{"id":112,"date":"2020-04-17T13:09:15","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T17:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/?page_id=112"},"modified":"2026-01-06T12:56:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T17:56:54","slug":"courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\nh3 {font-size: 1em;}<br \/>div.include a {margin: 0; margin-top: 15px; font-size: 15px; padding: 0.75em 1.5em;}<br \/><\/style>\n<div class=\"container\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>There are hundreds of individual Metropolitan College courses to choose from, offered at convenient times and online. Our open-enrollment policy means you don\u2019t have to apply for a program or submit transcripts to  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/admissions\/course-registration\/\">register<\/a>. Admitted and enrolled students can also take advantage of complimentary Preparatory Labs that build foundational knowledge ideal for career transitioners and others entering a new field.<\/p>\n<p>View the Boston University Class Schedule using the <a href=\"https:\/\/student.bu.edu\/MyBU\" target=\"_target\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MyBU Student Portal<\/a>, and explore the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/phpbin\/course-search\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Course Catalog<\/a> for descriptions of all BU courses.<\/p>\n<div class=\"includes-container has-4\">\n<div class=\"includes\">\n<div class=\"include\"><img src=\"\/met\/files\/2020\/09\/courses-actuarial-science-feature.jpg\" alt=\"MET Professor Hal Tepfer writing functions on a chalkboard\"\/>\r\n<h3>Actuarial Science<\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/courses\/actuarial-science\/\" class=\"button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Courses<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"include\"><img src=\"\/met\/files\/2020\/10\/course-adb-thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Business people working with laptops in blurred office with double exposure of business infographics and graphs\"\/>\r\n<h3>Analytics, Data & Business<\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/courses\/analytics-data-business\/\" class=\"button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Courses<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"include\"><img src=\"\/met\/files\/2020\/10\/course-aa-thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Closeup of brush and palette\"\/>\r\n<h3>Arts & Cultural Management<\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/courses\/arts-cultural-management\/\" class=\"button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Courses<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"include\"><img src=\"\/met\/files\/2020\/10\/course-bm-thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"A group of conference participants conversing at the 2018 Project Management in Practice (PMIP) conference\"\/>\r\n<h3>Business & Management<\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/courses\/business-management\/\" class=\"button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Courses<\/a><!-- business mgmt --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"includes-container has-4\">\n<div class=\"includes\">\n<div class=\"include\"><img src=\"\/met\/files\/2020\/08\/cpua-courses-featured.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view of city streets and buildings\"\/>\r\n<h3>City Planning & Urban Affairs<\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/courses\/urban-affairs-city-planning\/\" class=\"button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Courses<\/a><!-- city planning --><\/div>\n<div class=\"include\"><img src=\"\/met\/files\/2020\/10\/course-cis-thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"A group of happy students seated in a lecture hall\"\/>\r\n<h3>Computer Information Systems<\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/courses\/computer-information-systems\/\" class=\"button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Courses<\/a><!-- compinfo --><\/div>\n<div class=\"include\"><img src=\"\/met\/files\/2020\/10\/course-csit-thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Abstract depiction of code on a computer screen against a blurred background\"\/>\r\n<h3>Computer Science & IT<\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/courses\/computer-science-it\/\" class=\"button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Courses<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"include\"><img src=\"\/met\/files\/2020\/08\/cj-courses-featured.jpg\" alt=\"Criminal Justice students working with laptops in a classroom setting at Boston University\"\/>\r\n<h3>Criminal Justice<\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/courses\/criminal-justice\/\" class=\"button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Courses<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"includes-container has-4\">\n<div class=\"includes\">\n<div class=\"include\"><img src=\"\/met\/files\/2020\/10\/course-cybersecurity-thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"An computer focussed graphic image with a padlock to emphasize Cybersecurity programs at BU MET.\"\/>\r\n<h3>Cybersecurity<\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/courses\/cybersecurity\/\" class=\"button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Courses<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"include\"><img src=\"\/met\/files\/2020\/10\/course-finance-thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"BU MET business students reviewing graphs and charts in a classroom at Boston University.\"\/>\r\n<h3>Finance<\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/courses\/finance\/\" class=\"button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Courses<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"include\"><img src=\"\/met\/files\/2023\/06\/classroom_6.jpg\" alt=\"Health Communication students working with laptops in a classroom at Boston University's Metropolitan College.\"\/>\r\n<h3>Health Communication<\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/courses\/health-communication\/\" class=\"button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Courses<\/a><!-- health communications --><\/div>\n<div class=\"include\"><img src=\"\/met\/files\/2023\/06\/zhang_feat.jpg\" alt=\"Professor Zhang directs students to a screen with detailed information related to the Health Informatics program at BU MET.\"\/>\r\n<h3>Health Informatics<\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/courses\/health-informatics\/\" class=\"button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Courses<\/a><!--health informatics --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"includes-container has-4\">\n<div class=\"includes\">\n<div class=\"include\"><img src=\"\/met\/files\/2023\/06\/courses-hub-featured.jpg\" alt=\"Students in a theater style classroom looking intently across a Boston University classroom at a presenter.\"\/>\r\n<h3>Hub Courses<\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/courses\/hub-courses\/\" class=\"button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Courses<\/a><!-- hub courses --><\/div>\n<div class=\"include\"><img src=\"\/met\/files\/2020\/10\/course-gastro-food-studies-thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"A colorful collection of herbs, spices, peppers, and a prep area for cooking to represent the Gastronomy & Food Studies programs at Boston University.\"\/>\r\n<h3>Gastronomy & Food Studies<\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/courses\/gastronomy-food-studies\/\" class=\"button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Courses<\/a><!-- gastron --><\/div>\n<div class=\"include\"><img src=\"\/met\/files\/2020\/10\/course-ls-thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of four recent BU MET graduates outside Agganis Arena on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston before commencement.\"\/>\r\n<h3>Liberal Studies<\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/courses\/liberal-studies\/\" class=\"button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Courses<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"include\"><img src=\"\/met\/files\/2020\/10\/course-linguistics-thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"A green chalkboard with letters, symbols, and markings represent Linguistics programs at Boston University.\"\/>\r\n<h3>Linguistics<\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/courses\/linguistics\/\" class=\"button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Courses<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"includes-container has-4\">\n<div class=\"includes\">\n<div class=\"include\"><img src=\"\/met\/files\/2020\/10\/course-mc-thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"A marketing student mapping out a flow chart with yellow sticky notes on a lighted wall-mounted display board.\"\/>\r\n<h3>Marketing & Communications<\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/courses\/marketing-communications\/\" class=\"button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Courses<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"include\"><img src=\"\/met\/files\/2020\/10\/course-nss-thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Two students in deep conversation in a library setting discussing Natural Social Sciences.\"\/>\r\n<h3>Natural & Social Sciences<\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/courses\/natural-social-sciences\/\" class=\"button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Courses<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"include\"><img src=\"\/met\/files\/2025\/10\/prep-labs-featured.jpg\" alt=\"Student taking an online course on a laptop in an office environment.\"\/>\r\n<h3>Preparatory Labs<\/h3>\r\n<a 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