and nonconcentrators.
  • CAS SO 493: Topics in Sociology
    Topics seminar that takes in-depth look at a social issue. May be repeated for credit as topics change. Topic for Fall 2020: Genders, Sexualities, and Youth Cultures. Investigates the social construction of gender and sexuality in adolescence. Engaging critical approaches to youth cultures, the course examines the structural conditions that shape gender and sexuality norms, and the ways youth navigate and redefine their social worlds.
  • CAS SY 101: Senior Year Topics
    SY101 is an activity and discussion based class focused on a specific topic area to help students prepare for life after college. Topics vary by section number.
  • CAS TL 500: History and Theory of Translation
    The goal of this course is to familiarize students with the history of translation and the main trends in Translation Studies. Students learn to apply concepts acquired in class to analyze and critique translations and develop their own strategies. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Historical Consciousness, Critical Thinking.
    • Aesthetic Exploration
    • Historical Consciousness
    • Critical Thinking
  • CAS TL 505: Literary Style Workshop
    Workshop cultivating awareness of and sensitivity to style, cohesiveness, and patterning in literary English. Topics range from text-type to subtle effects of rhythm and sound. Imitation practice. Emphasis on translators' process, from strategic decisions to editing. Workshop format. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Writing-Intensive Course, Social Inquiry II, Research and Information Literacy.
    • Critical Thinking
    • Creativity/Innovation
    • Writing-Intensive Course
  • CAS TL 540: Translation Seminar
    Translation seminar where students produce substantial literary translations into English from their language of choice with the guidance of the instructor and language-specific mentors. Students hone their translation skills, read, and discuss articles about practical issues of translation.
  • CAS TL 541: Translation Today
    Weekly lectures and discussions with prominent literary translators from Boston and elsewhere. Students engage with a variety of languages and several genres: poetry, drama, essay, fiction, and more. Focus on concrete, practical translation issues arising from the speakers' work.
  • CAS TL 551: Topics in Translation
    May be taken multiple times for credit if topics are different. Topic for Spring 2021: Introduction to the lives and work of literary translators. Examines how aspects of the translator's identity have shaped the writing of translations, and explores translators in fiction. Translators include C.K. Scott Moncrieff, Arthur Waley, Barbara Wright, and Helen Lowe- Porter.
  • CAS WR 111: Academic Writing for ESL Students 1
    Study of academic conventions and effective strategies of academic reading and writing, along with needs-based review of grammar and mechanics. Emphasis on comprehension, summary, and analysis. Focus on fluency and accuracy in writing and speaking. Frequent papers and in-class writing. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: The Individual in Community.
    • The Individual in Community
  • CAS WR 112: Academic Writing for ESL Students 2
    Critical reading and analytical writing in response to various theme-based texts. Review of grammar and mechanics in context. Practice in the patterns of academic argumentation through multiple assignments of increasing complexity. Refinement of speaking skills through discussions and oral presentations. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy.
    • Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
  • CAS WR 120: First-Year Writing Seminar
    Topic-based seminar in critical reading and writing. Engagement with a variety of sources and practice in writing in a range of genres with particular attention to argumentation, prose style, and revision, informed by reflection and feedback, including individual conferences. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: First-Year Writing Seminar.
    • First-Year Writing Seminar
  • CAS WR 150: Writing, Research, & Inquiry
    Topic-based seminar in critical reading, research, and writing. Practice in sustained inquiry, including scholarly research and communication of findings to different audiences. Attention to argumentation, prose style, 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: Writing, Research, Inquiry, and Research and Information Literacy.
    • Writing, Research, and Inquiry
    • Research and Information Literacy
  • CAS WR 151: Writing, Research, & Inquiry with Oral and/or Signed Expression
    Topic-based seminar in critical reading, research, writing, and oral communication. Practice in sustained inquiry, including scholarly research and communication of findings to different audiences. Attention to argumentation, public speaking, prose style, 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: Writing, Research, and Inquiry, Oral and/or Signed Communication, Research and Information Literacy.
    • Writing, Research, and Inquiry
    • Oral and/or Signed Communication
    • Research and Information Literacy
  • CAS WR 152: Writing, Research, & Inquiry with Digital/Multimedia Expression
    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.
    • Writing, Research, and Inquiry
    • Digital/Multimedia Expression
    • Research and Information Literacy
  • CAS WR 202: Children's Literature in the Elementary School
    This course examines major genres of children's literature with an emphasis on multicultural texts. It focuses on exploring and interpreting literature with elementary students and on using literature as a vehicle for enhancing students' creative and analytic abilities. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Creativity/Innovation.
    • Creativity/Innovation
  • CAS WR 415: Public Writing
    Prerequisites: at least sophomore standing, CAS WR 100 or CAS WR 120 or equivalent; and CAS WR 150 or CAS WR 151 or CAS WR 152 or equivalent; or consent of instructor. Students learn about the growing call for scholars to communicate their research to the public, study and practice several public genres, and rewrite a research project from a previous course to "translate" it for a public audience. 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.
    • Oral and/or Signed Communication
    • Digital/Multimedia Expression
    • Writing-Intensive Course
  • CAS WR 597: Tutoring Writing in the Disciplines
    Prerequisites: CAS WR 100 or CAS WR 120 or equivalent; and CAS WR 150 or CAS WR 151 or CAS WR 152 or equivalent; and consent of instructor. Provides instruction and support for department-based writing tutors. Students learn about disciplinary-specific writing practices, genres, and conventions; students explore features of writing and develop practical tutoring methods that transcend disciplinary boundaries to help peers become more independent writers.
  • CAS WR 599: Tutor Glob Univ
    The course provides instruction and support for CAS writing tutors. Students learn foundational strategies to facilitate successful writing consultations and how to adapt these strategies to meet the needs of the diverse students that use the CAS Writing Center. Special attention is given to working with ESL students by exploring cultural and linguistic differences and learning research-based principles for providing effective support. Attention is also given to working with students on alternate genre, oral/signed, and digital/multimedia projects included in the Writing Program curriculum. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: The Individual in Community.
    • The Individual in Community

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