By Kristin Rosenmund
Being a COM major, it can be hard to find classes that interest you outside of COM, as many of us are used to constantly being creative. However, due to the BU HUB, there are instances where classes outside of COM need to be taken. Below I have listed the three most interesting classes I have taken for HUB outside of COM, but also walked away from having learned a great deal about a new subject.
- SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
I took Social Psychology to receive my Social Inquiry hub. This class allowed me to learn about the ways people interact with the world, and delve into different subjects of attraction, love, and even narcissism. This class wasn’t just helpful for navigating the world, but also useful to my Film and Television major. Now when I am writing scenes for a screenwriting class, I recall the information I learned about people’s behavior in this class when I write a character doing something or acting a certain way. The class was comprised of three exams and homework, so
it was a nice balance of workload but also appreciating what I was learning.
2. INTRODUCTION TO HOSPITALITY
Introduction to Hospitality is a great way to knock out a few Hubs in a relatively easy class, but also opens you up to a whole new industry. Prior to this class, I had never taken a hospitality class or something even similar to a business class, but I left feeling like I gained a variety of skills that I will be able to use interchangeably. I learned about customer satisfaction, and studied a hotel business introspectively, that gave me a better understanding of how hotels and businesses run in general. For the final activity, you are assigned a group to complete a scavenger hunt of hotels all around Boston. This way you get to bond with new friends as well as see iconic hotels in Boston you may have never seen before or gotten the chance to.
3. ARTS IN AMERICA
For anyone who loves analyzing or knowing more about different kinds of art, I highly recommend taking Arts in America. From this class, I have learned various different techniques in how to analyze artworks, as well as learn about different paintings and pieces I have never heard of before. The professor is also passionate about the subjects, always making the lectures interesting and interactive, as he cares very deeply about students opinions on paintings, and enforces the idea that much of it is interpretation, leaving hardly any room for wrong answers.