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38 Master's degrees offered by the university
Public Anthropology
Boston University's Master’s in Public Anthropology (MAPA) is designed to provide students with a basic anthropological training and an appreciation of the significance of a cross-cultural perspective in professional practice.
Sacred Music
The Master of Sacred Music program at Boston University is at the forefront of professional training in sacred music.
Linguistics
The MA in Linguistics at Boston University is designed to provide students with a solid foundational knowledge of the traditional core areas of linguistic analysis, as well as a deeper specialization in a chosen subfield or interface area.
World Language Education
The Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program in World Language Education from Boston University is designed for graduates in world languages or graduates from equivalent programs or similar backgrounds.
Interdisciplinary Training in Population Health Overview
The Interdisciplinary Training in Population Health Overview at Boston University affords students the opportunity to synthesize foundational and certificate competencies.
Philosophy
Successful candidates may earn both Boston University's Philosophy JD and the MA degrees in the three years ordinarily required for law study, not the four years that would be required if the degrees were pursued separately.
Film and Television Studies
The MFA in Film and Television Studies program at Boston University requires a total of 64 credits. In the third semester, students develop a prospectus for a final graduate thesis project and present it to the graduate faculty for their approval.
Divinity and Sacred Music
Boston University's Dual Degree Program in Divinity and Sacred Music (MDiv/MSM) is designed for those preparing to be church musicians who wish to engage in a full range of theological studies and preparation for ordination.
Classical Studies
The MA in Classical Studies program at Boston University trains students in the language skills and critical methods of scholarship required for advanced studies in classics.
History of Art and Architecture
The MA program in History of Art and Architecture at Boston University provides a scholarly grounding in the history of art, architecture, and material culture.
Creative Writing
The MFA in Creative Writing at Boston University is a small, intensive one-year program (two to three semesters). The goal of the program is to help each of our students become better writers of original prose and poetry and to produce readers, critics, poets, and writers of the highest quality.
Hispanic Language and Literatures
The MA program in Hispanic Language and Literatures at Boston University develops an advanced knowledge of Spanish and Spanish-American literature and the traditions, aims, and methods of research scholarship.
History
The Department of History at Boston University offers the terminal master’s degree. Qualified candidates for admission will have majored in history or a closely related field.
English and Language Arts Education
The Master of Education in English and Language Arts Education from Boston University provides advanced study for educators with initial licensure seeking professional licensure and those interested in working outside of the US public school system.
Sacred Theology
Boston University's Master of Sacred Theology (STM) is an advanced graduate professional degree for those who wish to pursue a year of more advanced coursework focusing on a particular discipline or ministerial and other religious leadership practice.
English
Boston University's English program offers qualified students a unique opportunity to combine the study of law with coursework in English and American literature.
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages and Applied Linguistics
The Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages and Applied Linguistics programme from Boston University prepares students to teach English and other languages to adults, adolescents, and children in both public and private settings.
Playwriting
The MFA in Playwriting at Boston University is offered by the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences (GRS) in close collaboration with the College of Fine Arts (CFA) School of Theatre.
Preservation Studies
The Preservation Studies program at Boston University trains students for productive careers working in historic preservation and the stewardship of cultural resources and heritage. Boston and New England have historically stood out as leaders of the national historic preservation movement.
Directing
Our Master of Fine Arts in Directing program at Boston University provides early-career professionals with the opportunity to cultivate their artistic identities and professional objectives while refining and enhancing their technical skills and range.