{"id":68112,"date":"2023-06-13T16:14:53","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T20:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/?post_type=bu-program-page&#038;p=68112"},"modified":"2023-08-14T16:35:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T20:35:06","slug":"ma-in-educational-policy-studies","status":"publish","type":"bu-program-page","link":"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/degree-program\/educational-leadership-policy-studies\/ma-in-educational-policy-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"MA in Educational Policy Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Master of Arts (MA) in Educational Policy Studies at Boston University Wheelock College of Education &amp; Human Development prepares students to conduct rigorous education-focused research and data analysis, and to make informed decisions when creating PreK\u201320 education and child policies. You&#8217;ll explore educational and child-related research policy, and learn quantitative and qualitative research methods and how to use them to understand and evaluate policy. You&#8217;ll also be able to tailor your degree by choosing electives that explore specific policy areas of interest to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a student in the MA in Educational Policy Studies, you&#8217;ll take rigorous courses in research methods, policy analysis, and policy systems and processes, with an emphasis on equitable and just policies for students, children, and families. Through the program&#8217;s capstone project, you will have the opportunity to engage in real-world research at a Boston University center or in Boston. You will also have the opportunity to work with Boston University faculty as a research assistant. The Educational Policy Studies master&#8217;s can be completed in one year if enrolled full-time (or two years for part-time enrollment), with options for a fall or spring semester start.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"responsive-video responsive-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BU Wheelock&#039;s Master&#039;s in Educational Policy Studies Program\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kZWhtBpDA30?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<h2 class=\"has-dark-color has-text-color\">Hear from MA in Educational Policy Studies Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The MA in Educational Policy Studies is for students who have a passion for transforming education systems and who want to strengthen their research skills. The master&#8217;s program also provides strong preparation for students intending to apply to PhD programs in education or the social sciences.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-dark-color has-text-color has-text-align-center\">Dates &amp; Deadlines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column date-deadline\">\n<h6>Spring &amp; Fall 2024 <\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h4>Aug 15, 2023<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Application Open<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column date-deadline\">\n<h6>Spring 2024 Semester<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h4>Dec 15, 2023<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Application Deadline<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column date-deadline\">\n<h6>Fall 2024 Semester<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h4>Jan 15, 2024<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Deadline to Receive Priority Scholarship Consideration<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column date-deadline\">\n<h6>Fall 2024 Semester<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h4>Aug 1, 2024<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Application Closes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-primary-background-color has-background person-spotlight\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h2 class=\"has-tertiary-color has-text-color has-text-align-center\">Featured Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The BU Wheelock faculty who teach in the master&#8217;s degree in Educational Policy Studies are nationally recognized scholars who are deeply engaged in policy-relevant research on a range of education policy topics. They also regularly partner with state and local education agencies to evaluate existing policy and inform future policies.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-50233 profile type-profile status-publish hentry research-interest-educational-leadership research-interest-educational-leadership-policy-studies research-interest-elementary-education research-interest-secondary-education research-interest-technology sed-affiliation-faculty department-educational-leadership-policy-studies program-educational-leadership-policy-studies\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/profile\/andrew-bacher-hicks\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/wheelock\/files\/2020\/07\/Andrew-Bacher-Hicks_16_-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Andrew Bacher-Hicks\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Andrew Bacher-Hicks<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Assistant Professor<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-50315 profile type-profile status-publish hentry research-interest-educational-leadership-policy-studies research-interest-elementary-education research-interest-secondary-education sed-affiliation-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/profile\/olivia-chi\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/08\/oliviachi-Olivia-Chi-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Photo of Olivia Chi\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Olivia Chi<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Assistant Professor<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-22711 profile type-profile status-publish hentry research-interest-childhood-education research-interest-educational-leadership research-interest-educational-leadership-policy-studies research-interest-language-literacy-education sed-affiliation-faculty department-educational-leadership-policy-studies department-teaching-learning program-early-childhood program-educational-leadership-policy-studies\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/profile\/stephanie-curenton\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/wheelock\/files\/2016\/08\/Curenton-Cropped.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Stephanie Curenton\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Stephanie Curenton<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Director, Center on the Ecology of Early Development (CEED)<br \/>\r\nProfessor<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-60572 profile type-profile status-publish hentry research-interest-childhood-education research-interest-educational-leadership research-interest-educational-leadership-policy-studies research-interest-elementary-education research-interest-secondary-education sed-affiliation-faculty sed-affiliation-research-affiliates department-educational-leadership-policy-studies\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/profile\/william-delgado\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/wheelock\/files\/2022\/09\/William-Delgado_BU-Wheelock-sq-scaled-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">William Delgado<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Research Assistant Professor<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-50236 profile type-profile status-publish hentry research-interest-educational-leadership-policy-studies research-interest-mathematics-education research-interest-secondary-education research-interest-technology sed-affiliation-faculty department-educational-leadership-policy-studies program-educational-leadership-policy-studies\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/profile\/joshua-goodman\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/wheelock\/files\/2020\/07\/Josh-Goodman_27_-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Joshua Goodman\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Joshua Goodman<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-22164 profile type-profile status-publish hentry research-interest-educational-leadership-policy-studies research-interest-special-education sed-affiliation-faculty department-teaching-learning program-special-education\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/profile\/nathan-jones\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/wheelock\/files\/2016\/07\/Jones-Nate_cropped-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Nathan Jones\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Nathan Jones<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-38497 profile type-profile status-publish hentry research-interest-educational-leadership research-interest-educational-leadership-policy-studies sed-affiliation-faculty sed-affiliation-research-affiliates\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/profile\/ariel-tichnor-wagner\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/wheelock\/files\/2018\/07\/IMG_3113-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Ariel Tichnor-Wagner<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Program Director, MA in Educational Policy Studies<br \/>\r\nLecturer<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-22256 profile type-profile status-publish hentry research-interest-educational-leadership research-interest-educational-leadership-policy-studies sed-affiliation-faculty 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Winters<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Chair, Educational Leadership &#038; Policy Studies<br \/>\r\nProfessor<br \/>\r\nFaculty Director, Wheelock Educational Policy Center<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-background-color has-background career-outcomes\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color\">Career Outcomes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Boston University&#8217;s MA in Educational Policy Studies prepares graduates for success in research-focused careers in settings such as research firms, think tanks, foundations, government offices, or education-focused nonprofit organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\">\n<ul><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\">Researcher<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\">Analyst<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\">Administrator<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\">More Information about the MA in Educational Policy Studies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column promo-block\">\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/research-impact\/faculty-research\/\">Research<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Students in the MA in Educational Policy Studies program complete a capstone project in the form of an independent research project. 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