马塞诸斯州大学波士顿

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至关重要的 & 创意思维证书

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发展知识, 技能, 工具, and experience you need to make effective changes in education, 工作, 社会运动, 科学, 或者艺术.

马塞诸斯州大学波士顿’s 至关重要的 and 创意思维证书 focuses on learning and applying ideas and 工具 in critical thinking, 创造性思维, 反思性实践. It’s designed for 专业s from a wide array of industries and endeavors looking for personal and 专业 development to develop clarity and confidence to become constructive, reflective agents of change in education, 工作, 社会运动和激进主义, 科学, 创造性艺术.

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, 建立一套工具, 实践, and perspectives that 工作 in your specific 专业 and personal endeavors. 应用 these 技能 to virtually any field—from education to policy making to the arts.

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如何申请

申请人必须符合 一般研究生入学要求 in addition to the following program-specific requirements:

  • 本科成绩单: The CCT Program looks for a generally distinguished undergraduate transcript with an average of at least 3.在高级本科工作0. For students with a strong record of accomplishment in other areas, the CCT 招生 committee will recommend provisional admission with the stipulation that the student completes two courses in the program with a course grade of B+ or better. Because of the interdisciplinary nature of the Program, we do not require that you come from any specific program of study.
  • 推荐信: Three letters are required from people who have 工作ed closely with you and who have direct knowledge of your abilities. The people you ask to recommend you should be able to comment in detail about your academic strengths, 工作经验, 或者生活经历.
  • 利益及意向声明: The Program’s admissions requirements call for an essay of at least 1200 words in which you explain your intellectual, 艺术, 专业, or personal reasons for wanting to pursue a degree in 至关重要的 and Creative Thinking. Your essay should include specific accounts of your past 工作 and current direction. You should provide a detailed discussion of your specific interests and priorities as a student, the projects you have completed in the past, the problems and topics you want to focus on in future study, and how and why you believe the CCT program can help you accomplish your goals. The CCT 招生 Committee will read your essay as a demonstration of how you write and how you think about issues, as well as determine if your interests and goals match those of the Program.
  • 考试分数: GRE成绩是可选的.

最后期限 & 成本

最后期限: 秋季7月1日,春季12月1日

申请费: The nonrefundable application fee is $75. 马塞诸斯州大学波士顿 alumni and current students that plan to complete degree requirements prior to graduate enrollment can submit the application without paying the application fee.

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课程

基础课程(6学分)

  • CRCRTH 601 -批判性思维 3信贷(年代)
  • 创造性思维 3信贷(年代)

选修课(9学分)

完成下面三个任务.

The elective courses allow students to define specific areas in which they explore their CCT-related interests.

  • CRCRTH 603L - Foundations of Philosophical Thought 3信贷(年代)
  • CRCRTH 611 - Seminar in 至关重要的 Thinking 3信贷(年代)
  • CRCRTH 612 -创意研讨会 3信贷(年代)
  • CRCRTH 615 -整体 & 变革教学 3信贷(年代)
  • CRCRTH 616 -对话过程 3信贷(年代)
  • CRCRTH 618 - Creative Thinking, Collaboration, and Organizational Change 3信贷(年代)
  • CRCRTH 619 -生物医学伦理学 3信贷(年代)
  • CRCRTH 627 - Issues and Controversies in Antiracist and Multicultural Education 3信贷(年代)
  • CRCRTH 630 - Criticism and Creativity in Literature and the Arts 3信贷(年代)
  • CRCRTH 640 - Environment, Science, and Society: 至关重要的 Thinking 3信贷(年代)
  • CRCRTH 645L - Biology in Society: 至关重要的 Thinking 3信贷(年代)
  • 数学思维 3信贷(年代)
  • CRCRTH 651L - Advanced Cognitive Psychology 3信贷(年代)
  • CRCRTH 653L - Epidemiological Thinking and Population 健康 3信贷(年代)
  • CRCRTH 655 -元认知 3信贷(年代)
  • CRCRTH 670 - Thinking, Learning, and Computers 3信贷(年代)
  • CRCRTH 688 -反思实践 1 - 3学分(s)
  • CRCRTH 692 - Processes of 研究 and Engagement 3信贷(年代)
  • CRCRTH 693 - Action 研究 for Educational, Professional & 个人改变 3信贷(年代)

毕业标准

Complete 15 credits from five courses including two foundation courses and three electives.

退出性能: 学生们必须进行离场表演, usually as part of CRCRTH 692 - Processes of 研究 and Engagement, which demonstrates competence in implementing critical and 创造性思维. This exit performance is reviewed and evaluated by a faculty committee.

住院医师: With the approval of the Graduate Program Director, the University allows graduate students to transfer up to 6 credits of graduate 工作 from outside 马塞诸斯州大学波士顿 and up to 6 credits of 马塞诸斯州大学波士顿 courses taken before matriculating into the Program. 成绩必须达到B或更高, and an official transcript is needed for courses taken outside 马塞诸斯州大学波士顿. Students starting their course工作 in the summer do not matriculate until the fall but may submit a pre-matriculation waiver so that all credits taken in the summer count.
诉讼时效: 五年.

联系

Graduate Program Director Jeremy Szteiter
杰里米.呸.edu
(617) 287-7636

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