Academics

<h3><strong>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Through seminars, students build scholarly expertise in contemporary and classic psychology theory and evidence, with cutting-edge training in diverse research methodologies.</li> <li>Through close faculty mentorship, students conduct research that contributes to our cumulative scientific knowledge, and helps shape national and international practice and policy. &nbsp;</li> <li>Students develop pedagogical skills and teaching experience as teaching assistants to faculty and by teaching their own undergraduate courses.&nbsp;</li> <li>Graduates are prepared to lead the field at top colleges and universities, policy centers, government agencies, and non-government organizations around the world.</li> </ul>

<h3><b>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS</b></h3> <ul> <li>Integrated field placement that helps students identify their purpose, including future career and life aspirations.</li> <li>Four focus areas: Human Services and Health Sciences; Organizational Studies and Human Capital; Policy, Advocacy and Community Change; Science of Learning.</li> </ul>

<h3>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS</h3> <ul> <li>Exposure to the latest trends in psychometric theory and research.</li> <li>Internships with national organizations such as ACT, ETS, and Cognia.</li> <li>Coursework forcuses on organizational, educational, and behavioral improvement and equity through evidence-based research.</li> </ul>

<h3><strong>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</strong></h3> <ul> <li>All students complete a field experience as part of the certificate.</li> <li>Develop expertise in a range of evidence-based strategies for educating students with ASD.</li> <li>Engage with critiques of ASD research and service provision levied by members of the autism community.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<h3><b>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</b></h3> <ul> <li>Courses advance a view of equity and justice that recognizes intersections between race and language.&nbsp;</li> <li>Earn an endorsement for bilingual education from Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<h3><b>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</b></h3> <ul> <li>Flexible requirements so that students can customize their certificate.</li> <li>Proximity to mental health agencies and other academic institutions in Boston offers significant opportunities to enhance your career.</li> </ul>

<h3><strong>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Choose between a Master's in Mental Health or School Counseling as part of this program.</li> <li>Graduates are eligibile for Mental Health Counselor or School Counselor licensure in Massachusetts.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<h3><b>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</b></h3> <ul> <li>Access to a breadth of top-notch practice opportunities in diverse mental health settings, including universities, schools, hospitals, and outpatient community mental health facilities.</li> <li>All students have opportunities to advocate for social justice through their research, clinical work, teaching, and outreach.</li> <li>Training begins right away with the unique First Year Experience program and continues through the Advanced Practicum.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<h3><strong>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Students develop a personalized program of study with their advisor to fit their professional goals.&nbsp;</li> <li>Examine approaches to multicultural education, anti-racist education, and inclusion that aim to transform the curriculum.</li> </ul>

<h3><b>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</b></h3> <ul> <li>Actively addresses social inequities and contributes to creating a more just society.</li> <li>Multiple opportunities to engage in hands-on curriculum and praxis-focused research.</li> <li>Choice of specialization: Language, Literacy &amp; Culture; Critical Perspectives on Schooling: Race, Class, Gender, Disabilities; Leadership, Policy, &amp; Educational Change; or Math, Science &amp; Technology.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<h3><b>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</b></h3> <ul> <li>Boston College is the oldest and most established teacher preparation program in deafblindness in the United States.</li> <li>Learn to develop and implement unique literacy lessons with evidence-based practices for learners who are deafblind.</li> </ul>

<h3><b>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS</b></h3> <ul> <li>Donovan Urban Teaching Scholars provides interactive urban education seminars, critical inquiry research, social justice education, and community building that is responsive to the academic and socio-cultural needs of urban youth and their families.&nbsp;</li> <li>Donovan Scholars participate in cohort centered courses and professional development courses.&nbsp;</li> <li>Driven by the philosophy that educator diversity within urban schools should reflect the diverse population of students they serve, the program commits to recruiting aspiring educators of color.</li> </ul>

<h3><strong>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Degree are offered in tandem to allow an accelerated timeline.&nbsp;</li> <li>Student must be accepted to each degree individually.</li> </ul>

<h3><strong>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Curriculum includes courses such as Science Play and Learning, and Arts and Music.</li> <li>Benefit from the close relationship with Boston College Children's Center and Saint Columbkille Partnership School.</li> <li>Graduates become eligible for initial licensure in Massachusetts.</li> </ul>

<h3><b>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</b></h3> <ul> <li>Draw on social-justice values and leadership strategies to boldly improve equitable opportunities for traditionally marginalized students.</li> <li>Non-Licensure tracks in Educational Policy Development and Social Justice Leadership.</li> <li>Licensure track leading to school principal licensure.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<h3><strong>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Cohort model centered on collaborative learning, support, and creating a network of district-level leaders throughout Massachusetts.</li> <li>Member of the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate.</li> <li>Prepares future school leaders for public, Catholic, charter, and independent schools.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<h3><strong>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Learn how policies shape the cultural norms and day-to-day practices at both a micro level and a macro level.&nbsp;</li> <li>Program utilizes a lens of social justice and equity as a basis throughout the curriculum.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<h3><b>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</b></h3> <ul> <li>Learn how to plan an individually-appropriate curriculum through the IEP as well as in inclusive classroom settings.</li> <li>Practicum experience in both general elementary and special needs settings.</li> <li>Graduates are eligible for Massachusetts initial teaching licenses in elementary education and in mild/moderate disabilities.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<h3><b>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</b></h3> <ul> <li>Practicum in general elementary and special needs settings.</li> <li>Graduates are eligible for Massachusetts initial teaching licenses in elementary education and in severe disabilities.</li> </ul>

<h3><strong>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Features coursework in child development, learning theories, instructional strategies and models, curriculum and school organizational practices, educational technology, and assessment procedures and instruments.</li> <li>Graduates become eligible for initial licensure in Massachusetts.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<h3><b>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</b></h3> <ul> <li>Students develop skills to work with diverse range of children, while utilizing knowledge of instructional practices and perspectives on children, schools, and society.</li> <li>Graduates are eligible for initial licensure in Massachusetts.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<h3><strong>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Students explore educational viewpoints across a wide range of cultures and countries.</li> <li>Conduct action research to address problems encountered in your educational setting.</li> <li>Opportunities to hear worldwide guest speakers provide insights on global education trends.</li> </ul>

<p><strong>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</strong></p> <ul> <li>Online program with yearly week-long summer residencies, allowing candidates to maintain their career while working towards a doctorate.</li> <li>Catholic Higher Education concentration available.&nbsp;</li> <li>Program culminates in a practice-based capstone project.</li> </ul>

<h3><b>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS</b></h3> <ul> <li>Choose one of four concentrations: Administration; Student Affairs; International Perspectives; or Spirituality, Faith, and Formation.</li> <li>Develop expertise in critical issues facing higher education.</li> <li>Graduate assistantships are integral to the program as they provide valuable professional experience while reducing the financial burden on students.</li> </ul>

<h3><strong>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Field experiences allows students to apply their skills in educational management.&nbsp;</li> <li>Coursework happens concurrently so students can maximize the connection between the two programs.&nbsp;</li> </ul>

<h3><b>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</b></h3> <ul> <li>Coursework engages with important issues facing higher education from a multi-disciplinary perspective (history, sociology, philosophy, psychology, economic and political science).</li> <li>Boston College's Center for International Higher Education provides a significant global focus to the Higher Education program.&nbsp;</li> </ul>

<h3><strong>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Housed within the Center for Human Rights and International Justice.</li> <li>The Center’s Interdisciplinary Seminar in Human Rights and International Justice forms the foundation of the certificate program.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<h3><b>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</b></h3> <ul> <li>Program combines foundational courses in higher educaiton administration with the MESA department's strength in data analysis, evaluation, and research design.&nbsp;</li> <li>Quantitative and qualitative research methods coursework are included.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<h3><b>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</b></h3> <ul> <li>Offered through their renowned Center for International Higher Education.</li> <li>A field experience guarantees an individualized research experience for each student.</li> </ul>

<h3><strong>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Choose from two tracks:&nbsp;<ul> <li>Scholar Practitioner Track: This track is for those seeking professional careers and includes a field experience placement.&nbsp;</li> <li>Research Intensive Track: This track is for those interested in research careers or doctoral study and includes a master's thesis.&nbsp;</li> </ul> </li> <li>Program is housed in BC's renowned Center for International Higher Education.&nbsp;</li> </ul>

<h3><b>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</b></h3> <ul> <li>Apply Jesuit teaching and curricular practices that improve life opportunities for students in diverse global contexts. &nbsp;</li> <li>Engage in action research to solve a problem of practice.&nbsp;</li> <li>This program is affiliated with Boston College's Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<h3><b>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</b></h3> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><ul> <li>Access to field experiences that incorporates educational advocacy.</li> <li>Option to pursue one of three education master's programs: Higher Education, Educational Leadership, Curriculum and Instruction.</li> </ul> </p>

<h3><b>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</b></h3> <ul> <li>Students complete design challenges, shadow working professionals, explore technology incubators, and intern with local organizations.</li> <li>Graduates leave the program with a dynamic portfolio that showcases the depth and breadth of their design work.</li> </ul>

<h3><strong>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Examine institutional programs, design quantitative research studies, develop assessment instruments, and analyze organizational data to help inform policy-making.</li> <li>Research Assistantships drive students to produce conference presentations, publications, and consulting opportunities.</li> <li>Opportunities to collaborate on research with faculty to better integrate theory and practice.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<h3><b>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</b></h3> <ul> <li>Students develop strong counseling skills, engage in reflective scholarship, and master scientifically informed best practices.</li> <li>Year-long practicum in community health centers, schools, hospitals, or treatment programs.</li> <li>Options for Massachusetts Licensure (60 credits) or Non-Licensure (48 credits) program track.</li> </ul>

<h3><b>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</b></h3> <ul> <li>Assessment and instructional practices are taught at either elementary or secondary schooling level.</li> <li>Graduates are eligible for Massachusetts initial teaching licenses in mild/moderate disabilities and in severe disabilities.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<h3><strong>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Program options are available for both students who do and do not have a general teaching licensure.</li> <li>Additional specializations in deaf-blindness or autism are available.</li> <li>Graduates are eligible for the Massachusetts teaching license in Moderate Disabilities.</li> </ul>

<h3><strong>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Designed to benefit early- and mid- career youth development leaders.&nbsp;</li> <li>Students can take advantage of a practicum course to gain hands on experience.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<h3><b>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</b></h3> <ul> <li>Grounded in research, course offerings are designed to enhance critical competencies for professionals and practitioners.&nbsp;</li> <li>Our team customizes professional development experiences for schools and organizations to match their needs.</li> </ul>

<h3>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS</h3> <ul> <li>Students have hands-on opportunities to work on applied research and evaluation projects in a variety of settings including K-12 and higher education, social services, and public health. </li> <li>Learn ways to develop and conduct studies that honor the perspectives and experiences of marginalized populations. </li> <li>Wide selection of electives make the program customizable for each student. </li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<h3>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS</h3> <ul> <li>Program promotes a “whole child” approach to counseling where graduates consider both the in-school and out-of-school factors that impact students.</li> <li>Our 48-credit track meets current Massachusetts requirements for initial licensure.</li> </ul>

<h3><strong>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Students work closely with faculty advisors to create an individualized course of study.</li> <li>Graduates are eligible for Massachusetts initial teaching licenses in secondary education and in mild/moderate disabilities.</li> </ul>

<h3><strong>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Students acquire a second major, preparing them to teach in that subject area.</li> <li>Students learn to think critically about education as a result of the Lynch School's innovative theoretical approaches to teaching and firsthand experience working with high school students.</li> <li>Graduates become eligible for initial licensure in Massachusetts.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<h3><b>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</b></h3> <ul> <li>Content area electives allow students to create a personalized program in their content area.</li> <li>Students learn how to teach for social justice and reflect on their practice as a means to enrich their teaching and lesson planning skills.</li> <li>Graduates are eligible for initial licensure in Massachusetts.</li> </ul>

<h3><strong>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Acquire practical strategies for managing classrooms with students with special needs.</li> <li>A unique focus on Catholic formation for teachers and students.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<h3><strong>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Program of study includes two routes, one for those who already have a teaching license (in any area) and one for those who do not.</li> <li>Additional specializations in deaf-blindness or autism are available.</li> <li>Graduates are eligible for the Massachusetts teaching license in Severe Disabilities.</li> </ul>

<h3><b>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</b></h3> <ul> <li>Students develop and enact their own theory of change to apply in practice.</li> <li>Our <em>Reflection on Leadership</em> course prepares students for values based school leadership where a respect for diversity is cultivated throughout their organization.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<h3><strong>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Designed for practicing educators who teach in a range of inclusive schooling contexts, but who feel underprepared to meet their students’ needs.&nbsp;</li> <li>Flexible curriculum allows students to customize their certificate.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<h3>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS</h3> <ul> <li>Students are prepared to work in a variety of settings, including a fully inclusive classroom.</li> <li>Benefits of the dual licensure programs: practicum experience meeting both licensure requirements, accelerated program of study.</li> </ul> <h3>&nbsp;</h3> <h3>&nbsp;</h3> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<h3><strong>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Opportunities to participate in field experience in a classroom that includes bilingual learners.</li> <li>Certificate program exceeds current state licensure requirements in Massachusetts reflecting the social justice mission of the Lynch School.</li> </ul>

<h3><b>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS</b></h3> <ul> <li>Coursework covers leading theories and strategies in curriculum; diversity, equity, inclusion; and formative education.</li> <li>Students are pushed to consider what it means to be an educator and how education should respond to contemporary social, environmental, and health crises.</li> <li>Program prepares students for 5th year master's programs at the Lynch School.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<h3><b>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS</b></h3> <ul> <li>The Lynch School of Education and Human Development (LSEHD) Research, Evaluation, and Measurement minor consists of 18 credits, 12 of which may not simultaneously be counted toward the BC core or other major/minor requirements.</li> <li>The Research, Evaluation, and Measurement minor is designed to prepare students to design high-quality research studies, conduct rigorous statistical analyses, build valid survey and test instruments, and evaluate programs and policies.&nbsp;</li> <li>This minor will develop students' understanding of research and evaluation methods, and capacity to advance knowledge in ways that enhance the human condition and make the world more just.</li> </ul>

<h3><strong>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Dynamic programs leveraging the expertise of Lynch School faculty.</li> <li>Open to all university undergraduates.</li> </ul>

<h3><b>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS&nbsp;</b></h3> <ul> <li>Dynamic interdisciplinary coursework that bridge multiple perspectives to enhance the teaching skillset of Lynch graduates.&nbsp;</li> <li>Second majors available to undergraduate students in the Lynch School pursuing majors in Elementary Education or Applied Psychology and Human Development.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<h3><b>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS</b></h3> <ul> <li>Actively engages in the ministry of teaching in the schools of the Archdiocese of Boston. </li> <li>UCTC offers participants the opportunity for weekly faith sharing, three retreats a year, spiritual direction, pilgrimages, and full engagement in community living.</li> </ul>