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18 Master's degrees offered by the university
Child Life and Family-Centered Care
The MS in Child Life and Family-Centered Care at Boston University prepares students to work as a part of an interdisciplinary team to support the psychosocial and developmental needs of children of different ages, cultures, and medical conditions, as well as the needs of their families in healthcare settings.
Costume Production
Costume Production at Boston University provides developing theatre professionals with the opportunity to cultivate their own individual artistic identity, and innovative and collaborative creative process, while refining and enhancing their craft.
Intellectual Property and Information Law
Intellectual Property and Information Law at Boston University is specifically designed to prepare internationally trained lawyers for the challenge of global practice.
Nutrition
The Nutrition graduate programs at Boston University offer advanced study in human nutrition. As described below, Master of Science (MS) degree programs are available for students who do, or do not, have undergraduate preparation in nutrition.
Real Estate
The Real Estate programme from Boston University requires two full-time terms, one summer course, and a summer internship that provides students with a unique opportunity to gain a foothold in the global hospitality real estate industry.
Nutrition and Metabolism
Nutrition and Metabolism is an interdisciplinary graduate program based at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.
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.
Preservation Studies
Local, state, and federal laws seek to balance the societal interest with individual private property rights. Like zoning and other land-use controls, preservation incentives help negotiate the relationship between the past and the future. The work of lawyers and advocates stands at the center of these processes.You can learn more about this at Boston University's Preservation Studies.
Social Work
The programs of the Boston University School of Social Work are fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. We offer Charles River Campus programs (full-time, part-time, and advanced standing); Off-Campus part-time programs; and a part-time Online Program.
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.
Social Work and Education
The dual degree programs in Social Work and Education at Boston University were established at Boston University in 1988 in recognition of the fact that social workers and educators are deeply involved in addressing a range of educational issues.
Macro Social Work
Macro Social Work offered by Boston University promotes human development and social justice through work with communities and organizations.
Biomedical Forensic Sciences
The Biomedical Forensic Sciences program at Boston University trains aspiring and mid-career professionals in a variety of forensic disciplines applied to crime scene investigation and evidence analysis.
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.
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.
Public Health and Social Work
The Public Health and Social Work dual degree program at Boston University is a 100-credit course of study leading to the award of both the Master of Social Work and the Master of Public Health.
Deaf Education
The Deaf Education program within Boston University’s Wheelock College of Education & Human Development prepares graduate students for initial licensure in Massachusetts as a Teacher of the Deaf and hard-of-hearing for all levels.
Theology and Social Work
The Theology and Social Work two dual degree programs at Boston University combine the School of Theology Master of Divinity and Master of Theological Studies with a Master of Social Work from BU’s School of Social Work.