The Individual in Community with Study Abroad

HUB SA 230: The Individual in Community with Study Abroad

Undergraduate students who study abroad can fulfill a single Hub requirement in the Individual in Community (IIC). No course enrollment is required. This is separate from and in addition to any courses a student may take while abroad that satisfy IIC.

What is it?

• 0-credit course
• Available to BU undergraduate students studying abroad
• Requires a written reflection of 750-1000 words submitted for review to the Hub
• Fulfills 1 Hub requirement in IIC

Deadlines:

Submit a completed IIC Form and a written reflection of 750-1000 words to thehub@bu.edu, either in the semester you are studying abroad or by the deadline of the semester following.

* NOTE: HUB SA 230 may also be completed in the summer, if you are graduating in September. Email thehub@bu.edu for more details.

Requirements:

• CONSULT with a study abroad program director or a program leader/ supervisor about how you will meet the IIC learning outcomes during your experience abroad (learning outcomes are at the bottom of this page).
• WRITE a reflection paper of 750-1000 words that discusses how you accomplished the IIC learning outcomes #1 and #2 during your abroad experience. You may also include how you accomplished learning outcome #3 if appropriate, but this is not required.
• COMPLETE the IIC Form. Both you and a study abroad program director or a program leader/ supervisor must sign the form to verify your participation in your study abroad program.
• SEND your written reflection paper and the signed/completed IIC Form to thehub@bu.edu. You must submit your materials by the deadline above either during your semester abroad or within the semester following your abroad experience.

More about the Written Reflection Paper and Grading

Below are the three learning outcomes for IIC. To fulfill the requirement via study abroad, you must reflect on how you have met the first and second learning outcomes while studying abroad and may also include reflection on meeting the third learning outcome, if appropriate. Your written reflection paper of 750-1000 words should address how your learning and your engagement and relations with different communities while abroad allowed you to meet the learning outcomes.

A faculty member of the General Education Committee will review your paper. The faculty reviewer may ask you to provide more information or revisions prior to approving your paper.

You will be awarded a Hub requirement in IIC after a successful review of your reflection paper.“HUB SA 230: The Individual in Community with Study Abroad” will appear on your transcript as a 0-credit course with a P (passing) grade and you will have one IIC requirement fulfilled in your degree progress report.

Learning Outcomes for BU Hub Area the Individual in Community (IIC)

1. Students will reflect critically on their engagement and relations with different communities—campuswide, citywide, national and/or international—and will recognize and analyze the issues relevant to those communities (or to different individuals in those communities).
2. Students will consider at least one of the dimensions of experience that inform their own worldviews and beliefs as well as those of other individuals and societies. Such considerations may include (but are not limited to) race, class, gender expression, sexuality, disability, neurodiversity, age, language, religion, politics, or cultural history.
3. Students will demonstrate depth of understanding of the historical and systemic bases of racial bias and inequities in the world today, including in the United States. This may include awareness of systems and/or cultural structures of racial bias and inequity (such as in education, employment, health, disability, housing, data science, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and the law), the societal consequences of such inequities, and antiracist or other activism aimed at creating a more just and equitable society.

Questions: Please email thehub@bu.edu or call the Hub Office at 617-358-6535.