Overview

All candidates who want to explore new areas of interest such as policy, teacher leadership, teaching english language learners, universal design for learning, assessment, and special education, students interested in curriculum design and instructional design, private school educators, Boston College students enrolled in the fifth year program, and educators from areas such as publishing, curriculum design, and museum education, classroom teachers who wish to become educational leaders in their schools and districts can study Curriculum and Instruction program from Boston College.

Learning Outcomes

Develop and clarify their philosophy of education, in particular, their beliefs regarding the purposes and processes of effective curricular organization

Become familiar with different ways to conceptualize a school curriculum and with major curriculum designers, both past and present

Assess their own experiences with educational and curricular change as a means to gain greater insight into educational and institutional change processes writ large

Examine approaches to multicultural education, anti-racist education, and inclusion that aim to transform the curriculum

Explore the tensions and possibilities that face teachers day-in and day-out in the current social and political context

Learn alternative strategies for assessment that provide multiple and authentic measures of student learning

Analyze existing curricula in terms of various philosophical orientations

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Theories of Instruction
Curriculum Theories and Practice
Electives
Master's Comprehensive Exam
Teaching
Counseling

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-07-15 00:00:00
Starting 2026-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-12-01 00:00:00
Starting 2026-05-14 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-01 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus, Blended

Campus Location

Newton, United States

Disciplines

Instructional Design View 362 other Masters in Instructional Design in United States

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Academic requirements

GRE^®

Required

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Transcripts
application fee of $75
Résumé
Personal Statement
Letters of Recommendation
English Proficiency
All applicants whose primary language is not English (or for whom English is not one of their primary languages) are required to submit proof of satisfactory English proficiency. At this time, the only acceptable forms of proof for English proficiency are the TOEFL and IELTS exams.

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Tuition Fee

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International

55020 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1834 USD per credit during 12 months.
National

55020 USD/year

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Based on the tuition of 1834 USD per credit during 12 months.
In-State

55020 USD/year

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Based on the tuition of 1834 USD per credit during 12 months.

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