Master of Arts in Critical and Creative Thinking Program By University of Massachusetts Boston |Top Universities
Program Duration

24 monthsProgram duration

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Main Subject Area

SociologyMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Sociology

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

Online

UMass Boston’s Critical and Creative Thinking MA focuses on learning and applying ideas and tools in critical thinking, creative thinking, and reflective practice. It’s designed for students from a wide array of professions and endeavors looking for personal and professional development to develop clarity and confidence to become constructive, reflective agents of change in education, work, social movements and activism, science, and creative arts. You’ll experiment and take risks as you apply what you’re learning in the classroom to real-world situations, reflect on these outcomes and revise accordingly, and build a set of tools, practices, and perspectives that work in your specific professional and personal endeavors. Apply these skills to virtually any field — from education to policy making to the arts.

Program overview

Main Subject

Sociology

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

Online

UMass Boston’s Critical and Creative Thinking MA focuses on learning and applying ideas and tools in critical thinking, creative thinking, and reflective practice. It’s designed for students from a wide array of professions and endeavors looking for personal and professional development to develop clarity and confidence to become constructive, reflective agents of change in education, work, social movements and activism, science, and creative arts. You’ll experiment and take risks as you apply what you’re learning in the classroom to real-world situations, reflect on these outcomes and revise accordingly, and build a set of tools, practices, and perspectives that work in your specific professional and personal endeavors. Apply these skills to virtually any field — from education to policy making to the arts.

Admission requirements

Undergraduate

53+
79+
6+
Jan
Sep

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