{"id":70109,"date":"2025-01-30T11:17:26","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T16:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/?page_id=70109"},"modified":"2026-04-09T15:06:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T19:06:23","slug":"course-material-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/resources\/current-msw\/student-services\/course-material-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Course Material Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each course you take at BUSSW has an affiliated <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Blackboard Learn site<\/span><\/a> where instructors post syllabi and other pertinent information.<\/p>\n<h3>Purchasing or Renting Textbooks<\/h3>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Textbooks should be ordered and purchased before the start of the semester.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bu.bncollege.com\/webapp\/wcs\/stores\/servlet\/BNCBHomePage?storeId=13555&amp;catalogId=10001&amp;langId=-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Buy Texts at Barnes &amp; Noble BU Bookstore<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bu.bncollege.com\/webapp\/wcs\/stores\/servlet\/BNCBRentalView?langId=-1&amp;storeId=13555&amp;catalogId=10001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Rent Texts at Barnes &amp; Noble BU Bookstore<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can also purchase texts at the following sties (please note that the School of Social Work does not endorse these sites):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abebooks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">AbeBooks<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alibris.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Alibris<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thecollegeinvestor.com\/19838\/buy-college-textbooks-online\/#tab-con-11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Amazon<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/booksrun.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">BooksRun<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thecollegeinvestor.com\/19838\/buy-college-textbooks-online\/#tab-con-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">BookScouter<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.campusbooks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">CampusBooks<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheapesttextbooks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">CheapestTextbooks<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chegg.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Chegg<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecampus.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">eCampus<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slugbooks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SlugBooks<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.valore.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Valore Books<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Library Resources<\/h3>\n<p>Supplemental course readings are available via the BU Mugar Library Course Reserves, and sometimes the course Blackboard site. You\u2019ll be expected to complete reading assignments one week ahead of each class.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bu.leganto.exlibrisgroup.com\/leganto\/readinglist\/searchlists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">BU Mugar Library Course Reserves<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/buprimo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com\/primo-explore\/search?vid=BU&amp;lang=en_US&amp;sortby=rank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Access Supplemental Course Readings<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/degree-program\/msw\/meet-the-student-services-team\/\" class=\"button\">Back to BUSSW Student Services<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each course you take at BUSSW has an affiliated Blackboard Learn site where instructors post syllabi and other pertinent information. 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