Boston University

Boston University (BU) offers undergraduate programs, graduate programs, certificate programs, professional courses and also individual courses. These online programs are supported by a specially designed virtual environment. The content of these programs are developed by renowned faculty and includes online lectures, interactive animations, discussion boards and many more platforms to make the interaction engaging. BU online programs also provide a technical support of 24 hours available seven days a week. The concerned may be easily reached through email or by phone. To evaluate the development of the students, online exams area also scheduled along with regular assignments. Students participating in Boston University online programs are also required to engage in discussion and debate on a regular basis. This interaction helps in sharing their views with other students and results in an overall positive development.  

This US University provides the necessary facilities to students who have other commitments. Nevertheless, the deadlines and other assignments also ensures that the student never assume the course to be of lesser importance to that of the regular courses. Unlike other online programs, the students of BU online are helped in developing an independent approach where they come up with questions and seek answers through an active interaction. This interaction may be through discussion with fellow students or the concerned faculty.

Programs offered at Boston University:

Master’s Degrees

1. Masters of Music, Music Education

The courses offered in this program are Graduate Theory Review; American Music; Analytical Techniques; Curriculum Project; Crossroads: Musical and Cultural Perspectives on the Blues; Introduction to Music Education Research, Research and Bibliography; African Music and Culture: Creative Exploration; Orchestration 1; Jazz and Popular Arranging; Foundations of Music Education I: Philosophy and History; and Foundations of Music Education II: Sociology and Psychology.   Master of Science in Computer Information Systems Database Management & Business Intelligence IT Project Management Security

The courses offered under this program are Web Application Development; Information Structures; Business Data Communication and Networks; Distributed Software Development and Management; Advanced Web Application Development; Quantitative Methods for Information Systems; Information Technology Project Management; Database Security; IT Security Policies and Procedures; Database Design and Implementation for Business; Enterprise Information Security; Information Systems Analysis and Design; Data Mining and Business Intelligence; Advanced Database Management; Digital Forensics and Investigations; Network Forensics; and IT Strategy and Management.

 

2. Master of Criminal Justice

The programs consist of two types of courses, namely required course and elective course. The required course consist of criminology; white collar crime;  victimology; Research methods; terrorism; youth crime problems; forensic behavior analysis; analytical method; and Crime and Punishment: A Conceptual and Ethical Inquiry. The elective subjects are Criminal Justice Administration and Special Topics in Criminal Justice: Cybercrime. 

 

3. Master of Science in Health Communication

The courses are the Biology of Disease; Media Relations; The American Health Care System for Health Communicators; Contemporary Public Relations; Ethical Issues in Medicine and Public Health Communication; Health Communication; Nutrition and Health for Communicators; Interactive Marketing Communications; Introduction to Epidemiology for Health Communicators; and Contemporary Health Care Marketing.

 

4. Master of Arts in Art Education

Boston University offers seven courses under this program. They are Child Growth and Development; Contemporary Issues in Art Education; Art Curriculum Planning; Summer Studios; Teaching Art to Special Populations; History of Art Education; and Masters Research Project. 

 

5. MS/DLP in Manufacturing Engineering 

 

6. Master of Science in (Specialty) Management
   • Banking & Financial Services Management- the core courses are Project Management; International Business, Economics, and Cultures; The Innovation Process: Developing New Products and Services; Introduction to Electronic Commerce, Systems, and Web Design; Corporate Finance; and Quantitative and Qualitative Decision-Making. The specialization courses are Financial and Managerial Accounting; Mergers and Acquisitions; Financial Markets and Institutions; and Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management.
   • Business Continuity, Security & Risk Management – The core courses are Financial Concepts; Introduction to Electronic Commerce, Systems, and Web Design; Quantitative and Qualitative Decision-Making; Project Management; The Innovation Process: Developing New Products and Services; and International Business, Economics, and Cultures. The specialization courses Incident Response and Disaster Recovery; Introduction to Business Continuity, Security, and Risk Management; COO-Public Emergency Management; IT Security Policies and Procedures; System-Wide Risk Planning, Strategy, and Compliance; and Project Risk and Cost Management.
   • Insurance Management – Core courses are Financial Concepts; Introduction to Electronic Commerce, Systems, and Web Design; Quantitative and Qualitative Decision-Making; The Innovation Process: Developing New Products and Services; Project Management; International Business, Economics, and Cultures; and Introduction to Electronic Commerce, Systems, and Web Design.
   • International Marketing Management- The core courses are Financial Concepts; Introduction to Electronic Commerce, Systems, and Web Design; Project Management; The Innovation Process: Developing New Products and Services; Quantitative and Qualitative Decision-Making; and International Business, Economics, and Cultures. The specializations are Market and Economic Research and Analysis; and Innovative Marketing Techniques.

Doctoral Degrees

1. Doctor of Musical Arts, Music Education -The courses offered in this program are Graduate Theory Review; Critique in Music Education; American Music; Introduction to Music Education Research; Analytical Techniques; Crossroads: Musical and Cultural Perspectives on the Blues; Research and Bibliography; African Music and Culture: Creative Exploration; Orchestration 1; Jazz and Popular Arranging; Research and Directed Study in Music Education; Foundations of Music Education I: Philosophy and History; Doctoral Seminar; Foundations of Music Education II: Sociology and Psychology; and Quantitative Research Methods in Music Education.
2. Transitional Doctorate in Physical Therapy - Evidence Based Practice; Academic Practicum; Healthcare Management II; Healthcare Management I; Comprehensive Clinical Reasoning; Health Promotion and Wellness; Diagnostic Procedures for Rehabilitation Professionals; and Educational Theory and Practice are the courses under this doctoral program.
3. Doctor of Occupational Therapy - This doctoral program covers courses like Social Policy and Disability; Capstone; Evaluating Clinical Theory and Research; Health Promotion and Wellness; Outcomes Measurement and Monitoring II: Individual Client Monitoring; Outcomes Measurement and Monitoring I: Program Evaluation; Doctoral Project; Practicum in Theory Analysis; Practicum in Social Policy and Disability; Educational Theory and Practice; and Practicum in Theory Analysis.  

Online Graduate Certificates

1. Advanced Information Technology
2. Clinical Investigation
3. Asian Religions and Healing
4. Entrepreneurship
5. Database Management & Business Intelligence
6. Information Security
7. Information Technology
8. Financial Markets & Institutions
9. Information Technology Project Management
10. International Marketing
11. Instructional Technology
12. Project Management
13. Risk Management & Organizational Continuity
14. Physical Education, Health Education, and Coaching

Professional Certificates

1. Financial Planning 
2. Management Accounting - CMA 
3. Fund Raising 
4. Certificate in Genealogical Research (the program will be shortly introduced)
5. Paralegal
6. Certificate in Professional Investigation 

Undergraduate degree completion program

The courses offered under this program are Exploring Philosophy through Film: Knowledge, Ethics, & Personal Identity; Physics of Motion: Something in the Way it Moves; Food Stuff: A Taste of Biology; Manipulating Life: The Ethics and Science of Biotechnology; The Holocaust and Music; Botany without Borders; The Meaning of America: People, Identity, and Conflict that Built a Nation; Nature and the Divine in Myth, Literature, and Art; Explorations in the Essay: History, Theory, Practice; Interior and Exterior Landscapes: Understanding Native American Cultures; Biblical Archaeology: Methods, Theories, Contexts; Literature, Film, and the American Dream; Rethinking the Classics: Contemporary Takes on the Canon; Landscape, Climate, and Humans; The Moral Self: Psychological, Religious, and Spiritual Perspectives;  Romanticism and Its Off-Shoots: Countering the Enlightenment in Philosophical Literature and the Visual Arts; Mathematics that Matter in the Twenty-first Century; Jobs, Wages, and the Economy; China, the Emerging Superpower: A Model for Development?; and The Art of Rhetoric in Life and Work. 

Individual Courses

The undergraduate courses are Issues in Assisted Reproduction; Arts Criticism: From the Old Media to the New; and Genetics, Ethics, and the Law. The graduate courses are Culture and Cuisine: France; Entrepreneurial Sales and Marketing; Entrepreneurial Finance and Funding; Internet and WWW for Educators; Strategy and Entrepreneurship; Software for the Curriculum; Entrepreneurial Leadership and Organization; and Distance Education Research and Design.

Last Updated: 03/28/11