Public Writing

Prerequisites: First-Year Writing Seminar (e.g. CAS WR 120); Writing, Research, and Inquiry (e.g., CAS WR 151, WR 152, or WR 153); and junior or senior standing.

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. Occasional evening events required.

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.

eight BU students standing in front of a big screen

eight BU students standing in front of a big screen

Students from previous sections of WR 415 pose proudly at the end of their TED presentation evenings.