{"id":52,"date":"2009-11-17T15:09:27","date_gmt":"2009-11-17T20:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/?page_id=52"},"modified":"2025-07-16T09:35:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T13:35:11","slug":"curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The two courses in our primary course sequence, First-Year Writing Seminars (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/writing-program-curriculum\/catalog\/wr-120\/\">WR 120<\/a>) and Writing, Research, &amp; Inquiry Seminars (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/writing-program-curriculum\/catalog\/wr-151\/\">WR 151<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/writing-program-curriculum\/catalog\/wr-152\/\">WR 152, <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/writing-program-curriculum\/catalog\/wr-153\/\">WR 153<\/a>), are offered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/curriculum\/schedule\/\">in a wide range of interdisciplinary topics<\/a>.\u00a0 Although they differ with regard to content, all writing seminars lead students through a common sequence of writing assignments which build upon each other, providing a context for steady improvement.<\/p>\n<p>Some students who are English language learners may be advised to take <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/writing-program-curriculum\/wr-courses\/wr-111\/\">WR 111<\/a> and\/or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/writing-program-curriculum\/catalog\/wr-112\/\">WR 112<\/a>\u00a0prior to WR 120.<\/p>\n<p>The Writing Program also offers upper-level courses the satisfy the Writing Intensive and\/or other Hub requirements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/curriculum\/catalog\/wr-212\/\">WR 212: Translingual Writing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/curriculum\/catalog\/wr-250\/\">WR 250: AI Literacy for Writing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/curriculum\/catalog\/wr-318\/\">WR 318: Public Speaking<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/curriculum\/catalog\/wr-320\/\">WR 320: Community Writing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/curriculum\/catalog\/wr-415\/\">WR 415: Public Writing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"bu-slideshow-container curriculum-spotlight-v1 autoplay\" id=\"bu-slideshow-container-15303\" data-slideshow-name=\"curriculum-spotlight-v1\" data-slideshow-delay=\"5000\" style=\"width: auto; \"><div class='slideshow-loader active'><div class='loader-animation'><\/div><p>loading slideshow...<\/p><\/div><div class=\"bu-slideshow-slides\"><ul class=\"bu-slideshow transition-slide\" id=\"bu-slideshow-15303\"><li id=\"bu-slideshow-15303_0\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/writing-program-curriculum\/special-initiatives\/boston-now\/\"><img src=\"\/writingprogram\/files\/2021\/08\/flowers-skyline-636x477.jpg\" alt=\"Boston skyline with flowers and Citgo sign\" \/><\/a><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Boston Now: Courses with outside-the-classroom learning components<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-15303_1\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/writing-program-curriculum\/catalog\/hub-pathway-courses-racial-and-social-justice\/\"><img src=\"\/writingprogram\/files\/2021\/08\/49996509118_3fbc21667c_o-636x387.jpg\" alt=\"George Floyd street mural\" \/><\/a><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">WR courses on social &amp; racial justice<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-15303_2\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/writing-program-curriculum\/catalog\/hub-pathway-courses-sustainability\/\"><img src=\"\/writingprogram\/files\/2021\/08\/43710646375_b70ce80f72_o-636x405.jpg\" alt=\"solar panels\" \/><\/a><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">WR courses on nature &amp; environment<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-15303_3\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/writing-program-curriculum\/catalog\/wr-courses-on-arts-culture-literature\/\"><img src=\"\/writingprogram\/files\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-05-at-6.03.21-PM-636x299.png\" alt=\"ICA museum in Boston, with colored glass windows\" \/><\/a><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">WR courses on arts, culture, &amp; literature<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-15303_4\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/writing-program-curriculum\/catalog\/wr-courses-on-history-biography-memoir\/\"><img src=\"\/writingprogram\/files\/2021\/09\/image.png\" alt=\"sheaf of old papers and letters\" \/><\/a><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">WR courses on history, biography, &amp; memoir<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"bu-slideshow-navigation-container\"><ul class=\"bu-slideshow-navigation nav-icon\" id=\"bu-slideshow-nav-15303\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-1\" class=\" active\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-2\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>2<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-3\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>3<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-4\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>4<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-5\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>5<\/span><\/a><\/li> <\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The two courses in our primary course sequence, First-Year Writing Seminars (WR 120) and Writing, Research, &amp; 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