Course Material Information

Each course you take at BUSSW has an affiliated Blackboard Learn site where instructors post syllabi and other pertinent information.

Purchasing or Renting Textbooks

Before each semester begins, you will receive a course material email with information on how to purchase texts and access any supplemental course readings. Please review this information as soon as it is provided.

Textbooks should be ordered and purchased before the start of the semester.

• Buy Texts at Barnes & Noble BU Bookstore
• Rent Texts at Barnes & Noble BU Bookstore

You can also purchase texts at the following sties (please note that the School of Social Work does not endorse these sites):

• AbeBooks
• Alibris
• Amazon
• BooksRun
• BookScouter
• CampusBooks
• CheapestTextbooks
• Chegg
• eCampus
• SlugBooks
• Valore Books

Library Resources

Supplemental course readings are available via the BU Mugar Library Course Reserves, and sometimes the course Blackboard site. You’ll be expected to complete reading assignments one week ahead of each class.

• BU Mugar Library Course Reserves
• Access Supplemental Course Readings

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