BUSTH Announces First Fully Online Master’s Degree Program
November 2021 – Boston University School of Theology (BUSTH) announces its first fully online master’s degree program, the Master of Arts in Religion and Public Leadership (MARPL). The MARPL’s inaugural academic semester will be Fall 2022, and the program is designed for students who seek to enhance their capacity for serving religious communities and/or other forms of leadership that engage the challenges of public life.
This 32-credit master’s degree program is “ideal for persons in any profession who wish to gain a more robust appreciation for the ways in which religious traditions, including their own, shape and creatively engage public life,” says Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Bryan Stone. “We are thrilled to be able to take this new step in expanding our academic reach.”
The School of Theology faculty and administration have learned how to effectively teach in an online format over the past decade, given both the success of the hybrid Doctor of Ministry program and remote learning necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Information about all BUSTH academic degree program offerings are available online. New MARPL information will be published in the coming weeks.