Master of Arts

(including the Science in a Changing World track)

For completion of the M.A. degree thirty-three graduate credits or eleven courses are required -- four required foundation courses, four electives, and three final required courses in research and engagement that result in a capstone synthesis. There are two tracks-the regular track and a new Science in a Changing World track. The elective courses allow students to define specific areas in which they explore their CCT-related interests -- for example, "creative thinking at work", "critical and creative thinking in literature/arts/music", "citizen science", "dialogue and collaboration in organizational change."  Areas of specialization may be constructed through cooperation with other UMass-Boston graduate programs, such as Instructional Design, Special Education, Public Policy, and Dispute Resolution.

 Mode of delivery: Several courses are offered in both face-to-face and online sections (including foundation courses CrCrTh 601 and 602). Some of the face-to-face courses are designed to bring in a small number of students from a distance by speakerphone or Skype during regular class meeting times. It is possible to complete the entire M.A. by taking online courses, but students have a greater range of course options if they can participate in some regular class sessions at a distance. (Contact the Program for details.) Online sections and the distance option are intended primarily for students outside the Boston area. Local M.A. students need permission of their advisors to take them in place of face-to-face sections.

Because different people visualize and plan in different ways, you should choose the kind of advice that helps you best to plan your CCT course sequence-course descriptions, the course planning worksheet, conversations with your CCT advisor, or some combination of the preceding. We welcome comments on the advice given.


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Last update 24 October 2011