{"id":2143,"date":"2018-08-20T13:23:25","date_gmt":"2018-08-20T17:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hub\/?page_id=2143"},"modified":"2025-06-18T09:26:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T13:26:51","slug":"communication","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hub\/about-the-hub\/hub-capacities\/communication\/","title":{"rendered":"Communication"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To thrive as citizens of the contemporary world, we all need the capacity to communicate effectively and responsibly in written, oral, and digital\/multimedia modes.<\/p>\n<p>While these forms of expression are distinct, they are also complementary, with each supporting and even including the others. Among them, writing remains the foundation. But oral communication and digital\/multimedia communication are also important, not only in their traditional forms but also in new forms engendered by the technologically driven expansion of communicative capacities. By graduation, all students will be able to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and in a variety of situations, using appropriate media and modes of expression, in addition to demonstrating special proficiency in those forms of communication most relevant to their particular majors or prospective professions.<\/p>\n<p>Note: The First-Year Writing Seminar is a prerequisite for both Writing, Research, and Inquiry<span>\u00a0<\/span><em data-redactor-tag=\"em\">and<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span>Writing-Intensive Courses.<\/p>\n<article class=\"item-box\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/hub\/files\/2018\/08\/thought-catalog-217861-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"Pencil on paper\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2306 size-full\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<section>\n<h3>First-Year Writing Seminar<\/h3>\n<p><span>Writing is fundamental, the most important form of expression that BU undergraduates must develop.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><a href=\"\/hub\/hub-courses\/first-year-writing-seminar\/\" class=\"button\">View Courses<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"item-box\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/hub\/files\/2018\/08\/iStock-825948306.jpg\" alt=\"Book shelves indoor\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2310 size-full\" width=\"582\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<section>\n<h3>Writing, Research, and Inquiry<\/h3>\n<p><span>Writing as both a means and an expression of inquiry and research is essential to personal, professional, and civic life.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><a href=\"\/hub\/hub-courses\/writing-research-and-inquiry\/\" class=\"button\">View Courses<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"item-box\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/hub\/files\/2018\/08\/andrew-neel-308138-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"Laptop on desk\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2312 size-full\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<section>\n<h3>Writing-Intensive Course<\/h3>\n<p><span>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.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><a href=\"\/hub\/hub-courses\/writing-intensive-course\/\" class=\"button\">View Courses<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"item-box\"><span><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/hub\/files\/2018\/08\/iStock-614138202.jpg\" alt=\"microphone and podium\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2315 size-full\" width=\"599\" height=\"400\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<section>\n<h3>Oral and\/or Signed Communication<\/h3>\n<p><span>Public presentation serves an essential civic function as a means of participating in collective debate and decision-making.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><a href=\"\/hub\/hub-courses\/oral-and-or-signed-communication\/\" class=\"button\">View Courses<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"item-box\"><span><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/hub\/files\/2018\/08\/iStock-865230556.jpg\" alt=\"Graphic designer drawing\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2317 size-full\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<section>\n<h3>Digital\/Multimedia Expression<\/h3>\n<p><span>Communication through means other than words\u2014whether spoken or written\u2014requires a distinct set of skills.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><a href=\"\/hub\/hub-courses\/digital-multimedia-expression\/\" class=\"button\">View Courses<\/a><\/p>\n<ol><\/ol>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To thrive as citizens of the contemporary world, we all need the capacity to communicate effectively and responsibly in written, oral, and digital\/multimedia modes. 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