First-Year Seminars
In First-Year writing courses, students engage with writing as a practice of advanced learning and communication. The First-Year Seminar offers essential writing, thinking, and research skills. It is part of the Brandeis Core and is the centerpiece of the First-Year Experience. Many students begin with the Composition Seminar (CSEM), which builds on students' existing skills in advance of taking First-Year Seminars.
Writing Center
The University Writing Center is the driving force of writing support on campus, offering consultations for all writers. Work on anything from brainstorming and refining your first college essays to lab reports, senior theses, dissertations, and job and fellowship materials.
Writing-Intensive Courses
WI courses teach students the conventions and requirements of writing in their chosen discipline and major. Faculty: explore our newly expanded Writing-Intensive Instructor Resources.
Hangyu Du '21 from Nanjing, China.
English Language Tutoring
The English Language Programs offer free tutoring services for international students and others learning English as their second (or third or fourth) language. Tutors provide vital support for English Language Learners enrolled in First-Years Seminars, CSEM, and all Brandeis schools and subjects.