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40 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.
Education for Equity and Social Justice
Education for Equity and Social Justice at Boston University will prepare professionals to confront the consequences of systemic inequities and pernicious discrimination against people who have been historically marginalized in educational and social service institutions..
Forensic Anthropology
The MS in Forensic Anthropology at Boston University School of Medicine is designed to train individuals in the theory, practice, and methods of biological and skeletal anthropology employed by forensic anthropologists in medicolegal death investigations.
Psychology
The Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at Boston University offers a one-year, eight-course program of study leading to the Master of Arts in Psychology that provides the flexibility to explore a variety of areas in psychology, building on a common foundation of scientific methodologies.
Applied Human Development
The Applied Human Development program at Boston University introduces future practitioners and researchers to the application of developmental theory to educational practice.
Supply Chain Management
Over the past half century, the area of Supply Chain Management, program offered by Boston University, has grown from improving labor-intensive processes to managing complex global networks.
Medical Anthropology and Cross-Cultural Practice
The Master of Science Program in Medical Anthropology and Cross-Cultural Practice at Boston University is designed as a two-year, full-time program requiring research methods and theory courses, seven electives, a service-learning internship, summer fieldwork, and five professional development workshops.
Economics
Economics at Boston University allows academically outstanding undergraduate students to complete an MA degree from the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences at the same time as the BA.
Global Policy
Boston University's Master of Arts in Global Policy (MGP) program immerses students in the fast-growing fields of global policymaking, implementation, and evaluation, preparing them for careers in government, international organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector.
Economic Policy and Practice
The Master of Arts in Economic Policy and Practice programme at Boston University is an intensive three-semester course of study combining a strong foundation in economics with the management methods appropriate for students interested in careers as policy analysts and decision-makers in government, nonprofit institutions, international organizations, and the private sector.
Latin American Studies
The Master of Arts in Latin American Studies at Boston University prepares students for work in the private sector, government, policy and research think tanks, nongovernmental organizations, international institutions, and education.
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.
International Relations
International Relations at Boston University meets the needs of students seeking careers in administrative management, international affairs, consulting, international banking, or finance.
Social Studies Education
Programs in Social Studies Education at Boston University prepare educators in the disciplines of history, government/civics, geography, economics, and the other social sciences, including classroom teachers and educators who work in museums, nonprofit organizations, and informal educational settings.
Educational Policy Studies
Educational Policy Studies at Boston University prepares students for a variety of careers including positions in research firms, think tanks, foundations, nonprofits, or government research offices
Sociology
The Master of Arts in Sociology program at Boston University prepares students broadly in the basic skills used by a sociologist. Our goal is to provide advanced training beyond the undergraduate level for work as an applied social scientist outside of academic life, as in government administrative jobs or research departments or community programs.
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
The mission of the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies program at Boston University is to produce scholars, leaders, and analysts who are grounded in policy, practice, and research, and who are equipped to develop, implement, and evaluate innovative educational programs, practices, and services for local, regional, national, and international schools, institutions, and organizations.
Asian Legal Studies
For complete immersion in the legal systems of South, East, and Southeast Asia, Boston University Law JD students can spend their entire third year as a full-time student in Singapore pursuing an LLM in Asian Legal Studies at Asia’s “global law school,” the National University of Singapore (NUS).
Social Studies Education
Programs in Social Studies Education at Boston University prepare educators in the disciplines of history, government/civics, geography, economics, and the other social sciences, including classroom teachers and educators who work in museums, nonprofit organizations, and informal educational settings.
Archaeology
Archaeology program at Boston University prepares students for professional careers in museums and in public and private cultural resource management and heritage work as well as for further study towards the PhD in Archaeology or a related field.