Hub Area Key

Below you can find a key listing the abbreviation for each BU Hub area.

PHILOSOPHICAL, AESTHETIC, AND HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION

  • Philosophical Inquiry and Life’s Meanings – PLM
  • Aesthetic Exploration – AEX
  • Historical Consciousness – HCO

SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIAL INQUIRY

  • Scientific Inquiry I – SI1
  • Social Inquiry I – SO1
  • Scientific Inquiry II or Social Inquiry II – SI2 or SO2

QUANTITATIVE REASONING

  • Quantitative Reasoning I – QR1
  • Quantitative Reasoning II – QR2

DIVERSITY, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP

  • The Individual in Community – IIC
  • Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy – GCI
  • Ethical Reasoning – ETR

COMMUNICATION

  • First-Year Writing Seminar – FYW
  • Writing, Research, and Inquiry – WRI
  • Writing-Intensive Course – WIN
  • Oral and/or Signed Communication – OSC
  • Digital/Multimedia Expression – DME

INTELLECTUAL TOOLKIT

  • Critical Thinking – CRT
  • Research and Information Literacy – RIL
  • Teamwork/Collaboration – TWC
  • Creativity/Innovation – CRI